what waS your last photography related purchase?

[Andrew O'Neill]

@Andrew O'Neill If you have access to sodium hydroxide (lye drain cleaner, likely found at supermarkets or home improvement stores) you might also try mixing Parodinal. Given a cheap source of acetaminophen it can be the cheapest one-shot developer you'll ever see (like a nickel a roll for developer only).

The school would go ballistic if I had sodium hydroxide at school

 

[Ian Grant]

I bought a box of Ilford R.10 9x12cm Plates, Special Rapid Panchromatic 50ASA. While I've bought them for focus screens for 9x12 cameras I might as well try using them first

Ian

 

[Donald Qualls]

The school would go ballistic if I had sodium hydroxide at school

Well, but what if you bring in already-mixed developer equivalent to a commercial product? If they're okay with R09 or one of the other Rodinal work-alikes...

 

[Donald Qualls]

Okay, after hauling my RB67 kit and my old Porter Cable surveying tripod half a mile downhill, then the same (twice as long) half mile back up to the parking lot on Saturday, today I ordered a lightweight carbon fiber tripod. Even on eBay, Manfrotto and Velbon were out of reach; I wound up with a generic Chinese one, but it has plenty of payload capacity for my RB67 kit or Graphic View II, and can mount the camera underneath as well as on top. Comes with a quick release and I'm pretty sure I can duplicate the plates on my 3D printer so I don't have to swap the one plate between cameras.

Can't make the RB67 any lighter, but this tripod weighs less than a third what the other one does, and can be strapped to my Gitzo backpack so all the weight is on my shoulders and hips.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Well, but what if you bring in already-mixed developer equivalent to a commercial product? If they're okay with R09 or one of the other Rodinal work-alikes...

I thought about bringing in a couple bottles of Blazinal (which seems to be the Canadian version of R09), it's the same price as Ilfosol-3...but at least way less of the stock is required with the Blazinal. So that is an option. Thanks, Donald.

 

[TheFlyingCamera]

Traded a camera for a Kostiner 11x14 print washer. If I can get the right size plumbing bits for it, I'll use it to wash smaller prints and sheet film up to 5x12.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I thought about bringing in a couple bottles of Blazinal (which seems to be the Canadian version of R09), it's the same price as Ilfosol-3...but at least way less of the stock is required with the Blazinal. So that is an option. Thanks, Donald.

You're welcome -- Rodinal etc. are very versatile. Dilution from 1+24 to 1+99 (some go higher) agitation from 30 second cycles to full stand, and despite being a "speed losing" developer, I used to agitate every 3rd minute and extend development to get normal contrast, and wind up with a small speed gain. Pretty good for as cheap as it is to use...

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

You're welcome -- Rodinal etc. are very versatile. Dilution from 1+24 to 1+99 (some go higher) agitation from 30 second cycles to full stand, and despite being a "speed losing" developer, I used to agitate every 3rd minute and extend development to get normal contrast, and wind up with a small speed gain. Pretty good for as cheap as it is to use...

Heck, we could even use it at 1+100! Big savings there!

 

[MattKing]

Or ID-11 - $21.50 from Amplis or $17.65 from Beau - to make 5 litres of stock.
Yes you would need to mix it up for them.
By the way, Blazinal is the R09 version of Rodinal.

 

[eli griggs]

1)
A very nice Hasselblad 500mm Tele Tessar T* for $75 which has very clean optics, from what I've seen, and a working shutter.

The 'catch' is, the rear section, lens mount tube, which seems to be in good condition, lacks it's innards, and I need to install a camera/lens mounting plate before use.

I actually need to find the sematics for this lens section, including coupling data/drawings to see if it's just a matter of replacing the missing lens mount with one from another 'V' lens.

This lens appears very well maintained and I'm very happy with what I've received, as I believe it's a easy repair, giving me a "bucket list" camera item for landscapes and wildlife, mostly birds.

2)
The leather case for the above lens, as soon as I send the payment, though it lacks a strap.

It also appears in very good condition and I'm glad I'll no have to add another storage box to my rolling cart for a dedicated storage solution.

 

[Mr Flibble]

Picked up a Periflex and 2 lenses recently. Relatively cheap as the shutter had issues.
A couple of hours of cleaning and adjustment it's ready to go again.

Periflex I (late model),
50mm f/3.5 Lumar-X
100mm f/4 Lumar

 

[Donald Qualls]

A set of borosilicate beakers for hot mixing glycol (and maybe TEA) based developers. Still need to get a bucket that will take near-boiling water and is big enough to accommodate my sous vide and come up with a rack to support a beaker in the water...

 

[MattKing]

A set of borosilicate beakers for hot mixing glycol (and maybe TEA) based developers. Still need to get a bucket that will take near-boiling water and is big enough to accommodate my sous vide and come up with a rack to support a beaker in the water...

How about a hard sided cooler instead?

 

[Donald Qualls]

How about a hard sided cooler instead?

Too thick for the sous vide to clip onto, and I'd expect the plastic to soften when the water gets above about 80 C (maybe not even that hot). My local Tractor Supply has galvanized buckets at reasonable prices, I think.

 

[Sirius Glass]

1)
A very nice Hasselblad 500mm Tele Tessar T* for $75 which has very clean optics, from what I've seen, and a working shutter.

The 'catch' is, the rear section, lens mount tube, which seems to be in good condition, lacks it's innards, and I need to install a camera/lens mounting plate before use.

I actually need to find the sematics for this lens section, including coupling data/drawings to see if it's just a matter of replacing the missing lens mount with one from another 'V' lens.

This lens appears very well maintained and I'm very happy with what I've received, as I believe it's a easy repair, giving me a "bucket list" camera item for landscapes and wildlife, mostly birds.

2)
The leather case for the above lens, as soon as I send the payment, though it lacks a strap.

It also appears in very good condition and I'm glad I'll no have to add another storage box to my rolling cart for a dedicated storage solution.

I bought a 500mm yellow Hasselblad lens case in good condition, almost great condition, but the lens case strap was very weak. I took it to a shoe repairman to who had to disassemble to case in order to change to strap and he was able to color and textural match the case. It costs almost what I paid for the case but it was well worth it. There are generic strap on tripod mounts that may solve your problem.

 

[eli griggs]

I bought a 500mm yellow Hasselblad lens case in good condition, almost great condition, but the lens case strap was very weak. I took it to a shoe repairman to who had to disassemble to case in order to change to strap and he was able to color and textural match the case. It costs almost what I paid for the case but it was well worth it. There are generic strap on tripod mounts that may solve your problem.

Thanks for the tip, Sirius.

There used to be an old fashioned luggage repair shop no too far from here, but tony shops and restaurants have displaced it from that street, so I must look elsewhere.

I have a medium sized full grain veggie tanned cowhide above my work bench and the hope to make a new strap, if needed.

These are nice pieces of leather and I wonder what the 'today cost' for equal quality work would sell for?

I do no believe you or I could buy one new made without going to a bespoken maker in a saddle shop, these days.

Cheers

 

[eli griggs]

Too thick for the sous vide to clip onto, and I'd expect the plastic to soften when the water gets above about 80 C (maybe not even that hot). My local Tractor Supply has galvanized buckets at reasonable prices, I think.

Home Depot has large stainless steel fish-fry - Turkey frier stock pot style pots on hand, though Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and you do no need galvanized material in your mixer/hot pot.

Wait until a few weeks after Turkey Day and you might find a once used lidded pot on Freecycle, or Craig's list.

 

[Donald Qualls]

Wait until a few weeks after Turkey Day

That doesn't help me for actually getting my chemicals mixed when I have four days off in a row, though. Hadn't thought about Big Box stores, and was thinking galvanized because stainless usually costs less -- but stainless would be better, if the price is close.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Just came in the post today... Panatomic-X. Expired in my birth year. 1963!

 

[eli griggs]

I am somewhat curious and cautious that zinc galvanized pots will emit dangerous gasses when acidic materials are part of a chemistry, for example caffenol with vitamin C or an acidic fix or damage your films or papers.

 

[mshchem]

Picked up a Periflex and 2 lenses recently. Relatively cheap as the shutter had issues.
A couple of hours of cleaning and adjustment it's ready to go again.


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Periflex I (late model),
50mm f/3.5 Lumar-X
100mm f/4 Lumar

Those are neat cameras. Periscope focusing!

 

[SomewhereLost]

Expired 120 fuji film and a Hasselblad 80mm HC.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I am somewhat curious and cautious that zinc galvanized pots will emit dangerous gasses when acidic materials are part of a chemistry, for example caffenol with vitamin C or an acidic fix or damage your films or papers.

I wouldn't even consider using galvanized to hold actual chemicals -- but this is just for a hot water bath to keep a beaker with propylene glycol hot while I mix phenidone and ascorbic acid into it. I have a 4 L graduate I mix stuff in up to about 125 F, but the glycol needs to be at 90-95 C (195+ F) to get stuff to dissolve in a reasonable time frame, so I'll be mixing in a borosilicate beaker in the water bath.

 

[Mr Flibble]

Those are neat cameras. Periscope focusing!

The tiny ground glass in the Periscope needed a little bit of cleaning too.
Eager to feed this thing some film now

 

[Chuck_P]

Just purchased a K.B. Canham DLC 4x5 camera body.