Minox EC
My first Minox camera was a Minox B, and I have covered that in a different post somewhere in here. A couple …
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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 …
Minox BL
Minox BL camera is basically a B model with the addition of a CdS (cadmium sulphite) light meter attached. It replaced the selenium one found on the Minox B, and …
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 …
Lens Culture 2023
Just uploaded my small (very small) portfolio of photographs, entering the Emerging Talent Awards 2023 – Mini Series Category, put together by Lens Culture. Not a big deal, but I …
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 …
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, …