Just one image: Goggomobil

The Goggomobil is one of the famous micro cars from Germany. Build between 1955 and 1969 by Hans Glas GmbH in Dingolfing, Bavaria, three models were created, one sedan, one coupe and one transporter. Just to mention, this car was advertised as a family car with four seats. Sitting behind the steering wheel is nowadays… Continue reading Just one image: Goggomobil

Just one image: Wolpertinger

A famous and quite shy animal, exclusively located in lovely Bavaria.This is one of the very rare samples, exhibited in the Museum der Bayerischen Geschichte in Regensburg. Image made with a Ricoh GR II. In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and maybe, you want to visit my website or my flickr page… Continue reading Just one image: Wolpertinger

Hiking the Haselstein and the Center of Central Europe

On this hike I carried with me three cameras – maybe I should stay at one per hike only, as weight is always an issue. The film one was a Contax G2 with its Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28mm attached. I loaded a Kodak Ultramax 400. After the second image the camera stopped working due to… Continue reading Hiking the Haselstein and the Center of Central Europe

Hiking the Burgruine Weissenstein

Between the years we were hiking to the Burg Weissenstein in the Upper Palatinates Stonewood Forest. During a snowstorm, in a winter wonderland, we found the Burg covered by an ice shield. This area is one of my favorite hiking regions during all seasons. All images were taken with the highly appreciated Ricoh GR II.… Continue reading Hiking the Burgruine Weissenstein

Contax Aria and Yashica ML 2.8/24mm

A first film found its way into my Contax Aria – an Agfa Vista 400. As lens I used a Yashica ML 2.8/24mm. The Contax Aria is a beautiful piece of technology and one of the last SLR models from Contax. Technical specs can be found here, so there’s no need to duplicate them. And… Continue reading Contax Aria and Yashica ML 2.8/24mm