what waS your last photography related purchase?

eli griggs

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Pliobond 25, after a current thread got me to wondering, why I don't already have some to hand.
 

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Two focusing screens for the Blad: One 45 degree split and one microprism. Also a Hasselblad HC-3/70, 90 degree prism finder and a chimney finder. Both finders have diopter adjustment which I am loving. I now can shoot without wearing glasses.
 

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A Nikon F90x with a 35-80 and an 80-200. I'll be film testing it in the following days so it can go to its intended owner. It's a gift for my wife's niece, who photographed our wedding and charged a low price for it despite our repeated request to pay a somewhat more market conforming rate. Since she had expressed an interest in analog photography earlier but had a somewhat unfortunate start with a poor quality point & shoot (I processed and wet printed a roll of Yosemite pictures for her), I figured we could gift her this decent film camera. Since she already shoots a Nikon dSLR, I thought the F90x would make sense. We should probably throw a few rolls of Gold in the mix as well to get her started.
 

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Just received a 50-sheet box of Ilford fiber based glossy warm tone paper, and a 72mm orange 16 filter.
 

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Three filters with 67mm thread (red, yellow, yellow-green) for the Kowa Six, one filter with 49mm thread (variable gray filter), I don't have a lens for it yet. The first filters I ever bought. Now I have to learn when to use which filter.
A foldable rubber lens hood for the Flexaret (not in the pictures). Everything from a flea market for very little money. I love flea markets.
 

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Mal Paso

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PEAK 10X Loupe for my 4x5s. About $40 delivered from ebay. Less than half what the ones in Classifieds go for but it's not a "Ground Glass Magnifier", you can use it on anything. I have the PEAK grain magnifier and love it.
 

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leica 35mm sumaron with googles for m3. thinking of using it “just the lens” with m2.
 

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Kodak projection lens and helicoid for the Portable Miniature Enlarger from the 1940s


I already have the enlarger in a case, but I was missing these parts.
 

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I could not resist to buy this nice Nagaoka wide angle camera. I mainly want to us it for Instax Wide and 6x9.

 

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I bought a 3/4x20x25 piece of laminated board for my copy stand for the princely sum of $1.67 but I passed on the $155 sink for my darkroom (ReStore). After I got home the neighbors offered me a bar sink free so I ordered a $70 lab faucet to go with it. Hoping to use the gas valves for wash. Negative developing needs it's own space with water.....
 

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mshchem said:
That's great, probably hard to find so nice and clean.
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Being on the wrong side of the Atlantic makes it worse. This was the first one that popped up on EvilBay in at least 12 months.

Got another project camera on the way as well now.
A Chicago Aerial Instruments KE-28A with 6" f/2.8 PAXAR lens.



Looks like the shutter straps have become detached from the rollers, and it's missing the plexi with the crosshair from the viewfinder.
 

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The Reveni Labs Camera Tester.

Haven't received it yet, but I've been meaning for a while to get all the timings on my leaf shutter lenses accurately tested. An expensive device, but worth it as a long term investment in peace of mind (especially when shooting large format slides).
 

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Schneider-Kreuznach Super Symmar XL 5.6/110.

I already have a good lens in this focal range (Grandagon-N 6.8/115), but the price was too good to pass up. The substantial size and weight savings will be welcome, if nothing else.
 

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GLS said:
Schneider-Kreuznach Super Symmar XL 5.6/110.

I already have a good lens in this focal range (Grandagon-N 6.8/115), but the price was too good to pass up. The substantial size and weight savings will be welcome, if nothing else.
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I have that Grandagon and love it. What's the angle of view on the Symmar XL?

I bought a bunch of stuff:
A genuine high neck Lab Faucet for the darkroom with an additional 2 gas valves I hope to use for print/film washers.
A Manfrotto 3063 tripod head.
A Rodenstock DoF Calculator
54x72 blackout cloth.
 

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Mal Paso said:
A genuine high neck Lab Faucet for the darkroom with an additional 2 gas valves I hope to use for print/film washers.
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I have used one of these for the 30 years plus with no problems. The single input line is direct from the Leedal Temperature Control Unit. I use this unit for print and film washers. The goose neck is hooked to a Kodak Tray Siphon to wash prints and now that I have acquired a Calumet Gravity Sheet film washer and a Calumet Gravity paper washer I am re-configuring the bottom two ports to push water to these two washers.
 

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Mal Paso said:
I have that Grandagon and love it. What's the angle of view on the Symmar XL?
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I have no complaints with its performance either. It's just a bit on the large/heavy side.

The SSXL has a 105° angle of view, compared with 104° on the Grandagon. I have read that the SSXL handles flare better, and maintains a high performance down to 1:3.
 

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I bought the book "Jerry Dantzic`s New York - The Fifties in Focus" in a second hand shop. Great buy!

 
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