GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Thanks!
The first "strobists"?

Interesting lighting solution.
I remember how industrious and clever the people there could be.
BTW- the sunsets could be amazing there!

dar_clicks Loc: Utah

And the Nikon one actually has a "zoom" action... (It only mounts on my D700 in Photoshop...)

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Just the way I like it!

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

How about this for use for old equipment. Somehow I realized that an old front of a Canon junker lens was the perfect fit for a beer bottle top. I added a little light seal material to make it grip better. Works great on twist off tops. :roll: :thumbup: It's a great conversation piece and has seen a lot of use. :lol:

Canon Bottle Opener

BrandyVSOP Loc: Oregon USA

That IS Sacrilegious!
I still have mine, and seeing that, hurts!

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

My 645 1000s is sitting on a shelf until my darkroom is ready for B/W. Like a dog that is begging to go for her walk. :lol: :thumbup:

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

I was there twice as well but only for a week at a time. I also found everyone to be friendly and humble although I certainly avoided areas further south where they wouldn't necessarily feel that way. My time was spent in Mindanao and I brought home my Filipina wife which is the best thing I've ever done in my life.

My wife's family in Mindanao 2006

country Loc: back woods

i didnt know topcon made cameras(bad cameras)... we use topcon transits and levels inthe building industry... they make some of the best...

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

I think the Super D was the Navy's 35mm standard for a while. I had a Unirex slr with a leaf shutter in the body. Flash sync speed was 1/500. Pretty good for a 35mm slr in the 70's. They weren't really that bad, just an odd brand.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Nice lookin' group. I miss some of the food. Lompia,(lumpia?) some other things- I can't recall the names.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

My wife is the one in the front center, by the way.

When we lived in MI, she had about 12 married friends with American husbands in our county-wide area and they had "get togethers" about every two weeks plus parties for every possible birthday, shower, holiday, etc. Now here in FL she has about 6 married friends and they also have lots of events to get together and eat like crazy.

So I am subjected to so much Philippine food it's almost overwhelming - plus she gets cravings for generic Asian foods at home occasionally for us too. Lumpia in pork or beef, pansit (panzit?), vegetable rolls (similar to Chinese spring rolls), some sort of fruit salad with condensed milk in it, vegetables I've never heard of that come from Asian stores, lecheon pig, and other pleasant stuff is common. But then they also get into milk fish, dried fish, and other sea-swimming things that smell god-awful when cooking and retain angry-looking eyeballs while being eaten! I have to get out when they cook or grill that stuff but the girls all understand and laugh about it.

Please tell me you didn't eat balut while you were there... :shock:

ricofoto Loc: Adelaide, Australia

Now really, what is wrong eating balut :roll: ..........Rico

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Topcon made some good cameras but from a repairman's point of view you steered clear of them. The editor of a newspaper I once worked for had a couple of Topcon bodies and he would drop by my camera repair business on occasion to ask me about them. I refused to take them in. For one thing, I had more than I could do and I also couldn't stand the SOB. :lol: Miranda had some great products also. :thumbup: But I wouldn't work on them or Petri cameras. I was told by two techs/owners of a repair business I worked for after leaving National Camera Technical Training in 1981 to stay away from those brands. :thumbup:

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Ok, I won't.