what waS your last photography related purchase?

[pressureworld]

It arrives today. I'm really curious to see what I can do with it.

 

[RattyMouse]

My latest purchase......

 

[baachitraka]

It arrives today. I'm really curious to see what I can do with it.

Mine is Flektogon 50mm for Pentacon Six. Never really shot anything yet with that lens. ;-) I feel its bit too wide

 

[baachitraka]

It arrives today. I'm really curious to see what I can do with it.

On the other side, 120 - 180mm really shines in 6x6

 

[fdonadio]

Mine is Flektogon 50mm for Pentacon Six. Never really shot anything yet with that lens. ;-) I feel its bit too wide

I feel the 50mm on my Hasselblad is like a 28mm on my 35mm Nikon. I use the 50mm a lot on the Hassy, but never use the 28mm on the Nikon — I usually go from around 21mm (for tight spaces) directly to 35mm (for general use).

 

[baachitraka]

I feel the 50mm on my Hasselblad is like a 28mm on my 35mm Nikon. I use the 50mm a lot on the Hassy, but never use the 28mm on the Nikon — I usually go from around 21mm (for tight spaces) directly to 35mm (for general use).

My favorit 28mm is Zuiko f/3.5. But FOV for the equivalent is bit different in 6x6. That said I have to give a good test in the spring.

 

[NedL]

• Some fixer w/ hardener to develop some of Nodda Duma's plates.
• A tiffen 812 warming filter to replace one I dropped at the top of a cliff and got lodged on a ledge about 20 feet below. I was too chicken to climb down and get -- it was muddy, slippery, and a fall would have been certain death... also I couldn't be sure it was possible to climb back up!
• Some Porta 160

 

[Pentode]

43mm filters - UV, dark yellow, light yellow and orange.
43mm hood and lens cap
Some other bits and bobs - body and rear lens caps for Nikon F mount, Minolta MD and M42, triangle rings for mounting straps.
All from the auction site.

Also a light seal kit for my Minolda XD-11.

 

[flatulent1]

A Tamron SP 45mm f1.8 for my (cough!) d800 (cough!). Plus some filters and ten rolls of Tri-X. I was thinking of getting some Cinestill 50 to try out, but the amount of daylight around here makes shooting slow film impractical, putting it nicely.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

today:5 rolls of Ilford FP4+125/24exp

 

[Vaughn]

Received today: One 5-liter jug of Ilford PQ Universal Developer (for film), two 1-liter bottles of Ilford Rapid Fix, two 5-packs of Acros100 in 120 size, and two boxes (25shts ea) of HP5+ 11x14 film. From Freestyle. Thank goodness it is only a couple blocks from the post office to home!

 

[Sirius Glass]

I just ordered a Hasselblad 50mm CF lens. My only lens has been the 80 so it will be nice to play with some new glass.
I also picked up the PM45 and the built in diopter has really been great.

50mm for 6x6 is plenty wide.

When I have to travel by air and must keep the weight down I take the 50mm and 80mm Hasselblad lenses. I used them for a month in France and a month in Greece recently although in Greece I took the SWC too.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

When I have to travel by air and must keep the weight down I take the 50mm and 80mm Hasselblad lenses. I used them for a month in France and a month in Greece recently although in Greece I took the SWC too.

the 50 and 80 is a great combination for the Hasselblad 500.enjoy!

 

[RalphLambrecht]

just ordered more Ilford FP4+ to use with new Rodinal. $5 per 125/24exp roll; steep but what the heck; the local store wanted $9 per roll.

 

[Pentode]

I thought I was done buying things yesterday.... until I saw someone here selling a whole load of bulk B&W film. My day got a little more expensive!

One 400' roll of Eastman XX 5222,
One 400' roll of Eastman Plus-X 5231.
That should keep me entertained for a really long time.

 

[Black Dog]

50mm for 6x6 is plenty wide.

But the Superwide is an amazing piece of kit-we had one in the equipment store at college and I probably used it more than anyone else!

 

[scheimfluger_77]

I thought I was done buying things yesterday....

Ha! We are never done buying things.

I just received my Turner-Reich triple convertible, 8.5/14/20, from a member at LFF. My 5x7 2D only extends out to about 13” or so, will need to rig an extended lens board to use the 14” configuration.

 

[LeftCoastKid]

snip... but the amount of daylight around here makes shooting slow film impractical, putting it nicely.

Be patient, sir, the Monsoon Season will be done in three months or so...

 

[Michael Firstlight]

Don't know if this will work out or not. If it doesn't work I'll re-sell the thing. I am always looking for a better way to dry film with zero spotting and zero dust. I picked up a Honeywell Kleen Dri film dryer that I'll try our shortly. The method I'm going to try is one I read about previously. I do mostly 120/220 and cut my negatives in strips of 2 or 4 (2 because I sometimes scan them on my Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 when not wet printing or in addition to) - so drying on the reel, while film curls afterwards, should be less of an issue, I think (plus I put my negs in sleeved pages and that flattens them out after a day). The method I'm gong to try is after the film is developed, lock the reel(s) securely into a salad spinner and spin the water off (that was quite creative I thought to really get the excess water off well) . I'm not concerned about the film coming loose; I have film clips on on the end of my Patterson reels. Then drop the reel into the sealed KleenDri for 40-50 min where the unit has a silica gel container in the base that does the absorption.

 

[miha]

Three packs of Polaroid film and a litre of Adofix fixer. All locally. Lucky me.

 

[MattKing]

View attachment 194236 Don't know if this will work out or not. If it doesn't work I'll re-sell the thing. I am always looking for a better way to dry film with zero spotting and zero dust. I picked up a Honeywell Kleen Dri film dryer that I'll try our shortly.

I had one of these, but eventually sold it.
It's diameter means it only works with steel reels, so keep that in mind.
I had problems with the amount of curl it imparts to film - particularly 120. YMMV

 

[Michael Firstlight]

I had one of these, but eventually sold it.
It's diameter means it only works with steel reels, so keep that in mind.
I had problems with the amount of curl it imparts to film - particularly 120. YMMV

Actually, I just received the Kleen Dri (looks unused). I tried a 120/220 plastic Patterson reel in it, and it fit just fine, so it doesn't take only steel reels. I use the Patterson reels with my PhotoTherm Super Sidekick. Maybe you were thinking of Jobo plastic reels, which are much largger. I don't use Jobo reels in my PhotoTherm Super Sidekick as the Jobo core holes are too small for the Sidekick tank cores.

Eager to try it out now.

Mike

 

[LeftCoastKid]

Two bricks of HP5+ (36 exposure rolls), purchased locally. It's almost time to do a major B&H or Adorama order (I'm not sure who's turn it is...lol): I'm down to my last 11 rolls of PanF+ 120, and my Ektachrome stash is quickly drawing down (Chinese New Year in two-and-a-half weeks). Hoping to time my order with the arrival of the new E100 (fingers crossed).

 

[MattKing]

Actually, I just received the Kleen Dri (looks unused). I tried a 120/220 plastic Patterson reel in it, and it fit just fine, so it doesn't take only steel reels. I use the Patterson reels with my PhotoTherm Super Sidekick. Maybe you were thinking of Jobo plastic reels, which are much largger

Interesting, because the one I had was too small for my Paterson reels.
Maybe there is more than one model out there?

 

[John_Nikon_F]

28-105 AF-D Nikkor. Replaced the 28-85 with it.

-J