Talking Gear: Walkabout Lenses — by Bruce Robbins on

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I love using film and printing in the darkroom but I also love camera gear. I know there are lots of serious photographers out there who don...

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

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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...

Great Stuff from Firstcall Photographic — by Bruce Robbins on

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A very welcome tabloid-sized newsletter popped through my letter box today from the UK photography supplier, Firstcall Photographic . At fir...

Street Scene and Light in Hoi An — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's been a little while since we had a translation from Omar of his darkroom articles but he's just a very busy man at the moment w...

The Doldrums — by Bruce Robbins on

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Towards an Iron Age hill fort, Somerset, 1991. Copyright Don McCullin The last couple of months have been a real struggle for me, photograph...

Thanks for the Great Feedback! — by Bruce Robbins on

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Many thanks for the thoughtful comments re The Online Darkroom shop. You certainly gave me food for thought and I've been pondering what...

The Online Darkroom Shop - update and a plea for feedback — by Bruce Robbins on

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A couple of months ago, I revealed plans to retail some of Spur's excellent developer s through this website. I had hoped to be up and ...

Abandoned Places: Boddin Point — by Bruce Robbins on

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Boddin Point. Yashica 35 CC, XP2. I took two shots of this one, one wide open  and one stopped down as I wanted to see what the bokeh was li...

Window on the World — by Bruce Robbins on

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Copyright Phil Rogers UPDATE : Phil adds, " If anyone is interested the photos were all made with a 1934 50mm Leitz Elmar, except for t...