Eric Kim spurns digital for film — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's the little things that give me hope that film will be around for a long time to come. Digital is here to stay, no doubt about it, b...

Herd thinning update — by Bruce Robbins on

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Well, the drive to reduce my photographic gear to manageable proportions is well under way and it's been a lot harder than I'd imagi...

Working with the 35mm MD Rokkor — by Bruce Robbins on

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In the way that the 80mm Planar lens on the Rolleiflex is a jack of all trades, so, too, is the 35mm lens on the smaller format. Given the c...

The Photographer Priest — by Bruce Robbins on

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Jagger and Bowie in make-up Jon: This was the first picture I took the moment I arrived on set. Three cameras around my neck, one loaded wit...

What price George Harrison's Pentax? — by Bruce Robbins on

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Just spotted this on Bonhams' Knightsbridge auction site . George Harrison's Pentax S1A from the early 1960s with an estimated price...

A Silent Encounter – Edirne — by Bruce Robbins on

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by Omar Ozenir http://geldurkal.blogspot.co.uk/ I took this photo whilst wandering around in the area of the broom makers in Edirne. I slowl...

TLR Versatility — by Bruce Robbins on

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The abilities of the Rolleiflex TLR never cease to amaze me. It's only rarely, if I'm out with just the Rollei, that I ever feel the...

Gear - no substitute for ideas — by Bruce Robbins on

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Sometimes as photographers we obsess about all the wrong things. When I have loads of great photo ideas or projects in mind, I scarcely give...

Comedy of Errors — by Bruce Robbins on

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I had a major cock-up on the film development front on Monday but just managed to get away with it. I'd convinced myself that I had two ...