what waS your last photography related purchase?

[mshchem]

Cool; what kind of light source is it?
This is all PWM controlled (16 bit), so not a problem. Also, this is for my Durst 138 which is a 5x7" enlarger (I only use it up to 4x5" though). I find this power level is actually OK; it's plenty fast enough for color work but probably on the slow side for large B&W prints on warmtone paper - but I don't do those much, anyway. A previous version was around 350W RMS - this was a bit much. I actually implemented a digital ND filter to run it at down to 12.5% for smaller prints.



That's technically more than the formal education I've got in this area, lol!



It's a 10mm grid on the cutting mat, so the entire PCB is 100x56mm and the light emitting area is around 80x44mm. The limiting factor here is the old Intel cooler I had lying around and I wanted to mount this onto. The 350W version mentioned earlier was 100x160mm.



Yes, it would. The main trick is to get even illumination. Heiland does this by skipping any condensers and diffusion chambers already present in the enlarger and just plonking a large array of LEDs with a diffuser plate right on top of the negative carrier. I prefer to keep using the condensers in my 138, which is a little trickier, but also a little more efficient than the Heiland approach. So I'm effectively doing what you're proposing; the light source shown here will drop right on top of the existing bulb socket of the 138 (originally intended for an opal bulb btw; this is an oooold version). For smaller enlargers, you could do a smaller array of LEDs on a smaller PCB.

I was playing with the thought of doing this with a Durst M305 I was about to be gifted, but then I found a local skate club with some analog photography enthusiasts and decided to gift it to them so they can enlarge their color negatives with it.

Aha, that should work. Thanks for all the info. This is an important topic as all these enlargers age and original lamps and bulbs get hard to find.

 

[Helios 1984]

Today, the thrifstore Gods were very very generous, I snagged this Manfrotto #190 with a 3D junior pan/tilt head #056 at a thristore for 24.95$CAD. Judging by the rubber feet, it has never been used outside if used at all.

 

[ant!]

For me, a Zeiss Jena Biometar 120/2.8 arrived, and I won an auction for a Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180/2.8, both for Praktina.

 

[murdockhendrix]

Photographers' Formulary TD-16 Improved D-76 4L
Photographers' Formulary TF-5 fixer 1L
5 rolls Catlabs X 320 Pro 120

Almost forgot this: Bronica: The Early History and Definitive Collector's Guide by Tony Hilton

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

A set of ND filters, from ND2 to ND16.

 

[Mal Paso]

20 Lisco new style 4x5 film holders in good condition for $126 taxed and delivered.

 

[KerrKid]

Just snagged a new-looking Nikkor 28-80mm lens off the 'Bay for the princely sum of $20. You can never have too many of these.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

5 rolls of HR-50 just cuz there ain't no more CMS twenny... sorry, just watched an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies over me brekkie. Forgot about my boy crush on Ellie May, and could that Jethro ever throw back them vittles!

 

[KerrKid]

5 rolls of HR-50 just cuz there ain't no more CMS twenny... sorry, just watched an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies over me brekkie. Forgot about my boy crush on Ellie May, and could that Jethro ever throw back them vittles!

That's always been one of my favorite shows. One of these days I'm gonna have to have a talk with that boy.

 

[Mal Paso]

Enlarger lens prices seemed to have dipped so I started looking for a multicoated 150mm and found a set 50, 80 and 150mm late Componon S lenses that are so sharp I may have to keep the old lenses in case I need to tone it down. Something I hadn't thought of while charging ahead.

 

[chuckroast]

Enlarger lens prices seemed to have dipped so I started looking for a multicoated 150mm and found a set 50, 80 and 150mm late Componon S lenses that are so sharp I may have to keep the old lenses in case I need to tone it down. Something I hadn't thought of while charging ahead.

Yeah, those are really wonderful lenses. Even the original Componons were spectacular.

 

[murdockhendrix]

Bronica 100mm f2.8 Zenzanon from the classifieds here

 

[Roger Thoms]

Couple books by Fan Ho, The Living Theatre and A Hong Kong Memoir. I also recently got two portfolios, each with 4 carbon transfer prints, by Jim Fitzgerald. Oh and two boxes of 8x10 FP-4 from Glass Key Photo here in SF. Got to lay off the photo purchases for a while.

Roger

 

[Mal Paso]

Couple books by Fan Ho, The Living Theatre and A Hong Kong Memoir. I also recently got two portfolios, each with 4 carbon transfer prints, by Jim Fitzgerald. Oh and two boxes of 8x10 FP-4 from Glass Key Photo here in SF. Got to lay off the photo purchases for a while.

Roger

LOL I said the same thing, then I found an adapter lens board I've been looking for. It's on its way. Now I just need a few Linhof boards.

 

[Donald Qualls]

Even the original Componons were spectacular.

I'm pretty happy with the one I have for my Graphic View II -- yes, making negatives with an enlarging lens (also works as a convertible, 150/5.6 becomes 265 appr. f/13 with the rear group, maybe even a 300+ with just the front group reversed behind the shutter -- haven't tried that yet).

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Crap! I ordered some more film yesterday, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it was...

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Just remembered... Retropan 320.

 

[lobitar]

Couple books by Fan Ho, The Living Theatre and A Hong Kong Memoir. I also recently got two portfolios, each with 4 carbon transfer prints, by Jim Fitzgerald. Oh and two boxes of 8x10 FP-4 from Glass Key Photo here in SF. Got to lay off the photo purchases for a while.

Roger

I suppose that's the 'Glass Key' of Dashiell Hammett? I think perhaps I read it the first time while he was still living (1961?). I don't remember if he did photography.

 

[Roger Thoms]

I suppose that's the 'Glass Key' of Dashiell Hammett? I think perhaps I read it the first time while he was still living (1961?). I don't remember if he did photography.

Actually the Glass Key of Sutter Street, SF, awesome place considering they stock Fan Ho and 8x10 film, plus tons of other film, darkroom paper and a good selection of used cameras. I’ll have to check out the Dashiel Hammet reference.

Roger

 

[Helios 1984]

I snagged a Minolta 16 MG w/ cartridge for about the same price as a 3D printed cartridge.

 

[mshchem]

I managed to control my impulse last night. I have been spending money like a lunatic for the last few years. I've run out of things to buy.

 

[Donald Qualls]

I snagged a Minolta 16 MG w/ cartridge for about the same price as a 3D printed cartridge.

Good job! The Kiev 30/303 family often come with two cartridges (one in the camera and one in a coffin case), but those don't fit the Minolta built cameras or Vega 16.

 

[JPD]

An Epson V850 scanner, so I can finally scan larger negatives than medium format.

 

[murdockhendrix]

Picked up a Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2 with a case from the bay in very good shape. I hope to shoot a test roll on Friday.

Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2 with case

box-tengor 56-2 & case by Richard Hendrix, on Flickr

Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2

Box-Tengor 56-2 by Richard Hendrix, on Flickr

 

[mshchem]

Picked up a Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2 with a case from the bay in very good shape. I hope to shoot a test roll on Friday.

Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2 with case

box-tengor 56-2 & case by Richard Hendrix, on Flickr

Zeiss Ikon Box-Tengor 56/2

Box-Tengor 56-2 by Richard Hendrix, on Flickr

That's great!