All Good Things Come To An End

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I’ve decided it’s time to close the Lightweight Photographer, or at least pause posting while I prioritise my life.

I started this blog in April 2012. At the time, many photographers viewed mirrorless and small cameras with suspicion. My passion for these little wonders was often seen as amusing and sometimes sad. Now, some 13 years later, most cameras are mirrorless, and the technology is mainstream.

But this isn’t what’s behind my decision.

No, my decision is based on time. I simply don’t have the time to continue posting here while maintaining everything I do. Most weeks, I work every day, including weekends, and often put in 8-10 hours a day. Something must give in order to bring life back into balance.

In the future, this site and its archive will remain accessible. I will also continue to post articles and tutorials on my Lenscraft website and publish videos on my YouTube channel. You will also find my photography shared on my Instagram account most weeks.

Thank you for your support and interest over the years, and I hope you continue to enjoy your photography. I’ll leave you with one final image, and I wish you well for the future (I may be back).

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I am a Landscape Photographer based in the North West of England. Unlike most photographers I believe smaller and lighter is better when it comes to cameras and equipment.

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37 thoughts on “All Good Things Come To An End”

  1. Robin, I laud you for making what I know to be a difficult decision.  I have been in a similar process recently, in my case triggered by age and health. I have always known exactly who I am and how I wanted to spend my time, what I wanted to accomplish.  A couple of years ago my wife passed away after a long and difficult 10 years. I had learned the importance of taking things off my “priority” list, which I did willingly, to provide the support she needed.  Now it’s my turn to deal with my own declining health while I still have some remaining control and ability. One of the results is that I know and have accepted there are things on my to do list that I will never be able to accomplish. I have narrowed my focus to my three truly most important priorities and I have ruthlessly taken everything else off the list and off my mind.  I have found joy and excitement that there is still important work that I can accomplish, and that I am living my final few years on my own terms in their service. That is what sustains me each day. All the best to you, and thanks for what you have shared with me through your work. Dan

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    1. Thanks, Dan. This is precisely what I have been trying to do. I need to focus on the most important thing, which is my Lenscraft website. That’s consuming a lot of time and needs more. When things settle down, I may come back to this blog, which was more a way for me to share what I was up to with photography. Make sure you stay focused and enjoy this life.

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  5. Hello Robin

    A sad day from a personal point of view as I have enjoyed reading your posts since I discovered your website and YouTube channel 5 or 6 years ago. However I fully understand your reasons and offer my best wishes for your future projects.

    Don Gott

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  7. Thanks for your inspirational posts over the years Robin and I must ensure that I mark your links to keep informed of your insights and info – knowledgeable, relevant and a sense of an ordinary guy just down the road that you can relate to. Cheers. Steve.

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  8. l have so enjoyed your posts and your photos: Fridays will just not be the same. However I do understand your decision and am glad your You Tube videos and your informative website are still available. Will be nice to be in contact with you on those sites and to follow what you are up to. Many thanks for your service for photographers.

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  10. Thank you for sharing your photography and insights, I have learned from them. It’s a good move to try to make life less complicated.

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  11. Hi Robin,

    Sorry to hear your news. I’ve found your book & tutorials so helpful over the years and will miss your newsletters. Wishing you much success in future ventures.

    best wishes

    Chris (Photofold Billericay)

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  13. sorry to see you go. I look forward to the blog even though it strayed frim my first interest. At the time you were one of the few who treated Olympus cameras as serious photographic equipment. Still I am glad you are looking after yourself. Good luck

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  16. While I am very sorry that you have made this decision, it is very understandable given all of the things that you are needing to manage. You have been a font of knowledge and assistance for quite some time and the tutorials you created and books authored have been immensely helpful for me. I moved into the mirrorless world at about the same time you began devoting your attention to it. And your observation about it becoming the major player in photography now is quite true. But I hope that you may find the time to continue doing those things you outlined and will look forward to your continued teaching this old dog new tricks. Your final image was most appropriate, with its stunning rainbow. My best wishes for this change of pace and many thanks for all that you have done for us. Jed

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    1. Thanks Jed. I’m not sure I will see a change of pace, but I just needed to free up some time and focus on my Lenscraft website. Books and courses seem to take me longer than ever to publish these days – I wish I could work out why.

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  17. Thank you Robin for your past efforts in bringing the joy of photography to my life. I enjoyed your advice on equipment and the techniques in framing the images and photo-editing. Take care!

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  18. Just a note of thanks for your seemingly tireless efforts to curate this blog which I shall miss from my Inbox. Despite my conspicuous absence from commenting, I have enjoyed and learned a huge amount from your writing and will continue to visit your other channels. Good to get a perspective on work / life balance and I know from personal experience of running a very amateurish local natural history blog, how much time and effort goes into each post.

    I wish you all the best Robin

    Kind regards – Richard Smith

    lymnats.org http://lymnats.org/

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