Thinning the herd — by Bruce Robbins on September 07, 2012

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Konica FS-1 and 21mm f4 Hexanon - should they stay or should they go? Sometimes I think life would be easier if survival of the fittest appl...

Allotment Three — by Bruce Robbins on September 04, 2012

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Few words with these allotment pics - I think I've already said everything a couple of times already! Contax 137MD with the Yashica 100m...

5x4 DIY Project - part two — by Bruce Robbins on August 31, 2012

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Well, I can breathe a sigh of relief now. The whole thing fits together quite well. With about 12 holes to drill, there was always the chanc...

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...