This blog post is about my trip to America in 2023. Travelling light – using the Leica Q2, my Phone and having no plan, about where to be when…
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Polaroid – the opposite of digital!
It seems, the polaroid instant pictures are very close to the nowadays point and shoot digital cameras but for me – they are not! Polaroid was not only chosen by tourist photographers that had a possibility to sell their souvenir at the spot but for two other interesting reasons. One […]
Read MoreLEICA M3 – KODAK TX 400
The LEICA M3 was produced between 1954 and 1966 with a couple of special German Army models in 1968. Most of them are in a chrome version because black cameras were not fashionable these days. If you want to buy a black version nowadays, get ready to pay! The amount of […]
Read MoreIllustrations by Sylvain Sauvage in: Henri de Régnier – Le Bon Plaisir
Henri de Régnier (28 December 1864 – 23 May 1936) was one of the most important poets of the French Symbolism. He was also the leader of the always known to be very conservative Académie française a French council for matters pertaining to the French language. They are so French – they publish their website […]
Read MoreFujimoto LUCKY ENLARGER 90M-D – a really solid piece of equipment
Since I lost my old DURST enlarger moving from Germany to Bulgaria, I had to reinvest in a new one. I would not even consider buying it new these days. High quality new enlargers range from hundreds to thousands of EUR but used ones are being given away for little money usually. Usually I […]
Read MoreOne day – three different combinations of cameras, lenses and film
Which one will win the race? So what camera and lens combination will be the most used one on a day out? Setting: Sun is shining, no goal just some shooting around on a trip to the village and back. Ladies and Gentlemen – the participants: Here some more info […]
Read MoreJohannes Huwe – and our LEICA M3
By coincidence I got aware of the German photographer Johannes Huwe. I will not copy and paste some of his pictures here in this blog because you will click on the links in this post. I will rather write, what makes his approach interesting for me and solve the secret, how I […]
Read MoreLEICA M6 – does it compete with the ROLLEI 35?
So i will write about the ROLLEI 35 because it rocks! Why is this a strange start for a post about the LEICA M6? Well its not! The Leica rocks and because of its price and the price of the lenses, you expect exceptional results. Let me show you two […]
Read MorePhotogram – getting creative in the darkroom
A photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. Last weekend we had two extended dark room sessions – of course we had to do some “photogramic experiments”. We […]
Read MoreROLLEI 35S – One roll of Illford HP5 plus 400
Just the most important information: All pictures included – no censorship! For this reason allow me to comment, that right now, I shoot everything – I don’t wait so much for moments to come to me but try to force them on my film. I train my eye for black […]
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