Hey all, so I bought some film from a girl here in Adelaide (up Lower North East Road), who's inherited a whole lot of stuff from her grandpa and is selling it off.
Nothing that I needed besides the film really, but it's all in such pristine condition that I'd hate to see it go to waste, so I thought I'd give it a free plug here.
So what I saw was:
A Crown / Graphic monorail, bellows looked good (red), although i didn't pinhole test them.
On that was a Convertible Symmar, I'm pretty sure it was a 135/235 (although it was a few weeks ago, it may have been a 150/265). Glass looked clean, Linhof-select shutter sounded accurate and strong.
The gem was the tripod it was on, a huge wooden Linhof monstrosity, with a huge linhof head. I would have bought it for my 8x10 if I didn't just get one. It looks like it could have taken the weight of a ULF or small child easily.
There was a 5x7 Cambo monorail, square rail (not the X like my 8x10). Bellows were cactus, I think it was a restoration project that never happened. Had the usual 6" front-frame (no lensboard, I bought that), 5x7" rear, bail-back and GG looked OK. 4x5" and 6x9cm (or something) reducing backs both looked OK.
A very clean looking Grafmatic holder. I was hesitant to offer on it because it's probably worth more than I'd offer. I don't know how they work so I couldn't open it up, but outside looked perfect and darkslide slid smooth and all that.
There's also a Mamiya TLR, C33 she said although I didn't see the camera, with 2-3 lens sets. I only saw the 180/4.5 lens, looked very decent, good shutter and clean glass too. Not sure what the other two lenses were.
Finally, an enlarger, Agfa Varioscop, it looked like 6x9, with 2 or 3 lenses in their proprietary weird-mounts. Pretty sure it was a condenser-head. Also very clean.
Then there was a whole lot of other stuff, I saw some boxes marked 'Jena', but unfortunately not Pentacon Six or I'd have bought it. 2 Jenaflex and a few other m42 lenses by the looks.
And the usual contingent of old Paterson tanks, reels, trays, and assorted miscellania that we all seem to have too much of.
So if anyone wants any of it, best contact her before Steve at the Central Market or Total Photo get it. I don't have anything but an address, which I'm not about to put on the internets. Best way to contact is probably via an ebay-message, here's one of the listings, just use the 'ask a question' link at the bottom or something. Or if you don't have a fleabay account, maybe PM me your email address and I can pass it on.
Anyway, like I said, no collection to any of this other than it looked in great nick and I don't want to see it go to waste...
Nothing that I needed besides the film really, but it's all in such pristine condition that I'd hate to see it go to waste, so I thought I'd give it a free plug here.
So what I saw was:
A Crown / Graphic monorail, bellows looked good (red), although i didn't pinhole test them.
On that was a Convertible Symmar, I'm pretty sure it was a 135/235 (although it was a few weeks ago, it may have been a 150/265). Glass looked clean, Linhof-select shutter sounded accurate and strong.
The gem was the tripod it was on, a huge wooden Linhof monstrosity, with a huge linhof head. I would have bought it for my 8x10 if I didn't just get one. It looks like it could have taken the weight of a ULF or small child easily.
There was a 5x7 Cambo monorail, square rail (not the X like my 8x10). Bellows were cactus, I think it was a restoration project that never happened. Had the usual 6" front-frame (no lensboard, I bought that), 5x7" rear, bail-back and GG looked OK. 4x5" and 6x9cm (or something) reducing backs both looked OK.
A very clean looking Grafmatic holder. I was hesitant to offer on it because it's probably worth more than I'd offer. I don't know how they work so I couldn't open it up, but outside looked perfect and darkslide slid smooth and all that.
There's also a Mamiya TLR, C33 she said although I didn't see the camera, with 2-3 lens sets. I only saw the 180/4.5 lens, looked very decent, good shutter and clean glass too. Not sure what the other two lenses were.
Finally, an enlarger, Agfa Varioscop, it looked like 6x9, with 2 or 3 lenses in their proprietary weird-mounts. Pretty sure it was a condenser-head. Also very clean.
Then there was a whole lot of other stuff, I saw some boxes marked 'Jena', but unfortunately not Pentacon Six or I'd have bought it. 2 Jenaflex and a few other m42 lenses by the looks.
And the usual contingent of old Paterson tanks, reels, trays, and assorted miscellania that we all seem to have too much of.
So if anyone wants any of it, best contact her before Steve at the Central Market or Total Photo get it. I don't have anything but an address, which I'm not about to put on the internets. Best way to contact is probably via an ebay-message, here's one of the listings, just use the 'ask a question' link at the bottom or something. Or if you don't have a fleabay account, maybe PM me your email address and I can pass it on.
Anyway, like I said, no collection to any of this other than it looked in great nick and I don't want to see it go to waste...
