Pulling HP5+ and some thoughts about trying new things May 23, 2018 I’m an engineer and I spent most of my time making things faster, smaller und cheaper for the sole purpose of increasing the share…
It’s working. Finally. The Pentacon Six TL March 26, 2018 Most of my camera purchases are emotional. I don’t sit down and compare features, draw a chart and make a decision based on technical…
Film talk – HP5+ pulled to ISO100 December 13, 2017 It seems that in our digital age the concept of b&w photography is taken literally by the absence of grey tones in many monochrome…
Praktica history – chapter four – the Praktica FX2 November 30, 2017 In my first post a about the history of praktica cameras, I wrote about the very first praktica manufactured by Kamera Werkstaette Niederselitz near…
Camera talk – the Rolleiflex 6008, should I stay or should I go November 18, 2017 There is one piece of German engineering that is hopelessly overdone, heavy, bulky to call out a few things and you don’t really want…
The last roll – I sold my Konica Hexar AF October 29, 2017 I love to get new cameras and try them out. However, I’ve come to a point having so many cameras and not being neither…
Praktica history – chapter two – the bx20s August 5, 2017 I started my shopping for Praktica SLR with the KW and an older Tessar 50/2.8. Now I’m going straight to the last model the…
New toys: Bronica C and Rollei RPX 100 July 3, 2015 The Bronica C was released in 1964 as budget version to the S model. The camera doesn’t have a removable back however features a…