What have you just BOUGHT?

[caila77]

Rokkor 55mm f/1.8 with an SR-7 attached

 

[santino]

Just arrived, a beautiful pristine Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 f2

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This is beauty!
Is the DOF scale indicator working smoothly? Mine was pretty stiff on a Exakta version. It was quite a challenge to cla the mechanism but it is well worth it.

Enjoy your new lens!

 

[p.giannakis]

Just arrived, a beautiful pristine Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 50 f2

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That's interesting. Is it an M42 conversion ?

 

[JeffS7444]

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/05/china/china-lafufu-copy-crackdown-intl-hnk

I'd be tempted to buy a "Lapoopoo" just for the name 🤣 I imagine this craze will eventually cool, just as earlier ones for Beanie Babies and Funko Pops! did.

 

[Out to Lunch]

In Saigon you'll find dedicated stores selling these items, many in prime downtown shopping malls. I suppose it must be a very profitable business.

 

[luuca]

That's interesting. Is it an M42 conversion ?

Yes, M42 conversion (or version?), I bought it for my Fujica 705
I wanted a compact but fast 50mm and I found this one.
So curious about its rendition.

 

[luuca]

This is beauty!
Is the DOF scale indicator working smoothly? Mine was pretty stiff on a Exakta version. It was quite a challenge to cla the mechanism but it is well worth it.

Enjoy your new lens!

Yes, everything is super smooth, I love the two needles moving to show the DOF when you rotate the aperture ring, very original!

 

[p.giannakis]

Yes, M42 conversion (or version?), I bought it for my Fujica 705
I wanted a compact but fast 50mm and I found this one.
So curious about its rendition.
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very nice 👍

 

[filmtwit]

Kowa Six w/85mm f2.8

 

[Tim Murphy]

Dear Board,

I had read good things about the Chinon Bellami including a review by Mike Eckman who sung its praises, so I figured I wanted one. This outfit became available on eBay and was advertised as fully working so I figured, why not.

It arrived today and with fresh batteries in it all indications are that it is in fine working condition. I have Arista Ultra 200 loaded in it for its test drive. I can't get over how small it is. It's literally half the size of my wallet!

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg PA 🙂

IMG_20250906_132314_MP by Tim Murphy, on Flickr

 

[Rayt]

Light Lens Lab 1.4x magnifier for my M11M. The Noctilux needs it. Either that or the Viso and this is much cheaper.

 

[brusby]

Light Lens Lab 1.4x magnifier for my M11M. The Noctilux needs it. Either that or the Viso and this is much cheaper.

Those are great. I put a piece of gaffers tape around the outside of mine to keep it from turning after I set it.

 

[phranklee]

I finally bought the Artisan and Artist ACAM-3000 and it is excellent. Replaced nylon shoulder strap with a small Porta-Brace suede one. Holds a Sony A7CR with 24, 40, 85 lenses. I also have a similar Black Label brand bag that is slightly larger with a black interior and less padding (it's equivalent quality) that I switching to carrying large format holders, loupe and spot meter for 4x5.

 

[Rayt]

Those are great. I put a piece of gaffers tape around the outside of mine to keep it from turning after I set it.

Thanks for the tip. I read on another site it can also fall off the camera. Does it come loose easily?

 

[brusby]

Thanks for the tip. I read on another site it can also fall off the camera. Does it come loose easily?

I never once had that problem. But, probably wouldn't hurt to give it a slight clockwise turn whenever you use it, just to make sure it's snug.

The main problem I have is the rear facing glass getting smudged with fingerprints or oil or whatever. With the additional glass/air surfaces it can lower contrast of the viewed image if the glass isn't spotless. Not a big issue but I usually keep a few Qtips and some Isopropyl alcohol handy.

correction: I just checked and noticed that I use the gaffer tape on a diopter made by a different manufacturer. I also have the Light Lens Lab diopter, and it seems to have a bit more friction between the two halves, more firmly linking their movements, so I didn't feel the need to tape them together. 'Could still be done and probably wouldn't hurt anything, but it doesn't seem to be as necessary. Sorry for any confusion.

 

[plexi]

A bag of Acufine developer. I was originally planning to try Diafine, but no one in Europe appears to have any in stock at the moment.
I read this review of Acufine and figured I'd give it a shot, it gives me a decent "speed boodt" as well. Sorely needed here in Norway the coming months 🙂


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[MrFujicaman]

A Series 7 orange filter.

 

[yossi]

A black Canonet QL17 in like-new condition, made in Taiwan ROC 🤗

 

[valdas]

A bag of Acufine developer. I was originally planning to try Diafine, but no one in Europe appears to have any in stock at the moment.
I read this review of Acufine and figured I'd give it a shot, it gives me a decent "speed boodt" as well. Sorely needed here in Norway the coming months 🙂

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Not Diafine, but many retailers have Bellini DUO Step. They claim it gives results identical to Diafine.

 

[mrtoml]

Not Diafine, but many retailers have Bellini DUO Step. They claim it gives results identical to Diafine.

I have used this and Diafine and they are very similar. Duo Step is also a bit easier to use being a liquid concentrate rather than powder.