What have you just BOUGHT?

[Kent]

I just bought the wide, and I am stuck at work and cannot wait to go shoot it. Nice complement to my regular. Thanks Japan Camera Hunter for both.

WOW!WOW!WOW!


I just bought a Meyer Optik Diaplan 2.8/80 (for €5,-) which I have adapted to Fuji-X mount in order to achieve the same "bubbly bokeh" pics that a US$500,- Meyer Trioplan 2.8/100 would do. 😉

 

[flyingpalm]

The new digital Olympus Pen-F is coming.

 

[skucera]

I just received a Minolta Weathermatic A underwater 110 camera. I got it for 99¢ on eBay, plus cheap shipping.

My dad bought one in the Eighties for a vacation in Hawaii, and then gave it to me when I joined the Navy. Unfortunately, I left it behind at a girlfriend's house, and forgot about it when we broke up. C'est la vie....

Scott

 

[nando61]

Om4t

Om4t

This beauty was in my shortlist for a while.
I owned one 15 years ago and still remember its great features, mostly the multi-spot metering.

Just finished the first roll, an XP2400.
Eager to see the results.


OM4T top by Fernando Moreno, on Flickr

 

[Trius]

This beauty was in my shortlist for a while.
I owned one 15 years ago and still remember its great features, mostly the multi-spot metering.

Just finished the first roll, an XP2400.
Eager to see the results.

OM4T top by Fernando Moreno, on Flickr

Oh my, my, my. SO gorgeous

 

[kyte]

10 rolls of Agfa 200/24 from poundland in UK

 

[truefriendship]

Set of Paul C Buff Einstein flashes + parabolic umbrellas + heavy duty stands.
Also Nikon speed lights.

Photography is about lighting as long as the cameras is decent. Good lighting and knowing how to use it is critical and will do more to improve your work than a camera that goes out of fashion every other year. I bought my first Normans in 1983 and they still work and have never been repaired.

Love those Normans! They just keep on going. Along with my old Bowens 400E from the '70s. Though both are a little ignored since I purchased this:

DSC_8175 by Rif, on Flickr

 

[Coopersounds]

i little light box, a Rotovision Maxi-pro, $15, runs on battery or 9v ac, new in box, seemed a good little purchase.

 

[Greyscale]

Rolleiflex 2.8D

 

[wakarimasen]

A Nikon D700, to go with my Canon, Leica and Bronica gear. Give me strength...:bang:

 

[ChrisPlatt]

Leitz swing-out polarizer

Chris

 

[GaryLH]

Sigma e to sa mount adapter (mc-11), just announced.. Nice way to use my existing sa mount lenses from sd1m on my Sony a7. It Supports full af, aperture, and IS...

I only have one native lens for the Sony a7, the 35... Been using mainly as a legacy lens platform..but I've got 4 primes and 4 zooms for the sd1m.. Not all of them are on the compatibility list though 🙁.

Gary

 

[Kent]

Lomo "UBoot" cam (4-sampler)

 

[stonecutter]

A Mamiya 7 and 65mm on the Bay and then I found a 43mm with finder locally.

 

[KM-25]

A little over 2K in Tmax 400 and Ilford Warmtone Fiber in 8x10, 11x14 and 16x20.

Nikon 200-500mm 5.6E VR, damn nice lens for the moolah.

 

[tomken]

Yashica 72E half frame camera for almost nothing, fun to play with!

 

[KM-25]

Finally received and installed the K3 focusing screen (type used for Nikon FM3a) that was customized for my Nikon d750. Installation was a bit nerve racking with reinstalling the focusing screen shims, but finally got done with no scratches, dust or fingerprints on the screen/viewfinder.

The net result is that manual focusing is now much easier and a real pleasure. I carefully tested the focusing accuracy of both AF and manual focus glass using a tripod. I took three shots each of several flat, yet detailed subjects using my 28-70 AFS at f2.8 and manual 50 f1.2 Nikkor (at f1.2) using (1) viewfinder manual focus, (2) Live-view focusing (at maximum magnification) and (3) using the autofocus (with the 28-70) or the focus confirmation dot in the viewfinder (with the 50 1.2). Viewing the photos at maximum magnification, I couldn't see any real differences among the photos using the same lens, with all showing a high level of sharpness and detail. So the focusing accuracy looks pretty much perfect.

All viewfinder displays continue to work perfectly and the metering system is not affected at all, while the DOF effects are more evident. Basically there are no operational disadvantages to this modification. Of course there is the cost $92 from focusingscreen.com and the care and nerves needed to install the thing without damaging anything. Overall, highly recommended.

Nice! Thanks for posting this, I might consider it.

 

[Peter_S]

12mm Super Wide Heliar for my M8. Fould not wait for the 10mm, but I will get that as soon as it available.

 

[Gregm61]

Supposed to receive my new Leica M262 this Tuesday.

 

[jwnash1]

A Canon L1 to replace my VL2