What have you just BOUGHT?

[jaredangle]

Picked up a decent D700 couple weeks ago, $350 US 40k shutter, looks mint, not a scratch, likely kept in a closet unused for years. The colors & image quality I think are excellent, files easy to work with, it doesn't seem like 'only' 12mpx. I think there's something to the fuss & not just hype. Built like a tank but not as heavy/bulky like a D3.

Optical finder is a pleasure to use, while the flickering arrow/dot nails manual focus for me easier than peaking on mirrorless. Didn't think I'd ever say that or own another DSLR. Better imo colors/usage/features than any other Nikon I owned/rented before (N50, D50, D5100, D600 owned/sold; D800/D3/D7100 rented).

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('Standard' color profile, 55/2.8 ais, 1/640, f/11, iso200--- edit, I underexposed 1 stop, lifted p/p)

The D700 was a photojournalism powerhouse. For those who didn't need the D3's speed, the smaller size and 90% identical set of features on the D700 made it perfect for the job. I shot some of my best early photographs on that camera.



Barack Obama
Detroit, MI, USA
September 2011

Nikon D700
80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D

 

[jaredangle]

I visited the bookstore with one of my daughters today and we picked up "How I Take Photographs" by Daido Moriyama and Takeshi Nakamoto. I've liked Moriyama's style for quite some time and wanted to take a deep dive to learn more about it.

 

[plexi]

Managed to pick this up for £50 with free fungus on the front glass but the rest is clean.

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Damn that's a steal! Legendary lens, the "Afghan Girl" lens. I need one of those too... 🙂

 

[plexi]

Someone stop me lol , I'm hooked on older glass supposed to be great. This is a Canon Af macro 50mm f/2.5

 

[Leon C]

Damn that's a steal! Legendary lens, the "Afghan Girl" lens. I need one of those too... 🙂

Been after one for a while and it's been a while, getting one in my budget....But not as much a steal as Pan's was 😉 and I believe it was a great lens before that picture....😉 ☕

 

[Godfrey]

Hasselblad Series VIII filters (green, yellow, haze) plus retaining ring and Bay50 adapter mount... Mostly for the SWC/M but they also work on the Distagon 50/4 lens. 🙂

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[Jbennett68]

Searching for a Super Ikonta I stumbled on an auction for what I think is a much rarer camera. Price was too high and there were no bids so I made the seller an offer of what I’d pay if there were no takers. No one bid and he accepted my number. Condition looks great. This Bessa RF or Bessa E Messer with Heliar lens is on the way to me.

 

[Jerry Attrik]

Leica 1f, BD body. Sits very nicely with my Leica 3f BD body. Boy's toys or playthings. Test film Kentmere 400 pan

 

[p.giannakis]

@Jbennett68 please post pics when you develop the film.

 

[shawn]

So... B&H happens to have the x100vi in stock right now....


....well one less than they did.

 

[Bololoco]

I've just purchased a pre war Voigtlander Vito 1. I've yet to receive it but will add some pictures when it arrives.

Apparently only between five and ten thousand were made before WWII broke out, so it's kinda rare. I aim to keep this as a working camera, so need to learn its CLA requirements but I imagine the mechanics are much more basic than post war cameras.

 

[Muggins]

Searching for a Super Ikonta I stumbled on an auction for what I think is a much rarer camera. Price was too high and there were no bids so I made the seller an offer of what I’d pay if there were no takers. No one bid and he accepted my number. Condition looks great. This Bessa RF or Bessa E Messer with Heliar lens is on the way to me.View attachment 4879368View attachment 4879369View attachment 4879370

Wow - if I'm right (which is unlikely) that's a pre-WW2 model, or maybe early post-WW2, looks in fabulous condition.

Annoyingly, this is a short preview, but that's Field Marshal Montgomery's Bessa: Voigtländer Bessa - I have a longer article form Amateur Photographer.... somewhere!

You will love that shutter release, certainly the best of any camera that era I've ever used, and one of the nicest full stop.

 

[Muggins]

I've just purchased a pre war Voigtlander Vito 1. I've yet to receive it but will add some pictures when it arrives.

Apparently only between five and ten thousand were made before WWII broke out, so it's kinda rare. I aim to keep this as a working camera, so need to learn its CLA requirements but I imagine the mechanics are much more basic than post war cameras.

I wouldn't be so sure - given the state of post-war Germany, a lot of early post-war camera production was very similar to pre-war. I suspect the main difference between pre and post-war Vitos (at least the original folding version) is that the post-war ones have sprockets for perforated film. I may be wrong, of course, never having seen an pre-war one!

 

[Bololoco]

I wouldn't be so sure - given the state of post-war Germany, a lot of early post-war camera production was very similar to pre-war. I suspect the main difference between pre and post-war Vitos (at least the original folding version) is that the post-war ones have sprockets for perforated film. I may be wrong, of course, never having seen an pre-war one!

I asked AI about it and that was its answer. AI doesn't lie!!

 

[Jbennett68]

Wow - if I'm right (which is unlikely) that's a pre-WW2 model, or maybe early post-WW2, looks in fabulous condition.

Annoyingly, this is a short preview, but that's Field Marshal Montgomery's Bessa: Voigtländer Bessa - I have a longer article form Amateur Photographer.... somewhere!

You will love that shutter release, certainly the best of any camera that era I've ever used, and one of the nicest full stop.

I believe it is pre war. I’ll see if I can figure out from he serial number when it arrives. Yes the condition is fantastic on both the camera and case. I was shocked to see the 645 mask still with it. I think there’s a type 2 with chrome top as opposed to the Bessa II from the 50’s???? I could be wrong as well. I couldn’t read that article but I’d love to. It’s behind a paywall.

 

[Jbennett68]

Wow - if I'm right (which is unlikely) that's a pre-WW2 model, or maybe early post-WW2, looks in fabulous condition.

Annoyingly, this is a short preview, but that's Field Marshal Montgomery's Bessa: Voigtländer Bessa - I have a longer article form Amateur Photographer.... somewhere!

You will love that shutter release, certainly the best of any camera that era I've ever used, and one of the nicest full stop.

 

[Jbennett68]

Wow - if I'm right (which is unlikely) that's a pre-WW2 model, or maybe early post-WW2, looks in fabulous condition.

Annoyingly, this is a short preview, but that's Field Marshal Montgomery's Bessa: Voigtländer Bessa - I have a longer article form Amateur Photographer.... somewhere!

You will love that shutter release, certainly the best of any camera that era I've ever used, and one of the nicest full stop.

If I decided the serial number on the lens correctly the lens was 1937.

 

[Leon C]

EB can be funny sometimes, especially when the cheapest option is the best condition.

 

[Muggins]

I believe it is pre war. I’ll see if I can figure out from he serial number when it arrives. Yes the condition is fantastic on both the camera and case. I was shocked to see the 645 mask still with it. I think there’s a type 2 with chrome top as opposed to the Bessa II from the 50’s???? I could be wrong as well. I couldn’t read that article but I’d love to. It’s behind a paywall.

I'll see if I can find the AP article and scan it - that preview is annoying, isn't it?

For comparison, this is my pre-war Bessa, much lower spec model with Voigtar triplet (and mask too, very neat sliding masks in viewfinder to suit it):


And my post-war Bessa - again, much lower spec. Not that I am jealous of yours... much!