Originally Posted by
Matus Kalisky
500 ($ I guess) is going to be tough - do you at least already have a tripod that can hold the thing? You will also need to spend some money on developing tools (either a few trays or one of the 25** Jobo drums with 2509n inserts. And you will also need some film, film holders, chemistry, etc ... . For the dark cloth a black T-shirt will do the job (did for me for about 2 years until I bough a BTZS dark cloth)
For the light meter - the cheapest would be to use a camera you already have - digital can (with some caveats in mind) be used as a light meter with preview, but you need to check that the ISO the camera is using matches the "true" ISO of the film - just compare it with some film camera light meter of normal light meter.
Lens - as mentioned wide lenses are in general more expensive. Those cheaper ones are usually slower - like 90/8 (then look in Fujinon). You may consider getting a nice 135/5.6 or 150/5.6 Caltar II n (Rodenstock Sironar N actually) or some of the older single coated Fujinon Lenses (with lettering inside the filter ring) - great lenses for rather low price.
The camera - the already mentioned Crown Graphic would indeed be an option. If you really want to get a cheap camera you should maybe also consider some monorail - some are really cheap.
If I were you I would check out eBay prices (just sit back and watch for a while) for all the components you need and try to estimate whether you can accomplish the task with the budget you have. It should be doable but you need to be careful.
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