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A nice sturdy tool bag for my Lancia Fulvia Coupe's trunk ... tired of my in-car tool set getting scattered around the vehicle! :)

Speaking of which, now that I've built a little Leica IIIc two-lens kit, I need yet another camera bag to store and carry it in. Sigh! All of the god-knows-how-many-bags in the closet are either way too big or already full of stuff. A desperate need to downsize this mess is apparent ... 😱

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Tim Murphy said:
Dear board,

Definitely not photographic but certainly photogenic. I finally bought a new to me but used and well cared for 4WD pick-up. I had a weekend vehicle that was 4WD but it wasn't a pick-up and hauling mulch or topsoil was a chore. This will make the honey-do list easier to accomplish and be much better suited to my needs. ;)

Regards,

Tim Murphy
Harrisburg PA :)

IMG_20240729_200444_MP by Tim Murphy, on Flickr
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Very nice rig. My oldest daughter and her daughter both have Jeeps, great off-road rigs but certainly not the best at hauling. So it falls to Grandpa to get the hay and such not.
 
Some new pants as I was left with only one still wearable... of course no intention to offend anyone...
I'm kind of done with cameras, I totally lost all the interest in them.
 
gabrielelopez said:
Some new pants as I was left with only one still wearable... of course no intention to offend anyone...
I'm kind of done with cameras, I totally lost all the interest in them.
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I’ve lost interest in pants, though I miss the pockets; scares the neighbours though. Still, more money for cameras.
 
shawn said:
It followed me home, can I keep it? It is so cute.....

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I was not expecting it to feel so solid. Click stops on focus at 2 and 5 meters. Viewfinder is crystal clear, projected frameline is good. Lens looks clear and the shutter looks like it is at least in the ballpark.

Printing a lens cap and hood for it now.
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I have one with a VC meter in the hotshoe. A 40.5mm lens hood fits on the outer rim of the lens. Lovely feel to this camera. Enjoy.
 
Zuiko-logist said:
I have one with a VC meter in the hotshoe. A 40.5mm lens hood fits on the outer rim of the lens. Lovely feel to this camera. Enjoy.
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Thanks, just finished my first test roll with it and everything is good with the camera.

I am using the KEKS KM02 with mine. I configured the meter to the shutter and aperture settings of the Pen S so it is quick to use it. Thanks for the tip on the lens hood. I printed one but haven't tried it yet.


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A set of Williams C1200 cranks, Reynolds straight seatpost, a few dogbone wrenches, pair of black Velox handlebar caps, two pair of compression socks, another month in this house, and an ice cream sandwich.
Phil
 
Phil_F_NM said:
A set of Williams C1200 cranks, Reynolds straight seatpost, a few dogbone wrenches, pair of black Velox handlebar caps, two pair of compression socks, another month in this house, and an ice cream sandwich.
Phil
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I had to go look up what these are. What's the bike you are planning to mount them on?

Coincidentally, last week I bought some Shimano drivetrain/derailleur parts for a Bottecchia that I want to convert back from a fixie to a 12 speed. I was given the bike a couple of years ago, the guy was going to throw it out (!) -- paint job is in horrific shape, but it's a nice frame (Columbus Aelle R), circa 1990 I think, and the price was right....
 
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KoNickon said:
Coincidentally, last week I bought some Shimano drivetrain/derailleur parts for a Bottechia that I want to convert back from a fixie to a 12 speed. I was given the bike a couple of years ago, the guy was going to throw it out (!) -- paint job is in horrific shape, but it's a nice frame (Columbus Aelle R), circa 1990 I think, and the price was right....
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Be careful regarding internal rusting of a frame that old, especially with bad paint.
 
KoNickon said:
I had to go look up what these are. What's the bike you are planning to mount them on?

Coincidentally, last week I bought some Shimano drivetrain/derailleur parts for a Bottechia that I want to convert back from a fixie to a 12 speed. I was given the bike a couple of years ago, the guy was going to throw it out (!) -- paint job is in horrific shape, but it's a nice frame (Columbus Aelle R), circa 1990 I think, and the price was right....
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This is going on my 1952 R.O. Harrison "Madison" frame. This is a British path racer with a fork and seatstay bridge drilled for brakes, but also track forkends for real fixed gear track racing. I've had this bike in varying iterations, but the eventual build will be as a dedicated track racing bike with the quick optional front brake, and wheels with red anodized BH Airlite hubs.
The current seatpost is a Campagnolo Nuovo Record two bolt alloy job from the 70s, so it's the correct pattern, but to be period correct, it would need to be the steel Campy seatpost. It's being replaced with a Reynolds alloy post on which I'll put my old Brooks chrome clamp and B17 saddle.
Right now the cranks are Stronglight Competition 55 track cranks, but the bottom bracket spindle is too wide and I can't find one that is French diameter (15.9mm) but for English width (68mm) shell. Stronglight made them but they seem to be unicorns these days. Probably wound up as razor blades after the 70s road bike boom then mountain bike boom saw everyone swap from classic cottered cranks to square taper. Ironically, the Williams cranks are going to be installed on a Stronglight spindle with all British specs (15.75mm/68mm shell).


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Phil_F_NM said:
This is going on my 1952 R.O. Harrison "Madison" frame. This is a British path racer with a fork and seatstay bridge drilled for brakes, but also track forkends for real fixed gear track racing. I've had this bike in varying iterations, but the eventual build will be as a dedicated track racing bike with the quick optional front brake, and wheels with red anodized BH Airlite hubs.
The current seatpost is a Campagnolo Nuovo Record two bolt alloy job from the 70s, so it's the correct pattern, but to be period correct, it would need to be the steel Campy seatpost. It's being replaced with a Reynolds alloy post on which I'll put my old Brooks chrome clamp and B17 saddle.
Right now the cranks are Stronglight Competition 55 track cranks, but the bottom bracket spindle is too wide and I can't find one that is French diameter (15.9mm) but for English width (68mm) shell. Stronglight made them but they seem to be unicorns these days. Probably wound up as razor blades after the 70s road bike boom then mountain bike boom saw everyone swap from classic cottered cranks to square taper. Ironically, the Williams cranks are going to be installed on a Stronglight spindle with all British specs (15.75mm/68mm shell).


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Just looked at your photos. That is on helluva bike! A classic steel frame with ornate lug work is one of the few things as beautiful as a Barnack Leica.
Made the same year as me, BTW. Wish I was still so beautiful. ;)
 
I like the statement about "...a frame that old..." when I'm regularly riding one that was brazed when Clement Attlee was PM of the UK, before Elizabeth II ascended the throne.
Aelle tubing is good thick stuff, and will be fine especially if it is fully chromed under the paint. Now if it were SLX, you'd want to give a bit more of a check, but again, I have a Puch SLX frame that I'm going to build up and won't hesitate to ride hard.
To keep this photo related, I brought out all my mechanical cameras last night and ran through all the shutter speeds a few times.
Phil
 
shawn said:
Thanks, just finished my first test roll with it and everything is good with the camera.

I am using the KEKS KM02 with mine. I configured the meter to the shutter and aperture settings of the Pen S so it is quick to use it. Thanks for the tip on the lens hood. I printed one but haven't tried it yet.


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I need to put one of these on my RZ67...
 
A Voigtländer Color-Skopar 35mm f/2.5 LTM lens and a Leica 28mm viewfinder.

Both primarily for Leica IIIc use ... 28/35/50 is my lens kit for this camera, and the classic Color-Skopars are just right on quality, size, and weight for this body. :)

Still looking for the right shoulder/sling bag for this kit...

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