Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25 T* @ Taiwan Museum 台灣博物館 ^_^ Contax S2

2012.11.29

On the third day of a four-day break, after hiking Seven Star Mountain and cycling to Shezi Island, I planned to take photos at the 228 Memorial Park today. For this purpose, I brought along a dedicated combination for capturing historic buildings—Contax S2 + Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25 T* (the same combination used previously for shooting the old National Taiwan University Medical College building).

年休四天第三天，走過七星山，騎到社子島後，今天安排到228紀念公園拍照，帶的是專門拍古蹟建物的組合 Contax S2 + Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25 T* (上此這個組合是區拍舊台大醫學院校舍)。

Swiftly completing a round, I used up the remaining half roll of film. I took the films I shot over the past few days to the photo lab for developing, and the owner said it would be ready by next Wednesday. In this day and age, film photography enthusiasts are becoming rare, and film development has become a weekly affair.

很快的繞完一圈把剩下的半捲底片用完，把這幾天拍的底片帶到第五階沖片，老闆說要等下週三了，這年頭拍底片的人稀少了，沖片也變成一週一次了。


Taiwan Museum 台灣博物館 Contax S2, Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25 T*, Kodak TMAX400


Taiwan Museum 台灣博物館 Contax S2, Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/25 T*, Kodak TMAX400

Taiwan Museum Photo Album

台灣博物館 相簿

Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar 4/300 T* @ Dream Lake 夢幻湖

2012.11.28

Today is the second day of utilizing my annual leave in 2012. After cycling to Shezi Island yesterday as a warm-up, I am sticking to my routine today and heading up Seven Star Mountain. Drawing from my experience of capturing Taipei 101 last time, this time I brought along the Contax RXII and the compact artillery, the Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar 4/300 T*, for the mountain ascent. To capture different mountain views, I chose the trail from Cold Spring Pool to Dream Lake to Seven Star Park to East Peak. This route is more manageable than the direct ascent from Small Oil Pit. Approximately 10 minutes past Seven Star Park, you can overlook the Taipei Basin. I also took some photos of 'Taipei 101' amidst the clouds, but my personal favorite is a segment of the uphill stretch just before East Peak. From there, you can capture the entire Dream Lake, making it the most satisfying piece of work from this trip.

今天是2012年消化年假的第二天，昨天從大直騎車到社子島，初步暖身後，今天照例要上一次七星山，有了上次拍台北101的經驗後，這次我帶了Contax RXII 和小砲 Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar 4/300 T*上山。為了拍攝不同的山景，這次從【冷水坑-->夢幻湖-->七星公園-->東峰】這條步道往上，比從小油坑攻頂好走，在過了七星公園後10分鐘路程可以俯瞰台北盆地，這次也拍了幾張「台北101」在雲霧中的照片，不過我最喜歡的卻是快到東峰前的一段上坡，可以拍攝整個夢幻湖，算是此行最滿意的作品了。


Dream Lake 夢幻湖
Contax RXII, Carl Zeiss Tele-Tessar 4/300 T*, RDPIII

For more photos, please refer to the Seven Star Mountain Photo Album.

其他照片請參閱 七星山 相簿。

Yashica Auto Focus S v.s. Kyocera T Scope @ Yuan Shan and Shezi Island 圓山、社子

2012.11.27

Annual leave is down to just 4 days, and on the first day, I planned a simple cycling and photography trip from Dajia Riverside Park to Shezi Island. Despite having lived in Taipei for almost 20 years, this was my first visit to Shezi Island. Due to ongoing construction on a river embankment road, I attempted to find an alternative route within the industrial area of Shezi Island. Unfortunately, the industrial zone proved to be too chaotic, with unpleasant odors of chemicals, hardware, and drainage, prompting me to retrace my steps back to the entrance of the Zhumei Expressway. From there, I headed towards Shezi Island (junction of Keelung River and Tamsui River) along the Tamsui River embankment until I saw Guandu Bridge and returned.

年度特休僅剩4天，第一天規劃了簡單的騎單車運動和攝影的行程，從大佳河濱公園騎到社子島。到台北近20年，這還是我第一次到社子島，由於有段河堤道路正在施工，所以我試著繞到社子島內的工業區另尋捷徑，無奈工業區內太過雜亂，而且化學藥品、五金、排水溝等異味讓人聞之卻步，只好循原路走回洲美快速道路的入口，從淡水河河堤這邊往社子島(基隆河與淡水河交界處) 前進，直到看到關渡公與關渡大橋才折返。

Yashica Auto Focus S

 
I brought along two point-and-shoot cameras today: the Yashica Auto Focus S, an early 80s autofocus point-and-shoot camera with traditional mechanical film loading and rewinding methods, and the Kyocera T scope (sister model to Yashica T scope), a 90s autofocus point-and-shoot camera featuring a Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/35 T* coated lens. The Kyocera/Yashica T series point-and-shoot cameras all use Carl Zeiss Tessar lenses, with this particular model having a wider aperture of 2.8, while the others likely feature a 3.5 aperture.

今天帶了2台傻瓜相機：Yashica Auto Focus S是台早期80年代的自動對焦傻瓜相機，過片和回片的方式還是傳統機械式的，很有趣。Kyocera T scope (其姊妹機是 Yashica T scope)是90年代的自動對焦傻瓜相機，賣點是採用了Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/35 T*鍍膜的鏡頭。Kyocear/Yashica T 系列傻瓜相機均是採用Carl Zeiss Tessar 鏡頭，除了這台採用了2.8光圈以外，其他的應該都是3.5光圈。

Kyocera T scope

Grand Hotel 圓山飯店 

Yashica Auto Focus S
Yashica Lens 38/2.8, Kodak TMAX400


Grand Hotel 圓山飯店

Kyocera T scope

Carl Zeiss Tessar 35/2.8 T*, Fujifilm RDPIII


Zhumei Expressway 洲美快速道路 

Yashica Auto Focus S
Yashica Lens 38/2.8, Kodak TMAX400


Zhumei Expressway 洲美快速道路  

Kyocera T scope
Carl Zeiss 35/2.8 T*, Fujifilm RDPIII

 

 For more photos, please refer to the Yuan Shan and Shezi Island Photo Album.

 
其他相片請參閱 圓山2社子 相簿。