update hehe
replies:

kevin:
so u're basically saying it's a boring / bad pic
hahaha

these days:
hong kong!
may 10 - june 25
weeeeeeeeee
anyone wanna go tw / japan with me during that time?
:D :D :D
uhh....
mum + grandma left for china + hk already
home alone for a few weeks
so uh...
no food!
haha
well wells....
picz time i guess?

all films shots
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Pentax SV, Super-Takumar 55 1.8, some expired Kodak C41 B&W...
guestimate exposure all the way (occasional use of the wilson-ho-meter)
if u c a reddish line along the side,
that's due to the printing place... crappy printer!

ugly wilson ho + his ugly poo poo
f4, 1/500s

trust me
this shot looks much better in person
f1.8, 1/125s

funny stairs
f2.8, 1/500s

wha? my studio?
click on pic for more BOKEH!
f2.8, 1/500s (what? y was it not at f1.8?)

random hello ppl hving their flea market thing?
f1.8, 1/500s, cropped
** i'm unsure if this really was at f1.8... it could hv been a mistake when i was taking down notes...

"dead"
f1.8, 1/500s

hmmm my shots all hv no life in them... :(
f2.8, 1/500s

feelings abt the Pentax SV + 55 1.8:
- very nice looking + feeling camera
- film advance extremely smooth
- small size... very handy
- lack of meter? no problem! :D
- lens seem to be very sharp in the centre... unsure abt the corners...
- full frame means things that seem "far" aren't always at infinity....

following picz from fed 3
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fed3, jupiter 8 (50 f2), fuji superia 400
guestimate exposure... occasional use of the "wilson-ho-meter"...

light leak! ouch!
i've read that the lack of light seals around the removable back could be a problem
now this looks like it came from some dreams...
f5.6, 1/500s

angry woman
f11, 1/500s

"童真"
uhh my english too crappy to translate this...
any help?
f16, 1/500s

bad shot... just to show the bokeh, which is pretty gd
f2.8, 1/500s

feelings abt the fed3
- feels good in hand (what old metal camera doesn't?)
- rangefinder on my cam might be a lil off
- the jupiter 8 (probably 50yrs old) seem to be pretty gd
- no strap lugs? hold it in ur hand!
- no meter? no problem!

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that's it
propz plz

10:13pm

woot early update!
repliez 1st:

kevin:
thanks! :D
sorry wut do u mean abt the skytrain pic... like more contrast? :O

kittyangel:
yea i know!
and guess wut? that dog is supposed to be me... hahaha

lately:
very healthy
balled like 5 times in 2 weeks?
woot!
dun think i've ever balled that often in my life
uhhh....
booked tix to hk
may 10 - june 25
and umm... wut else....
mum + grandma will be going to china + hk
on thurs....
so i hv no food for 3 weeks
date me! :D

picz time
all digital
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d80 with 50 f2 non-ai
sry i dun hv another cam to take a pic of this (this was shot in mirror, flipped in post)
it's a super handsome setup
** caution: be extra careful when u mount non-ai lenses... could dmg ur cam... **
most shots below made with this lens

the 50 f2 non-ai sometimes renders things very beautifully...
this was wide open at f2

wide open and slightly out-focused, it's crazy dreamy
( i know u can't really tell... but no one comes here anyways hehe)

狠樣
f2 or 2.8

so underexposed it's like a dream
(d80 + 28 2.8E)

waiting in the rain
wide open at f2

"rainy day"
scale focus, shot from waist level, wide open at f2
this shot deserves a bigger version (click on pic to view)

"untitled"
shot in a moving car, likely at f2, cropped

not a gd shot
but i like the layers
probably at f2.8

"peek"
probably at f2

"wait"
very likely at f2.8

scale focus + waist level again
was hoping to get the whole biker
but this is quite interesting too
unknown f-stop

sunset
d80 + 20 3.5

funny
i must have had a great day
5 of these shots came from one day
woot!

propz plz!
:D

12:31am

yay update!

kevin:
i know!
it's funny.. that lens usually give some ok looking bokeh
i hv no idea how did those look so ugly hahaha

these days:
uh....
nth much...
well
i went ball like 2 or 3 times this week
so healthy! :D :D :D
of coz i dun hv the stamina or legs as i used to
but it's gettign better hehe
o yea...
i love ball... :D

picz time...
ronan came visit from hk...

red robin!
d80 + 24 2.8

lily's new mini s convertible
o yea... sunstars!
d80 + 20 3.5

三個莉莉
d80 + 50 f2

some random shots...

vancouver city hall
d80 + 20 3.5

inside the terminal
d80 + 20 3.5

me like simple shots
:D
d80 + 20 3.5

i can't tell y... but this shot kindda caught my eye
(hey it rhymes! :D)
ummm.. i c some yummy distortion haha
d80 + 20 3.5

sunset pano
click on pic for larger version
d80 + 28 2.8E

EVA approaching...
d80 + 28 2.8E

i really like this pic
it's drawn by a friend in hk... like 10 yrs ago....
wow.....

big nick
d80 + 28 2.8E

mum hving fun with my feb 3
d80 + 50 f2 non-ai

bought a bunch of expired 120
:D

propz plz!

12:41am

what?
no propz?
noooooooooooooo
:(
o wellz....
this week i've been rather healthy
went balling twice! :D
should probably do some running
got no legs
:(
well well
wutz new... uhh....
k picz time i guess...

some shots around my home
d80 + 28 2.8E
overcast day

shots below made with
d80 + 50 f2 ai

shots below: nikkormat + 50 1.4 non-ai, fuji superia 400
scanned prints from london drugs

grandma
f1.4, 1/60s
converted to B&W in post

wil... 24 f2 in action!
settings unknown (probably f2, 1/30s)

kristiz
f1.4, 1/60s

watermelon man
f2.8, 1/1000s
cropped quite a bit

and a few random ones....

ha! didn't know i could write some pretty neat stuff on a blank piece of paper
i always thought my writings r all over the place

bad shot
but it's my favourite lighting -- backlit
d80 + 50 f2 non-ai
yes... surprisingly u could mount a non-ai lens on a d80

Pentax MX + 50 f2
$40 off craigslist
first impressions are... not very impressive...
the shutter dial is too difficult to turn with one finger
well well
at least it has the size of OM-1
and the finder info of a FM

propz plz!
:D

9:52pm

weeeeeeee
update!
replies hehe

kittyangel:
i know...
=o=

these days:
same thing
work + work
spring is here
sakuras r blooming! :D
(?? is that grammatically correct?)
anyways picz time i guess...

most picz below taken with Minolta X-700, 35 2.8 MD, fuji superia 400

london drugs make my picz all greenish...
uhhh....
i wouldn't say it's ugly...
but i dun like it....

same shot edited to taste
perhaps a lil too contrasy?
f2.8, 1/1000s

sakura! :D
f5.6, 1/1000s

more sakura! :D
50 3.5 macro, f5.6, 1/1000s

took this in our factory
(i help my cousin out at a clothing distributor firm thing...)
f2.8, 1/60s, B&W-ed in post

next few shots made with d80
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"lunch"

i kindda like how the branches look a lil dreamy...

these r shopping carts of a certain "hello ppl"
i'm pretty sure this guy lives in our alley
his carts r always there
and i mean ALWAYS!

propz plz!
:D

1:28am

uh
update
reply

ah ber:
u dumbass!

these days:
gay!
as u might already know
i've ben working 5 days + 4 nites a week
and last mon
co-worker at airport no-show
=o=
so i had to work
gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
other than that
everything else is just as gay
picz time

looked at my picz over the past 2 months or so
not too happy abt them
they suck!

pano at airport while waiting for the bus
nth interesting so no big pic

inspired by Talking Barnacles
(??? wtf? can't link properly? it's www.talkingbarnacles.com in case u're interested)
sequence shots could be kindda interesting

cropped from larger pic
fm2 + 50 1.8 @ f2.8, 1/2000s
fuji superia 400

mum + grandma at richmond ikea
fm2 + 24 2.8 ai @ f2.8, 1/30s
fuji superia 400

fm2 + 20 3.5 @ f5.6, 1/250s
fuji superia 400

more cameras! :D
Minolta X-700 + 50 3.5 macro
Mamiya NC1000s + 50 1.7
Pentax Spotmatic SP1000 + 55 f2
all for $50 off craiglist

OM-2n + 50 1.8 + 100 2.8 + winder
150 off craigslist

sh*tload of stuff!
Pentax Spotmatic F, MG, ME, Program Plus x2, Z-70, OM2, Minolta XG-M + 50 1.7 MD
and some random lenses + flashes
all for $150 off craigslist

finally! pen pen! :D
super handsome!
too bad it's a pen FT, not a F
$70 + tax from Kerrisdale Cameras

funny
dreamt of a girl i used to like
2 times in a week?
first time, she had a baby girl so i went visit her + her husband
second time, she had lots of dishes to wash   o.O
hmm.... haven't contacted with her for a long long time
wonder how has she been?
got a baby girl yet?

12:13am

hi
update
replies:

JJJ:
evil!

these days:
still busy
working 5 days + 4 nights a week
when was my last full day off?
2 months ago?

windumb came bak from hk
we met for 1/2 a day
no captions
let the (not so good) pictures tell the story
d80 + 28 2.8E
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9:33pm

time for update
replies:

kittyangel:
wahhh u actually said sth... =_____________=
thank you so much haha

these days:
very busy
5 days + 4 nights of work = no free time
:(
did manage to shoot a tiny bit though....
picz time i guess?

film shots... all shot on fuji superia 400
started shooting in oct + nov
finished in jan
and i just had time to scan them
arghhhh.....


BOKEH!
mamiyaflex on yellow leaves
nikon FE + 100 2.8E (with fungus + stuck aperture)
f2.8, 1/125s


just testing the macro capability of the 100 2.8E...
nikon FE + 100 2.8E (with fungus + stuck aperture)
f2.8, 1/1000


found a mamiyaflex on a fence   :D
nikon FE + 24 2.8
f2.8, 1/500s


more BOKEH!
mamiyaflex on red leaves
nikon FE + 100 2.8E (with fungus + stuck aperture)
f2.8, 1/500s


not a gd shot
but more BOKEH!
nikon FE + 100 2.8E (with fungus + stuck aperture)
f2.8, 1/250s

mum + grandma
nikon FE + 20 3.5
f3.5, 1/30s


dave playing with his iphone
i kindda liek the bokeh
petri 7
f2.8, 1/30s


not a gd shot
but just to show u my low-light-hand-held-ability
petri 7
f2.8, 1/15s


random shot in office
petri 7
f2.8, 1/30s


another random shot in office
i'm surprised at how flare resistant the lens is
petri 7
f2.8, 1/30s

propz plz!
:D

1:52am

woot omg omg i got a pair of propz!
:D   :D   :D

kittyangel:
thanks haha
but can u also say sth apart from "propz"? =3=

lately:
been kindda busy
working 5 days a week at cousin's place
4 nites a week at the airport
man... i want my free time back
:(

random
picz
time

sunset pano taken on x'mas day or sth like that
was very pretty

been bring my d80 to work at the airport over the past few months...

templeton skytrain station
d80 + 20 3.5

this look funny hehe

PARK'N FLY
d80 + 50 1.8 ais

i liked this pic when i took it
but not anymore
hmmmm

should probably convert this to B&W...
d80 + 20 3.5

i like the colors
wonder how will it look on film?
d80 + 20 3.5

yup... we had some x'mas decorations...
d80 + 20 3.5

westjet 737-800?
d80 + 100 2.8E (pano from 2 shots)

i hv no idea y this phone was there....

done with airport shots...
it snowed some time ago...


weeeeeeee
playing on a snowy day  :D
d80 + 20 3.5 (cropped)

warm morning sun + light snow cover = pretty!
d80 + 28 2.8E

god that color is pretty (cheated by tuning to cloudy WB?)
and that shadow of the fir tree / wutever..... yum....
d80 + 20 3.5

i like this shot
don't ask me why
d80 + 20 3.5

random shot in my room
me like! :D

yep... bought more cameras
80-200 4.5 ai... $50 off craigslist.... very loose focus/zoom ring
shown next to FE and 50 f2 for size comparison
no it's not that long... i screwed on a hood... :P

fed 3b + jupiter 50 f2
$45 off craigslist
looks + feels great!
lack of strap lugs annoys me though...
weird: the body, lens, and lens cap (not shown) are from the 3 big russian companies/factories)... o.O
(fed body, zorki lens, kiev cap)

thats it for now
propz plz!
:D

11:07pm

been wanting to update for a long time
and as usual
was lazy
then busy
o well
time to update i guess
and uh... replies as usual:

kevin:
thanks for the propz!
i guess so too... maybe it's time for me to find a new blog thingy

kittyangel:
i know :(
well finally i'm here hehe

derek:
they're not toys!
they're my sons haha

lately:
hmmm lets see....
wut have happened since the last update?
- bought a few more cameras (as expected)
- was home alone for 3 weeks
- broke up with vvn
- had not much work in nov/dec
- lots of work since late dec
- only finished 2 rolls of film
- and...?
well well
picz time i guess

bunch of random shots

allan jai graduated from sfu
late congratz

random shot
cropped from a much larger pic
d80 + 28 2.8E

"runner"
i don't know why
but japanese seem to enjoy shooting things with no apparent subject
d80 + 28 2.8E (cropped)

bokeh!
d80 + 100 2.8E

more bokeh!
d80 + 28 2.8E

vancouver city hall
pano from 3 shots
d80 + 28 2.8E

random stairs at our old office
d80 + 28 2.8E

i liked how the lighting was on the pair of old ppl
so i took a quick shot
unfortunately i underexposed
now it adds a bit of mysterious feel to the shot though?
d80 + 28 2.8E

"kiss"
d80 + 28 2.8E (cropped)

"waiting in the rain"
d80 + 28 2.8E

random sunset
cheated by adjusting WB to 9900k as usual
d80 + 28 2.8E

supermarket
d80 + 28 2.8E

rainy night at the airport
d80 + 28 2.8E

was gonna shoot some x'mas light but saw this school bus parked at safeway
WB (tungsten? 9900k?) made the cloudy sky go cazy
wet pavement adds more colors
d80 + 20 3.5

this light looked freaky
and i had to wait for like 5 minutes to get this shot
coz the light is faulty and would turn on for a mere 1 minute before it turns off for another 5
d80 + 20 3.5

dunbar toy shop
i always like this shop
so colorful + pretty
d80 + 50 1.8 ai-s

minolta srt101 + 58 1.4
random snap but i like it
d80 + 28 2.8E

new item!
nikkor 20 3.5 ai
bought for a not so cheap $210 off craigslist

nikkor 24 f2 ai-s with box in near mint shape
$299 + tax from kerrisdale cameras

fm2 + 50 1.8 ai-s (late model)
fair shape with a damaged prism...
lets hope this doesn't affect focusing
$105 off craigslist

that's it
only took me 30min to type the above
i have no idea why i didn't do it over the past 3 months

1:07am