Items for Sale (Con't.)

...So I really think I should push through and get this done, with large apologies to anyone who isn't interested in reading about this. It's about all I've been doing for the last 24 hours anyway. [Note: Sorry, but I'm not ready to list any darkroom equipment yet. It's all packed away, and I will have to inventory it before I know what I have to sell and what condition it's in.]

I don't know why I feel rich when I sell things for big losses. Still, this is kinda fun. I got all the shipping materials this morning and have heard from lots and lots of people.

A number of things have been sold. I will list items with pictures as I can get the pictures done. Please check back during the day for more items.

Leica M7 .58 finder and 35mm ƒ/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH. (version II), both Ex+/near mint. $2,100/$3,100, will sell as a kit for $4,800. [Camera body SOLD; lens still for sale.]

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...And suddenly we switch to B&W illustrations, for which I apologize. For some unknown reason my X-T1 decided to reset itself this morning, and I found myself suddenly shooting in JPEG-only "Toy Camera" mode, in color, when I had set it on B&W and RAW. I don't know what happened. (And to think, that's the camera I'm keeping.)

Sheesh. 'Lectronics.

Anyway, here's an Olympus OM-D E-M1 body in Ex condition with a slightly damaged box. I don't have the IB, but you can get it online. $750. [SOLD]

That's all for now; I have to get started boxing stuff up.

Arcam rDAC digital-to-analog converter for computer audio, new in box (unit was a warranty replacement). $225 OBO. [SOLD]

Voigtlander 35mm OVF (optical viewfinder) for camera shoe, Ex+ with box, $209 new. $135. [SOLD]

Nikon Nikkor 58mm ƒ/1.4G, Like New in box. $1,295. [SOLD]

Rollei Rolleiflex 6008AF body, waist-level finder, handle with hand strap, 120 back, charger, and battery, mint, never used, $1,495.

(Most 6000-series lenses will work, and if needed the camera can be serviced by Rollei & Hensel in Fairfield, NJ.)

Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless "clicky" computer keyboard, never used, $139 new, $75.

Konica M-Hexanon 35mm ƒ/2 Leica M-mount lens, Ex+/near mint, both proper caps, no box, focus and aperture action very smooth, $995. [SOLD]

Sony Zeiss E-mount 24mm ƒ/1.8 lens for NEX cameras, Ex condition, pouch, cards, the proper caps, and box, no hood. $675. [SOLD]

(Man, am I going to miss this one. I love this lens.) More soon, please check back....

Mike

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Peter Barnes: "What happened to your XT-1 is probably the same as happened to mine a few weeks ago. As I increased the ISO I inadvertently pushed the switch that sits under the ISO dial two clicks to ADV. (for Advanced Filter). Toy Camera is the first option for that setting. In my case, I had previously fiddled in that area, and the camera went to the Advanced miniature filter, which is an imitation of a lens tilted to decrease depth of field. Took me ages to work out what was wrong. I was sure a complex repair was going to be required. Hopefully it is one of those things I will only do once."

Mike replies: Looks like that's what I did all right. Electronic cameras means there is always a discovery still waiting to be made.

David Goldenberg: "Will the fabled Nikon Bokeh Meter be included in the darkroom stuff?"

Mike replies: Matt Laur already snagged that from me.

Christian Beck: "How did you get a mechanical keyboard and not use it? Too much clicky or just not your thing? (Thinking about getting a 'real' keyboard for some time, might be the wrong wish....)"

Mike replies: I settled on the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, and have run through about six of them. To the point that I have trouble typing on anything else. What's totally annoying is their main failure mode, which is that the letters rub off of the keys—a stupid fail.

Comments

[Chris Beloin]

Hi mike
What is left on micro 4/3 lenses?

Chris

[Eric Rose]

Hey Mike you could accidentally slip that Rollei into the box along with the GX-7 I purchased.

[Tried. Wouldn't fit. --Mike]

[Kenneth Tanaka]

So much for your "2013 Camera of the Year", eh? Shocking! ;-}

[You can't keep 'em all. Well, YOU can, but I can't!

;-)

I really like the E-M1. --Mike]

[Gaspar Heurtley]

I'd love to put my hands on that E-M1.
I live in Argentina, and there are no Olympus bodies around here.
It's not that they're expensive, nobody sells them.
Talk about lenses? Maybe one or two on the local ebay branch.
I got my EM5 and 17mm from BH NY on recent trip.

[Bill Mitchell]

My SONY RX10 and RX100s all sometimes reset themselves (especially overnight) to strange settings that I never use.

[steven Ralser]

I'm tempted by the EM 1, but think I might save for an em5mkii (to replace my gh2) - but by the time I make up my mind the EM-1 mkii will probably be out. Also, at the moment a new printer is a higher priority; probably the new epson p600 (is that the right number; the 17" one).

[James Sinks]

When did you buy the Nikkor 58mm? What did you think of it?

[February 2014, and for me it's a little long. Then again, for me a 50 is a little long. --Mike]

[Kenneth Tanaka]

Mike,
Well if it makes you feel better I'm in the midst of a similar project. I've decided to de-accession at least all of my M43 cameras and lenses/adapters and many of my Canon lenses that I simply never use (i.e. 24, 35, et.al.) and some Zeiss lenses. Plus other gear, such as a few excellent-but-not-needed bags, tripods, at least a few film cameras, ... It's painfully time-consuming and I feel your pain.

But I think it's going to be emotionally (and spacially) very liberating! So onward!

[Lorenzo C.]

If the Sony Zeiss 24mm buyer backs out, please consider me ready to purchase and pay immediately.

Best,
Lorenzo

[Peter Gilbert]

Did you accidentally change the drive mode dial to something other than S (Single) on your X-T1 (like ADV, advanced Filter, Toy Mode) while trying to change ISO? If so, then a warm welcome to the Club.

[howard]

Mike, doubtful the camera reset itself. A reported occurrence is the drive mode is moved when the camera is put into a smallish camera bag. A move to toy mode will negate raw and leave jpeg colour only. Reset drive to "s" or whichever you use, and your in business. With your travels, you may have had this happen.

Howard

[Nigel Robinson]

Mike, I may have missed this, but these would be US only sales? (asking from Europe).

[c.d.embrey]

Focus stacking. About all I do is product shots.

A while back there was a (short term) problem with Capture One tethering to either a Canon 1Ds2 or a 5D3. Normally I use a 90mm f/2.8 TSE lens to get the needed depth of field, but without the ability to focus on a 30' monitor that was a non-starter. So I set the lens to the straight ahead default and did three shots focused at the front, middle and rear of the object.

Now the Canon Tilt & Shift breaths about as bad as any lens I've seen. When my retoucher opened the three files in PShop we had three different sized images. She hit the button and PShop spit-out a merged all-in-focus image faster than you can read this sentence. So no reason to buy a new camera 8-)

BTW you should stop-down to f/11 or f/16 (DX or FX) for max depth of field. Don't worry about defraction ...by the time the file is filtered through a Web-browser or a Web-press you'll never see it.

BTW2 You already have two systems that I think you can use. M4/3 and the iPhone. With the M4/3 try something around 25-30mm and f/5.6-f/8.

BTW3 What did the field camera sell for? I'm halfway looking for both a 4x5 and an 8x10. My 4x5 monorail is just too big to take outside.

[c.d.embrey]

If you pixelpeep the lower Leica is slightly better. But they look equal when viewed in FireFox on my 27" iMac.

[John Holland]

Mike: is there a Maxxum 7 body left? If so, what'll you take for it?

[Frank Petronio]

A good follow up would be about the gear that doesn't sell, even at desperate prices, and why that is?

And then the junk drawer piece... orphaned lens caps, that $50 BW filter that doesn't fit any of your current lenses, multiple spare cable releases, etc. It's all too tedious to list on eBay yet probably worth several hundred dollars.... There is a potential business opportunity (or perhaps a community organizing event) resting in our drawers ;-p