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3 rolls Kodak Ultramax 400 135-24

My daughter plans to try out her black Pentax MX this coming weekend.
We'll be in The Berkshires for our annual Columbus Day leaf peeping weekend.
I hope the weather cooperates. If so I'll probably be using Ektachrome 100.

Eric Hendrickson restored the camera body several months ago.
There's nothing like handing around real printed photos for viewing.

Chris
 
This week I bought a Nikon DR-3 right angle finder for my FM2n. I'd been led to believe that it would be not be all that easy to see the corners while wearing glasses, but I found that with the rubber eyecup turned down I can see them and I still get a but protection for my glasses from the rubber of the eyecup. :
 

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I picked this up this yesterday, bought for a very good price. I had been looking for another Fujica 690 for landscape photography since I damaged the shutter on my GSW690 a few years ago.

This is a G690 BLP with interchangeable lenses and came with the Fujinon S 100mm 3.5. Its in great cosmetic condition now that I have given it a thorough clean.

The field-corrected framelines work nicely but the rangefinder is stuck at infinity, seems to be the only issue to deal with.

Weight according to the specs is a hefty 2020g (4lb 7oz) or 1260g (2lb 12oz) body only!

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shawn said:
And now clawing my way out of the rabbit hole. The EC-TL locked up the mirror and wouldn't bring it back down. So it was returned along with the 75mm and the 50mm. Worked out a deal with the seller to keep the 100mm though.
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A shame about the camera. I really like my EC, but every once in a great while it gets cranky and the mirror hangs up. Using a camera you can't fully trust is an unwelcome distraction, so that's why I mostly stick to my S2A's. On the other hand, that 100mm may make the entire bad experience worthwhile; that lens is extraordinary!
 
Yeah, I was disappointed about the camera. I may grab an EC at some point but think I'll avoid the EC-TL unless I find one from KEH or somewhere with a warranty. The EC/EC-TL did feel like it has less shake than the S2A and certainly winds smoother. Glad I was able to work out a deal for the 100mm, heard good things about it but haven't developed any film from it yet.
 
As much as I've writtten-off KEH as a current source for great deals (I used to get some pretty incredible ones years ago), now and again there are still possibilities....


Early Hasselblad 16 Back by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

This is an early Hasselblad '16' back (645). I've been looking for a good deal on a 16/C16/A16 back for a while, but they all seem to be in the $300 and up range. I was looking on KEH this week and darned if they didn't have this back listed in 'excellent' condition for $125 with free shipping. No viewfinder mask included, but nowadays most of the ones currently for sale don't seem to have them, so no big deal. I took a chance and the folks at KEH were right -- it is indeed in excellent condition. I'd even go so far as to call it 'mint' -- and that's not a term I toss around with much frequency.

Further research - thanks to Richard Nordin's excellent 'Hasselblad Compendium' - revealed that this was among the first batch of 16 backs made for late 1000f's in 1956-57, and this is #905 of 1000 made. Insert number matches and the light seals seem to be in excellent shape. This back is a great match for my 1000f's, my 1957 500C and 1957 Super Wide.

I spent part of this afternoon making a viewfinder mask with some acetate sheet material I had and some old black slide masking tape. Another thing I did learn is that the frame is in fact not 45mm x 60mm, but 41mm x 55mm, so I had adjust my initial measurements. It seems to work fine and I'm looking forward to putting this beautiful film back to good use.
 
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Hey Vince,

That's definitely a fine deal! I found and bought an A16H back from a Japanese seller on Ebay in 2020, cost me $260 to buy and another $100 or so to have the late David Odess rebuild it (new seals, adjust the spacing/exposure counter mechanism). It's like new now, and a good swap when I'm using it alongside the CFVII 50c back.

BTW: The 500CM and later focusing screen for the CFV 50 backs provides very close to the correct framing guide for the A16H back as well with no need for a mask. Just mentally run the corners out to the edge of the frame via the diagonals and you've essentially got the 645 framing. 😀

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Godfrey said:
Hey Vince,

That's definitely a fine deal! I found and bought an A16H back from a Japanese seller on Ebay in 2020, cost me $260 to buy and another $100 or so to have the late David Odess rebuild it (new seals, adjust the spacing/exposure counter mechanism). It's like new now, and a good swap when I'm using it alongside the CFVII 50c back.

BTW: The 500CM and later focusing screen for the CFV 50 backs provides very close to the correct framing guide for the A16H back as well with no need for a mask. Just mentally run the corners out to the edge of the frame via the diagonals and you've essentially got the 645 framing. 😀

G
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Are you referring to those screens with the markings on them for the CFV II 50C? I think the part # is 3042264? If you can find one (they’re discontinued for some odd reason) I think they’re crazy-priced. Like $400-$500 crazy-priced. Who knows though - maybe a bargain-priced one might pop up on KEH someday.
 
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