calvinhobbes
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In the past week, nikon f4, all black late f with ftn and 50 1.4, minox 16, kiev 30 (hard to explain that!). All in parcels around the world heading down under. Oh, and a yashica mat 124!
What have you just BOUGHT?
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ChrisPlatt
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Used Olympus OM-1n camera body
$89 shipped from an APUG classified
Chris
$89 shipped from an APUG classified
Chris
mrtoml
Mancunian
A few bits for film developing.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Happy birthday, Chris!1961 Yashica J 35mm rangefinder camera
65 year-old camera I bought for $65 to celebrate my 65th birthday this week... 😉
Chris
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Yeah, I love the idea of these handles but it seems they would only work if I had three arms and hands.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
I love the look of the wood handle but it doesn’t make a lot of ergonomic sense to me. And since I use a long camera strap to wear cross-body I wouldn’t need it just to carry the camera. If it was a right grip with a cable release or some kind of shutter release built-in I could see its usefulness more. Here again this is just the way I work but maybe I shouldn’t knock it until I’ve tried it.
steveyork
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The 105mm is the special lens or that camera. My wife loves hers, with that lens and the wooden handles. Told her I could tape popsicle sticks to the sides of her other cameras, but she wasn't interested.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Maybe a broom handle instead?
I have my eye on one grip online — waiting for the price to go below $200. And for the end of tax season 🙄
peterm1
Veteran
I have just picked up two decidedly non-traditional lenses for my Leica SL.
TTArtisans, a Chinese firm that many will undoubtedly know of by now, has been doing some very fine work recently and doing it at prices that are rather inexpensive.
The two lenses I refer to are the TTArtisans 75mm f2 AF (full frame) and TTArtisans 40mm f2 AF (full frame), naturally both in L mount. I cannot speak highly enough of these two lenses. Full metal body, auto focus (quite good AF actually - certainly competent enough for me) and each with an actual aperture ring, these lenses are surprisingly good for the price in terms of build quality, appearance, handling and, in so far as I can see to date, optical quality. (I should say however that being primarily a vintage lens shooter I am not all that picky about optics in lenses as I tend to judge such modern offerings as these, mostly against my old vintage glass with all their "classic" quirks. Thus I suppose I am not setting the bar very high, but at least most reviews I have seen concede that these lenses are certainly at least good (and possibly better) and certainly well worth the money paid for them. )
Mostly I will continue to use vintage MF glass on the Leica SL because that is what I like to do, but I always find it to be useful to also have one or more AF options.
PS. Both of mine are in silver metal and this makes them even prettier to look at. Also, one other final thought. Although the hoods which come with these are quite nice (though the hood for the 75mm is a bit flimsy and plastic it still looks good enough and does the job.) With the 40mm lens, the hood is metal and very attractive and well made in itself. Never the less I have bought for both of these lenses, rectangular metal after-market hoods of the type that screw into the filter thread. I mainly use hoods for physical protection not flare prevention and these are sturdy as anything you could find anywhere. Also, I do so like how these hoods make both lenses look as well.
dustinabbott.net
dustinabbott.net
TTArtisans, a Chinese firm that many will undoubtedly know of by now, has been doing some very fine work recently and doing it at prices that are rather inexpensive.
The two lenses I refer to are the TTArtisans 75mm f2 AF (full frame) and TTArtisans 40mm f2 AF (full frame), naturally both in L mount. I cannot speak highly enough of these two lenses. Full metal body, auto focus (quite good AF actually - certainly competent enough for me) and each with an actual aperture ring, these lenses are surprisingly good for the price in terms of build quality, appearance, handling and, in so far as I can see to date, optical quality. (I should say however that being primarily a vintage lens shooter I am not all that picky about optics in lenses as I tend to judge such modern offerings as these, mostly against my old vintage glass with all their "classic" quirks. Thus I suppose I am not setting the bar very high, but at least most reviews I have seen concede that these lenses are certainly at least good (and possibly better) and certainly well worth the money paid for them. )
Mostly I will continue to use vintage MF glass on the Leica SL because that is what I like to do, but I always find it to be useful to also have one or more AF options.
PS. Both of mine are in silver metal and this makes them even prettier to look at. Also, one other final thought. Although the hoods which come with these are quite nice (though the hood for the 75mm is a bit flimsy and plastic it still looks good enough and does the job.) With the 40mm lens, the hood is metal and very attractive and well made in itself. Never the less I have bought for both of these lenses, rectangular metal after-market hoods of the type that screw into the filter thread. I mainly use hoods for physical protection not flare prevention and these are sturdy as anything you could find anywhere. Also, I do so like how these hoods make both lenses look as well.
TTArtisan AF 75mm F2 Review - DustinAbbott.net
2024 has been the year that TTArtisan has embraced producing autofocus lenses, and I had many good things to say about their 35mm F1.8 (my review here) and 56mm F1.8 lenses (my review here). But those were APS-C lenses, which are slightly easier to engineer than lenses for larger sensors. But...
dustinabbott.net
TTArtisan AF 40mm F2 E-Mount Review - DustinAbbott.net
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough review of the TTArtisan AF 40mm F2 full frame prime lens for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount
dustinabbott.net
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chuckroast
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3 rolls of Lucky SHD 100 135-36
girdwoodINC
born under a bad sign
Oooh will need to have a look into theseI have just picked up two decidedly non-traditional lenses for my Leica SL.
TTArtisans, a Chinese firm that many will undoubtedly know of by now, has been doing some very fine work recently and doing it at prices that are rather inexpensive.
The two lenses I refer to are the TTArtisans 75mm f2 AF (full frame) and TTArtisans 40mm f2 AF (full frame), naturally both in L mount. I cannot speak highly enough of these two lenses. Full metal body, auto focus (quite good AF actually - certainly competent enough for me) and each with an actual aperture ring, these lenses are surprisingly good for the price in terms of build quality, appearance, handling and, in so far as I can see to date, optical quality. (I should say however that being primarily a vintage lens shooter I am not all that picky about optics in lenses as I tend to judge such modern offerings as these, mostly against my old vintage glass with all their "classic" quirks. Thus I suppose I am not setting the bar very high, but at least most reviews I have seen concede that these lenses are certainly at least good (and possibly better) and certainly well worth the money paid for them. )
Mostly I will continue to use vintage MF glass on the Leica SL because that is what I like to do, but I always find it to be useful to also have one or more AF options.
PS. Both of mine are in silver metal and this makes them even prettier to look at. Also, one other final thought. Although the hoods which come with these are quite nice (though the hood for the 75mm is a bit flimsy and plastic it still looks good enough and does the job.) With the 40mm lens, the hood is metal and very attractive and well made in itself. Never the less I have bought for both of these lenses, rectangular metal after-market hoods of the type that screw into the filter thread. I mainly use hoods for physical protection not flare prevention and these are sturdy as anything you could find anywhere. Also, I do so like how these hoods make both lenses look as well.
TTArtisan AF 75mm F2 Review - DustinAbbott.net
2024 has been the year that TTArtisan has embraced producing autofocus lenses, and I had many good things to say about their 35mm F1.8 (my review here) and 56mm F1.8 lenses (my review here). But those were APS-C lenses, which are slightly easier to engineer than lenses for larger sensors. But...
TTArtisan AF 40mm F2 E-Mount Review - DustinAbbott.net
Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough review of the TTArtisan AF 40mm F2 full frame prime lens for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount
Leon C
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You know when you know you have something but can't find it so have to buy another and no doubt the old one will turn up the day after the new one lands....Welcome to my world.
WoodallP
Pragmatist Barnack lover
The more bulk loaders the better as far as I am concerned.
neal3k
Well-known
Reality So Subtle 35R Pinhole Camera by Neal Wellons, on FlickrTwo f/100 pinholes, on in front and one in back and sharper than expected, at least 35mm pinhole wise. When the back pinhole is used with color film, you get redscale. And you can double expose with normal and redscale on the double exposure. That's why I bought it. I'm having trouble with the frame counter but devised a work around. It is sort of a toy so I don't mind.
Jbennett68
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rbiemer
Unabashed Amateur
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ellisson
Well-known
After checking out many Nikon manual focus film cameras to go along with my FM3a that I purchased used about 7 years ago at lesser price than what I see now everywhere, I decided to go for an excellent condition black Nikon FA with Motor Drive MD-12. The seller also included an Ai-S Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. So I will have two manual focus film Nikons with aperture priority options that I can load with different film or use with different FL lenses, and a motor drive that I can use on either camera. The Nikon FA with four exposure metering modes including matrix and spot metering, plus aperture priority and program mode settings is a much better deal price-wise compared to the FM3a, a camera I really enjoy using. I just did not want to shell out the money for another FM3a body. And I like the features of the FA.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
To paraphrase Jane Austen: "Reader, I purchased it" -- Thoughts on this Barnack
serif
Established
Grabbed a few rolls of old Fortepan b&w film. The one in the foreground expired in 1974, I will have to look up how to shoot and develop them.
girdwoodINC
born under a bad sign
Another new strap - this time a decent one for the SL2
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