elmar001 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Last week I requested help from the group to find out where to go to buy equipment in Seattle. This is a followup trip report on our weekend. Our trip was a success in that we came home broke but loaded down with new used gear. Our first stop was Kenmore Camera. They have a large selection of used film equipment, as well as a full-service camera and processing store. The staff was very helpful and made it fun. They knew their stuff and helped me to buy a Bronica ETR body, 3 lenses, 2 backs and some other gear. Also got a macro lens for the Leica. Next day I went to Jim's. I met Jim himself. I must say, all that I was lead to believe about Jim was totally wrong in light of my experience there. Jim has a somewhat smaller, less polished store than some I have been in, but all-in-all he had a lot of interesting items including a good stock of film gear. He was actually able to come up with an original case for the Bronica outfit in excellent condition. That was a surprise! Jim himself was very pleasant and helpful. I also dropped in to Glazer's. It was a very polished facility, a lot of shiny new toys there. But not being much in the market for that kind of gear (except for a photo printer, they had lots of those) I didn't stay to handle the M8! Later I decided if I am going to shoot 120 as well as 35mm in B&W I might as well do out the film myself and then scan the negatives. So I went back to Kenmore and found a couple of used tanks. The total bill for all the stuff I needed to process the film including the tanks was only 75 bucks, so I think that will work out ok. So aside from spending too much and eating too much, it was a great trip. There wasn't any time to do photography, but that wasn't really the idea. As far as the camera goes, it is quite different from my 35 cameras, and took me a whole day to figure out the various parts and how they should all work. I am going to shoot another B&W film and then process the two together. Thanks for everyones help. It made the whole thing go a lot better to have your help. Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_sikora Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Way to go Christopher. Have a great time with your new equipment. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_wilson1 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Sounds like a worthwhile trip!! It's a good idea to check all the little screws on the backs and make sure none are relaxed, or loose. They should just be snug, not too tight, they snap off. I don't remember exactly anymore, but the claw arm that mounts the back used to come loose sometimes and make the back wobble around on the camera plate. I had SQs though, but same basic thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar001 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 I should have posted a small phot, here it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar001 Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 OK, try that again.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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