What have you just BOUGHT?

I just acquired this, through trade

- MINT Crown Graphic with 135mm cam
- 65mm f6.8 Wollensak Raptar
- 150mm f4.7 Rodenstock Ysarex, with cam
- 3 cell Graflite flash, with 5 inch and 7 inch reflectors, perfect as light saber
- big green storage box.
- a 2x3 Graflex roll film back
- a couple Graflex lens boards

The green box is now storing all my LF gear.
I'm keeping the LF lenses that I was advertising. The APO Sironar-S 150 is already mounted.

Did you think I could keep away?
🙂
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I've been selling a lot of junk but I just got a Ricoh GR and it seems like it will be a great camera.

I'm down to a Crown Graphic like Vick, only with a 135 APO Symmar. And a Nikon D300 with the 35/1.8 DX. More or less what I've enjoyed using for the past 5-6 years with some variations and experiments. So far my tripods are more valuable than my cameras.

I'm tighter than a platypus's urethra but I'm saving for a Fuji X kit... two X2 Pro bodies, the 23 and 53 fast lenses ;-p early next year hopefully. I'd go with the current models but I tried them and am willing to wait for improvements to focusing and the lenses I really want. But we'll see... it will probably run $5K and at that point there are a lot of amazing cameras.
 
I received last week a used in great conditions CV Ultron 28/2. I am so impressed, specially wide open, this lens is so sharp and so neat in the colors. What a difference from the classics. BTW, that the sharpness wide open is a characteristic I have noticed on all my Leicas and the CVs that I have purchased. One really special lens I got one month ago for less than $300 used and beat up, but working perfectly: CV Color Snapshot 25/4. What a trooper!!



Marriott-1 by Palenquero, on Flickr


Downtown14-1 by Palenquero, on Flickr



UndergroundParking-1 by Palenquero, on Flickr
 
There was a local camera show today. The damage:

1. Voigtlander Vito B
2. Petri Color 35
3. Kyocera (Yashica) Samurai X4.0 half frame camera (total impulse buy)
4. Some Portra 160 in 120
5. Canon EF 35-105mm push-pull zoom lens
 
Vickko said:
I just acquired this, through trade

- MINT Crown Graphic with 135mm cam
- 65mm f6.8 Wollensak Raptar
- 150mm f4.7 Rodenstock Ysarex, with cam
- 3 cell Graflite flash, with 5 inch and 7 inch reflectors, perfect as light saber
- big green storage box.
- a 2x3 Graflex roll film back
- a couple Graflex lens boards

The green box is now storing all my LF gear.
I'm keeping the LF lenses that I was advertising. The APO Sironar-S 150 is already mounted.

Did you think I could keep away?
🙂


Vick,
Congrats, have been a great admirer of the Crown. Looks like you have acquired an incredible condition camera.
...and no, did not believe you would. 🙂
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Recent GAS for my 1964 Nikon F:
-Camera Leather covering
-Nikkor-H 2.8cm/3.5 lens (period correct for camera) w/Nikkor front cap
-f=2.8cm Nikon F screw in hood for above lens
-2 Nippon Kogaku KK Japan rear lens caps
-eye level finder (period correct for camera)
-J focusing screen
-2 Suntron film safes, 5 rolls of Portra 400, and 5 rolls of Delta 100 for an upcoming trip to Germany.

Random flea market / thrift store finds:
Zorki 4 "50th Anniversary"
Halina 35x
 
Ran into a Petri Color 35 last Friday at my local photo store.
Went back today and it was still available so I got it. It's in
very clean condition inside and out. Everything works but I
won't be taking it out for a day or so. It's a neat little camera
about the size of my Rollei 35s so it should be fun to use.
It is, like the the Rollei, a zone focus and I like that.
 
An Epson R-D1s from a friend, we had earlier this year done a trade, my X100 for his R-D1s, but after a couple months he hadn't adapted so we undid the trade.

This Saturday he had to raise money for an M8 so he put for sale his M3 and R-D1s... Good to have her back! 🙂
 
In order. I can't remember what I've listed before so please bear with me.
Balda Baldini works though the shutter is a bit dodgy but is freeing up. Shot a roll of B&W and they came out just fine. Yashica Electro 35. Haven't shot a roll yet but just got a battery and adapter from Eugene Wolf and it's loaded and ready. Wet scan kit from Aztek for my V750. More developer, fixer and film. Today a Konica Auto S2. Tomorrow maybe a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. We'll see.
 
Honestly guys, I could not help myself on this one:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/pho...arifocal-finder2c-scarce-2-8-attachment/cat/3

...the Lens 😛 was at a fantastic price & from a trusted RFF member I've bought from before. It completed my Nikon RF kit & the Varifocal, with the 2.8cm attachment, made this a complete 2.8cm package. So you see, it was not my fault, :angel: I am another victim of the RFF Classifieds!!

...sounds pretty good right? think the family financial officer will believe it? 😱

😀
 
I finally got a Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 531-2. I have a lot of medium format cameras, but no folders. Cosmetically, the camera looks beautiful, but the shutter is sticky, and the lens needs a bit of cleaning, I'll take it apart next weekend and get everything up to speed.
 
mynikonf2 said:
Honestly guys, I could not help myself on this one:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/pho...arifocal-finder2c-scarce-2-8-attachment/cat/3

...the Lens 😛 was at a fantastic price & from a trusted RFF member I've bought from before. It completed my Nikon RF kit & the Varifocal, with the 2.8cm attachment, made this a complete 2.8cm package. So you see, it was not my fault, :angel: I am another victim of the RFF Classifieds!!

...sounds pretty good right? think the family financial officer will believe it? 😱

😀
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The 2.8cm Nikkor is a great lens, I have one permanently attached to an old SP. This is my favorite lens and camera for shooting in narrow streets and alleyways.
 
I have to rescind... I sent the Ricoh GR back. I didn't care for it at all. Nicer build quality than the Fuji X100s I also returned this Spring. In the end all these little cameras are just too little and toy like, so I don't want to invest in the learning curve.

I may seriously upgrade my phone since it actually fulfills the "pocket camera that is always with you" function better than any actual camera....
 
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