Series - b&w week oct 2016

Two weeks ago I posted a black & white week series on flickr. This time not many people had time and pictures to contribute. Well, maybe next time? ;)

These are my pictures:


(Vitomatic Ia, Agfaphoto APX 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)


(Vitomatic Ia, Agfaphoto APX 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)


(Rollei 35, Rollei Retro 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)


(Super Ikonta BX, Kodak Tri-X 400, EI 3200/36°)


(Contax IIa, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired, EI 1600/33°)


(Contax F, Kodak Tri-X 400, EI 1600/33°)


(Exakta Varex IIa, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired, ISO 400/27°)

Series - from the archives

A couple of weeks ago, I took my Rolleiflex Old Standard 621 out of the leather case where it enjoys a well deserved rest. To my disappointment, both lenses, the viewing Heidoscop and the taking Tessar, had got fogged by a milky, grayish layer. I then realized that the last time I ran a roll of film through this camera was almost two years in the past. Too long. That evening I cleaned up both lenses, and I took the time to clean the whole viewfinder, as well as repairing the viewfinder hood, which had never operated properly. My Old Standard is again ready for action, and is going to be, quite surely, among the cameras that I am going to use the next couple of months.

The whole episode had me thinking about how much I enjoyed the Old Standard and how I did, somehow, forget about it and that enjoyment. Browsing through the archives, I realized there were still a couple of pictures that I had not published yet. That's how I decided to make a one-week series out of them.

All seven pictures on this series were taken, at least, four years ago. Most of the cameras that I used (except the Flexaret VI and the Vitomatic Ia) are still with me. Let me get a little nostalgic for a moment.


(Zeiss Ikon Contessa 533/24, Kodak Portra 160, ISO 160/23°)


(Rolleiflex Old Standard 621, Fujichrome Provia 400X, ISO 400/27°)


(Meopta Flexaret VI, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Voigtländer Vitomatic Ia, Agfaphoto CT Precisa 100, ISO 100/21°)


(Voigtländer Rollfilm 5x8, Kodak Portra 160, ISO 160/23°)


(Rolleiflex Old Standard 621, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta BX 533/16, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)

Series - b&w week october 2015

Last month the usual suspects contributed to yet another black&white week on flickr/facebook. Although this time the b&w week came a little later (one and half years passed since the last one), it felt like everyone was really eager to contribute. I am already longing for the next one! :)


(Taxona 111/24, Kodak Tri-X 400, ISO 400/27°)


(Ikonta 522/24, Legacy Pro 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)


(Kine-Exakta II, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired, ISO 400/27°)


(Bessa RF, Ilford Pan F 50, expired 1982, ISO 50/18°)


(Tenax I, Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired, ISO 400/27°)


(Icarette 6x6, Kodak T-MAX 400, ISO 400/27°)


(Contessa 533/24, Rollei Retro 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)

Take a look at all contributions in this flickr group.

Series - coffe2go

(Kodak Recomar 33, Lomography Redscale 100, ISO 100/21°)
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(Rollei 35, Lomography Color 400, ISO 400/27°)
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(Rolleiflex Automat 631, Kodak Portra 400VC, ISO 400/27°)
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(Vitomatic IIa, Porst Color-X 200, expired, ISO 200/24°)
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(Ideal 250/3, Kodak Ektar 100, ISO 100/21°)
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(Inos I, Kodak Portra 160NC, expired, ISO 160/23°)
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(Rolleicord I, Kodak Portra 160VC, expired, ISO 160/23°)
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Series - storefronts

One of the first things that met my eye after moving to Vienna was the rich and interesting amount of typefaces, signs and lettering of its various shops. In fact, I already posted a weekly series about them. Of course, after that I kept finding and photographing lots of interesting signs. This weekly series is about several storefronts in Vienna.

I decided to post this new series because I wanted to tell you about the wonderful photographic project that two friends of mine (Martin and Philipp) are undertaking: Wiener Geschäfte mit Geschichte, a huge compilation of storefronts, captured on pictures forever. They recently reached their 100th storefront.

Life keeps going at an ever accelerating pace, and for me it is very important to stop, take a breath and look at the sides of the road, because the most interesting things tend to happen there, on the invisible background. For this reason I think such projects like Philipp and Martin's are important.

Hope you enjoy Wiener Geschäfte mit Geschichte and my weekly series! :)


(Exakta Varex IIa, Fujichrome Velvia 50, expired, ISO 50/18°)


(Contaflex IV, Solution Super VX 200, expired, ISO 200/24°)



(Kiev 4, Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color 100, ISO 100/21°)



(Contaflex IV, Solution Super VX 200, expired, ISO 200/24°)


(Bergheil 6.5x9, Ilford HP4, expired 1980, ISO 400/27°)


(Rolleicord I, Kodak Portra 160 VC, expired, ISO 160/23°)


(Contaflex IV, Solution Super VX 200, expired, ISO 200/24°)

A Year of film Sundays 2014 :)

On Sunday January 12th, 2014, I took the first picture of my first 52-week series: A Year of Film Sundays.


(Voigtländer Bessa 6x9, Ilford FP4 Plus 125, ISO 125/22°)

The idea was simple: take a film picture each and every Sunday for a whole year and (try to) post them each and every Sunday for a whole year. Of course, a couple weeks delay needed to be taken into account for development and scanning.

On Sunday January 4th, 2015, I took the last picture of my series.


(Super Ikonta BX, Kodak Ektachrome E100VS, ISO 100/21°)

It was a very interesting experience. Some weeks I discovered myself thinking about which camera and film I would use already on Thursday, other weeks I needed to improvise a bit more. I took the opportunity of the Sunday pictures to do a little experimenting. Some of them came out fine, especially with sheet film and home development.


(Kodak Recomar 33, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Zeiss Ikon Contax IIa, Fuji Neopan 1600, EI 3200/36°)

In other fronts it was a complete fiasco, like with Minox subminiature film: 2 out of 2 attempts came out blank! :(



I used 21 cameras, most used on medium format film was my Voigtländer Bessa 6x9 (6 Sundays) and on 35mm film both my Kiev 4 and my Contax IIa (4 Sundays each).

It is difficult to pick up a favorite from the 52 Sundays. But, if I had to, I would say 07/52 (Sunday, February 23rd, 2014) is it.


(Kiev 4, Porst Color-X 200, ISO 200/24°)

To me, it conveys the feeling of an early breakfast on a winter Sunday before taking out our whole winter equipment and go for a hike in the woods.

Thanks for coming along with me all this year. I hope you enjoyed it at least as much as I did :)

Series - burggasse

The last year and a half we lived in the Burggasse in Vienna. This summer we moved to a new flat. This weekly series is a very personal recollection of the flat that we just left.


(Super Ikonta BX 533/16, Kodak Ektar 100, ISO 100/21°)


(Kiev 4, Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color 100, ISO 100/21°)


(Vitessa L, Agfaphoto CT Precisa 100, ISO 100/21°)


(Rollfilm 5x8, Rollei Crossbird 200, ISO 200/24°)


(Contaflex IV, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Contaflex IV, Fujichrome Velvia 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Rollei 35, Solution Super VX 200, expired, ISO 200/24°)

Series - b&w week march 2014

And yet another black&white week on flickr with the usual suspects and a couple new contributors. The b&w week is starting to be a solid tradition, and participating on film is, for me, a very exciting challenge. This time, for the first time, a home developed picture made it into the selection.


(Uniflex II, Kodak T-MAX 400, ISO 400/27°)


(Contessa 533/24, Kodak T-MAX P3200, EI 3200/36°)


(Icarette 6x6, Kodak T-MAX 400, ISO 400/27°)


(Rollfilm 5x8, Efke 100, ISO 100/21°, home development)


(Vitomatic Ia, Agfaphoto APX 100, ISO 100/21°)


(Vito I, Ilford Pan F Plus 50, ISO 50/18°)


(Kiev 4, Rollei Retro 100, expired, ISO 100/21°)

Take a look at all contributions in this flickr group.