what waS your last photography related purchase?

Donald Qualls · Sep 1, 2022

Andrew O'Neill said:
I can pick up the developer alternative to Adotech IV hunt, after I get a few other projects out of the way!

Or you can use a Caffenol variant -- Caffenol LC+C, which I've used in the past for Imagelink and Copex Rapid microfilm stocks (and old CMS 20, around 2006).

Ian Grant said:
Usually the masks are for 6x6 with a 6x9 folding camera. Sometimes these are two flaps that fold away for 6x9, and out across the film gate for 6x6.

Ian

If the two windows are in line on the bottom (or top, depending on winding knob/key location), any mask would be for 6x4.5. If one is in a corner of the back and the other in the center, it'd be a 6x6 mask.

Arthurwg · Sep 1, 2022

Lost control and bought an RB67 SD. Now looking for a 127mm lens.

Donald Qualls · Sep 1, 2022

Arthurwg said:
Now looking for a 127mm lens.

Be careful -- those were the most-used lens on these cameras, many of them have seen a million or more shutter cycles. I'd suggest specifically looking for a recently serviced example -- I didn't and I'm looking at $200+ to get the slow shutter serviced -- or 2/3 that to roll the dice again. I'd suggest a 90 mm instead, if you don't mind "normal" instead of "portrait" focal length.

Andrew O'Neill · Sep 1, 2022

Donald Qualls said:
Or you can use a Caffenol variant -- Caffenol LC+C, which I've used in the past for Imagelink and Copex Rapid microfilm stocks (and old CMS 20, around 2006).

If the two windows are in line on the bottom (or top, depending on winding knob/key location), any mask would be for 6x4.5. If one is in a corner of the back and the other in the center, it'd be a 6x6 mask.

I've tested a ton of caffenol and its variants, along with many others. Some caffenols were "okay". LC+C was better than most of them. Topping the list so far has been D-23 (diluted), and POTA.

Arthurwg · Sep 1, 2022

Donald Qualls said:
Be careful -- those were the most-used lens on these cameras, many of them have seen a million or more shutter cycles. I'd suggest specifically looking for a recently serviced example -- I didn't and I'm looking at $200+ to get the slow shutter serviced -- or 2/3 that to roll the dice again. I'd suggest a 90 mm instead, if you don't mind "normal" instead of "portrait" focal length.

Probably good advice. I do find it difficult getting a good used lens.

VinceInMT · Sep 1, 2022

I was wondering why I was getting some uneven exposure with my 23C enlarger. Pulled the bulb and the internal coating had failed. I ordered a 6-pack replacement. While I was at it I bought a heat absorbing glass for it.

Donald Qualls · Sep 1, 2022

Arthurwg said:
I do find it difficult getting a good used lens.

I've got 50, 90, 150 Soft (with disks!), 185, and 250; the only one I've had trouble with is the 127.

Ian Grant · Sep 1, 2022

Donald Qualls said:
Be careful -- those were the most-used lens on these cameras, many of them have seen a million or more shutter cycles. I'd suggest specifically looking for a recently serviced example -- I didn't and I'm looking at $200+ to get the slow shutter serviced -- or 2/3 that to roll the dice again. I'd suggest a 90 mm instead, if you don't mind "normal" instead of "portrait" focal length.

The 127mm f4.5 Ysarex is an excellent lens, and is probably the best choice. Like the 127mm f4.5 Ektar these are really designed for quarter plate or the roughly similar Polaroid film. 5x4 coverage is minimal as in just at f22 with no room fore movements.

Ian

logan2z · Sep 1, 2022

I picked up a Pentax SMC-M 135/3.5 lens in great condition. I don't use long focal lengths much, but I thought this might come in handy, and these lenses are so ridiculously cheap these days that I couldn't pass it up.

Donald Qualls · Sep 2, 2022

Ian Grant said:
127mm f4.5 Ysarex is an excellent lens, and is probably the best choice. Like the 127mm f4.5 Ektar

We were talking about Sekor and Sekor C lenses for RB67, Ian. The choices are much broader and focal lengths much closer together for quarter plate and 4x5...

guangong · Sep 2, 2022

Becoming ever more loose with my money, following Matt’s suggestion, I bought two 625 battery adapters!

Ian Grant · Sep 2, 2022

Donald Qualls said:
We were talking about Sekor and Sekor C lenses for RB67, Ian. The choices are much broader and focal lengths much closer together for quarter plate and 4x5...

Gets almost impossible in a very general thread about latest purchases

Donald Qualls said:
I've got 50, 90, 150 Soft (with disks!), 185, and 250; the only one I've had trouble with is the 127.

Those could be LF lenses . . . . . . . . . . .

Ian

Donald Qualls · Sep 2, 2022

Ian Grant said:
Gets almost impossible in a very general thread about latest purchases

Understood. Just follow the little up arrows in the quote back to the beginning of the sub-thread. Or don't...

Ian Grant said:
Those could be LF lenses . . . . . . . . . . .

I suppose they could be, at that. Except I don't have the budget for a 50 mm that would cover 4x5, never mind a camera that would be useful with it. In fact, some of those might become large format lenses; I've got an adapter board to use RB67 lenses on a large format camera, and the ones 90 mm and longer are said to (just) cover 4x5.

eli griggs · Sep 2, 2022

A second A70, from the same seller, excellent condition as well, and today, high density foam for the rolling stack of tool boxes, my wife got at Harbor Freight, so I do no have to carry several large and smaller bags when they go shooting.

I like this cart but wish I could install larger wheels from 'off roading' in forest areas

Howl23 · Sep 3, 2022

Latest purchase for me was a Carl Zeiss S-Planar 120mm lens, sharper than I'd expected

mshchem · Sep 3, 2022

I bought back a Fuji GW690III. I had sold it several years ago to a good friend. He put a 100+ rolls through it. I gave him a great deal, he gave me a great deal. I have a couple of these cameras, I love them.

eli griggs · Sep 9, 2022

Electric knife for carving the foam I'm laying out in my pull behind, rolling tool/camera cart.

More, thicker foam

mshchem · Sep 9, 2022

Brand new 43 and 46mm K2 medium yellow filters (B&W MRC) gem like filters for Cosina Zeiss ZM lenses.

RSImages · Sep 10, 2022

A rain sleeve was the most recent purchase. But I received a Yashica Yashinon-DX M42 200mm f4 lens almost simultaneously in the mail. Not sure which counts.

Photowithfries · Sep 10, 2022

FlicFim precision temp. water jacket and a sous-vide temp controller for the wash water to keep the entire c-41 process tightly temp controlled. The plan is to do a hybrid process using XP-2 Super with the 6x7 view camera which came from Kumar.

Photowithfries · Sep 10, 2022

Maybe sous-vide without the soup.

Sirius Glass · Sep 10, 2022

RSImages said:
A rain sleeve was the most recent purchase. But I received a Yashica Yashinon-DX M42 200mm f4 lens almost simultaneously in the mail. Not sure which counts.

I bought a rain sleeve several years a go and then we got into this big drought. Finally we got some rain last night, but not enough to get things back to normal. Back to praying for rain.

JerseyDoug · Sep 10, 2022

AI conversion of three Non-AI Nikon lenses by John White so I can use them with myF6. It's the first time I've been able to confidently focus my (formerly) Non-AI 28/3.5 Nikkor in years

jwd722 · Sep 10, 2022

5 pack Kodak Gold 200 120 film

mshchem · Sep 11, 2022

I just ordered some Ilford paper and a few rolls of HP5

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