Yep - It's nice out here in the sticks, very quiet at night, no sirens blowing, no traffic noise while I'm sitting on the deck at night watching the sun go down and listening to the barred owls calling their mates, no neighbors for 300 feet in any direction and 1,200 acres of woodlands abutting my 5-1/2 acres.

My children loved growing up here, spent lots of time exploring the adjacent woodlands, swam in our stream during the warmer months, and learned a lot about nature, first hand. The only drawback is WINTER!

Gary

Pure Bliss.....

Gary, you don't HAVE to do it yourself ... I'm sure you could have found someone to pay to do it ... It all comes down to what we are willing to spend to have someone provide a service ...
I don't want to shovel snow, so I pay somebody to do it for me ... I enjoy gardening and cutting my lawn, so I do it myself ... BUT, I HATE weeding, so I pay someone to do it for me ...

+1

Believe it or not, it is very difficult to have someone clear my driveway and sidewalk, even though I would be willing to pay up to $150 to $200 per job depending on the snow depth. Most say call them, but when you do, they just don't bother to show up.

Now, both you and DNJ have seen my driveway and sidewalk, both of which are long, but living here, surrounded by 5.5 acres of land, is very nice half of the year. When winter arrives, it usually hits with a vengeance, which is evident in the photos. A 3-foot snowfall is a bitch!

Merry Christmas, Guys,

Gary

Russ, I used to use a Calumet 4x5 with of course film in the 60's.
Kodak Ektachrome....
Loved it...you talk about resolution!!!
Did mostly commercial real estate and portraits in studio.

Lee, as I said, I just bought two now Toyo view finder cameras this year...a 4"x5" and an 8"x10". They are STILL the industry standard for architectural and fine commercial photography. The difference is, you use a digital insert instead of a film holder. The plate is connected to a hard-wired PC, in most cases.

Be well,

Russ (4-eyes) Lay

We are going to a place called Chuck Ruben's Photographic on Bardstown Road on Friday with 6 large boxes of photographic equipment....4"x5", 6x7 Pentax, Russian Kiev systems, Nikon's,Olympus, Cannons and lots of accessories.

The guy rebuilds and sells to film people. He will look at anything that has a battery that powers a meter...nothing automatic.

Email me privately and I'll give you his phone number.

Man, it's hard to take $100.00 for a camera that cost $5500.00 new.

OH WELL....We figure the 6 boxes will bring round $1,000.00.


Russ

Too bad I didn't see this before shipping my gear off to a camera store in NY ... Would have liked to give this guy a shout ...

But I did purchase a beautiful NIKON 28-300mm from Lee at a good price for both of us ...

And BTW, Lee used FedEx ground and the box came unmarked - he did a great job of packing also -
The NY outfit sent me a pre-paid mailing label, also FedEx ground ...


PS: just reread Russ' post ... Guy probably would not be interested in my gear ...

Tony,

Congrats on that new lens! Glad to read it arrived safe and sound!