Is Viltrox Making a New Camera To Beat Kodak?

Viltrox is one of the few third-party lens manufacturers from China who have seen immense fame. The company's portfolio is diverse, further helping young and serious photographers get the best of their vision. While the company has not yet dabbled with cameras, it appears that i…

Plane Lands/Takes Off In Only 20 Feet

I posted a video earlier today of a Super Cub airplane landing on the side of a mountain. Super Cubs are ideal for that undertaking because of their low stall speed and short take-off and landing distances. But I had no idea you could land and take off in one in the space of 20…

I love this playable 3D-rendered reel-to-reel player...

I love this playable 3D-rendered reel-to-reel player made by Dunstan Orchard and Kristina Dutton. Despite their virtuality, the buttons are delightfully clicky and the attention to detail is impressive.

Step into a virtual Criterion Closet . “A walk-in...

Step into a virtual Criterion Closet. “A walk-in closet of 1,327 real Criterion editions, shelved in spine-number order — exactly as a true collector keeps them. Look around, read the spines, and pull any one off the shelf to inspect the case.”

Is the Panasonic S5 II Still a Good Camera in 2026?

In the Phoblographer's revisiting of various cameras that we've reviewed before in the past, I'm now addressing the Panasonic S5 II. When the Panasonic S1II E was launched, it seemed as if the S5 II's days were numbered. Afterall, I reviewed it in 2023 and knew just how capable…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Don’t put checkmark on a button. Checkmark means “Saved, done”, not “Press to save” (in the screenshot, settings are NOT saved) #Luma #Button #ActionOrState #Checkmark

A Letter to the Self About Photography and Weight Loss

In this post, Gservo muses on how weight loss effects photography Read more at The Phoblographer.

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Is the Leica SL2s Still a Good Camera in 2026?

Everyone loves to hate on Leica cameras, but the truth is that if you know, you know. A while back, I purchased the Leica SL2s and it continues to be my main camera to this day. With the camera being discontinued and replaced by the SL3s, and with the used camera market being wh…

Iceland

Whenever a social media whatever lets me set a header image I pretty much always use a photo of moss that I took from when my partner and I visited Iceland about a decade ago. We just went back and we had a blast. Birding took us way off the beaten path, as did my years long obs…

Scientists have found evidence of mass death due to the...

Scientists have found evidence of mass death due to the plague 5000 years ago, which goes against the prevailing theory that plague wasn’t that deadly until more recently.

A Lens Beloved by Nikon Users Could Get a Sweet Makeover

China-based third-party lens makers are making waves in the market. They have successfully reduced the price of the optics, while providing some wonderful images. SG-Image is one such brand, whose performance has won the audience over. It now appears that the company is introduc…

A long oral history of Steven Spielberg and his career ....

A long oral history of Steven Spielberg and his career. “He’s a terrific collaborator. He himself is a continuous lightbulb flickering on and off with one idea after another, but he’s not terribly protective of an idea.”

Meet the Man Behind the Most Beautiful Books in the World

I appreciate what 2K/DENMARK’s Klaus Krogh says about their ambitions when he and his wife started the company: When I started this company together with my wife, I said we got to become a very very small company. Why? Because we are going to put so much effort into each…

The trailer for Klara and the Sun , directed by Taika...

The trailer for Klara and the Sun, directed by Taika Waititi and based on the bestseller by Kazuo Ishiguro.

AI Economics for Dummies . “The Wall Street...

AI Economics for Dummies. “The Wall Street Journal’s business editor moves into Alex’s house, having accepted a part-time position as Alex’s human footstool. He never asks to see the books.”

Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of...

Great piece by Ta-Nehisi Coates on how “the portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy” and what that means for the next Black president.

A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011...

A new seismic phenomenon: seismic waves from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake ricocheted off the Earth’s core and shifted the entirety of Japan 6 millimeters to the east, enough to disrupt GPS measurements.

Canon’s Lens Quality Has a Big Chance of Dropping

Canon has created some wonderful lenses over the years. With their latest introduction RF lenses, the price and the weight of some optics are slightly more than some other offerings. To change this, Canon is now working on a new patent that can fix this, in a major way.

America vs Europe: Two Ways to Build a City

Architect and urban & computational designer Abhinav Bhardwaj made this great set of slides comparing urban design in the US and Europe, peppered with pithy observations like: European space is shaped on purpose: American open space is what’s left over. Small blocks mak…

Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their...

Are You in the Weights? “LLMs encode their knowledge and reasoning through billions of numbers called ‘the weights.’ ‘In the weights’ means that a model is able to recall someone without using tools like web search.”

Is the X-T6 Fujifilm’s Most Important Camera in a Decade?

Fujifilm has been creating incredible cameras over the decades. The company has created an important lineup, from X100 to GFX to X-T to the now defunct X-A series, each offering something unique to its user. The X-T6 is an upcoming, highly anticipated camera, one that is going t…

Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless...

Human brains were not designed to deal with an endless supply of bad news. “We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago. What’s changed is the size of the world it’s asked to scan for threats.”

“Henry v Lalas Is the World Cup’s Most Compelling Battle”

Although I’ve seen a highlight or two, I have not overcome my FIFA+Fox+Trump disgust to watch any of the World Cup so far. MAGA dipshit Alexi Lalas is high on the list of reasons not to tune into any of Fox’s braindead coverage, but it sounds like he’s being dragged on the…

This is probably the definitive post about web browsers...

This is probably the definitive post about web browsers on video game consoles.

6 Best Cameras From 2016 To Get Your Hands on Today

Interchangeable lens cameras are plenty. From Fujifilm to Nikon, each brand offers something unique in terms of performance, technology or design. Today, we take a look at models that were introduced a decade ago and how they still hold up today. Have a look.

4 Great Client Proofing Options for Professional Photographers

If you're not aware of what client proofing is, then you probably will want to know. It's an easy and quick way to work with your photography clients on getting formalized feedback, records of contact, etc. And more importantly, it's on a service that you're paying for, so you w…

The Single Best Sony Camera for Landscape Photographer

Landscape photographers have been looking at various cameras for this genre of photography. While some have relied on full frame cameras, there are those who look at medium format. Of the various companies, Sony creates some of the best full frame models, and there is only one t…

Toothday

Something not to chew on. Or with. To dentists, teeth have numbers. They start on the top right, so your wisdom tooth there is #1. The numbers continue around to #16: your left wisdom tooth, then down to #17 below, and around to #32, your right bottom wisdom tooth. I'm losing #2…

When Color Photography Just Sucks

“Make it a black and white!” That’s the thought that so many photographer starting out have when they can’t figure out a way to make their images better in the editing process. The truth is that yes it’s easy: black and white makes a lot of images that looked terrible…