Manifattura Ceccarelli, IHSH-33-blk, IH 1955-SLB , Pika the Golden

A few pics from our current stay in Florence + side trip in Siena. I'm experimenting with a couple sets of custom settings (aka recipes), so although those are all straight out of the camera, they were processed by the camera differently.

This is my new grail (dress) watch: Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Beige. As they say, if I won the lottery, I wouldn't tell, but there would be signs...

New camera day. I’ve been getting frustrated with the bulk of my Canon slr and will try a new approach: small body, single prime fixed lens, new ecosystem… The camera itself is very pretty and well made.

In the past, I've found the Czapek to be a bit disappointing, in that the face is bland compared to the back. Well, that's no longer the case thanks to their new release, the 10th Anniversary Time Jumper. It features a double digit time jump based on clear sapphire disks rotating over a blue colored plate. I think it's stunning. Not an everyday watch of course... (Also exists in gold.)

Just heard back from MB&F that I was picked for their M.A.D.2 raffle (I have entered the raffle each time). So this should be coming to me in the next few weeks or months. Not too excited to pay 31% tariff on it. Maybe I'll get lucky. Fourth green dial watch...
M.A.D. is the (much!) lower priced small series production from MB&F. It uses a La Joux-Perret G101 movement with a custom jumping hour module.
https://www.mbandf.com/madeditions/mad2

Omega semi vintage GMT with brick road bracelet.

New Indigofera Copeland, in an awesome beige stripe on indigo fabric.

IH flannel & H. Moser….

Grand Seiko released a new iteration of its 37mm hand wound model. What makes it particularly exciting is (1) the bead of rice bracelet, which is amazing, and (2) a soft silver face, which is probably the most ever pleasing dial treatment one can want. I bought the bracelet separately and put it on a different iteration of the same watch and I love it.

https://grandseikoboutique.us/products/watch-manual-37mm-bracelet-sbgw305

Just FYI, those sleeves are easy to adjust. Highly unlikely to find coat sleeves just the right length.

@jischwar 95cm, or 47-48cm inseam (from the armpit).

This is the first iteration of the Permanent Style / Private White raglan donegal coat in brown (so the 2nd year the coat was made as it was first made in grey). There's a great description of the coat on PW's blog here. It's a heavy fabric (800g) with a lot of visual interest, in a nice, neutral dark brown. There's been no alteration to the coat.
Coat measurements:

• P2P: 55cm / 21.6"
• Length: 111cm / 43.7"

I am the original owner (I can fwd you the confirmation email if you wish). The coat is in excellent condition. I have worn it 30-50 times total. I am selling it because it is a tad tight in the chest and I have a Cording's Portobello that fits me better.

I am 5'9", 176lbs, and I have a 103cm chest. I typically wear M, but I guess I should have purchased a size bigger in this case.

Comes from a non smoking household but we do have cats and a dog...

Happy to answer any question you may have. Price is $900.

This is the Cording's Follifoot, produced each year in a different Donegal fabric. This one I believe was made in 2024. There's been no alteration to the coat. It's in very good condition, but one button needs to be resewn. I am only selling it because I just acquired the Cording's Portobello, which is a similar coat in a heavier fabric.

It's a single breasted, raglan sleeves coat in a mid weight wool tweed. For info, this year's version can be seenhere and more details can also be found here with pics of this here coat worn.

Non smoking household but we have a dog and several cats.

Measurements:

• P2P: 60cm / 23.6"

• Length: 114cm / 44.9"
  Specifications (per Cording's):

  Made from 100% Irish Donegal wool
  Jetted front pockets with buttons
  Raglan Sleeve
  Fully lined / half canvased
  Cloth weight is 450gms / 20oz
  Back length approx. 43''
  Coat is designed to be worn over a jacket

Feel free to hit me with any question. Price is 600USD.

This is my new grail (dress) watch: Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Beige. As they say, if I won the lottery, I wouldn't tell, but there would be signs...

De Bethune's are all gorgeous.

I like the idea but I'll note that my soft release button is on a hiking trail somewhere in the Dolomites. What is screwed can get unscrewed...

In the past, I've found the Czapek to be a bit disappointing, in that the face is bland compared to the back. Well, that's no longer the case thanks to their new release, the 10th Anniversary Time Jumper. It features a double digit time jump based on clear sapphire disks rotating over a blue colored plate. I think it's stunning. Not an everyday watch of course... (Also exists in gold.)

Leicas were my grail cameras, but they might be replaced in my heart by the new Hasselblad X2D II 100C. That 10 stop IBIS is amazing! I've seen examples of handheld shots that were 4 seconds!

(Of course the camera is over $7k, without lenses...)

@Jett129 said in Photograph and Camera talk:

@JDelage Really cool shots. Any insights into the settings you were experimenting with would be appreciated as I’m heading to Venice tomorrow.

Sorry, I missed that as I was traveling. I have a bunch of pics to review from our 5 days in Val Gardena, in the Dolomites. I've been using the recipes from Reggie Ballesteros, whose content on Youtube I found very useful. This is is B&W recipe. I found it super useful both in cities and the mountains, and I think it'd work well indoors too. This is other recipe, and is a color one. It works well indoors and for street photo, but I didn't like the colors in the mountain, esp. the skies.