White Baby For My Baby

Picked up a very minty condition Pentax I-10 today at a super great price from a seller who seemed pretty eager to let it go. Finally I can stop worrying whenever Fitzand bugs me for my X-100 (!!!) when I’m out shooting. Yeah … this cute white baby is for …

The Impossible Deadline?

I’ve not been updating my blog lately. No … not because I’ve given up on all this fun and picked up fishing or playing Chinese chess with those uncles at Chinatown. I recently took up a challenge to be in some photography/camera project that is scheduled to start in October …

Failed But Happy

This entry is supposed to be about 2 tests/experiments with film that I tried out today in between all the busy tasks … but unfortunately I screwed up one of them and still couldn’t figure out the second one. Well … I’ll try again tomorrow or another day. I’ll just …

Battlefield Pinhole Cam!

Came across this super duper awesome DIY camera tutorial … to make a ‘Battlefield Pinhole Camera’ by photographer Steven Monteau and thought maybe some of you might wanna build something similar. I was going ‘whoaaaa!’ and itching to try it out but I’ve hardly got enough free time to work …

Battle Of The Wides

Some friends asked me about which Lomo/toy camera should they go for if they wanna shoot wide. In the past, I’d tell them to either get the LC-A+ with the wide angle lens attachment or the (way cheaper but needs lots more light and careful usage) Vivitar Ultra Wide & …

Defining [PLAY] With Toys

Received an email from Bill … the co-founder & editor of Composing With Images Press and thought this might interest some of you toy camera fans out there. Not only your masterpieces has the chance to be included in a photo book … but you are also doing a great …

La Sardinas : Which One?

The much anticipated pretty new toy cameras from Lomography arrived at ThirtySix! The La Sardinas! I couldn’t decide on which one to buy and after some very (tough) consideration … I went for all four. 🙁 Why is it that difficult to decide? Well … unlike cameras like the Blackbird, …

Papa Amigo!

Someone from Lomography contacted me recently telling me that I was choosen to be a ‘Best Daddy Lomo Amigo’ (do Lomo Amigos get 50% off all purchases at Lomography stores?) and would like to interview me. Ermm … I actually hate interviews because it is either the same old questions …

La Sardina = Less Beer

Updates >> 200 beers later … I am back on earth and the La Sardina is officially launched. Here are some info about these very cool looking cameras … An Awesome 22mm Wide-Angle Plastic Lens MX Switch and Rewind Knob – Multiple exposures have never been so easy! Totally Unique, …

Get A (Better) Grip!

This is probably the last ‘investment’ I’m ever gonna make on my X-100 and it arrived in the mail today. A ThumbsUp CSEP-2 that was originally designed for the Leica X1. It fits perfectly on the X-100 and now it is way easier shooting with one hand (which I do …