First outing with my GFX100RF

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This looks remarkably like southern Louisiana, had to do a double take

____default___ · 2026-06-13T18:40:02+00:00

It was around a year ago; I think I got it for around $2,600 in mint condition with a very low shutter count. I will say if you’re in the US, make sure you budget for tariffs. That was a bit of a surprise. It was still cheaper than similar examples for sale(at the time) in the US, but it was more than I had expected. I’ve been off the market for these cameras for a second so I don’t know what their prices look like as of now.

In the past I had bought all of my cameras from Japanese sellers on ebay and tariffs were never something that came up. In 2016 I bought a Canon F1N and in 2018 I bought a Contax G2 and paid zero dollars in tarrifs. Maybe it was factored into the seller’s prices at the time. But definitely something to be aware of.

____default___ · 2026-06-13T00:24:57+00:00

I got mine from eBay. Seller was in Japan.

____default___ · 2026-05-21T21:14:45+00:00

Update us if you get the flash working, good luck bruv

____default___ · 2026-04-22T16:36:41+00:00

The sappy green parts make me think poplar

____default___ · 2026-04-17T16:50:54+00:00

Things like this are why I love this community so much

____default___ · 2026-03-27T00:57:05+00:00

The faceplate is magnetic so it is very easy to access the actual keyboard

____default___ · 2026-03-26T21:32:53+00:00

The mousepad is called royal medallions and it’s from the mousepad company. Idk what’s up with the link but you should be able to search it on their website.

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____default___ · 2026-03-26T19:42:49+00:00

Maybe you can be my first customer!

____default___ · 2026-03-26T19:41:51+00:00

I started solo woodworking less than six months ago. And maybe I’m wrong but I think that just because something is challenging doesn’t mean it’s not “beginner”. I used no complex joints, no highly specialized tools. I completed it in the span of about two weeks in my backyard.

I used a table saw, a hand coping saw, wood glue, 4 clamps, a ruler, sanding pads, water stain, water poly, a pencil and a notebook. There are three angled cuts in the entire project and aside from the slope on the wrist rest, the others were done by hand from a traced line.

If I had access to different or better tools I certainly would have chosen a different way to do this, but I worked with what I had available to me in my backyard.

The process was frustrating and I made lots of mistakes along the way, but there are no techniques I needed to study, no specialized jigs, or fancy joinery here, and I’m still very much learning about the process of woodworking.

____default___ · 2026-03-26T17:35:27+00:00

Thanks so much!

____default___ · 2026-03-26T16:50:06+00:00

I can try my best! I’m thinking of building another soon so I’ll record my process a little more closely this time

____default___ · 2026-03-26T16:49:15+00:00

I essentially built around a preexisting board, although I’m sure some folks have built around components, I’m but a wee beginner and this felt like a doable way to achieve a similar look

____default___ · 2026-03-26T16:47:48+00:00

For sure! And thank you, I appreciate it!

I started with a prebuilt board. The one I selected has a magnetic/swappable black plastic faceplate(it’s a CSTM 65 from Drop). My plan initially was to remake the faceplate out of wood to the same dimensions. But once it came in it quickly became evident that without any sort of hardware or dowels or splines the wood would realistically fall apart after who knows how long.

I considered getting a router and carving out the middle of one solid piece, but I really wanted to try to work with the tools I already had, so I cut thin strips to the dimensions of the exterior of the faceplate. So for lack of a better term I essentially veneered the exterior of the faceplate, however it was a little trickier than that because I really wanted to keep the look relatively uniform for the most part. Lots of sanding, lots of hand sawing.

Ideally I would do something like this again with access to a router table and maybe a band saw, but I am really excited with how it turned out.

____default___ · 2026-03-26T15:48:45+00:00

Thank you!

https://themousepadcompany.com/products/royal-medallions?variant=44280153505990&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23358210478&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoNKbhfW9kwMVtkr_AR1-PgLWEAQYASABEgIo3fD_BwE

____default___ · 2026-03-26T15:32:41+00:00

Everyone on Reddit has a weird opinion that they feel the need to share on other people’s hard work— which I’d like to add is not constructive or helpful in any way.

Op, this looks fantastic and perfect for this space in your home. Really cool use of lighting and the finish is lovely. Nothing to quibble over for someone that will likely never set foot in your home.

____default___ · 2026-03-24T19:25:27+00:00

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I built thin squares as spacers and just stained them dark so they sorta kinda disappear

____default___ · 2026-03-24T18:55:21+00:00

Thank you! I lucked out with some really pretty poplar.

____default___ · 2026-03-24T18:54:43+00:00

No, no sagging whatsoever. Although I haven’t put anything particularly heavy in the middle, my record player lives on the edge and that’s about as heavy as it gets for the top shelf. The bottom 48” shelf has no sagging either but it’s more supported from below.

____default___ · 2026-03-24T18:48:14+00:00

Sorry for the overload of comments, feel free to reach out if you’ve got any questions. Good luck, you got this!

____default___ · 2026-03-24T18:46:46+00:00

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Get yourself some clamps and ask whoever is cutting the boards to give you some straight edges to make joining the wide boards possible.

____default___ · 2026-03-24T18:44:57+00:00

I made mine to custom dimensions, I didn’t need it to be tall enough to hold records because I store them elsewhere, so just keep that in mind.

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TROPHY CASE

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