Recent content by David_Mug

Good point! I am often guilty of popping a lens cap in a pocket whilst I take pics. I dread to think how much fluff and dust it will have picked up by the time I put it back on the lens.

Always looking out for bags or cases to store cameras, lenses and all the other bits and pieces that we accumulate over the years. Browsing Ebay, I found a Minolta badged equipment bag which would seemingly allow me to store loads of kit in a small space. According to the vendor the exterior...

I have had some success in the past (probably 40 years ago) with this sort of shutter on Yashica TLRs. I used to remove the shutter from the camera and take the lens elements out. Rather that dismantle the shutter I suspended it in a jar of petrol - solvent for the cogealed grease - for several...

We need to heed the words of one Trump supporter. "my truck used to hold $70 worth of gas. Now it holds $120! What a man."

Popped in to a popular 'food outlet' whilst out shopping (!) with my wife. Lunchtime. I didn't want much so opted for the 'Cheese Melt'. Described as 'Toasted sourdough slice with cheese melted on top'. Sounds OK. (Cheese on Toast.) I have a serious problem with Lactose, so milk, cream and...

For 35mm my Contax IIa. As a bit of a gadget person a rangefinder system gives me the potential to collect all sorts of lenses, close-up systems, viewfinders etc. (and I have!). Plus, of course, I really enjoy using it. Medium format, my favourite is my Bronica SQ-A. I can use 6x6, 6x4.5 and...

I really hoped to be there but my son is riding in the Classic Motorcycle Festival at Donington this weekend. Hope to meet up at some point in the future.

Good call I think. I couldn't have made it due to a concert tomorrow but looking good for the August date.

Only if you are a flat earth exponent.

My wife (retired Ford employee) pointed this out to me today. Bravo!

Absolutely fascinating. Wonderful, creative ideas.

We used to have them regularly but have not seen any for several years now. A helpful man on our local radio said that there should be a hole under garden fences so that the hedgehogs could move from garden to garden - but make sure that the hole is on both sides!

I do use both. With 60 years of developing and printing film behind me I find the process of film far more satisfying and far more fun. I did try to convert fully to digital at one point but missed the excitement of watching prints 'come up' in the developing dish. I could do without digital but...

About 10 years ago I bought a Mamiya-Sekor C 360mm f6.3 lens for my RB67. Nice condition, all good. Since it rarely had use I decided a while ago to try to sell it. Sadly it had a serious haze issue. The rearmost glass was dark grey - looked like an ND filter, couldn't see the shutter through...

I seem to remember that on mine the knurled wheel used to align the images had another smaller one inside it. The scale was fixed to one and the optics to the other. By holding one still and slightly turning the other you can adjust the calibration.