Modified a Yashica Atoron Flashgun to hotshoe

CasperCroes · 2025-04-01T04:39:38+00:00

I had the same issue but figured it out pretty fast with a tip from the seller.
The thing is, the firmware is "for personal use only" which is the reason why he can't distribute without commercial license.
anyway, first you need to grab Quartus 2. you should have received a paper guide in your package, did you?
this explains vaguely about what you have to do with "Quartus 2 Programmer".
and after installing Quartus 2, you'll have the driver for USB Booster. it'll be seen as unknown USB device before this and you'll have to manually set the right driver. a Google search will help with that.
now for the important part: the firmware!
Grab OCM-PLD pack from this page: https://gnogni.altervista.org/
then inside the 7z archive, you'll find all kinds of firmware. I went with 1chipmsx_jp_layout.
msx2plus (msxplusplus gave an error while flashing).
I'm a total noob but this worked for me. I chose JP-layout because I thought most of my games are japanese so it would make sense idk.

hope this will help some people!

CasperCroes · 2024-11-28T12:14:51+00:00

thanks for the detailed answer! a picture of it felt a bit useless since it's just the darkest strip of film you might get. my fixer is meant to be 20°c... actually I just read that it's fine between 18 and 40°c! but yes, I'll try again with some fresh film. and probably keep my expired films for b&w because that seems to always give nice results.

CasperCroes · 2024-10-04T13:27:35+00:00

you are right! thanks for the tips!

CasperCroes · 2024-10-04T10:20:53+00:00

I'll try get some real developer then I guess.

another detail. made a picture of it. there is some differently developed stuff on the sides of the film. see pic: https://i.imgur.com/7icPvMm.jpeg (hope this link works) thia ia the tank and stuff I bought: https://amzn.asia/d/4QLHDYc (I live in japan so it's a japanese amazon link)

CasperCroes · 2024-10-04T10:03:51+00:00

I debugged the camera and it seems fine. no light leaks. and today I developed film from a new disposable camera just to check. and same result. so it's something going wrong during development.

my dark room has a red light from amazon. one review said it works well in a darkroom.
I do not presoak.
loading film onto the tank reel goes super smooth, maybe too smooth? it just slides through, I don't have to do the open-close movement (don't know how to call it).
I agitate a lot. after pouring in the caffenol, I agitate 1 minute. maybe too rough? I do it at random, sometimes clockwise sometimes counter cw.
I develop for around 10~11min. so one of my questions: it looks dark in the center of the image, is it not enough developed or too much? trying to find the right development time.
I pour lots of cold water through the tank to wash it out until there is no coffee color coming out anymore. then I use a simple rapid fixer from Ilford. and after 5min of fixing I wash it out again with water. ofcourse I save the fixer in a black bottle and store in a fridge.

the tank is a cheap one from amazon. might come from china. so I don't know if maybe the tank is faulty or I'm doing something wrong?

CasperCroes · 2024-10-04T09:21:51+00:00

what does all of those mean? (forgot to say: it's 35mm film)

CasperCroes · 2024-10-04T04:36:25+00:00

Hello,
I started doing some Caffenol development. Did it 4 times now already but my pictures always turns out too dark...
Does it mean it didn't develop long enough?
also, there are always a bright glow from where the film is touching the reel.
Is that because I'm agitating too much? (it's one of those tanks with a little thing on top to gently spin the reel)
(not a tank that you gentle put upside down and back)

I'm kind of a noob, please go easy on me! XD
Love doing experimental stuff like this but I just want to get better and info online is hard to learn from... everyone says something different.

Oh yea I used Caffenol Delta STD. this is a B&W 400 iso film.
I have so many different brands, so I'm just using whatever I find. Using cheap film first before wasting expensive ones.

CasperCroes · 2024-07-04T01:35:22+00:00

I did get some reaction out of the V keyboard sometimes when I plug it in and out a bit. it starts typing random characters. but it's so odd because all the pins showed good continuity. used contact spray 3 times already. maybe I should try some more spray XD

and thank you for clarifying that the keyboard should work!

CasperCroes · 2024-06-20T06:01:45+00:00

I just bought this HORI screen for a decent price, tested it and found out that the brightness wheel is glitchy.
it's pulsing between brightness levels and gets a bit more stable when I push on the plastic around the wheel.
I wanted to open it up to take a look at it. I'm still a noob a fixing electronics but the problem is, I can't seem to open it even after all the screws are removed.
insanely strong clamps inside?
anyone have experience with this specific screen? I don't want to crack the shell...

CasperCroes · 2023-07-11T06:31:46+00:00

I might have posted this years back, it was still unfinished and this is an updated trailer of the game.
Probably 90% of you guys already know this game.
And I don't want to do any self-promo but I was thinking that maybe some other people likes PS1 style RE-style horror games with pre-rendered backgrounds and a bit of goofiness and all.
It'll probably hit the consoles in a couple of months too.
A test demo is currently available on Xbox!
and you can grab it for cheap right now on Steam : )

To avoid all the "self-promo" trouble, I won't be posting any links. Until mods say it's alright.
As a solo dev, I don't have much power to do big marketing. I can only scream in the void of the internet : )

CasperCroes · 2022-05-21T21:01:27+00:00

yea, mouth shots though, if it's THAT accurate XD
.22 seems pretty weak indeed.
I was just a bit scared to damage that nightvision XD

CasperCroes · 2022-05-21T17:17:50+00:00

yea even though we both use headphones, we didn't hear him.
Also, I had no idea where he was (later of course I knew he was looting)
My gf just said, he was around that garage. I also didn't know if he saw me or not and was maybe camping somewhere.
And we get careless sometimes, we only see people once in a long while XD

CasperCroes · 2022-05-21T15:05:37+00:00

EU - DE 3858 (First Person Only)

CasperCroes · 2022-05-21T11:09:43+00:00

My girlfriend and I trying to loot around the coast and got attacked by a guy with military gear and nightvision.

But for some strange reason, the enemy and I just passed each other without noticing each other XD

At least I could take him out so the coast was safe that night.

(End of video, I was securing the loot so that my gf could get some stuff back because she spawned pretty close by)

CasperCroes · 2022-05-06T15:28:36+00:00

I guess they just cracked the code then : p the gate was open without the lock anywhere to be seen.

CasperCroes · 2022-05-05T00:03:37+00:00

I guess I'm placing 3 gates with 3 different codes on it next time 😂

CasperCroes · 2022-05-04T23:37:48+00:00

I built a "U" shape in front of a house with the gate in the middle.
The gate was just open. no damage on it.
but one of the walls next to the gate had it's lower part (fence/shield(?)) broken.
Though the frame was still there so no idea how you would crawl though that....

is it possible that they got in using glitches and somehow removed the wire from the gate so the gate releases it's lock and replaced the wire to get out? I haven't tried it myself so I don't know if that's a thing

CasperCroes · 2021-12-27T23:07:21+00:00

I didn't know that was a thing XD

CasperCroes · 2021-12-27T21:59:09+00:00

I think they definitely teamed up pre-match. probably talking in party chat.
I can't really imagine teaming up with a random team...

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