Kutztown Radio Meet
May 12-13, 2017
Kutztown, PA
I used to frequent this radio show until I left in '08. It used to be a relatively small event but has evolved to the biggest radio show in the east coast.
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| Contax II + Helios 103 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
A pair of MC60s + a Dyna PAS 3 preamp
RCA preamp/mixer + 2 x Rek O Kut B12s
My friend Larry's booth featuring handcrafted and modified tube preamps and amps
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| Contax II + Helios 103 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
Mike used to sell vintage audio but has shifted to classic/vintage film cameras. An avid music lover, he still listens to a hifi system using carefully chosen classic equipment.
Got an EV MC12, loktal triodes, 6C6 pentodes, a 10Y and a Ciro-Flex C TLR
Classic cars in the field
Photorama USA
June 3, 2017
Centreville Moose Lodge
Fairfax, VA
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| Fuji X-E1 + Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f4.5 |
Twenty some years ago I frequented Photorama shows in the Washington, DC/Baltimore area.
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| Fuji X-E1 + Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f4.5 |
This was a good place to source classic cameras, lenses and accessories during pre-eBay days. Since I've been in the market for a Sonnar 50mm f2 or f1.5 for my Contax II, I thought I'd try my luck at this event...
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| Fuji X-E1 + Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f4.5 |
Even if the show was only a fraction of what it was 20 years ago, I did find a nice Opton Sonnar 50/2 with a dead Contax III (good for parts) rear lens cap for less than the going rate on eBay.
Icing on the cake: Tewe Zoom finder, Paterson Tank, a book and freebie expired TX400s
Radioactivity 2017
June 15-17, 2017
College Park, MD
From the early 90s until '08 I attended this event regularly. Many of the tubes, transformers and chokes I am still using in my hifi system came from this radio show.
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| Leica M6 + Canon 35mm f2 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
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| Leica M6 + Canon 35mm f2 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
But time has taken its toll...I was expecting to see familiar faces here but some have dropped out of sight or may even have joined our ancestors ;(
Radioactivity loot: some guy practically gave away a mammoth Omega C-II 4x5 enlarger, a couple NOS loktal triodes a filament transformer and choke
Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
June 17, 2017
Chambersburg, PA
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| Pentacon F + Helios 44M-4 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
While some of my favorite hamfests have shrunk or gone extinct, the Cumberland Valley Amateur Radio Club inaugurated their first hamfest.
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| Pentacon F + Helios 44M-4 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
I didn't have to wake up too early for this event since it was less than 30 miles away.
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| Pentacon F + Helios 44M-4 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
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| Pentacon F + MIR1B Foma 100 in Rodinal |
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| Pentacon F + MIR1B Foma 100 in Rodinal |
All the best to CVARC !
NOS loktal triodes + EV LS12 = Loot
Baltimore Amateur Radio Club Father's Day Hamfest
June 18, 2017
Upperco, MD
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| Pentacon ZI + Tessar 50mm f3.5 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
From what I gathered from my hamfest buddies, this event is what is left of what was once the mighty Timonium hamfest ;(
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| Pentacon ZI + Tessar 50mm f3.5 Foma 100 in Rodinal |
There were more vendors than the previous day in Chambersburg, PA. I even saw some of the same faces at both events ;)
More NOS loktals, another 10Y and a Fujica M42 mount SLR which turned out to be much better than its Pentacon ancestors, but that's another story ;)
Bye for now...gotta go fiddle for food and toys again ;)
