Dan cibachrom lives on as ilfochrom which I believe
Is still in production. My first camera was a 620 kodak something I cant remember I was 6. The only reason I rember it was a 620 was because I couldnt get film. My father made me re roll 120 because I was not allowed to use his yashica mat lm which I do use these days because the only think that MIGHT have a better lens is the rollie. The police tend to harrass my tripod less when the yashica is on it vs mamiya. I think they think I am a surveyor instead of a photographer.
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From: Dan Mitchell <danmdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 12/27/2013 8:19 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: PHOTOFORUM digest 6416 - GREETINGS
Happy New Year - guys/girls all.
I've seen a lot in photography in my years from age 15 to 71. I started with a folding 120 6 x 6 Kodak, see-saw developing the roll film in an open tray in the dark. Then progressed to 35 mm developed in a plastic reel tank, then got a stainless steel one, the height of sophistication. Printing I did - the thrill of my first 20" x 16"; color printing, yup, did that - remember Cibachrome ?
Cameras came and went - an Italian "Leica" Kristall R, then real Leicas IIIb, (uncoated Elmar), IIIc, IIIg, M2/M3, and a Nikkormat, 2&1/4 square, etc., and so with the march of time I eventually I arrived at my first Panasonic digital - wow, 640 x 480 pixels, still have it, stupendous resolution indeed.
Now it's 8 million pixels in a Nexus 5 phone, plus even more in a truly light and pocketable Canon IXUS 500 - my shoulder is truly thankful to loose the weight of a Bronica. I longed for a Hasselblad, but could never afford one then, 30 years back, now I can, but don't.
But I'm not looking back all that much - what next ? - perhaps a Nokia 1020 with, golly gosh, all of 41 million of these little blighters the pixels, more resolution than 35 mm film I believe.
Oh brave new world, that has such wonders in it !
So happy New Year indeed, may you all live in interesting times.
Dan Mitchell
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On 27 Dec 2013, at 04:01, List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
-- lots of things, some complimentary !
