What Photography Related Item Have You Bought or Sold This Week?

[RedCobra]

Just got an Osmo Pocket 3 video cam. Trying to learn DaVinci Resolve. Hooboy......what a learning curve.

 

[StevenAunan]

Trying to learn DaVinci Resolve. Hooboy......what a learning curve.

The best thing I did after getting DaVinci Resolve was to get a used Speed Editor off EBay. The listing said "no software," but it came with a "software activation" key that enabled the Studio version.

 

[BasilFawlty]

I just got my new "Geometrical" Pocket Tripod Pro V2 and a Remote bluetooth shutter release. The pocket tripod is a handy little credit card-sized foldable tripod for smart phones. I'm using it with my iPhone 17 ProMax (Pictured here with my wife's iPhone 17). Just a handy little device to have in your wallet. (About as thick as 2 credit cards). The shutter release from the same company came with a battery installed, plus one extra battery.

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[THXGEEK]

I sold my Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S.

Luckily, I also purchased a Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II.

 

[StevenAunan]

After considering several different vintage lenses, I pulled the trigger on a refurbished EF-mount Helios 44m-4 from Ukraine. I paid a bit more, but I wanted a Grade A lens and this one looks totally legit. The pre-tariff total was $107, I *think* the import fee is 17%, and there may be a shipping fee.

EBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagephotoequipmentandother
Helios buying guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3MSfl-NYI
Lens technician compares Helios lenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJK6e_s6lE

 

[chipman]

I bought a Flashpoint R2 flash trigger for my Canons, to drive a R2 Panasonic flash as a slave.
Wasn't sure if it would work, Canon driving Panasonic, but so far seems okay.
I got a chuckle when the Pany flash told me I was using a Canon camera.

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[StevenAunan]

Join me, vicariously, on a photographic snipe hunt: one affordable 85mm f/1.2 that fits my Fuji GFX and Canon R5m2.

Now that I have the Fujifilm GFX 100s, I've been hunting for vintage lenses, and the latest quest was for an 85mm f/1.2 that I could adapt to the Fuji and the Canon. Since I already have the EF-RF adapter, the obvious choice was the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II. Lens in excellent condition: $900. EF-GF autofocus adapter: $500. Total cost: $1400 plus tax.

Ouch. I couldn't justify that, especially since I just got the RF 45mm f/1.2 from B&H and my wife just booked us a Norwegian fjord cruise in June.

So down the rabbit hole I went.

Do I really need f/1.2? Reviewers unanimously agree that manual focus is notoriously difficult on a GFX with a 1.2 lens. So it seemed silly to buy one when I'm not even sure I'd like using it.

TTArtisan GFX 90mm f/1.25 $372
Mitakon GFX 80mm f/1.6 $510

Do I really need to use the lens on the R52? With a sob, I said no.

It took me two days to discover that all of these used lenses will cover the larger GFX sensor:

Rokinon EF 85mm f/1.4 AS IF with AE chip $279
Minolta Rokkor MC 85mm f/1.7 $349
Minolta Rokkor 90mm F/1.4 Leica M $490
Schneider-Kreuznach 80mm f/2.8 LS Mamiya 645 $279
Schneider-Kreuznach 110mm f/2.8 LS Mamiya 645 $576
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L $399
Zeiss Planar T 85mm f/1.4 ZE EF $307
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART EF $669
Pentax SMCT-67 90mm f/2.8 $329

I was particularly smitten by the Minolta 90mm, the Schneider-Kreuznach and the Zeiss. All required different adapters.

After one final search at MPB, I accidentally found a Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC in Sony A mount.

Sony A mount? Is that the same as Sony Alpha? I don't know. I've never owned a Sony.

But ... the lens was $96 in Good condition, and Kipon sells a Sony A to Fuji G adapter for $116. So they're both on the way to me now.

Will I like the result? It was worth $236 to find out.

 

[StevenAunan]

The Rokinon 85mm lens has shipped, and I discovered that Fotodiox sells a Sony A to EOS R adapter for $75. So I can report that for about $300 total I now have an affordable 85mm f/1.4 that I can adapt to the GFX and the R5m2.

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[THXGEEK]

Congrats on the find!

I wish there were more adapters for the Canon RF and Fuji GF platforms.

For my Nikon Z8, I have both the Megadap ETZ21 PRO+ and the Boryoza GF-NZ adapters. So I can use any of my Sony FE or Fuji GF lenses on my Z8! Schweeet! I have yet to find any lens that doesn't work properly with these adapters.