Recent content by David_Mug

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.

I was given one as a Christmas present around 1970. At the time I had a Balda Baldini camera and the rangefinder was quite useful.

Having stayed at a Premier Inn whilst sorting out serious family problems away from home we found that their mattressess suited us very well. Back at home we discovered that the same mattressess can be purchased from the Premier Inn's website. We did the deed and are well pleased with what we...

I must admit that I quite like to sit down and watch Bargain Hunt whilst I eat my lunch. (It's interestng to see how many 'experts' have no idea of the real value of old cameras.) The "Lunchtime News" now is torture. "Coming up" - what we are going to tell you. Then The Main story today. A short...

I first developed film over 60 years ago using ID11. I am still using it and we are very happy together! I can't offer an opinion on its performance with Fomapan as I only use Ilford. Pan F mainly, FP4 sometimes and HP5 only very occasionally as such high speed makes me dizzy. The only other...

I was given a small bottle of 'Kodak Photo-Flo Solution' when I started developing films more than 60 years ago now. One or two drops in the final wash of each film since and it is still going. I'm pretty sure that it will outlast me.

I'm a great fan of Minolta lenses. I have a Dynax 9 and my favourite 'walkabout' lens is the 28-105. For other uses the primes, 20mm to 500mm catadioptric can all be relied upon to produce quality images. The 50mm and 100mm macro lenses are particularly useful if that is your thing, particularly...

If I remember correctly when the Paterson System 4 came out centre loading spirals were available as an option. I don't think they were around for long.

SS spirals need SS tanks. They have no column through the centre so the Paterson light trapping system won't work. I only use a Paterson tank now for sizes I don't have a SS one for - 127 and 220.

I prefer the stainless steel spirals. They load from the centre outwards so no need to slide.

Another vote for Evo-Stik here. Used it many times to reattach camera coverings. No Superglue! It is a Cyanoacrylate. Adhesive expert colleagues at the reseach company where I used to work told me that it only performs properly in very thin (a few molecules) layers. Hence good for things like...

It never gets any easier does it. Sadly grief is the price we have to pay for love.

Number one for me. It looks more real - unless you deliberately want an 'interpretation' of the scene. At the end of the day, it's your photograph, make it what you want.