Ako Sakuragumi

A seaside hill at Murotsu commanded a nostalgic view of quiet internal canal of Setouchi last evening on my way home from Sakuragumi Italian Restaurant at Banshyu Akou Misaki, of course cleaned Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 135/4,5(EFERN) had contributed to the good results.
The dishes served were so fine as to overeat myself resulting no dinner last night after all. Thanks to the well developed  high-speed network, Sanyo Expressway, 2 and a half hours driving was enough to take me to the Western place from Osaka. Highway on the way to was chosen, but on the way back coast roads was selected for good photographic shooting spots.

Audi A3 driven yesterday had some sufficient performance on both high speed road and general ones, also an over specification of brake system in slower traffic was far better than good on the highway. Let's finish with no complain on this sophisticated Audi A3 new model.
On the other hand, Opel B-Vectra I'm keeping has a very similar driving taste with A3, being coincident with the same origin, produced country, might be one of the reason?

Lowered atmospheric temperature around 10 degree celsius these days requires more carburetor adjustment in air-cooled VW 1302 Super Beetle, Solex 34 PICT3. Air volume control screw had been closed as to 15 degree, idle control one should be opened a little. This kind of mixture controlling adjustment is indispensable for me living in the region with temperature change between zero to 35 degree according to four seasons.  

Camera shake

Basically, don't I believe in any "Anti-Camera-Shake System"  however it might be designed in the camera body inside or done in the lens barrel. So, I make it a rule to carry a favorite tripod with me whenever I go out for photographic shooting, that should be strong and solid enough to support the weight of the equipments sometimes it requires maintenance especially on moving parts of hinges, because a slight backlash might cause and invite shaking of the device.
Today carry I, 28, 35, 50, 85 and 135 together with me, all were cleaned already!

Warm memories

Transparent Acrylic resin invested Cox Babe Bee 049 model motor is from my intimate friend Ruddy in Yokohama Kanagawa Pref. This resin embedded Paperweight is a most unlikely goods in the world. And 0,49 cu-inch small model motor has sophisticated construction with Shunyure scavenging 2-cycle grow plug method. I have an experience with this powerful motor on US Top-Flight "School Boy" shoulder wing plane.
So, this kind of small goods reminds me of my good days while I was in younger and powerful body condition, also good friends with many good memories.
Osaka Kato model's "Star 06" was also experienced with Cox Tee Dee 049. single rudder controlling only activated by rubber-powered "Escapement", - is right side turn and　・－　is left and  ・・－ is motor control. Three types of Morse signal were the way to control a model airplane over 50 years ago.

Pampering

My son cancelled his appointment to work with us on this Wednesday following the last neglect. I feel it true that a cognate workplace is no good for a younger person because of pampering on each other.
My friend who is a general practitioner specialized in Internal Medicine says that my son need to be trained for 10 years interval longer from now? It might be true because mine interval was 15 years on earth?
Disengagement distribution center is run-of-the mill, politicians are now in busiest condition now.
How would play on a newer stage, the innovative candidates from Osaka and Tokyo?

Go loose

It took me 4 and a half days to recover myself from throat inflamation and a bad cold. Now almost in normal condition except periodical coughing and sneezing. Only fatigue and throat sore were experienced with no heat this time. I have resumed my work tirelessly this morning without closing because of being in bad shape.
A friend in Kawasaki Yokohama being 10 years younger than I fell into serious illness, left side hemiplegia in cerebral infarction. Now he is in rehabilitation and comes to be able to walk alone with a stick. I hope he would get better than before. I guess he had done too much in everything, working, studying, researching, educating younger people and playing. So, some gradual continuation of everything would be required for him also for me from now, with no making haste nor any supersaturations. Nothing would happen nor nothing would be left behind of us. So, let's go hang loose!

I'm ready!

Modified 4 lenses were compared under the same shooting condition, the distance from body to the object is 3m with 5,6 iris closure position. All the lenses are modified to adopt on Canon EOS mount by some means. These angles of view satisfy my own requirement for ordinary use if I don't rely on variable focal length equipment. They are EBC-Fujinon 21/3,5, MD-W Rokkor 35/2,8, MC Rokkor 50/1,4 PG and Sonnar HFT 85/2,8. In addition, I have prepared Macro Rokkor 50/3,5 with EOS mount, so the equipment has all prepared for new Digital Age. Let's go, go!

Wide angle lens

Leitz Super Elmar 16/3,5 wide angle lens has mounted on M9 by way of R-M adapter ring. Thanks to extraordinary focusing depth for these kind of wider one, a range finder coupling is not always required. When used at shorter distance within 1m, visual estimation would be enough for actual use. By the way, this Leitz brand lens is a sister product of Carl Zeiss Distagon 16/3,5, so is the OEM product. Writing of which, the color resolution has some amber color tendency as is often the case of Carl Zeiss product that I had been experience in Hasselblad 6 by 6 with Macro Plannar 120/4, but the color habit is within my acceptance at all.
As I mentioned before, old Minolta Rokkor 50/1,4 PG SLR lens has modified into adopt on Canon EOS digital mount, the same 50/1,4 for SONY Digital SLR costs 40,000 yen now!  So, I have saved the money by my DIY work with Canon genuine body cap priced at 300 yen.
It is true that there is inevitable barrier not to be passed, the longer Canon flange back 44,5 mm instead of Minolta's 44,0mm, but this problem could be solved relatively easily by adjusting internal adjusting mechanism for compensation.
Hmmm, I cannot rely on the convenience of auto-focusing and auto-iris open & close, I dare choose this way not only for money saving but also for self controlling to get me back to the basics, checking the focusing and out-focusing depth one by one. 4 inch by 4 inch format camera had such kind of physical property without any arguments, once I had been in the world.
Too easy handling relying on auto-focusing system and anti-camera shake mechanism let me forget to check them and just shoot without deeper considerations in front of the objects. The best picture is very rare one, so putting the yell on my soul one by one is a necessary obligation for me.

Malfunction of helicoid

Even a piece of small dust like chiselled metal powder or fiber dusts could cause fatal dysfunction of focusing mechanical movement, yes, that happened last night on SLR Minolta Rokkor 35/2,8 that had been modified to adopt on EOS mount. Probably some dust might have gotten into the helicoid groove in the way of processing. The importance is feel on focusing ring of manual device, the viscosity of lubricant there is indispensable item, not so soft but not too hard as not to produce backlash on the barrel straight moving guide. Unfortunately engraved scratches there formed on aluminum alloy might do harm on smooth movement of focusing ring even after cleaning? Because a focal length of35mm lens on EOS APS-C imaging format plays as a standard angle of view, this one should be survived even at any efforts. Micro particulate Teflon powder would be helpful for the purpose?

Shooting point

Foliage season is now, so I have a planning to shoot from a different direction from looking down on position. Camera device is now prepared for that purpose, I'll press ahead with this strategy. The result would appear here very soon. Takeda Castle at Asago in Hyogo Pref. is now prevailing now and the place is so crowded in number, my friend living there told me about that, but I don't want it because of too much tourism, I can only hope an incidental work however hard I might try. 

Naughty BC7

All the strange phenomena have thoroughly disappeared in BC7 SUBARU Legacy LSi US model, tight corner locking and breaking, how come? I don't feel good on this kind of opportunistic trouble on earth! I'm prepared for the replacement parts of rear transfer clutch mechanism, 5 sets of driving clutch plates, a valve body gasket and a case gasket also with transfer mounting insulators R/L. And the D-day is planned for the day after tomorrow and the next day? Again this 20 years old mischievous and naughty automobile makes me fall into the situation at a loss how to do!

Modified old lenses

All the old fixed focal length lenses having been kept while the Silver Salt Film period have modified to adopt into Canon EOS Digital SLR body. Every camera company has developed many zoom lenses for the actual convenience in line with the times, but I insist on my own concept that I use only the fixed focal lenses which are so individual promptly. According to my experience, no variable focal length lens could not exceed the performance of fixed one however expensive it might be , this is why I follow my own way persistently. I'm going to enjoy like this my photographic life for the time being.

VW 1302 Drag link

Drag link assembly was removed from VW 1302 Super Beetle for the maintenance after 2 years use, because some lack of lubricant caused backlash a bit between drag link main shaft and case. Harder with much viscosity grease was applied there and reassembled installing on original body position. The steering stability has increased with such trifle maintenance at all. Ester base film simms, 0,2mm thickness, were placed on upper and surface of the case for the purpose both to seal the grease inside and to eliminate the influence of the lateral stroke of the main shaft in the case.

Lens cleaning

EBC Fujinon 28/3,5 was disassembled in parts to remove sticky old lubricant in iris control ring and iris module inside, also undesirable mold should be removed in the lens inside at the same time. As usual, metal lens case make it possible to perform periodical maintenance as to original condition. Uninvited guest to the lens mechanism often appears in the most inconvenient portions unfavorably. Lens overhauling procedure remind me of special techniques and memories that I had forgotten.
Methyl alcohol-Ether mixture solution would be used for lens surface cleaning, the ration is 3:7 though factory engineer recommends 4:6, the reason is the humidity in the room air, the solution is called as Ether. The centricity of the lenses should be confirmed when being assembled in position, because the center displacement of the element does harm on the performance of the lens. It is often the case that the lens case accuracy is not enough as to affect the assembly tolerance, thin layer of adjusting sim is put around the round surface to compensate the unnecessary space to establish the centricity of the lens piece. As the lens pieces themselves are finished well promptly, this kind of tiresome adjusting when re-assembled is effective to obtain the designed original performance. Lens outer round surface and the supporting case should be fit well like piston and cylinder of the motor of mobiles. The lens for large format is engineered so especially those made in former West Germany.

Camera finder quality

This winter must be colder for the people with no good memories.
Over 10 years used Canon EOS 10D digital format body might be ended it's life, because the pushing button of lens locking has gone away. As mentioned yesterday, Canon 7D would be the best choice for me, because 5D Mk3 might be a best one but expensive for just enjoying as a amateur's hobby nor the lack of finder qualities in Kiss model and 6D are not acceptable,  too much distortion feeling vomiting in seasick. 
Camera finder quality an indispensable requirement for me as I recommend Leica M model M3, no later model are incomparable with it. The fact would be cleared if they were disassemble in parts. It took me full one day to disassemble it as a periodical overhaul procedure and to reassemble as a original construction including shutter speed and range finder calibration.

EBC Fujinon 28/3,5 on EOS

Pisco M42-EOS adapter ring has made it possible to survive old Fujinon 28/3,5 lens for SLR silver salt camera in Digital generation on earth. The 28mm focal length is convenient for me to use on APS-C smaller imaging format as a standard like lens just as same as 35mm on 36*24 Leica format. The interval of over 10 years shooting on APS-C format made me get accustomed to it, so a full sized digital imaging format is not indispensable for me. In case of full size imaging format, M9 is an alternative I have. And the fact that too much broadened imaging area is not always the best for wide angle lenses because of the incident angle to the element and the well balanced imaging area is APS-C, I've ever read about this in some technical report of the leader company. Then thinking over all together and I don't insist on full sized imaging format, the concentration to my destination naturally goes to Canon 7D metal reinforced frame body though it's a bit bulky compared with the newest 6D full size body.  

Station development

City gas plumbing construction had finished safe the day before yesterday, though the worst accident had been in our mind, explosion by some mistake. Engineering plastic is used recently for the big duct connection for quake resistance. This kind of infrastructure construction would be done on electric power supply, water supply and sewerage also from now in accordance with station development. It will take time at least more 10 years from now till the planning would be finished.

Sensitive Solex 34PICT3

The change of atmospheric temperature below 10 degree celcius obliged me to increase the fuel mixture on Solex 34 PICT3 carburetor equipped in VW 1302 Super Beetle today. As we know, air volume control screw is so sensitive to meet the sweetest point, 1/32 or 1/16 precise rotation causes apparent change of motor combustion condition. Found I some reliable way to do it, only the smaller one(volume control) can be done on it without touching idle control air way adjust screw, because too rich fuel supply condition looses motor rotation as to it stops. So the adjustment of volume control screw should be done within the condition of acceptable idle speed could be maintained. Anyway, realized I the fact that colder weather needs richer fuel mixture though we cannot perceive it in computer controlled fuel injection motor in recent automobiles.

Middle East again!

Israel Air Force attacked on HAMAS base in Gaza area and destroyed few rocket artillery and succeeded in killing some enemy officers.
Basically,Israel will continue fighting under the slogan on the concept of Zionism founded on 1987 in Switzerland to establish their own ancient home land at Palestine. Advocacy of international law is the main purpose was the destination of the foundation of Jewish country at their original place ruined by Roman military invasion. Miserable Holocaust while the WW2 by Nazi Germany was the main trigger to make their mind up to be independent nation as Israel. Through the course of the country's independence with desperate efforts after the WW2 they had carried out the ultimate destination, establishment of the state Israel, so their reactions to the enemy is just a retaliation through at all, so any revenge to the damage suffered by the enemy should be performed at any rate. Now Jewish people once as week refugee has changed into aggressive nation even with Nuclear armament saying no Nuclear missiles but actually yes, when Israel disappear, surrounding enemy countries would be done the same, On the other hand, Islamist extremists are continuing to cry that all the Jewish people should be kicked into Mediterranean Sea from their invaded Palestine Land. Judging from historical point of view, their battle for lives are lasting for thousands of years, such kind of chronic hatred could be eliminated from their minds if some biggest country might arbitrate for several time now?

Fixed focal length lens

All the old Minolta I have been keeping as long as 40 years could be modified to adopt on Canon EOS digital imaging format safely with some efforts. The advantage to be a fixed focal length is also performed even on a modern device and their potentials are far superior to any expensive variable focal length lenses. However perfectly it is designed utilizing computer analysis to obtain the best balanced lens designing construction, no other zoom lens could not exceed a single focal length lens at all even now. It's true that valuable one has good advantage to control a necessary angle of view of the shooting scenery, the reproducibility of the shooting spot would be inferior to fixed one at any time. This is why I make it a rule to carry only fixed ones overcoming all the inconveniences, handling for replacing and angle adjustment by moving myself. I desert any sophisticated mechanisms, motor driven automatic focusing system, automatic exposure and anti-camera shake adjusting system, I take rather the real effect than any fascinating conveniences. Exposure value is scaled by a reflective EV meter so carefully avoiding white color loosing, device is fixed on a blades on every shot following the manner that of 4by5 silver salt field camera's procedures.
I feel it very strange that a good shot is obtained when the weather condition is not favorable even on rainy day, so I go out with a heavy camera bag with full of equipment and an usual tripod.
Do  you think I'm just a fool or affected by some chronic disease?

Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85/2,8 *

Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85/2,8 lens has been disassembled for periodical maintenance especially for cleaning iris blades, M42 screw mount produced for Rollei35 SLR over 40 years ago as it is, still works well enough to make some wonderful transparencies. Thank to the lighter iris opened f number 2,8, focusing operation can be done at ease. This lens was produced after the introduction of HFT(High Fidelity Transfer) lens multi-coating technology according to the alliance with Asahi Pentax company Japan, so color resolution is so brilliantly fine not as to conventional German productions.

Machinery maintenance

The locking sewing machine previously repaired lost it's function again yesterday, a failure in the mechanism of daring thread. Three needles play together well as a basic function, one of needles lost stability. The machinery user was about to calling a professional machinery engineer to repair it or to replace into a new model after 18 years use. But found I it possible to fix the needle holder just by tightening 3mm small locking screw with Allen wrench. After doing that the old machine required an original performance better than before, because it has been used spreading dangers with loosened needle condition. We have saved about 20,000 yen expenses in total.
I myself have Old Singer sewing machines made in England to be maintained, so must I a true service engineer of sewing machine very soon. Full overhaul of mechanical movements in addition to driving motor maintenance would be performed. I need a desperate decision before entering the different field as usual.
Also, the working chair from my intimate friend must be done, because it had be untouched for tens of years and the air way and water way must be clogged requiring full overhauling including cutting and grinding equipments. Basic lifting and lay down oil pressurized mechanism had been maintained already. DIY maintenance works are waiting for my ultimate efforts endlessly.

Pentax K-bayonet

Not a few Canon EF lenses are prepared for establishing interchangeability as on Digital SLR camera that is exactly the same as silver salt generation, EOS system. Now changeable focal length(angle view)  designing is prevailing because of photographer's convenience. But, it's a matter for regret that I have never come across with a zoom lens that has superior performance to fixed focal length one, no experience even now.
This is why I insist on fixed one over coming uncountable difficulties to adopt them on Canon EOS mount. The texture and realty should be reproduced on a 2 dimensional plane by management by utilizing some device modified by any means if ultimate performance is desired. This is my fundamental concept to continue as longer as possible my hobby in the photographic field. Improving the quality of photography work is one of my permanent work.
The interchangeability of my DIY system is performed on Asahi Pentax K bayonet mount for all lenses with mounting on 20mm double helicoid extension ring except longer and heavier Apo-Telyt 280/2,8 and Apo-Summicron 180/2 those are mounted by way of Leitz R-Canon EOS adapter.

Consumer durables

Stuck phenomena on iris blades happens after some use of period of time, so periodical maintenance is indispensable for comfortable use inviting disassembling iris open and closure mechanical system requiring special device, technology and skill as a professional engineer. The reason of stuck and fixed oil, mold and dust pieces and the material should be removed so carefully as not to destroy the original performance of the lens construction. Though almost of the lens would be thrown away when any growth of mold on the lens element inside. It is true that the mold inside of the element means the death of it if recent one piece engineering plastic casting method had been introduced on the lens, because there is no way to disassembling the element in pieces. On the other hand the lens supporting barrel was made of lathed metal case and is possible decomposition, the old lens would be survived as one of consumer durables.

Titular Peace Constitution

Japan will participate in the production of next fighter F35 following the relaxation of 3 principles of arms embargo after cabinet decision. We had been inhibited the rearmament after being defeated by US army 67 years ago? Do we do facing toward armament against Constitution of Japan hiding behind the word "Relaxation"? On the other hand, agree with I the opinion that some sophisticated armament, it but not too much would be surely deterrence of aggression. I'm worried it would happen being triggered by any trifle skirmish dispute.

M42 to EOS adapter

M42 to Canon EOS adapter makes it possible to adopt old lenses that I had been gotten accustomed to favorite use while good days as an amateur photographer tens years ago. It's a great fun to enjoy them on digital format for me, one is Carl Zeiss Sonnar 85/2,8 and another one is EBC Fujinon.SW 28/3,5 once use on Fujica ST801 silver salt imaging body. I feel some presentiment to survive one of my old hobby again in very near future.
In order to win in the contest, the work should fulfill indispensable requirements, a rare object, lay out in good balance, under some good lighting, angle and direction and understandable for anyone. Though camera shake nor out focusing are not declared, strong, solid and tight tripod device and an external release cable are the absolute requirement for clear and transparent even on digital format camera with conventional shutter mechanism. Being faithful to the basic and the accumulation of trifles lead to the victory in an amateur photographic contest. 

Locking sewing machine

Locking sewing machine lost it's function last night, so I was a service man for repairing it taking time 30 minutes costing free of charge, because I did by myself. Closed tight string guide, one of three, was the reason of disorder, in order to under stand the fundamental function of the guiding way of a string, disassembling some parts was required. Air pressure by manual function to activate equipped air pump was supplied into guiding pipe, but any clogged material in the way prevented to go into the pipe way. After some consideration, connecting silicon tube at the exit nozzle and human respiratory negative pressure and the positive one with pomp could made it possible to flow through some chronic material, small piece of string inside of the pipe on the way. The use has been made it a rule to connect by binding old and new string being afraid to miss the tip of the string. This kind of bad habit was the reason for dysfunction. As an additional maintenance, lubrication on moving parts was done before assembling.

Sophisticated PDA

Basically I don't want to be buzzed when I'm in concentrated condition by another person, so my mobile phone is in a bag without wearing. But, the trend of times does not permit such a selfish idea, I decided to introduce a multifunctional terminal, SAMSUNG Galaxy Note, Camera, phone, car navigator, browser and torch those I need are packed together in a small PDA! Though some interval must be required to get accustom to the device, I will try to over come this interesting new comer toy.

Modified old Leitz Elmar 50/3,5

Deserted old Leitz Elmar 50/3,5 murphy collapsed lens has modified to adopt on Canon EOS digital body. This lens had been thrown away to a trash because of flange distortion dropping down by mistake, so I happen to the situation and got I it to survive a miserable antique on digital format. For ordinary use 1 m to infinity in the state of holding and in case of close up exposure to 1/3, the barrel is extended anteriorly. Modified pancake lens, probably smallest and lightest in the world, would be an all-mighty 50mm standard lens. Sharpness and resolution capability is enough for me and the lack of color balance would be easily compensated if a convenient Photoshop software is applied.

Manufacturer's strategy

All the automobiles are so made to run and to carry the passengers and luggage under the condition of original designing of manufacturer's engineers and the performance is maintained by adequate servicing on some adjustment and periodical parts replacement including consumable rubber parts. Thinking over about the automobiles I had experienced over 40, all of them could be kept even now if the suitable maintenance had been performed, I have realized this fact after restoring 40 years old after it's production. Careful checking on axle constructive design of VW 1302 Super Beetle, no big change in basic designing has not been done, so the mechanic construction had been established already 40 years ago.
I feel shamed to have written like this, too late to know, just I'm a fool. I was obliged to replace automobiles by the manufacturer's strategy to sell new models with attractive commercial advertisements.

New TOYOTA Auris

Reduction of parts number especially moving parts is one of the way to reduce a possibility of machine failure and the same thing is said on a passenger's car. From that standing point of view, some complex and subtle turbine application on the motor and complicated trans-axle control by oil pressure relying on computer program might be a disadvantage?
This is why I cannot step forward to new VW Golf type 7 model already announced in Germany. On the other hand, TOYOTA has started new Auris, C segment model with conventional equipment without any turbine supercharging system nor DSG trans-axle like an European new trans-axle technology. Equipped Continuous Velocity Transfer system has much progressed compared with the same former model, I'm interested in that model for replacing with B-Vectra, reduction of fuel consumption is twice as Vectra according to their information. Additionally, the rear axle construction has changed into double wishbone type from poor torsion beam axle design for 1800 cc models. So, now one of my desire to secure is New Auris 1800G model.

Miscellaneous

We should know about Old Man Winter chill of Asian Continent, once it ruined Napoleon's army and Hitler's western front at all. Several Japanese tourists to the Great Wall of China have fallen victims there yesterday. The tour officials must have made little of the fear for sudden changes in the weather condition. But I wonder why in China with which county we are not getting well because of National border line at Senkaku Islands and why there with some changeable severe weather condition? Sight seeing event  is such an exchanging one for a life?

Long touring in BC7 SUBARU Legacy LSi US model proved that the automobile keeping by myself as long as 20 years with servicing and maintaining by DIY is valid as my favorite item enough to continue from now, if the difficult maintenance is required, the rear transfer clutch plates replacement. This kind of servicing on a specific automatic trans-axle invite some special technology backed upped by SUBARU engineer, but I have enough support to know the information about a difficult works. So, I must do that in case of mechanically critical faults, otherwise I would be suffered from some regret that I escape away to my tent avoiding hard works, I must regard myself as a coward and timid person. I imagine that disassembling the rear part of trans-axle would be a great ordeal that I have never experienced under the condition without lifting system like any dealers always have, but I have enough brave to do that in my garage as usual.
As I digested painting works on the bonnet area of XH200 OPEL B-Vectra(not so good result), residual maintenance is only for BC7 as mentioned.
The driven clutch plates, 31589AA150 must be ordered again, because the alternative parts 31589AA030 have arrived as 3 pieces.    

Tight corner braking phenomena

Even a strange tight corner braking phenomena did not occur while 200 km driving to North Western part of Hyogo Pref. today. This phenomena is one of an inevitable chronic disease for SUBARU JATCO Active Torque Split automatic trans-axle after over 100,000 km use occurring on rear transfer clutch system. The mentioned inconvenience is brought by the stepped wear in clutch bell's inner part where being hit repeated by drive clutch with outer nails. To tell the the truth, the wiring in the engine room for cancelling rear transfer solenoid is done to the cabin and the switch is prepared near the meter cluster, so all wheel driving mechanism is controlled while driving on the road.
Deeper consideration on the mechanical construction of the rear transfer set just behind the trans-axle led me to have got it that the switching on and off several times while driving might make the sharp corner of stepped wear round and slippy to recover original axial movement of clutch plates, drive and driven ones, 10 pieces in total. This kind of attempt might have proved successful to recover the original condition? Anyway, now no strange phenomena happens at all? Though all the replacement parts have arrived at my hand, I decided  wait and see for the time being.    

Trifle but impotant

Every material has it's own resonant frequency and an automobile has uncountable vibration sources in operating condition. As some strange noise was discerned from inside of dashboard on just in front of steering column, checked the original source where it comes. However carefully I might seek pealing out speaker cover and speaker, fuse cover and meter cover, I couldn't identify the origin of the clicking noise at all. Remembering the past experience over 30 years ago when I was keeping Skyline E211, same kind of noise came from bonnet hinge, I doubted the cause might be from the engine room, then finally found out the origin, plastic cover for checking body number that is required by Legal Inspection every two years. Just twisting by finger power giving some distortion to keep it tight in position could solve the chronic problem. It is often the case that any engineering plastic tiny parts shrink and distort after as long as over 10 years use, especially it happens in high temperature engine room. German made automobiles have tendency to get worse for plastic parts because of hotter motor combustion compared with Japanese one that might be brought by the difference of designing concept of motors, or that of plastic material quality?
Inconvenience found in NCP10 TOYOTA Vits, small but being suffered from I nervous hitting noise, that is strange hitting and clicking noise from drive shaft needle roller bearing comes up periodically, but wheel rotation or just changing the relations of wheel setting 180 degree eliminates the noise, how come? There must be some distortion on the wheel tracking or ill fitting between the wheel and tire positions? Anyway it is true that the noise is influenced by the external factor while actual use. The air filter for intake air of the motor has replaced as a periodical replacement parts.
I feel satisfied with the sophisticated TOYOTA's technology developing newer automobiles to have used a global strategic vehicle Vitz 1300 RS especially after the adjustment of axle constructive geometry and wheel alignment as exactly the same as the value mentioned in the maintenance manual. Not a little efforts were required to establish the alignment, because some loosening of sub-frame holding bolts for repositioning was obliged to correct the existing setback on frontal axle construction. Additionally, it's rear axle design based on torsion beam axle concept made it impossible to establish "Zero thrust", because the axle hinge bushes had many holes for enough compliance to support the anterior strong shock from the ground. Movable and deformable physical property here are very inconvenient for both correcting and establishing the precise axle alignment.
Though I started to learn and study about an automobile's constructions, the latter model NCP10 TOYOTA Vitz gives me tremendous information on the sophistication on the technology of the company again. From my standing point of view as one of a scientist, interpreting the intents of the designers and engineers of the production company is too interesting to stop to continue.
2 liquid type Clear Urethane coating procedure on the ugly bonnet of XH200 OPEL B-Vectra would be performed today, my skill in splay painting would be up this time?   

US scandals

Unpleasant scandals occur in Okinawa by US soldiers one after another these days. It's an inconvenient situation for US Military Force also under the conditions of introducing new cargo planes "MV-22 Ospray" to Japan. Probably, US off-duty soldiers must be misunderstanding perception walking around out of the base camp cities supported by the specially proved right of extraterritoriality and they can do anything they want if the attitude might be in out-low behavior, because they would not be punished by Japanese country low. Anyway, US should regard us as an inferior nation just the same as twits by the Commander in chief occupation forces, Douglas MacArthur, "Japan is poor fourth grade nation, US soldiers should not be killed by this low level people!", said at Atsugi Military Air port for first landing of occupied Japan. SOFA(Status Of Forces Agreement) has been continued since that time, unconditional surrender of Japanese Military Force 68 years ago.
Even now the power balance is kept unchanged militarily and economically with no arguments by Japanese people, because there must be some sweeter condition to keep this relationship of indecision like so to speak "Neat".
Earthquake disaster containing radiation exposure, Insolvency, Diet does not go well, unemployment and Debt finance are the same as condition of National poverty, no good news are discerned on earth.
Line shape clouds are observed on the weather map today, so this winter must be colder for the people with no good　memories. 

EFERN on EOS

The first generation Elmar 135/4,5(EFERN without range finder coupling, 5259 production in total between 1931 and 1936) mounted in old Minolta MD barrel has successfully modified to adopt on Canon EOS Digital body this evening. APS-C format create image area as if 150mm or 180mm focal length lens logically. It has never imagined to survive on digital imaging element through SLR system, because it didn't have any accurate way to focus on the film in the condition of no connection with range finder coupling. Triplet without coating lens element has something that any recent multi-coated ones do not possesses. Both contrast and sharpness might be inferior to state-of-art, but still this EFERN has different performance of reproducibility that I cannot ignore at all. Minimum number of lens element and direct ray pass might be the reason, or some residual aberration? Photoshop soft wear would compensate those disadvantages in this old lens enough, it means that some reproduction of the real sense of vivid reality. The best answer of lens element designing obtained by sophisticated computer method does not always show the best way of it. Aspherical surface lens element and Apo-chromat color corrections also do not always produce the best. Arrival point is invisible if there is no index to be arrived.
Lens designing technology requires some outstanding capability by an Artisan lived golden ages tens years ago. Resolving power and contrast are not the main subject as wining one shows in their catalog. A photo paste-like picture is not in my eyesight at all if it is produced by some expensive aspherical lens installed in huge zoom barrel.

Parts replacement

I was a hard worker yesterday getting lost in an automobile maintenance, knuckle arm ball joint boots in VW 1302 Super Beetle and frontal brake pad in NCP10 TOYOTA Vitz were performed as replacement works.
Because the steering linkage construction had been replaced about 2 years ago, the ball joint boots did not last me for the period, Chrome molybdenum grease added later might have contained some aggressive factor against the rubber material. Excessive movement, outside design performance like some torsional stress might be a reason, so clumping of both ends of the boots is not always convenient for the violent movements, shifting side open design is desirable here I suggest.
As for prepared genuine parts for NCP10 TOYOTA Vitz used 60,000km, uneven wear of frontal brake pad between out and in and leading and trailing invites unpleasant brake pedal touch, probably caused by squeezing twist of caliper piston in the cylinder. So, in case of oblique wear, it's better to replace brake pad into new one that has enough thickness to return the piston in adequate position if residual part might be observed on used pad.

Persimmons in my villa garden has reduced in number this year, around 10 pieces, fertilizer shortage might be a reason. Landscaper coming soon would be a good counselor on earth.  

Circulation

Pruning in the garden of my villa in the mountain would be performed today, so must I participate in the work as a owner. Trimming on every big trees should be done utmost just before the verge of withering in order to postpone the next opportunity for pruning. Consequently, I would stay there all day long digesting some automobile maintenance and organizing warehouse.

6 months have passed after moving our laboratory to new place and 3 months do after introducing a computer system in our general organization of information. Things are going well and all favorable to every direction, purchase, customer management and revenue. Very small increase in my son's curiosity to our business is observed these days, some aggressiveness a little.

My car hobby life for more than 10 years should be reduced by means of deserting a few of my keeping ones, the time is come so I feel. All of them have good performance as their own original condition, this is why am I at a loss which one to throw away?

Some stretching exercises in the area of border movement of my shoulder has removed stiffness of the right side neck this morning, that has been lasting as long as half a year, feel I just happy and relieved. I have re-realized the importance of good body liquid circulation like blood, lymph and electrolyte between cells, because of liquid circulation we can live. Metabolic disorders would bring regressive change in cell revel like atrophy, degeneration and finally necrosis, so adequate exercise is indispensable for human being.
My recent research has proved that knee joint pain has much to do with the lack of liquid circulation especially in Semimembranosus and Semitendinosus muscles and biceps femoris. 

Remembering the day before yesterday, I could be reconciled with old intimate client, I thought it impossible, there was no way to find out a clue to re-communicate with them except some approach to us, anyway it was the best affair after the movement of our laboratory. Don't have any sharp corners with another person, go just round, gentle and soft. "Everyone does not cry!" is our way.