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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Monastery of Varzaresti – 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 17th …
Golden Power PX27A
Switched recently to a new battery for my MInox 8×11 cameras (those that require one, of course). Prior to this new addition, I have been using Varta or Duracell ones, …
Agfa Optima Sensor 1035
Not exactly the size of the Rollei 35, but very close; one of the German compacts that could be easily mistaken for a cheaper point and shoot camera. Nothing could …
Agfacolor CNS2 developed in Rodinal
I was asked by a friend of mine to process a roll of film he found in an old camera he just acquired. He didn’t know what type of film …
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 succumbed …
V625 battery hack
Let me be clear: I am not the one who came up with this idea. Seen it somewhere, I do not recall where. I only remembered this the other day, …
Spirit of a form
Coming from the past, just a spirit of the vintage design, embodiment of an era. Shadow of a vintage car, taken in Sinsheim Technik Museum. A brilliant place to visit …
Memories of a special place
Slanic Moldova. I very much doubt you have heard about this place. It is a very small town, the size of a village, up in the mountains, province of Moldova, …
Survivor
This old timer is finally enjoying its retirement; been places, seen good times, met interesting people, enjoyed fame and fortunes. If cars could talk, this old beauty would have stunning …