Deutschland

Yes of course I also was in Germany.
With some of the big names:
DDR PRAKTICA (top),
third Reich LEITZ and the
BRD ZEISS (left).

Look below for Russia, Italy and the Netherlands

REXO developer

Lovely weather, misty, quiet.
1973 FP3 first in the Praktica LTL3 and then in the Burke & James from Chicago.
Fredol, very old stuff. Nice.
1/30 at 5,6 Super Albinar 28mm.

Then and now 38

 Sometimes it is impossible to find Firenze di Allora. Yes, I did find the Via dei Cavalieri - at least the name. It still is very small and short, and maybe the wall at the left? Or the door over there? Those two stones, perhaps?








There was photoQUELLE in my Praktica; Albinar 28mm.

Another paint job...

Today I went back to Mondrian's mill (see below) because the wings would be painted. Well, that's a big job.
Yes, I know that the only black stuff they use can stand wind and rain, but wouldn't it be nice, Mondrian's basic colours on her?

The < 1992 Свема 64 did have some problems, couldn't cope with the contrast although born in a time full of contrasts (late Soviet).
On the 1977 Praktica were the 28mm Albinar (+Yfilter) and the wobbly 135mm Pentor, both eighties.

Some quality stuff...

The rear lens from my 2.8 Pentor 135mm walks freely in his tube, but screwed on the 2X Panagor converter stops rattling, why?

Yesterday the <1990 Тасма 250 in old Vividol was vèry grainy, so the second half goes into the fresh Rodinal.

I'm going HiTec today, as you see. But is it that bad?

This mill is the "Jan van Cuijk"

And then they removed the wings, and put a Chinese hat on top...

Weihnachtsmarkt (3)

Gottseidank hatte ich mein Stativ mit, denn plötzlich macht meine Praktica nur noch tick öhhhhhhhhh tick, sechs bis zehn Sekunden. Die Blende löst das Problem, der Nachmittag in Düsseldorf ist gerettet. War mit Wildblaubeermuffin und crêpe (wir sind ja nicht nur schicki-micki, sondern auch international...) sowieso wieder ganz gemütlich.

The Praktica broke down, did only ± 8 secs expos. On 1995 Tmax.

Three faces of autumn (OCEHb 3)

All with yellow filter on the 1977 Pentacon 50 mm.

Moon over Jena ;)

Well, my 1977 Pentacon can handle a lot, but the dead-straight contre-jour, produced by the moon in the middle was too much for this fine GDR aus Jena lens.

the Photographer

"Our" bridge is 75 this year, so I'll have to come back with the 1936 Pilot, some day.

Just to see if I still can handle it, today the Praktica LTL3, 28mm Albinar + Yellow, RolleiRetro in Rodinal.

PS "Bridge?" Well he was taking some pictures of it...