What have you just BOUGHT?

Let’s try this 10001! The Sony FE 90 G 2.8 arrived but my 5X7 light source is held up in shipping due to the wildfires.
 
This week I bought a set of four sigma 22.5mm screw-in filters (Red, Orange, Yellow, ND4) for my Petri Compact. They fit perfectly and have threads on the front which means lens hoods can be used. This is what they look like in their case:

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A Sigma 14-24 zoom in Sony E-Mount. I have had it for a week, but so far I am really impressed, a spectacular lens. I got this lens because I was kinda disappointed in the vignetting of my CV 15mm and 21mm lenses. This Sigma beats them both in performance, and faster f/stop too. There is a big trade-off in size and weight though- the Sigma is a big lens, and weighs more than both CV lenses combined. Further testing and experimenting underway. This will definatley be in the camera bag next time I go to Smithsonian Air & Space Annex.
 
Four 6mm X 40mm stainless steel button head cap screws to replace the shorter ones on the Negative Supply Pro Riser MK 2. When the 5x7 Light Source Pro arrived, the adapter cord has a large cylindrical plastic piece about two inches from where it plugs into the unit. Plugging it in over the leg or trying to bring the cord in from a different angle would cause a kink between the plug and the plastic piece. Raising the adjustable feet on the original screws allowed it to just slide under the leg but left only a few threads if any other adjustment was needed. The extra height gives me more ability to move the Light Source around without the cord catching or binding and there are plenty of threads left on the screw giving the feet a more solid feel.
 
I bought 3 more Sigma 22.5mm filters, in Red, Orange and Yellow. This may seem a little odd, as I'd bought some last week but I'd slightly damaged those ones earlier (probably not enough to show up in a pic), but I also needed a lens hood for use with any filter I want to use, so I bought the second lot and cracked the glass out of the three I already had and screwed two of the rings together. The lens is quite deep-set but has a chrome filter thread which may cause flare on sunny days, and I've not found any proper 22.5mm lens hoods, so I decided to adapt.
 
Wimberley macro flash bracket. Having tried a bunch of brackets, I finally found one that is relatively inexpensive, robust, and mounts easily.
 
too numerous to count. Mostly Nikon film cameras and a few more pre G lenses.

But the big prize was Sunday. A D750, my first "real" digital camera ....can use every lens on it from 1959. Fortunately, unlike Pentax or Fuji, Nikon made zillions of lenses so even if a little more expensive than they should be, at least they are available.

And I bought some Kodak 200 and going out today with a Pen FT. 72 frames worth.
 
hap said:
too numerous to count. Mostly Nikon film cameras and a few more pre G lenses.

But the big prize was Sunday. A D750, my first "real" digital camera ....can use every lens on it from 1959. Fortunately, unlike Pentax or Fuji, Nikon made zillions of lenses so even if a little more expensive than they should be, at least they are available.

And I bought some Kodak 200 and going out today with a Pen FT. 72 frames worth.
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Kind of amazing a decent (of course used) D750 is about half the price of a Df. (which has appreciated in price)
 
My latest, just in from Japan, is a Canon F-1n serial number 26xxxx. Included was a Canon power winder FN. Both are mint -. The focusing screen is totally clear and the mirror is pristine. Now to run a roll through it.
 
I won a new one on a bid yesterday to add to my Barnack collection, this time a Tower Type-3. I've been shooting film off and on for 60 years and just discovered Barnacks this year. Now, they are almost all I shoot and I'm shooting a lot.
 
Leica E39 orange filter. Looks like new old stock.
- Untill now I used a daylight conversion filkter, which sort of works too . .

And when I was in the shop, saw a heavily bruised Summicron 35mm.
 
I just finished repairing and refurbishing this 9x12 falling plate camera that I purchased off eBay. The wood was in a pretty sorry state, the lens was cloudy and had all kinds of things going on with it, the shutter didn’t work and it was missing its leather carry handle. I took the lens apart, cleaned it up (looks really good now), greased the focus, got the shutter working, got the falling plate action to work properly, and fixed the wood and made the leather carry strap. Looks almost respectable now!


Mystery Falling Plate Camera by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

I have no idea who made it - there is a serial number stamped into a few of the pieces of wood, the distance scale on the lens is measured in ‘métres’, so I’m assuming it’s of French origin, circa 1900 give or take. If anyone has any ideas, I’d welcome the suggestions!

Just waiting on some 9x12 glass plates and we’ll give it a go!
 
Godfrey said:
Very pretty, very interesting looking camera, Vince!

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Thanks Godfrey - I had a look through the lens yesterday with a ground glass placed on the film plane and the view is pretty good. And the distance scale seems to correspond with the actual distance, so I’m really looking forward to running (falling?) some glass plates through it. Only thing I may need to do is to spray the guides of the shutter with some Teflon dry lube every so often to keep it from binding.

One thing that’s rather curious is that the plate format is 9x12, but the viewfinders are square. Wonder what’s up with that!
 
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