So I look down and what do my eyes behold?

[Christopher Walrath]

So, I took the kids to KOP for a couple of days of spoiling before school starts Tuesday.

On the way back, we go through Wilmington on 95 and pass the turn off headed down 1 for home and the beaches. I drive on over to Newark and find my little honey hole, skirting the north edge of the UD campus.

Cameras Etc.

My daughter just got a Nikon S80 P&S so she wanted a case for it. These guys will have it. While she's talking with the clerk, I wander over to their darkroom section. I show off all the Ilford paper covers to my son. "Yeah, I know these guys."

Em is wrapping it up over by the consignment counter so I meander over to her there. Then I stop Dead Cold about ten feet away. There, in the midst of the D-clutter, lies a beautiful Zone VI 4x5. Yeah, it's in user condition. Needs a couple of acorn nuts to retain some thumb knobs (got them ordered). But this thing looks beautiful. I ask to see it. The guy looks at me and says 'You know about these things?'. Yeah, I know a little.

Movements are great, bellows are light tight, folds like a gem. Hard to say know at $300. So that, the S80 case and a 10ct brick of 135-36 TMY-2 leaves the store with us. The perfect end to a perfect little getaway.

Now, I must play.

 

[hpulley]

Great when you find something like that unexpectedly. Enjoy the new toy!

 

[Rick A]

Good for you, on all counts. Any family time is quality time, and especially when it's photo related.

 

[barzune]

OK, so how did you explain it to the wife?

 

[mwdake]

OK, so how did you explain it to the wife?

Just tell her you bought it for the kids.

 

[papagene]

Congrats Chris... have fun!

 

[Sirius Glass]

It was doing its small part to make up for this year's bad karma.

Enjoy!

 

[MattKing]

OK, so how did you explain it to the wife?

Chris:

I'm guessing that Elizabeth would have approved.

Hang in there, and have fun.

 

[guitstik]

OK, so how did you explain it to the wife?

Your new here so we will let this slide. Chris' wife recently passed.

Congrates on the new find CW. Did you and the kids get any good shots? Did you get some shots of the kids with the new camera?

 

[Sirius Glass]

Your new here so we will let this slide. Chris' wife recently passed.

Congrates on the new find CW. Did you and the kids get any good shots? Did you get some shots of the kids with the new camera?

A few years ago Chris drove half way across Pennsylvania to pick up a 5x7 enlarger when he did not have a 5x7 camera and there was not a peep from Elizabeth about it.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Well, it was free.

Nah, the big boy bag stayed home. But I did take along the ZI RF for some quicky shots of my daughter assaulting me with the eight pillows that were in the room.

And an awesome shot of sunrise in Valley Forge Park this morning. But, alas, it was a cell snap. So I can't post it here. But it's a beaut.

 

[pgomena]

Enjoy the Zone VI! I like (almost) everything about mine, and I've had it for 20 years now.

Peter Gomena

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

Chris,

Can you tell what flavor of Zone VI it is? Is it an early rebadged Wista 45DXII (no rear shift, I have this one in rosewood), or one of the rare Wisner-built models (only a relative handful of these made, a Wisner Traditional, I think), or one of the later Wisner-clone replacements?

Ken

 

[stillsilver]

Good haul and a great day. Congrats.

Mike

 

[lxdude]

When I saw your name and the thread title I thought you were gonna say you forgot your pants...

 

[Steve Smith]

I took the kids to KOP for a couple of days

What is KOP?

Hard to say know at $300.

Looks like it's hard to write it too!!!


Steve.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

What is KOP?



Looks like it's hard to write it too!!!


Steve.

I think he means I KNOW my answer isn't NO.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

KOP is King of Prussia, PA.

The camera has rear swing. No rear shift. Removeable back. It has, for lack of the proper term, toggle switch looking levers for locking front and rear movements on the base. Anything else?

 

[bblhed]

.........Anything else?

Post a photo so we can see.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

With the toggle-switch levers, it's probably a Wista. If the bellows is less than 14" in length, it's also probably a Wista. The last variant with the black anodized aluminum hardware had an 18" bellows IIRC. I think the Wisner variants were longer than 12", but not 18".

 

[KenS]

Can it make a good cuppa java?


Ken

 

[Sirius Glass]

Anything else?

A glass of dry white wine or a dry Sapphire Gin Martini with two garlic stuffed olives would be nice about now.

 

[mwdake]

Chris' wife recently passed.

I had no idea, I am sorry to hear that and I apologize if my reply to a previous poster offended.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

No offense. I/we just realize that no one is omniscient.

Re: Scott's description. Sounds like a Wista alright. I have been avoiding my laptop this week like the plague as I have devoted it to the kids. I'll research more after the long weekend.

 

[barzune]

Apology

Your new here so we will let this slide. Chris' wife recently passed.

Chris, I didn't know. I sincerely apologise for a thoughtless comment, and offer my condolences.

D.