[aslyfox]

Glad to hear it went well Allen, Follow your post op instructions and you will be fine as a fiddle! Sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves when we worry about everything and everyone else.

new instructions from the doctors

no reading/computer for at least a week

so don't assume the worse when I don't post anything new

[ChrisPlatt]

Konica C35V compact 35mm camera

Chris

[timb64]

new instructions from the doctors

no reading/computer for at least a week

so don't assume the worse when I don't post anything new

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Jean Poitiers]

Way, way behind in my postings here ... for my b-day to me gift, a used Sony NEX 5 from my local B&M shop, plus a FD-to-Nex adapter then later ordered ... here's what the Canon FL 55/1.2 looks like when attached and a few first test images ...

[Marcus Rowland]

Another good day for car boot sales

A Pentax MZ50 with a 35-80 AF zoom, working well
A Sigma 55-200 with Nikon AF mount, working well
A Canon FD fit Hoya 28 / 2.8, unfortunately doesn't seem to be stopping down. A bit annoying because I paid a bit more than I wanted to for it. It's difficult to test them off-camera so at least it wasn't an avoidable mistake from that viewpoint.
A Pentax-A 1:2 50mm, very clean but focus isn't working - that one I should have spotted before I bought it, but it only cost £3 so I'm not too bothered, someone will want it for spares / repairs.
A Yongnuo flash extension cable for Canon
A nice Holga Lomography camera for £3
A faulty Cosmic Symbol 35mm camera for £2, pretty sure I can fix it
Also some close up lenses, filters, and lens caps, and a wide-angle converter.

Total spent about £30, hopefully will be fairly profitable.

[zahnski]

A few weeks ago I bought a FA 135mm f2,8 and a FA 85mm f2,8 Soft. Both are fine for portraits the second one is very special in handling and the pictures you can take with it. But very interesting!

[Marcus Rowland]

2 x 100' of frozen Agfa-Gevaert APX100 film

Chris

Nice! Is usable frozen Infrared Ektachrome still around at all? And if so, is there anyone that can still process it commercially?

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[SSGGeezer]

A few weeks ago I bought a FA 135mm f2,8 and a FA 85mm f2,8 Soft. Both are fine for portraits the second one is very special in handling and the pictures you can take with it. But very interesting!

Post some of your shots with it, it is an interesting design methodology.

[Jean Poitiers]

This showed up at the city center site of my thrift store, a Kodak Retina Reflex IV with a 28/4 ... it's locked up and meter will not respond, but it was priced at 10€. I hesitated for quite a while, because I really did not need yet another project. Then I went back during the French winter sales period, and it was marked off 20%. So, what the heck for 8€ ... great feeling to it and the case is nice, too. May trade it away at Poitiers' camera swap in April or just keep it until some "repair time" is available.

[WPRESTO]

Way, way behind in my postings here ... for my b-day to me gift, a used Sony NEX 5 from my local B&M shop, plus a FD-to-Nex adapter then later ordered ... here's what the Canon FL 55/1.2 looks like when attached and a few first test images ...

Been missing your posts. The Nex + Canon f1.2 gave very nice rendering on that portrait. BTW: I prefer the color version, which is not commonly the case with portraits as my familiarity with B&W images of celebrities or prominent people by some of the great film-era portrait photographers may bias me toward monochrome for such pictures..

[Digitalis]

It was in the hands of FedEx the day after I paid...It probably should have come with a bottle of Astro Glide too...

...someone pass the brain bleach.

[Jean Poitiers]

These two separate purchases just arrived ... a M 120/2.8 and a second version SMC Tak 135/2.8 (6/6 - 8 blade) ... both excellent in optics and cosmetics.

The 135 came with the MFT/M42 adapter which I will resell (or give to a friend) and it was 116€ delivered which is "OK", because I really wanted one for my precious ES ...The 120 was bought for 38€ delivered with the knowledge that it had really slow blades, and that is usually an easy fix for me ... really like the feel of this one and a nice addition to the "M" collection.

[Wasp]

The 120 was bought for 38€ delivered with the knowledge that it had really slow blades, and that is usually an easy fix for me ... Bad news is that it has been "Canon-ized" with the aperture lever cut short. I really do not think that the seller understood this and I am debating if I will even raise the issue ... win some, loose some ... and maybe a new challenge repair experience to come. Maybe the drawer of "dead" lenses will be useful now ...

Very nice find, that one. It must be fairly rare. I have often wondered why Pentax made it. Not very many other manufacturers offered a 120mm for 35mm cameras, AFAIK.

It is a shame that people butcher perfectly good lenses just because they are cheap. Perhaps those slow blades are a result of the "conversion." Keep us posted on the outcome of the repair.

[MJSteele]

These two separate purchases just arrived ... a M 120/2.8 and a second version SMC Tak 135/2.8 (6/6 - 8 blade) ... both excellent in optics and cosmetics.

The 135 came with the MFT/M42 adapter which I will resell (or give to a friend) and it was 116€ delivered which is "OK", because I really wanted one for my precious ES ...The 120 was bought for 38€ delivered with the knowledge that it had really slow blades, and that is usually an easy fix for me ... really like the feel of this one and a nice addition to the "M" collection.

Very nice I envy them both
Especially the 120 mm
Makes a wonderful 180 2.8 on some APS-C cameras

[Jean Poitiers]

Very nice find, that one. It must be fairly rare. I have often wondered why Pentax made it. Not very many other manufacturers offered a 120mm for 35mm cameras, AFAIK.

It is a shame that people butcher perfectly good lenses just because they are cheap. Perhaps those slow blades are a result of the "conversion." Keep us posted on the outcome of the repair.

I think that I wrote too quick in that end of the aperture lever looks altered and reduced ... it's really not that much, but it has been filed down or well cut. Nice and shiny metal to be seen on that tip ... and ugly.

I just compared this 120 to my M 100/2.8 and there's really not that much of a difference ... so, maybe it was only slightly "Canon-ized" to pass safely on an APS-C body. Or maybe I was just flat out wrong here ...

I tried the 120 on the K-1 and if the shutter is set below 1/2 second, there's enough time for the aperture to engage ... I mean that it's REALLY SLOOOOW. The 120 seems to stop down correctly if enough time is given ... also tried on a MX with the same end results. So, maybe I jumped to gun on this one upon its first inspection, but that's all the better for me ... Cheers.