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13 February, 2026

Trying to capture traditional Albania on Silbersalz35 film – Part 1

By Matthias Steck

13 February, 2026

/ Silbersalz35 Film, travel photography, /

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David Pauley on Trying to capture traditional Albania on Silbersalz35 film – Part 1
Thank you Matthias for this very enjoyable piece. I'm impressed with the corner of Albania you visited and super impressed…
David Pauley on Leica IIIa – Buying a Barnack Leica and enjoying it visiting Castles in the Loire Valley
Thank you Pascal for this great article and beautiful photos! I'm also a fan of Barnack Leicas and the Loire…
Gary Smith on Leica IIIa – Buying a Barnack Leica and enjoying it visiting Castles in the Loire Valley
Pascal, your photographs of the Château de Chambord are beautiful and your Voigtländer lens is doing a marvelous job. I…

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