Tri X/Acurol-N: Final Shots — by Bruce Robbins on April 30, 2014

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Kingoodie Harbour. This scene tends to have a strange fascination for me. I think some sort of winch must once have sat in the hole to haul ...

Why do we talk such rubbish about lenses? Part Two — by Bruce Robbins on April 07, 2014

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I've had my Zeiss lenses for the Contax system for about eight years and have come to love their look. The negatives from the 50mm f1.4 ...

Why do we talk such rubbish about lenses? Part One — by Bruce Robbins on April 03, 2014

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OK, it's a provocative title and I'm as guilty as the next person of hyperventilating about lenses but it's still a question wor...

Vitessa - temporary lodger in the Robbins camera cupboard — by Bruce Robbins on March 28, 2014

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The Ultron at f2.8 and the minimum focus of just over 3ft. Not bad at all. Regular readers will know I still have far too much camera stuff ...

Spur HRX - the magic brew for Firstcall/Rollei Retro 400S? — by Bruce Robbins on March 21, 2014

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We're on the subject of Firstcall Photographic again today but this time it's their 400S black and white film that takes centre stag...

Firstcall 400S in Rodinal — by Bruce Robbins on December 01, 2013

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I'm still having fun "testing" Firstcall 400s, trying to find the best way to use it. If you remember, this is an attempt to f...