New Toys

I have added some new toys to my collection lately. First of all I came across this little chest of treasures:

After my mother gave me my fathers old Rolleiflex camera, I started experimenting with it right away. It wasn't long before I realised that it was close to impossible to focus on close range. I kinda got frustrated with the camera, and didn't understand how some of the photographs I had seen that were taken with similar cameras had been made. That was until I learned about the Rolleinar lenses.

These are sets of lenses that let you focus your Rolleiflex on close range. So I started looking out for these lenses for and discovered they are somewhat rare and thus expensive. After a while though, I found this nice set for dirt cheap!

It contains two Rolleinar sets (Nr. 1 and 2) for close-ups and an assortment of other lenses (UV, mild yellow, bright yellow, blue and green) all bound up in a slick leather Rollei package. Needless to say, I am really stoked on getting my hands on this set!

The other addition to my collection is a Olympus Mju II (named Stylus Epic in the USA).

Slide it open and the 1:2.8 lens is revealed

I have wanted a camera that would fit into my pocket for a while. I just got sick of missing nice photo opportunities because I didn't have a camera with me everywhere/everytime. A while ago I decided on a Olympus Mju II. The camera is nice and small, and because of the sturdy shell that slides before the lens its easy to carry around without damaging the camera. Besides that, the camera has a really nice 35mm lens with a big aperture of 1:2.8, so it will let you shoot in pretty low light conditions without having to use the flash. And its fast to use. Slide it open and you can shoot right away, very handy for when you have to act quickly. These machines sell pretty cheap second-hand, and because a lot of them were sold they shouldn't be to hard to find.

Closed the camera is a sturdy, safe package

I bought the camera as a Christmas present for myself. It arrived on the last day of 2009 and these are some shots I took that night (new years eve):

There was dancing

And there were people who didn't want there picture taken

And pics of the day after, getting ready for the first surf-session of the year:

Breakfasttable waxjob by Tim

Of with the old 2009 wax (thanks to the waxbuddy lurking in the background), and on with the new

Nothing like starting out the new year with fresh bumps