1.) Bought - 8X10 Deardorff + 8x10 back + lens boards, 210mm Schneider Super Angulon + retainer, 16 8x10 Fidelity Elite Holders, Tripod, CAP-40 Processor, 2 x Spectra TriColor Meter, 150 4" Gelatin Filters.
Sold- all 120 and 35 mm cameras and lens
2.)
All used.
3.)
Around 5,000 USD.
I think I am about to get sick.............
Ellis,
1. Nothing new.
2. One Fujinon SW 90mm f/8.0 (older single coated) used for $275.00.
I also made some of my own equipment. I bought some plexiglass for a few bucks and build a "slosher" for developing 4x5 film. I spent a few more bucks on some plywood and paint for two home-made lensboards to use on a Calumet C-1 that I borrowed from a friend.
In case you want to know about film too, I bought a couple boxes of 100 sheets of Arista 400 4x5, one 25 sheet box of Arista 125 4x5 , one 25 sheet box of Arista.Edu 400 4x5, and one 25 sheet box of Arista.Edu 400 8x10. I think this probably cost around $160.00.
No idea how much I spent on chemicals. Not too much last year. It was a bad year for photography in my household.
New:
Adobe Creative Suite
3 fresnel lights plus C-stands and clamps
Polaroid holder and two Toyo holders
Color checker and gray scale
Gel sheets and diffusion material
Foamcore, Vellum, Mylar sheets
Gaffer's tape
Lightbox
Technical and art books
About US$4500 for equipment and $1000 for books
Used:
1950's 254mm lens purchased for the optics rather than to save money
De Vere 4x5 enlarger
About $600 for both
New: K. B. Canham DLC45; Epson 3200; Fidelity film holders
Used: Fujinon W 250mm f6.3; Nikkor-M 450mm f9.0
$$$: About $3,500 (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)
BTW, I sold a 4x5 monorail as well, so my net out-of-pocket is a bit less.
8x10 + reducing backs ( 5*7 / 4*5 ) + 12 film holders + triple lens = 1200$ total
only used, nothing new
Don't let my wife see this!
An Ebony 45SU
A Schneider Super Angulon 90mm 6.8 Classic
Gitzo CF 1325 tripod
Art Panorama 6x17 roll film back
Tons of film
But traded in an Ebony too!
Used stuff - nothing last year but I also traded in a darkroom set up*
*trying to justify the new buys!
Total bill ... well, you know, only about, uhm, well, I'm not sure really, but with the trade in deal and well, you know, with all that stuff I got rid of on E**y, not that much honest!
1. Nothing LF new, I fear, except a couple boxes of Poloaroid 52. There was a week, however, when I was hot to buy a Phillips 8x10 had it been available (lucky for me there's a year waiting list and the passion soon ebbed).
2. Used LF -- some 77mm B&W filters and various step-up and step-down adapters.
3. Cost -- approx $200. (But over $3000 on new digital stuff.)
Wilhelm (Sarasota)
1. New purchases (excluding consumables like film, chemicals, etc.)--some filters and step rings, a few lensboards, a custom adapter from SK Grimes, a Linhof fresnel for my Tech V, Dayi 617 back, pH meter for the darkroom, compact light stand, some Jobo film clips.
2 Used--various lenses, 5x7" Press Graflex, an Omega D-II that fits my tight darkroom space and all sorts of Omega widgets, a few Norman widgets, darkroom odds and ends like tanks and hangers for 5x7" film and stainless trays that replaced plastic ones. Bought some used B+W and Heliopan filters mostly for medium format, but they double for LF sometimes. Also bought a few beautiful old Perrin leather cases--they don't make them like that anymore. Sold off some less used items too--a 360 Tele-Arton, my MF enlarger that was replaced by the D-II, some lenses for 35mm, a Norman 200B setup. Gave away some surplus darkroom gear to a friend.
3. How much? I don't keep careful track, since I don't write my photo stuff off in general, with the exception of things that I acquire mainly in connection with my day job. Based on my estimated monthly expenditures including consumables, I'm guessing around $5000.
J. P., if it'll make you feel better, let me know how much you want for that Tech 70/Biogon kit.
After years of getting by with older equipment, I finally made the jump to higher tech and bought a Ries tripod and head as well as a Linhof Technikardan (both used). Also picked up on E-bay a Kodak 2D 8x10 (have yet to use it - needs a little repair work). Those coupled with the usual misc. film and darkroom supplies brought total to around $3k for the year.
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