hi all newbie

[optrex]

Hi Claire, welcome to the forum

[claires22]

Hi Claire, welcome to the forum

aww thanks guys for the lovely welcome
are you all photographers?

[optrex]

no not really. I enjoy it and do some pro work now and then, but try not to if I can help it

[Shizara]

I'm a pointNclickaholic. Rather than focus on a few good, well structured or arty piccies I tend to pointNclick... but then you can with digital... then delete any that don't make the grade, unlike films. You pay for developing then see things. It's all fun and good for reflecting upon later.

[cathidaw]

hallo Newbe--are you a photographer?

[Madhatter]

I do a bit. I've mainly got SLR film cameras, mainly canon, but also a old practica and a pentax.
Only just getting in to digital.

[cathidaw]

I sold all of my developing and printing stuff on e.bay last year and with the dosh bought a Canon slr digitalwhich is my pride., altho' I kept my pentax film camera. The first 'real' slr was a Zenit B which I still have "sentimental"-a completely manual heavy Russian job, which still takes good pics. but I have to use a light meter
But last week I bought- for a friend- a Minolta 7000, complete with 2 lenses
flashgun ,bag -the lot for £20.00. Now my friend has changed his mind about it -doesn't want it -so this weekend I hope to try it outwith a slide film.
Idon't believe film cameras will ever die out.The otherweek Iwent to Focus at the N.e. c and was pleasantly surprised to see all of the new papers and films being launched.
My darkroom days are over but not film which can now be sent for development and then printed on the computer.