Photography gear buy/sell

Anyone fancy one of the manual focus lenses for Sony Alpha/NEX cameras?

It’s the ‘Pixco’ branded version, identical to 7artisans and the like. 25mm f/1.8, clickless aperture, smooth focus ring. Owned it since late last year, and bought and fitted a focus tab for the focus ring which greatly improves its handling.

I’ve always used it with a lens hood. Comes complete as purchased.

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Where did you get the focus tab?

how much would that be?

What’s fair? How about £40 posted with the focus tab and lens hood? That’s cheaper than the lens sells for on its own?

Focus tabs came from ebay.

no idea, it's for a friend. Will relay the info! thanks

he'll take it

Still available as @anidel ‘s mate changed their mind!

Any interested in this Mamiya U?

£30 posted within the UK.

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I have 21 rolls of Portra 400 120 film that is excess to my needs. All packaged in their foil, all expiring 03/2020. I don't have the boxes for them though!

Anybody looking for some? Would prefer to sell as a job lot but happy to split into packs of 5/10/21

I'll do 5 rolls for £28 posted...
10 rolls for £52 posted or...
all 21 rolls for £104 posted

If you buy all 21 rolls I can meet you somewhere central!

SOLD

I'll take the lot if you will post north of the wall?

Medium format noob question. EDIT worked out it seems to be an ETRSi but would love recommends as to whether it'd be good to kick off with for medium format shooting.

Can anyone identify this camera - and what I should expect to pay for a decent nick, fully working example? The lens I believe is a 75mm 2.8. With:

220 back
Speed grip .
Strap
Waist level view finder

Is it to be recommended for getting into medium format photography? Cheers!

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From digging about it seems like it'd be a 120 back I'm after.

Yeah don't think you can get 220 film anymore, which is kinda annoying in its own right. How much is it on offer for? Would be good for learning I'd imagine. As long as its not obscenely priced you could probably sell it for what it cost you if you don't get on with it

Nice one for the insight - camera is €250 so roughly £220 - maybe a tad less after a bit of haggling.

Also comes with 10 rolls of 220 film, 2009 expiry though.

If the film's not fucked it could be a good way to learn and then buy a 120 back after I've shot the rolls.

£100 should get you a decent condition 120 back

If you KNOW it works thatll be worth something. Id check what they go for (actual sold) on eBay for an idea of price. Film will probs be fine, good to practice using the camera on. Just shoot it a stop over ?

Id also be interested in a roll of 220, whether or not its fucked :)

Is it to be recommended for getting into medium format photography?

short answer:
no

long answer:
be prepared medium format will cost a lot of money - camera, lens(es), film, dev, scanning
get a clear idea what you will be shooting (mostly) with your medium format camera.
As this will likely determine the format (square or rectangle) and type of camera (SLR or TLR or rangefinder) to a large degree - you might get bored quickly with shooting landscapes in squares for example, and some things are just awkward to shoot with a flipped image (as with a waist level findel like the Bronica shown above has).
So really figure out what it is you're primarily shooting first.

I would only buy that Bronica if I knew it worked perfectly and if I knew I wanted a system where I can swap lenses. Else I would get a TLR camera with a fixed lens (like a Rolleicord), which can be had cheap-ish, is easier to schlepp and quite foolproof.

That 10 year old film might be worth shit by now if it hasn't been stored properly (fridge), also keep in mind not all places that do medium format also do 22o film - and when they do cost of dev is double (!). I would not buy it to be honest.

I would not buy it to be honest.

I probably wouldn't for that price. As well as the 120 back you're going to need to factor in the cost of a prism finder at some point to shoot portrait orientation (the ETRS is 6x4.5).
If you can get the seller to knock the price down to at least cover the cost of the 120 back (the 220 back is essentially worthless), then yeah I'd consider it.

Tina also makes some valid points above. I'd work out what aspect ratio (6x9, 6x7, 6x6, 6x4.5) you want to shoot first, and then plan from there. Cost needn't be too expensive if you keep a lid on it, I tend to keep it to 1-2 rolls a week (if I want to snap I used my phone).

That said 6x4.5 such as the ETRS is a good starting point though, it's like a 'super' 35mm. It's the most cost effective way of shooting medium format with 15 shots on a roll. It's what I'm shooting medium format on at the moment (with a Mamiya 645) and love it.

Thanks all for the thorough input. I'm going to hold fire and do additional research. Probably wait for a competitively priced ETRS or 645 w/ 120 back. I've gotten onto a mate who's Bronica SQ-A I am going to borrow for a bit.

I need to do more research on the different aspect ratios and limiting factors i.e wanting to shoot portraits is obviously going to be hard w/ a waist level finder. Initially I want to shoot street-y landscape stuff I guess so interested to see how that will pan out with a more square image plane.

Initially I want to shoot street-y landscape stuff I guess so interested to see how that will pan out with a more square image plane.

Easy enough to try on a phone, iPhones have a square mode (presume android have similar). When shooting square I'll often trial the shot on my phone first

Find a Rolleicord cheap, and use it for everything. You'll soon find out if 6x6/120 is for you, and you'll have had a great time at a low cost. My opinion is they're the best beginner camera, and light enough to carry everywhere. Manual everything, too.

I started MF with a Rolleicord III, which I still own, though it hasn't had use in a long time. I have tried things like the ETRSi and didn't like them. In fact, the more I think back the more I remember hating those poxy little 645 SLR's. Awful.

What I did like, though, was the Bronica RF645. Limited on the portrait side - literally; it comes as portrait orientation rather than landscape, which I loved, but you cannot get up close as with an SLR/TLR because of the RF. I used the RF645 extensively and shot a lot of street, and it served me a few dozen rolls in Brazil over a two week trip. I was sad to sell it when I did. Pretty sure it went to fund moving from a Leica M3 to M6ttl, which was my go-to camera.

What I would certainly return to using is a Hasselblad 500C. I had the older C, not C/M and again used it extensively. It came with me on a bunch of trips including an Inter-Rail across Europe for a month, shooting portrait and street and whatever. Dead quiet for an SLR and easy to pack. Took the same space as the Rolleicord, just heavier and more versatile (closer focus, etc). Even an old Zeiss lens is exceptional. I also owned a SWC for a while which certainly lived up to its title (best lens ever).

I only got rid of the Hasse 500C since I was using the Mamiya RB67 more, with its rotating back. Since I was using that for portraits, made sense to use a bigger frame and not crop. It also had a much bigger brighter focus screen.

Since I used the RB67 so much I ended up with a Pentax 67II, which was stupidly heavy but amazing. Serious jumbo SLR, and operated like one, but with a localised tremor whenever you fired the shutter. For portraits and serious work, that's 'the one'. I think my one was bought by Tim Walker's studio assistant as a spare body...

Oh, also owned a handful of folders and stuff. Got a 6x9 folder and a 645 Nettar, both are great for travel and sticking in your (bag) pocket. The Nettar went on almost every trip I went on. It was owned by my grandfather's brother, and spent its first life on the motorbike with him as he travelled.

TL:DR get anything, you'll probably dump it for something else in time.

Man I forgot how much I love these cameras. Feels so good.

Just remembered I also owned a Rolleiflex (with 3,5 Tessar) and a couple Lubitels too. Looking at the square hood, it’s for Yashica, maybe you can find a Yashi cheaper to try.

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gotten onto a mate who's Bronica SQ-A I am going to borrow for a bit

If you have the chance to borrow stuff like this that's perfect, just shoot it a bit and see if you like it.

I have quit a few, gear fatigue post.

Pentax 67 with 105 2.4
My current fav. I have done 1/30 handheld and never had issue with shake. 6x7 is the best ratio.

Mamiya 645 pro 80 1.9
Really odd to handle, the strap lugs arent placed well, the camera tilts in a weird way. Lens is great. It made me turn off from 6x4.5

Hasselblad 500c/m with 80 2.8
Its good BUT personally I hate 1x1/square aspect ratio. Maybe the most compact med format SLR

Fuji GW690 and GSW690 III
Great fun to use because they are quite low-tech. 6x9 is just a supersized 35mm, same aspect ratio.

Fuji GF670
Most modern of it all, the built in meter is phenomenal. The lens is unreal. Leaf shutter. It almost produces images that look like they were created on digital. Can be shot 6x6 or 6x7.

Mamiya 7 II with 80 and 43mm
Maybe the best 6x7. Has all the qualities of the Fuji GF670 but with interchangeable lenses.

But as @pdlouche said; get anything, you'll probably dump it for something else in time.

I've never had a TLR.