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Originally Posted by Gary Holliday  Sometimes I feel that UK B&W magazine can get a bit stale, so hopefully a fresh new look will stimulate the magazine if my interest is to continue.
I do find it surprising that so few film and paper comparisons exist in tests and articles. One of my favourite articles was with Mike Crawford searching for a suitable paper for a particular negative Feb 2007/ 69. Each print was made with different warmtone papers which in turn helped me decide on a purchase. Subtle advertising!
There are countless film and papers out there, Yet so few get mentioned in features. How come B&W have not mentioned the launch of Fomatone Chamois Nature?
As for the propaganda of the digital revolution and mis-information being dribbled out of photo retailers, it's up to magazines like yourselves to champion the cause and find new practitioners who seek a life not pushing buttons on a keyboard. In this age of electric trains, there are plently of Steam Locomotive magazines on the shelves!
Things I enjoy about UK B&W mag:
Reader gallery
Monochrome workshop (where did that go?)
Portfolio
Darkroom Workshop
Printer's Art.
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So true!-I do think a lot of people go digital because of all the 'film is dead' blether that gets peddled all the time (an impression unfortunately given by the silver to digi piece in this month's mag).They think that there's no other way when there is (praise Ilford,brothers and sisters   ). I'd also like to see film and paper listings in the mag.
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