Caffenol
Part 11

Camera: Yashica-Mat

Lense: Lumaxar 1:3.5 f=80m 46109
Film: Fomapan 100
Develop: Caffenol-C 20min
Scan: Epson V600
Edit: LR5

1. time to develop some plastic.

2. early in the morning after the breakfast, i walked around the neighbourhood.

3. i shot 12 frames with yashica-mat camera..see below for the images.

the guy

4. images edited with LR5 as the original images were flat.

5. sample of one of the original image.

6. edited images..more added contrast and clarity..exposure was also adjusted where needed.

..lonely..

..single..

..grow..

..standing 1..

..standing 2..

the frame seemed stuck that 

i had to coil and shoot the above two similar images

..above..

..leaves..

..mixing..

..died..

..valve..

..fencing..

..senduduk..

Caffenol
Part 1

1. i found the formula here.

2. i only need 485ml for this jobo tank.

3. the formula was based on 1000ml from that page to make a 500ml. solution.

4. first was the cofee..nescafe..a regular instant coffee that cost rm6.75 for a bottle of 50g..that is 14 sen/g..only 27g is needed..giving a total of rm3.65..a bit expensive to me..next time i would get the generic tesco brand for rm17.99/500g @ 3.6 sen/g = 97sen/mix.

4. next ingredient was 8g of washing soda..i bought a pack of 55oz (1,560g) for almost rm50.00 if not mistaken..that was 3 sen/g which gave total cost of only 24sen/mix..the rest of the powder would be used for laundry i supposed.

5. next was the vitamin C..since i bought the tablet type that i crushed about 15 tablets for 24g powder, the extra 4g was to make-up for other components of the pills..the pill costed rm85.90/1500 tablets = 57 sen/tablet wich gave total cost of rm8.59..the most expensive..i am getting one from ebay at rm96.00/1000g > 9.6sen/g x 20g = rm1.92/mix

6. the mix then was cooled down in the fridge until about 19d C.

 

Pin-hole box timber toy camera

Part 111

the scene at 1/125, f16, iso 400

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Pin-hole box timber toy camera

Part 11

one of the few shots that are worth sharing

the timing of the exposure were done on 6 sets on the count of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30..one was for this scene and another one for the indoor..most shots were overexposed..

one that properly exposed but i forgot the count..may be 5 but under shade..

if you noticed that the images are formed within a circle..this is due to a deep front-cover where the pin-holes was..besides that it had light leak from the sealing material made-up of cloth string..

based on this problem, another box was quickly assembled..just took me one hour to do so..

some of the improvements made were as follows:

thinner front plate to spread the light to a bigger circle..

this however cretaed another problem where the shutter piece got blocked..may be it should be placed horizontally instead..

 two-size bigger drill for the all four holes for smoother turning of the canister centre piece..that bigger winder slot was light-sealed with a strip of foam..

new light blocking seal..foam from double-stick tape with one side dusted to loose the sticky glue..

Pin-hole box timber toy camera
Part 1

it started with this sketch..the dimension for the film canister was searched from google at first..later it was based on the actual canister when assembling the two chambers..

i have a lot of the these timber strips laying in the my workshop..the dimensions of the strips coincided with the canister height without much resizing..

the box was half assembled..the holes were for the canister extension to fit in..they were 4 holes but you only needed two which one each on the top plate and another one on bottom plate respectively located at the opposite ends..3 holes were covered with a piece of plywood piece and one left for the winder..

another opening was drilled at the front plate for the pin-hole and shutter..the pin-hole was a cap from film case but only the centre part was used..the film framing assembly was a cut-out from a thick paper..

seen here is the fresh film on the left already taped to the winder canister..the counter mechanism was made from spiral binder taped onto the fresh canister..there are 8 perforations per 35mm frame so you need to listen to 8+1 count  for each frame i supposed..

this is the sketch for the shutter..it was made of film box paper and black electrical tape..

shown here is the base plate with the tripod holder..

and the winder..the top plate was the loose piece as the cover for the chambers..once the film canisters and image frame assemblies were dropped into their chambers, this top plate was then tightened with rubber bands..the light seal was made of cloth strips..i could not find the wide rubber bands strip yet..

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Guess that i need to write more or write at all 

Collecting and paying Tax for parcels held by Custom Department

- the process

This is the first time that i have to go to the Pos Laju hub when my order by ebay from Japan worth rm700.00++ being held for tax and you have to personally to collect and pay it. As we might know that all electronic equipments are tax free in Malaysia so the case had made me wonder why and what is the tax actually is. It came out as Sales Tax. I just paid the amount as it so happened almost equal to postage or i would just abandon the parcel to be returned and get the refund (wondering why a lot of parcels opened and yet not collected). So, either you lost about rm50 for the postage or pay the tax which is an equal spending.

1. Location

- KLIA Pos Laju Hub, nearby Tune Hotel

2. Park outside where the parking marked BUS. I supposed you could park inside their compound.

3. Was there on 27/1/16 around 3.00 pm.

4. First you report to SECURITY post to write name and surrender an ID..a number SECURITY pass will be issued..remember the pass no series after writing them in the log book..there would be few other passes at the collection window counter when it could be mixed up.

5. walk to your right to enter enter the main door..upon entry open another door and go straight through a long corridor. I saw a few counters and sort of dark areas but you go right up and go right to Counter 1 where there is that pos malaysia counter to check your notice letter indicating the parcel no. You have to fill BAHAGIAN D.

6. Then go to counter 2 at farther left (a bit hidden while passing in-front of counter 3). You need to surrender your IC and the SECURITY CARD where you have to sign a log book. Your parcel will be released through a window with conveyer belt..after that your IC will be returned but your SECURITY card will be held for a while.

7. Take your parcel and bring it to counter 3 where the custom will check the item and the declaration paper by seller/exporter to ensure the price is similar or if lower then tell them accordingly..you had to wait for few minutes while the officer in a room worked out the duty whatever you call it..after the amount is invoiced.

8. Go to counter 4, the CASHIER where you pay the duty as stated..the counter is right next to counter 1 just now..

9. After you made the payment then you bring the receipt back to counter 2 to be chopped, only then you get the SECURITY card back.

10. You could use the exit next to counter 2 and out to the SECURITY post when they write your parcel no next to your name in the guest register and returned your driving license.

11. please note that there are proper 5S signage and clear flow shown on the walls or overhead.

HOPE THIS HELPS..

Camera: Ciro-flex

Lense: Anastigmat Wollensak 85mm f/3.5mm

Film: Shanghai GP3 100

Develop: Ilford DD-X 8 minutes

Scanner: Epson V600