What have you just BOUGHT?

Just bought an old Serenar 35 3.5 for less than $150 on that one auction site. I've been longing for a 35 since I bought my Bessas, and for the price I couldn't help but buy my serenar 50 1.8 a matching friend. Can't wait!
 
35mm Nokton f1.2 ver. 2.

I shot with it all weekend. Looks to be great for low light, but I don't think my 35mm Summicron ASPH will get dusty as my walk around lens for most purposes.
 
An OM-3 from maitani .... now the wait!

This is the second item that's popped up in the classifieds in just over a month where I've seen the ad and instantly said "I'll take it!" without hesitation. The other was my RD-1s.
 
Chamonix 45N-2

Chamonix 45N-2

(Sorry for the large images ... it was a big purchase! 😀 ... and taken from my BlackBerry, so not the best quality.)

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kdemas said:
I was tempted by that black M2 as well!! Enjoy!
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I hope, I didn't catch it away from you.
I am really nervous - waiting for this to arrive!

buzzardkid said:
Black M2's rock! Nobbylon has painted mine, it's hard as a nail and I like it so much I've sold my M3 in it's original chrome guise, and am selling the BP M3 parts as well😱

I've seen that M2 online and it's a real looker, Dirk! Congrats!
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I love black paint stuff and I always found the frame counter of the M2 somehow sexy ;-) What better, to get one in BP then!
 
Trius said:
(Sorry for the large images ... it was a big purchase! 😀 ... and taken from my BlackBerry, so not the best quality.)

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O'Holy Stromboli!!! This is what I call a beauty! Congratulations...

( It looks light also.. More than 4 lbs?)
 
Tri-X and Ilford chemicals, and a second 35mm negative holder for the Epson V700 scanner, so I can cut out the tabs and use full 6-frame ANR glass inserts from Better Scanning. (The inserts will be my next purchase.)
 
BobYIL said:
O'Holy Stromboli!!! This is what I call a beauty! Congratulations...

( It looks light also.. More than 4 lbs?)
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Nah, it's 3 lbs + lens board/lens. The bottom/black bits are carbon fibre, the wood is Canadian maple, the silver bits are aircraft grade aluminum. The focusing mechanism (nob at rear) uses stainless steel ball bearings.elb

Frank -- I'm planning on a trip to drop off stuff for Jan and you on Sunday (pending logistics) and can bring this with. I also received a Velbon CF tripod today, and should get an Acratech GP head "real soon now". I be stylin'!
 
Ken: If I could physically manage an 8x10, I would be sorely tempted. I'm really interested in Pt/Pd contact prints, but 8x10 is beyond my limits. I got the Chamonix 45N-2 because coupled with a much lighter tripod, I could continue to shoot LF as I age and my physical abilities may be increasingly restrictive. I am contemplating digitally enlarged negatives from 4x5 originals, so that I can print more than small contact prints.
 
Lol, me too!!

Mine is dark Teak and grey, with the reflex hood for when I am not climbing mountains with it.

I also picked up a 90mm 6.8 Grandagon, 135mm 5.6 Apo-Sironar and a 180mm 5.6 Apo Symmar.

I still can't believe this camera with the 135mm and a film holder weighs less than my D800 with a 17-35 on it.

The Chamonix is THE field camera to get in 2012!

Trius said:
(Sorry for the large images ... it was a big purchase! 😀 ... and taken from my BlackBerry, so not the best quality.)

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Trius said:
Keith: While $900US is not insignificant, for the money I consider I just got a bargain. Even the Chamonix lens boards are carbon fibre and are works of art.
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Yeah, that CF lens board does look nice, I might have to get one for my main lens, the 135. That will leave me a spare board in Copal-0, not a bad thing I guess...
 
I can carry a minimal kit (I have the Fuji 150 and 90), 4 holders and a meter in a Domke 802, and my tripod kit at a very light weight. However I did order a Patagonia Refugio as my "hiking" carry, I'm thinking it will allow me to carry just enough to be fully functional and productive, yet not overloaded.

I got the maple purely because it's so beautiful, even though teak has better dimensional stability. I plan to keep the wood well protected (regular refinishing) so as to avoid any issues. And well, I'm Canadian ... so maple just seemed so right. 😀

Right now I'm looking for a short "telephoto" for LF/4x5 portraits. I'd love the Fuji 240A, but it's just too spendy.
 
I think the teak is darker than the maple, is it not?

I am looking to add a 300mm 5.6 Fuji and a 65mm 4.5 Grandagon at some point...

Trius said:
I can carry a minimal kit (I have the Fuji 150 and 90), 4 holders and a meter in a Domke 802, and my tripod kit at a very light weight. However I did order a Patagonia Refugio as my "hiking" carry, I'm thinking it will allow me to carry just enough to be fully functional and productive, yet not overloaded.

I got the maple purely because it's so beautiful, even though teak has better dimensional stability. I plan to keep the wood well protected (regular refinishing) so as to avoid any issues. And well, I'm Canadian ... so maple just seemed so right. 😀

Right now I'm looking for a short "telephoto" for LF/4x5 portraits. I'd love the Fuji 240A, but it's just too spendy.
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