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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eblida/">EBLIDA</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblida/55301080934/" title="Berlin.19.05.2026 (9)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301080934_935f60e681_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Berlin.19.05.2026 (9)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eblida/">EBLIDA</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblida/55301250165/" title="Berlin.Bibliocon.20.05.2026 (15)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301250165_bc5cf352e7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Berlin.Bibliocon.20.05.2026 (15)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eblida/">EBLIDA</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblida/55301250515/" title="Berlin.Bibliocon.20.05.2026 (6)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301250515_142f5468bd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Berlin.Bibliocon.20.05.2026 (6)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eblida/">EBLIDA</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblida/55301079169/" title="Berlin.Bibliocon.22.05.2026.End (7)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301079169_d4875c3d67_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Berlin.Bibliocon.22.05.2026.End (7)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eblida/">EBLIDA</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eblida/55300994013/" title="Berlin.Bibliocon.19.05.2026 (2)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300994013_d2aae85fa5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Berlin.Bibliocon.19.05.2026 (2)" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55300990728/" title="IMG-2504246238__easyHDR-dramatic-strong"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300990728_3112ba5209_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG-2504246238__easyHDR-dramatic-strong" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55299931762/" title="IMG-2504246213_"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55299931762_b46660e32b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG-2504246213_" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55301077449/" title="IMG-2504246311_"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301077449_d6b4bf15e4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG-2504246311_" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55300979643/" title="IMG-2504246400_"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300979643_6a3c0a065c_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG-2504246400_" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55301236285/" title="IMG-2504246291__easyHDR-Red&amp;Black"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301236285_b27ffedaa3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG-2504246291__easyHDR-Red&amp;Black" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55301066504/" title="IMG-2504246508__easyHDR-Red&amp;Black"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55301066504_0ac36cccc8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="IMG-2504246508__easyHDR-Red&amp;Black" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/200940948@N08/">wojciech g</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/200940948@N08/55300980158/" title="IMG-015067_"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300980158_5f0f854283_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="IMG-015067_" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jmarcdive/">jmarcdive</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarcdive/55300579551/" title="The small rose garden (and my mistakes)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300579551_57ce5935de_m.jpg" width="170" height="240" alt="The small rose garden (and my mistakes)" /></a></p> <p>After the 3 first black-and-white films with my 6x9cm folding camera Foth-Film Luxus (Germany, 1930-1934, see below for details about the camera) I was curious to see the results with a color film.<br /> <br /> I have in my collection a pocket-format book « Agenda Lumière » of the year 1933 edited by the French company Lumière owned by the two Lumière brothers who invented a lot of original products including the Autochrome Lumière process color photography and the « cinématographe Lumière» in Lyon, France. The pocket is printed on a very thin paper in 480 pages with amazing general photography technics and details on the films available at that time. The color Autochrome Lumière process was available both on rigid glass plates and also in films. If available, the color photography was likely less common than black-and-white in the years 1930.<br /> <br /> To test the camera in color, I loaded a 120-format roll of Kodak Gold 200 for 8 exposures in 6x9cm. It was the first time I used the backing paper marks in the camera red window for the film advance of a color film. The marks largely differs from a manufacturer to another. I was waiting for arrows, points that usually precess the frame number, bur here I saw a very small off-centered « Kodak » then a bar … I advanced carefully again but I only saw again a « Kodak » then immediately «2 » ! The first frame was then lost…<br /> <br /> Troubled probably by this mistake, I then superposed by accident the two first views! <br /> <br /> The film was exposed at the « Parc de la Tête d’Or », Lyon, France, for its nominal 200 ISO sensitivity using a Minolta Autometer III light meter fitted with a 10°v viewfinder for selective metering. The camera was hand held and framing using the wire frame viewfinder or the little reflex viewer at the faster shutter speed available of 1/100s. The frame Nr. 2 has and important motion blur because I wanted to include a moving personnage at the right place and I was too nervous in the shutter release (I used a small cable). I confirms that motion blur is quite sensitive with this camera even at 1/100s (its a f=105 mm lens). <br /> <br /> Due to the bright sun, my laser meter was very difficult/impossible to use at medium distance (5-10m). The frame Nr.4 is then not focused properly. <br /> <br /> View Nr. 8-: transverse light leak of unknown origin (process?) 1/100s f/9 at 9m (with the corrected focusing index) <br /> <br /> Petite roseraie des concours (1930)***, May 28, 2026<br /> Parc de la Tête d’Or<br /> 69006 Lyon<br /> France<br /> _____________________<br /> *** The trial rose garden, now known as the competition rose garden, was created in the Parc de la Tête d'Or in 1930. Every year, the French Rose Society organizes the &quot;International New Rose Competition&quot; on this site, during which, among other prizes, the &quot;Most Beautiful Rose of France&quot; is awarded. In June of each year, the French Rose Society organizes a day dedicated to roses and the announcement of the competition results. French and international figures from the world of roses attend this ceremony, which takes place in the Parc de la Tête d'Or.<br /> ____________________<br /> <br /> After the last frame Nr; 8 exposed, the film was fully rolled to the taking spool at processed by a local lab service using the C-41 protocol. The frames were then digitized using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) held on a Minolta vertical macro stative device and adapted to a Minolta MD Macro lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The light source was a LED panel (approx. 4x5') CineStill Cine-lite fitted with film holder &quot;Lobster&quot; to maintain flat the 120-format film. <br /> <br /> The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version of Adobe Lightroom Classic (version 15.3, April 2026) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as print files with frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures. <br /> <br /> About the camera:<br /> <br /> On May 9, 2026, I bought from a local collector, Lyon, France, this 6x9cm folding camera of the early 1930’s. The camera was manufactured by the company founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1926 by Carl Friedrich Foth, a Dutch mechanic engineer. The camera is equipped of a « everset » shutter (no cocking necessary) designed by Foth with the logo of the company « CFFC » (likely for « Carl Friedrich Foth Company » or so) on the selection dial. It operates at 1/100s, 1/50s and 1/25s plus B and T. This version « Luxus » also include a working delayed shutter release. <br /> <br /> The 1:4.5 f=105mm lens is also Foth branded and is a double anastigmat (German : « Doppel Anastigmat ») first designed by Goerz, Berlin, 1892, consisting of 6 lens in two groups. There are two viewers on the camera: a little reflex one on top left side that could be flipped for portrait or landscape framing, and a « sport » wire-frame that folds into the camera body.<br /> <br /> For its age, the camera is still in good aesthetic and mechanical/optical apparent condition. The covering leather is complete and imitates a sort of lizard leather in a typical « Art Déco » style. The regular versions of the Foth-Film camera were covered with black leather. The leather bag accompanying the camera s likely a recent one, probably hand-made in a very soft and pleasant leather and a good matching style. <br /> <br /> The camera takes the regular 120-format film with backing paper and the red window is aligned with the index still existing for the 6x9cm frames (8 views per roll). I readjusted the internal spring blade that allows the film rolls installation. It was too loose to correctly maintain the spools in place. One rolling steel cylinder is missing, and the film will slide directly in the edge of the chamber. This edge is hopefully smooth enough, maybe not to scratch the emulsion. <br /> <br /> The focusing plate is very nicely designed ans easy to operate from infinite to the minimum distance of ca 1m. The Havane bellow is well preserved and the folding mechanics operate without effort. In France, the camera was sold by different prominent dealers as Photo-Plait and Photo-Hall in Paris but also by Tiranty (the historical importer to France of Leica) and « Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) as advertized in their catalogs. It was priced at 350 francs of the time.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jmarcdive/">jmarcdive</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarcdive/55300823194/" title="The small rose garden (and my mistakes)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300823194_140f527470_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="The small rose garden (and my mistakes)" /></a></p> <p>After the 3 first black-and-white films with my 6x9cm folding camera Foth-Film Luxus (Germany, 1930-1934, see below for details about the camera) I was curious to see the results with a color film.<br /> <br /> I have in my collection a pocket-format book « Agenda Lumière » of the year 1933 edited by the French company Lumière owned by the two Lumière brothers who invented a lot of original products including the Autochrome Lumière process color photography and the « cinématographe Lumière» in Lyon, France. The pocket is printed on a very thin paper in 480 pages with amazing general photography technics and details on the films available at that time. The color Autochrome Lumière process was available both on rigid glass plates and also in films. If available, the color photography was likely less common than black-and-white in the years 1930.<br /> <br /> To test the camera in color, I loaded a 120-format roll of Kodak Gold 200 for 8 exposures in 6x9cm. It was the first time I used the backing paper marks in the camera red window for the film advance of a color film. The marks largely differs from a manufacturer to another. I was waiting for arrows, points that usually precess the frame number, bur here I saw a very small off-centered « Kodak » then a bar … I advanced carefully again but I only saw again a « Kodak » then immediately «2 » ! The first frame was then lost…<br /> <br /> Troubled probably by this mistake, I then superposed by accident the two first views! <br /> <br /> The film was exposed at the « Parc de la Tête d’Or », Lyon, France, for its nominal 200 ISO sensitivity using a Minolta Autometer III light meter fitted with a 10°v viewfinder for selective metering. The camera was hand held and framing using the wire frame viewfinder or the little reflex viewer at the faster shutter speed available of 1/100s. The frame Nr. 2 has and important motion blur because I wanted to include a moving personnage at the right place and I was too nervous in the shutter release (I used a small cable). I confirms that motion blur is quite sensitive with this camera even at 1/100s (its a f=105 mm lens). <br /> <br /> Due to the bright sun, my laser meter was very difficult/impossible to use at medium distance (5-10m). The frame Nr.4 is then not focused properly. <br /> <br /> View Nr. 2 (the Nr. 1 is blank)-: Unwanted double exposure, each at 1/100s f/11 at 7m (with the corrected focusing index) <br /> <br /> Petite roseraie des concours (1930)***, May 28, 2026<br /> Parc de la Tête d’Or<br /> 69006 Lyon<br /> France<br /> _____________________<br /> *** The trial rose garden, now known as the competition rose garden, was created in the Parc de la Tête d'Or in 1930. Every year, the French Rose Society organizes the &quot;International New Rose Competition&quot; on this site, during which, among other prizes, the &quot;Most Beautiful Rose of France&quot; is awarded. In June of each year, the French Rose Society organizes a day dedicated to roses and the announcement of the competition results. French and international figures from the world of roses attend this ceremony, which takes place in the Parc de la Tête d'Or.<br /> ____________________<br /> <br /> After the last frame Nr; 8 exposed, the film was fully rolled to the taking spool at processed by a local lab service using the C-41 protocol. The frames were then digitized using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) held on a Minolta vertical macro stative device and adapted to a Minolta MD Macro lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The light source was a LED panel (approx. 4x5') CineStill Cine-lite fitted with film holder &quot;Lobster&quot; to maintain flat the 120-format film. <br /> <br /> The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version of Adobe Lightroom Classic (version 15.3, April 2026) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as print files with frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures. <br /> <br /> About the camera:<br /> <br /> On May 9, 2026, I bought from a local collector, Lyon, France, this 6x9cm folding camera of the early 1930’s. The camera was manufactured by the company founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1926 by Carl Friedrich Foth, a Dutch mechanic engineer. The camera is equipped of a « everset » shutter (no cocking necessary) designed by Foth with the logo of the company « CFFC » (likely for « Carl Friedrich Foth Company » or so) on the selection dial. It operates at 1/100s, 1/50s and 1/25s plus B and T. This version « Luxus » also include a working delayed shutter release. <br /> <br /> The 1:4.5 f=105mm lens is also Foth branded and is a double anastigmat (German : « Doppel Anastigmat ») first designed by Goerz, Berlin, 1892, consisting of 6 lens in two groups. There are two viewers on the camera: a little reflex one on top left side that could be flipped for portrait or landscape framing, and a « sport » wire-frame that folds into the camera body.<br /> <br /> For its age, the camera is still in good aesthetic and mechanical/optical apparent condition. The covering leather is complete and imitates a sort of lizard leather in a typical « Art Déco » style. The regular versions of the Foth-Film camera were covered with black leather. The leather bag accompanying the camera s likely a recent one, probably hand-made in a very soft and pleasant leather and a good matching style. <br /> <br /> The camera takes the regular 120-format film with backing paper and the red window is aligned with the index still existing for the 6x9cm frames (8 views per roll). I readjusted the internal spring blade that allows the film rolls installation. It was too loose to correctly maintain the spools in place. One rolling steel cylinder is missing, and the film will slide directly in the edge of the chamber. This edge is hopefully smooth enough, maybe not to scratch the emulsion. <br /> <br /> The focusing plate is very nicely designed ans easy to operate from infinite to the minimum distance of ca 1m. The Havane bellow is well preserved and the folding mechanics operate without effort. In France, the camera was sold by different prominent dealers as Photo-Plait and Photo-Hall in Paris but also by Tiranty (the historical importer to France of Leica) and « Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) as advertized in their catalogs. It was priced at 350 francs of the time.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55300558696/" title="207"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300558696_6dff5701db_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="207" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55300713778/" title="389"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300713778_71f321dd58_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="389" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55300969920/" title="364"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55300969920_396920dcd7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="364" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55299653137/" title="279"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55299653137_76e6b7aaeb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="279" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55299652407/" title="358"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55299652407_1434947efb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="358" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/201235985@N02/">Kannenbäckerland</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/201235985@N02/55299651937/" title="392"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55299651937_9c7939e514_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="392" /></a></p>

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