Dampness Continued... — by Bruce Robbins on December 29, 2011

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These pics are from the F90x and Rollei Retro 100 but I've cropped them to my favourite square format. The 3:2 35mm format always seems ...

A Misty Christmas — by Bruce Robbins on December 28, 2011

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I've been taking pictures for about 35 years and have hardly any with snow in them. That's partly to do with the fact that, generall...

All play and no work — by Bruce Robbins on December 19, 2011

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It's now just over a year since I decided that 32 years was long enough to be a journalist. My job as a reporter on a couple of Scottish...

Black and White Film Round-up — by Bruce Robbins on December 08, 2011

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I've added a list of currently available black and white films under the Articles section to the right. These are available in the UK an...

Ilford MGIV - FB Warmtone v RC Deluxe — by Bruce Robbins on December 07, 2011

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Some photographers who have only ever used Ilford's "normal" resin-coated paper are often left wondering just how warm the sig...

Durst resurrection! — by Bruce Robbins on November 15, 2011

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Talk about good fortune following bad. Cath's dad had a good look at the defective transformer/stabiliser that is supposed to power the ...

Seascapes — by Bruce Robbins on November 14, 2011

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These are all SL66E shots on T-Max 100. I was going to call the pic above "Squall over the North Sea". The only problem is that wh...

Blog revamp — by Bruce Robbins on November 13, 2011

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I've made a few changes to the way The Online Darkroom looks and thought I'd tell you why. The main reason is that I'd like to ...

Ditch digital - do it now! — by Bruce Robbins on November 11, 2011

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This article was inspired by something I wrote in a comment to a post on the blog of my cyber pal, Gordon Lewis, also known as Shutterfinger...