A grey day — by Bruce Robbins on

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These days, I can't find the motivation to take my camera out when the sun's shining. It's a bit perverse, I know, but sunny lan...

Same field - different treatment — by Bruce Robbins on

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      My Rolleiflex SL66E was a 50th birthday present to myself back in March but it's only now that it's getting some regular use. ...

Internal v. external visualisation — by Bruce Robbins on

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We've all read plenty about the pros and cons of digital and film photography. The discussions usually revolve around sharpness, grain v...

Two-bath compensation — by Bruce Robbins on

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Here's a good example of the two-bath's* ability to hold detail in the highlights. Shooting straight into the sun can be a tricky pr...

The chair in my hall — by Bruce Robbins on

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  This is a Rollei SL66E shot and I'm disappointed to say it's a scan of the Adox 50 CHS Art negative and not, as I'd hoped, of ...

New content added — by Bruce Robbins on

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Reader, Gregory, in a comment to my earlier post, First Prints , said he is looking forward to more print scans appearing as he takes some e...

Adox CMS 20 — by Bruce Robbins on

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 The "world's sharpest film" still captures plenty of tones  Adox makes some high and mighty claims for this ultra sharp, ultr...

Just buy a film camera! — by Bruce Robbins on

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Mike Johnston's The Online Photographer blog is probably the best read, photographically speaking, on the internet. It's always clev...

Digital free - it's getting easier... — by Bruce Robbins on

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Well, that's the October school holidays at a close and maybe now I'll get the chance to go back into the darkroom after a fortnight...

Scary, really scary... — by Bruce Robbins on

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 Hexar AF bokeh at f 2.8 OK, it's not Jack the Ripper scary but the thought of going away for a few days and leaving my DSLR at home, ta...