L² photography: 2009

11.24.2009

Diana F+ Lens Adaptor for Canon EOS Mount

been too lazy to post
so finally got the adaptor on ebay for $15.99 USD with free shipping, i would say its a pretty fair price
when you screw it off, you need to push the release button as if its a lens

- who needs glass when you can have plastic

- test shot shooting itself

shall try to take more photos when its nice out

n i finally got my order confirmed for my gakkenflex, shall have to wait for 3-6 weeks...dumbass jap store...

10.02.2009

Wish lists

reading too much blogs and forums poisons ppl....really want to try GF1. many say its much better than E-P1.

my wish list is as follows...and not crazy dreaming...mostly likely will be able to buy in near future (next 2-3 years)...

Panasonic Lumix GF1 *in white (hopefully this xmas) (kit)
wide angle lens for xsi (probably 10-22, hopefully canon)
Diana Mini
LC-A
Fuji Fortia Film and a whole bunch of other films

if i get a chance, i do want to try

Horizon
Supersampler
Pop 9

crazy dreaming wish list but still might be able to own it in the far future

super long telephoto lens.... 800mm+ (duno why i need it)
fish eye lens
tilt shift lens
canon f1n

too many things i could list...lets just keep this short...

going to make my own photo book but have been lazy to choose and edit photos...got to do it sometime
maybe i should finish listing my gears too

10.01.2009

Canon Camera Story

finally got this book on hands (thanks to my family friend). it is the only chinese canon book available so far. it covers all the history beginning from how canon started to 500D (no 7D). a good book to your collection of books if you can read chinese. and its got a nice hard cover for $120 HKD.

9.16.2009

Diana F+ SLR Lens Adaptors by Lomography

wanted to blog about this when i saw it in the lomo newsletter this morning

http://microsites.lomography.com/diana/products/slr

http://www.lomography.com/magazine/blog/2009/09/16/presenting-the-diana-f-plus-slr-lens-adaptors-by-lomography

works for canon or nikon

basically just a body cap designed to fit your diana lens (twist in)

always wanted to try the holga lens adaptor for canon from holgamods.com but i'm probably going try the lomo one since i have the diana f+ and always wanted to get more lens for it

but i might still try to make my own holga lens adaptor after buying a holga lens and a lens cap. doesn't seem too hard to make

9.15.2009

The Impossible Project

i've been a lazy blogger...haven't updated for a month...will try to get back on track

want to mention about the impossible project. the guys over there bought out the old Polaroid company factory to develop their own kind of instant film similar to the ones Polaroid made in the past. if it's successful, old polaroid cameras will have new films to use. old polaroid cameras prices will probably be rising a bit but also depending how available and successful the film is going to be.

http://www.the-impossible-project.com/

i might look forward to buying an old polaroid camera if the film becomes widely available and not too expensive. don't want to be just stuck with fuji for instant...polaroid is a classic.

film is starting to have a small comeback. many people like the classic feeling and the wait to develop (even though it's mostly digital develop to photo paper now/or some people just prefer to scan the film). even though film is a long term investment, i think it is still worth it. just as i've seen other people say, film is slowly burning money but digital is when you throw a big chunk of money right at the beginning. nowadays, 2nd hand slr film cameras are not too expensive so people don't mind trying.

i have my both hands on digital and film now and probably won't let go of either.

8.13.2009

DIY DSLR Pinhole Cap

Tools:
- Body Cap that fits your DSLR

- Pencil

- Pin
- Ruler
- Drill Piece (smallest you have)

- Fine Sandpaper (optional)

1. Here's the body cap I got off ebay; you can sand off the logo if you want

2. the back

3. use the ruler to help you find the center of the cap

4. I pushed out this much lead so I can parallel with the ruler

5. draw out a few lines to find the center; its not right in the middle of the "O"

6. get the drill piece and start hand drilling in the center

7. stop drilling when you see a bit sticking out on the other side; its at the left part of in the "n"

8. here's the pin i used; the other option is needles

9. poke the pin through

10. poking with just the end or poking the whole pin through doesn't make a big difference

- and you're all done within a few mins

- you might want to put your fingers around the inside of the cap to sand out the poor finishings to make a perfect fit
- be careful of the sand dust in case it gets into the sensor
- good way to see if there's any dust on your sensor
- something cheap and fun to try

- will post some results later