Look what came in the mail

[joeswe]

Finally - after a short trip to australia (thanks to royal mail) - my new baby arrived today here in Austria. 🙂

😀 Reminds me of a fellow German who booked a cheap ticket over the internet to (what he thought was) Sidney, Australia, and ended up (after changing planes three times) in a place called Sidney (Montana). Of course he had only light beach wear for the Australian summer in his suitcase when he got off the plane and stepped out into the Montana blizzard.

 

[philip charlson]

Vito 11a on the way.

Vito 11a on the way.

No post today of course being Sunday but I'll be looking for the Postman tomorrow. Tomorrow is my birthday and I'm expecting delivery of a mint Voightlander Vito 11a, if it arrives on time it will be 50 years to the day since I received my first one as a boy. That camera expired many years ago but I have always wanted another.
A roll of FP4 plus ready and waiting!

 

[platonovuk]

A Canon LTM 35/2 (type 1) - silky focusing, glass in excellent shape after fifty years.

And a not-quite-rangefinder Fuji X100, also secondhand...

 

[Photo_Smith]

Sir that Canon LTM 35 ƒ2 is a sleeper, I have the ƒ1,8 version which isn't quite as good.
They are excellent value and every bit as good as Leica glass from the 1960's

I was told that CV used the design for their Skopar 35mm model.

 

[Bar8barian]

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[daveleo]

Nikkor 105mm/f2,5 MF lens

Nikkor 105mm/f2,5 MF lens

Bought the lens here from RFF member edmelvins. Here it is on my FM3A.
This picture was taken with a Nikkor Micro 55mm/f2.8 (on a D5100) that I
also recently bought from a RFF member JackConrad.

 

[kdemas]

I just got 200 prints (10 different images) from Richard Photo Service for a show on the 19th and 20th. They do such nice work! Very pleased.

 

[JMcComb]

Can't afford a leica right now, but I'm excited about the yashica that came this weekend.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Marked 'Fragile'

Marked 'Fragile'

This is how it's treated when it's marked fragile?:bang:

 

[daveleo]

Good that you photo'd it.
Hopefully these were the new bath towels you ordered, and not cameras and lenses.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

I think I got lucky and all is well. I'll know for sure once the first roll is thru it.

 

[FrankS]

I think I got lucky and all is well. I'll know for sure once the first roll is thru it.

Oh my, beautiful! No excuses for poor photos now.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Came back from the repairman yesterday with new curtain straps

Zeiss Contax II (1936/37), posing here with my CZJ 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar.

 

[furbs]

My first MF and first rangefinder arrived today...

 

[greyelm]

A 1937/8 Leica IIIb

 

[elip021]

Looks really nice, Peter! A compact fine-photo machine!

 

[mcfingon]

In today's mail: 1978 Kiev 4A and matching Jupiter-8M. Very nice to use. The first test roll looks fine.

 

[Chrisrw]

Just opened my brand new GRD IV! (brand new from Henry's @ $299.99 🙂 )
debating whether I ought to get an OVF for it, but they're awfully expensive for the 28mm.

 

[Joakim Målare]

My first MF and first rangefinder arrived today...

Cool 🙂 I was looking at those, but then I saved up for this that I got yesterday:

Sorry for the low quality, I shot it with the ipad in too low light...

Almost the same for me, first 'MF rangefinder', but I have also had a Rolleiflex for a while. I want to print large, so 135 isn't so much fun anymore.

I wanted the black version from Voigtländer, but it was hard to find. Also more expensive. I got the Fuji, including hard case and hood, for less. I like it! Time to give a try in the field 🙂

 

[c.poulton]

Took a punt on a 'cheap' Rolleiflex Automat 6x6 - Model K4A

All working as far as I can tell, but off for a CLA today to Sendean Cameras...