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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Weekstart
An on-point Marketoonist cartoon. Eve Maler has a book on identity coming out. It'll be great. Eve is an IIW veteran who has earned many battle ribbons in the Identity Wars.
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kottke.org (Feed)
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Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi proposes sending a tiny...
Astrophysicist Cosimo Bambi proposes sending a tiny spacecraft to study nearby black holes. “Earth-based lasers would blast the [light] sail with photons, accelerating the craft to a third of the speed of light.”
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“ Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of...
“Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the [company] unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken…without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements…”
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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Megadap Just Built the World’s First Leica M to Canon RF Autofocus Adapter
Lens adapters have done a wonderful job of allowing people to take their favourite optics to their current system. Those who prefer Leica M lenses, however, can use them only on Leica's own cameras. With little option to adapt them to the mirrorless system, one may give up on th…
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Why Attack Iran?
There are many possible and plausible answers to this simple question. Timothy Snyder offers a useful perspective in helping answer it: How do [we] understand the war with Iran? We must get away from the propaganda and ask why this might be happening, in light of the facts tha…
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Grumpy Website (Feed)
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nikitonsky is being grumpy
nikitonsky: Looks good? #YouTube #Icons
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There are So Many Good New Compact Cameras. Which One Should You Get?
If I were to look at the compact camera market today on a big photography retailer's website, I'd think that there aren't all that many compact cameras. But that would be wrong. Instead, they're all small businesses and working on little profits. These are labors of love, not ma…
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Want Sharper Photos? Our Presets Can Do That!
If you use Lightroom or Capture One, you'll want to see what our presets can do for you. Not only are they affordable, but they're specially designed to make images in a variety of both studio and natural lighting scenes stand out. This works for street photography, landscapes,…
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Our Nikon D850 Review Has Been Updated
Yes, you're reading that correctly. In 2026, we're updating the Phoblographer's Nikon D850 review -- and it's for a very good reason. I bought one at the end of last year as a very conscious choice and after much deliberation. It's now one of my work cameras along with the Leica…
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For Public Parks on the Internet
Eli Pariser is one of my heroes. There are many reasons, but the most operative one is for writing The Filter Bubble in time for me to source it in The Intention Economy. The former came out in 2011 and the latter in 2012. Both were ahead of their time, which is either now or [�…
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Sun Daisies
Some reading for today::: War is a dirty business, by Scott Bateman MBE, on X. HT to Tanya Weiman for her comment here. A thank you to Brian Linse for his kind words on Bluesky. Fact: one of the best parties I've ever attended was at Brian's house in Laurel Canyon, back in blo…
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War on Peace
You may have noticed there is a war going on. I’m not here to cover it. I’m here to cover, or at least visit, stories about it. See, stories themselves are a problem, both in human nature (we love and live stories) and in journalism, which feeds and is fed on the human appe…
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Is Canon Working on a Lens That Could Change the Face of Compact Cameras?
Canon has multiple lenses in this portfolio, but it seems the company is not yet ready to call it a day. Per a new report, Canon is working on a new zoom lenses, which offer a bright aperture and a much better build. In a time when interchangeable-lens cameras have abundant lens…
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This is Better Than Your Camera’s Warranty
Hey pros! Listen up! Our photography insurance program is designed to be there when photographers really need it! We're giving you more than the competition can in different ways! Here's a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn't necessarily cover what happ…
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3 Reasons Why This Canon Camera is The Most Used Device on Flickr
Canon has been one of the few companies that has the largest market share in the photo industry. While they have introduced some exceptional DSLRs over the years, their mirrorless models are not far behind. Flickr, which is now gaining momentum amongst the photography community,…
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