Well, I've had a mighty sharp eye on places I've known about which is more than simply APUG and eBay. I found deals last week and the week before but then I was having a funds issue at that time. Now I'm not, so now I'm able to hop on a good deal. The reason why I couldn't hop on the Tachihara so quickly is because I was working out a time when I could meet up in the middle to late evenings because it was at least a 2 hour drive for me and I work after 6 pm. I finally got the right time for this evening, and when I contacted the seller yesterday morning that's when he gave me the shrug off as if he had changed his mind perhaps, but blaming it on taking a trip for a week or two or three.. he didn't really say when he was returning.
Anyway, I wasn't even aware of that place you referred to with that cryptic acronym. But I am sharp, especially for a monkey
, and have through deductive reasoning figured out where you're talking about and am now a member, but apparently there's a 30 day wait to be able to preview that particular forum as if there's some kind of a risk in letting me see it now. So, I guess I'll just have to moan. :rolleyes:
Well, each day passes, I have more money. While I'm waiting maybe the perfect camera rolls along, more complete with lens(es), plenty of film backs, loupe, dark cloth, etc. Got my fingers crossed. I have already scoped out all the monorails around these parts and have a number of them I could hop on but really I want a field camera and light is good and lighter is better. I've got my sights on a Toyo 45 CF right now. Carbon Fiber is friendly but it just doesn't look as sweet as the Tachihara.