Apparently it’s Black Friday. Well my inbox started telling me that over a week ago. Rampant consumerism gone wild I suspect. Unfortunately I am a sucker for shopping just like the next person. And a good deal is sometimes too much to pass up on.

Black Friday is actually the day after thanksgiving when all the workers chucked a sickie because they over ate and drank the day before… lol Isn’t it funny what marketers can convert into sales…

So I thought I’d get in on the action and offer some of my unused camera equipment that I have lying around… buying used items is a way of recycling them, repurposing them… giving them another life… so if anything interests you in the list bellow, please reply back to me and I will offer it to you for a good price…

Most items are in beautiful condition… some aren’t holding up so well. If you are genuinely interested I will be very honest about thier history and worth.

1. Fuji GFX 50s, 63mm f2.8, right angle viewfinder, two batteries and a Mitakon 85mm f1.2 Lens, and really right stuff fitted base plate. Immaculate.

2. Ricoh GR iii (scratched front, works perfectly)

3. Profoto B2 flash system and beauty dish

4. 4 x 5 Razzel converted Polaroid 900 by the late Dean Jones with a fuji on 135mm lens

5. Linhof 4 x 5 technical model 3 circa 1950’s

6. various Linhof lens board’s .

7. Fujion A 180mm f5.6 lens

8. Bessa 4 x 5 enlarger, lenses etc

9. Assorted 4 x 5 dark slides plus free film most from new Many graphmatic backs too

10. Plastic ultralight 4 x 5 with 90mm lens helicon focusing

11. 8 x 10 Toyo monorail ( was Mike Stacey’s loved view camera - needs a new bellows, but the taped up one works well)

12. 4 x 5 ultralight pocket view made by Garland - one of the lightest monorail cameras ever made

13. 4 inch square and oblong filters, soft and hard grads, nds and three different systems to fit to camera including Hytec and Lee. Lee filter bag and nisi box

14. Dry mounting press

15. T Shirt Press

16. Canon Pro Graphic 1000 inkjet printer 17 inch and spare ink

17. Hobbie 14 turbo catamaran on trailer

18. 40 recycled cushion inserts

I think that’s it. But will think of something else tomorrow…

oh.. it’s day four without power… went to the bathes for my hot shower. Still 25,000 homes without electricity in Sydney. Work in this area hasn’t even started. I took Momo for a longer walk to Castle Cove and there are cables missing everywhere…

Port Stephens Abstract Workshop Photograph. Photograph and text copyright © Len Metcalf 2019