what waS your last photography related purchase?

[Kodachromeguy]

GAS No.2

I had been considering a Leica IIIG for a number of years. Tamarkin Camera in Chicago sent an email announcing a sale. That was too good to resist. They had four IIIGs in their screw mount inventory. I looked at the pictures and chose this one. It is late production, possibly 1959 or 1960. Well, I love it. It is so much fun! My dad bought the 5cm ƒ/2 Summitar in the picture below in Guam in 1949. It is fully coated and the coating is perfect. I also have a Canon 50mm ƒ/2 LTM lens, probably mid-1960s vintage. Tamarin also included a genuine Leitz leather case for the IIIG.

 

[mshchem]

Yesterday, I picked up my first "weird" camera which is meant to be an object d'art. It is the Kodak handle2 instant camera. I never knew these existed. I found it at a place that doesn't typically have any cameras, and it was $3.
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Google around, pretty sure these can use Instax Wide with some adapting. Instax uses a similar approach exposure through the backside of the print. Too bad Polaroid and Kodak didn't come to an understanding, this was a great system.

 

[mshchem]

GAS No.2

I had been considering a Leica IIIG for a number of years. Tamarkin Camera in Chicago sent an email announcing a sale. That was too good to resist. They had four IIIGs in their screw mount inventory. I looked at the pictures and chose this one. It is late production, possibly 1959 or 1960. Well, I love it. It is so much fun! My dad bought the 5cm ƒ/2 Summitar in the picture below in Guam in 1949. It is fully coated and the coating is perfect. I also have a Canon 50mm ƒ/2 LTM lens, probably mid-1960s vintage. Tamarin also included a genuine Leitz leather case for the IIIG.



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Well done!!!

 

[rduraoc]

I got a Nikon F65 with the kit lens in an auction site. (Re-) Started doing photo marathons, and those are always in 35mm. I got fed up with depending on loaned cameras (I went all in to MF several years ago), so in came the F65.

This is my very first Nikon, ever. GAS is now driving me into the world of Nikon primes...

 

[Donald Qualls]

Yesterday, I picked up my first "weird" camera which is meant to be an object d'art. It is the Kodak handle2 instant camera. I never knew these existed. I found it at a place that doesn't typically have any cameras, and it was $3.

Dig around on the Internet, there was a fellow in Sweden selling 3D printed adapters to use Instax Square in those. There are certain models that are recommended -- the ones with metal gears in the print roller drive, specifically. Don't know if that The Handle 2 has metal or plastic gears...

 

[MTGseattle]

Thanks @Donald Qualls and @mshchem In my initial google search while waiting to pay for the thing I did see the beginnings of a reddit thread, but I will continue looking. The camera takes an odd battery as well. Luckily, I have a dead one for reference.

The other odd thing I saw recently was a black Minolta Srt series dental rig. It was also relatively cheap, but I wanted to do some more reading about the various pieces of the kit.

 

[Fatih Ayoglu]

My 4th light meter, this time I’ve purchased a digital 718 Sekonic

 

[chuckroast]

GAS No.2

I had been considering a Leica IIIG for a number of years. Tamarkin Camera in Chicago sent an email announcing a sale. That was too good to resist. They had four IIIGs in their screw mount inventory. I looked at the pictures and chose this one. It is late production, possibly 1959 or 1960. Well, I love it. It is so much fun! My dad bought the 5cm ƒ/2 Summitar in the picture below in Guam in 1949. It is fully coated and the coating is perfect. I also have a Canon 50mm ƒ/2 LTM lens, probably mid-1960s vintage. Tamarin also included a genuine Leitz leather case for the IIIG.



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Gorgeous

 

[Donald Qualls]

Thanks @Donald Qualls and @mshchem In my initial google search while waiting to pay for the thing I did see the beginnings of a reddit thread, but I will continue looking. The camera takes an odd battery as well. Luckily, I have a dead one for reference.

I have one of the adapters, but the camera I have has plastic gears and they went "Crunch!" the first time it tried to eject a print (using long-expired actual Kodak instant film). Haven't had the time or money (at least not at the same time) to shop for another one. The one I have uses 4xAA cells, so it's easy to power, at least. Yours only needs the battery for the meter and shutter, so it's probably a K battery. I've seen those for sale within the last couple years.