What have you just BOUGHT?

Godfrey said:
A Kodak Retina-Curtar-Xenon 35mm f4 by Schneider-Kreuznach, with original lens shade & bubble case, for my Kodak Retina IIc and IIIc cameras.

Allegedly "new, never fitted to a camera" ... Who knows? but it looks good! :D

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Looks great, post some pics to see how it performs.
 
Fjäll said:
Leica Super Angulon 21mm f/3.4
Leicavit Black Chrome
Leica M3 SS
Leica Standard Black
Leica IIa Black
Nikon F Plain prism black x 2
Nikon FE2
Nikon FM2
Olympus Mju Zoom x 3
Olympus Mju II x 2
Canon 7 + 50mm 1.8
Canon Prima Mini II
Canonet Ql17 GIII
Fujifilm C200 x 100
Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element)
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That is very impressive.
 
1958 Sawyer's Mark IV (aka Topcon Primo Jr.) 4 x 4 127 TLR camera as new in box.

Chris
 

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Fjäll said:
Leica Super Angulon 21mm f/3.4
Leicavit Black Chrome
Leica M3 SS
Leica Standard Black
Leica IIa Black
Nikon F Plain prism black x 2
Nikon FE2
Nikon FM2
Olympus Mju Zoom x 3
Olympus Mju II x 2
Canon 7 + 50mm 1.8
Canon Prima Mini II
Canonet Ql17 GIII
Fujifilm C200 x 100
Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 (8 element)
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Dang. When are you going to post pictures for us to drool over? :)

Scott
 
A Sankyo Kohki Super-W-Komura 90mm f6.3 lens. Very little info on this lens is available but it apparently has around a 240mm image circle. I will need about 232mm of that. It is massive and makes a Schneider 90mm f8 Super-Angulon look tiny. Conflicting info on it being a Biogon clone and/or retrofocus depending upon what info is found. Flange focal distance is around 132mm.

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Shawn
 
shawn said:
A Sankyo Kohki Super-W-Komura 90mm f6.3 lens. Very little info on this lens is available but it apparently has around a 240mm image circle. I will need about 232mm of that. It is massive and makes a Schneider 90mm f8 Super-Angulon look tiny. Conflicting info on it being a Biogon clone and/or retrofocus depending upon what info is found. Flange focal distance is around 132mm.

Shawn
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“Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn’t photogenic.” – Edward Weston

Shawn, I think with this beast, it might just drop down to 50 feet...
 
Just pulled the trigger on a TTArtisans 35/1.4, new, that should arrive from B&H on Tuesday. I've some misgivings, but reviews have been consistently good. I sold my Voigtlandeer 35/1.4 (horrible rendering, mediocre sharpness), but wanted a fast 35. My experience with the TTArtisans 50/1.1 was mixed; it was sharp enough, but wouldn't work on my M5, and vignetted with even the slimmest filters. I'm hoping the engineering on the 35 reflects a few years' worth of refinement. Anybody else have input on this lens for film use? Fingers crossed!
 
Bad day at the camera fair….

I was hoping that the OZXVO would have sated my GAS for at least a few months, and at relatively modest cost. Them I came across this 35mm f2.8 LTM Canon, and had to have it. And who of those amongst us would not have succumbed?

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Nothing photographic here. My car project is the all-consuming priority right now: I bought a set of Koni shocks and a nice Nardi-style wood-rimmed steering wheel for it. There goes my Leica M11 body! LOL! :D

G
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Just pulled the trigger on a TTArtisans 35/1.4, new, that should arrive from B&H on Tuesday. I've some misgivings, but reviews have been consistently good. I sold my Voigtlandeer 35/1.4 (horrible rendering, mediocre sharpness), but wanted a fast 35. My experience with the TTArtisans 50/1.1 was mixed; it was sharp enough, but wouldn't work on my M5, and vignetted with even the slimmest filters. I'm hoping the engineering on the 35 reflects a few years' worth of refinement. Anybody else have input on this lens for film use? Fingers crossed!
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Any bad experiences with Nokton 34 f/1.4? Was thinking about getting one. I do only film on Leica. Not expecting Summicron/Summilux performance but is there anything bad about it?

Marcelo
 
mpaniagua said:
Any bad experiences with Nokton 34 f/1.4? Was thinking about getting one. I do only film on Leica. Not expecting Summicron/Summilux performance but is there anything bad about it?

Marcelo
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Not exactly "bad". Soft wide open, sharpens up OK by f/2.8. Just never really sharp, and I confess to being spoiled by my ZM Biogon 35/2.8. Contrast seemed a bit low as well. A perfectly good lens, by any standards, but I bought it to use at large apertures, and from f/1.4 through 2.8, just not quite good enough for my taste. Depending on the films you shoot, and your tastes in subjects, the lens might be just fine. This Voigtlander is described as having a "retro" look, and I suppose it does, but it just seemed bland to me. It is inexpensive, the next M-mount 35/1.4 lens above the TTArtisans in price, and it's also very compact, with no finder intrusion at all, so it does have some pluses! This is all very subjective, and I'd hesitate to make a strong recommendation. Some folks love the Voigtlander! YMMV.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Not exactly "bad". Soft wide open, sharpens up OK by f/2.8. Just never really sharp, and I confess to being spoiled by my ZM Biogon 35/2.8. Contrast seemed a bit low as well. A perfectly good lens, by any standards, but I bought it to use at large apertures, and from f/1.4 through 2.8, just not quite good enough for my taste. Depending on the films you shoot, and your tastes in subjects, the lens might be just fine. This Voigtlander is described as having a "retro" look, and I suppose it does, but it just seemed bland to me. It is inexpensive, the next M-mount 35/1.4 lens above the TTArtisans in price, and it's also very compact, with no finder intrusion at all, so it does have some pluses! This is all very subjective, and I'd hesitate to make a strong recommendation. Some folks love the Voigtlander! YMMV.
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Thanks for the feedback. I think I will like this lens fine. And yeah things like dislike/like are subjective

Regards.
 
This morning I bought a RETO Ultra Wide and Slim, a cheap ($29) 35mm camera with 22mm lens. It is tiny, according to the reviews, and should be lots of fun. They come in lots of colors but I am partial to yellow.
 

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Whilst browsing, I saw the TT Artisans 17mm f1.4 in Leica L- mount for about $120. That could be useful for the CL, if it's half decent, so I ordered one. Should be here tomorrow. If it's junk, I'll send it back.

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