The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

Just picked this up tonight…

Fujica GS645S by kalsarikännit, on Flickr


Fujica GS645S by kalsarikännit, on Flickr

With tax free shopping it was a very attractive price for one in as good condition as this.

Just stuck a roll of Pro 400H into it and plan to run it through tomorrow and get it processed before I go home in case I need to use the 30 day warranty.
 
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Scuzi said:
Just picked this up tonight…

With tax free shopping it was a very attractive price for one in as good condition as this.

Just stuck a roll of Pro 400H into it and plan to run it through tomorrow and get it processed before I go home in case I need to use the 30 day warranty.
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How many have you got in your collection now?
 
I recently picked up an S5D with the 18-40 and a Meike 50mm f1.8 (which I'm seriously impressed with for £116). I haven't done any photography in probably a decade, but I used to do a lot of band stuff and some weddings with a Nikon D7000 way back.


Just wondering if there's any other must get lenses/gear as I've been out of it for so long.
 
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Rai200 said:
I recently picked up an S5D with the 18-40 and a Meike 50mm f1.8 (which I'm seriously impressed with for £116). I haven't done any photography in probably a decade, but I used to do a lot of band stuff and some weddings with a Nikon D7000 way back.


Just wondering if there's any other must get lenses/gear as I've been out of it for so long.
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Depends what you’re shooting really. Generally speaking though, I got a new strap which has made wearing the camera all day effortless. It goes over the left shoulder and round the body for the camera to hang on the right side. The left shoulder bit has a small strap to go under the armpit to prevent the main strap from riding up and chafing the neck. It has a clip which slides along the strap, so the camera hangs round my waist when let go, and when I raise it to my eye, the clip slides up the strap without the strap having to move and chafe my neck. Life changing!
 
Got myself a Canon 35 mm f2.8 F/D lens from ebay for the AE-1.

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I am thinking of getting a 100-400 lens after borrowing one, trading in my 100-300. I like that they weigh a lot less with micro4/3
 
Derek W said:
It'll save you a fortune anyway!
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Theoretically, yes. At least that’s what I’ve told Mrs. Scuzi. I currently pay the lab I use £5 per roll of C41. Self developing will come out at around £2.50-3.00, so not a huge saving. B&W is £7 a roll in the lab, and doing it at home will be around £3 a roll. E6 is where the big saving will be, working out at around £3-4 per roll versus £12 at the lab, and I really love shooting slide film. I have about 15 rolls in the fridge and freezer, so the saving on those alone should cover the purchase of the equipment.

The main reason I want to do it is to experiment with pushing and pulling which should hopefully help me achieve some of the results I have have in my head!
 
Got this delivered through the post today. A Mamiya C330 with 80 mm lens. I've also bought the accompanying 135 and 180 mm lenses (not pictured) but these apparently have some fungas in them so I'm going to attempt to clean these up hopefully and get some use out of them as well.

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Just got to figure out how to use it now! Time to google a manual.
 
Congratulations! They really are fantastic cameras. I had the pleasure of using one for a day (did a swap with a mate) with the 105mm and I've been on the lookout for one since.

They're pretty straightforward to use - set the aperture and shutter speed on the taking lens, focus using the wheels that extend the bellows (you can adjust the friction with the tab on the left wheel), and fire off a shot when you're ready. I can't remember if the Pro F has multi-exposure protection (I think it has) so it'll make you wind on before taking another exposure.

If I were to get one, I'd look at getting a split-prism focusing screen from Bright Screen ( https://bright-screen.com/ ) - It'll make critical focus so much easier at wider apertures as the DoF can be razor thin.

Do you plan on handholding it or tripod use? If you plan on handholding, a good strap to help brace it goes a long way to keeping a steady hand. They can fatigue your arms after a while which can cause them to shake a bit.

Looking forward to seeing your shots!
 
Scuzi said:
Congratulations! They really are fantastic cameras. I had the pleasure of using one for a day (did a swap with a mate) with the 105mm and I've been on the lookout for one since.

They're pretty straightforward to use - set the aperture and shutter speed on the taking lens, focus using the wheels that extend the bellows (you can adjust the friction with the tab on the left wheel), and fire off a shot when you're ready. I can't remember if the Pro F has multi-exposure protection (I think it has) so it'll make you wind on before taking another exposure.

If I were to get one, I'd look at getting a split-prism focusing screen from Bright Screen ( https://bright-screen.com/ ) - It'll make critical focus so much easier at wider apertures as the DoF can be razor thin.

Do you plan on handholding it or tripod use? If you plan on handholding, a good strap to help brace it goes a long way to keeping a steady hand. They can fatigue your arms after a while which can cause them to shake a bit.

Looking forward to seeing your shots!
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It's certainly a weighty beast! So a strap / tripod i think will be important. For the price its near mint condition, I can't fault it at all. I've downloaded a set of instructions so I'm familiarising myself with all of the operations. I got the other two lenses from the same seller so managed to get a hefty discount on the three items. The fungas in the lenses might be a bit of an issue but I'm going to fire some UV through it and if possible maybe open one of them up to see if i can get something cleaned. The weather up here is a bit crap for the weekend so i might have to wait to put a film through it but I'll stick some photos up once I've taken a few.
 
Ah sorry dude my primary presets are fully custom now which originally started out as a baseline using VSCO packs 1-4, these are not free!
 
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