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Robb Mann
Posts: 7,728
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Post your high-powered mutants, technological dead-ends, quirky dedigns, or anything else that didnt quiet hit mainstream.

This is mine - a Graflex Ke-4. Rare, and enormous rangefinder. http://www.novacon.com.br/odditycameras/combgra.htm
Sadly, she doesnt work. Its a craigslist find and previous owner hurt it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bruiser2452/5399887004/
Jan 06 13 12:33 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Ken Marcus Studios
Posts: 7,966
Los Angeles, California, US
Canon 50mm  F 1.0  lens
Jan 06 13 12:38 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
M Pandolfo Photography
Posts: 11,687
Tampa, Florida, US
Roundshot D3. I didn't own it, but had a client who owned several hotels and condos bought one presumably to do Virtual Tours of his properties who let me use it.

I didn't even know where to begin when he showed it to me and I think they are in the $40k range. I guess he was doing well to get this as an experimental toy.

http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/ … 1/f112.cfm

Check out the Seitz Digital 6x17 160mp while you're there lol
Jan 06 13 12:48 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
chasecaleb
Posts: 154
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Yashica LM (not to be confused with Yashica Mat LM). 6x6 Medium format TLR camera, made in the late 50's and early 60's. Guaranteed confused looks from anyone and everyone. Great pictures though smile
Jan 06 13 01:00 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
BEHOLDER ArtPhotography
Posts: 99
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Does my roll of Reynolds Wrap reflective tin foil count?
Jan 06 13 01:01 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
PTPhotoUT
Posts: 1,725
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Without a doubt my collection of commercial and hand made Technical Masks. I'll bet that less that 10% of you know what one is and that fewer than 1% have ever used one.
Jan 06 13 01:12 pm  Link  Quote 
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PTPhotoUT
Posts: 1,725
Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Ken Marcus Studios wrote:
Canon 50mm  F 1.0  lens

In Japan, I saw a Canon 50mm f 0.8 once. And I owned a Minolta 58mm f 1.2.

Jan 06 13 01:15 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Robin Cordiner
Posts: 39
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
My Honeycomb Snoot made from a cardboard tube, Duct tape and Black drinking straws. :-)
Jan 06 13 01:53 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
ArtisticGlamour
Posts: 3,846
Phoenix, Arizona, US
I have some pretty "mutant" flash mounts...and other bastardized stuff.
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/TyPortfolio/sweetrig.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/TyPortfolio/sonyflash.jpg
Jan 06 13 02:01 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
ACPhotography
Posts: 8,107
Plainview, New York, US
A camera enclosure for putting a camera in a Hockey goal....
Jan 06 13 02:02 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Gogar
Posts: 130
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Apart from my collection of old 120/127 film cameras like Vredebursch and Comet, it has to be my Pringles tube snoot.
Jan 06 13 02:11 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
intense_puppy
Posts: 831
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7321557990_37e099d51b.jpg

"Can you guess what it is yet?" (without clicking!)
Jan 06 13 02:12 pm  Link  Quote 
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ArtisticGlamour
Posts: 3,846
Phoenix, Arizona, US
I also LOVE my 6x7 (220/120) adapters for my Crown Graphic press camera.
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/TyPortfolio/6-1-1.jpg
Think of it as a "cropped sensor" for the 4x5! lol LOL!
Jan 06 13 02:13 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
intense_puppy
Posts: 831
Brighton, England, United Kingdom

PTPhotoUT wrote:
Technical Masks.

You got me. What is it?

Jan 06 13 02:14 pm  Link  Quote 
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fullmetalphotographer
Posts: 1,638
Fresno, California, US
Police Scanner

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8119550715_95bd33ce17_n.jpg
bc125at.original by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

For obvious reasons:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8308804032_bb1f7bf27f_n.jpg
SWAT by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3216/2592535259_6e8df2cb4f.jpg
crash by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4122/4930103727_628299df1b_n.jpg
dwi09270707web by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr
Jan 06 13 02:56 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Hero Foto
Posts: 804
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Pencil & Paper
Jan 06 13 03:00 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
D M E C K E R T
Posts: 4,781
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
i'm gonna go with my Kiev 60...it's ugly as sin, but it works, and should be interesting. finally developing my first rolls from it tomorrow actually. big_smile

i have a texas leica as well, but that's not so strange.
Jan 06 13 03:01 pm  Link  Quote 
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ArtisticGlamour
Posts: 3,846
Phoenix, Arizona, US
And I'm pretty proud of this quirky "thrift shop" find...wink
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/TyPortfolio/kenmarcus.jpg
Good stuff!
Jan 06 13 04:24 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
PDF IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY
Posts: 4,441
Jacksonville, Florida, US

fullmetalphotographer wrote:
Police Scanner

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8119550715_95bd33ce17_n.jpg
bc125at.original by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

For obvious reasons:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8308804032_bb1f7bf27f_n.jpg
SWAT by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3216/2592535259_6e8df2cb4f.jpg
crash by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4122/4930103727_628299df1b_n.jpg
dwi09270707web by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

I used to use this also, but when our city went scrambled/ digital you can no longer hear any conversations on either side sad

Jan 06 13 04:35 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Patrickth
Posts: 10,291
Bellingham, Washington, US

Robb Mann wrote:
Post your high-powered mutants, technological dead-ends, quirky dedigns, or anything else that didnt quiet hit mainstream.

This is mine - a Graflex Ke-4. Rare, and enormous rangefinder. http://www.novacon.com.br/odditycameras/combgra.htm
Sadly, she doesnt work. Its a craigslist find and previous owner hurt it.

Have to give it to my Coleman 4x5 TLR

http://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/100701/18/4c2d421b7d68b_m.jpg

Jan 06 13 07:10 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Aaron Lewis Photography
Posts: 4,262
Catskill, New York, US

intense_puppy wrote:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7321557990_37e099d51b.jpg

"Can you guess what it is yet?" (without clicking!)

We made those in High school photography class

Jan 06 13 08:16 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
GER Photography
Posts: 6,227
Imperial, California, US

intense_puppy wrote:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7321557990_37e099d51b.jpg

"Can you guess what it is yet?" (without clicking!)

Pinhole camera.

Jan 06 13 08:29 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Stephen Dawson
Posts: 29,097
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lensbaby
Jan 06 13 08:31 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
John M Hoyt
Posts: 284
Greenville, South Carolina, US
Night vision scope - image intensifier with large infrared spot illuminator and camera adapter ring.

Worked great on 35mm film, but not on my crop sensor digital ....
Jan 06 13 11:07 pm  Link  Quote 
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fullmetalphotographer
Posts: 1,638
Fresno, California, US
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8119550917_32ec4edd58.jpg
surge by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

Leatherman tool

Can't count how manny times I have used this on a shoot.
Jan 06 13 11:32 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Raoul Isidro Images
Posts: 4,270
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
A Leica

http://www.lhm-webshop.com/catalog/images/Disto%20A8.jpg

.
Jan 06 13 11:36 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Henry The Artist
Posts: 204
Blackpool, England, United Kingdom

D M E C K E R T wrote:
i'm gonna go with my Kiev 60...it's ugly as sin, but it works, and should be interesting. finally developing my first rolls from it tomorrow actually. big_smile

I have a custom made 645 version of that with mirror lock-up big_smile It's the one on the left in the picture below.
http://1.purplecdn.com/i/p/11/1199-1658511743.jpg?1354270592

I use it to create pictures like this...
http://1.purplecdn.com/i/p/11/1199-1426448767.jpg?1356849955

Jan 06 13 11:51 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Fotojeroen
Posts: 40
Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

ACPhotography wrote:
A camera enclosure for putting a camera in a Hockey goal....

Picture please?

Raoul Isidro Images wrote:
A Leica

http://www.lhm-webshop.com/catalog/images/Disto%20A8.jpg

.

We had one like that at a compagny I worked. We want to determine the exact distance to a camera hanging at around 100 feet in the air. It was a cool piece of equipment. It even had it's own camera with zoom-capabilty. We could pinpoint the laser of the measuring-device right at the camera and determine the exact height.

Jan 07 13 04:27 am  Link  Quote 
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liddellphoto
Posts: 1,671
London, England, United Kingdom
Sunpak 622 auto pro 'potato masher' flash with bare bulb attachment and the battery pack stripped off and rc model battery pack wired in. It is an ugly flash to begin with but now it is like the frankenstein of flashes and probably looks more like an improvised explosive device!
Jan 07 13 04:55 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
intense_puppy
Posts: 831
Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Aaron Lewis Photography wrote:
We made those in High school photography class

Oh. And there I was thinking i was being all original and whatnot.

How about this one then?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7583035172_cbcd757b73.jpg

Super 8 camera with iPhone video assist. It's quite ghetto.

Jan 07 13 06:17 am  Link  Quote 
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Intimate Imaging
Posts: 59
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Circa 1965 Calypso (underwater camera, forerunner to the Nikonos).
Jan 07 13 06:26 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Michael Broughton
Posts: 1,678
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

ArtisticGlamour wrote:
I have some pretty "mutant" flash mounts...and other bastardized stuff.
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g461/TyPortfolio/sweetrig.jpg

nothing weird about that...
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/168/9/a/flash_by_maltfalc-d53uhon.jpg
"the soff shoulder".
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/168/3/2/flash_2_by_maltfalc-d53uij0.jpg
dollar store pencil cases.
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/299/1/6/untitled_by_maltfalc-d5j0ray.jpg
at some point i need to get around to rewiring this thing so it actually works as a pentax wireless shutter release and battery grip.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/303/a/3/untitled_by_maltfalc-d5jieuo.jpg
this started out as a $2 panagor slide copier. i completely rebuilt it to use my much sharper 50mm f1.7.
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/007/f/9/f9cf8a07461b7147e75077770143d229-d5qr7s5.jpg
dual flash.
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/007/6/8/untitled_by_maltfalc-d5qrah2.jpg
400mm tamron nestar.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/3020505567_492f7fdf15_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/3020505781_62fd38cf9b_o.jpg

Jan 07 13 10:40 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Hero Foto
Posts: 804
Phoenix, Arizona, US

fullmetalphotographer wrote:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8119550917_32ec4edd58.jpg
surge by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr

Leatherman tool

Can't count how manny times I have used this on a shoot.

YUP ... got one in my grip bag ...

Jan 07 13 10:52 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Jim McSmith
Posts: 515
Aldershot, England, United Kingdom
Canon T80.
Jan 07 13 11:17 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
MKPhoto
Posts: 5,638
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
75 mm f/4 Rodenstock enlarger lens.
Jan 07 13 11:18 am  Link  Quote 
Artist/Painter
sdgillis
Posts: 2,242
Portland, Oregon, US
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_N2UJm60kM2M/SQdAVoTJB0I/AAAAAAAAAmE/rPCObPXceBw/s320/Spykee+Robot.jpg
Jan 07 13 11:28 am  Link  Quote 
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Dan Howell
Posts: 1,793
Jersey City, New Jersey, US
Hitech Soft Net Black and Soft Net White filters.  Essentially 4"x4" pantyhose sandwiched between two glass plates for softening highlights or shadows.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1 … ack_1.html
Jan 07 13 11:56 am  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Jean G
Posts: 159
Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Tennis balls.

To protect floors from lightstands scratches
Jan 07 13 12:11 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
John Allan
Posts: 7,225
Santa Ana, California, US
Don't have anything really exotic.

I do have a 669 Polaroid back for my Nikon 8008. Which was always a headache to attach/detach. Haven't used it since I stopped shooting chrome.

Edit: Oh and I have some softnet filters mentioned above also from the late 80's.
Jan 07 13 12:11 pm  Link  Quote 
Photographer
Daeda1us
Posts: 873
Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Macro extension tube made from a pringle's can and lens covers.

http://www.pixiq.com/article/macro-phot … n-a-budget

also have snoots made of black plastic straws, felt and velcro.


Something to do on a rainy day.  ;D

Daeda1us
Jan 07 13 12:28 pm  Link  Quote 
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