My Gakkenflex!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Received it like a week ago. And it took me awhile before I finally able to figure the shutter mechanism and getting it to work properly.
Frankly my fat clumsy fingers and my lacking of patient doesn't really help at all! I almost give up but thinking of how much I did wanted this plastic toy in the first place...I dare myself to disassemble it (the shutter mechanism) and putting things back together and well thanks god it works!
Alas...I'm proud to say I did managed to DIY it all alone (never mind that I took almost two days hahahhaha)...by myself with further reference, help and tips from here and here.
Now to really claim for the credit
I yet prove it with at least decent photos.
That will be coming up like really soon!
So do you have a Gakkenflex?
bwahahahaha
pardon me...
I'm just being euphoric over my small accomplishment
bwahahahaha
pardon me...
I'm just being euphoric over my small accomplishment
Labels: gakkenflex tlr, toy camera
Tanjung Sepat
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Not much luck with Mr. Windsor this time around
sigh!
Anyway...a little bit about Tanjung Sepat
I guess it needs no introduction among the Malaysian Chinese
And maybe Singaporean tourists as well
A small fishing village along the south west coast of peninsular Malaysia
It is also one of the best place for seafood lovers to dine
Tho' I can't really confirmed bout that
And if you google "Tanjung Sepat"
The results will definitely highlight about
"The Lovers Bridge"
(Which I intentionally didn't really capture here)
So that I have to visit the place again...hopefully
Nice sunset view as you dine in the restaurants
Me?
I don't know why but these small river where the boats are resting
It reminds me of canal in Portobello
Attracted me the most
So there you go...
Loads and load of boats for you
hahahahahha
Enjoy the view!
EXIF :
Olympus MJU II and Kodakcolor iso 200
WINDSOR and expired Fuji Astia
Labels: fuji astia, Kodakcolor 200, Olympus MJU II, windsor
The 8th Weeks
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
And my sanity is slowly diminishing!
sob...sob...sob
EXIF:
Holga GCFN
Kodak Ektacolor 160
sob...sob...sob
EXIF:
Holga GCFN
Kodak Ektacolor 160
Labels: HIMSELF, holga gcfn, life is like that, LOMO
Holga 120 SF & Cmeha 35
Thursday, January 28, 2010
It's has been awhile since I last post anything about the latest addition to my toy camera clan. The last post was about Mr Windsor - which I bought after I sold my Diana F+ (bye! bye! love) huhuhuhuhu.
Then I bought an Olympus MJU II (zoom 80) sold my Fed 3 and my white slim angel. And bought these two, Holga 120 SF and Cmeha /Smena 35...owhhh and another SLR when I visited Lokin last few weeks just because I desperately wanted the lens :)
And I discover it is an addictive thing to do - "selling toy cameras". At first I thought only shopping/buying/hunting for toy and vintage cameras is an addiction but now I'm looking forward to sell more stuff or even helping out poor soul who is looking/cluelessly searching to buy their first LOMO/toy camera which really gave satisfaction for me (but that my friend will be discuss in a different topic all together).
So back to the cameras, a little bit bout the Holga 120 SF - it is among the first few version of Holga which been made available with a built in flash... now it is said that they had totally halted production of the camera series over better version of Holga.
I got mine from e{vil}Bay with a note that the flash of this camera is not functioning. But upon some cleaning of the leaking battery it fires just fine. Yeay!!!
I got mine from e{vil}Bay with a note that the flash of this camera is not functioning. But upon some cleaning of the leaking battery it fires just fine. Yeay!!!
However the lens barrel focusing seems to be stuck which the seller failed to mention before. Grrrrrr.....but it's darn cheap so whatever! It could only goes up to the second mark (2m focusing) and that's it. Wonder if this could be fixed? Anyone?
Holga 120 SF doesn't have bulb mode function and without any tripod mount neither. And unlike my Holga 120 GCFN this one come with plastic lens which supposed to produce even dreamier image but without the B mode. I wonder how could I produce a blurry/dreamy images like I used to do?
Next is the Cmeha 35 (pronounced as Smena). Which is a bargain and found on e{vil}Bay as well. So I just bid on it and won. I simply adore the russion LOMO sign on the lens cap and near the lens - cause it is really cool! Well we'll see what this camera could produce soon. Which reminds me I have a Smena 8M and I still haven't try it out yet...opppsssss!
So for now let's make plan
To go out and shoot to try out these two!
Any takers?
Labels: Holga 120 SF, LOMO, toy camera
