"I might buy a negative scanner" he said

I did buy a negative scanner, he did. Looked at a Plustek Opticfilm 8100, but a few reviews pointed me in the direction of a Reflecta Crystal Scan 7200 instead. 10% more money, but hardware based dust removal, which appears to be a big deal... Why a negative scanner? Simple math. For the price equivalent of getting 15 rolls of film scanned by the shop, I can buy my self a neat scanner and do it for free. Most likely with a better result as well.

It turns out that printed images, actually meet the same fate as digital ones. You look at them, and then archive them. So I might as well sort in those I get printed anyhow.

Camera of the week, a Minolta XG-M with 50mm 1.7, 28mm 2.8 and 80-200 zoom. Speaking of Minolta, the SRT101 I got for free with the X300 is just wonderfull. Love it. No working meter, but its something I enjoy just handling... simple mind I guess.

Oh, I've sold something as well - but it wasn't part of the analog group...

I might have a problem

It appears that the interrest in film photography, might just be a hidden sneaky type of regular ol' GAS. I'm only content when new pieces of gear arrive, and once in house - it kind of fades away. But I've desided on the body to use for the next period of time. No surprises - its the Pentax ME.

Is the fact that I've chosen the only system I own, sporting no wide angle lenses, just a coincidence - or in fact a subconcious way of needed to buy more stuff anyway? Looking for a 28mm SMC 2.8...

I've cleaned the 50mm SMC 1.7, and one of my 40mm Hexanons. Easier than feared, but they were quite simple to disassemble. The Contax 137MD has now gotten a new skin. Application could have been better, but it looks nicer now at least.

In the mean time, a Yashica (damn, I forgot the model) mounted with a minty ML 50mm 1.4 has joined the gang, along with a couple of freebie Autoreflex TC's. Nice.

The ML 50mm is damn near perfect - were it not for the stuck apperture blades - DOH! Havent had great luck with dismanteling this... yet.

Might scan some pictures at some point. Might buy a negative scanner. Might sell som stuff. Might develop a healthier relationship to gear.

One became three

My Minolta X-300 arrived today. Along with a bonus SRT101, whats not to like. The otherwise in excelent condition 101 does have a faulty meter, but I'm sure I'll find a use for it. "Lens cap" springs to mind... I stumbled upon a Contax 137 and some Zeiss glass up for sale at a very reasonable price. More to come.