Technic

Preface

In the end getting good or less good pictures does not depend on camera or printing techniques. Thus, it often doesn't depend on expensive or the latest cameras. In fact, my camera and lenses are on average from the 1980s, making them approx 40 years old. My most recent bought camera was released in 2014 and none of my cameras is today more worth than a modern smart phone. Some cameras and even more many lenses I got for less than 100 EUR (in 2020-2025). Where necessary, were camera, lab and other constructions created to support, extend and replace commercial products. Nevertheless the different cameras and lenses being used actually enable the styles or at least simplify them. They are like different brushes of a painter ... ... While the different sensors, films and papers are canvases and colors of a painter. So why do I have despite of this still so many cameras and lenses? See FAQ for additonal info. But:

Cameras (digital 24x36 mm)

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Digital Kamera

Nikon* D800 (C-Wiki) [added in 2012] Nikon* D810 (C-Wiki) [added in 2017]

Cameras (digital < 24x36 mm)

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Digital Kamera

Nikon* D3300 (C-Wiki) [added in 2017, but primary in use by others] Sony* NEX-3 (C-Wiki) [added in 2011, discarded]

Cameras (digital << 24x36 mm - Low End Camera)

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Low End camera

Sony* Xperia* X Compact (smartphone) Motorola* RAZR i (smartphone) [discarded]

Cameras (analog 135 / 24x36 mm)

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35 mm (135 Film)

Nikon* FE2 (C-Wiki) [added in 1985] Nikon* F4s (C-Wiki) [added in ~1990] Nikon* L35AW AF (C-Wiki) [added in ~1990] Rollei* 35 S (C-Wiki) [added in ~1990]

Cameras (analog Medium Format 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9 cm, 135 Panorama )

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Medium Format

Bronica* GS-1 (C-Wiki) 6x7 cm [added in 2020] Fuji* GX680 II (C-Wiki) 6x8 cm [added in 2020] Linhof* Super Technika IV (C-Wiki) 6x9 cm (YOM ~1957/58) ["inherited", added in ~ 2000, but never really used] Seagull* 4A-103 (C-Wiki) 6x6 cm [added ~1990, no more in use] Zeiss Ikon* Ikonta 521/2 (C-Wiki) 6x9 cm (YOM 1938) [added 2023] Zeiss Ikon* Ikonta 521/16 C-Wiki) 6x6 cm (YOM 1938) [added 2024]

Cameras (analog Large Format 9x12 cm, 4x5 '' )

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Large Format

Toyo* View 45G (C-Wiki) [added in 2021] Frankenstein ZERO (based on Toyo* View 45G) [added in 2024] Linhof* Technika* III (C-Wiki) 9x12 cm (YOM 1950) [added in late 1990s] Welta 9x12 (C-Wiki) 9x12 cm [added in 2024, under modeling a new back] Mentor* Atelier-Reflex (9x12 cm) (YOM likely ~1949) [added in 2025, under modeling a new back] (C-Wiki) 9x12 cm (YOM likely ~1949) [added in 2025, under modeling a new back]

Cameras (analog Large Format 13x18 cm, 5x7 '' )

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Large Format

Mentor* Studio (C-Wiki) 13x18 cm [added in 2025, needs a new modern back, lens board adapter, film holders and development tank]

Cameras (analog Ultra Large Format > 18x24 cm, 8x10 '')

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Ultra Large Format

Frankenstein ALPHA (<= 30x40 cm, like 24x30 and 30x40 cm, based on Toyo* View 45G) [Under construction in 2024] Frankenstein BETA (<= 60x60 cm, based on Toyo* View 45G) [Under construction in 2024+]

Cameras ( << analog 135 / 24x36 mm)

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Miniature Format

Mamiya-16 Automatic (C-Wiki) 10x14 mm [added 2024, but not yet used, due to lack of add. equipment]

Polaroid* Cameras (analog)

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Polaroid*

Polaroid* Image pro (Spectra*) (C-Wiki) [added in mid of 1990s, discarded, film production discontinued]

Lenses (analog 135 / 24x36 mm, digital 24x36 mm)

Nikon* Nikkor* AIS AF : 11-500 mm + 1.4x / 2.0x converter + bellows / extension tubes + fisheye. Since 2012 are the very most pictures are made with Nikon* Nikkor* 20mm AIS, before with a Nikon* Nikkor* 24mm AIS. Nearly no zooms are used. Most lenses are manual Nikkor* AIS lenses.

Lenses (analog Medium Format 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, 6x9 cm)

Bronica* Zenzanon PG for GS-1 50-250 mm (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 25-120 mm for 6x7) (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 28-138 mm for 6x6) Fuji* Fujinon* for GX680 65-250 mm (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 29-120 mm for 6x8) (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 25-120 mm for 6x7) (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 36-138 mm for 6x6) Zeiss Ikon* Ikonta 521/2: 105mm (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 45 mm) Zeiss Ikon* Ikonta 521/16: 75mm (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 42 mm)

Lenses (analog Large Format 9x12 cm, 4x5 '' and Ultra Large Format > 18x24 cm, 8x10 '')

Fuji* Fujinon* for GX680 For 9x12 cm, 4x5 '': 75-400 mm (= 135 (24x36 mm) equivalent: 20-215 mm) Fuji* Fujinon* lenses with Shutter auf Linhof* style lens boards. Reproduction Lenses For (Ultra) Large Format without shutter: 150-900 mm Rodenstock*, Staeble*, Zeiss* Jena, Leitz* and others. Where possible mounted on Linhof* style lens boards, otherwise Toyo* 45 lens boards. The haviest 3 need still a (special) lens board & mount. Most of theses lenses are from repro cameras or projectors. [Under construction in 2024]

B&W Films (analog)

Fuji* Neopan* 400, 1600 [discontinued], Fuji UM-MA HC (X-Ray) film (>= 9x12 cm) . Ilford* HP5 (Plus), FP4 (Plus), PAN F . Kodak* T-max* 3200 . Foma* Fomapan* 100, 400 . Forte* 100, 400 [discontinued] . etc. with ADOX* Rodinal* Ilford* Microphen*, ID-11* etc.

Color Films (analog)

Kodak* Kodachrome* 200 [discontinued] . Fuji* Sensia* [discontinued] . Konica* Chrome 100R [discontinued] . Polaroid* Image (Spectra) [discontinued] . etc.

Gelatine Silver Paper

Ilford* Multigrade Foma* Brom etc. with Tetanal* Dokumol* etc.

Pigment Inkjet Paper

HP* Premium Instant-dry Photo Paper etc.

Laboratory

Durst* 138 Dunco* II-66 C Jobo* ATL2 Durst* RCP20 Jobo* Drum Doran* Tank etc.

Analog-Digital Laboratory

Canon* Canoscan F4400 [discontinued] Epson* Perfection V39 Minolta* Dimage Scan Elite* 5400

Digital Laboratory

Adobe* Photoshop* Gimp Google* Nik Collection (today: DXO*) Imadio* Fisheye-Hemi (out of buisness) etc. Intel* CPU and Nvidia* GPU based computers with Microsoft* Windows*. When possible are for the digital TIFF master only raw formats used and processed.

Digital-Analog Laboratory

HP* DesignJet* Z3200 with HP* 70 ink.

Web Site

The website is offline created by an 'creator' application before being uploaded. Pictures are resolution reduced to max. 960 pixel without watermark and 1920 pixel with watermark reduced.

The Web Site uses the following technologies and formats: Perl* Python* JavaScript* PHP HTML 5 SVG JPEG PostgreSQL* ImageMagick exiftool, iptc, jhead, qrencode pdflatex FFmpeg Inkscape Gemini* AI Intel* CPU and Nvidia* GPU based computers with Ubuntu* Linux*.

Not Used

Cameras (digital > 24x36 mm)

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Digital Medium Format

At the moment, I do not own a digital camera of this format. But regarding resolution and, starting from about 6x4.5, also due to the optical difference (as with analog), it is almost only a matter of time and price.

Cameras (analog 35 mm (135 Film) / Half Frame)

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35 mm (135 Film) / Half Frame

At the moment, I do not own a half frame camera. But long term, I might look into the a half frame system.

Cameras (analog Medium Format 6x4.5 cm)

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Medium Format

I currently see no real point in using the small medium format between 35mm (135 film) and the larger medium formats ( >= 6x6). Only with 35mm film would it make some sense. But you never know.

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