The Leica look - again — by Bruce Robbins on

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Hotel rest area Even Leica diehards would probably agree that a lot of rubbish has been written about the so-called "Leica look". ...

Quarter Plate test. — by Bruce Robbins on

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Kodak Specialist II, 90mm Angulon, Fomapan 100 O.M.G., as Simon Cowell is fond of saying on the X Factor. Cutting up the 5x4 sheets to fit t...

Quarter Plate, anyone? — by Bruce Robbins on

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The adapted DDS and quarter plate film sheaths. I've had hardly any time recently to get properly acquainted with the second Kodak Speci...

More "shapes and tones" — by Bruce Robbins on

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Sorry about the posting hiatus. I was a bit burnt out after the decorating/DIY and couldn't get myself motivated. Before I knew it, a we...

Return of the Kodak Specialist — by Bruce Robbins on

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The Kodak Specialist or one of the alien tripod machines from War of the Worlds? Back in December, 2013, I won a half plate, British-made Ko...

DIY R.I.P. — by Bruce Robbins on

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You'll have noticed that I've posted hardly any photographs in recent weeks having had to spend most of my time redecorating our hom...

The Power of Split Grade Printing and Post Flashing — by Bruce Robbins on

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Some readers who frequent the Film and Darkroom Users' Group (FADU) may have seen this article on split grade printing by photographer L...

The "decline" of film photography — by Bruce Robbins on

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“Employee Darkroom Area, Building 9, Kodak Canada, Toronto 2009” Here's a sad little item - not new but new to me and possibly some read...

900 Reasons to be cheerful — by Bruce Robbins on

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♬ Heaven, I'm in heaven… ♬ You'll have noticed that my decorating/DIY/home improvement efforts have left the OD a little impoverishe...