30 October, 2023
Nikkormat FT Mini-Review – Back to Basics
Nikomat or Nikkormat? Actually, both are ok to use, in order to describe one of the heftiest (but beautiful) cameras I have ever owned and handled. Well, apart from the Pentax 6...
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28 October, 2023
Ilford Delta 3200 – a challenge accepted
The first and last time I have shot this type of film was in 2002; the format was 8×11 (9.2mm), cut from 35mm for my Minox cameras. Not bad results, perhaps I was...
27 September, 2023
Monastery of Varzaresti, Moldova – resistance through faith and tradition
Established as a principality in the mid-14th century, the small medieval state of Moldova is best known for its fierce resistance against the Mongols and Turks, up until the 17...
15 September, 2023
A Hike with Leica IIIC and Fomapan 400
Perhaps you remember that 1940’s Leica IIIC, shown here in a recent article. Well, I managed to avoid using it (unsuccessfully) for several days, but in the end I su...
24 August, 2023
Legoland Denmark – lines, dots and angles
I don’t remember seeing so many details in any of my photographs taken in the last 20+ yrs. Actually, I do not remember my eyes watering at the myriad of lines, angles, d...
23 August, 2023
Rollei RPX 25 in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary. I am probably visiting this city for the umpteenth time, and I am always amazed, taking in the architecture and meanings of this beautiful place. Like Vienna ...
4 August, 2023
Zorki 1 Review – the Russian Leica (of sorts)
I am always curious to try out various models of Russian cameras. I find myself interested in just how bad a camera can get, and if I can get a decent result out it. When I star...
16 July, 2023
Local Heritage Recycled, Reused, Repurposed
I recently visited a small town in Eastern Europe, in the Republic of Moldova. A small country, somewhere on a sliver of land between the Prut and the Dniester rivers, a country...
