More on the Fixer shock — by Bruce Robbins on January 31, 2014

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Argentinian reader, Hernan Zenteno, asked some very good questions in a follow up comment to my previous post about it being better to leav...

Who'da Thunk That! — by Bruce Robbins on January 31, 2014

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Here's something from the Michael Caine "not a lot of people know that" school of photography. At least, I don't think a l...

Ilford's 5x4 Obscura now a £55 stand-alone — by Bruce Robbins on January 30, 2014

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Ilford's 5x4 Obscura will now be available as a camera-only deal. If simplicity is a sign of great design, the Ilford Obscura, released ...

Split Grade Printing - Guest Post — by Bruce Robbins on January 29, 2014

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I stumbled upon this article on the Filmwasters website a while back and asked its author, Jeff Warden, if I could publish it here. He kindl...

Truck Camera — by Bruce Robbins on January 27, 2014

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Here's a fascinating video about a wet plate camera built into the back of a truck and which takes enormous collodion photographs. Collo...

Appreciating Great Gear — by Bruce Robbins on January 23, 2014

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Great photographs can be taken on the simplest of cameras and the most basic of enlargers can be used to produce some fine prints. But there...

A Less Beautiful Ralph Gibson — by Bruce Robbins on January 21, 2014

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A digital photograph similar to those Ralph used to take. Ralph Gibson has gone over to the dark side, his beloved Leica MP and M6 film cam...

Bring Back Smog! — by Bruce Robbins on January 20, 2014

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The Great Smog of London, 1952. Whose bright idea was the Clean Air Act of 1956? Copyright of the Daily Mail Smog. That wonderful mix of smo...

Sunny f16? Bollocks! — by Bruce Robbins on January 18, 2014

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I don't often underexpose a photograph by three-and-a-half stops even when I haven't got a meter to hand. But there are times up her...

Ilford keeping mum about FB Classic sales success — by Bruce Robbins on January 18, 2014

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Those of us who subscribe to the Ag Photographic newsletter will have been surprised to learn that Ilford have already apparently sold out o...

Kodak Specialist 2 update and instructions — by Bruce Robbins on January 17, 2014

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Good news on the Kodak Specialist 2 front. The bellows seem to be just fine and my old Slik tripod is man enough for the job of supporting ...

Adox CHS 100 II in Atomal — by Bruce Robbins on January 15, 2014

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Disused Boathouse Rodinal may be the granddaddy of today's developers but Adox's Atomal isn't too far behind. It's one of th...

Now That's Bokeh... — by Bruce Robbins on January 15, 2014

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Not much room here for discussion of nisen, ring, swirly bokeh or other weird types - just a general blasting of the background from the 13...