A Trip to Tayport — by Bruce Robbins on June 05, 2015

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Leica M2, 50mm Summicron, Tmax 400 developed in Firstcall Superfine I'd just dropped Cath off at her dentist in the Fife fishing town of...

New Foma film available soon? — by Bruce Robbins on June 01, 2015

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Foma have released some sample pics taken with the film and to show off the print colour and toning capabilities of some of its range of pap...

Pseuds' Corner — by Bruce Robbins on May 30, 2015

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Copyright of Tim Pearse This photograph has just won photographer Tim Pearse the British Journal of Photography (BJP) Breakthrough award. It...

Big 'Un v Little 'Un — by Bruce Robbins on May 29, 2015

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Bessa RF test scan If I had a pound for every time someone told me a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un I'd probabl...

How to intensify a negative — by Bruce Robbins on May 28, 2015

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This is an interesting article reblogged with the kind permission of my friend Andrew Sanderson. There are a few different ways of intensify...

Voigtlander Bessa RF 6x9 — by Bruce Robbins on May 27, 2015

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I've had a 1940s Voigtlander Bessa RF, a classic, rangefinder-coupled 6x9 folder, sitting on my desk for weeks awaiting some final fettl...

Size matters too much — by Bruce Robbins on May 24, 2015

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David v Goliath. The difference in weight terms is even bigger. My pal Phil and I have been swapping emails on the subject of hand-holdable ...

Sharpness you never knew existed? — by Bruce Robbins on May 20, 2015

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One of the nicest things about a long soak in the bath is that it forces me to put aside all electronic devices for an hour or so. Normally,...

The LEICA Diaries - Part Ten — by Bruce Robbins on May 15, 2015

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And just when it had all been going so well... Leica is famous for its red dot logo but perhaps I should be paying more attention to two muc...