what waS your last photography related purchase?

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The best solution. I use these adapters worth the price!
 

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My GAS is relentless. I have a black Nikon F2AS coming to me from Japan. I don't really care for the S finders with the LEDs but I fell in love
 

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GLS said:
I don't doubt it. I have several Heliopan filters and they ooze quality.
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Tiffany, USA, make new bayonet filters, but they're not coated. I use B&W multicoated 67mm filters with the marvelous Heliopan brass adapters. Best I've used.
 

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I stick with the B60 filters, but some filters are not available in the B60 size so for those few I bought a high quality B60 to 67mm adapter like you did.
 

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Sirius Glass said:
I stick with the B60 filters, but some filters are not available in the B60 size so for those few I bought a high quality B60 to 67mm adapter like you did.
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Same. It's mainly for the odd things like IR filters that are nearly impossible to find in Bay fittings. Plus more broadly speaking I'm considering replacing my Lee filter system with one from Kase that includes high quality glass grads (something Lee don't make), but their mounting rings only come in traditional thread types so would demand adapters for use with the Hassy.
 

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Sirius Glass said:
I stick with the B60 filters, but some filters are not available in the B60 size so for those few I bought a high quality B60 to 67mm adapter like you did.
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I use the adapters for the B23, B29 and 720 filters which are variations of red to IR.
 

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gordonrgw said:
Pentax Spotmeter V, for those 70's vibe when I'm out with the hasselblad..
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eli griggs said:
Be careful your meter won't be mistaken for a handgun.

It happens with that holster and the Minolta spot meters to.
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I have a leather holster and a black cloth holster for my Pentax Digital Spot Meter and when in either of the holsters it has been mistaken for a gun. That has happened often enough that I keep it in my camera bag until I need it.
 

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Arca Swiss Stovepipe 4x5 A S 9x12cm Film Holder SK Grimes 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

S K Grimes manufactured this 4x5 Graphic Film Holder, it's a new and different design, for Plaubel Makiflexes. Here is Makiflex Auto #3 with the Schneider barrel 270mm Tele-Xenar. The Film holder is Arca Swiss 9x12cm Film Holder, you cannot remove the darkslide until it is on the camera. The S K Grimes Adapter is solid and virtually light leak proof. The Stovepipe is also 4x5 Arca Swiss, the Monocular Eyepiece swivels up or back. Very High Eyepoint view with a nice black border. So for 9x9cm images on 9x12cm sheet film, this will be one of my main go-to setups. And as Plaubel used to say "Every Studio Needs a Reflex Camera".
 

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miha said:
A blast from the past: Canon EF 28-80 2.8-4.0 L along with an EOS 650 camera!
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I got myself another early Canon AF camera , the EOS 600.
 

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Donald Qualls said:
Must be interesting to load/unload...
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Easy Peasy. Just push the "little white button", there is a click, and you can pull the slide.

Ingenious and very Mucho Deluxe. Bought five initally, liked it so much, ordered five more.
 

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Yeah, figured there must be an override, like rermoving the dark slide on an RB67 ProS or ProSD roll back when off the camera.
 

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Got another camera bag, a slightly used Think Tank Vision 15 off evilbay for $80 bucks, around half the price of a new one.

I do like the Mindshift Gear Exposure 13 bag I have, but once I put all of the "out all day" gear in it, it's a bit too bulky/on the thicc side.
 

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Mal Paso said:
7 Photographer's Formulary chemicals for developers, a scale for the chemicals and a Peak focuser.
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I just used 2 borrowed Peak focusers (types I and II) for the first time last week. They were a revelation compared to the crappy focusers I was using before.
 

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Not a buy, so much as an early Christmas Present, my Rozeann gifted me the Lumen Cube "RGB Panel Pro 2.0".

I've been using the RGB GO for some time now and it's great for on the Hasselblad lens hood mount, but I wanted a stronger light with feq. 7500 vs the GO 5600 daylight setting, which the larger panel can match, plus this thing can work as a portable USB C power supply, and is adjustable by your phone via Bluetooth, etc.

This light is at least twice a bright as the Panel Go so the two provide a main and hair light within its best near focusing.

Merry Christmas and Godspeed to ALL!
 

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Just bought a Hadley Pro bag by Bellingham. Have wanted one of these for several years and finally got the coin accumulated. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow, so I'll be sitting on the porch!
 

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pbromaghin said:
I just used 2 borrowed Peak focusers (types I and II) for the first time last week. They were a revelation compared to the crappy focusers I was using before.
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The less expensive grain focuser I first bought could only be used in the center of the easel. The Peak grain focuser can be used all over the easel plus is it is brighter, easier to use and the focuser image is much sharper.
 

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I just got a couple of items for my older minoltas. I am really happy to the get the booster meter for my minolta super a. Didn't think I would ever find one!!!
 
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Two battery adapters for Gossen LunaPro light meters. $29.95 each at B&H, including batteries. Gossen representative told me that much of price represents administrative paperwork, but I feel still well worth the cost. With adapters both of my LunaPro were right on with my LunaPro F. The F requires 9 volt batteries. Lithium batteries don’t fit battery compartment, and it has been my experience that 9 volt batteries weaken and can give inaccurate readings.The latter is also a little to bulky for me. Probably because I used LunaPro for so many years, I still find them the most efficient and fastest way to get readings.
 
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