In late autumn, we travelled to the area of the Nationalpark Kalkalpen for a weekend. This is one of the less touristy places in the Austrian Alps, meaning it is less crowded, cheaper and just as beautiful. Plus it’s only a 2.5h drive from Vienna. Apart from maybe being a week or two late for…

For a while now, I have wanted to try medium format film cameras. In an attempt not to spend too much money, I bought a used Flexaret V, a camera manufactured in Czechoslovakia between 1939 – 1971. My particular copy is roughly 65 years old and in reasonable condition given its age. I tested it…

What better way to capture the last moments of summer, the golden hours and the changing colours of the leaves than on film! As summer drew to an end, I wanted to test two colour film stocks, Kodak Portra 400 and Cinestill 50D. I also tried a new film studio, Garage Film Lab, to have…

If you are not interested in technical details, you can skip all the text and just look at the pictures. For a while I have been struggling to justify owning a Nikon Z30 alongside my Nikon Z6II and all my film cameras. When I want to pack light, photograph consciously or bring along the camera…

In late winter, we travelled to Oman for 9 days. Such a fascinating and diverse country! This is going to be a long post, we took many good pictures with our Nikon Z6II and Z24-120 f/4 S, Nikon Z30 and Z40 f/2 and a Minolta X-500 with MD Rokkor 50mm f/2. As in previous posts,…

Oldschool summer vacation in Auen at the shores of the Wörthersee with beautifully turquoise water. Swimming, eating, sleeping, repeat. 5/5 stars, highly recommended. Pictures taken with Nikon Z6II, Z24-120mm f4 and Minolta MD Rokkor 55mm f1.7.