Fixing a Loose Lens Filter: Don’t Spend More Money

Camera lens filters sometimes end up coming loose because of one issue or another. If you're one of those photographers who refuse to use lens filters, then you're missing out on a whole creative process that makes you inherently human. But if you're like the entire staff of the…

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The 3 Best APS-C Cameras to Pick Today

One would be surprised to see the return of APS-C cameras, but given the current industry challenges, many young photographers are looking for cost-effective options. If you are someone who needs a camera but at a reasonable price, these options can help you. Have a look.

The Two Best Medium Format Cameras for Dynamic Range

Medium format cameras are pretty fabulous for serious photographers, especially those who work in a studio environment. Not only does it get lots of details, but it can also crop the image to their heart's content. With many people seeking greater control over image quality, med…

From late January, a 40-minute talk by Rick Steves on...

From late January, a 40-minute talk by Rick Steves on “how lessons learned on the road can help Americans better understand and meet the challenges facing Democracy in the USA.”

Is Leica Working on its Most Exciting SL Camera Yet?

When Leica introduced its SL series line-up, it ensured that it was not only the fastest camera but also the most rugged. Since its introduction in 2015, the company has innovated the series to meet the challenges of contemporary photographers. It has now come to our attention t…

Timothy Snyder on strongmen . “Once you accept...

Timothy Snyder on strongmen. “Once you accept that Trump is strong, you are accepting that you are weaker than Trump. And once you accept the strongman form of politics, you no longer have recourse to laws, or norms, or even basic ideas of decency.”

De La Soul’s Tiny Desk Concert

Ok, you know this is going to be a good one: De La Soul plays a Tiny Desk Concert. The humor of De La Soul has always been one of its calling cards. When DJ Maseo tells the Tiny Desk crowd, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re a new group called De La Soul,” he means it as a…

The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

A new book by Rebecca Solnit came out yesterday; it’s called The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change (Amazon). The synopsis: Rebecca Solnit offers a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and scale of social, political, scientific, and cultural chang…

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Your kids have a new god I didn't know Ms. Rachel was a real thing until I read this Onion story.

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Your kids have a new god I didn't know Ms. Rachel was a real thing until I read this Onion story.

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If you wanted to make a really crude approximation of project management, you could say there are two main styles: waterfall and agile. It’s not as simple as that by any means. And the two aren’t really separate things; agile came about as a response to the failures of wate…

Brightin Star 50mm f1.05 Review: The 1 Reason it Beats the Noct

"I'm not even done with it yet, dude," is what I told my good friend over the weekend who saw the Brightin Star 50mm f1.05 on my camera and immediately was drawn to it. He wanted to borrow it because of all the intrigue that it gave him. In the darkness of a bar that would requi…

TIL about babysitting co-ops . “The premise is...

TIL about babysitting co-ops. “The premise is simple: Families in the co-op provide each other with free childcare. A point system…ensures that everyone contributes their fair share. Every half an hour is worth one point…”

The KDO Rolodex Is Now a Wee Feed Reader?

Hello, good afternoon! As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have a bunch of new stuff for KDO in the pipeline. I’ve been focused on backend infrastructure recently to make my life (hopefully) easier and have gotten that to a place of “useful enough to test out to find all the b…

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Acquires Original...

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Acquires Original Disney Adult. “There wouldn’t be a Disney as we know it without this guy, a grown man who has watched Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue more than 90 times.”

TIL about burping your house , aka lüften (in Germany),...

TIL about burping your house, aka lüften (in Germany), aka opening up the windows in your house daily to air it out, even in winter.

Color Photos of Rome (c. 1890s)

The Library of Congress houses an online collection of 48 color photographs of Rome taken in the 1890s. The prints were created using the photochrom process: The prints look deceptively like color photographs. But when viewed with a magnifying glass the small dots that c…

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The 3 Best Fujifilm Cameras for Landscape Photography

Fujifilm cameras have been pretty fantastic in terms of color, dynamic range, and resolution. The company has introduced a diverse range of models, some of which offer great features even in the APS-C range. Landscape photography is a genre that may seem to need only full frame…

Steve Jobs famously said that computers are a bicycle...

Steve Jobs famously said that computers are a bicycle for the mind. What does that make LLMs? An e-bike for the mind? A car for the mind? A jet plane for the mind?

The Era of Peak 40MP Camera Sensors

For several years now, photographers have been not necessarily wanting more megapixels, but better overall image quality. At least, that's what I thought. A while back, OM System told us that they actually have been getting requests for more megapixels. With that said, every cam…

The 3 Best OM System Lenses for Birding

Bird photography is a genre that requires a long-range lens. Sometimes zooms, sometimes primes, many photographers choose between either based on their needs and what their wallet allows. If you have an OM System camera and want lenses that pair well, these options can truly be…

The Best Way to Read the Phoblographer

In 2025, I started to do things that otherwise would seem crazy for a publisher of a niche photography online magazine to do. For starters, this year, the Phoblographer may actually make a printed magazine again. But in addition to that, we didn't sell any ads to the big camera…