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2. März 20213. März 2021Wassilios Nikitakis

My first Experience with SILBERSALZ 500T Film

When I first read about a new 35mm film called „Silbersalz35“ the idea seemed quite intriguing to me: a small German enterprise which used Kodak Vision 3 Motion Picture Film to pack it into normal film canisters. You can load your 35mm camera with it like you would do with a a normal consumer film […]

21. August 202021. August 2020Wassilios Nikitakis

Greek Summer 2020 with a Leica M6 and different film stocks

When we left the plane in Thessaloniki a couple of weeks ago we had to make a COVID 19 test. Luckily the result was negative, so we left for the Greek island of Samothraki 10 days later after staying at my sisters house. In my baggage: a Leica M6 with a 50mm Summarit 2.4 lens, […]

20. Juni 202020. Juni 2020Wassilios Nikitakis

Visiting Museum Kolumba during the Pandemic with a Leica M2 and a roll of Agfa APX 100

Sunday noon. We were alone in Kolumba (Cologne) one of the most beautiful museums, created by the famous Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. I brought my Leica M2 with me, together with a Summicron 35mm lens: Inside the camera: a rather cheap roll of Agfa APX 100. Sometimes I wonder, why still bother shooting film? But […]

30. Mai 202031. Mai 2020Wassilios Nikitakis

Behind Glass and Curtains – COVID 19, a Nikon FE and some Ilford HP5

Als die Warnungen vor dem Virus amtlich wurden, tat ich dasselbe wie fast jeder andere auch. In der Nachbarschaft spazieren. Die eigene Wohnung in Augenschein nehmen. Beides wie geschaffen dafür, meine alte Nikon Filmkamera aus der Tasche zu nehmen, um endlich die Filme zu verbrauchen, die seit langem schon Kühlschrank lagern. Und einen Versuch zu […]

23. September 201923. September 2019Wassilios Nikitakis

Brittany with an old Leica (Part III) – Dinan and the Monastery

I really liked Dinan. It’s touristy but in a somehow cautious and sophisticated way. We stayed in a small hotel, named after the French explorer Auguste Pavie. With subtlety and refined taste the owners had integrated asian sculptures and other elements of the East to create a splendid blend of medieval France and Eastern Asia. […]

24. Februar 201924. Februar 2019Wassilios Nikitakis

Superia Summer – Greek Islands 2018

Vielleicht ist es ein Reflex vergangener Tage. Als ich noch Filmrollen nach dem Urlaub abgab und mich darauf freute, die Negative und Abzüge wenige Tage später abholen zu können. Jedenfalls fällt es mir immer noch schwer, im Sommerurlaub ganz auf eine Filmkamera zu verzichten. Und ja, die Bilder sehen auch anders aus als digitale. Rauer, […]

20. März 20188. April 2018Wassilios Nikitakis

Seascape with Friends – Zeeland

This time I wanted to bring just an analog camera with me. The small, beautiful and remarkably heavy Rollei 35 with a Tessar lens. Loaded with Kodak Portra 400 (pushed one stop). Every year I travel with a bunch of good friends to the Netherlands for a few days at the sea in winter time. […]