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

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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 ...

Production problems hit new Ilford Classic — by Bruce Robbins on

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There's an interesting thread at the Film and Darkroom Users Group (FADU) about the recently-introduced Ilford Classic FB multigrade pap...

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

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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...

Great Landscape Work — by Bruce Robbins on

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Caption: The Beach Flower, Camera: Hasselblad H1, Lens: 35mm, Film: Fuji Velvia 50, Aperture: f/16, Exposure: 4s,  Filters: Lee ND  Graduate...

Death to Spammers — by Bruce Robbins on

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I've been on the receiving end of so many spam comments that I'm going to have ask that anyone leaving a comment (thank you all!) fr...

Vitessa - temporary lodger in the Robbins camera cupboard — by Bruce Robbins on

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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 ...

Analogue Archives: Kevin MacDonnell — by Bruce Robbins on

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Here's another great column from Kevin. He was smitten by three things in this article: Johnsons' Unitol developer, Agfapan 400 and ...

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...