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Weird, I'm listening to the Photography Online podcast at the same time I see this thread. They are discussing this subject also. A bit extra criticism is being directed at the woman who made the video as maybe she also is contributing to the problem.

Welcome! Looking at the samples you want to emulate, I suspect you will be using the Tamron more than the others and living more on the wider end of the zoom range. An alternative to Needa's suggestion of a 24-70 f/2.8 for low light, I would say you might consider tracking down a Sigma 18-35mm...

Apologies for stepping into a question meant for Peter. Cons: Shorter battery life, must turn on power switch to compose, lack of pop-up flash on most bodies. That's about it. Pros: You can actually see your composition in low-light, AF works edge-edge, no AF penalty switching to LiveView...

Let's call it a fuzzy smear instead of a hard, high-contrast line drawn for me. My preference is for more natural images. Some photos need more processing help, others barely need an exposure adjust. Is manipulating objects in a scene during composition fair game? I think so as long as no...

Don't underestimate the Chinese lenses. Have you decided if the manual focus is mechanically linked to the focus ring or is it focus-by-wire? What nobody really discusses is that the Nikon Z S-series lenses are not focused by mechanical link, but instead by the autofocus motor from input by the...

Clovis beat me to the answer, but yes you want to use extension tubes, not diopters. Instead of bending the light and introducing artifacts, the extension tubes just moves the focal point further in front of the sensor, allowing you to move in closer the the subject and get focus. As long as...

I know the "site is not safe" message, I commonly get that logging into to the network interface of a copier because it does not use "https:" secure access. The entire internet is supposed to use TLS secure protocols now and your web browsers kind of demand it. It may be that the web server...

With some domain hosts, when payment is missed for hosting they will put a placeholder page in place and give a little time for the fees to be paid up. I expect it either starts to work again soon or disappears into the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Then I started clicking on archive dates...

As I sit home with some flu this weekend, I got to looking at what kind of lens adapters Fotodiox has for Z bodies. I found 2 that are interesting to adapt F-mount lenses to Z. Keep in mind, these are dumb adapters with no AF or electronic contacts for the lens. So no aperture control from the...

Tripods are one of those items that price often equals quality. Right now about $150-$200 (USD) is a sweet spot to get a decent travel tripod. I know the Photography Online crew on Isle of Man love their Kingjoy tripods, but I have never seen one of those in the States. My travel tripod is a...

Break a leg! ...uh no, that's for a stage show. Knock 'em dead! ...hmm, too violent by today's standards. Do your best and you win the life experience! ...ehh, least likely to cause trouble. 😀

I had no doubts you would enjoy the upgrade. Just something like having constant live view you can use one the tilty screen changes how you look at taking photos. Duck a little off shore? Now you can hold the camera just above the water for a low angle that won't get you wet. It helps to...

You should format the SD card in the camera itself from the setup menu. But really, get a CF Express card and unlock the much greater write speed that comes with it in Slot 1. Use the SD card in Slot 2 as a safety backup.

I can't find where to launch the canoe. Nikon Z5 - 7Artisans 35mm f/5.6 manual lens - ISO 100 - 1/1000s - f/5.6

Throw snowballs at anybody who dares makes footprints in your photos. 😁

Feels like the forum is working better this past day. (y)

I stopped here to see if any eagles were dumb enough to hang around today. If it's warm enough for the river to not be frozen over, this is supposed to be a spot. I could not let myself go the entire month of January without taking a photo, so here we go. The missing data in the exif is...

I do not know where you are, is it very cold there this week? Li-ion batteries do not store well in freezing weather and discharge themselves. Also try testing them just 1 used at a time to find if one is faulty. Even better if you remove the grip and put the battery directly in the camera to...

Wait and watch. Anybody remember Lytro? Pick your focus point in post.

I have exactly 1 Z-lens that is not Nikon, and that is a 7-Artisans 35mm pancake. It is fully manual focus with no electronics in the lens. A fixed f-stop of f/5.6, so I can only adjust shutter and ISO. It's purpose is to be a body cap that can be deployed quickly to take a photo. I bought it...