I love my postal delivery person. Today she left some goodies I have been waiting for....
First was a copy of Andreas Lambrou's "Fountain Pens, Vintage and Modern" that I got on eBay for $20 delivered.....

But here is the first of the two pens I got...
A very nice Green Parker 21 Super... it was advertised as a plain 21, but I was sure it was a Super.... gorgeous shape.. not a mark on the body or cap and a sweet wet writing fine nib.... and best of all $15.00 delivered.....
It took a bit to clean it out... 8-10 flushings followed by 3 sessions in the ultrasonic and another flushing.... it was filled with an ink that looked very much like Noodlers Navajo Turquoise, so that is what I filled it with....
I wish the danged ink would scan properly... the only good rendition I can get of Navajo Turquoise is to photograph it...

Griz -

Congratulations on your new purchases. You have an eye for great deals.

Your photos are always great. Can you share with us your photography set-up? Are you using some sort of light box or something else?

Congrats on a nice 'new' pen, Tom.

I agree with Macuser, you take some of the best photographs on FPN, how do you do it? In the pen photography department, I need all the help I can get.

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I do have a light box, but only use it when I have the time to set up and do a load of pens for my website..... In fact, I am overdue to replace the ones on my site now.. they were done before I got my Nikon....

The pics I post here are usually handheld with my Nikon D50.... My home office has real good natural light coming through and I usually augment that with the flash set at -1.... I also use daylight corrected bulbs in the ceiling fixture in the office... I find they are easier on my eyes....
They get cropped and sometimes color corrected and sharpened in Photoshop CS2...
That is about it....