Tag: Fujifilm X-S10

In the spotlight

7.8 km / 4.8 miles 🚶

Düsseldorf 🇩🇪

Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany and is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Düssel, a small tributary.

The story

A very cold walk through Düsseldorf to test a new black and white film simulation recipe.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kentmere Pan 400

The pictures

In the spotlight

6.9 km / 4.3 miles 🚶

Tongeren 🇧🇪

Tongeren is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders.

The story

It’s been almost three years since I’ve been here: a sunny day in the lovely little city of Tongeren, this time with the good old Flek, which shines in black and white.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Tri-X 400

The pictures

January 12, 2024

In the spotlight

11 km / 6.8 miles 🚶

Essen 🇩🇪

Essen is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as the ninth-largest city of Germany. Essen lies in the larger Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is part of the cultural area of Rhineland. Because of its central location in the Ruhr, Essen is often regarded as the Ruhr's "secret capital".

The story

A cold, cold walk in Essen towards Zeche Zollverein, a former coal mine.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Tri-X 400

The pictures

December 16, 2023 (day 2 of 6)

The story

18.9 km / 11.7 miles 🚶

München 🇩🇪

Munich is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria. It is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to about six million people.

The story

The first full day in Munich: exploring the city with the stealthy Ricoh in color, and in the darkness the good ol’ Flek excels in black and white.

The gear

Cameras:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)¹
Fujifilm X-S10²

Camera lens:
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8²

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4^{1 2}

Film simulation recipes:
Kodak Print¹
Kodak Tri-X 400²

The pictures

November 11, 2023 (day 1 of 2)

In the spotlight

21.7 km / 13.5 miles 🚗 🚶

Trier 🇩🇪

Trier is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region.

The story

Testing my “new” lens, the Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8, according to its serial number, built somewhere between 1961 and 1964. Shot wide open for the most vintage look possible and in black and white, where the lens excels.