Hello from Devon, and a newbie question

Hi, All,

Lots of good questions and things to think about! I'm not sure how to answer them all. I did just hit the buzzer to buy what looks like a very nice Tachihara for a good price at an auction, so I've got a camera sorted. Next will come one or two lenses and the necessary bits to start shooting with it and see how I get on. I think to start with, I'll be finding plenty of things to shoot here in the Exeter area - small landscapes, old buildings, etc. - without having to lug it too far afield.

In the past, with medium format, I've sent the film out to develop / print / scan, and then I've tweaked it as needed in PS. I'll probably do that to begin with rather than trying to learn processing straight off.

I do need a printer. My old printer was an HP 8570, which I loved - my 20-year-old A3+ prints are still like new - but even though I know where to source one, the inks are getting hard to find and are all past their sell-by dates, and there's no WIndows 11 driver for it. Any thoughts about Canon vs Epson?

Anyway, it's the start of a journey...

Joanna
 
Film processing is so easy. and really inexpensive. I was about 10 when I processed my first films, give it ago.

A year or so . . . . . . . . later, it's still second nature. And that has included Ferrania reversal. Pavelle prints, Cibachrome, E3.and of course E6, then C41. and RA4 prints.

It's like cooking, simple.

Ian
 
Home processing 4x5 is almost essential , not sure if you checked the costs of commercial processing , plus when starting out there are enough gotchas/learning incidents to make it potentially expensive , one way to get around that and get some technique learned would be to get a roll film back for the Tachihara , it will give you the option of colour as well as more range of film stock in a package that you will be familiar with and get you more engaged whilst you gather the 4x5 bits , as per Ian above processing at home for B&W is actually easier than for roll film once you have a daylight tank setup , the loading unloading of the film holders needs to be done whether they go into a box to send off or into a tank to develop , then its not unlike making cocktails.
 
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