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nothing big really, lately i have been editing my gear, sold the bessa kit, the kiev kit, an oly 35 rc and a few other bits.
i now have the canons only, with canon lenses (only).

it feels...more free, for some strange reason.
i know i was really impacted when brian called me a collector. it must be some sort of inner bias cause i'm not consciously aware of negative feelings towards collectors in general.

i sent off the metrastar for repair and that feels good. i like the feel of that meter.

i just ordered 2 mini soft releases from cq. the original p came with one and after trying others i've decided that one feels best under my finger.

ordered that 100/3.5 from sherry krauter, sent off the $$ yesterday. i'm looking forward to a summer of shooting with that and some of my other lenses.

i'm waiting for my other grip for the second p. that grip makes the camera feel light as a feather and a sheer pleasure to hold.

now, to find a nice 50/1.9 collapsible for a 'reasonable' price.

anyway, i'm feelin' good and wanted to share.

how about you guys?
what's new and exciting?

joe
 
Joe,

Simplifying your camera arsnel is a good move. I can't bring myself to take that hard decision and the result is that I really haven't fully learned the full capacity of any of my cameras. I recall that Leonard Bernstein was criticized for being so good at so many things to which he devoted time that he failed to be come "great." A lesson.....although I would like to become even nearly as good as he was at anything!

Alan
 
New and exciting? Found a 10-15 y old roll of BW neg, never enlarged but developed, at my parents' place. Waiting right now for the lab for some enlargements. Highschool pics, exciting indeed.

I have also found some photos i made while in first grade of highschool; will post here a few. 14 years old pics. First one is myself when I was fifteen-ish, with the bike.
All these taken with an old cheap russian viewfinder (Smena 8M)...no rf, sorry.
 
On ebay do a search in all of Camera & Photo Gear (whatever the braodest category is) for Serenar. There are quite a few 50/1.9s available right now. You will find one for the "right" price shortly I am sure.
 
rover, i did a search and found 3 but they are all attached to cameras.

i'm not sure why but my computer has a hard time with ebay.
when i do a search, i usually have to try a few times before not getting a 'cannot display' page.
and it never remembers my sign in, i need to sign in most every time i visit there.

joe
 
New? Got my Easter package from Stephen Gandy and a Summaron 3.5/35 and a second collapsible Summicron-M 2/50. Exciting? This cute Summaron. A really tiny lens. Can't await the weekend to take some shots with it...
 
Hmmm, I have been coming across them in the past few weeks since Frank got his. I swear there were a few (2 or 3) listed when I looked last night. I wasn't paying attention, I wonder if they all closed in the past 18 hours or so?

They have been around, so I am sure more will pop up.
 
rover said:
You are worst than me with these "man purses".
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this is my true disease!

but, in my defense, i did just sell the domke!

and that m-classic bag looks like it would work perfect with my 'style' of shooting.
i don't really need a well padded bag but rather something that is easy to carry and to pull a camera out of.

if i don't like it i'll offer it to you first ralph.
interestingly, it's coming form new york...

joe
 
What's new? I've achieved temporary equilibrium... I don't need anything more for my R kit, and I've decided to forego the purchase of an 8x10 kit right now. I badly, badly WANT an 8x10, but now is not the time for me to be making such an investment.

And, I'm gearing up for motorcycle season! 😀
 
ah yes, the battle of need vs want.

i used to ride motorcycle.
i started with a little suzuki gs 400. i must have looked silly on that little bike.
then, i moved on to a hinda silverwing. did a lot of travelling on that. back & forth to vancouver a few times (long distance dating, what a pain) and then a major trip through the states to n.y.c. and back. what an adventure that was.
also had a honda custom 900 for a bit. gave it to my ex.

ah spring...
joe
 
backalley photo said:
also very cool. if it's your first, i predict you will be pleased and carry it everywhere. if it's not the first then you already know what a nice camera it is.

joe
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It is indeed my first rangefinder of any kind other than my M6. The "daily user" thread got me going, I don't actually have a daily user and I would really like to be able to bring a camera with me everywhere. Also I don't have a 40mm lens so this will give me some perspective with that focal length. However the main reward is that I will have a camera that if it gets lost or stolen won't cause major angst and I'm really interested in the images I can make with it. For <$40 it should give me a lot of fun without a huge siphoning of dough from my slowly accumulating M7 fund! 🙂
 
Good things? Some, recently...

Last week, my silver M6TTL came back from New Jersey, fully refurbished, virtually new, and inside a coquettish velvet pouch.

Also, my whimsical purchase, a Leica-meter MR, came back from QLM completely restored. During the weekend my GAS got so bad I placed some bids on M2s and M3 bodies. In fact, I lost one nice M3 for some $60.

I was relieved... But the strange obsession for a meterless body and a collapsible lens has been hard to fight. All on account of my having bought a Leica meter.

However, I think I'll see to sell it to finance some glass, and forget about the meterless Leica. With my current combo of 35/50/90 I'm more than happy, and only feel a weird impulse to get a 135/f2.8 just for the sheer pleasure of using a fast telephoto.

But, all in all, I'm in peace with the universe again. And my work is coming along nicely too! 🙂
 
I forgot something! 🙁

Big film reorganization. I have 20 rolls of Ektachrome ISO 400 coming sometime this week, so I had to pick a few rolls to "burn" so as to have storage room for the "new-old film stock."

At $20 + 4.00 shipping, it was a bargain...
 
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