5x4 DIY Project — by Bruce Robbins on August 28, 2012

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How it all started - a 5x4 back and an early 20th century, half plate folder Many years ago I owned a Speed Graphic with a 135mm Optar lens ...

Massive dev chart for iPad — by Bruce Robbins on August 27, 2012

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I've been accused in the past of being a Luddite for giving up digital in favour of film but that's not really the case. I like tech...

THE walkabout camera — by Bruce Robbins on August 21, 2012

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Drainage ditch on Carnoustie golf links shot wide open at f2.8. Anyone who has read this blog for a while - and, amazingly, it's coming ...

Bountiful gardens... — by Bruce Robbins on August 15, 2012

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Hope you like allotments! I've realised that I've built up quite a number of images of these gardens in Old Craigie Road in Dundee. ...

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...