Midnight sun

This image was taken while dreaming of being in the land of the midnight sun.


M.Zuiko 75mm f3.2  1/400sec

And now I am making new images, in that very place where the night sky never comes.

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Old school

There is something about the old school lenses from Germany and Russia that have captured my imagination.
It certainly is not about sharpness or autofocus speed, and certainly not the ease of use of mechanical perfection.
The lenses I am interested in have none of that: they are chunky, stiff, rough around the edges and awkward to use.
So why would anybody want this retro low tech lenses?
Hard to describe in words...


Meyer Optik Domiplan 50mm f2.8 (@f2.8)


Meyer Optik Domiplan 50mm f2.8 (@f2.8)


Meyer Optik Domiplan 50mm f2.8 (@f2.8)

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Painting

“I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.” –Man Ray


Meyer-Optik Görlitz Domiplan 50mm F2.8
I am no painter and this is how I would like to paint.

Modern lenses are optimized to capture the minutest detail with corrected optics to deliver sharp images, while a vintage lense from 50 years ago allows me to paint, with light.