Shot on a Rangefinder

Recently got my hands on an old Russian Rangefinder, a Zorki 4 which is a Leica copy and it also came with a Jupiter 8 lens (50mm F2). It's made in 1963 and this means that the camera is actually 49 years old, Fenny and Angie had me thinking how many times this camera had exchanged hands and how the previous owner(s) are like, kind of creepy when i think about it.

Creepy thoughts aside, i just love the vintage feel this camera and now it also allows me to change the shutter speed up to 1/1000s and also aperture from f/2 to f/22, having more control over the settings means that i can now shoot more and not feel as restricted as other cameras i have had fixed aperture and shutter speeds which limits me and makes me think more before i shoot.

It's a pretty good camera to bring around for day or night shots, the only downside is it's heavy weight from it's full metal body construction.(Feels solid thou, i even dropped it once :x)

Here's a photo of the lovely Zorki i took the other day.


And so i met up with Leon for the first outing with using this camera and he was shooting with my Diana Mini. Alright, enough talk, Look at the photos!
Here's Leon with my Diana mini, Shot this at F2, Bokehhhhhhh!


Well we decided stroll around Bugis area to do some street candids and maybe shoot people in their faces but for me, most shots are shot from distance since i was using a 50mm lens.


And we came across a street with lots of pigeons and we tried our luck and see if we could snap any of them in flight and i got lucky!


Also took photos of the interesting things around us and applying the golden rules of Lomography.


Well, we spent most of the time taking photos of each other i guess.
Try to spot him taking a photo of me below.


All the photos are shot using expired Kodak Elitechrome ED 200 and later cross processed, The roll says 24 exposures but i managed to get 25 shots *Inserts Victory Baby Meme*

By now you should have realized that i only uploaded 7 shots here, click HERE to view the other photos i shot that day!

Cross Processed Slide Films

Guess what! I just got back with my first two rolls of slide films developed!

I had been shooting with negatives for all these while and i decided to take the next step and venture into slide films.

At first I had no idea what the difference between the two kinds of films so i did some research and thus found out that slides is instantly a positive image when developed. The next thing i learnt was cross processing, which was to deliberately use the chemical which was intended for another kind of film for processing, eg. using the chemical used to process negative film to process slide films. The end result is some really high contrast image with very strong colours.

Different kind of films tend to have different effects when cross processed,
The shots below was taken with my Diana Mini with the Fuji T64 and cross processed.

The photos below were taken using the Expired Afga CT Precisa 100 Slide film, cross processed too.
Photos turned out differently, some are greenish, some are really warm and some have a very cool tone, this is the kind of photos you will get with expired films, you never know how each shot will turn out.




That's all for now! For more photos check out my Flickr Set HERE *scroll to the bottom for the latest uploads*

Recesky Twin-Lens Reflex

Not gonna have much for you to read here so just enjoy the pictures!


Here's the Recesky Do-It-Yourself Twin-Lens Reflex camera.

I got this camera when i was in KL last year and basically assembled at the hotel lobby and it took me around two hours to assemble.
The toughest part of assembly was probably the shutter which took me an hour to figure out.

Look right down into the viewfinder. Cool isn't it!


The camera have a fixed F/11 aperture and also a fixed 1/125 Second shutter, i had found out a way to bulb using this camera so i could shoot at night, All you have to do is to press the shutter lever halfway down slowly and stop once you hear a click then slowly let the lever go back up. Practice this with the back open until you get how it works and load it up and get ready to shoot at night!
 
This is one of the many night shots i did after i figured out how to shoot long exposures on the camera.


For more Photos taken using the Recesky DIY TLR Camera Click HERE

Cameralicious Updates!

Hey guys! I know i don't usually blog but when i do it's about cameras! Now for the poisonous updates! Guess what camera i had been shooting with lately?

 It's the Diana Mini! And yes! I made a leather case for it.

 Some shots taken with the camera with negative films.

 

  Click here for the full album. 

I had already shot like 3 rolls of negatives with this awesome camera and guess what, I'm just done with my first roll of expired slide film!

Can't wait to see how the photos would turn out!

CoCo壱番屋 ! The King Of Japanese Curry!

Not long ago, Me myself, Leon, Ben, Angie & Fenny met up and followed Calvin down to a newly opened CoCo Ichibanya at 313@Somerset to get a taste some really awesome japanese curry rice!
CoCo壱番屋(CoCo Ichibanya) is a popular Japanese curry house which has more than 1275 outlets all over the world, and this very outlet at 313@Somerset is actually it's very first outlet in singapore!


Why CoCo Ichibanya?
The unique point of this restaurant is that you can actually customize your order to your own liking!

You will get to choose the amount of rice ranging from 150g to 550g (standard 250g).
You have seven different levels of spiciness to choose from.
You can also choose to add different toppings on top of your order!

Can't wait to see what's in the menu?
First We gotta work! See the guys being serious while taking some photos of the awesome food!


First up! Fried Chicken Curry with Vegetable!
Feeling hungry just by looking at it? Well, you should!
A satisfying meal with a nice combination of chicken and a variety of veggies to go with your curry rice.





Next up! Pork Cutlet Curry With Cheese!
Delicious pork cutlet dipped in a generous portion of curry and cheese. Simply awesome, a must try for everyone!





next up! Hashed Beef With Mushroom!Well... I love mushrooms!
This has and very unique sourish taste and it's very appetizing, it kind of reminded me of sardines.





Here we have the Creamed Mushroom Omelet Curry!
The Amount of rice and spiciness of the curry is not customizable for this dish but don't worry this dish is awesome!

Here's a Photo before you start wondering where is the rice!
Yes! the rice is wrapped in a nice layer of egg and drowned in curry and topped with mushroom and cream! Makes me feel hungry just by typing this!


Well! The curry was so awesome that we(Ben, Calvin & I) actually went down on again on a separate occasion to have it!

This time round we decided to try other dishes they had to offer.


Calvin ordered this Sliced Pork With Kimchee.
a very unique Korean-Japanese Fusion.
Well, they say KimChi is an acquired taste, Kimchi lovers should try this!







I'm not really a fan of beef but i still daringly went for the Thin-Sliced Boiled Beef Curry. A nice and simple dish with thinly sliced beef which was nicely done and it wasn't tough to chew at all. Beef to go with the curry and rice, awesome isn't it?! This is one of the few beef dishes that i enjoy.

Well, apart from all the good food, their service was awesome too! The staff there are very polite and our glasses are constantly refilled with the waiter always looking out for the customers and spicy faces.

Also, If you do intend to head down and give it a try, do expect a queue there.
Food is awesome and they do offer good customer service, definitely worth the time queuing up for!

Do check out their Facebook page - www.facebook.com/CoCoICHIBANYAsingapore


Address
313@Somerset, Basement 3 Unit Number 25/26/27
313 Orchard Road, Singapore 238895

Opening Hours
Sun to Thurs: 10am – 10pm
Fri & Sat: 10am – 11pm

Contact
Tel: +65 6636 7280
Email : info@cocosingapore.com