What have you just BOUGHT?

[Vince Lupo]

Got the bug for a Left Hand Grip for the RB67 as sort of need one for what I've got planned for it but not feeling the sketchy ones on Fleabay, so taking the long road to make sure I get what I need at a decent price, so this is part 1 of the buy.

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I’d be interested to know how you like that pistol grip and whether it helps to handhold the camera.

 

[acurrall]

Second £12 RF challenge wasn't so lucky. TBF, I knocked the seller down from £10 to £8, on Vinted, so I don't mind the hit. Very sad though, as this Voigtlander Vitomatic IIa is such a beautiful gem of a camera. Really big, practical, 1:1 viewfinder, with luminant brightframe and even an integrated meter readout! Such a shame that the focus helicoid was jammed. A previous owner had obviously had a go at repairing it and crossed the threads. By the time I got them separated, a lot of brass had been stripped. On top of this, the shutter was malfunctioning. I fooled the mechanism to prime, with a dead film, but the shutter remains open after each shot. I'm sure, given enough time, someone could fix it. However, I've just ordered another £10 one off eBay. Hopefully have better luck with that.

 

[Leon C]

I’d be interested to know how you like that pistol grip and whether it helps to handhold the camera.

I've quickly tried it on the bare body and it feels kinda weird as it's not the normal way to hold the RB but I can see how it might help with a WLF and holding it against your body for a bit of stability, being left handed it felt OK to trigger the shutter but will update you and to be honest I only bought it as it has the Magnetic Base Plate which is always missing on the Multi Angle Left Handed Grips which is my aim if I can find a cheap one without the plate.

 

[Leon C]

An hour and half round trip gets me out of the house for a bit and might even grab some pics whilst I'm picking it up from Chester.

 

[splitimageview]

40/2.8 SMC Pentax M for $19.95.

Do I need it? Of course not. 😅

 

[Alpsman]

Just a contact adhesive, sorry I thought this one was well known in the camera community. I tend to use it when making shutter curtains but any one will do. I just didn’t gauge how much bigger the tube would be than my normal one.

OK, thanks.
I could not read the lettering . . .
except "G17"

I know this stuff, use it for leather or similar things.
But shutter curtains did not come into my mind.

 

[santino]

40/2.8 SMC Pentax M for $19.95.

Do I need it? Of course not. 😅

Wow, thats a bargain!

 

[Godfrey]

I checked over at Polaroid USA and found they had 600 B&W film back in stock. I bought a dozen packs... 😉

G

 

[caila77]

 

[skahde]

Two Minox' or Minoxes... or whatever! 😂

 

[Bbsteinle]

Second £12 RF challenge wasn't so lucky. TBF, I knocked the seller down from £10 to £8, on Vinted, so I don't mind the hit. Very sad though, as this Voigtlander Vitomatic IIa is such a beautiful gem of a camera. Really big, practical, 1:1 viewfinder, with luminant brightframe and even an integrated meter readout! Such a shame that the focus helicoid was jammed. A previous owner had obviously had a go at repairing it and crossed the threads. By the time I got them separated, a lot of brass had been stripped. On top of this, the shutter was malfunctioning. I fooled the mechanism to prime, with a dead film, but the shutter remains open after each shot. I'm sure, given enough time, someone could fix it. However, I've just ordered another £10 one off eBay. Hopefully have better luck with that.
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I won one of these from ShopGoodwill last year. Was in beautiful condition, but the finder was desilvered and couldn’t be repaired. Pity.

 

[splitimageview]

Wow, thats a bargain!

This shop prices things seemingly at random…some prices are at full current market, some are giveaways…like a perfect Nikon SP body for $200. Last month got a goggled Summaron for $150 and an M3 for $300, both needed work but still! (Summaron glass cleaned beautifully by DAG.)