Simple lens : Sonnar, how i like you..

And how I Love my wife !

Simple Family : meet old friends

Really nice to see you and your fam !

Simple Family : a Car for Yosua..

Really glad in my way home i found this Car !

Simple Family : Mengampuni..

Pengampunan membuka jalan kepada kesembuhan ilahi. Saat kita mengampuni, kita diampuni, dosa kita hilang, hati kita bersih & berkenan pada Tuhan. Semua luka2hati kita, itu Tuhan yg akan menanggungnya, karena bilur2nya kita sembuh. Amin !

Simple Family : Setia

Segitu tipisnyakah batas kesetiaanmu?
Segampang itukah kau ucapkan &%$¥# untuk yg lain?
We will survive !

Simple Family : Yosua, kuatkan dan teguhkanlah hatimu..

Yosua,
Papa menuliskan hal ini supaya saat kamu dewasa, kamu jadi orang yg tidak takut. Jadilah lelaki, yg kuat & teguh didalam Tuhan.
Jangan lihat Papamu, karena Papa tidak sempurna, tapi lihatlah Penciptamu, hanya pada Dialah dirimu boleh menangis. Tutuplah pintu, berdoalah, menangislah padaNya, tapi diluar pintu itu, kamu harus jadi lelaki yg kuat & teguh didalam Tuhan.
Jangan lihat Papamu, lihatlah Penciptamu, hanya kepada Dialah kekuatanmu, kemenanganmu, jangan mengandalkan kekuatanmu sendiri, otakmu, kemampuanmu. Jangan sombong ya nak. Kekuatan manusia hanyalah seperti debu dimata Tuhan, kalau kau bermegah, bermegahlah karena Dia Penolongmu, Sumber Keberhasilanmu !
Jangan lihat Papamu nak, lihatlah Penciptamu, Dia selalu menyertaimu, mengasihimu, menghiburmu, walau mungkin kau merasa sendiri. Panggil namaNya, minta kehadiranNya di hidupmu, Dia sangat suka menjadi temanmu, menjadi penunjuk jalanmu. Jangan takut pada masa depan, Dia menyiapkan yang terbaik untukmu, Percayalah, Berjuanglah, Dia menyertaimu sampai akhir jaman.

Yosua, sekali lagi, kuatkan dan teguhkanlah hatimu nak, Papa tidak bisa selalu bersamamu, Dia bisa dan itu cukup untuk hidupmu. Kamu bisa, bersama Dia, Penciptamu.

Papa mencintaimu nak, jadilah kuat & teguh !

Simple RF : choosing my ultimate Sonnar

For a reason i can' understand, i really like sonnar. I have ever tested planar, heliar, tessar, but at the end it goes back to sonnar.

My first sonnar (and my first RF lens), was 40mm HFT Sonnar f2.8, from Rollei. I sell it by mistake(before i scan the roll) and regret it soo much.
My 2nd sonnar lens is a jupiter 8, it was sharp and contrasty, yet gave me butterly smooth bokeh. I paint it black and sell it, built quality is nothing to be desired.
3rd sonnar lens, 85mm f2 CZJ in contax mount, this is an investment, as i was about to get contax to ltm adapter. Never regret to have this lens.
4th lens,Rigid CZ 50mm f2 (with contax IIa), sell it as it can not be cleaned up
5th, and 6th lens, jupiter 8 pre 1950 (with focus knob, attached on Zorki 3M), and another jupiter 8 from 1962. Optic were scratched, so this is a good candidate for real sonnar transplant project.
7th, collapsible CZJ 50mm f2 pre war (with contax II), remounted on pre war jupiter 8, really like the short focus throw, but what can you expect from russian build quality. Sell it for a huge benefit.
8th, CZJ 50mm f1.5, pre war uncoated in contax mount, one of the best sonnar i have, never going to let it go.
9th, CZJ 50mm f2, post war coated from enlarger lens (really a bell&howel enlarger), remounted on collapsible body of the 7th lens. During cleaning up, i broke one of it's aperture blade, lucky that jupiter 8 blade are match for this. Still being use
10th, CZJ 135mm f4 in contax mount, really hard to focus on rd1, but image quality are top notch.

So, how much still i have now?
2 50mms, 1 85mm, 1 135mm, all CZJ, in contax mount, use with amedeo contax to ltm adapter.
Pretty weird that i need to adjust the focus for all contax lenses i have, this mean i can' use it with contax RF body anymore.

So, is that enough? I really like wide sonnar, if available. But the one exist is not in ltm/m mount. It is fixed in Contax T body, a 38mm f2.8 sonnar. I like the idea of compactness (it's a RF, titanium body!) and sonnar-ness of Contax T, but pricewise just can't be justified. And then another option was to get Rollei 35S/SE. Indeed, i grab it when i had a chance, and as per my test result, the sonnar lens really shine eventhough i need to scale focus.

So what is missing?
Having 50mm classic sonnar in contax mount + amedeo adapter is really nice, but as well pain in the finger. It has maybe 359degree rotation from minimum focus (1m) to infinity. Really slow to focus. I really like the idea of jupiter 8 body implant, but need brass to make it perfect. Then come a canon/nikon ltm variant in my mind, that ones are expensive, and rare, maybe half of the cost of the new zeiss M sonnar. Canon f1.5, nikkor f1.4 and nikkor hc f2. Lucky last night i see an auction on ebay, a nice NHC f2 for 180$, quickly grabbed it without thinking twice. Why?

Because, it is a sonnar (+1) 50mm in brass body (+1), with short focus throw (+1), and focus knob (+1), ltm mount (+1), coated element (+1), short minimum focus distance 18inch (+1), hard lens element (+1), and is cheaper than used summicron.. I hope this will be my last sonnar.

Simple Family : I'll be at your side..

When the daylight's gone and you're on your own
And you need a friend just to be around
I will comfort you, I will take your hand
And I'll pull you through, I will understand

And you know that

I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, and you've nowhere to turn
I'll be at your side

If life's standing still and your soul's confused
And you cannot find what road to choose
If you make mistakes (make mistakes)
You can't let me down (let me down)
I will still believe (still believe)
I will turn around

And you know that

I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, and you've nowhere to turn
I'll be at your side

I'll be at your side
I'll be at your side
You know that

I'll be at your side, there's no need to worry
Together we'll survive through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, you've got somewhere to go,
'Cos I'm right there
I'll be at your side, I'll be right there for you
(Together we'll survive) through the haste and hurry
I'll be at your side
If you feel like you're alone, you've got somewhere to go,
'Cos I'm at your side

I'll be right there for you
I'll be right there for you, yeah
I'm right at your side

...

Yosua, Papa, Mama

Simple Madass : The rear brake locking issue..

The day that i hope never come, did come. Even with a brembo in my rear brake, it happened (so it is not caliper issue). The rear brake just locked up with no reason. I pushed the brake pedal and the piston stay at full pushed position. Lucky that it jammed before i ride it.

After i disassembled the stock master brake assy, and compare it with aftermarket brake assy, i didn't have clue why it will jam on full stroke. Everything looks normal, seal were intact, spring were strong. Then i interchanged the piston and seals assy between them and confirmed that the stock piston/seal assy still jammed in the aftermarket brake assy.

Build quality wise, i don't know why the stock one have thread on the piston, but it looks so crude built, not smooth metal surface. Anyway, the aftermarket piston and seal work perfectly in stock master brake assy, so why not just use it.

Now it works as it should be, as a lesson learn, if you have a madass, just replace the rear piston/seal assy on your rear master brake, and hopefully you can avoid the lock up issue.