Refit camera #4Woodie

28 January– refinished the mount system and included a shelving system, workshop and field use ready.

Completed upgrades

lens board mounting refinishing

shelf carrier

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6 December 2020– Refitted with the new 4x5" frame holder and upgraded movement system. Also with new photo paper holders and tray system. Using the newly resewn dark jacket and a new lens mount system.

size of lens board

best method, top slot in bracket

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18 August 2020— it's ready! kamra #4woodie— Ilford photo chemicals, Ilford RC photo paper, trays, 30ml graduate, rags, 210mm lens, safelight, light meter, multi-tool, spare screws set, blu tack, bottle, dark jacket, talcum powder, Profoto strobe (on-loan!), trigger, surveyor tripod, light stand... ok i think thats everything

mounted to survey tripod

camera #4woodie ready for field use

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12 August 2020— mounted! some modifications needed, camera #4woodie has legs now 🙂 next for some eyes and projection! we're halfway there

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5 August 2020— Collecting photographic chemical safe bottles. now dark bottles for colour chemicals too! #10TGbuild and reviving #4woodie

#4woodie

Chemical bottles

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1 August 2020— Time to revive this old camera #4woodie. Heading for a trip to the east side, and i need a camera. ALL my working cameras are stuck in Taipei, since lockdown in February. 

#11Toyolcam box carrier build

To make this camera field ready, I used my Manfrotto Stealth reporter, but being a softcase, it wasn't secured enough to transport this fragile camera. Hence I made a specific size box to fit camera for transport long distance and storage. Built during lockdown.

27 January– Painting assembly, complete stage 1. Disassemble to prepare for finishing and painting. had a colour combination in mind, red orange with dark green, but all I had in the studio was matte black spray can during lockdown... ready for gluing and final assembly.

rear quarter

front quarter

interior with camera

Box Carrier for #11toyolcam

painted and ready for gluing & final assemble

Shou Sugi Ban with deep waxing

all the mounting hardware

matte black

disassembled for finished

most complex part

rail support

gripping holes

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26 January– complete closing, edge trimming, sanding

Lid installation and locking wood

inside hinge flushed

rear hinge

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23 January– Side beams, rail support and installation

framing & support 

with camera insert

exterior screw points

side beams & rail support

cutting station

scale

measurements, drawings

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21 January– Shell assembly, measurements and support beam design sketches

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27 December– box shell assembly, interlocking parts, which provide strength all round.

box shell assembled

cutting table

shell interlocking

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30 October 2020– review panel design, size and dimension

fits with about 20+mm clearance all round

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22 October 2020– Ordered outer shell wood panels for box, 8mm plywood, cost RM 21.50, delivery RM30.00. https://woodpanel.com.my/

material cost

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14 October 2020– Start sketches for carrier box, for transport and storage

Kotak Kamera Trio Collective

20 January– 2nd meetup! We’re getting organised. Setting some programs in motion and establishing ourselves. 2021 is looking to be an interesting year for us. Antoine Loncle, Nurul Huda Mat Rusdi and Jeffrey Lim, together we make the Kotak Kamera Trio collective.

Huda’s new build prototype

Antoine in his darkroom

Nurul Huda MR

Jeffrey Lim

Huda’s prototype 50% scale

Huda’s prototype side open

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9 November 2020– Hello trio! our first forum meet of Malaysia! excited to be planning things together, soon we will meet #taktintong

Nurul Huda Mat Rusdi

Jeffrey Lim

Antoine Loncle

Studio supplies

11 January– Nuts & Bolts shopping,  Jalan Ipoh, best place to get specialised supplies.

nuts, bolts, wing nuts, M4

catalogue

looking for squared bolt hold

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6 December 2020– new cameras?!... @kucingstyle liew just dropped off five #flimsies tin cans. I’m not too sure if i'll build new cameras from them, but maybe.

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15 November 2020– Darkroom supplies– Camera darkroom and other photography equipment inheritance.... average about 30-50 years old.... Thanks Hsien!!! Heirloom from Keat photo

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10 November 2020– New Art papers– picked up my papers finally! thanks Ilford and Srishti.