Month: August 2005

The interview was some kind of test and CV exchanging hands. Answer in a week. I am not optimistic. Got a load of old film and a skylight filter for my canonet to drown my mysey. Seen a Rolleiflex in shitty condotion for too much money.
Took some pictures but it’s hard to be inspired with a 3 kilo shoulder pack in 35degree celsius and 80% humidity.

And I sure hope getting the job.I am slightly nervous.

today i fixed the minolta x-300!npow I have an slr I dont need!It will probably go to Anna for now.

finished the fall and rise of miser y.
not bad.
Now it all you and me mister Rushdie

PHOTO:
Got around today to do this http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-165.html to my canonet.It works wonders making it focusable anywhere.Thank you Rick Oleson!
I ran around like a maniac and shot a roll of PAN F.

When I entered a store (which a friend tipped me had an enlarger in the display window) I found an Iskra 1,Lubitel 2 laying on shelves amidst film and difital point and shoots and a FK(13×18 or 18×24 I dont know) in the corner. I asked if the cmeras are in working condition and the salesperson(and owner of the store)said yes.When I said I would like to purchase the Iskra he said it’s there for ornamental purposes only. A working Iskra in excellent condition not for sale(sob). And the Enlarger(NEVA)he gave away a couple of days ago. God is playing tricks on me.

BOOKS
Yesterday I practicly finished “The Fall and Rise Of Mister Y”.It is a short collection of stories(a compilation of Y.Geffens columns 2000-2005)and it is very good allthough too political for me.

I started reading Salman Rushdie’s Devil Verses and quite enjoy it so far allthough it cryptic and requires my full concentration.

finished the irving welsh book i postponed,it sucks.
Now reading Yonathan Geffen’s “The Rise and Fall Of Mister Y”

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=520635

great lens.killer sharp.great color rendition.meter ok for print film.
very quiet shutter.small size.hand holdable at 1/4 as easy as 1/30 in SLR.
quick focus(if not dark or contra-lit).great flash.

The rangefinder is very uncomofrtabe for me as a SLR user.
The inability to focus on something that is not in the center of the finder,especially at large apertures is a killer.The lack of depth of field table is uncomfortable.

need more experience i guess.

I got a canonet from a guy named Bert Lippel from photo.net.
He just sent it to me,free of charge,paid himself for express delivery from the states and all.

Thank you,Bert!

I will try it today woth some film.

Drank some Benedectine yesterday,it has a pleasent allthogh medicinal taste.