Photography & Video gear thread.

[Ali Wiseman]

[quote="Suboffender" post=8894]Are you searching these bargains manually though amazon, or are you using a page?[/quote]


Manually. Almost of the Cash Converters type places around here give me a Ring if they have any Manual Focus stuff come in. They know if it's decent, I'll probably have it, so don't mind giving decent prices to me. I do snag the odd badly listed bargain on fleabay, amazon and gumtree.

[quote="Suboffender" post=8894]
Glad you are happy with the tripod, I swear by mine.

Just be carefull if you are doing any photography In windy conditions, the tripods can blow over. Had it on top of a building once [/quote]

I'll make sure to weigh it down with a decently heavy bag.

[Ali Wiseman]

No gear-shots then? nothing for me to drool over? (If you have a Samyang 14mm, post it up, I fancy one).

Do You shoot on/with anything unusual, old or downright silly, just for the hell of it?

Hell, if You only post up to distract me from breaking out the Manual Focus lens collection, then I won't be offended, not everyone likes old lenses.

[Tim Watts]

if its a vivitar 285 then buy it - i got one a goodly while ago - its the flash to have!

[Tim Watts]

right - note to self - take photos of some of my old manual primes with nikon converters for newstuff to get all silly over ;-)

[Ali Wiseman]

That'll do nicely.

I need to re-look at all of mine to make sure no nasties have started appearing on them, so I may do a few shots of them while I have them all out.

[Joel Colk]

I really really want a Samyang. They are not too expensive either.

Waiting for one to come up cheap  

[Danny Sutton]

I'm after a M42 mount 100mm macro lens if anyone comes accross a cheap one.

and one of those cheapo lighting sets.

Had my first canvas printed yesterday, so i'm going to have a go at taking some pictures of the kids, supprised it came out as well as it did seen as i was using my cap-lamp for lighting

[Ali Wiseman]

[quote="mad-dan" post=8918]I'm after a M42 mount 100mm macro lens if anyone comes accross a cheap one.

and one of those cheapo lighting sets.

[/quote]

Dan - I'll keep my eye out for a Macro.

I have a nice set of Bowens lights (on stands, with backdrops, stands for those etc etc, softboxes, umbrellas), pretty much a full studio setup, just add camera and tripod.
Cheap isn't going to come into it I'm afraid.
It's that last of my stuff from the Studio now that I have sold the Comedy Tripod, and I love these lights. I'd rather keep them than let them go for a pittance.

Joel - I'm hoping to snag one for my Birthday or Xmas. Assuming I do, it'll be in M42 (Will fit almost anything bar Nikon, with the right adaptor), and you're welcome to have a play about with it to see if You like it.

[Danny Sutton]

to be honest, for the amount of use i'll give any lighting kit, it would'nt be worth me spending a fortune.

but what sort ofmoney are you after (inboxme if you would rarther)

[Ali Wiseman]

No need to inbox you, The heads are around £200ish each used, and I have 4 of them. Perfect condition, not a mark on them, 500W/head. If someone took all 4, I'd chuck the rest of the stuff in.

It's way over the top for the odd shoot though. If You fancy starting up a Studio however, lol...

[Danny Sutton]

I dont spend that much on my cars.

yeh, way more than i'm after spending, i would bet if i get some they wont come out more than 3 or 4 times a year

[Ali Wiseman]

I don't spend that much on gear any more, it's the last bit's I kept from my Studio.

In all honesty, I've used them 3 times in nearly a decade. When they are up permanently, they are awesome. Hook up the Sync leads and go. If you have to put up 4 heads, a backdrop, softboxes, reflectors, brollies etc, it's a ballache.

[Ali Wiseman]

Okay, here you go, my collection (so far) of Manual lenses. Almost ll of them get used (The PK fit lenses have had the pin removed, but it's totally reversible, PB I'm working on).



Top to Bottom, Left to Right.

Photosniper case

Photosniper (Tair 300/4.5, M42), Pentacon 300/4, (M42)

Tokina 80-210 (PB), Pentacon 200/4 (m42), Pentacon 135/2.8 (PB)

Helios 44 (58mm, M42), XR Rikenon 50/1.7 (PK), XR Rikenon 50/2 (PK), Pentacon 50/1,8 (M42), Pentacon 50/1,8 (M42), Zeiss Tessar 50/1.8 (M42), Pentacon 30/3.5, Meyer Optik Gorlitz Lydith 30/3.5 (M42), Clubman 24/2.8 (M42).

[Joel Colk]

[quote="NewStuff" post=8922]

Joel - I'm hoping to snag one for my Birthday or Xmas. Assuming I do, it'll be in M42 (Will fit almost anything bar Nikon, with the right adaptor), and you're welcome to have a play about with it to see if You like it.[/quote]

That's a kind offer mate, but i'm Nikon all the way!

Just show me some underground shots taken with it and i will judge from there. Could do with another decent zoom lens for rooftop shots, as i have just lost my Tamron.

That's one hell of a manual kit

[Ali Wiseman]

I just added another 50 1.7 to it. Looks to be an unused Pentax SMC. As good as the day it.was made. I'm a sucker for a cheap lens. £15 with a free vivitar 285 flash.