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stompyq
08-17-2010, 17:15
My wife is having orientation for her new job in NYC and i'll be going with her to get thing sorted out. I'll have a few hours to kill in NYC (Manhattan) and thought i would visit Adorama (never been their). I have $100 set to get something. Since i'am planning on doing my own B&W processing i was thinking of getting a tank and reels. BUT open to ideas and places to better spend my photo budget.

I shoot 35mm RF and 4x5 LF. Also use my Nikon D200 a fair bit if that helps.
froyd
08-17-2010, 17:27
If you have not been, I would also strongly suggest B&H photo. Worth a visit even if you don't plan on buying anything.

How about getting some film or film related equipment such a bulk loader and cassettes?
Ranchu
08-17-2010, 17:32
Jobo 1520, and 2 Jobo (made by Hewes, but not Hewes - Jobo) Stainless reels for the Jobo tank.
stompyq
08-17-2010, 17:39
I've been to B and H so would like to try something else. I looked for Jobo drums but can't find them on adorama. Do they go by a different name? I thought of getting this

http://www.adorama.com/Als/DKT235.html

and two 35mm reels to go with it.
andredossantos
08-17-2010, 17:39
Honestly, you can order pretty much anything from either place online so I would say defintely hit B&H just for the pure spectacle of it.

Edit: just saw your post about already visiting B&H...doh
robklurfield
08-17-2010, 17:48
A hot dog and a papaya juice from Gray's Papaya AND 20 roles of Neopan at B&H. Just kidding.
stompyq
08-17-2010, 17:50
Honestly, you can order pretty much anything from either place online so I would say defintely hit B&H just for the pure spectacle of it.



True. I'am assuming adorama isn't as crazy? do they have better access to gear, meaning you can actually touch it instead of having to convince smug sales guys that your actually serious?
andredossantos
08-17-2010, 17:56
True. I'am assuming adorama isn't as crazy? do they have better access to gear, meaning you can actually touch it instead of having to convince smug sales guys that your actually serious?

Same deal, just a smaller scale and the gear comes up from a hole in the ground (instead of a conveyor belt).

The used display "shelf" at Adorama is cool. They fill it with Leicas, Rolleis, etc and you can fondle stuff. So maybe that's another reason to check adorama out.
Ranchu
08-17-2010, 18:07
I've been to B and H so would like to try something else. I looked for Jobo drums but can't find them on adorama. Do they go by a different name? I thought of getting this

http://www.adorama.com/Als/DKT235.html

and two 35mm reels to go with it.

Jeez, guess I struck out on the Jobo stuff. If you get the stainless tank, they do have the Hewes reels (for that tank, not the Jobo), which I strongly recommend.

http://www.adorama.com/Als/DKR35HD.html
chris00nj
08-17-2010, 18:09
What don't you have?

They have decent sized used departments.

Perhaps:

A folding MF camera, like an Ikonta
A small RF, like a Olympus XA
A lower-end TLR
A flash, like a Metz 36 C-2
Bob Michaels
08-17-2010, 18:19
By all means, go and look around.

But remember if you wait until you get home and order what you want on line, the savings in no sales tax will pay for the shipping. Plus, you will not have to schlep your purchases around all day and back home on the plane.
stompyq
08-17-2010, 18:25
By all means, go and look around.

But remember if you wait until you get home and order what you want on line, the savings in no sales tax will pay for the shipping. Plus, you will not have to schlep your purchases around all day and back home on the plane.

Bob, I live in Rochester NY, so the tax is the same but i save on shipping. I'll also be driving (I HATE driving in NYC...) so no pain with flights. And thanks to this place i'll only be carrying my M6 and 2 lens kit. Carrying a lot of weight all day is not that big of a deal. I lug a 4x5+digital kit around most weekends
stompyq
08-17-2010, 18:26
What don't you have?

They have decent sized used departments.

Perhaps:

A folding MF camera, like an Ikonta
A small RF, like a Olympus XA
A lower-end TLR
A flash, like a Metz 36 C-2

Interesting suggestions.

Never tried a folder
Have a XA (and absolutely love it to death)
TLR -Now thats a idea. Are there decent TLR's in my price bracket?
Flash - No. My SB800 is enough juice (plus does the thinking for me as well)
Bob Michaels
08-17-2010, 18:55
There is an absolute glut of used high quality darkroom equipment out there. It sells for pennies on the dollar at the high end, the low end is free. So I would certainly look around and buy used tanks and reels at home.

Buy film. That is the one thing you will be assured of using. Plus no opportunity to a great deal on used film.
Al Patterson
08-17-2010, 19:09
In some places in New York, $100 will buy you lunch...
dbarnes
08-17-2010, 19:14
Sounds like a good chance to buy something that you could find online but would benefit from choosing in person. Strap, bag, etc.

Or if you're lucky, an Olympus XA-4 (28mm lens) to go with your XA. Recent eBay price range is $65 to $200.

If I weren't guessing that there's no shortage of used photo books in Rochester, I'd suggest looking for something in that vein.

BTW, nice Flickr set!
wgerrard
08-17-2010, 19:18
In some places in New York, $100 will buy you lunch...

I was thinking it might pay for the day's parking.
Bob Michaels
08-17-2010, 19:24
In some places in New York, $100 will buy you lunch...

Or you can buy a nice breakfast and a good lunch for an entire week.
35mmdelux
08-17-2010, 19:33
A favorite monograph.
sparrow6224
08-17-2010, 19:51
The used equipment desk at Adorama is really its main drawing point. It's easier to look at and fondle cameras at B&H. Check out, at the new counter, if you don't have it, the AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8. It's about $100.
Pablito
08-17-2010, 20:21
100 dollars will buy you mussels and french fries for two with martinis at Balthazar.

Oh -- I think I was referring to my $100.

Personally, I'd blow it on a really good plate of sashimi.
Al Patterson
08-17-2010, 22:12
Or you can buy a nice breakfast and a good lunch for an entire week.

Back in 1980 something I was at a conference in a hotel in NYC where a glass of Orange Juice and a bagel was $10. Now, it WAS a fancy place, and that was the cheap breakfast.

I went to McDonalds for lunch.

You can barely buy two meals a day here in Delaware for $100 in a week. I need to move closer to where you live...
rxmd
08-18-2010, 00:02
You might go to the Strand instead and get a good photo book or two.
jsrockit
08-18-2010, 04:09
I would recommend just going out and enjoying yourself making photographs and go out to dinner with your wife. Like others have mentioned, used tanks and reels are the way to go... they are just so cheap now.
andredossantos
08-18-2010, 04:21
Back in 1980 something I was at a conference in a hotel in NYC where a glass of Orange Juice and a bagel was $10. Now, it WAS a fancy place, and that was the cheap breakfast.

Any hotel is going to rip you off big time. No surprise there.

I can routinely eat lunch for less than $5. Its just a matter of knowing where to go.