AustinTexan

I haven't followed the history with you two, but the whole Brand S vs. Brand N thing is a bit tiresome, for me at least. Most makers have their pros and cons, they have different design...

Cameras with a battery grip implies integrated, to me at least.

The comment section on this site is largely populated with gear-heads, which is where most of your flack is coming from. Your equipment works well for you; don’t feel the need to defend it!

And you can say almost exactly the same thing about still photos shot with a phone camera. Of course phone cameras have different limitations than conventional digital cameras, but that doesn’t...

Apple’s not trying to “fool” anyone. The message is basically, “gee-whiz, look what you can do with our latest iPhone.”

Certainly not the first, second or third lens to be “dust and drip resistant.” As to the objection to plastic, be realistic. This is not an S-series lens; it’s clearly meant to be an all-purpose...

Spoiler alert. If you can't wait for more, you could read Beaumont Newhall, or any of a number of other excellent histories!

I totally agree with the caution about judging historical figures.
But two comments: First, Talbot didn't have to make a living; he was one of the landed gentry, a gentleman scientist. Second,...

Indeed. And John Hershel, had he been interested, could have eclipsed both Daguerre and Talbot, as he knew vastly more chemistry and probably physics than either of them. The fact that he almost...

Your defense of the rationale of the patent system is strong. Your defense of Talbot is weak. He was an able gentleman scientist, like many others of his day. He was surprised when Daguerre popped...

There is a long list of innovators who have "changed everything," both before and after George Eastman. Eastman certainly made what we now call consumer photography, the snap-shot, possible. And...

While I completely agree with your characterization of Roger's series, the published history you wish for has been done, a number of times, beginning with Beaumont Newhall's, The History of...

Thanks for another wonderful installment.
One small hiccup: The glass plates in the wet plate process are coated with collodion, not gelatin, as you correctly mention elsewhere.

Franz Weber "I don’t take photos with my phone. In fact I don’t take any photos at all. I am not interested in photography (in) the slightest."

Not interested in photography in the slightest--and...

Then you also probably won’t understand the benefit of seeing your image upside down on the frosted glass of a view camera, tending to allow your brain to see the composition instead of just the...

That’s almost in the category of “If we can go to the moon, why can’t we )fill in the blank)!

The new feature is the red dot logo.

New models always cost more than older models. Cost of manufacture is only one factor in the pricing of any product, cameras included.

Contests are fun and serve a purpose, but in truth, photography is not basically a competitive sport. I may think a particular image is stronger than one that won, but my criteria may be different,...