On Saturday this blog pauses to consider good posts other bloggers wrote in the last seven days.
Nicholas Middleton put the new Ferrania P30 Alpha black-and-white film through extensive exposure and processing tests. Read Ferrania P30 Alpha
The fabulous Berlin Typography blog considers the letterforms at the various stops of the U7 subway line, which at the time it was completed was the longest in the city. Extensive photography shows some intricate tile work at some of the stops. Read The Many Faces of the U7
Aaron Renn considers the decline of the classic American diner, and what it says about the fragmenting and segmenting of American culture. Read Diners and the Decline of Shared Social Institutions
I see so many rabbits in my neighborhood this year! More than ever. I see them at all hours of the day, but Jennifer Bowman notices how where she lives they are out only for a particular 90-minute period every day. Read Bunny Hour
I love radio stories. Ken Levine tells one with a moral, and it applies to those of us who create content online: do it for your readers, not for yourself or your cohort. Read A show I once loved that didn’t hold up
Jim Cavanaugh has always had to buy health insurance privately. He tells how bad things got before Obamacare, how things got a lot better at first on Obamacare, but how things are about as bad now as before Obamacare. Read Health Insurance: A Report From The Trenches
Here are this week’s film-camera reviews and experience reports:
- Voigtländer Vitessa N2 (Neil Kesterson)
- Nikon S2 (John Smith)
- Zeiss Ikon Box Tengor 54/18 (Nicholas Middleton)
- Foth Derby Type 2 (Mike Eckman)
- Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 MD (Peggy Anne)
- Canon IXY APS (IXUS, ELPH) (Peggy Anne)
- Bencini Konroll II (Mike Eckman)
