Monthly Archives: January 2012

A visit to an old castle

Posted on January 30, 2012 by kbesios

About a month ago I visited an old castle to make some images. I chose the Mamiya 645 Pro TL as my main camera since I needed some flexibility with focal length (I own the 45,80,150 lenses which translate to … Continue reading →

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Trees on fields

Posted on January 26, 2012 by kbesios

A few more images from the Fuji Sensia 100 roll, taken with the Leica M7. A beautiful scenery, a few trees on a brown and green field. (c)2012 Konstantinos Besios. All rights reserved.

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Winter images with the Leica M7

Posted on January 25, 2012 by kbesios

At a recent trip on the snowy mountains I took some good images with the Sony NEX 5N. I had also with me the Leica M7 loaded with Fuji Sensia 100 slide film. As it always happens, analog images take … Continue reading →

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Leica M7 with Fuji Velvia 50

Posted on January 24, 2012 by kbesios

For this post a few new images from my recent scanned Velvia roll shot with the Leica M7. It was a sunny day and the Velvia really exaggerated the colors. I really love the way it renders greens but I … Continue reading →

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Sony NEX 5N with Leica Elmar 135mm f4

Posted on January 24, 2012 by kbesios

It’s been a busy weekend, I trip at Meteora (Greece), a place of unique beauty and also my scanner has been busy scanning the slides I received earlier this week from the lab. At this trip I had the chance … Continue reading →

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Gaoersi 617 with Fuji Provia 100F

Posted on January 23, 2012 by kbesios

Well, it’s been some time since I last took with me the Gaoersi 617 panoramic camera for landsapes. This time I chose the Fuji Provia 100F slide film, since it quite a sunny and contrasty day and I though it … Continue reading →

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The Leica Elmar 135mm f4 has arrived

Posted on January 21, 2012 by kbesios

This is the new addition to my gear, the 1960 Leica Elmar 135mm f4. Although I rarely use a telephoto lens I found it on a very good bargain and thought I could always use a lens like this for … Continue reading →

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Frozen (and some more thoughts about the Sony NEX 5N)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by kbesios

During my last trip I had to deal with very low temperatures (the lowest being -24 Celsius, that’s about -11 Fahrenheit). At these frozen conditions every camera operates way out of the limits the owner manual suggests. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Black and White images with Sony NEX 5N

Posted on January 20, 2012 by kbesios

The Sony NEX 5N has been a real joy to use since day one. A great improvement over the previous model and exactly what I need for my every days walks. A very fast camera in every means, and the … Continue reading →

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Sunrise on winter

Posted on January 19, 2012 by kbesios

Sunrise over a frozen city taken with the Sony NEX 5N. I am currently near the end of a four days business trip, where my free time was extremely limited, but I managed to capture some interesting images which I … Continue reading →

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