Dreams of Freelancing — by Bruce Robbins on April 13, 2015

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Many moons ago I had a hankering to be a freelance photojournalist. I must have been about 17 at the time and was just falling in love with ...

Adox CMS 20 - adventures in development Part Two — by Bruce Robbins on April 10, 2015

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This is Part Two of Scotty Elmslie's experiments to find a conventional developer capable of producing good results with Adox CMS 20 II ...

Adox CMS 20 II - adventures in development — by Bruce Robbins on April 08, 2015

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Hands up now. How many of us would use document-type films if we could guarantee consistent results? I suspect the proportion might be quite...

Adox CMS 20 and mainstream developers — by Bruce Robbins on April 05, 2015

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Since the demise of Kodak Technical Pan, Adox has led the way with the finest-grained, sharpest film on the market in the shape of CMS 20. T...

The LEICA Diaries - Part Seven — by Bruce Robbins on April 01, 2015

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One of the enjoyable things about getting a Leica and a few lenses is the fun to be had researching the history of the equipment and what pe...

When the pixels hit the fan... — by Bruce Robbins on March 30, 2015

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The preferred way to store data. Excuse poor iPhone pic of badly-exposed negs. :) Forty years ago, the average family probably shot no more ...

Analogue is NOT digital — by Bruce Robbins on March 27, 2015

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A reader known only as LCL left an interesting comment last week to my post A Less Beautiful Ralph Gibson that rekindled the old "anal...

More portfolio ponderings — by Bruce Robbins on March 25, 2015

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Leica M2, 50mm Summicron, Tmax 400 developed in Firstcall Superfine. T.O.D. contributor David M. , in a comment on my previous post, advised...

Portfolio? Is this the year? — by Bruce Robbins on March 23, 2015

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I'm starting to gather together some nice Leica negatives that deserve more than just a quick work print or scan. Leica M2, 50mm Summicr...