Canon f0.95 review — by Bruce Robbins on

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The wedding cake of camera gear: tasty but very heavy. For a while, the 50mm f0.95 Canon was the fastest 35mm format lens on the planet. And...

Anyone got any film for sale? — by Bruce Robbins on

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I noticed yesterday that I was down to just two rolls of 35mm and about six of 120. Rather than shell out straightaway for some new material...

Talking Gear: Size? It's all relative — by Bruce Robbins on

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OM2 v XE-7 v Nikon F I had an email from a reader on Monday asking why I used the 50mm Zuiko f2 macro with the OM2 - a camera known for its ...

When 35mm is just too wide — by Bruce Robbins on

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For a few years now I've considered the 35mm focal length to be my standard lens whenever I was travelling light with just a camera slun...

An aid to Light and Shade? — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's the essence of photography, isn't it. Light and shade. Given the right quantities of each the subject matter is almost unimport...

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...