The last day of the year A.D. 2017 we made a short trip to the Burg Flossenbürg. The small town is know for one of the KZ (Concentration Camp) during the darkest era in German history – the Nazi Era. This time however, we did not visit the KZ, but hiked down to the small… Continue reading Hiking around Flossenbürg and Gaisweiher
Category: Photography
Canon A-1 with FD 1.4/50mm S.S.C.
On we go with a Canon A-1, a Canon FD 1.4/50mm S.S.C. lens attached and an Agfa Vista 200 loaded. The next days hopefully will bring a little bit sunshine as it would make so much more fun. My first impression while playing around with the A-1 … solid … very solid. Somehow it reminds… Continue reading Canon A-1 with FD 1.4/50mm S.S.C.
Olympus OM-2 spot/program with G.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/35mm
Hiking in South-Tirol for a week in May should bring some beautiful days with perfect light and tons of amazing sceneries … so far was the plan. What came out was a quite cold and rainy week in the Dolomites, which led to the decision using the OM-2sp not in the mountains, but during the… Continue reading Olympus OM-2 spot/program with G.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/35mm
Olympus OM-4Ti with Olympus G.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/35mm
Well, this time I planned taking the Olympus OM-4Ti with me in on a hiking trip to South-Tirol – besides my workhorse, the Olympus OM-D E-M1. Planned it and prepared it and … while testing if finally everything works fine … the OM-4Ti refused to fire. Olympus OM-4Ti with G.Zuiko Auto-S 1.4/50mm (yep, not the… Continue reading Olympus OM-4Ti with Olympus G.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/35mm
Australian Adventure – Murals
This time – and I promise this trip is nearing its end – we strolled through the streets of Melbourne, hunting for the famous murals. Melbourne is full of street art and in some areas you can’t miss ’em – like here around Hosier Lane. In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and… Continue reading Australian Adventure – Murals
Contax 139 Quartz and … the rise of the Phoenix
I thought it might be a good idea, to tell the story of a Contax 139 Quartz being dressed in a new leather cover. Here is how the hidden beauty – Contax 139 Quartz – looks like before treatment … And now let’s start with some beautification ;) There are some resources on the web… Continue reading Contax 139 Quartz and … the rise of the Phoenix
Homeland – Amaryllis
That day the weather was cold but sunny – at least in the morning. Sun was coming in through the large windows and gave some beautiful lighting. This Amaryllis is going on now since Christmas and it’s still not at it’s end. As I’m currently experimenting with a Sony A7R2 and old glass, I had… Continue reading Homeland – Amaryllis
Australian Adventure – Melbourne Skyline
Our trip to the world’s end is nearing it’s finishing line. This time I have a couple of long time exposure night shots from Melbourne’s southbank over the Yarra River which show the full beauty of this fantastic skyline. As you know my dilemma, boths worlds look stunning – black&white and coloured. # Enjoy 😉… Continue reading Australian Adventure – Melbourne Skyline
Homeland Daybreak
A true homeland daybreak. Yesterday morning around 8 am, when sitting down for breakfast and looking out of the window, the eastern sky had turned orange and red in an impressive way. The only cam I could get hands on was my iPhone. Picking it up and getting ready to shoot gave me a beautiful… Continue reading Homeland Daybreak
Australian Adventure – Classic Cars
Nice intermediate … in Melbourne, when visiting the Queen Victoria Market, we found a Classic Car Show with loads of beautiful cars. As mentioned before, I find colour and black&white very pleasing. This was a Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Sedan (1960). Here the phantastic colours … … and here come the beautiful black&white. Enjoy 😉… Continue reading Australian Adventure – Classic Cars
Australian Adventure IV – Melbourne
Coming to the final part of our tip to tne world’s end, we now entered Melbourne, a fascinating big city – Australia’s second largest. with nearly 10 times the size of Berlin (10000 km²:1000 km²) it hast around the same number of people living there – approx. 4.5 mio. This city is so colourful and… Continue reading Australian Adventure IV – Melbourne
Hiking the Waldnaabaue Tirschenreuth
Having a short break for Christmas in my Australian Adventure series, before finally entering the most creative city in Australia – Melbourne. Around Christmas I made a short trip to the the small town of Tirschenreuth and its world famous Waldnaabaue – a beautiful small nature reserve – in the Upper Palatinate. In this picture,… Continue reading Hiking the Waldnaabaue Tirschenreuth
Contax AX mirror slip …
Deja-vue … this time I had the same issue with my Contax AX as with my Contax RX some time ago. The mirror has slipped down about 3-4 milimeters over time due to bad glue, loosing it’s adhesive quality over time. Due to this, the mirror crashes onto the lens rear element and hangs in… Continue reading Contax AX mirror slip …
The Beauty and the Beast …
Some time ago I posted an image of two beautiful cameras – the Canon EOS 3 vs the Canon EOS 5D. Without all further comments, these two cams are beautiful tools from two different worlds – one analog and one digital. So similar on one side and so different on the other side. Some time… Continue reading The Beauty and the Beast …
Australian Adventure III
After completing the second part of my Australian Adventure, which more focused on the towns on our path, I’m now coming back to nature in the third part of the series. This time it’s about Tasmania – a lovely island. As explained in one of the images, it reminds my on my homeland Bavaria –… Continue reading Australian Adventure III
Entering Soviet Territory …
Today a new era has begun. Besides the German and Japanese gear, I decided to make first small steps in Soviet Territory. As I already own some M42 lenses, what would be better than a Zenit M42 camera – in my case a Zenit TTL was the winner. For the pic I attached my… Continue reading Entering Soviet Territory …
New Kids on the Contax/Yashica Block …
Some new kids arrived today to play with. First – and hopefully the last of the kids – is a Contax Aria. Second – trying to complete the C/Y lens lineup – are three Yashica ML kids. One is the Yashica ML 2.8/35mm – one of my favorite focal lenghts. Another one is the Yashica… Continue reading New Kids on the Contax/Yashica Block …
Firenze …
Just came about an old album from a visit in Italy, when searching for some stuff. In 2006 I spent an amazing week in the beautiful town of Firenze in the Toscana. With me I had my good old Canon EOS 10D, which during all the years delivered really fine pics ;) On our way… Continue reading Firenze …
Olympus OM-2 spot/program and Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/28mm arrived …
Today I got a new box with two nice tools included. An Olympus OM-2 spot/program to complete my OM range and an Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/28mm to complete my OM Zuiko lens range. The next weeks a roll of film will find its way into that nice little body. I’m just looking after my… Continue reading Olympus OM-2 spot/program and Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/28mm arrived …
Blossom Impressions …
The last days I had some fun in the garden, as lots of flowers are giving their very best to make this time an amazing colourful one. I was lucky shooting three cameras/lens combinations. Echinacea / Sonnenhut, shot with Pentax LX, Pentax-A SMC 2.8/28mm, Agfa Vista 400. Anemone hupehensis / Herbst-Anemone shot with Fuji X100s… Continue reading Blossom Impressions …