Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/15

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] IMG: New gallery - streets of Berlin at the weekend in B&W
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:08:13 +0200
References: <4CB4C740.5020901@gmx.de> <CDD2F1D4-CF0A-41B8-BA90-1DAB26C142DB@frozenlight.eu>

  Thanks Nathan,

The flea market on the "Strasse des 17. Juni" is easy 
to find, just take the S-Bahn to Tiergarten and it's 
about 200 metres from the station.

It's open on Saturdays and Sundays from about 8 am 
until 6 pm. Get there early to have the pick of the crop!

Cheers
Douglas

On 15.10.2010 07:12, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Wonderful to see Berlin through your eyes, especially as I was there a few 
> weeks ago. Next time I must hit the flea markets too!
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:38 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> we were in Berlin over the weekend on a business trip (finding a new 
>> publisher and meeting a film producer working on Frauke's book).
>>
>> Here are a few shots taken while travelling/walking to the various places 
>> we had to go to. Everything from a stretch Trabbi and the President's 
>> Palace to a "guerilla busker" on the train.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Berlin/October_2010/
>>
>> Some focusing and DoF problems - my Tokina 12-24 zoom suddenly decided it 
>> only wanted to shoot wide open at f4, a couple were also shot with Leica 
>> lenses - 21/4 and 35/2
>>
>>
>> Spent most of our time in what used to be East Berlin - it always did 
>> have all the interesting bits and lunch is cheaper.
>>
>> The fleamarket turned out to be rather good - another Canon A1 in mint 
>> condition with a 50/1.4 a 70-210 /4.0, a 28/2.8, a winder, case, Adapter 
>> P and bits and pieces and all the papers for 150 euros was too good a 
>> deal to miss.
>>
>> The only other stuff there on Saturday was piles of Zorki, Fed, Kiev and 
>> similar Russian stuff and 1960's amateur cameras from Zeiss (east and 
>> west), like Voigtl?nder, Adox&  co.
>>
>>
>> Hope you enjoy a little wander around some of the lesser known bits of 
>> Berlin. I suppose it could be street photography - it's a bunch of 
>> snapshots taken while out on the street.
>>
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, more than welcome
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Leica Users Group.
>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


Replies: Reply from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll) ([Leica] IMG: New gallery - streets of Berlin at the weekend in B&W)
In reply to: Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] IMG: New gallery - streets of Berlin at the weekend in B&W)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: New gallery - streets of Berlin at the weekend in B&W)