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Friday, March 07, 2008

Lomo... lobo...

Heya!

Someone once told me that my last few entries seem kinda grey and dull... and down and out. Like, all full of sadness and negativity.

Well, life's like that. U get some down times that really gets you down, and then some up times that are so happy that if you blog it, it just seems like you're pasting the happiness in cyberspace, and you lose some of it from your life itself.

Did I say I'm gonna be working at the bank until May? But I'm not gonna be at Compliance anymore coz they have no adequate reason to extend my contract. CSC, however, are in dire lack of manpower, so I will be transferred there, where Mel used to work. Liz said "Oh, you can use the desk Mel used when she was here la!" Haha!

Anyways, I have decided that no matter what, I'll go back to Brisbane one more time this year. My initial intention was to spend Mel's birthday with her, AND to hunt for jobs, AND to have some good fellowship at OCF again, AND to try and bring as much things back as possible. But we're having 2nd thoughts about spending her birthday together since she'll be going to Christchurch with her family and then coming back to Singapore for a couple of weeks in June. Then again, if I don't go for her birthday, I'll have 1 less reason to go back. Not that I need that one more reason to ensure I'm going back... It's just a thought. =) We shall see how things go from here before deciding further.

Oh, remember my last last post about dismantling my camera? Yeah... well, I did it! Lost 1 screw but I don't see how that's affecting the camera now. And now, my mju:800 is totally capable of taking handheld infrared photos!!! With an infrared filter attached, of course... which is why I ordered a 25mm filter from the states coz Singapore doesn't have it. I'd have to post some pictures up to show you the surreal landscape of the invisible. It's really dreamy and outta this world! Yet, the landmarks and monuments are so familiar. It's almost like an alternate reality! But you'd have to see it to agree... =)

Speaking of cameras, I recently developed some photos from my ActionSampler Flash, and I realised that one of the 4 frames is always dark! Puzzled, I took out my camera to test the flashes... To my dismay (again), one of the flashes isn't working!!! Like, wah lau can! So I immediately emailed my Lomography contact to enquire of a possible replacement. To my delight, they happily agreed! They even asked if I still wanted this camera, or I could get any replacement around that price range! So I told him I'd think about it first... and I started browsing through their site again... So-o-o many things I want, so little money. =( Next to the Multicolored Holga, I think I would like a Lubitel. The thing is, these cameras uses medium format film. Same price as 35mm, but 3x less exposures, which equates to 3 times the price of 35mm! Xian... And anyways, I think I have enough cameras to play with for now:

Film:
-Actionsampler Flash: 4 shots in one frame, flash capability.
-Actionsampler: 4 shots in one frame, no flash, selling off.
-Fisheye 2: Fisheye shots, flash capability, ringflash compatible.
-Nikon FM2n: Normal SLR, 50mm prime lens, 35-70mm zoom lens.

Digital:
-Panasonic Lumix FZ20: 5MP Prosumer, 36-432mm equivalent Leica zoom lens.
-Olympus mju:800 Digital: 8MP Compact, modified specifically for infrared photography, 35-105mm equivalent zoom lens.
-Nokia 6230: 0.3MP lousy handphone camera, no flash, no zoom, no capailities, full of noise, wish it would spoil soon.
-V-Gear webcam: 0.3MP webcam, Skype with my darling, precious, cannot sell or spoil.

So ya... imagine if I get a Lubitel... haha!

But since I still have about USD$60-$70 credit with them, and I don't know how long I am gonna be able to keep that credit hanging, I am quite, no, very, inclined to buy some slides and some negatives, if not for my lomo cams, then for my Nikon. Thing is, I'm not sure how much it is to develop slide film. And if I do develop the slides, do I want to mount them? Where on earth can you find slide projectors nowadays?

Yet, the prices online are really competitive! If not for the shipping fees, I would have bought from them everytime I want to buy film. But we shall see...

Oh, I'm sure you would've realized I changed my blogskin. Glaring, isn't it? Yes... it's so glaring I'm gonna change it over the weekend... Yes, I know, I've only had it for 1 week. But for me to review my blog entry is agonizing enough. I don't want people to stop reading my blog coz it's glaring!

*SHING!!!*

Love me if you dare... 13:24
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