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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Agfa Clack – the bulky one
Sold as the Weekender in the USA, this camera was produced between 1954 and 1965, and it was of those cameras that made history. It was so, because it helped …
Winter of a lake
It’s always interesting, at least for me, to visit and observe small communities during or around the holidays. This time I happened to be in a small village somewhere in …
Revue 4 (FED 4)
By all intents and purposes, this is a FED 4 (model B), labelled as Revue 4. I am not going to explain again why it is called Revue 4, everyone …
Kono Monolith 400 – East meets West
I had this film on my radar for a while now, being recommended by a fellow photographer as “something between Double X and HP5+”. My curiosity aroused, I got a …
Ilford Photo Magazine publishes me
Happy New Year to all, and to all a good 2025. This year starts with good tidings for me: Ilford Magazine just published my first article yesterday, focused on Ilford …
Kodak Double X 5222 – a project’s project
Bought a few rolls of this film, Kodak Double X 5222, because I thought I will use it in a project. The project (not started yet) is about street photography, …
National Day – part of the crowd
On the 1st of December, we celebrate the National Day of Romania. Why the country has chosen this particular day, you can learn here. On this day, we all celebrate, …
Suburbs of a provincial town
Not what you expected, I am sure. Yet this is a suburb of a town, a small one, in the NE of Romania. An old town, hailing from the XVth …
Nikon Nikkor 50/1.8 MF mark III
This is a lens I purchased on a whim. Although not a series E, it’s not the famed 50/1.8 all metal “pancake” either (with serial numbers starting with 2 – …