What have you just BOUGHT?

JeffS7444 said:
Oh heck I had been eyeing that very thing for days but didn't know how long my teak-and-brass jones would last 😛 Any thoughts about Ernemann Tropen Klapp and Sanderson De Luxe Tropical cameras?
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I really don’t know much about tropical cameras, all I do know is that they go for a lot more money than the standard versions. Guess it all depends on whether you plan on using it and if the premium cost is worth it to you over a standard version of the same camera, or if you just like the aesthetics of it for its own sake. I can’t really advise on those specific cameras as I know nothing about them.

That camera was truly an impulse purchase - I hadn’t been looking for one at all but it just popped up in my ‘because you liked x’ list. Actually surprised that none of the ‘watchers’ had pulled the trigger on it, seemed like such a good deal. I knew the curtains were going to need replacing, so it wasn’t really an issue.
 
I bought, perhaps unwisely, a camera on eBay, sold as a Voigtländer Bergheil 10 x 15 cm. But the Zeiss Tessar lens was an oddity, since apparently Voigtländer only fitted their own lenses. But it seems the camera is not a Voigtländer at all, but a Glunz, model 500, from about 1926.

The back door of the camera seems to have been replaced with one from a Bergheil.

Glunz model 500 by John Driffill, on Flickr

Glunz model 500 rear door by John Driffill, on Flickr
 
jdriffill said:
I bought, perhaps unwisely, a camera on eBay, sold as a Voigtländer Bergheil 10 x 15 cm. But the Zeiss Tessar lens was an oddity, since apparently Voigtländer only fitted their own lenses. But it seems the camera is not a Voigtländer at all, but a Glunz, model 500, from about 1926.

The back door of the camera seems to have been replaced with one from a Bergheil.
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The bed of the focussing track is engraved “Glunz Hannover”
Focussing track — Glunz Hannover by John Driffill, on Flickr

Having never heard of Glunz before, I assumed it was just the name of a manufacturer of the focusing track, just as Compur is the name of the shuttter. It only occurred to me after a few days to type it into a search engine, and I was surprised to find that Glunz was one of many camera manufacturers in Germany in the inter-war period. The camera I bought looks very like this one: https://collectiblend.com/Cameras/Gl...Model-500.html

The seller described the camera a working, but said he did not know if the shutter speeds were accurate. In fact, although the shutter has settings from 1 second to 1/150, they all run the same, at the maximum speed of the shutter, as should have been perfectly obvious. B and T work as they should. I may try to repair the shutter eventually. For now I'll try it out with speeds of B and 1/100 -- or whatever it is.
 
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JeffS7444 said:
Oh heck I had been eyeing that very thing for days but didn't know how long my teak-and-brass jones would last 😛 Any thoughts about Ernemann Tropen Klapp and Sanderson De Luxe Tropical cameras?
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Hi again - I had a chance to look both of those cameras up. Quite a difference in price! If I had a choice, I’d go with the Sanderson. With the Ernemann, you’ll likely have to contend with replacing shutter curtains and straps, whereas with the Sanderson you wouldn’t (as it has a compound shutter). So in my opinion you’d have a much easier and less expensive go of it with the Sanderson, particularly if the ultimate goal is to actually put it to use.
 
Shawn is totally to blame for this one: a Pentax 645N, to keep the 645 company. So I get a brighter finder (YES!), more accurate, dial-controlled exposure (YES!), a spot meter (YES!), matrix metering (meh...), and auto focusing (yeah, no thanks). But most importantly, it has blinking lights and makes beeping noises, providing endless entertainment for our kitty, who gives it two paws up. More fun than the laser mouse!
For you unfortunate folks who are not owned by a cat, and don't know what a laser mouse is, it's a small laser pointer in the shape of a mouse. It keeps the human entertained, and sometimes the kitty will deign to play at chasing the laser dot. No more fun than a piece of string, and it eats batteries faster than a Sony. Not recommended unless the kitty insists on one.
 
When I was a kid, whenever there was trouble and one party said "But but but he started it!", our teacher would tell both kids to take a break, think about what they'd done, and not do it again. So, no more cameras! I won't buy any if Shawn doesn't. But he started it, really!
 
Vince Lupo said:
Hi again - I had a chance to look both of those cameras up. Quite a difference in price! If I had a choice, I’d go with the Sanderson. With the Ernemann, you’ll likely have to contend with replacing shutter curtains and straps, whereas with the Sanderson you wouldn’t (as it has a compound shutter). So in my opinion you’d have a much easier and less expensive go of it with the Sanderson, particularly if the ultimate goal is to actually put it to use.
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Oh, I think of some eBay asking prices as a seller's fantasy-world, and I have no plans of spending $800, 1200 or 3500 for a plate camera, especially since I don't know where this plate-curiosity of mine (including wet plates!) came from, or how long it will last! Couple of points in my favor are patience and a willingness to DIY most of my own repairs.

Simply collecting cameras as pretty objects never interested me much: IMO postage stamps are much better as pure collectables, because aside from any possible value as postage, they're simply colorful bits of paper.
 
So this thread has been going on for 11 years?! (Wow. I wonder what the oldest active threads on RFF are)

I got myself a Voigtlander Vito iii 🙂 Still searching for the accessory cold shoe though (Voigtlander 333/88)...
 
shorelineae said:
So this thread has been going on for 11 years?! (Wow. I wonder what the oldest active threads on RFF are)

I got myself a Voigtlander Vito iii 🙂 Still searching for the accessory cold shoe though (Voigtlander 333/88)...
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Really nice camera, my favorite folder. The cold shoe was tough to find. When you are searching make sure you also look under Prominent accessory as it is the same part. The Prominent case will also work on the Vito if you make an additional hole for the folding release button.

Shawn
 
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