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Picture | “On the Playground”

efix — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:19:34 +0000

After playing with Ilford Delta 3200 recently, I now finally got around to finish, get processed and scan a roll of Delta 400 that was sitting in my Yashica Electro 35 GT for months. And what can I say … I’m totally hooked. I think my search for my favourite b&w film is over. And what’s more, it seems like Delta 400 and the beautiful f/1.7 lens in my Yashica were made for each other.

Picture | “Auszeit / Taking a break”

efix — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:16:15 +0000

At the Café Auszeit, an outdoor café for the city’s students, located next to the main cafeteria, a crow needed a rest. How fitting, since “Auszeit” means “downtime”.

Leica CL + Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 + Kodak Portra 160 (b&w conversion in Lr 3)

It seems I’m in a black-and-white mood recently, even if I’m shooting color film.

Ilford Delta 3200 Samples

efix — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:17:41 +0000

I recently shot through my first roll of Ilford Delta 3200, not knowing what I would have to expect. I had been using Fuji Neopan 1600 as my dedicated fast film before and loved it. Sadly, the film is no longer available. So I bought a roll of Delta 3200 and Kodak T-Max 3200 each, to see which I would go with. To make it short: Delta 3200 is fantastic. Wonderful tonality, great colour sensitivity, and rather unobtrusive grain for such a high speed film (though definitely noticeable.) I will shoot the one roll of TMZ just to see [...]

Picture | “Marburg at Night”

efix — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:00:04 +0000

One foggy evening at the shores of the Lahn river. Top right: illuminated castle hidden in deep fog.

Olympus E-P1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/4, 2.5 sec, ISO 200

Picture | “Flock of Pigeons”

efix — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:56:34 +0000

Just needed a break from work and found this among my scanned negs. I shot this one foggy morning early this year on my way to work.

Pentax ME + Revuenon 50/1.4 on Kodak VR+ 200

Goodbye M8, hello CL!

efix — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:35:27 +0000

A while ago I was debating whether to sell my Leica M8, due to financial issues. Well, I made a decision, and now it’s gone. Its new owner is quite enthusiastic about it, which reminds me a bit about how I felt when I first got it back in 2010. I’ve now spent almost two and a half years with it, and we had a great time together. But as it is with great times, they all come to an end [...]

Fall Photography 2012

efix — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:45:33 +0000

The beautiful colours of fall are always a reason to head out and take pictures. I’ve been doing so in the past years, and I did so as well this year. While reviewing the Lensbaby Composer Pro and Sweet 35 optic module for The Phoblographer, I also took some pictures of beautiful autumn scenery. The other fall pictures I’ve taken since leaves began turning yellow here in central Germany were shot using my Panasonic G1 and an adapted 50mm f/1.4 Revuenon lens for Pentax K mount. That 50mm is usually my standard lens on my Pentax ME, [...]

Picture | “Leaf”

efix — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:36:47 +0000

This may well be the last week of summer. Fall is definitely coming. Not only are the leaves beginning to change their colour and fall, but it’s also cold at night and chilly in the morning.

The picture below was taken with the Lensbaby Composer Pro for Micro Four Thirds with Sweet 35 optic, which I am currently reviewing for The Phoblographer. A first impressions post on the lens will be published later this week or as late as early next week.

"Leaf" | Panasonic G1 + Composer Pro w/ Sweet [...]

Picture | “In Love”

efix — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:12:55 +0000

There are two ways to interpret this.

Over time, love gets rusty. Over time, love develops a beautiful patina that makes it special and unique.

What’s your take?

Panasonic G1 + Lumix 20/1.7 @ f/1.7, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100 | Sliver Efex Pro @ TMAX 400

Thinking out loud (about gear, money, and enjoying photography)

efix — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:16:00 +0000

I’m a moody kind of person. One day I fancy this, the other day I fancy that. My mood can swap within minutes. This is especially bad when it comes to toys. And with toys I mean cameras. Let me digress.

I bought the Olympus E-P1 when it was relatively fresh on the market, in late 2009. I saw that it was a very capable small camera, and I saw the future in mirrorless systems (and Micro Four Thirds in particular). Also, MFT had a very neat lens to offer that made a perfect match with the E-P1: the [...]