大人の科学 – otonanokagaku – Part 2

Jeffrey Chua — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:15:24 +0000

My girlfriend brought a present with her when she visited me last week. It was a 35mm twin lens camera and you need to assemble it by yourself. It has been very long time since i tried to read a japanese instruction. Furthermore, we discovered several labeling mistakes in the assembling instructions. We discovered them thanks to its high definition diagrams of the parts. If you are working on them, remember to double check on the publisher website for the amendment.

35mm twin lens reflex toy camera

Assembling the camera took us around 4 hours. Beside the handy work, significant time were used to decode those japanese instructions. This camera reminded me of those traditional China made Seagull brand or the Rollei brand. I still remember my photography club used one to take class photos back in my secondary days. It is interesting to see how it works after you have spent so much time in the Single Len Reflex (SLR) system. ~ tanoshii time spent ;p

Whats next?

- Load the film and test out

大人の科学 – otonanokagaku

Jeffrey Chua — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:14:23 +0000

Today i managed to purchased an old issue of the Otonanokagaku magazine (Japanese url). This is issue Vol.7 and the topic is on Steam Engine.

Otonanokagaku Vol7

What is 大人の科学?

The Japanese has came up with a adult science magazine series explaining how the various science works. From pin hole camera, radio, static electricity to rocket engine and telescope. In each issue of the magazine, they include the history, the scientist involved and also a model kit.

steam engine kit