what waS your last photography related purchase?

abruzzi

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mshchem said:
That's the famous Apollo screen. I don't know if it was really used in the Apollo Nikon F cameras, but that was one I always bought.
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really? I did not know that. It is, as far as I can tell, the only F2 screen with a diagonal split prism, which is my main reason for grabbing it.
 

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A brand new Larson 4x6 softbox for my portrait studio. I've been wanting a Larson 4x6 for nearly 20 years and when my old Photoflex 4x6 needed to be replaced I took the plunge. Expensive yes, but the Larson just makes for amazing and unique quality of light with its unique shallow design. It will be attached to one of my Paul C Buff Einstein 640 strobes via a special speed ring back plate that mounts directly to the light stand allowing full rotation of the softbox with no weight on the strobe mount.
 

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A medium sized Thornton Pickard roller blind shutter. 9 5x4 DDS film holders (7 Toyo). And a bargain 58mm f2 Helios-44M for £5 ($6.42) in near mint condition, I have a CZJ 58mm f2 Biotar for my Praktinas but it won't fit my DSLR, this Russian copy will fit

Ian
 

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Sears KS-Super. Nice condition and works right out of the box. Battery was even good.
 

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50mm 3.5 nikkor lens with bronica uv filter and matching helicoid for my S2A.no oil no gunk on the blade,everything nice and smooth.
 

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A Canon Pro10s Printer to replace an Epson SC p600 which to be honest wasn't very good. and I was plagued with problems since day 1.
 

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Bought a complete Olympus OM-2 kit (was looking for an OM-1 for parts, but couldn't resist):
  • Olympus OM-2 with focusing screen 1-1 (microprism) and Shoe-2
  • Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 with lens hood
  • Zuiko 50mm f/1.8
  • Zuiko 135mm f/3.5
  • Cosina 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
  • Olympus T32 flash with pouch, manual, ND filters and mounting brackets
  • Hot shoe "Shoe 3" for TTL-flash with the T32 in original box
  • Focusing screen 1-13 (rangefinder-style) in original case and box
  • Several filters (UV, Skylight, Polarizer, and a Mirage filter)
Bought it unseen and untested, the ad said "Camera and four lenses for sale" and after a few messages back and forth I bought it as a gamble since the seller hadn't used it in years and didn't know whether it would still work.

Because the camera needed to be tested and I had been wanting to try home-developing C-41 for a while now, I also ordered:
  • Compard/Rollei Digibase C-41 Ready to use kit
  • 4 rolls of Kodak Colorplus 200
  • 4 rolls of Fuji C200
Replaced the light seals of the OM-2, put some fresh batteries in, dry-tested it and then shot a test roll with it. All appears to work flawlessly, glass is in excellent condition (no fungus/scratches/sticky apertures) and the camera appears to work well in both Auto and Manual mode. Sure, the lenses are not the fastest glass around and I already have the 28mm 3.5 and the 50mm 1.8, but I'm still very happy with it!
 

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There isn't anything left for me to buy that I really want, so lately I've been throwing my money away on cordless power tools. It's funny how a high-end circular saw is much cheaper than a middle-of-the-road 35mm lens.
 

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flatulent1 said:
There isn't anything left for me to buy that I really want, so lately I've been throwing my money away on cordless power tools. It's funny how a high-end circular saw is much cheaper than a middle-of-the-road 35mm lens.
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I have a nice Porter Cable set powered by 18v lit.ion. Batteries. Very nice tools for my needs.
 

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I have Milwaukee and Makita lit.ion but may throw DeWalt into the mix. DeWalt has a nice cordless 15° finish gun that I'm tempted to get. Of course 400usd would buy a lot of film so I'm torn.
Roger
 

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Nikon F2 battery compartment (NOS), a pair of 5 inch needle sharp tweezers for repairs and a ground glass viewer for my 9x12 Avus plate camera.
 

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flatulent1 said:
There isn't anything left for me to buy that I really want, so lately I've been throwing my money away on cordless power tools. It's funny how a high-end circular saw is much cheaper than a middle-of-the-road 35mm lens.
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I have been in that state for a number of years now, so I have found other ways to waste my money in large quantities. GAS on something, anything is good.
 

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Kodak Ektagraphic 210. Finally a working projector. Even has cassette player!?

Forgive the hasty photo. Just got home and eager to try it out .

Good news is the Ektachrome I used and developed looks good on the screen. it had a strong blue cast in the scans.

 
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