Ricoh

This is the "new" SLR I scored on eBay two weeks ago: A Ricoh KR-5 Super II. I wanted a fast cheap 50mm that would mount on my K100D, and it turned out that the cheapest way to get one was attached to an old film body, so I did. Since there is nowhere to develop true black and white film out here in the middle of nowhere (or even get it for that matter) where I'm working for the next month, I picked up some Kodak 400CN C-41 process black and white film. At first I was worried that the quality would be a problem, but then I remembered that what I want from my black and white film is lo-fi high-grain anyway, so it's not an issue.

One of these days (probably after next weekend) there will be a burst of backblips when the film is developed, assuming all is well with the camera (shutter times, light leaks, etc).

I also just scored an old (1964) Yashica rangefinder on eBay, so interesting things are on the way.