what waS your last photography related purchase?

[Ian Grant]

A few hundred small brass wood screws for repairing/restoring wood & brass cameras.

Also, a small Aluminium bodied roller blind shutter, front fittings, it's Thornton Pickard style but unknown make (not a Japanese copy). It was actually free for postage, but I added a little more. The bottom roller internal spring was solid, it is now working, soaking in WD40 before a good flush out with IPA, then Acetone, drying, and a light oiling.

Ian

 

[LtDave]

4 rolls of Kentmere 200, 24 exp
5 rolls Kodak Tri-X, 24 exp
New plastic lid for Kalt developing tank
All from B&H

Since when did Tri-X become the lowest priced film, by several dollars?!!

(Why 24 exp? You try shooting ~78 photos per roll on an Olympus Pen EE-2!)

i havent seen any 24x rolls of film in a long time. it takes me a long time to shoot 36 so wow! i cant imagine how long 78 would take me

 

[chuckroast]

A NIB, late edition waist level finder for the the Hasselblad 500/501 CM bodies.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

a ballhead pistol grip for my monopod

 

[agentlossing]

Two rolls of Fomapan 400, one roll of Kentmere 400, both 35mm. Still trying to decide what film to get a bulk roll of.

 

[chuckroast]

i havent seen any 24x rolls of film in a long time. it takes me a long time to shoot 36 so wow! i cant imagine how long 78 would take me

That's why that, apart from long holiday trips, I don't use factory loads, but roll my own from bulk film. 12-18 exposures seems to be a good sweet spot. (It also saves a chunk of change.)

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Patterson 5x multi tank with reels
Nikkor AI 105mm /2.5

just bought the same lens recently too. What a gem!

 

[chuckroast]

just bought the same lens recently too. What a gem!

One of the rock stars of the Nikon lineup. I've owned that lens in pre-AI and at twice in AI and AIS variants. It's just plain superb.

The 28mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4 and 180mm f/2.8 are also in the rock star category in my book.

 

[AnselMortensen]

A beautiful, black Nikon FE.
Just needs seals & mirror foam.

 

[Vonderwolf]

Sent my Canon F-1 New in for repair. Trading in a D810 for a D850. 10 rolls of Tmax 400 36exp.

 

[Disconnekt]

A tamron rear lens cap for one of my tamron Kmount lenses, since it covers the contacts, it gives it a smidge more protection

 

[film4Me]

Bought a Voigtlander Bessa 6x9 with Skopar which still has it's hinging yellow filter.

7 rolls of 616 expired Verichrome pan for a very reasonable price.

Two different needle oilers, one like a pen, one with plastic bottle and needle. Tested both and the bottle one is by far the best.

 

[tcolgate]

5 rolls of PanF, and 4 of Ortho 80 (all in 120). I recently was given my wife's great grandmother's Agfa box camera. The shutter is supposed to be around 1/50th, and the aperture is fixed at f/11, so I needed something slower. It's also a red-window loader so I thought the Ortho might be a better option (and I think it's the only modern Ilford film I have not tried yet).

 

[Cholentpot]

Sawyers Mark IV

Running a test roll through it. Shutter is a little sticky. Going to have to take off the front element and give it the 'woiks' and clean it up. Got the camera for a song so I'm not worried about it.

 

[eljusto]

A 1950 Ventura Deluxe folding 120 camera (a rebranded Agfa Isolette II for US import).

 

[mshchem]

A 1950 Ventura Deluxe folding 120 camera (a rebranded Agfa Isolette II for US import).

Welcome aboard!

 

[Kino]

A copy of "The Rotary Processor Manual" by John Tinsely... that is if it ever shows up!

USPS Media mail seems to be carried by donkeys these days.

 

[RLangham]

A lensboard to put this big old Xenar 150mm on my Speed Graphic. But now that I'm thinking about it I need to order some rapid fixer too.

 

[thinkbrown]

Just found a dirt cheap listing for two parts backs for my mamiya press, which is great news because I recently had a spring in one of mine let go