Author Archives: kbesios

Street images with Olympus XA

Posted on May 19, 2013 by kbesios

A few more street images taken with the Olympus XA camera, the smallest rangefinder camera ever made. A true pocket camera by all means. Although I have talked about this camera lots of times, I will shortly present some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Analog, Street | Tagged analog, black and white, film, Ilford Ilfotec DD-X developer, kodak tri-x 400, Olympus XA, rangefinder, street, street photography | Leave a comment

Removing dirt from my digital sensor

Posted on May 18, 2013 by kbesios

After postponing it for a long time, I had to clean the sensor of my Nikon D800E. It had come to a point where my digital images looked like a bad developed film with tenths of dirt spots. I used … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Sensor cleaning | Leave a comment

Nikon D800E with Nikon 28-300 lens, a good travel companion

Posted on May 18, 2013 by kbesios

As much as I enjoy shooting with good lenses which will provide me the quality needed for large prints (which I print very often), at the same time I really appreciate a lens that will reduce the size and weight … Continue reading →

Posted in Lenses | Tagged DSLR, Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6, Nikon D800E | Leave a comment

Travelling with Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 film

Posted on May 17, 2013 by kbesios

I recently got a few rolls of Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 film. I haven’t used this film for years, since I opted for more “pro” emulsions. But this film has a very vivid color and it tends to render scenes … Continue reading →

Posted in Analog | Tagged analog, color negative, film, Fuji Superia X-TRA 400, leica, leica m7, rangefinder, Voigtlander super wide Heliar 15mm f4.5 | Leave a comment

Plaubel Makina 67 with Kodak Portra 160VC

Posted on May 17, 2013 by kbesios

One more roll film for today’s post, a Kodak Portra 160VC shot with the Plaubel Makina 67. I still have a few of these (now discontinued) films which are expired. Every time I scan a Portra film (and that of … Continue reading →

Posted in Analog | Tagged 6x7, analog, color negative, film, Kodak Portra 160VC, medium format, Plaubel Makina 67, rangefinder | Leave a comment

Some times you just have to digitally alter an image

Posted on May 16, 2013 by kbesios

This is one of the rare times I digitally intervene like this in a photo. (Original image) (Final image) The image was taken with the Plaubel Makina 67 using Kodak Portra 160VC film. Both a polarizer and B+W 110ND filters … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged analog, film, Kodak Portra 160VC, medium format, Plaubel Makina 67, rangefinder, seascape | Leave a comment

Nikon D800E back in action

Posted on May 14, 2013 by kbesios

After a few weeks of shooting almost exclusively film, it was time for a “digital break”. Although I took with me my 4×5 camera, the Plaubel Makina 67 and the Leica M7 (with the almost permanently mounted Voigtlander 15mm), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cameras | Tagged DSLR, Nikon 135mm DC f/2, Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6, Nikon D800E | Leave a comment

Vintage

Posted on May 13, 2013 by kbesios

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged leica, leica m8, portait, rangefinder, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f1.5 | Leave a comment

Large format at the beach

Posted on May 11, 2013 by kbesios

My large format camera is almost always with me when on a phot trip. Actually is in my car waiting of a subject worth of using it. As expected, most of the times I will choose another camera and will … Continue reading →

Posted in Analog, Large format | Tagged 4x5, analog, Beach, black end white, film, Kodak TMAX 100, large format, Schneider Symmar-S 210mm f/5.6, Sinar Norma 4x5 view camera, trunk | 2 Comments

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