127 film for the agfa folding camera

these films are rolled up and packed by blind people in total darkness in the only company that still produces 127 films.
three rolls, all expired. i am sure images will still show. they might even turn out artsy with the usual caveats of folding cameras and the 127 film.
only grateful. no complaints. these are gifts. they cost about EURO55 for 10 pcs at 8 exposures each (unexpired, of course)!

the first philippine rangefinder camera club

in the 1930s, when the dominant cameras were the medium and large format cameras, a group of filipinos took on a different type of camera that initially made them pariahs in photography. They called themselves the 35 MM CAMERA CLUB. it was probably the first rangefinder camera club in the philippines. it was a trailblazing group of avid camera users championing the use of the 135 film and the rangefinder cameras.
a few days ago, uro dela cruz found, as if by fate, a trove of photos of that group in a bodega-curio shop in kamuning. and the owner did not realize how valuable those photos were until that time. the photos provide a sense of "roots" for rangefinderfilipinas, a recently organized group of rangefinder camera users in the philippines. just see how the members are responding to the blog.
uro's find is timely as rfilipinas is at its birthing period. for more of the story and the treasure photos:

http://rosauro.multiply.com/photos/album/8/RFilipinas_circa_1930

what is this critter?

another camera on loan. the owner does not remember the brand name of this particular agfa folding camera. i tried googling it but failed to find the model. according to a friend it uses a 127 film, a "paper film" that can still be bought on ebay. it looks like the agfa billy series.
i don't know how the focus works. i am afraid to turn the screw on the focus ring which is fixed at 10 ft. everything else seems to work though. and it is in remarkable condition. the owner promised to bring film on her next treatment session.

(the photos were taken with the canon g7).

dare to help

yashica 35 gsn with the agfa apx 400

apx 400 processed with old stock parodinal at 1:50 for 11 mins (suggested was 16 mins) at 20 C. (sorry for poor fixing as well. i was in a hurry. this fogged the negative's midsection. i can't discount age of parodinal as a factor as well). i also forgot to compensate for the yellow filter.
anyway, i was more interested in checking for light leaks, the accuracy of light meter and the effects of the slightly moldy lens. the rf patch is hardly visible. scale focusing was done.
verdict: for CLA and repair of rf patch.

dinner at gilda's

gilda, honey and joy in gilda's exquisite bathroom

we had sinister congressmen for bread!
no altercation just freeform dancing to shed the extra calories.

we had great indonesian food with flowerbud tea that "blossomed" under hot water. and we had some slow "maskipaps" after dinner. tito and honey carandang, agnes (i forget the family name), joy and myself basked in the hospitality and great food, wine, tea and the company of gilda cordero-fernando in her leandro locsin designed house.

my baby is back

this was my first camera. i was a high school news reporter when my father gave it to me. i lost it a few years ago while transferring house. this morning, a patient came in with this as a gift. her husband has no use for it, she claimed, and i was just too happy to accept. it is geared for trial shots. it looks great but the lens has some molds.