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[Daniel Unkefer]

JB Weld repairs Mamiya Paramender YAY by Nokton48, on Flickr

The other day I bought this Mamiya TLR original Paramender, from Gary himself at World of Photography for $10. I really like his relocated new store, it has a very funky vibe, and it's loaded to the gills. Took this unit home, and darnit, the metal is super loose and floppy, but the original screws are stii there! Examined it carefully and JBWeld to the rescue AGAIN. I pried the rail up, so I could smooth JBWeld with the flat end of a toothpick, smearing on a thick coat. Took both screws out of the rail, they are completely stripped out, smeared JB Weld on the threads thickly, then jammed the screws in and make sure I have a good hold. Wrapped both ends of the rail tightly, using blue masking tape. 24 hours later, it's good as new and works smoothly. In camera stores, we used to say this was "huffed". But now fixed and these are going over a hundred bucks on Ebay. Actually I like the patina, This will work great with my fave C2 Mamiyaflex, I also have a much cleaner Paramender to go on my C22's and C33's.

You can do ANYTHING with JBWeld if you put on your thinking cap.

[tuco]

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My biggest issue with the Mamiya Paramender, is that I repeatedly forget to raise the lens before exposing!

Thanks, I feel much better now knowing it's not just me.

[tuco]

Port Of Everett by tuco, on Flickr

[tuco]

Street View by tuco, on Flickr

[Scott Schroeder]

Street View by tuco, on Flickr

Beautiful Tuco!

[Tin Can]

Sign by TIN CAN COLLEGE, on Flickr

[tuco]

Thanks Scott.

[tuco]

Legacy 3.2 beers


Anchor Pub by tuco, on Flickr

[Daniel Unkefer]

New to me Hasselblad CFV16 Digital back by Nokton48, on Flickr

I've wanted this CFV16 Hasselblad Digital Back for over twenty years. This one came along at a decent price and now it's mine. FAT PIXELS and Beautiful Colors, this is a coveted Hasselblad item. And it matches up perfectly to my 500C/M and 500 EL/M bodies. Kinda like shooting Kodachrome.

[tuco]

... I've wanted this CFV16 Hasselblad Digital Back for over twenty years. ...

Congrats, I've also wanted one for a long time too but the price kept putting me off for the amount of use it would get. It has been some time since I've checked what they are going for now though.