Ilford Photo not affected by Swiss firm's demise — by Bruce Robbins on

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PRESS STATEMENT HARMAN technology Limited and its portfolio of brands including the ILFORD PHOTO Range is not connected to ILFORD Imaging Sw...

Misty day at the fleet air base — by Bruce Robbins on

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I managed to get along to HMS Peewit  a few days ago just in time for the infamous North Sea Haar to drift in across the water. I love condi...

Auction fever — by Bruce Robbins on

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You don't get many of these in a pound of mince. I've already got my New Year's resolution in the bag: it's to keep away fro...

A Tale of Three Leicas — by Bruce Robbins on

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Towards The Mittens - Monument Valley Sept 2012 Leica M4 Voigtlander 21mm f4 Ilford FP4+ On the basis that you can never have too much photo...

HP5 Plus in HRX-3 New — by Bruce Robbins on

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Al fresco diners at the Crieff Hydro Hotel. Since I began using Spur developers, I'd say that Ilford Delta 100 in Acurol-N has been my f...

Fuji trims its film range: Neopan 400 to go — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's never good being the bearer of bad news but Fuji has announced that it's stopping the production of Neopan 400 black and white ...

Why not start a Konica collection? — by Bruce Robbins on

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The esplanade at Arbroath as seen by the 21mm f4 Hexanon I'm giving Konica a wee plug because there's a great opportunity to build a...

The Online Darkroom Flickr group — by Bruce Robbins on

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I'm really glad I set up a Flickr group so that readers of this blog can show each other the kind of work they produce. If you haven...

Portfolio? — by Bruce Robbins on

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Bored in Braemar I was lying in the bath the other night and, for once, I wasn't playing Words With Friends on the iPhone but reading an...

Film developer test: Spur HRX-3 New — by Bruce Robbins on

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Six weeks ago, I posted a comparison between 35mm Ilford Delta 100 developed in D76 and Spur Acurol-N . The short version is that Acurol-N d...

HMS Peewit - A New Project — by Bruce Robbins on

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Timewarp: An officer's billet 70 years on There's a farm just a few miles from my home that has a few interesting-looking barns - at...

The Unsharp Photo — by Bruce Robbins on

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Here's an antidote for all those in search of ultimate sharpness. I don't think there's anything sharp in the entire pic. It cou...