What is a compact camera? The Olympus OM1 is hailed as the most compact SLR, and it truly is. A marvel of haptics and function!

But is it compact, as in…. well small and pocketable? Certainly not. Continue reading “Compact Film Cameras?”

Where are they bound?

Where are they from? Continue reading “Travellers”

Hey, I just got over ten thousand views this year… makes me happy!

OK, there’s blogs that have that exact number EVERY DAY, but I’m glad that some people follow my ravings and even, sometimes return to my site to get more…. Continue reading “Ten Thousand!”

It’s six thirty in the morning, an ungodly time!

Shops are opening, sellers offer their wares Continue reading “Early Morning – Going to Work”

Do you also think that train stations and airports hold a special fascination? Travel, escape, gateways to the world…. But for us photographers they are even more fascinating! Especially at night. Continue reading “Luxembourg Airport by Night”

No, I’m not kidding. I use a printed light meter with my meterless Leica IIIa!

Well, it’s not really a light meter… It’s just a very clever sliding table that gives me the correct exposure for any lighting situation. Continue reading “Printing a Light Meter!”

They don’t complain! They are not shy of the camera! They have even less hair than me… Who is it? THEM! Continue reading Why I like them!

I have been aware of the nice products of Macphun for some time now and I downloaded their black and white conversion app TONALITY from the appstore some time ago.

I found it very easy to use and very powerful, with tools that even my old brain can grasp. Though I currently use also Lightroom, Tonality appealed to me as a lightweight and very powerful app to tweak my negative scans. Continue reading “Fun with Macphun Luminar?”

This is something anyone photographing people in the streets will have to live with… the looks of your subjects! Continue reading “They are looking at me…”

My experience with a truly wonderful camera!Not here, but you’ll find it on Hamish Gill’s blog 35mmc Continue reading Ricoh GR1 – a quick review

Yes, please hear me out!

It’s not the newest and greatest gear that makes a photographer. It’s his experience, his skill and above all his knowledge of photography. And what better way to experience the knowledge of great photographers than to buy their books! Or books about their work.  Continue reading “Don’t buy Gear, Buy Books!”

I posted a ‘Window Shopping‘ thing some days ago, and it seems I can’t get off that trip. Continue reading “More Window Shopping”