"There will be light, and then there will be nothing. But how will the camera market fare? Read on, as I ponder out loud." Ashley Pomeroy on photography.

"While Kodak suffers, its long-time rival Fujifilm is doing rather well. The two firms have much in common." "Both firms saw their traditional business rendered obsolete. But whereas Kodak has so far failed to adapt adequately, Fujifilm has transformed itself into a solidly profitable business, with a market capitalisation, even after a rough year, of some $12.6 billion to Kodak’s $220m. Why did these two firms fare so differently?" Interesting stuff on the death of film (and why seeing the end coming can't always save you from it).

"In old analog cameras, many such filter “effects” were a chemical byproduct of the film, so photographers became expert at understanding the unique powers of each. Fujifilm’s Velvia film, with its high saturation and strong contrast, attracts photographers looking to capture the vibrancy of nature, Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom notes. But casual photographers rarely developed this type of eye, because they just wanted to point and shoot. What Instagram is doing—along with the myriad other photo apps that have recently emerged—is giving newbies a way to develop deeper visual literacy." The argument for filters.

Citing the three main reasons as "Quality, Audience, & Constraints", Nate Bolt's piece on Instagram is worth a look.

A long - five page, with no single-page option, sigh - but worthwhile article centred on Polaroid, Edwin Land, and the SX-70, but also drawing interesting parallels with Apple and Steve Jobs while containing links to a variety of interesting Flickr groups, old ads, and other Polaroid resources.

A long - five page, with no single-page option, sigh - but worthwhile article centred on Polaroid, Edwin Land, and the SX-70, but also drawing interesting parallels with Apple and Steve Jobs while containing links to a variety of interesting Flickr groups, old ads, and other Polaroid resources.

"When you use Hipstamatic, it practically forces you to shoot arty photographs. We can all be cell phone pictorialists now."

Part of a longer article covering sensors, ISO settings and noise in compact cameras. Shows fairly well why I recommended the F30 to people, especially as it's so cheap now, and how bad some of the others are.