The Super Ikonta's naked negs — by Bruce Robbins on

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Phil Rogers requested in the comments to an earlier post about my latest acquisition that I show the negs from the Super Ikonta - so here th...

When jobs were jobs — by Bruce Robbins on

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At the end of World War II, when Britain was pretty much on its knees, there was competition amongst cities for US inward investment. My hom...

Grange Orchard — by Bruce Robbins on

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I'm missing a key bit of kit from my photographic arsenal - a pair of wellies. The Carse of Cowrie, in which this orchard lies, is mostl...

A very nice Zeiss — by Bruce Robbins on

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Picked up the Super Ikonta yesterday and was pleased to find that it's in great shape with no faults at all from what I can see (althoug...

Is it too late for New Year's resolutions? — by Bruce Robbins on

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Pic from Jurgen Kreckel's excellent  website I desperately need to stop going to auctions as almost every time I do I come back with ano...

Fog on the Carse — by Bruce Robbins on

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I love a nice bit of fog and we certainly had some on Saturday. It rolled in off the estuary up the River Tay and settled over the low-lying...

The Robbins Files — by Bruce Robbins on

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After my last post bemoaning my lack of enthusiasm for photography at the moment, my pal Phil Rogers suggested in the comments that I should...

Bring on 2017 — by Bruce Robbins on

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For a whole variety of reasons, 2016 has been a horrible year for the Robbins household. Sticking to the photography-related ones, I just ca...

Rolleiflex Old Standard - A Review — by Bruce Robbins on

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Robert Doisneau in 1949 with his 1932 Old Standard - the same year as my own. I wasn't sure whether or not it would be a good idea to wr...