Thursday, September 9, 2010

BOLWELL


BOLWELL
Originally uploaded by frontdrive34
No wise words here.

Well aint it nice to have my Yashica mat 124G repaired and working!

Some months ago I dropped it on a hard marble (well is there soft marble?) floor in Old Parlaiment House in Canberra. When it happened I was quietly distressed but put on a brave face to my friends.
I sent it off to the Camera Service Centre in Castlereagh Street in Sydney and they expertly did the following:
Realingn the focus rails
Repair the light meter
Clean the taking lens
Fix and test the shutter

This shot of a Bolwell Nagari taken at the Shannons Eastern Creek Raceway event. Close to 2000 classic cars attend this event. Lots of common and not so common machines. I'd forgotten Bolwells even existed and I had a friend who owned several in the 1980's!

Green, yellow and blue are a great combo too.