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I have often received FILCA brass cassettes along with older LTM Leicas in my collection. I had noticed that one of them had a roll of black and white film in it when I got it about 5 years ago, but I only got around to processing the film about a month ago. I had no idea what film was in the cassette, what 'ISO' it was and also what age it was. Taking the advice of a friend, I gave the roll 1 hour stand development in diluted D 76 and was pleasantly surprised to find that the roll contained about 21 images (the roll was never finished), most of which were in some way usable. The film was Perutz film of unknown speed. Here is the FILCA with some of the film still inside. The contents of the film were photographs taken in Switzerland and Northern Italy in the very early 1950s. Some of the images were fine, but some of them were grainy and/or suffered from light leaks. The light leaks occurred when I , and possibly others before me, opened the cassette, not knowing that there was a roll of film inside. A woman and a man feature in the photographs and a dachshund also appears in some photos. The photos generally seem to indicate Switzerland and Italy in the early 1950s, particularly a light damaged photo of Banhofstrasse in Zurich which shows large American cars from the late 1940s functioning as taxis. The people may no longer be with us considering their ages at the time, but I would like to trace their families to unite them with the images The couple were driving a mid 1930s BMW 315 with a cabriolet body, possibly, by Weinmann. The registration plate seen in this photo is apparently from the American Zone in Bavaria, the suggestion that it was from Aschaffenberg is disputed. The location of this photo is at La Veduta on the Julier Pass in the Italian Speaking part of Switzerland. Some of the photos show Northern Italy such as this wonderful view of the Steamer Bisbino on Lake Como. A photograph of a narrow street leading to a church clock/bell tower identifies the location as Bellagio on Lake Como. I have been trying to remember which of my cameras the FILCA cassette came with. The cassette came either with a black and nickel III or a chrome IIIa or may have been used with another IIIa which I don't have. A box for FILCA cassettes belonging to that camera came with my IIIa. I have asked the Leica Archives for delivery details of my cameras, but nothing has emerged yet. They would , of course, only provide details of the dealers and not any details of the customers. Photos of the cameras and the couple and other views of Switzerland and Italy from the roll of film plus various pieces of information and technical considerations can be seen in this article here: https://www.macfilos.com/2020/09/11/swiss-roll-hidden-for-70-years-these-photographs-were-recovered-from-an-ancient-leica-film-cassette/#comment-31422 The object here is to identify the couple and to unite their families with the images which have been missing for about 70 years. I might add that some of the photos are very good, but have suffered some ravages over time. Overall, though, the FILCA brass cassette did a mighty fine job protecting the film for anything up to 70 years. William
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Sunset on a fishing's control post, in the Valli di Comacchio, taken just before my Workshop Leica Akademie Italy there last year with a Leica S (007), a Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thanks for viewing, best regards Vieri
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A wonderful long exposure (3' 20") sunrise in the Valli di Comacchio, in Italy, taken during my Leica Akademie Italy Workshop there last year. Leica SL, Voigtlander 15mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thanks for viewing, best regards Vieri
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I spent my Easter weekend in Milan, visiting a friend who's working there on a doctoral project at the local University. He's only been there for two weeks and hadn't really been around the city himself. So, we went out exploring together. And I took my camera with me, obviously. One of the sites we visited is the 'Cimitero Monumentale', not far from the Garibaldi train station. A beautiful site, grotesquely eclectic at times, but all in all very refined. I am not religious myself, but I do like the quietness of a beautiful cemetery. Even one as 'grand' as this one makes my mind ponder. I'd like to share some pictures with you that portray this special place. They were taken with an M9 and 35mm Summicron. There are more photos on my blog: here. All comments are welcome. Thank you for watching.
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Joel Meyerowitz, the great street photographer from New York, was guest of honor for the opening of the new Leica Store in Florence, Italy. Here's what he told (and my shots with a Leica M6). Meyerowitz: in the streets looking for the human | Damiano Fedeli
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I am hosting a Leica meeting in Venice it will be a weekend in April with hotel and food included, I got myself a italian friend who will guide us... and knows the less touristic spots. More details will follow, please let me know if you are interested... The price is yet to be announced, but it should be somewhere around the 375 euro per person. For the whole weekend (this includes hotel, food, and transport from airport>hotel etc.) More details will follow within a week from now. Hope to hear from you guys,
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In Naples, there's a lot to see, but I think the most interesting is the hustle and bustle in the streets, markets and shops. And of course, the stores themselves .. Andreas - These are lovely shots but they viloate Forum rules for image size, so I resized them and replaced them. In the future please follow the rules: No side larger than 960 pixels and no file size larger than 300 KB. Stuart Nordheimer [ATTACH]287198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]287199[/ATTACH]
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Castel Boccale at sunrise, taken in Tuscany (Italy) during a Workshop I led there in Fall 2017. Leica SL, Voigtlander 15mm and filters Formatt-Hitech Firecrest. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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Misty sunrise at Poggio Covili, in Tuscany (Italy), taken during a Workshop I led there in 2017. Leica SL, Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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A wild sunset over a dilapidated farm in the Valli di Comacchio, Italy. Shot with the Leica S, Leica Vario-Elmar-S 30-90mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters just before my Leica Akademie Workshop in Comacchio last year. Thanks for viewing, best regards Vieri
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I fulfilled lifelong dream to visit Ferrari Museum in Maranello. These pictures were taken 29 August 2009 with Leica IIIg, 35 Cron Asph, handheld, Fuji Pro 160-S color negative film, drugstore develop and scan to CD, resized, smart sharpened slightly in PS4 to upload here, no other modification. I remember inside available light spotmetering at 1/30 and 1/15 at f/2.8 and f/4.0, trying for as much depth of field without shaking as I could. Thanks for sharing this with me! [ATTACH]161275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161276[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161279[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161280[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161281[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161282[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]161283[/ATTACH] If you see this in your rear view mirror you'd better move over! [ATTACH]161284[/ATTACH]
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Just got back from a trip to Venice and spent some time wandering around after dinner enjoying the dim Venetian light. I was testing an 35mm Summicron Version III, what a beauty. Thank god Leica is going back to metal hoods. Venice can be a tricky place to take pictures. Venetians are camera shy, there are so many cliches, and it can be difficult to get a wide shot with a group tour. Here are a few of the highlights. Best-Adam Adam Marelli Photo
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This is again the famous church of San Giovanni in Ranui at sunset, on the Dolomites (Italy). This is a one-minute long exposure and this time, after posting the B&W version a few days ago, I present it to you in colour. With Leica SL, Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm and the incredible Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Ultra filters. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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Ich möchte mich hier mit einem Bild vorstellen, welches ich letztes Jahr in Venedig gemacht habe. Ich bin neugierig auf eure Meinungen
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A view from the top of the Piccolo Lagazuoi, on the Dolomites, on a cloudy evening Leica SL, Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm and Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Ultra filters. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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Strong nature and human ingenuity characterise the lagoons of the river Po's Delta in Italy. Here is a "Casone", a typical construction in Comacchio's lagoons to keep an eye on pirate fishermen. A 3-seconds exposure taken almost three years ago at sunset with Leica S (007), Leica 30-90mm Vario-Elmar-S and, as always, my Formatt-Hitech Firecrest filters. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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Misty sunrise at Podere Belvedere, taken in Tuscany (Italy) during a Workshop I led there in April 2017. Leica SL, Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm, filters Formatt-Hitech Firecrest. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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The imposing Castel Boccale, a castle hanging on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Mediterranean on the shores of Tuscany, in Italy. A 75 second long exposure taken with Leica SL, Voigtlander 15mm Super Wide-Heliar and my trusted Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Ultra filters during a Workshop One-on-One in led in Tuscany. I can't wait to be back there in April! Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri
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From the album: Italy 2021
Shot while doing the touristy thing in Florence Italy in October 2021. This statue is immense and beautiful to see up close. It's still hard to believe this was sculpted from a solid piece of stone.© HARJAND LLC 2021
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