And what did we buy today? - Page 473

wrenchone · 22nd December 2020, 05:04 PM

The citation of the 2N3638 B-E junction as a good low current zener was from way back in the early 70's. Many eyes must have seen it - mine sure did... The poster even included a curve tracer picture to brag about the sharpness of the knee.

wrenchone · 22nd December 2020, 06:48 PM

That citation may have been earlier than the 70's, as I remember seeing the citation when I was still living in Florida, - my neighbor used to give me his old copies of Electronic Design, back in the days when the magazine still had some serious content.

soundbrigade · 22nd December 2020, 08:22 PM

I paid for the repair of my car - just a link arm and its bushing that was worn out. Got some discount as a member of the Swedish Peugeot Club.
Paid some (not that big) $150.
Besides the car was left at the shop yetserday afternoon and it was fixed by this morning.

Bigun · 06:20 PM

I’m worried that I’ve started buying cameras like old triodes, it’s becoming compulsive. I think I better stop now before I get my credit card bill.

Which reminds me, I’d better start building something with those triodes soon.

korpberget · 23rd December 2020, 06:40 PM

Jameson Irish whiskey.

wintermute · 23rd December 2020, 10:11 PM

I assume that is a TLR Bigun? A little more fancy than my irreparable Voightlander that I got as a kid

Tony.

wrenchone · 23rd December 2020, 10:32 PM

Collecting film cameras was my thing in the 80's and early 90's, everything from 35mm to 8X10. I was an active B&W photographer at the time.

Is that a Rollei 2.8F or a 3.5F? I have a nice 3.5F, but with not a lot of doodads. I also have a Yashica 12 with all the fixings - a nice workhorse camera, but without the snob appeal of the Rollei. The Rollei 35 is also a nice little compact workhorse - I have a couple...

Bigun · 23rd December 2020, 10:54 PM

Yes, a TLR and it’s the f3.5 Planar. You don’t need a lot of doodads if you ask me.

There’s something special about using a TLR that I like, and the big viewfinder really helps. I would love to see a path forward to a digital TLR with optical finder of course.

I owned one before, probably a decade ago. I bought and sold it for the same price. But medium format film is on a roll again (pun intended) and it’s costing me 3x to get back what I had, although it is in better cosmetic condition.

wintermute · 23rd December 2020, 11:08 PM

I used to love pretending to take photos with mine. I took it to a camera shop a few years back to see if it could be used, but they said it was bent and would never be able to get a light seal.

looking through the TLR is definitely a different experience.

And what did we buy today?-through_the_tlr-jpg

And what did we buy today?-the_alternate_view-jpg

I couldn't use it to take photos, but still managed to use it to make some photos

Tony.

Charles Darwin · 23rd December 2020, 11:44 PM

Guess what? I bought groceries again!
I do that a lot...

That said about a week ago I bought a couple of switch mode power supplies.

22nd December 2020, 08:22 PM	#4723
soundbrigade diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vaenersborg, Sweden	I paid for the repair of my car - just a link arm and its bushing that was worn out. Got some discount as a member of the Swedish Peugeot Club. Paid some (not that big) $150. Besides the car was left at the shop yetserday afternoon and it was fixed by this morning. __________________ /Magnus Due to economical cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has to be switched off.

23rd December 2020, 10:11 PM	#4726
wintermute just another diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney	I assume that is a TLR Bigun? A little more fancy than my irreparable Voightlander that I got as a kid Tony. __________________ Any intelligence I may appear to have is purely artificial! Photography (another hobby)

23rd December 2020, 10:54 PM	#4728
Bigun diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Waterloo, ON or Herefordshire UK	Yes, a TLR and it’s the f3.5 Planar. You don’t need a lot of doodads if you ask me. There’s something special about using a TLR that I like, and the big viewfinder really helps. I would love to see a path forward to a digital TLR with optical finder of course. I owned one before, probably a decade ago. I bought and sold it for the same price. But medium format film is on a roll again (pun intended) and it’s costing me 3x to get back what I had, although it is in better cosmetic condition. __________________ "The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed." Robert M Pirsig.

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22nd December 2020, 05:04 PM	#4721
wrenchone diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	The citation of the 2N3638 B-E junction as a good low current zener was from way back in the early 70's. Many eyes must have seen it - mine sure did... The poster even included a curve tracer picture to brag about the sharpness of the knee.

22nd December 2020, 06:48 PM	#4722
wrenchone diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	That citation may have been earlier than the 70's, as I remember seeing the citation when I was still living in Florida, - my neighbor used to give me his old copies of Electronic Design, back in the days when the magazine still had some serious content.

23rd December 2020, 06:40 PM	#4725
korpberget diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Lillehammer	Jameson Irish whiskey.

23rd December 2020, 10:32 PM	#4727
wrenchone diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Silicon Valley	Collecting film cameras was my thing in the 80's and early 90's, everything from 35mm to 8X10. I was an active B&W photographer at the time. Is that a Rollei 2.8F or a 3.5F? I have a nice 3.5F, but with not a lot of doodads. I also have a Yashica 12 with all the fixings - a nice workhorse camera, but without the snob appeal of the Rollei. The Rollei 35 is also a nice little compact workhorse - I have a couple...

23rd December 2020, 11:44 PM	#4730
Charles Darwin diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK	Guess what? I bought groceries again! I do that a lot... That said about a week ago I bought a couple of switch mode power supplies.