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November 25, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 7 Olympus M5 Mk2 and M.Zuiko 25mm/F1.8

An unfortunate demise I was actually quite happy with my Olympus M10. It was a small lightweight and full featured camera. To my dismay one day it simply slipped out of my hand when I took it out of its bag. And this even right at home. I never dropped something valuable like this. It just happened and I was…

Photography

November 20, 2020

Above Ground Subway

New Yorkers are probably not wondering about this but Berlin has subways that go above ground. They are still called “Untergrundbahn” (underground rail) even though they are clearly above ground as my picture proves. This line is the U2 (no relation to Bono) and it is in part above and below ground. Back in 1910 when the construction on this…

Photography

November 16, 2020

Beware of Train

Something I used to do was to visit train stations in the evening or at night. There was something special about the atmosphere when most commuters had left hours ago and the station became eerily quiet with just the noise of the trains and the announcements. The people I would see were an eclectic mix of travelers who arrived late…

Photography

November 13, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 6 Olympus M10 and M.Zuiko 45mm/F1.8

At this point I was officially infected with GAS. I was just buying cameras because they were new but not because I needed them. Why I “needed” the new Olympus M10. There was really no reason to buy this new camera. Sure it had some more megapixels and was faster or whatever. The only real reason was that the viewfinder…

Photography

November 6, 2020

Glinting Sun

Something I like to do but rarely find the time for are morning walks on the weekend especially on Sundays. I enjoy the quiet and calm of the city when most people are still in bed or just got up. And precisely the unwillingness to get up on a Sunday morning makes those walks rather rare. Everything in life is…

Photography/Urbanism

October 27, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 5 Olympus PEN E-P3 and having fun with built-in filters

As it is with people who have too much money and time (I had an old contract, my rent was ridiculously low) the PEN E-P1 was soon “not enough”. So here is part 5 the Olympus PEN E-P3. Why I needed the new Olympus PEN E-P3 As I said in my earlier posts I actually bought the predecessor as a…

Photography

October 24, 2020

Lovely Red Box Coffeeshop

If you wander around Park Sanssouci in the winter time you might stumble upon this rickety little red box coffeeshop. Or should you call it a coffeebox? It is simply a small kiosk where they sell drinks, baked goods and because this is Germany grilled sausages. It is bit out of the way from the main tourist attractions so the…

Photography/Random Thoughts

October 21, 2020

Beautiful East German prefab apartment building shot with cross process film recipe (Fuji X100F)

I enjoy using the film recipes from fujixweekly. This one is supposed to mimick the cross process where one would use a different process (i.e. chemicals and baths) designed for other types of film. The results could vary dramatically and produce an often surreal image. The most common effect was a green tint like in this picture. Nowadays one can…

Photography/Society/Urbanism

October 18, 2020

My life in cameras: Part 4b Olympus PEN E-P1 and M.Zuiko 17mm F2.8 (Yes the lens is incredibly tiny)

I wrote in my first post about the Olympus Pen E-P1 that I wanted something smaller and lighter for everyday walks. The E-P1 I bought was in a kit with the collapsible zoom I talked about and a small 17mm pancake lens. Additionally they added a glass viewfinder. You can look at the size in this review here (no I…

Photography

October 11, 2020

Danger High Voltage (Panasonic GM1)

I took this picture right next to where I shot the lonely swivel chair. Now I remember that the buildings where in fact part of an old electrical substation (or transformer station). The signs here (in German) warn about “danger high voltage” and enumerate the rules of how to switch off the electricity before beginning any kind of work. I…

Photography/Urbanism

Category: Photography

My life in cameras: Part 7 Olympus M5 Mk2 and M.Zuiko 25mm/F1.8

Above Ground Subway

Beware of Train

My life in cameras: Part 6 Olympus M10 and M.Zuiko 45mm/F1.8

Glinting Sun

My life in cameras: Part 5 Olympus PEN E-P3 and having fun with built-in filters

Lovely Red Box Coffeeshop

Beautiful East German prefab apartment building shot with cross process film recipe (Fuji X100F)

My life in cameras: Part 4b Olympus PEN E-P1 and M.Zuiko 17mm F2.8 (Yes the lens is incredibly tiny)

Danger High Voltage (Panasonic GM1)