what waS your last photography related purchase?

Kino · Apr 23, 2021

abruzzi said:
a self supporting changing bag--my current bag is just a bag and is hard to work in because it always falls on your hands and get in your way. most of the self supporting bags are expensive, but this was $50. We'll see if it works better.

I'd be interested in hearing your review of this bag. Sounds like something I need for my small sheet film cameras...

ChristopherCoy · Apr 23, 2021

I bought another Hawkeye today. Not sure how I’ll paint this one when we get home.

GLS · Apr 23, 2021

Lens hood for my Sekonic L-758D.

Various photobooks:

"Scotland's Mountains" and "This Land" by Joe Cornish.
"Kamikochi: The Nippon Alps" by Shinzo Maeda.
"With Trees" by Dav Thomas.

abruzzi · Apr 28, 2021

Kino said:
I'd be interested in hearing your review of this bag. Sounds like something I need for my small sheet film cameras...

Not a real review, but I received the changing bag and I hate it...but I hate all changing bags compared to loading film holders in a nice spacious darkroom. Compared to the floppy bag though, it is more manageable. The tag on it said it could be used to load 8x10 film, and I'd say thats optimistic. I don't have 8x10 to test, but the bag is about the smallest possible to deal with 4x5, especially if you need two stacks of film holders (one empty, one loaded), a box of film, and the film holder you are loading. That will barely fit this, but I wouldn't try anything larger. The one thing to note--this does not fold down tiny. The hoops you see in the picture for each side don't collapse, they just fold flat. So a foot and a half diameter but flat is the folded size, which is fine for me.

https://www.adorama.com/adpfcr.html

Sirius Glass · Apr 28, 2021

abruzzi said:
Not a real review, but I received the changing bag and I hate it...but I hate all changing bags compared to loading film holders in a nice spacious darkroom. Compared to the floppy bag though, it is more manageable. The tag on it said it could be used to load 8x10 film, and I'd say thats optimistic. I don't have 8x10 to test, but the bag is about the smallest possible to deal with 4x5, especially if you need two stacks of film holders (one empty, one loaded), a box of film, and the film holder you are loading. That will barely fit this, but I wouldn't try anything larger. The one thing to note--this does not fold down tiny. The hoops you see in the picture for each side don't collapse, they just fold flat. So a foot and a half diameter but flat is the folded size, which is fine for me.

https://www.adorama.com/adpfcr.html

Loading a Grafmatic 45 is possible, but tight.

MattKing · Apr 28, 2021

5 litres of Hypam and some lab developing of 120 film - two rolls of Portra, and one roll of Ektachrome.
All from/through Kerrisdale Cameras.
The Ektachrome was actually developed by The Lab, who have that arrangement in place with Kerrisdale Cameras. The fact that it saves me a drive across the city in times of Covid maakes the couple of days exttra worth it.
Kerrisdale Cameras price for develop only (do not cut and sleeved) is very reasonable as well.

Kino · Apr 28, 2021

abruzzi said:
Not a real review, but I received the changing bag and I hate it...but I hate all changing bags compared to loading film holders in a nice spacious darkroom. Compared to the floppy bag though, it is more manageable. The tag on it said it could be used to load 8x10 film, and I'd say thats optimistic. I don't have 8x10 to test, but the bag is about the smallest possible to deal with 4x5, especially if you need two stacks of film holders (one empty, one loaded), a box of film, and the film holder you are loading. That will barely fit this, but I wouldn't try anything larger. The one thing to note--this does not fold down tiny. The hoops you see in the picture for each side don't collapse, they just fold flat. So a foot and a half diameter but flat is the folded size, which is fine for me.

https://www.adorama.com/adpfcr.html

Sirius Glass said:
Loading a Grafmatic 45 is possible, but tight.

Thank you for your assessments. It seems surprisingly restricted, so I'll probably reconsider.

Marcelo Paniagua · Apr 28, 2021

Just received both a Kiev 6c and a Kiev 88 (to replace the one that is on repair). BIg surprise is that I'm enjoying Kiev 6c a lot Was expecting to be too big for me but was actually a nice fit for my hands.

Kino · Apr 28, 2021

Marcelo Paniagua said:
Just received both a Kiev 6c and a Kiev 88 (to replace the one that is on repair). BIg surprise is that I'm enjoying Kiev 6c a lot Was expecting to be too big for me but was actually a nice fit for my hands.

They are great fun but watch out for handheld shots below 1/125th a second; use a tripod or monopod to avoid blur.

removed account4 · Apr 29, 2021

reams of copy machine paper

RokkorZ · Apr 29, 2021

Nikon 24mm f2, just because

Marcelo Paniagua · Apr 29, 2021

Kino said:
They are great fun but watch out for handheld shots below 1/125th a second; use a tripod or monopod to avoid blur.

Thanks for headsup. Yeah I notice that some of the frames that I took on 60th/30th came out a little blurry. Not much but definetly there. Will test with a tripod next time.

GLS · May 1, 2021

40 sheets of 5x4 Provia 100F

jay moussy · May 1, 2021

A Tim Rudman darkroom book... almost!
Seller managed to send it to a street address three towns away from me.
Presumably lost at this point, leading to refund if not solved by Monday, and looking for another used copy. Hmm...

Donald Qualls · May 1, 2021

I preordered a LomoGraflok instant back (intended for my Speed Graphic, which will be converted to Graflok back when I have time to install the upgrade) last night, then noticed this morning that my Federal tax refund had landed, so I went ahead and ordered a Creality Ender 3 (found one with heated bed for $165 on Amazon, with free next-day delivery) and a bundle of filament rolls. I think I've spotted a place to put it, maybe... Likely first "make" will be a film slitter I designed while learning FreeCAD...

Now off to buy a used Lomokino with kinoscope...

Arthurwg · May 1, 2021

Leica Ic with 50mm Elmar, vertical rangefinder and case.

Warm Winter · May 7, 2021

A used tripod that is actually decent and can hold more than a point and shoot. It's a thing that has been overdue for years.

abruzzi · May 7, 2021

a bunch of push-on lens caps for all the UG large format lenses that KEH sold me without caps, and a few Domke lens wraps to cover them.

fdonadio · May 7, 2021

Warm Winter said:
A used tripod that is actually decent and can hold more than a point and shoot. It's a thing that has been overdue for years.

Tripods aren’t cheap these days. I don’t know how it was in the past, but I got used to my father’s old Gitzo, which came to me for the price of $0.

Anon Ymous · May 7, 2021

A lens hood for my OM Zuiko 35-70 f/3,6.

Cholentpot · May 8, 2021

Kodak Signet 35. RF needs some vertical adjustment but otherwise it's good to go I think.

mshchem · May 9, 2021

4x8 foot sheet 3/4 INCH AC plywood IIRC correctly, it totalled 62 USD. It's for a top for my flat files. Probably put a dry mount press on it

Ian Grant · May 9, 2021

A job lot of items untested off Ebay had a starting pricwe of £12 (416) was offered it for £8 (approx 411) The were a number of flsh units, only one a National PE-3057 working though. A Vivitar S1 600M/P/O and a Vivitar 828 AF/TTL didn't work the latter had corroded batteries inside and the re must have been son in the firts as well. A quck clean with lime-scale remover and both now work perfectly. There were some other smaller flash guns plus a head for a Metz unit which works but the lead is broken.

Also a Fujifinepix 2.1 mb camera (working), a Brownie 127, a Hanimex compact zoom (working), a Kodak Super 8 movie camera, flasjh leads, filters and lens hood.

The National and Vivitar flash units are in near mint condition so a worthwhile purchase

Ian

benjiboy · May 9, 2021

It's so long ago ( since I've been on lockdown for nearly a year ) that I have needed anything, since I haven't been shooting anything, also since I've been a photographer for more than sixty years I have just about everything I I want.
The only thing I can can think of is I bought a huge fridge freezer, that is more than six feet tall it gives me not only more space to keep frozen food in these pandemic times, but I also now have room to freeze my film in it again, because I had to remove it from my old one to make space for more food in this lockdown, which was painful but necessary.

flatulent1 · May 14, 2021

I just ordered a Voigtlander 50mm f3.5 Heliar for nefarious purposes. It should come early next week. Let's hope for some decent weather!

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