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...

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...