Some weeks are just chock-a-block with great blog posts. This is one of them.
Remember Johnny Carson? If you’re older than about 35 you might. If you’re older than 45 you absolutely do. Television writer Ken Levine tells of his one encounter with the man, for those of us who get how much of a cultural force he was in his day. Read My day with Johnny Carson (for those who remember Johnny Carson)
Stephen Dowling polled his readership and as many other film shooters as he could, asking after their favorite film cameras. The results are in, and he is counting the top 50 down. Here, he shares numbers 50 to 11. Read 50 Favourite Film Cameras: 50 to 11 And then he shares numbers 10 to 1. One of my favorite cameras took the #1 spot! Read 50 Favourite Film Cameras: 10 to 1
You’ll probably recognize her face instantly, but you’ll be surprised that you don’t know her name. Mark Evanier tells why her appearances on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson (wait, didn’t we just talk about him above?) were a milestone for women on television. Read Smart-Funny
Have you experienced this on your blog? A reader you’ve never seen before suddenly rapid-fire liking five or six posts and following you? Val Boyko has experienced it a lot lately, and encourages those likers to slow down and enjoy the blogging journey. Read New Bloggers, Blogging and Life
David Heinemeier Hansson, writing for Signal v. Noise, has a blunt take on the ouster this week of Uber’s CEO. In short: the board tolerated the toxicity he created right up until it put the company’s massive profits at risk. Read Uber’s CEO is out because of pressure, not some ethical epiphany from the board
I love film-camera reviews and experience reports! Here’s this week’s crop.
- Pentax ME (John Smith)
Bonus: my reviews of this camera, the first one and the second one - Smena 8M (Carlos Argott)
- Mamiya/Sekor 500DTL (John Margetts)
- Minolta Alpha 3xi Panorama (Peggy Anne)
- Contax T3 (Paul Lovell)
- Nikkormat FT-2 (Daniel J. Schneider)
- Kodak Jiffy, Series II (Alex Luyckx)
- Kodak Flash Bantam (Mike Eckman)
- Leica M2 (Josh Solomon)