Monthly Archives: March 2008

scanning Fuji Velvia

A couple of Fuji Velvia shots i did with my Leica M6. For scanning i used the Nikon Coolscan V ED. The colors look so much better than everything i get out of my Epson V700.

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Nikon FA

The Nikon FA is the last camera of this little series. It’s small and offers all kinds of  programs. Unlike the FM, the FA’s shutter is quite silent but on the other hand some of the body parts are made of plastic.  I use this FA and the 50mm F1.4 in my office from time [...]

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Kodak Retinette IIa

A Kodak Retinetta IIa from 1959. It was built here in Germany and still works perfectly. This is an exceptionell nice camera with superb build quality. The lens features a builtin mechanical DOF indicator.

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FED 3 (Type A)

A russian FED 3 which i bought in Budapest about 10 years ago. There’s nothing good i can say about this camera. It does not even deserve to be called a Leica copy.

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Canon Canonet 28

Bought this camera last year and never used it so there’s not much i can say about it.

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Dacora Digna

This Dacora Digna from 1959 used to be my fathers camera. My family didn’t have money at that time and this camera proves this.

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Nikon F100

This is my second F100. I broke the first one a few months ago and it was cheaper to get a new one than to pay for the Nikon Service to fix it. The F100 is the lightweight version of the F5. It’s very fast and has the best viewfinder of all cameras i have [...]

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