Moody Sunday

[raytoei]

i had several rolls of c-41 based B&W film XP2 to be developed
today, and i went to Parkway Standard Photos lab to have it developed
i was told by the lady that it would take a week.

etu ?

they closed down the processing machine in parkway. Five metres away,
the other shop said the same, they no longer do processing of c41 films on
location.

i felt a migraine coming up...

no worries, let me see, Konota would not be opened for another four hours,
where would i go in the meantime ?

took a cab to burlington square, heard about Triple-D but never been
there.... tried the number but no answer....

"Closed on Sunday"

hmmm.... walked over to Camera Hospital to ask Steven the main
proprietor to have a look at my IIIf, the screwmount camera
didn't like my Summicron 50/f2 wide-open, the eyes were blur
while the ears were sharp, perhaps a back-focused problem.

After some checks, my iiif was okay, so where's the bloody problem.

i felt the sky darken on this hot hot day, and i trudge along prinsep road

(... to be continued...)

 

[raytoei]

no worries...i decided that with the latest prediction on the death of film,
i would treat myself to a nice lunch while i pondered
what to do next...

as i walked along the shops, i came across a specialised wig and eyelashes shop

which promised authentic hair from chinese villagers, and same across a
uber cool pizza shop, with pop-icon motifs... my mood started to pick up.

I snucked into the venerable Tao Restaurant, attracted by the interesting decors
and bored patrons...

...to be continued .....

 

[raytoei]

After a most satisfying beef stew, I wandered into another PhotoLab,
the kind lady told me that the main processing was located in Bishan Street 22.
(I later found out that this is Standard Photo, the same chain as the Parkway one).

Hey, that's like a stone's throw from where I am currently staying.

After a bit of searching, voila, i found it...

A very chatty staff told me all the Standard Photo jobs have been
consolidated to Bishan 22 branch. And yes, they still take walk-ins and
express service within 30 mins.

While I waited for the film to be developed, i walked around the various shops,
this place has the highest concentration of hair-saloons (like 14 shops),
five nail spasand six clinics and dentists plus 2-3 pet shops....

anyway, i felt mildy better after I collected my stash and before i went
home, I took this flare-inducing photo in Bishan 22,

All the pictures taken here were done on the Epson R-D1 shot around iso 400,
the lens used is the Version 1 Summicron Collapsible.

Post processing to reflect a moody Sunday.

thanks for viewing...

FIN

 

[Riotbmx]

Love the wig shot. Did you crop?

 

[raytoei]

very slight

 

[Riotbmx]

BTW I got back focus problem with my Nikon too. Really pissed cos that's my main shooter, f2.8 is fine but f2 is totally not useable. I got an Electro and a QL17, but I don't feel comfortable shooting with them

 

[raytoei]

as it turns out, the iiif is fine.... the cron is the suspect...