Off Topic: Poor old chap — by Bruce Robbins on September 09, 2015

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Do you see a face in this pic of the bag? The upright flap is like a gelled-up quiff, the buckles are the eyes and the leather reinforcement...

Some Leica Greatness — by Bruce Robbins on September 07, 2015

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The tatty but characterful cover. It's amazing what's been turning up as I've sorted through the darkroom detritus. I vaguely re...

Finalised Film Table — by Bruce Robbins on September 05, 2015

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Finalised, that is, unless you can spot something that needs corrected! Many thanks to everyone who left a comment - there were some really ...

Sharpness loss in scanning — by Bruce Robbins on September 04, 2015

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Scanner technology has improved a lot in the ten years since I bought my old Epson Perfection 3200 Photo machine. It was quite good in its d...

Another few from the Rolleiflex — by Bruce Robbins on September 02, 2015

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Rolleiflex take on the Leica bins Back in June, I posted a pic of litter bins outside a public convenience in an Arbroath cemetery where we...

Thinking about colour — by Bruce Robbins on August 31, 2015

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You'll know well enough by now that this isn't the most colourful photography blog around. There was a time when I went out with two...

The Right Tool for the Job — by Bruce Robbins on August 30, 2015

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MAXXI, Rome's Museum of XXI Century Arts by Helene Binet Here's an interesting interview with an architecture photographer who refus...

Film Table Mk. 3 — by Bruce Robbins on August 29, 2015

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We're zeroing in on the definitive table charting the availability of black and white films - or, at least, so I like to think. As the t...

Updated Film Table — by Bruce Robbins on August 28, 2015

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Updated again at 22:55, August 28, to reflect info from Kenny Wood - see comments. Another few amendments will be made tomorrow when I'm...