Large Format: Tenement Stairwells — by Bruce Robbins on August 20, 2014

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Here's an embarrassing confession to kick this post off: I exposed these sheets of 5x4 on January 2 and just developed them on Monday. I...

Adox CHS: The love affair continues — by Bruce Robbins on June 23, 2014

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I wrote last week that I'd emailed Mirko Boeddecker of Adox to see if there were 120 supplies of CHS 100 II to be had anywhere. I remem...

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 ...

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...

There are Speed Graphics and SPEED Graphics! — by Bruce Robbins on January 14, 2014

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A 5x4 press camera with an f0.95 lens? Wonder how Weegee would have managed with this beast? This unusual package is for sale on Ebay at th...

The 10x8 IKEA Camera — by Bruce Robbins on January 11, 2014

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If you're an analogue photographer and you don't get a warm, fuzzy feeling from this story then you've got a printed circuit whe...