The Sheikh’s Telephoto Lens

The factory sample of the Leica 1600 mm 1:5.6 telephoto lens that the sheikh needed to take photos of his falcons …

… proudly presented by Leica Classic Store employee Mr. Arning.
By the way, the sheikh used it mounted on a special Mercedes G-Wagon.

A Hologon for Leica R

A googly-eyed lens on my R8

It’s a Super-Elmar-R 1:3,5 15mm I got yesterday in the Wetzlar Leica Classic Store. Last year, during a workshop, I took a few picture of some Leitz Park features with such a lens:

Comfortable Lid

‘nother motorcycle-related blogpost, so skip if you’re not into that …

Shoei Neotec 3 before dismantling

It’s a tradition: when I get a new bike, I get a new helmet. So, as my R1300 GS is possibly only a week away, I got a Shoei Neotec 3 and the fitting Sena SRL3 Bluetooth communications system. Shoei’s helmet shells fit my noggin’ better than BMW’s and Schuberth’s (which produce for the former). So, in the early am today, I tried my hand at installing the electronics in the helmet:

You have to practically take it apart to get the battery, cables, loudspeakers, antennas and microphone installed, but for the first time in a lot of helmets I succeded.

Tried it out on a tour through the Hainich National Park:

A very nice ride and the helmet proved comfortable in fit. The aerodynamics are improved upon the predecessor and there’s very little noise. What noise there is, the Harman-Cardon licensed sound system produces it in a quality that is almost wasted on a motorcycle helmet headset. Let’s just say you can actually enjoy your music while riding. Looking forward to pairing the helmet with the GS in a week!

Fortunate F3 Find

A Nikon F3 HP found again, put a special strap and a no less special lens on it

I’m moving house and while getting some furniture out of the old place, my son found my old Nikon F3 HP among the flotsam and the jetsam. A nice surprise!

Fujinoctilux

Fujifilm’s XF 56 1:1.2 R WR lens on my XPro2

Got this light-gatherer recently and it really leaves a good first impression.

Leica SL3 Hands-On

Slightly updated SL3 body (second top wheel visible here to the right of the viewfinder hump, finally, we have input wheels for all three items of the exposure triangle!), perfect lens (f/2.0 APO 35 mm SL, ‘nough said!).

Moving House

My bookshelf at night

Since I got that key for the new rental flat, I’ve been moving house.

I wanted to downsize, simplify everything, get rid of old burdens, live in an age-appropriate manner and only surround myself with things that I like and that I really need. I moved out of the house and into a rented apartment. Here are a few documentary photos of the change:

On a Mac? On a Mac!

Shhh … Wanna know a secret?

Capture All, Let Postprocessing Sort Them Out!

A video mostly taken with the Insta360 X3 but for the last part, which is with the DJI Mavic 3 Pro.

There’s a Learning Curve in the Air

That was yesterday afternoon: first the Avata drone was almost dunked in the river, then I switched to the Mavic 3 Pro and finally got still images with the Nikon. My thanks again go to Philip Glass for his relaxed attitude towards pirates.👍