What have you just BOUGHT?

Pulled the trigger today on a "mint" (right, yeah...) Bronica S2 body, absolutely dirt cheap, as it was missing the dark slide, finder, and helicoid. Great, since I have spares! I'm embarrassed to say that this is my third, but I'm hoarding against a future when they're unrepairable. Of course, they essentially are now! Funny thing, though; I've never had one give me the least bit of a problem, and I wish I could say that for my obsessively maintained Hasselblads.
Preparing for a finder foam replacement (easy enough) and crossing my fingers...
 
I just placed an order for the Robert Frank book, The Americans. I like those who capture us as we are, like Vivian Maier, and not as we might appear in toothpaste and automobile and fridge ads. It will be here on 22 October. I doubt it will make me a better photographer but it will be an interesting viewing.
 
boojum said:
I just placed an order for the Robert Frank book, The Americans. I like those who capture us as we are, like Vivian Maier, and not as we might appear in toothpaste and automobile and fridge ads. It will be here on 22 October. I doubt it will make me a better photographer but it will be an interesting viewing.
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Frank's photography in that book was revolutionary. It's interesting to note how it changed photography as it was practiced and perceived. It's a great book. I already have four of the various editions of the book so I doubt I'll buy the latest one. But it's kinda like a holy book to me--enjoy it.
 
Pentax S3 body

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Looks like new but will need a trip to Eric Hendrickson to repair a shutter problem.

Chris
 
"The Americans" by Robert Frank ... I first ran into that book when I was fourteen. Still have that copy (and a few others). It stuck in my head and remains with me all the time. Seminal work, a springboard for a way of seeing the world, of seeing ourselves, of how to use your cameras and your eyes to move beyond where you are...

"The Americans" can change your eyes, can change your life. Go with it! 😀

G
 
5 cheap rolls of unboxed Gold 200 (apparently an issue at the factory) and 10 rolls of tri-x…the fridge is pretty full so better send some stuff off to the lab to get developed
 
Dogman said:
Frank's photography in that book was revolutionary. It's interesting to note how it changed photography as it was practiced and perceived. It's a great book. I already have four of the various editions of the book so I doubt I'll buy the latest one. But it's kinda like a holy book to me--enjoy it.
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I teethed on Depression-era government funded works of photography, us as we were, gritty, despairing, poor but with some hope. The marvelous photo of the mother in the migrant camp in Nipomo, CA, is the classic of that period. It shapes my taste in photography. That and the stunning Fortune industrial large format photos shot after much thought and choice of spot and lighting, as formal as a 19th century photo studio family portrait. These two genres have shaped my thinking of what to do with a camera. I can only aspire, never equal. But I have two targets.

You can be sure that I will enjoy the Robert Frank book. It speaks to my bias.
 
Just picked up a Nikon 28mm f/2 AIS while I try to offload my 35mm f/1.4 AIS. I find myself preferring the 28mm focal length for street and travel photography, plus I already have the 35mm focal length covered with my Fuji X100S and my 20-35mm zoom. I will still likely look for the ZM 35mm f/2.8 as I think I prefer the character that it offers compared to Nikon’s 35mm f/1.4, and I don’t need the speed as I’m going to use it for landscapes primarily.
 
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