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Aksel · « **Reply #2200 on:** January 19, 2016, 01:34:40 PM »

Those Rollei canisters are great! Two of them fits pretty much in any pocket, paired with a plastic bag that´s all you need. That and a TLR of-course

zapsnaps · « **Reply #2201 on:** January 19, 2016, 04:39:55 PM »

A TLR! I knew I had to get something when I was out at lunchtime.

I used to own a Rollei TLR and regret selling it.

Kai-san · « **Reply #2202 on:** January 19, 2016, 05:20:23 PM »

Quote from: Aksel on January 19, 2016, 08:04:39 AM

Quote from: Kai-san on January 18, 2016, 07:38:33 PM

I saved my money and scored the winning bid for a Minolta Autocord tonight, 60 GBP!
The seller found it in his attic; it looks good but he doesn't know if it works...........fingers crossed! I will post a picture of it when it arrives.
Now I only need to get rid of this flu..........

Hey! I was watching that one, the "never ready" looked immaculate and what a body
Good health and let´s do some tlr filmwasting next week =)

You're too slow!

A TLR outing is a good idea, maybe some of the "bomb shelter" gang will join as well. Let's hope for Sunny 16.

Bryan · « **Reply #2203 on:** January 20, 2016, 01:26:01 AM »

I just gave James a Kodak Brownie 2A like this last year but couldn't pass it up for $7. This one is in a bit nicer condition. I also got a Prinz Automatic Extention (that's how they spell Extension on the box) tube set for Canon FD mount.

jharr · « **Reply #2204 on:** January 20, 2016, 02:05:11 AM »

That Brownie is fun to use. Glad you got a replacement.

Francois · « **Reply #2205 on:** January 20, 2016, 01:54:54 PM »

And the brownie looks like its in a surprisingly good shape

zapsnaps · « **Reply #2206 on:** January 22, 2016, 10:21:50 AM »

A Mamiya!

Sadly, not a 645 or a 67, but a tiny, cute 135 rangefinder, called, perhaps not surprisingly, the 135. It's in 'mint' condition (not arrived yet) and was mine for the princely sum of £10. And because it's not a 67, I can chuck it in my overnight bag on my next few business trips. I'm now looking forward to Stockholm and Zurich even more than usual.

Kai-san · « **Reply #2207 on:** January 26, 2016, 09:16:42 PM »

As promised here is a snap of my newly acquired Minolta Autocord. It turned out just as nice as the pictures in the ad, but the shutter was stuck. Thanks to very good advice from Aksel I've managed to resurrect the shutter and everything seems in perfect order. When it stops raining I will take it for a spin. The only thing missing was the strap which has locks adapted to the camera, but not everything can be had for such a good price.

Francois · « **Reply #2208 on:** January 26, 2016, 10:22:11 PM »

Nice TLR. You might want to check
http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/001F77

But personally, I would just take two metal strips, drill a hole the size of the small portion of the stud, bend it a bit and make a smaller hole for a regular loop and attach the device to the camera permanently by removing the stud and screwing it back through the hole...

ambaker · « **Reply #2209 on:** January 27, 2016, 12:01:58 AM »

Quote from: zapsnaps on January 19, 2016, 04:39:55 PM

A TLR! I knew I had to get something when I was out at lunchtime.

I used to own a Rollei TLR and regret selling it.

TLR. Did someone say TLR?

-More cameras than brains... Sadly it didn't take very many.

Ezzie · « **Reply #2210 on:** January 27, 2016, 08:20:07 AM »

TLR? What TLR? I have since rid myself of two of these, and regret it of course. But I hope to rectify that in the near future, have plans for at least three more, maybe four!

DUO and smaller brethren by Eirik Russell Roberts, on Flickr

zapsnaps · « **Reply #2211 on:** January 27, 2016, 12:01:30 PM »

Ezzie & Ambaker - wow! What a beautiful line-up!

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2212 on:** January 27, 2016, 02:30:25 PM »

No TLRs around here at the moment.

I will need to change that at some point!

Francois · « **Reply #2213 on:** January 27, 2016, 02:44:30 PM »

Tsss,Tsss,Tsss (shaking head sideways looking slightly down in disbelief)

Kai-san · « **Reply #2214 on:** January 27, 2016, 05:58:34 PM »

Quote from: Francois on January 26, 2016, 10:22:11 PM

Nice TLR. You might want to check
http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/001F77

But personally, I would just take two metal strips, drill a hole the size of the small portion of the stud, bend it a bit and make a smaller hole for a regular loop and attach the device to the camera permanently by removing the stud and screwing it back through the hole...

Eh..........what?

I had already checked that link Francois, but thanks anyway. Those strap lugs are definitely thin on the ground. But I've noticed that the L and M model has a better arrangement that might be copied.

Francois · « **Reply #2215 on:** January 27, 2016, 09:20:49 PM »

A picture is worth a thousand words...
Ugly plan on old calendar paper. But it should work as I read that the studs are just held by a central screw on these.

Kai-san · « **Reply #2216 on:** January 27, 2016, 09:46:09 PM »

Ok Francois, I see now what you were thinking. The only snag here is the fact that the stud is crimped into a metal plate and right beneath the stud is a pin located very close to it. There is no chance of fitting anything thicker than a thin split ring between the stud and the pin. I'm trying to figure out a somewhat elegant solution to this, but it is not easy. I will sleep on it........

Francois · « **Reply #2217 on:** January 27, 2016, 10:25:57 PM »

Can you post a picture of the stud assembly?
Maybe I can come up with something...

ambaker · « **Reply #2218 on:** January 28, 2016, 12:52:45 AM »

Quote from: zapsnaps on January 27, 2016, 12:01:30 PM

Ezzie & Ambaker - wow! What a beautiful line-up!

Thanks. Since that pic I've added a Yashicamat LM. I have this thing for TLR cameras. When I was a kid, about 10 - 12, one of my uncles had a Rollei TLR. No idea which model. I remember begging my mom for a real camera with two lenses like his. Amazingly I did not get one. At the time my child brain did not realize the cost, nor the stupidity of giving a camera like that to a kid like me. Fortunately my parents were wise.

-More cameras than brains... Sadly it didn't take very many.

Late Developer · « **Reply #2219 on:** January 28, 2016, 08:37:54 AM »

Quote from: ambaker on January 28, 2016, 12:52:45 AM

Quote from: zapsnaps on January 27, 2016, 12:01:30 PM
Ezzie & Ambaker - wow! What a beautiful line-up!

Thanks. Since that pic I've added a Yashicamat LM. I have this thing for TLR cameras. When I was a kid, about 10 - 12, one of my uncles had a Rollei TLR. No idea which model. I remember begging my mom for a real camera with two lenses like his. Amazingly I did not get one. At the time my child brain did not realize the cost, nor the stupidity of giving a camera like that to a kid like me. Fortunately my parents were wise.

-More cameras than brains... Sadly it didn't take very many.

I can relate to this. The first camera I remember was my dad's Rollei when I was about 4/5 in the mid-60s. The fact that he wouldn't let me near it (and, with hindsight, I don't blame him) is probably why I became ~~obsessed~~ interested by photography. I have no idea what model he had - although my mum said he bought it a few years before I was born so, if it was new, it would have been a model around in mid-late 50s.

Andrej K · « **Reply #2220 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:18:56 AM »

Quote from: Urban Hafner on January 27, 2016, 02:30:25 PM

No TLRs around here at the moment. I will need to change that at some point!

Have you heard about Gowlandflex? It was made in 4x5 and I think also in 5x7.. That would be a nice TLR...

gsgary · « **Reply #2221 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:30:37 AM »

Quote from: Andrej K on January 28, 2016, 10:18:56 AM

Quote from: Urban Hafner on January 27, 2016, 02:30:25 PM
No TLRs around here at the moment. I will need to change that at some point!

Have you heard about Gowlandflex? It was made in 4x5 and I think also in 5x7.. That would be a nice TLR...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X+Gowlandflex+tlr.TRS0&_nkw=+Gowlandflex+tlr&_sacat=0

wow look at the cameras he made
http://www.petergowland.com/camera/index.html

Ezzie · « **Reply #2222 on:** January 28, 2016, 02:20:21 PM »

Ah, a Gowlandflex. I've put aside my 4x5 TLR build for a while, maybe I will need to pick it up again

http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=7411.0

Kai-san · « **Reply #2223 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:06:40 PM »

Quote from: Francois on January 27, 2016, 10:25:57 PM

Can you post a picture of the stud assembly?
Maybe I can come up with something...

Francois, here are two shots of the assembly, hope you can get an idea of the construction. I think the best idea is to replace the assembly with something like the L and M models, although it will be quite a bit of work.

jharr · « **Reply #2224 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:21:45 PM »

Looks like the studs on my Bronica. Op/Tech makes just the thing.

http://optechusa.com/super-pro.html

Kai-san · « **Reply #2225 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:39:48 PM »

Quote from: jharr on January 28, 2016, 10:21:45 PM

Looks like the studs on my Bronica. Op/Tech makes just the thing.

http://optechusa.com/super-pro.html

I have seen something similar on ebay, but not knowing the size of the clip makes it a bit difficult. I see that the opening of the biggest one here is 4.11 mm, but the stud on the Autocord is 5.5mm. It's really an odd construction.

Francois · « **Reply #2226 on:** January 28, 2016, 10:52:06 PM »

And there's no hidden screw at the bottom of the top stud?
Strange... if there is no way to take out the stud, it would be easier to simply custom make new plates with just a small tongue sticking out of the top with a hole to put a split ring...

The ideal would be to have the things laser cut. But just doing them by hand wouldn't be that hard.

Bryan · « **Reply #2227 on:** January 29, 2016, 04:42:03 AM »

I took a gamble on this Baby Rolleiflex on eBay because the price was pretty good and the condition is mint. The seller didn't know anything about it which is usually a red flag. Sure enough when I got it the shutter wasn't firing properly. It wouldn't close all the way and seemed to be misfiring. I had a hunch so I squirted some lighter fluid down the barrel of the shutter release button and a few shots later it fires perfectly. I didn't even have to take it apart and all the shutter speeds seem good, even the slowest ones. It came with a case, lens shade, manual, accessory guide and strap all in mint condition. it doesn't look like it has ever been used.

Baby Rolleiflex by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Andrej K · « **Reply #2228 on:** January 29, 2016, 04:39:46 PM »

Two long desired items came this week.

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Kai-san · « **Reply #2229 on:** January 29, 2016, 06:05:13 PM »

Quote from: Francois on January 28, 2016, 10:52:06 PM

And there's no hidden screw at the bottom of the top stud?
Strange... if there is no way to take out the stud, it would be easier to simply custom make new plates with just a small tongue sticking out of the top with a hole to put a split ring...

The ideal would be to have the things laser cut. But just doing them by hand wouldn't be that hard.

I have removed the bracket from the camera and there is no screw, the stud is crimped into the bracket. As you say, a new bracket is the best solution. I'm thinking of making it from an L-shaped aluminium profile. It's a fair bit of work, depending on how professional it should look.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2230 on:** January 29, 2016, 06:25:47 PM »

I literally picked this up today (as in getting it for free). Everything but the Polaroid (exp. 2009) is fresh or barely out of date. Tomorrow I'll pick up the darkroom stuff (Durst 607, loads of paper, tripod(s), ...).

Andrej K · « **Reply #2231 on:** January 29, 2016, 07:42:52 PM »

Quote from: Urban Hafner on January 29, 2016, 06:25:47 PM

I literally picked this up today (as in getting it for free). Everything but the Polaroid (exp. 2009) is fresh or barely out of date. Tomorrow I'll pick up the darkroom stuff (Durst 607, loads of paper, tripod(s), ...).

Looks good and sounds even better! Congratulations!
(Just in case there is too much old paper for you, drop me a line - might be good for liths

)

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2232 on:** January 29, 2016, 07:52:14 PM »

It will take me weeks to get through testing that paper I think. I'll let you know.

Indofunk · « **Reply #2233 on:** January 29, 2016, 07:57:40 PM »

10 rolls of Gold400 for the princely sum of $26

Now that I know that I love pushing Gold and Tri-X, I'm quite happy using these two inexpensive current-production filmstocks

Then of course there's all the expired E6 film in my fridge for cross processing

Francois · « **Reply #2234 on:** January 29, 2016, 09:08:04 PM »

Quote from: Kai-san on January 29, 2016, 06:05:13 PM

I have removed the bracket from the camera and there is no screw, the stud is crimped into the bracket. As you say, a new bracket is the best solution. I'm thinking of making it from an L-shaped aluminium profile. It's a fair bit of work, depending on how professional it should look.

Since it's a nice camera, I think it's worth it to have the parts cut with either a laser or a flowjet machine.
These take just a standard vector file that can be made with Inkscape or another cad program. Even Illustrator and Coreldraw can make the file.

I'd hate to see something that looks hand made on such a beaut.

gsgary · « **Reply #2235 on:** January 30, 2016, 10:11:00 AM »

Quote from: Urban Hafner on January 29, 2016, 06:25:47 PM

I literally picked this up today (as in getting it for free). Everything but the Polaroid (exp. 2009) is fresh or barely out of date. Tomorrow I'll pick up the darkroom stuff (Durst 607, loads of paper, tripod(s), ...).

I like the FP4 better than Delta

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Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2236 on:** January 30, 2016, 10:11:53 AM »

I like free film best.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2237 on:** February 03, 2016, 03:33:49 PM »

I received this beauty today! Everything but the auto-aperture feature seems to work. But that's actually not too much of a problem on this camera as the meter is actually active in full manual mode!

Ricoh 500G by Urban Hafner, on Flickr

Aksel · « **Reply #2238 on:** February 04, 2016, 09:43:06 PM »

I can´t help myself! Summar 50mm f/2.0 made in 1936, clan and smooth - £75 delivered. Judging by the tactility alone it´s my favourite 50mm by far! Let´s hope it delivers anything close to what I have seen online.

tkmedia · « **Reply #2239 on:** February 06, 2016, 04:35:47 PM »

Just waiting for urban Hafner to post his latest on here!

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #2240 on:** February 06, 2016, 06:56:32 PM »

Quote from: tkmedia on February 06, 2016, 04:35:47 PM

Just waiting for urban Hafner to post his latest on here!

It's so much Tony! I'll start a new thread for it and update it while sorting through all the stuff.

Kayos · « **Reply #2241 on:** February 06, 2016, 09:51:25 PM »

A Pentax Spotmatic in excellent condition
Super Takumar f1.8 55mm lens (a late one i think)
2 Zeiss f2.8 50mm m42 lens', one zebra and one black
Pentax bellows
A very unused looking Photax Paragon f3.5 200mm lens
Even more 49mm filters for my ever expanding collection
3 rolls of Polaroid 35mm High Definition colour film, 2 x 100 and 1 x 200, expired 2000
Canon 177a Speedlite
Various daft little bits, a very nice braided cable release and lens cases etc plus a well made sturdy hard case

£35

macfred · « **Reply #2242 on:** February 06, 2016, 11:19:23 PM »

Santa brought a FUJI GW670iii for christmas ...
Yesterday I bought a nice, CLA'd Super Ikonta III (531/16) with an old triplet (Novar Anastigmat f3.5/75mm) from England.
Additionally I'm waiting for 10 rolls of Fujchrome Provia 100f and some Ilford FP4 125.

gsgary · « **Reply #2243 on:** February 07, 2016, 03:21:07 PM »

Just bought a mint Fuji GW690lll, i'll post some photos next week, it should work great alon side my Leica M4's

Andrej K · « **Reply #2244 on:** February 07, 2016, 04:20:40 PM »

Congrats, folks! I anyone of you new GW owner fancies a GSW version as well, drop me a line

Bought myself a half plate camera as a replacement

))

Ezzie · « **Reply #2245 on:** February 07, 2016, 06:42:50 PM »

Quote from: gsgary on February 07, 2016, 03:21:07 PM

Just bought a mint Fuji GW690lll, i'll post some photos next week, it should work great alon side my Leica M4's

Not unlike this pairing then:

Texas Leica & Leica by Eirik Russell Roberts, on Flickr

gsgary · « **Reply #2246 on:** February 07, 2016, 06:44:16 PM »

Quote from: Ezzie on February 07, 2016, 06:42:50 PM

Quote from: gsgary on February 07, 2016, 03:21:07 PM
Just bought a mint Fuji GW690lll, i'll post some photos next week, it should work great alon side my Leica M4's

No unlike this pairing then:

Texas Leica & Leica by Eirik Russell Roberts, on Flickr

Wow there is quite a difference in size but they look great together

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macfred · « **Reply #2247 on:** February 07, 2016, 10:20:40 PM »

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Another nice pairing ...

family affairs by Andreas, on Flickr

Indofunk · « **Reply #2248 on:** February 08, 2016, 03:26:15 PM »

Ha! Nice one! Reminds me of the recent meme where a Dachshund got a German Shepard pregnant

SLVR · « **Reply #2249 on:** February 08, 2016, 05:27:42 PM »

picked up one of these