Im so happy!

[denmark.yuzon]

i got my father's Minolta x700 working again... i thought it was broken for good, my repairman did magic with it.. the lens was broken, my father said it was dropped a few meters, and the rim was dented, but the glass is still okay.. it was not mounted on the camera when it was dropped... thats a good thing right? it still mounts, but it is very stiff when you focus it, and there's something wrong with the aperture ring.. but i decided to replace it, and it now boasts a 50mm F/1.4 MC Rokkor PG.. hehe.. a bargain find but cosmetics are nice!

i just want to share this.. you shouldve seen my father's face when I handed it to him.. it was priceless!!

pictures coming soon!!!

 

[johnnywalker]

Good for you! I'll bet he was pleased.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

What a gift for your father. Fantastic. I'm happy for you. Did he run right out and drop it again? Just kidding.

 

[Amir Aziz]

Great story!I'm a big fan of the Minolta X-700 .Get your father some Kodak Ektar 100 if he hasn't already. Though there are lots of film cameras around at the moment, its's up to us to keep the ones we have in a useable condition and repair where possible.I like the fact that I have 'users' as well as 'shelf queens'. It's easier and cheaper to get another body/lens but eventually supply with dwindle and we'll end up in a position similar to the LoMo fans who are getting royally ripped off.

 

[denmark.yuzon]

here's my father's resurrected Minolta X700, with its newly acquired Minolta MC Rokkor 50mm F/1.4 PG lens..

sweeeeeet...

(Taken with a digi cam, under restaurant lighting.. Lol)

 

[johnnywalker]

I wouldn't let the kids play with it if I were him!!

 

[denmark.yuzon]

lol, its just my sister.. she's into photography too... though im more into film photography... hehehehe... i just finished a roll, and another one is in it.. i can wait to see this how the test shots go... i hope all is well..

 

[johnnywalker]

On a completely different subject, Laguna sounds familiar. Is there a town nearby named Los Baños with a forestry university located there?

 

[Leighgion]

It's good to be happy, and it's good to salvage old hardware, so both together are resonate and are more than twice as good.

 

[Jeff Kubach]

I'm glad you got it fix, it's a great camera!

Jeff

 

[denmark.yuzon]

On a completely different subject, Laguna sounds familiar. Is there a town nearby named Los Banos (little curly thing above the n) with a forestry university located there?

Hi Johnny.. Yes, there is a town called Los Banos (with little curly thing above the n) Laguna... Its about an hour from my town and about a few hours from the capital Manila.. Have you been there? been there a lot of times, because Los Banos is popular here in the Philippines for its hot water pools and resorts..

The University of the Philippines, our premier state university has a branch there which deals on environmental, farming, biological, etc... and i think it has a forest too..

 

[denmark.yuzon]

I'm glad you got it fix, it's a great camera!

Jeff

Thank you jeff... ive been shooting with it, and i seem to grab it more than my FM2n.. though it was supposed to be my back up, but it seems to be my main workhorse for now.. hehehe..

 

[johnnywalker]

Hi Johnny.. Yes, there is a town called Los Banos (with little curly thing above the n) Laguna... Its about an hour from my town and about a few hours from the capital Manila.. Have you been there? been there a lot of times, because Los Banos is popular here in the Philippines for its hot water pools and resorts..

The University of the Philippines, our premier state university has a branch there which deals on environmental, farming, biological, etc... and i think it has a forest too..

Yes, I was there a few times in the 80's and early 90's - long time ago. The company I worked for at the time partnered with the University in a couple of forestry projects for the Asian Development Bank. Nice place. Never went to the pools, but I did go golfing. Wonderful experience which I would like to repeat one day. I also have a lawyer friend who works there, but we've lost contact for years now.

 

[denmark.yuzon]

things have changed now Johnny... a lot.. its not a nice place now.. its crowded and a lot of people...