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Taking photos

Also found some stuff, just some minor photo gear, like a film bulk loader. I “found” a Nikon FM with 2 lenses, but sadly the body wasn’t working like it should, so again, no Nikon for me. Guess I will rather just keep looking for an OM-1. Noone has one left, or?

Oh, and btw, if anyone has some bulk film he dosn’t need. I would

Sadly, today was a pretty slow start, we both found some stuff, but it was nothing special, and far away from any cool new camera gear. I’m afraid I used up all my camera gear luck with the 2 new Olympus lenses. Btw. I found out today that the 35/2 came with a mint h

At the flea market

ood. Woho

And also btw, two films are 75% full, hopefully can finish them off tomorrow and then start developing on monday, since the forecast isn’t very good.

For tomorrow, I hope it will stay good. Want to take some panos

Shooting around

Once back, I went in the city, there was still plenty of light and I wanted to test my new Olympus lenses with a slower film too. I took an APX 100 with me, but laer in the city I noticed I should have taken the efke 25 with me. Have to stop down even in dimm cloudy light

Will take an efke with me to the flea market tomorrow. Should be fun. Everyone else who is comming to the flea market in Viktring tomorrow, call me

Taking photos

Since the computer at my aunts house was breaking down last week, they finally got a new harddrive to replace the broken one in their computer. In result, I visited them today to put it in and get everything on it running again.  Might took some time and again no extended bike trip today, but In return I should get my 50l apple cider barrel soon

The pano from yesterday is done too,  need to get there with much more water and a bit better light, but still think for a test its not too bad. For those who don’t know it, this is the Ebenthaler Waterfall, bit east of Klagenfurt. Would love to go there again with some dry ice  to make fog

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In the evening I went to the city again, just wanted to fill up the last few frames of the film in the OM and the Bessa. Love the 55/1.2 more and more  The 35/1.7 suddenly feels so slow. Also met a friend on the upcoming “Alpen Adria Bio Fest”, not seen her for quite some time. Might go in there tomorrow afternoon for a quick pano.

Taking the pano

With prett good weather again today, I decided to go cycling. I planned to go along the river again, but severl people showed up, everything went just to slow. When I finally had time again, I didn’t wanted a longer tour anymore

Instead, since someone made a rquest for it, I went for the Ebentaler Watterfall for a nice pano. I expected a bit more water then there was, but otherwise it dosn’t look that bad. But still I think it worked well. Pano looks good, but is still rendering right now, so wait for tomorrow please.

MY new shiny baby

Since it was quite a short trip, I went to the city, and just wanted to visit the photostore to see if there is something new in the 2nd-hand shelf. Allredy from the distance, I spotted some Olympus lenses, and on a closer look, there were some really nice ones. 35/2.8 shift, 24/2, 35/2, 55/1.2. The 24 and the 35/2.8 were a bit expensive, but the 35/2 and the 55/1.2 were priced VERY cheap, and I couldn’t resist and 5 min later, and with 50€ less, I walked out with 2 neat lenses. Both look very good, sure no hardcore user. Specially the 55/1.2 is interessting, its the erly version with rare earth elements (noticing a yellow cast), good thing this one should be the best version. Allready shot one film, will develope soon.

Aout shooting the film, in the evening we had a meeting with the flickr group, mostly fun, but also start to talk about the upcoming photo workshop. Something realy cool will happen this year

Sadly, this didn’t help much, connection was still crap in the morning. Discovering that on other computers in the network everything was working nicely didn’t help much. Knowing that the computer is to blame, I started to run some repairing software. First some malware detection/removal software, next some antivirus scanner. Both found some stuff, but sadly nothing that improved that stituation. 

I know I could just sweep the drive and start with a fresh clean version, but I wanted to delay that a bit, until I moved the computer over. But before I tried that, I gave Windows system restore a try, and it solved the problem. I still have no Idea what was wrong, but at least it isn’t wrong anymore.

Internet works great again, and with the new google browser, its fast too. Anyone tried it too yet?

Somewhere near the Keutschacher Lake

First of September today, summer passed by quite quickly. After some stuff I had to do in the city, I decided to go cycling. And that showed me then that summer is far from being over, it was quite a hot day actually, to hot to go anywhere far cycling. So, i just did a “short” trip, but fun nevertheless.

I went to visit a friend later in the evening, but overall, it was more a relaxing day. Might get another enlarger too, so the big one can get some rest too. And good that I didnt take to many photos on the trip, internet is slow as jelly right now. Hope it gets faster tomorrow. Hardly could get this site here up. Photo will be added once upload works again

P.S.: Upload finally works again. Wohoooo

On the mountain

Weather in the city area was like fall, fog high above the city and no blue sky in sight. But then, we also know what do to so. As soon as you get up a mountain, you have a nice clear blue sky, with the clouds way bellow you.

View up the mountain

And thats what we did today. We excaped the grey skies of Klagenfurt and went to the Nockberge, more specific, to the Rinsennock near the Turracher Höhe.

PLenty of photos were taken on the trip up and down, some for normal photos, some for panos.  The panos you can find, as usuall, on my website. The links to the individual panos are here bellow:

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There are of course plenty of “normal” photos, and the will be at flickr tomorrow. Finished editing, and will let them develope tonight, but upload will take a bit. Soon

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Also, all the “normal” photos are now editied and put on flickr, feel free to check them out.

Cleaning the enlarger

Also; I worked a bit on my new enlarger. First step was cleaning, and after 3 hours of taking it appart, cleaning it with some pretty strong chemicals and putting it togther it works like new.

My only problem is the lens, its the 105mm one for 6×9 format, so with 35mm negatives they turn out rather tiny, everything fully extended allow me barly to cover 10×7 inch. Need to find at least a 80mm lens for it. If anyone out there has expirience with the Durst U70 model, please contact me.

My new enlarger

It was time for the Altstadtzauber again, a bit festival in the inner, old part of the city, with a huge flea market that lasts all night long, music concerts and other magic or artist shows. Quite cool stuff.

Flea Market at night

Main even, for me at least, was again the flea market. I was primary looking for some camera equipment, but also other stuff (need another hat, and a new headlight), and also to take some photos. I went with the 30D+20/1.8 (simply love that combo) and headed to the city. I was in for quite some time, exploring the areal. Not much photo related stuff, most interesting camera was a Olympus 35 SP rangefinder, rest was just a lot of Practica and Minolta cameras.

But then I found a rare thing, one of them had a nice, old enlarger there. It was a Durst U 70, quite a old model, but still looking good. Lens is a 105mm, so I might have to get a shorter one, but in case I get a 6×9 camera, I have the right stuff. This now is properly my oldest piece of equipment, they were build first in 1947

Me at the flea market

Later at 3, when I thought about going home, I meet Robert (know him from the medieval games), and we went across the flea market again, taking more photos.

In the evening, I went there again with Gervin, looking for more stuff and also of course, taking more photos. And those will be then edited tomorrow and put on flickr. Stay tuned.

P.S.: With the help of code-guru Ben, my shadowbox works nicely again.