Sonnar or Tessar? — by Bruce Robbins on August 10, 2012

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One of the great plus-points of the Rolleiflex SL66 and the later SL66E and SL66SE models are their adaptability. Along with the tilting len...

Back at the allotment — by Bruce Robbins on August 07, 2012

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There are a few things in life I really can't stand such as progressive socialism, taxation and dumbed down TV (did you notice at the Ol...

There's something about Zeiss — by Bruce Robbins on July 31, 2012

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It's hardly a revelation to say that Zeiss lenses can sometimes be a bit special but it's something I hadn't noticed before desp...

Sussing negative faults — by Bruce Robbins on July 25, 2012

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I've just added a new article in the list to the right about reading a defective negative so that you can find out what caused the fault...

Say hello to my little friend — by Bruce Robbins on July 23, 2012

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A few weeks ago I got lucky at a local auction. The lot I was interested in had a variety of items in it including a 1950s Viewmaster 3D vie...

Van de Velde would have drowned — by Bruce Robbins on July 20, 2012

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It was 13 years ago that Frenchman Jean Van de Velde was the central figure in what has since become known as the "greatest tragedy in ...

Back Again — by Bruce Robbins on July 18, 2012

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 It's been a while since I last posted and, sad to say, the weather is just the same! I think we had a week of sunshine back in May and ...

Unexplored Fife — by Bruce Robbins on January 06, 2012

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Cath was having lunch with some old work colleagues a few days ago and I offered to drop her off at the venue in St Andrews so that I could ...

Receding Tones — by Bruce Robbins on January 01, 2012

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Still showing some pics from an outing last week as I haven't had a chance these last few days to shoot anything new. The weather is sti...