what waS your last photography related purchase?

gordrob

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A 72mm to 77mm step up ring to host a 77mm red 25 filter for some long expired Konica Infra Red 750 120 film
 

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From two separate sellers here on Photrio, two Watson bulk film loaders, one with a partial roll of 1960s vintage cine film inside. Almost got enough loaders, now.
 

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I just received a beautiful Zero Image 69 Deluxe pin hole camera, from a relative new member here, which is simply put, "Perfect".

This camera is Teak, shellacked, with all brass hardware, and includes a threaded filter ring which I pretty much expect a good pinhole to wear.
Images can be made easily, in 4.5 x 6 cm, vertical, 6 x 6 cm, 6 x 7 cm, and 6 x 9 cm.

It carries a f238 40mm pinhole.

My only difficulty is deciding which film b&w or colour to use and where to take it to first, since I've been heavily isolating with my Rozeann in her 'free time'.

The camera came with the original box, numbered certificate, instructions and has been well taken care of, in almost new condition.
 
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I also have received a Wiha long handled six inch shafted precision Sloted and Philips screwdriver set and an expecting a precision set of Torx drivers.
 

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Mechanisms of image deterioration in early photographs, The sensitivity to light of W H F Talbot's halide-fixed images 1834-1844
by Mike Ware
 

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An Auto Graflex RB "Series B" in 2x3 with a coated 127mm f/4.5 Ektar
Added bonus; Previous owner installed a (removable) large enlarging prism over the ground glass inside the hood.
 

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Waiting for the postman to deliver an ERC case for a Pentax SV, the top is larger than a Spotmatic equivalent to allow it to close with the Pentax CDS meter attached.

Ian
 

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Ran into this gem on eBay - 100 mm f/6.3 Wide Field Ektar, set in Graphex Shutter, manufactured in 1953. Lens is spotless, not even any dust, and shutter timing compares closely with my 135mm Graphic Optar set in the same type shutter (It was recently CLA'd). Aperture settings are crisp, but no sticking. I got this one for less than half the price of some others. This one will work nicely on my Meridian 4x5 Model B, and my Super Speed Graphic. I used to own one of these, and got some great photos with it; unfortunately let it and a Commercial Ektar 8.5" go when I sold my large format gear about 8 years ago.

I have a lens board which fits the Meridian, and allows Speed Graphic lens boards to mount.

 

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Don't ask me why. Mamiya Apo-Sekor Z 500mm f 6.0. Mint condition with case and giant rubber lens hood, I got the Mamiya 105 mm diameter UV filter as well. Drugs pictured is aspirin and antihistamine for allergies. No mind altering substance (I wasn't drunk either )
 

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mshchem said:
Now that's cool!
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Would have been the seller called to say he'd made a mistake and the case he had left wasn't the one in the photo, and wasn't in the same condition, the photos showed it was a Spotmatic case and the top part wasn't in very good condition. He was honest and fair and instantly refunded the money, it was a pity as the price inc postage ws very good.

Ian
 

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mshchem said:
Drugs pictured is aspirin and antihistamine for allergies.
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You might need them for back pain as well, if you are going to be carrying that lens any distance!
 

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On my third sunpak 544, i just fried my first one, second one was faulty when i received it, third one is on its way. Its an incredible flash in both auto and manual.

10 rolls of e100 35mm
1 box of e100 4x5
 

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I got this roll at a flea market for 99cents I don't have anything to shoot 127 but I couldn't just leave it there.

 

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GRHazelton

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A Minolta 16-MG camera. The selenium meter works, so it has seen little use. And just today a Yankee tank which will accommodate the Minolta's film, and also the film from my Pentax Auto 110. Some film for the Minolta is on its way.
 

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A snappy Leica IIIa with a not-too-hazy Summar, 100 feet of ORWO DN21, and 25 measly sheets of 5x7 Ilford MGRC Deluxe. And a single roll of Ektar 100 just to see if I ever care to shoot color again.
 

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Just in the past hour, I've purchased a Paterson 3-reel tank ("new in box") from the auction site -- should let me process 4x120 in a single batch, with my end-to-end double loading method -- and a 100 foot roll of Orwo DN21 Duplicating Negative Panchromatic, the original label for the new Lomography Babylon Kino ISO 13 film. Should be almost grainless, but not require a special developer like Adox CMS 20 or Agfa Copex Rapid (D-96 is recommended; I'll see what it does in Xtol replenished stock first).
 

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And now out of stock on http://www.orwona.com/orwo-dn21-35mm-100ft-b-w-duplicating-negative-film/ - I think you and I bought the last two 100' rolls for now. Maybe they are wondering what's up in NC? Anyway here's to jumping in with both feet. I'll be starting HC-110, we can compare on Huss' thread?
 

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Sounds good. Might be time to get a card of hearing aid batteries to power up the meter in one of my M42 SLRs. At the moment, however, I'm on quarantine, at least until I get the results back from my COVID-19 test; my partner was in contact with someone to tested positive a day later. Partner's test already back and negative, but I need to talk to the hospital group's tech folks to get into their MyChart (it can't "confirm my identity"). Having Friday off gave me time to work on fixing my computer, which went down on Thursday night due to an apparent hardware failure -- and then wouldn't boot after removing the failed hardware (temporarily, replacement on the way) because of the way Ubuntu checks attached volumes on startup.

So: latest photography related purchase: backplane slot covers and a PCIe 1x IDE controller for the computer I use for all my communication and scanning.
 
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