what waS your last photography related purchase?

[John Bragg]

Kodak could definitely make it easier to get hold of their products.

And, it was a promotional free delivery !

 

[Tom Kershaw]

And, it was a promotional free delivery !

Each time I've attempted to order Kodak products within the last 12 months there has been some kind of problem with lack of stock, and I'm not ordering huge quantities, just a few pro-packs at a time, so who knows how much T-Max and Tri-X is in the country at any one time. I'm still using up some older stocks of colour film so no recent experience there.

 

[Oxleyroad]

2x 100 sheets of glossy Ilford MGIV postcard paper. Doh, and I wanted Pearl! 2x 500ml bottles of Ilford PQ uni developer. 1x box of old lenses. Should be fun to play with. 3 sheets of archers rag cold pressed paper for van dyke printing.

 

[Anon Ymous]

A Canon EF 28-105mm f/3,5-4,5 USM II lens with the EW-63II hood. Definitely a decent lens considering the price tag.

 

[scheimfluger_77]

Three bottles of Agfa Viradon toner.

 

[Donald Qualls]

One each powder pack of Cinestill Df96 monobath and Cs41 (two-bath C-41 chems), and two rolls of BWXX (Kodak Double-X Cine film in 135 cassettes), from Cinestill.

 

[mshchem]

100 sheets of FP4 4x5.

 

[rubbernglue]

Right now I have a bunch of FOMA stuff in the mail which will soon be much fun! I believe it was a bunch of paper and film, whereas some paper will be used as film though

And just a few minutes ago I bought myself a Kaiser Slimlite Plano light table which I am looking forward to.. a bit expensive though.

 

[GLS]

And just a few minutes ago I bought myself a Kaiser Slimlite Plano light table which I am looking forward to.. a bit expensive though.

You won't regret it. They are excellent.

 

[Black Dog]

You won't regret it. They are excellent.

Nice-I have got to get me one of these!

 

[Dennis-B]

Waiting for the opportunity to be again in civil society, I found a second wide angle lens for my Cambo 4x5.

A Fujinon 75mm f/5.6 SWD. The seller in Japan, contacted me asking me if I wanted to cancel, owing to the global pandemic. However, he released it to Japan post, and I had it only four days after shipping. The condition is mint ++; it hardly looks used with no haze, fungus, or even dust. I found a Cambo recessed lens board for it, and got it mounted. Can't wait to get out with this one.

 

[Colin Corneau]

I bought some film developer and FP4+ from my local camera store...they need our help more than ever, now.

Next purchase looks to be a soft lighter umbrella soft box...and probably a quick repair for my Pentax Spotmatic SP.

 

[r-brian]

Nikon FA, Nikkor 24mm f2,8 Ai, Tamron SP 35-70mm f2.8-4.0

 

[Donald Qualls]

I yielded and bought Vuescan Professional so I can scan my negatives rather than fight with bugs in the free/open scanning software. Contributory was the suggestion by the author of xsane that Vuescan would give a higher quality result. Related: I'm now convinced that my fifteen year old Superia Xtra 400 has significant fog. Well exposed areas look great, dark spaces are heavily speckled.

 

[GLS]

5 litres of 99.5% isopropanol for use in film processing.

 

[ChristopherCoy]

This big bad beast of a camera! I can't WAIT to put a roll through it.

 

[Black Dog]

Some batteries for my Pentax MV and a copy of Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb on Street Photography and the Poetic Image. I love the poetic approach to colour photography and this kind of work really appeals to my desire to look for something else with my camera.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1597112577/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[mrosenlof]

a Gralab 625 enlarging timer. I started doing split grade printing a few months ago, and a two memory timer is really nice.

 

[Dennis-B]

I yielded and bought Vuescan Professional so I can scan my negatives rather than fight with bugs in the free/open scanning software. Contributory was the suggestion by the author of xsane that Vuescan would give a higher quality result. Related: I'm now convinced that my fifteen year old Superia Xtra 400 has significant fog. Well exposed areas look great, dark spaces are heavily speckled.

Great choice! I use several different packages, but Vuescan seems the best overall. I've noted that the algorithms used by the various packages vary with the type of film being scanned. However, when it comes to transparencies, Vuescan seems to do the best job. I use an Epson V850, but its native scanner software is not nearly as good as Vuescan.

 

[bsdunek]

I just ordered darkroom supplies - Microphen, Kodak Fixer, Sepia Toner, etc. Guess I'm boring.

 

[papagene]

30 sheets of 12x24" trophy aluminum for .y new wet plate addiction!!

 

[pressureworld]

Some Fujifilm Acros (expired 08/2019) and some Acros II.

Let's see if the reciprocity characteristics are the same.

Please let us know how the new Acros II reciprocity holds up. I'm very curious about this and can't find any info.

 

[Donald Qualls]

A small tube of aquarium grade clear RTV silicone to replace a loose piece of velvet (which I put there in 2004-2005) in my Voigtlander Rollfilmkamera. Back to work, you slacker, you're only 93!

 

[W_Taylor76]

Two measuring beakers, which are backordered, since I have to return the ones I was borrowing and 3 rolls of Foma Retropan 320 I have been wanting to try out.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I went ahead and ordered a Yankee sheet film tank last night. There are stories both ways on these -- "never once got even development" and "never had a problem" -- but it's adjustable for any size sheet film smaller than 4x5, holds twelve sheets, and looks like it'll be easy to load in the dark, for less than half the price of an SP445. If I don't like it, I'll sell it to someone who does and get a Stearman.