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Best and most popular posts of 2021
Well it is time for an annual review of 2021’s “best” posts. I mean the most popular posts of course. I don’t really care much about such metrics but I know people like lists and it is a fun exercise. Though I will not simply list the five most clicked posts because those will all […]
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Vintage Lens Jeopardy #6: Weltblick 35mm F3.5
Introduction Welcome to part #6 of Vintage Lens Jeopardy. Today I am taking a look at the Weltblick 35mm F3.5 moderate wide angle lens for M42 mount. I really like the 35mm viewing angle for street and city shots. This also means that I have a sizable collection of 35mm lenses. This one is without […]
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Vintage Lens Jeopardy #5: Jupiter-21M 4/200 review
Introduction Welcome to part #6 of Vintage Lens Jeopardy. Today I am taking a look at the Jupiter-21M 4/200 telephoto lens. When shopping for vintage lenses one type of lens that is all over Ebay are cheap telephotos. They usually go for less money than even a simple brand name F1.8 fast fifty standard lens. […]
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A short walk with my “new” Fujifilm XQ2 – first impressions and musings about a *slow* return to normal
Introduction I bought myself a new toy. A Fujifilm XQ2 premium compact camera (at least this is what marketers call it). So much for being a minimalist. My wife might call it a toy but seeing as I want to be a professional kind of photographic artist I call it a business expense. When I […]
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Against Masks – an argument in four pictures
Introduction I had a draft sitting in my folder with a nicely laid out argument against government mask mandates. But this blog is supposed to focus on images. Therefore I condensed my argument into four images with four simple arguments and a small conclusion. It requires you doing some research and thinking on your own […]
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Bottle Bin Day
A week ago me and my family went to the bottle bank. It was the highlight of the week. Bottle bin day. Usually we throw empty bottles into the general trash because we are too lazy to carry them across the city center to one of the few deposit sites. But with corona restrictions still […]
filed under: Corona Chronicles