An interesting article about Jimbocho……
Tokyo’s sadly declining second hand book district offers Anglophone bookworms everything from cheap paperback novels to first editions requiring credit card limit extensions
Read more: The last English language bookstores in Jimbocho | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/shop/turning-tokyos-disappearing-pages-last-english-language-bookstores-jimbocho-465895#ixzz0hqd2WhIW
Yes remember visiting some of the shops mentioned in the article, I remember bondi especially!
Fujifilm/Fujichrome Fortia SP
Yup. Long overdue but I’ve been rather busy lately. Today’s entry will be showcasing shots using Fortia SP
Sadly this will be the last batch I ever shoot as I don’t have any rolls left after my Japan vacation.
Yes folks, I’ve totally exhausted my remaining supply of this wonderful film. I wish Fujifilm would had continued making this film even on a limited basis.
It was fun while it lasted but then again, it had to be used sooner or later and I’m glad it went out with a bang!
The only other film that comes close to this would be Velvia 50. Although I prefer the insane saturation this one gives.
Fujifilm Velvia 100
Its been a while now since I posted any Velvia 100 shots. So here they are in no particular order.
All of these shots were taken during my Japan vacation so you’ll have to excuse the fact that all of them are just autumn photos.
Also all the photos have been sharpen post scanning. Though its rather strange, I’ve noticed that photos taken by trebi 100c require little to no sharpening at all when compared to Velvia or Fortia.
Initially I thought the blurry look of the photos was due to my scanner as the photos on the roll of film were tack sharp.
I did have the roll of film developed and were all good and sharp. This enforced my initial theory but now I suspect it may be something entirely.
Fujifilm Trebi 100c
Fujifilm Trebi 100c. Available only in Japan.
This film can only be found in Japan though you can order through a few online stores such as Japan Exposure . I’m a sucker for unknown color positive films, pity though I couldn’t find any Fortia SP.
Brief Description:
From what I gather this film is actually considered the Fisher Price of color reversal films. If you plan on chosing color reversal film instead of color negative films as your first type then this is the film you should get first.
Its surprisingly very easy to control and incredibly very sharp even after scanning from the film directly.
One day….
One day when the master wasn't home yet,Rin was playing adventurer when she stumbled upon a box in the living room.
Operation Chiaki: Day 33 (The return)
Not Jedi. Just me going back to Malaysia. By the time this is posted, I would be on a plane back to Malaysia. I’ll also be returning to work on Monday. Its been long and swell trip, I wouldn’t have done it any other way. Hopefully the next stage of my plans will move along smoothly.
A plan that started 2 years ago, I now have all the material I need. More on that soon…..
Update:Details have been added
Operation Chiaki: Day 30, 31 and 32 (Tokyo Akihabara)
Well all good things must come to an end. Tomorrow I’ll be heading off back to Malaysia. This is only a small sample of what I’ve bought so far. Once I get back, I’ll do a full loot report 
Operation Chiaki: Day 28, 29 (Ginza, Shibuya and Ikekuburo )
Spent the last 2 days checking out these 3 places. Also learned a few things along the way.
Though honestly, I wish these 3 places offered more than just shopping not that I’m complaining though.
Operation Chiaki: Day 27
What a fantastic Sunday morning (6th December 2009). Clear blue skies and warm sun, really wished I had brought a lighter coat.
I must admit, today seemed like a day of bonuses. A lot of unexpected good things happened today…..
“Last night sucked.”Operation Chiaki: Day 25 (Tokyo)
I’m in Tokyo and what is the first thing I do? After checking in at 2pm, I head down to gamers to pick up the latest issue of Young ace so I could get the figure included with it.
Operation Chiaki: Day 24 (Kyoto complete)
Well the last day in Kyoto and what am I doing? Why relaxing, that is the point of a vacation. Just buying books I’ve been eying as well as some items from Bic Camera. Taking it real easy.
So the question that enters my mind, “did I accomplished what I had set out to do in Kyoto?”. The answer is yes, I really enjoyed myself. (more…)
Operation Chiaki: Day 23 (Osaka)
Well, after my miyajima trip, I went about my usual routine of cleaning my camera gear and etc. I then decided to do a sensor dirt check, it's been a while since I did one. This process is used to check how much dirt has accumulated on the DSLR's sensors.
Operation Chiaki: Day 22 (Miyajima)
"Best fun yet!"
Is how I would have describe my Miyajima trip. After traveling for more than 3 hours by Shinkansen, train, and ferry. I arrived at the famous island of Miyajima with its many historical and unique cultural sites.
Operation Chiaki: Day 19, 20,21 (Osaka)
What can I say? The weather though clear for the past 3 days (for only short durations then followed by lots of cloudy skies) I’ve been spending it going to Osaka back and fourth.
Operation Chiaki: Day 18 (Himeji)
Definitely worth my day!
Decided to pay Himeji a visit on a spur of the moment choice this morning since it was sunny, I had some extra days on my hand since Yoshino was done, Miyajima was not sunny today and it was only 30 minutes away from Kyoto by Shinkansen!
Operation Chiaki: Day 17 (Yoshino) and Kyoto at night
So far I believe I've been hiking 8 km per day on average. Yoshino was no exception except that it was a 15 km hike which I decided to pass up and only go 1/3 of the way instead. Though I shot with film for Yoshino.
Operation Chiaki: Day 15 (Takao) and Day 16 (Yoshimine-dera)
Day 15 at Takao
No I didn’t go back to mount Takao in Tokyo, it appears that Kyoto also has it’s own Takao, its actually a mountainous region. You can basically ride the JR bus all the way to the end of Takao but the real places to visits are the temples as Kozenji.
Unfortunately it was an extremely cloudy day, making any photos I take totally boring! It was so bad, none of the photos I took are worth posting up hence I decided to chuck it up to my second failure since Nikko.
Day 16 at Yoshiminedera
Now this was a diferent story!
Operation Chiaki: Day 14 (Kyoto)
"Today was the longest day yet" was my last thought before falling asleep last night.
It all began innocently enough, waking up at 6am, heading out to the Western region at 7am. The weather was cloudy and cold though it was forecast to be sunny. But since I was up already and here, I tried to make the best of it. Using film and all my old Provia 100F supplies, (I never did like that damn film) I tried to enjoy myself.
Operation Chiaki: Day 13 (Kyoto)
Today was rather short as the sun soon disappeared behind clouds with only a few short hours of daylight. Then followed by rain till now. These few shots are what are I took for today. Tomorrow I’ll be visiting the Western region, something I’ve never did in my last trip.
Operation Chiaki: Day 12 (Kyoto)
Well here I am again. This really brings back memories, the long train ride, the hustle and bustle, heck even the smell is great!
Though I had forgotten that check in time is 3pm and not 1pm. With that much time to kill, I left all my luggage and just took my D700 and 50mm f/1.8 to the Toji temple where I was informed that they were having their monthly (only on the 21st of each month) flea market there.
Operation Chiaki: Day 11 (Tokyo towers and kenrokuen)
The weather forecast said it would be a sunny day so made Tokyo Tower my target today.
Standing at 330 meters tall, it is one of the tallest structure in Tokyo. Going up cost about 1470 Yen for both the Main observatory and Special deck.
Operation Chiaki : Day 4 (Nikko) Photos
Finally have the scans back from Yodobashi though it did cost quite an amount but their workmanship is worth the money.
But being a cheapskate, I’ll scan the rest of them when I’m back in Malaysia. Here are the shots from Nikko, it was raining pretty bad that day so I took a rather unorthodox method to getting my shots.
Operation Chiaki: Day 10 (Jinbocho)
Yumiko Readman, yes I have a thing for girls wearing glasses or meganekko.
Jinbocho
Jinbocho was more than I could chew off. The whole area does not consist of a stretch of road with bookstores. It consist of 4 freaking city blocks! There are so many second hand book shops that it would take me a week to explore them!
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