Nikon 50mm f1.8 Z vs 50mm f1.4 Z: Which is Better?

If you're considering the Nikon 50mm f1.8 Z or the Nikon 50mm f1.4 Z, then you should read this article through. I talk about the realities here and I'm very thorough while doing so.

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February 20-27, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: 1RG's Side Project Social Thursday, February 26 at 6:00pm TORONTO, Ontario: 1RG Homebrew Website Club - Eastern Wednesday, February 25 at 6:00pm Online! Zoom! Front End Study Hall #047 Tuesday, February 24…

“For months, callers to the Washington state...

“For months, callers to the Washington state Department of Licensing who have requested automated service in Spanish have instead heard an AI voice speaking English in a strong Spanish accent.”

Candido Film is Basically CineStill, But for Less Money

For a while, I was looking for something that isn't as expensive as what CineStill does. Make no mistake, they deliver a look that can't be mimicked digitally unless you do some work in Photoshop or you ask AI to do it. If you're asking AI to do it for you, then you've got some…

A 2-hour mix of music compiled by Thom Yorke that plays...

A 2-hour mix of music compiled by Thom Yorke that plays before Radiohead’s European shows.

The Candy Factory

Ann Ballentine bought an old candy factory building in Brooklyn in 1979. She filled it with working artists and became something of a fairy godmother to them all. It entails someone who’s not as money driven, because you’re not gouging people for huge rents, and it requ…

This Special Ends Very Soon!

In December 2025, The Phoblographer turned 16 years old. I, as the Editor in Chief/Founder/Publisher, am pretty proud that I've been able to keep the online magazine around for that long. So for the belated sweet 16 and for the month of my personal 39th birthday, I'm giving a sp…

Do people still worship the ancient Greek gods?...

Do people still worship the ancient Greek gods? “Hellenism – also called Hellenic ethnic religion, or Dodekatheism – which is the practice of worshipping ancient gods, has been growing in popularity since the 1990s.”

Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer ....

Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer. “Hendrix’s mission was to reshape both the electric guitar’s envelope and its tone until it could feel like a human voice.”

Speaking is quick, listening is slow

Thank goodness voice computing is finally happening. Now we can work on making it good. The tech is here, like the free Whisper model (what an unlock that has been from OpenAI, kudos) and ElevenLabs. Plus devices too, from Plaud - like an irl Granola video call transcriber -…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Microsoft Word text selection in dark mode is... too subtle Thanks @Spirtirs for the video #Microsoft #Word #Selection #DarkMode

Allocating on the Stack

The Go Blog Allocating on the Stack Keith Randall 27 February 2026 We’re always looking for ways to make Go programs faster. In the last 2 releases, we have concentrated on mitigating a particular source of slowness, heap allocations. E…

Marks found on 40,000-year-old artifacts might be a...

Marks found on 40,000-year-old artifacts might be a proto-language. “They found that these sign sequences displayed an information density very similar to the earliest examples of the cuneiform forerunner called proto-cuneiform.”

The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can

The aluminum soda can is a humble testament to the power and scope of human ingenuity. If that sounds like hyperbole, you should watch this video, which features eleven solid minutes of engineering explanation and is not boring for even a second. More science/engineering pr…

LIGAR Finally Bridges the Gap Between Film and Digital

The world of photography seemed to be facing a challenge of stagnation, with mirrorless technology having reached its best ability to date. However, all is not lost. We may seem to hit a break, but there are some camera brands that are trying to provide newer solutions to age-ol…

Pope Leo XIV to his priests: stop using AI to write...

Pope Leo XIV to his priests: stop using AI to write sermons. “‘To give a homily is to share faith,’ he said, and AI ‘will never be able to share faith.’”

Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate...

Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees. “Composition II with Red, Blue, and Yellow is in the U.S. public domain. It has been since January 1, 2026. No amount of Spanish law or invented ‘dual copyright’ theories changes that.”

The 3 Must-Have Nikon Lenses for Bird Photography

Bird photography is an interesting genre that requires specific lenses for the shoot. Some may rely on a mid-range telephoto, while others may turn to a super telephoto lens. Either way, long-range lenses continue to be ideal for the genre, and for this reason, we bring to you t…

Lomography Joseph Petzval 35mm f2 Review: Their Best Lens in Years

I will be the first do it admit that I've become a bit of a monster to most folks after nearly two decades of reviewing camera gear. And to lots of folks, I'm the bad guy -- but I'm not the villain. This is a much longer way of saying that the Lomography Joseph Petzval 35mm f2 i…

This Software is Faster Than Adobe Lightroom

Every photographer knows this feeling. You get home after a full day of shooting, sit down, open Lightroom, and watch each thumbnail slowly appear on your screen one by one like your time means nothing. And that's before you've even started culling through hundreds, sometimes th…

Gear Used By Underwater Photographers of the Year 2026 Winners

Once again, photographers from around the world have displayed immense talent in showcasing what the world looks like beneath the surface of the oceans. A combination of breathtaking, mesmerising, surreal, and outright astonishing images make up the Underwater Photographer Of Th…

The NY Times has added another daily crossword to the...

The NY Times has added another daily crossword to the line-up: the Midi. “The standard Times daily crossword, you see, is a 15×15 grid. The Mini is 5×5. The new Midi is 9×9, snug in between.”

Satellite’s Ring of Fire Solar Eclipse Photo Taken From Orbit

During the recent annular solar eclipse on February 17, the ESA’s PROBA-2 satellite captured this great shot of the Moon passing in front of the Sun. Cue up the Johnny Cash. Tags: astronomy · Moon · photography · science · Sun

“ Eclipses have been connected with the fate of...

“Eclipses have been connected with the fate of rulers since at least ancient Mesopotamia, around 4,000 years ago.” But more recently: “In 1581, Queen Elizabeth I of England made it a felony to use horoscopes to predict her death or her successor.”

Calculating the longest line of sight on Earth : 530km...

Calculating the longest line of sight on Earth: 530km (329 miles) between “an unnamed Himalayan ridge near the Indian-Chinese border and Pik Dankova in Kyrgyzstan”.

“ x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86...

“x86CSS is a working CSS-only x86 CPU/emulator/computer. Yes, the Cascading Style Sheets CSS. No JavaScript required. What you’re seeing above is a C program that was compiled using GCC into native 8086 machine code being executed fully within CSS.”

Ali Akbar, the last newspaper hawker in Paris, has been...

Ali Akbar, the last newspaper hawker in Paris, has been awarded a knighthood by French president Emmanuel Macron. “Macron went on to refer to Akbar as ‘the most French of the French — a Voltairean who arrived from Pakistan.’”