Hello from Dallas

Old photographer, new to the forum. My first camera was a Polaroid 210 when I was 13 and too young to really use it for anything
other than Christmas and birthdays. I acquired my first serious camera
from my father when I was 17, a TLR Ansco, along with an enlarger. I
did mostly B&W and developed my own film and prints. I never really
liked that TLR and I bought a second hand Nikkormat when I was 24 and
used the heck out of it untill the meter went bad. Repaired it, it went
south again, and at that point I kinda hung up my photographer's hat.
Then in my late 40s a co-worker offered me a sweetheart deal on some
used stuff I couldn't say no to: A Canon A1 and AE1 Program cameras, 5
Canon lenses and 1 other lens, a professional grade flash, lens caps
& hoods, and a bunch of filters, all looking llittle used, for the
grand total of $100. I was back in the game! But I found myself
missing the quality of medium format so about half a dozen years later I
went to my first Dallas area camera show and I found exactly what I was
hoping for: A fellow wanting to get out of film, selling a package
deal and nothing else: A Bronica SQA camera with Action Grip, 3 lenses,
2 film backs, caps & hoods, a bunch of filters, and a super nice
nylon case, all of it looking brand new, for $400 and he took $375! I
popped buttons on the way home I was so happy with the deal. I've since
acquired another Canon A1, a Bronica SQAi, a Contaflex I, and some
extra lenses, film backs and other miscellaneous including a color
enlarger so I am back doing all my own B&W developing. Yes, I do
have two digital cameras but they are not serious cameras to me. My one
dislike of analog photography is the process of creating traditional
wet darkroom prints. So time consuming and tedious! The call of a good
inkjet printer to replace traditional prints is very strong! So there
you have it. -Rick

Wow, that's quite a journey (and a nice set of gear to boot!) Hope that you enjoy PT and all that it has to offer!

Hello and welcome to the community!