Large Format: Tenement Stairwells — by Bruce Robbins on

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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...

Large Format: Enlarging v Contact Printing — by Bruce Robbins on

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Is a contact print from a 10x8 large format neg better than a 10x8 enlargement from a sheet of 5x4 film? Well, it seems that the answer depe...

The £12 Large Format lens arrives — by Bruce Robbins on

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My "new" lens for the half plate Kodak Specialist 2 camera eventually arrived and it looks well capable of producing the goods. I ...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

5x4? It's an addiction... — by Bruce Robbins on

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Multigrade IV RC developed in Spur's Straight Black paper developer. Warm tone courtesy of Lightroom. I'm having a ball with the Spe...

First crack at 5x4 — by Bruce Robbins on

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Speed Graphic, 127mm Ektar, Tmax 100, 1/25th @ f5.6 If you've got a long memory, you'll maybe recall that I bought a 5x4 Speed Graph...

Getting to grips with Paper Negatives — by Bruce Robbins on

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Not too bad at all considering the tonal range in this scene. This was a four minute exposure through a yellow filter. Please ignore the fin...

Is it always just about the picture? — by Bruce Robbins on

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The image, the print - it's what we take photographs for, right? Ever since I can remember it's always been drummed home that the on...

5x4 DIY Project - part two — by Bruce Robbins on

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Well, I can breathe a sigh of relief now. The whole thing fits together quite well. With about 12 holes to drill, there was always the chanc...