Hello from Central Pennsylvania and the Seven Mountains
Jan 21, 2017 07:58:33 #
I am a retired Army vet, 1964-1968, former civil servant in secure telecom with the Dept. of Defense and the United States Marshals Service at HQ in Virginia. Spoke telephonically with the infamous traitor, The Falcon, who sold classified info to the enemy. The movie, The Falcon and the Snowman starred Tim Hutton as the Falcon, son of an FBI agent. While serving at Camp Drake, Japan, bought my first good lens, a Canon 200mm. Favorite company, Canon and Olympus. Plan to be buried with my half-frame 35mm cameras. Best format ever. Started back in the 8mm era, shot 110, 120, 35mm film, half-frame 35mm, APS, digital
back when the megapixels, albeit small, produced excellent photos. Still have several excellent Olympus digitals that use SmartMedia memory, and a couple of
xD adapters, which allow them to be used in the machines at WalMart, drugstores, etc. Over the years, collected/used many different cameras from Canon, Minolta, Olympus, Pentax, Kodak, Fuji, Yashica (bought a new Yashica 635 back in seventies; it is now selling, used, for triple its original cost. A regular library visitor, found a cache of back issues of defunct Modern Photography mag at Penn State/Pattee Library (3rd floor). Once shot a family wedding and processed film same night. Basement had an enlarger, a Pako drum dryer, an A.B. Dick 360 offset press, cold type, rubber stamp press, Kelsey hand press. Prefer Patterson reels over clumsy Kindermanns. Prefer black and white for film. Recently acquired a B22 enlarger. May try Unicolor at some point. Holga is a fascinating invention. Had a cover photo published in one of early issues of Shutterbug Ads, in days of Glenn Patch. Former racetrack-aholic, was present at Penn National Race Track on a cold night in December. I was in the paddock area as number six, the winner, was unsaddled. No sooner had the trainer removed the saddle, the horse collapsed and died! I shot a few frames with my Ansco 1/2 frame of the deceased winner. The enlargements were great.
I am preparing a list of my excess items that I wish to liquidate for cash/trade. Will include digital, 35mm film bodies, 120, and collectibles, etc.
Your comments appreciated.
Dan State College, Pa 16803 30 miles to Lewistown; 90 miles to Harrisburg
Personal trivia: Hobbies-computers, books, cameras............three volunteers from Mifflin County, Pa. died at The Alamo, 1836
Mifflin Countians who died in VietNam: Sidney Kreisher, Roger Ziegler, and William Hackett (knew first two men, Bill was older brother of Wayne, played Little League with Wayne. Thomas Edison once visited Lewistown, Pa. Famous people I have seen:AJ Foyt, Larry Holmes, Charlsie Cantey, Cab Callaway.
Super Bowl winner, Ralph Baker, hailed from Lewistown. Published article in American Turf Monthly; creator of Blood-Lines Rater, an annual product for evaluating thoroughbred pedigrees.
back when the megapixels, albeit small, produced excellent photos. Still have several excellent Olympus digitals that use SmartMedia memory, and a couple of
xD adapters, which allow them to be used in the machines at WalMart, drugstores, etc. Over the years, collected/used many different cameras from Canon, Minolta, Olympus, Pentax, Kodak, Fuji, Yashica (bought a new Yashica 635 back in seventies; it is now selling, used, for triple its original cost. A regular library visitor, found a cache of back issues of defunct Modern Photography mag at Penn State/Pattee Library (3rd floor). Once shot a family wedding and processed film same night. Basement had an enlarger, a Pako drum dryer, an A.B. Dick 360 offset press, cold type, rubber stamp press, Kelsey hand press. Prefer Patterson reels over clumsy Kindermanns. Prefer black and white for film. Recently acquired a B22 enlarger. May try Unicolor at some point. Holga is a fascinating invention. Had a cover photo published in one of early issues of Shutterbug Ads, in days of Glenn Patch. Former racetrack-aholic, was present at Penn National Race Track on a cold night in December. I was in the paddock area as number six, the winner, was unsaddled. No sooner had the trainer removed the saddle, the horse collapsed and died! I shot a few frames with my Ansco 1/2 frame of the deceased winner. The enlargements were great.
I am preparing a list of my excess items that I wish to liquidate for cash/trade. Will include digital, 35mm film bodies, 120, and collectibles, etc.
Your comments appreciated.
Dan State College, Pa 16803 30 miles to Lewistown; 90 miles to Harrisburg
Personal trivia: Hobbies-computers, books, cameras............three volunteers from Mifflin County, Pa. died at The Alamo, 1836
Mifflin Countians who died in VietNam: Sidney Kreisher, Roger Ziegler, and William Hackett (knew first two men, Bill was older brother of Wayne, played Little League with Wayne. Thomas Edison once visited Lewistown, Pa. Famous people I have seen:AJ Foyt, Larry Holmes, Charlsie Cantey, Cab Callaway.
Super Bowl winner, Ralph Baker, hailed from Lewistown. Published article in American Turf Monthly; creator of Blood-Lines Rater, an annual product for evaluating thoroughbred pedigrees.
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Welcome to UHH.
I have friends who live in Boalsburg.
I have friends who live in Boalsburg.
Jan 21, 2017 09:48:51 #
Lived in State Collage and Milheim for many years after collage. Welcome to the forum.
Jan 21, 2017 13:47:26 #
Welcome! Looking forward to your posts and pictures. Happy shooting!
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Jan 22, 2017 14:48:01 #
Hi Pellix, welcome to the group. I would definitely say you have had a varied career. Thank you for your service. I bet you have some excellent images floating around your archives. Looking forward to seeing some. You wouldn't believe some of the people i have been friends with or palled around with too.
Rich...
Rich...
Jan 22, 2017 19:02:54 #
Welcome to UHH, glad you joined us.
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
Have fun, learn and enjoy the forum.
Don
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