Thom Hogan - Nikon, Mirrorless, 35mm film, Photo-Gadget information source
Jul 23, 2013 15:48:02 #
All Nikon owners and prospective owners should, to my mind, be aware of the wealth of views and information which has been available from this highly-respected professional photographer. His website (www.bythom.com) has been a stalwart for Nikon fans for over a decade.
The reason for this thread is to let you all know, if you didn't already, that he has now split his websites into more manageable chunks.
The main Nikon site mentioned above has now been superceded by http://www.dslrbodies.com/ where all the vast information about (mainly Nikon but there are others mentioned) DSLR's gathered and archived over the years is now housed. Make this your first port of call to learn about Nikon. Read his welcome and reasons for changing everything here - http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/welcome.html
He's also become closely involved with the emergent "Mirrorless" camera systems that now abound and have become part of all major manufacturers' product range. He has applied his skills to providing us all with superb and up-to-date information about the mirrorless products and the marketplace. Find that here - http://www.sansmirror.com/
His other two websites are http://www.filmbodies.com/ which provides information for those still interested in or using 35mm film, and http://www.gearophile.com for those who want info about compact cameras, gadgets and gear.
I urge you to visit the new sites and make your necessary bookmark changes if necessary. One of the prime reasons we all use UHH is to help us learn. This guy is one of those from whom I have gained an insurmountable mountain of knowledge, and, for those of you who have yet to discover him, why not make a trip to his sites now and start to discover for yourself ?
Regards to you all, wherever you find yourselves, from his (obvious) big fan in the UK.
The reason for this thread is to let you all know, if you didn't already, that he has now split his websites into more manageable chunks.
The main Nikon site mentioned above has now been superceded by http://www.dslrbodies.com/ where all the vast information about (mainly Nikon but there are others mentioned) DSLR's gathered and archived over the years is now housed. Make this your first port of call to learn about Nikon. Read his welcome and reasons for changing everything here - http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/welcome.html
He's also become closely involved with the emergent "Mirrorless" camera systems that now abound and have become part of all major manufacturers' product range. He has applied his skills to providing us all with superb and up-to-date information about the mirrorless products and the marketplace. Find that here - http://www.sansmirror.com/
His other two websites are http://www.filmbodies.com/ which provides information for those still interested in or using 35mm film, and http://www.gearophile.com for those who want info about compact cameras, gadgets and gear.
I urge you to visit the new sites and make your necessary bookmark changes if necessary. One of the prime reasons we all use UHH is to help us learn. This guy is one of those from whom I have gained an insurmountable mountain of knowledge, and, for those of you who have yet to discover him, why not make a trip to his sites now and start to discover for yourself ?
Regards to you all, wherever you find yourselves, from his (obvious) big fan in the UK.
Jul 23, 2013 16:01:42 #
Jul 23, 2013 16:06:15 #
riada22 wrote:
Thanks for the link I use a mirrorless panasonic.
Riada - there's a lot of excitement in the mirrorless marketplace at present because of the imminent arrival of the Panasonic GX7 in September and a possible replacement for the award-winning Olympus OM-D E-M5 soon afterwards. Happy to help.
Jul 23, 2013 19:49:56 #
craggycrossers wrote:
All Nikon owners and prospective owners should, to... (show quote)
Thx. I have always respected him, being a Nikon shooter myself. He is full of knowledge .
Jul 23, 2013 20:21:14 #
craggycrossers wrote:
Riada - there's a lot of excitement in the mirrorless marketplace at present because of the imminent arrival of the Panasonic GX7 in September and a possible replacement for the award-winning Olympus OM-D E-M5 soon afterwards. Happy to help.
Mirror-less has got me interested too. Owning quite a bit of Nikon equipment I am so disappointed that they are behind the curve.
I look forward to the new releases. Thanks for the update.
Jul 24, 2013 02:55:52 #
Full-Framer wrote:
Thx. I have always respected him, being a Nikon shooter myself. He is full of knowledge .
Thanks for posting - I've had a period of absence from UHH, indeed from internet activity, and just a couple of days ago noticed the changes on Thom Hogan's sites. Not seeing anything on UHH mentioning these changes I felt it appropriate to bring it to the attention of those who are, or might be, interested, especially in Nikon and the mirrorless segment.
Jul 24, 2013 03:05:33 #
joer wrote:
Mirror-less has got me interested too. Owning quite a bit of Nikon equipment I am so disappointed that they are behind the curve.
I look forward to the new releases. Thanks for the update.
I look forward to the new releases. Thanks for the update.
Joer - if your post means Nikon are "behind the curve" in the mirrorless market I'm not sure I agree. They just took a different approach with a smaller sensor. The V1 and V2 cameras are actually little gems, with the V2 ironing out the design idiosyncracies that mysteriously, and annoyingly for buyers/users, appeared in the V1. Their lenses are first class and the FT1 mount adapter (best used wth AF-S lenses for complete lens functionality) brings a new dimension to telephoto photography because of the small camera size and the 2.75 crop factor of the sensor.
I changed from Nikon to Fuji for my "small camera" because of the design of the V1. You have to go into the menu system to change exposure mode - a bit fiddly. And I would add that I LOVE my Fuji X-E1 with its 18-55mm lens. Check it out if you're interested in mirrorless.
Jul 24, 2013 05:23:22 #
craggycrossers wrote:
Joer - if your post means Nikon are "behind t... (show quote)
I'm only mildly interested at this point and leaning toward Lumix. Thanks.
Jul 24, 2013 06:09:35 #
joer wrote:
I'm only mildly interested at this point and leaning toward Lumix. Thanks.
Any level of interest is better than none ! Did you know that, although it's one of the world's great consumer markets, the apparent degree of interest, enthusiasm and purchasing numbers in the USA is the smallest of any of the mirrorless market places? A long way to go for it in your country !
Jul 24, 2013 06:42:55 #
Jul 24, 2013 09:02:55 #
Just a further note on my Nikon V1: It performs very well. The focus is incredibly fast. I need to get the flash as the 3.5 lens is just not fast enough for real low light. The only odd thing is that in ISO if you set the 100 to 400 range it always selects 400, and if you set the 100 to 800 range it automatically goes to 800. So far the grain is very low though. I have not tried any ISO higher than 800 as yet.
--Beagleman
--Beagleman
Jul 24, 2013 09:25:42 #
Beagleman wrote:
Just a further note on my Nikon V1: It performs very well. The focus is incredibly fast. I need to get the flash as the 3.5 lens is just not fast enough for real low light. The only odd thing is that in ISO if you set the 100 to 400 range it always selects 400, and if you set the 100 to 800 range it automatically goes to 800. So far the grain is very low though. I have not tried any ISO higher than 800 as yet.
--Beagleman
--Beagleman
Focus is great, isn't it? ISO sensitivity (P131 in manual) - it's "preparing itself" for if any likelihood of needing the top ISO in your range. Look at the page in your shooting menu and you can set it to one of the marked individual values.
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