ICA Dresden plate camera – 1910
Glass plate camera, made by ICA in Dresden around 1910, came to me in a rather poor condition: plate holder with some …
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B&W Photography Awards 2023
Had my entry photograph sent yesterday to the B&W Photography Awards 2023 at the Lens Culture, for what is worth. Not much chance to get it up there, since there …
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, …
End of the season with Minox LX
And so, the summer season of 2023 came to an end. I am kind of feeling good about it, because the horrid heat waves that plagued the entire continental Europe …
End of summer with Azopan PS-24
From the old days (mid-90s) I still have a good number of 100ASA (PS-21), 200ASA (PS-24) in both 35mm and 120 formats, with a few 100ASA colour ones. These rolls …
The colour of Agfa Solinar 2.8
It is written that things that have to pass will come to pass, no matter what. This is the case with an old Agfa Silette-L, sitting on my shelves for …
Efke 25 – the long gone silver film
Soft, silvery tones, going through an impressive range of greys, beautiful velvet feeling and great details. This was my first impression of this film and I still hold to my …
Nikkormat FT – an old timer
Nikomat or Nikkormat ? Actually, both are ok to use, in order to describe one of the heftiest cameras I have ever owned and handled. Well, apart from the Pentax …
Orizont Amator-D
Produced in Romania, around 1980, not certain though about the period of manufacturing. As with other models of this Orizont series, the Orizont Amator-D was built by the Romanian Optics …
Remember the fallen
In June 1941, the Romanian Royal army crossed the river Prut, in order to free the historical province of Bessarabia (current Republic of Moldova). This was the beginning of the …