gerry sabado knocked them all out!!!

besting 114 entries, gerry wins first and third place in the camera club of the philippines photo shoot. and, he gets to be the photographer of the month. congrats, gerry!!!

Yashica 35s

i received another yashica 35 GSN. this time it is the hong kong version. and now that i have two, i thought that it was ok to open one up.
the hong kong gsn's shutter release button is stuck, anyway. with the help of matt's website i did my major overhaul.

it was corroded all over.
but the baseplate was in mint condition.the plunger got cleared when i turned the screw ccw thereby loosening it a bit and getting the lever out of the way. and the shutter button started to work. it was so easy!!! but in the process i cut the flash sync wire. and since we have been internal refugees. i had to get back home to get my soldering gun and iron to fix the problem.
i also did some cleaning. the viewfinder including the patch came out clearer. and with renewed confidence, i opened the other yashica. but i still wonder where the yellow patch is. i can only guess where it is. and so, here are two yashica 35 GSNs ready for light proofing and shooting. the viewfinders are clear. the patch in the japanese GSN is murky. now where are my light seals? we just moved house temporarily because the old house is undergoing repairs and everything is in boxes still.
and i must say this was a big help: http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/electro_inside/index.html

rfilipinas sideline

on the way home from the photo shoot in pangasinan, we dropped by a market for some local cigars one of the members. a kind old woman had these beautifully aged hands that photojournalist luis and a few others were able to capture. see also http://luisliwanag.multiply.com/photos/album/41/RFilipinas_in_Pangasinan#45



photos taken with leica m6, summicron 35, lucky 100, parodinal 1:50.

rolleiflex photos again

thanks, uro! these are the photos i took from the tlr you gave me. they are of my favorite balikbayan-cousins with my mom. (rolleiflex tlr, ilford hp5 plus 120, parodinal 1:100).

a gift

the one i repaired is back to its owner. this one is a gift from a friend. and all it needed was a mcgyver fix. it is now ready to use.

it is old and shabby but everything is working. the lenses are a little fuzzy.
the latch needed repair. it would not shut tight. a stud on the body to keep it in place is missing.
so with the help of cyanoacrylate glue and a small screw, i made my own stud on the latch.
it can now securely close shut and protect the film inside. it can use some cosmetic though but that can wait. a roll of 120 film awaits in my drawer.

second roll on rolleiflex

james cutter of quezon circle.
joy on her mac.
my workplace.

salgado family.
mario.

prewar rolleiflex tlr, kodak tmx 100 processed with parodinal 1:100 for 15 mins at 20C, with side 2 of gershwin's porgy and bess RCA three LP recording.

ROLLEIFLEX PHOTOS

joy teaching qi gong.
luisa from school 1.
luisa from school 2.
mara and james.

photos from a pre-war rolleiflex with kodak tmx 120, processed with parodinal at 1:100 at 15 mins, 20C, with pat metheny's flower power album playing. the shots were taken after my "CLA" and i had to go all the way to makati to buy the films.