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Another piece to the infinite puzzle I've set myself. A reproduction US Army nomenclature plate for an Eyemo camera case

The Bell&Howell Eyemo 71-Q I bought last week arrived just before the weekend, it became part of our living history display. The camera turns out to be version from 1941 used by the US Army Air Corps as the A-3 Bombspotting Camera. The serial number of the film door doesn't match so it's not...

Thanks for the offer, John. Yeah, shipping and import duty really are taking the fun out of stuff coming from overseas :( I've got a number of lenses I can put on this thing and I'll can switch out the film door for one with a turret VF on it. But that WW2 Illuminator sight is cool though. ;)

Would anybody happen to have a B&H "illuminator" collimator viewfinder that I can put on this thing? 😅

Hadn't really planned on it Another Bell&Howell Eyemo 71-Q from World War 2

A couple of 2" viewfinder lenses for the B&H 35mm Eyemo cameras I suppose, I'd need to invest in a couple of 2" lenses now.

Caved and bought one of these reproduction World War 2 US Army Signal Photographic Company press bags, for ferrying exposed film back from the Combat Assignment units to the field labs (or further up the chain). Also finished a couple of reproduction World War 2 period Kodak photographic paper...

Fruitful trip to the photographica fair in Hilversum yesterday.

A few pads of lens cleaning paper arrived that I ordered last week. Replaced their covers with something more vintage. Ready to go into my World War 2, US Army portable darkroom set.

Picked up a rusty Junghans laboratory table stopwatch from a flea market for peanuts. It was rusted out in places, so over the week I restored and rebuilt it. All done, (the one in the middle) Still fine-tuning the movement a bit as it loses about 2 seconds every hour. Still, good...

A Bell&Howell Outfit Case for my Filmo 70-KRM.

They'll go with the outfit cases with the actual cameras

A couple of WW2 US Army technical manuals related to cameras and photography equipment.

My TP-Original Half Case came in to complete my Leica MD-2 today; Color Coordinated with the SKS-rifle sling I use as a strap

Now that I've got some cash burning a hole in my pocket, I'm casually browsing for a Kardon camera. .......or a 1941 Dodge WC12 power wagon. 😅

Received a couple of aftermarket flash cover plugs arrived for my Leica M3 Still need a couple for my MD-2 ....which are of course incompatible with those for the M3. Bought a packet full of 20mm key-rings from a Dutch hardware chain. Can now turn this Chinese surplus SKS-rifle sling into a...

An acquaintance provided a couple more glass shelves for one of my display cases. This spaces out the content a bit better as it was getting pretty crowded in there.

The MD-2 arrived last Saturday. Better than expected condition. It's only missing the ISO/ASA reminder dial on the back. Put my VC Super Wide-Heliar and finder on it right away. Now, Time to hunt down a nice half case. Should I go with distressed brown leather, or a black one?

Splurged a bit for Christmas.....early B'day present A rear lens cap for my 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide-Heliar 😆

I caved and bought it; a black, Canadian, Leica MD-2....curse my weak-willed bones! 😅

Yes, though relatively 'young'

Eyeing something on Ebay.....do I really need another Leica? Oh Dear Lord! The seller just made me an offer.

Possibly. It saved me quite a bit in the end, particularly on shipping and import duty. I guess I'll have to stick to carrying my Zeiss Super Ikonta or Voigtlander Bessa for my World War 2 Army Film & Photography Unit re-enactment get-up, for now. 😅

Nearly 'won' a DeVry 35 'Lunchbox', but it turned out it wasn't the correct model I was after. Luckily I was outbid for quite a bit more on the last second! :LOL:

Nearly done refurbishing this outside of this Folmer Graflex outfit case for a 4x5" Speed Graphic from the 1940s that I picked up last month. Militarizing it into a "PH-83-D" case for a "PH-47-E" camera from WW2. Will need to clean the inside and add some padding to the bottom of the...

Stuff I nearly bought recently; -WW2 USAAF Cineflex 35mm movie camera, complete in outfit case with motor drive. -US Army Signal Corps Kardon camera Hanging on to my cash a bit longer though.

Picked up this Jobo CPE2 for free and bought a Sputnik Stereo camera from a fellow shutterbug last sunday The heater on the Jobo supposedly wasn't working, but that was just a matter of pressing the overload circuit breaker reset button to get it going again. Time to look for a few more tanks I...

Oh, Fomapan 100 has been my regular go-to film for the last decade. ;)

My bulk loader has run dry, so it was time to buy another roll of something. I would've preferred some Rollei Retro 80S, but that was on back-order so settled for a 100' foll of Fomapan 100. Plus a couple of 1L chemistry bottles and a larger measuring cup. This Sunday I'll be receiving a Lomo...

Still gathering bits for the 1940s US Army portable dark room kit. Found some period Kodak Universal Developer boxes including their contents; tubes of powdered developer. Shipping triples the price, unfortunately.

The Flex generally has a higher quality lens, in this case a Tessar. And the Cords are less fancy and came with a Triotar lens. Around f/8 you'll be hard put to notice the difference in image quality between the two though. The other big difference is that the Flex has a crank to advance the...

Couldn't help myself and bought this little lot. The Cord needs a bit of TLC to remove the fogging from the lenses.

....and expensive. Flash synchronizers don't grow on trees since Star Wars became a thing ;) I have one nearly complete "PH-104 Photographic Set" set that took me a few years to get this far..... Only missing the slave-flash extension cord at this point.

Added another 1940s Folmer Graflex case for a 4x5 Speed Graphic to the collection. Not sure I'll keep it in this color though ;) Nah, It'll be converted to a US Army Signal Corps "PH-83-D" case to house one of my military Graphics. It is going to be a pain finding all the necessary...

It's from the late 1940s, so just outside of my niche for collecting. These "PH-324A" cameras replaced the Kodak 35 ("PH-324"), in the US Army portable darkroom set. Eventually it would be replaced with the Kodak Signet 35 "KE-7".

Finally picked up the US Army "PH-324A" Bolsey B camera I bought last April from a friend who held it for me. Got some test film in it. Shutter is a little sticky and the rangefinder needs a little tweak, but everything else seems to work as it should.

It was lovely to go back there after the fair's 4-year involuntary hiatus. Even had the 'traditional' lunch at "De Waag" with a couple of members of Analoog Foto Forum. Did fondle some desirable pieces, but those were generally priced to NOT move.

Small haul from the Doesburg Open Air Photographica Fair yesterday; 4 Slotted Graflex 4x5" film holders, the cloth tape needed replacing on one and there is a little bit of aluminium corrosion to clean away. Contax D, with 50mm f/2.8 Tessar. Some degradation in the viewfinder and B-setting is...

Sometimes these double domed rivets won't set properly. Either they've not been struck hard enough to form a secure bond or they're not the correct length for the thickness of the material. Personally I prefer stitching over rivets. If you have the rivet setter tools, and the original two...

Bought a couple of 20mm Square rings to make a strap for my Combat Graphic camera.

I'm nowhere close to being done with my other current projects, but there was a reason why I didn't pass it up. A trademan's/Engineers repair tool box, possible military. Spot the reason :) : Finding all the tools for it is going to be another one of those multi-year challenges.....

Took a few weeks, but the vintage ACE and Yankee 8x10" hard rubber developing trays arrived for my World War 2 US Army "darkroom-in-a-box". Still quite a few more parts to collect/fabricate. Next thing on the todo-list is recreating the control box for the enlarger/copy lights/safe light.

Some World War 2 US Army photography related goodies. Some original, some repop. Putting together a 161st US Signal Photographic Company uniform to go with my Graflex Combat Graphic camera for a Living History event in August.

Picked up a Kodak and a Gevaert film lapel pin at a local flea market last Sunday. Already have several, but hey..... And a couple of zinc coins from World War 2; A 1942-date German Pfennig (with "spicy sun wheel") and a 1944-dated Belgian Franc

Last weekend's flea market haul; A George Paris Gap box camera in faux snake-skin leatherette and bright chrome trim. Reminds me of a 1930s radio. Much Art-Deco, So Wow! ;) And the Dutch postal service finally delivered some replacement pads for the Willys MB brake and clutch pedals.

It's been a while since I've bought any cameras. Picked these at a Pentecost flea market; Another VPK for the collection (needs a little help) And a post-war Agfa Karat (including a rapid cassette) ...and another Imco lighter.

That was quick! Fresh supply of wicks. That should keep my collection of IMCO lighters going for a while.....and I don't even smoke!

Dangit, I just got these old non-all-inclusive ones. Ordered another pair from another seller now ;)

Couple of repop WW2 US Army Signal Corps "Cameraman Official" patches. These were the official patches to be worn by military cameramen and photographers until the "Official US Army Photographer" patches were introduced in July 1944. But they still show up in photographs on uniforms well into...

Luckily I have several 620 spools (mainly for use in my Kodak Medalist), so no need for a DIY job. :)