Gear update 2

all these camera came from ebay at really good prices. best bet is to buy off people who got their items from estate sales or inherited them. but you will have to take the risk of them not working since those people are not photographers and have no idea how to test them.

Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera

-in excellent working condition and leatherette is in pristine condition

-looking into getting an accessory kit and flash for it

Polaroid One Step Land Camera

-still have try it out

-still trying to find the original Q-light for it at a good price

Canon 177A Speedlite

-stand is from another flash

-works perfectly with optical flash triggers

Gear update

recently bought a few new camera so it's time to update but haven't got the chance to try them yet. will go more in depth about each one once i try them. posting only canon ones first. luckily all were bought in minty condition

Canon A1 with Canon FD 28mm 2.8

-had the infamous canon squeak when i first received it, but now has been repaired. will post diy for that later on

Canon Demi

-meter does not work all the time, has a squeal in slow shutter. will have to take a look into these problems

Canon Canonet 28

-battery compartment was loose when i received it. repair guide for that has been posted

Canon FD 70-150mm 4.5

-case is worn out but the lens itself had minor use

FDC01 Toy Camera

this little pocket digital camera is really handy besides your phone camera. the best thing is that it can record both images and videos but of course no sound. this is much like a cheaper version of digital harinezumi except this has no monitor. this only costs $350 HKD. and this camera is sold out in hk because of the price and the effects it can do. it is like a digital lomo camera where it has 4 different modes including normal, monochrome, vivid, and noise. there is no viewfinder so basically you have to guess along your way. it eats micro sd cards and up to max of 2GB. each picture is around 300kb. there is also a switch where you can choose macro or infinity. Unfreeze is the official distributor in hk and you can check out their website for more info. this model is exactly the same as pocket digital camera sq28m. the only difference is that they are from different distributor so the price and packaging is different, but the camera itself is the same. I noticed the keychain part is different, the one i have is crappy, made out of plastic. but of course you can change it anytime.

Films

got a bunch of new films last month. also got a pretty good condition SX-70 so got film for it from the impossible project site.

- very rare kodak infrared film. its been discontinued and ive been hunting it for a while but it has always been bidded up at a high price. these 2 i got for a pretty good price from ebay and they have been tested as well.

- the konicas and polaroids have been discontinued already as well. the others are common film in the states but i believe some are only for sale in the states.

- these have been discontinued as well. these kodak ultra color are not expired yet so im looking forward to trying them. i got these polaroid for a pretty good deal but i have no idea how theyre gona turn our.

- film from impossible project. on the left are the newly produced PX 100 and on the right are the old TZ Artistic. very expensive but instant film has always been an expensive toy

overall: really happy that i won the bid to the rare and discontinued films. i ordered the common films from adorama. ended up they sent the wrong film for one. i ordered 1600 superia but they gave me a velvia 50 120 film. it was too much of a hassle to get an exchange so i left it but the 1600 was more expensive and i really wanted to try it. maybe next time. another thing is that some of the films came without exterior packaging, i believe they came from a bulk, so i have no idea when they expire and when i ordered they didnt mention that it was from bulk. guess i should keep them in the fridge/freezer.

DIY TLR - Gakkenflex

first time i saw this was in someone else's blog. when i saw it i knew i had to get one and build it. i order mine from the local japanese bookstore. around $5x CAD. this kit is from a japanese magazine and every issue is a different diy toy. people got so crazy about it that it was sold out everywhere and then they had to make a 2nd batch. they also made 2 different other kinds cameras in previous issues; pinhole camera, stereo pinhole camera. i have also seen some awesome mods of this camera so i guess this plastic toy does have some potential.

my first 2 rolls ended up pretty bad. i thought the focus was pretty hard to get because it was pretty hard to see; the film was jammed at some point, when i thought i finished rewinding the film, ended up that half was stuck and some were exposed; theres no counter so you don't know when you finish, 2nd roll i pulled too much out and it got stuck. guess i need to practice more.

heres a link to the contest the magazine held, some interesting pictures:

http://otonanokagaku.net/magazine/vol25/photo_cont/index.html

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...

Film from HK

- got a bunch of new film in HK (Central and Sham Shui Po)
- left: the used up ones
- middle: box of Kodak is from Walmart
- right: mostly B&W ; 120 and 135 mostly ; got 2 packs of instax mini
- tired of underexposed 110s...
- didn't buy any slide back home since not sure if they cross-process it here

DIY 135mm Plastic Camera Model Kit

got this diy kit in hong kong (Holga Store) for $40 HKD = $5.60 CAD = $5.16 USD
(saw some on ebay if you want to try it)
took me around 2 hrs to finish since near the end, the film winder wasn't working so had to walk a few steps backs to fix it

- comes with a screwdriver
- instructions with Chinese and English but there's you mostly follow pictures that aren't explained very well

- got to be careful with the plastic since once you scratch it, you can't fix it (or buy a new kit)

- there's a counter for your exposures

- in the middle is one of the parts you have to be careful of, the spring is very fragile

- once you close the flap, the shutter won't work, works as a on/off button

- comes with a strap but i didn't like it

Conclusion:
- be careful with the springs, i accidentally bent one of the springs so the shutter sometimes will not close properly
- learn how a film camera works
- reasonable price
- no batteries needed

My gear - lens

Canon EF mount lens

Canon EFS 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS
- ø 58mm
- kit lens
- with Hoya HMC UV(N)

Canon EF 22-55mm 1:4-5.6 USM
- ø 58mm
- with Hoya HMC UV(N)

Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II

Canon EF 28-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 USM
- ø 72mm
- with Sigma EX Multi-coated UV

Canon EF 70-200mm 1:4 L
- ø 67mm
- with Hoya HMC UV(0)

Sigma 28-300mm 1:3.5-6.3
- ø 72mm
- with Hoya skylight (1B)
- doesn't sync with my XSI

Canon FD mount lens

Canon FD 50mm 1:1.8

Canon FD 28mm 1:2.8

Canon FD 35-70mm 1:4

Nikon lens
Nikon AF Nikkor 35-105mm 1:35-4.5
- ø 52mm
- with skylite 1A

My gear - cameras

Let's start off the first post with my gear starting with digital cameras.

Canon XSI (450D) kit - my main camera

Casio EX-Z750

Sony Ericsson Xperia 1

Here are the film cameras.

Canon AE-1
- got 2 of them
- haven't started using them yet (both need light seal replacement)
- got them on ebay (one kit, one just body)
- runs normal 135 film

Nikon F50
- runs normal 135 film
- haven't used it for a long time

Lomography Diana F+ Hong Meow Edition
- it was created to celebrate Diana World Tour's first stop in Hong Kong
- runs 120 film but can accept 135 with a special back

Superheadz 110 camera - rabbit camera
- runs 110 film
- Superheadz website describe them as the super cheap camera

Tomy Xiao
- similar to Polaroid i-Zone
- don't use this anymore because don't have any film for it