what waS your last photography related purchase?

[Sirius Glass]

Has anyone here bought a lens? And then realized they already have it, but it was hidden in a pile of other lenses? Just me?...

Not that, but several people has sent me the same lens as a gift.

 

[moggi1964]

Just ordered a FRS-FGKB-25 Roter Kunststoff, Flügelgriff mit Kugelbremse 25cm from Gebr. Schreck Feinmechanik GmbH & Co.

For the non-German speaking among us it's a 25cm mechanical cable release from www.gebr-schreck.com who have a very good reputation for their products.

 

[removed account4]

duck cloth

 

[rick shaw]

A Zeiss lens cloth. Very well made and imparts wonderful zeissy sharpness to my lenses.

 

[eli griggs]

No my purchase, but last night my wife gave me new background setup, consisting of two stands, a cross piece for paper, drapery or the 150 x 200 cm reflector I recently bought, with three spring clamps and a separate pair of small tripod post, end clamps which will also support reflectors, cloth or card.

The Set Kit, needs sand bags for out-of-doors work, but that's easily done, and it comes in it's own full length canvas carrying bag.

My Rozeann is a Great Wife, and I'm lucky that I found her.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

some 5' sections of 1/2" pic pipe to make a frame for suspending stuff from to use in still life photography.

 

[BGriffin23]

A Recesky/Holga/Lomo 35mm TLR Kit camera. The instructions are entirely in Chinese, wish me luck.

 

[Michael Firstlight]

A Ricoh THETA V 360 camera - so tiny, but so cool - I'm going to try my hand at a few real-estate virtual tours.

The other recent purchase was a CamRanger2 - it replaced my 10-year old DIY wireless USB2 dongles I built for my DSLR for wireless teathering - uses 802.11ac protocol and transfers full size 46MP 14-bit images in about 4 seconds which isn't bad - as well as RAW along with full remote control and more.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6kcrgv71njqjqly/AACdcFu3MlZxBSSQqs2L5wu9a?dl=0

 

[Donald Qualls]

A Recesky/Holga/Lomo 35mm TLR Kit camera. The instructions are entirely in Chinese, wish me luck.

I've got one of those on the way. You might try taking a phone picture of the Chinese instruction and uploading it to Google Translate...

Edit: or look here, for the English version.

Further edit: it's tempting to prowl Surplus Shed to try to find a 50mm glass doublet, and get two of those to replace the plastic lenses. A triplet would be even better, but the spacing requirement is tricky, and would surely require modifying the lens mounts...

 

[rick shaw]

 

[BGriffin23]

I've got one of those on the way. You might try taking a phone picture of the Chinese instruction and uploading it to Google Translate...

Edit: or look here, for the English version.

Further edit: it's tempting to prowl Surplus Shed to try to find a 50mm glass doublet, and get two of those to replace the plastic lenses. A triplet would be even better, but the spacing requirement is tricky, and would surely require modifying the lens mounts...

Fixed aperture (f/5.6 or f/11, but you have to remove film before you can change that?), unknown shutter between 1/50-1/250 and I only have one speed of film! Gonna be fun!
https://www.diyphotography.net/recesky-tlr-diy-camera-kit-review/

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Super clear gelatin.

 

[Donald Qualls]

Fixed aperture (f/5.6 or f/11, but you have to remove film before you can change that?), unknown shutter between 1/50-1/250 and I only have one speed of film! Gonna be fun!
https://www.diyphotography.net/recesky-tlr-diy-camera-kit-review/

So, a 35mm, TLR Holga?

The fun is in building a non-pinhole camera from a kit, and being able to use cheap, even bulk loaded film in it. Instructions show you can install the aperture plate from outside, under the taking lens, so you should be able to not just do that while film is loaded, but fabricate a spare with the in-between (f/8?) value, if it matters.

 

[sterioma]

A Rollei 35 made in Singapore (with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens) made the same year that I was born.

 

[Sirius Glass]

A Recesky/Holga/Lomo 35mm TLR Kit camera. The instructions are entirely in Chinese, wish me luck.

Wonderful! This is an opportunity for you to learn to read, write and speak another language. Now that you have the motivation, just go for it.

 

[gordrob]

Canon Lens Mount Converter A to mount my Apo-Rodagon D 75mm f4 on to the Canon Auto Bellows to copy transparencies as well as for some macro work.

 

[eli griggs]

Super clear gelatin.

I'm sure you know this, but microwave the dried powered gelatin to kill all the little bacteria, and nasties, before using it for any work

Cheers

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I'm sure you know this, but microwave the dried powered gelatin to kill all the little bacteria, and nasties, before using it for any work

Cheers

Nope. I didn't know this. First time I've heard this before. I'm using it for sizing paper for carbon transfer. Been doing it for years. You would think that formaldehyde would take care of that.

 

[eli griggs]

Nope. I didn't know this. First time I've heard this before. I'm using it for sizing paper for carbon transfer. Been doing it for years. You would think that formaldehyde would take care of that.

Formaldehyde works, but it is an added componete that those of us that practice Japanese printmaking technique shun.

Back some years ago, a critical and the only supplier, in Japan, and the world, without notice, stopped making a starch that was used in printmaking, that was from a particular Japanese Root.

This left thousands of print makers in the lurch, and the resulting experiments with other sources of materials, resulted in some real horror stories.

One famous gelatin maker's product was tried, untreated without microwaving, to starch many sheets of a rather expensive Japanese traditional hand made paper, we are talking top of the hill quality, and, several days later, everyone of them molded. His was no a unique result and so that is why I suggest you practice microwaving your powder, JUST IN CASE.

Whatever you do, Good Luck, and Godspeed,
Eli

 

[BGriffin23]

So, a 35mm, TLR Holga?

The fun is in building a non-pinhole camera from a kit, and being able to use cheap, even bulk loaded film in it. Instructions show you can install the aperture plate from outside, under the taking lens, so you should be able to not just do that while film is loaded, but fabricate a spare with the in-between (f/8?) value, if it matters.

Yes. Ted Forbes over at Art of Photography youtube channel made Holgas sound fun, but at first I balked since my enlarger doesn't work with 120. So when I saw the Reckesky I saw my chance. Good idea about the aperture. Haven't had a chance to really look it over yet. I plan on using my home-made "short rolls" with it for experimentation.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I now have two Holgas -- a 120S (no B, came with 645 mask only) and a 120N I haven't even unboxed yet (it has B, but I haven't yet checked if it has two distinct apertures or needs that improved). It's a lot like a Brownie Hawkeye only more ergonomic and with adjustable focus.

 

[Kyle M.]

I bought one of those two roll packs of the weird 100th anniversary Rollei film just because. ISO 640, waiting for a decently warm overcast day to try it out.

 

[Roger Thoms]

Super clear gelatin.

I bet it won’t stay super clear for long.

Roger

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I bet it won’t stay super clear for long.

Roger

You can count on it! Another characteristic I like about this gelatin, it doesn't smell like dead carcass.

 

[jwd722]

A KMZ turret for my Canons and Leica.
Very nice addition and highly recommended.