Teaching point: My first article this week is about making an image look three dimensional. My take: it’s not the lens that does this, it’s how you use the lens. Moreover, photographers tend to be taught to isolate, and isolating details tends to flatten subjects. That’s one reason why I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to take photos of animals in their environment.
The best way to see everything I'm writing these days is to use this page you’re currently looking at as your entry point to my sites.
Recent Articles on byThom (longer list is here):
Recent Articles on dslrbodies.com, sansmirror.com, or zsystemuser.com:
- 6/2 — Z8 Batteries — What works, what doesn’t
- 6/2 — Buzz, Buzz — The Z DX autofocus lens situation
- 5/31 — Nikon’s New Lens — The 24mm f/1.7 DX has been launched
- 5/29 — The Z8 “Complaints” — Things I hear new Z8 owners complaining about
- 5/29 — The Future of the Z System Redux — What’s next? Who knows?
- 5/29 — What Nikon Still Needs to Address — Same things I’ve said for 15 years ;~)
- 5/24 — A Confusing Week of Camera Intros — Canon heads low, Fujifilm heads high
- 5/23 — Z8 Manuals and Software — Nikon updates their downloads
- 5/23 — The Nikon Z8 Book is Available — My Complete Guide is ready
- 5/21 — The 400mm Conundrum — Here’s the answer to why you’re having trouble picking
- 5/21 — Nikon’s Marketing Problem — The D850 users are resisting the Z8
- 5/17 — The “Why It’s Not For Me” Posts — Nikon’s getting push back
- 5/17 — Continued Z8 Commentary — The answers to three questions
- 5/16 — The Conundrum of Coercion — yes, another conundrum article
- 5/11 — Z8 Presentation Clarifications — a couple of updates about my presentation on Friday
- 5/11 — Myths Sprout Spontaneously on the Internet — another launch, another set of claims to assess
- 5/11 — Your Reaction May Vary — Price is literally all over the map
- 5/10 — The Nikon Z8 Announcement — a group of 10 articles! Plus a data page
- 5/8 — Lens Survey Says — Results of a survey I started last week
- 5/8 — What’s Thom About to Say? — Register for a free online presentation this Friday
- 5/2 — What Z-Mount Lenses Do You Really Want? — Time for a lens survey
- 5/2 — May Flowers — My recommendations on DSLR instant rebates
- 5/2 — The Best May Savings on Z Products — My recommendations on instant rebates
- 5/2 — The Conundrum of Choice — Everyone wants to sell you a mirrorless camera
Most recent reviews:
- Fujifilm X-H2S Camera Review — Fujifilm 16-80mm f/4 OIS Lens Review
- Nikkor 800mm f/6.3 PF VR S Lens Review — Nikkor 17-28mm f/2.8 Lens Review — Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 S Lens Review
- Nikon Z30 Camera Review
- Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Lens Review
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