Nokton48
Veteran
A new lens to go onto my three Plaubel Makiflexes.
This one is the Schneider barrel-mount 240mm F5.5 Tele-Arton, which my Makiflex catalogue (from the early 60's) lists as being one of the original Makiflex lenses. It will be fun to figure out how to make it work on these cameras. An interesting manufacturing project. An extended board will need to be cobbled up, and the lens properly spaced, to make use of the entire focus range of the lens. This is the bigger of the two versions of this lens, the smaller (which I also have) covers about 6x9cm (barely and only close-up). This is the bigger one and covers 4x5" and is much more desirable for me.
According to my Schneider literature from the era, the Tele-Arton is the ideal tele lens for medium and large size cameras. It has high resolving power, a high degree of contrast, and excellent definition, even without stopping down.
Should be here by the middle of this upcoming week. http://www.ebay.com/itm/400570297276
This one is the Schneider barrel-mount 240mm F5.5 Tele-Arton, which my Makiflex catalogue (from the early 60's) lists as being one of the original Makiflex lenses. It will be fun to figure out how to make it work on these cameras. An interesting manufacturing project. An extended board will need to be cobbled up, and the lens properly spaced, to make use of the entire focus range of the lens. This is the bigger of the two versions of this lens, the smaller (which I also have) covers about 6x9cm (barely and only close-up). This is the bigger one and covers 4x5" and is much more desirable for me.
According to my Schneider literature from the era, the Tele-Arton is the ideal tele lens for medium and large size cameras. It has high resolving power, a high degree of contrast, and excellent definition, even without stopping down.
Should be here by the middle of this upcoming week. http://www.ebay.com/itm/400570297276
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Fuji XF1, just for fun. Only $269 at Amazon... I couldn't resist!
someonenameddavid
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wakarimasen
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A Canon MC (hopefully working, but the seller was ominously vague about this) and 9 filter adapter rings for the Cokin/ Hitech 85 filter system. £15.50 total
Jan Pedersen
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Peter_Jones
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Not exactly bought - got given some fresh chemicals, grad, tank & reels
direwolf101
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Contax G1 + Carl Zeiss 45mm F2 Planar
Crazy Fedya
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Now, this is something I would like to find. Pre-Spotmatic Pentaxes are my favorite SLRs. And black body in this condition would be topr of the heap for me.
mretina
Well-known
Interesting, last week I bought my second N1 to get a kit with 24-85, 70-300 adding to another N1 with 50. Pure late 90s early 00s kit GAS, and just before the summer I also got a R8 with 35-70...and I never even owned a zoom lens, before this.
My gear pusher was very surprised and even tried to discourage me.
I just think they are such value these days and a joy to feel and use. But I am finding hard time to find a place in the bag after my first roll.
CliveC
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On the same day as my chrome Rollei 35 from eBay came in the mail, I met with somebody from a local classified site and walked away with a chrome Rollei 35S. The eBay Tessar one is better aesthetically, but the 35S is better mechanically. Both have working meters.
Such is life. Spent nearly a year sourcing one for the right price and two come through at once.
Such is life. Spent nearly a year sourcing one for the right price and two come through at once.
paxnobiscum
Member
A beautiful Summaron 35/3.5 with accessories. It completes my classical 50's Leica set, comprising the Summaron 35/3.5 LTM + M-adapter, Summicron 50/2 M Collapsible and Elmar 90/4 M Collapsible. All made in the early 50's and all nice and clean. A great combo, if you ask me.
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
M9 and black paint 35mm cron asph. Looking forward to shooting FF.
Mystyler
Established
A Pentax 6x7 with wooden grip, 105mm f/2.4 and 45mm f/4 with metered prism finder for...wait for it...$250AUD!!!! Aside from needing new seals, it all seems to work, even the meter seems accurate. Can't wait to give it a go.
Also picked up a Leitz Pradovit P250 in great nick with 150mm f/2.8 for $50AUD. I took a punt on this one, I think 150mm is going to end up too long for my purposes. Win some, lose some!
Also picked up a Leitz Pradovit P250 in great nick with 150mm f/2.8 for $50AUD. I took a punt on this one, I think 150mm is going to end up too long for my purposes. Win some, lose some!
Tom A
RFF Sponsor
just came back from 10 days in Japan (Tokyo/Nakano) and, as usual picked up some "essentials". Shintaro and I did one of our complicated trades and I brought back this black Nikon S3. Shintaro had added the Apollo advance lever and conveyed the shutter to titanium. He had also found me 9 more Nikon Rf cassettes - 5 of which in that lurid pinkish/red Fuji case. I already had three Chrome S3's and only two blac (Millennium and Olympic) and felt the need to even it out. Black for formal occasions - chrome for hot weather (OK, thats my excuse anyway).
thegman
Veteran
Went into a shop just for a quick look and walked out with Graflex Stereo Graphic.
maitani
Well-known
Wow Tom, what a beauty, it looks like a perfect user with the apollo update.
the paint looks to be in perfect shape.
congrats
the paint looks to be in perfect shape.
congrats
just came back from 10 days in Japan (Tokyo/Nakano) and, as usual picked up some "essentials". Shintaro and I did one of our complicated trades and I brought back this black Nikon S3. Shintaro had added the Apollo advance lever and conveyed the shutter to titanium. He had also found me 9 more Nikon Rf cassettes - 5 of which in that lurid pinkish/red Fuji case. I already had three Chrome S3's and only two blac (Millennium and Olympic) and felt the need to even it out. Black for formal occasions - chrome for hot weather (OK, thats my excuse anyway).
BW400CN
Bessamatic forever!
A few lenses 
Lenses for my Avus von Michael Relguag auf Flickr
Hugo Meyer & Co-Görlitz Doppel Anastigmat Veraplan 1:4,5 16,5cm
Voigtländer Anastigmat Skopar 1:4,5 13,5cm
Zeiss Ikon / Contessa Nettel Doppel Anastigmat Citonar 4,5 13,5cm
Agfa Solinear 4,5 13,5cm
all in dial-set Compur shutter
They should have been for my Voigtländer Avus 9x12 but it turned out that my Avus only accepts the Compur 0 size shutter and these are size 1+2 so I maybe have to build an adapter or better fullfill my dream of a Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5" or a 4x5 Monorail cam.
Lenses for my Avus von Michael Relguag auf Flickr
Hugo Meyer & Co-Görlitz Doppel Anastigmat Veraplan 1:4,5 16,5cm
Voigtländer Anastigmat Skopar 1:4,5 13,5cm
Zeiss Ikon / Contessa Nettel Doppel Anastigmat Citonar 4,5 13,5cm
Agfa Solinear 4,5 13,5cm
all in dial-set Compur shutter
They should have been for my Voigtländer Avus 9x12 but it turned out that my Avus only accepts the Compur 0 size shutter and these are size 1+2 so I maybe have to build an adapter or better fullfill my dream of a Graflex Speed Graphic 4x5" or a 4x5 Monorail cam.
nobbylon
Veteran
couldn't resist another flirt with an F3!
donkee
Established
Yesterday I grabbed a Kodak carousel 850H slide projector with remote, stack loader, and zoom lens for a whole 10 bux. It all works too!
JonWNC
Established
Well, "that flea market" yielded another oddity: a German made Rolleiflex SL26 with all 3 lenses, 2 filters, 2 rear Rollei caps, the front Rollei cap for the 28, (non Rollei) cases for the lenses, fitted case for the camera. Everything works, and even I put a new battery in it and the light meter works.
Not sure what I plan to do with this. It looks really cool, but I'm not all that into shelf trophies. On the other hand, I don't know if I want to deal with 126 format film.
Not sure what I plan to do with this. It looks really cool, but I'm not all that into shelf trophies. On the other hand, I don't know if I want to deal with 126 format film.
