dressed-up leica m2

leica m2 donning a borrowed summicron DR 50, a borrowed leica 1.25x diopter lens, a nikon (you read that right) soft touch, lutz konermann's $15 sling, a leica grip and an artist & artisan-inspired neck strap from marikina (a patient's gift). overdressed, i know, but the zorki 1 was getting most of my attention lately so i thought of making amends. and, it has become as heavy as an SLR with a long lens.

the made-over zorki 1 (courtesy of jay javier)

the take up spool above had to be filed.
the retaining screw had to be replaced to keep the 1 m focus.
spick and span.
and to cap it all ... jay's DIY lens cap.

and this was how it looked before jay's overhaul: http://eddie-concepcion.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-glitch-on-zorki-1.html

the zorki 1 is a great camera (even in "hybreed" form)!!! it is a masterpiece.

med students visit my clinic

these are third year medical students from PGH who opted to take a rotation in traditional chinese medicine. phil, their mentor and my colleague, gives an orientation. this is one of several batches who have visited the clinic over the years. and they look younger each year. (because i am growing older).

A SHORT SLIDESHOW OF FAMILY LIFE

anton builds his first camera

a patient comes home from a vacation in new york and gifts me a camera!




anton builds his first camera as i supervise from my sickbed. it is a pinhole camera. the photo below was taken with the rd1s using the pinhole plate of the diy camera.

this photo conjured a need

ocean beach, san francisco

that bird looks like mikey but chicken joe is my favorite in "surf's up". he knows how to enjoy life. he is the real surfer in the movie -- the great beach bum who practices zen. but with the daily routine of hearing out the aches and woes of patients, i forget my cherished philosophy. and this morning, i find this photo which i took eons ago. that was one vacation that was long enough, relatively stress-free and far and away. two weeks in a great town ... with just the wife!!! it was bliss!!!
well, i sounded off to the wife and she promised a vacation soon: vietnam. 8 days of hanoi will be excellent! it is far enough from work and close enough to the europe dream trip. anyway, flight has been booked. i will keep chicken joe in mind -- life is a beach ... albeit with occasional tsunamis! and, i better get out of this sickbed soon.

day 5 of photo-a-day

very cloudy but no rain today. i am glad i am pushing 1600. so off i go for my photo of the day only to see the subject above unprepared. the papers are late.
and it is a sunday! i should still be in bed! this is becoming a test of perseverance -- food of my obsessiveness. of course, i went back for the film shot only to be greeted by news that have gone bad to worse.
our boys are dying needlessly in mindanao! such a high price to pay for trying to wipe out a monster of their own creation!