Did the whole BW school photographer thing, with a mamiya/secor . developed and prrinted in high school
I have an Olympus OM-1 I bought new and still use. TRI-X rules
Had to send it off to specialist to do a battery conversion as you can't get mercury batteries.
Picked a 1.5 50 mm also (had 28mm and 70 to 210 zoom
send the film off for developing and digital conversion
I had a speed graphic at one point and loaned it to my brother who lost it
have the idea to find a 4x5 field and play with it when I retire
(on a sorta related note, my wife once got a cease and desist letter from Ansel Adams to stop bouncing on his trees and she has Weston's as 16 and 21 birthday gifts, printed by brett....Edward Westons granddaughter was her best friend)
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