Production problems hit new Ilford Classic — by Bruce Robbins on April 05, 2014

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There's an interesting thread at the Film and Darkroom Users Group (FADU) about the recently-introduced Ilford Classic FB multigrade pap...

Why do we talk such rubbish about lenses? Part One — by Bruce Robbins on April 03, 2014

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OK, it's a provocative title and I'm as guilty as the next person of hyperventilating about lenses but it's still a question wor...

Great Landscape Work — by Bruce Robbins on April 01, 2014

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Caption: The Beach Flower, Camera: Hasselblad H1, Lens: 35mm, Film: Fuji Velvia 50, Aperture: f/16, Exposure: 4s,  Filters: Lee ND  Graduate...

Death to Spammers — by Bruce Robbins on March 29, 2014

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I've been on the receiving end of so many spam comments that I'm going to have ask that anyone leaving a comment (thank you all!) fr...

Vitessa - temporary lodger in the Robbins camera cupboard — by Bruce Robbins on March 28, 2014

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The Ultron at f2.8 and the minimum focus of just over 3ft. Not bad at all. Regular readers will know I still have far too much camera stuff ...

Analogue Archives: Kevin MacDonnell — by Bruce Robbins on March 26, 2014

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Here's another great column from Kevin. He was smitten by three things in this article: Johnsons' Unitol developer, Agfapan 400 and ...

Talking Gear: Walkabout Lenses — by Bruce Robbins on March 24, 2014

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I love using film and printing in the darkroom but I also love camera gear. I know there are lots of serious photographers out there who don...

Spur HRX - the magic brew for Firstcall/Rollei Retro 400S? — by Bruce Robbins on March 21, 2014

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We're on the subject of Firstcall Photographic again today but this time it's their 400S black and white film that takes centre stag...

Great Stuff from Firstcall Photographic — by Bruce Robbins on March 19, 2014

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A very welcome tabloid-sized newsletter popped through my letter box today from the UK photography supplier, Firstcall Photographic . At fir...