this site has a TON of information on lenses and cameras. If you cant get answers here, i'd bet there's links to where you can find them. He probably would reply to a request for more info...
I hardly comment on any Hackernews post, but I had to come here to say if you have any respect for photography and optics in general, you will stay away from that man’s site and remove the link. It’s a joke for a site and well-known as a poor-content, money-grabbing venue in the photographic community.
Re:Nikon F-Mount
by Scene_Cast2 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:25PM
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With reviewers, I now first look at the style of shots they take. For example, with Jared Polin, I trust his opinion on sports / action photography, but not landscape, street, or architectural photography. Or for portraits, my go-to is Pye Jirsa.
About Ken Rockwell, I've heard him described as a "black and white photographer shooting in color" - he likes contrast & texture, and generally shoots stuff that would look better in b&w.
Re:Nikon F-Mount
by vladvasiliu on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:33PM
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> money-grabbing venue
What do you mean? The site is free to browse and what little ads there are, are unobtrusive.
Content-wise, I personally find his take of not spending time pixel-peeping refreshing, but to each their own, I guess.
Re:Nikon F-Mount
by kybernetyk on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:55PM
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Ken is very controversial in the photographing community. He has the audacity to shoot JPEG only (which is a sacrilege for all the RAW shooters). And his writing style is very ... well ... over the top.
I think his site is a great resource if you want to look up older Nikon glass. About the new stuff (mirrorless, etc) ... I don't know ... take it with a grain of salt.
As a professional photographer who has been linked to Ken many times over the years, I would have to agree with the sentiment that you should STAY FAR AWAY from his blog.
Ken passed his technical prime and photographic abilities many years ago. That website is mostly bad information and should be wiped from the internet archive.
Which sites would you recommend instead?
Thom Hogan: https://bythom.com
Thom Hogan is by far the best. The only photogear site I frequent. Highly recommended.
Re:Nikon F-Mount
by reasonabl_human on Thursday December 30, 2021 @12:23PM
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Interesting. It seems Ken is sold on just getting the latest iPhone Pro for photos and videos these days. Convenient, but was hoping there’d be merit in going down the rabbit hole of old fixed lense film photography…
Do you have a link to a post where Ken elaborates on this opinion? Thanks
I'm curious how they spec out / tolerance and achieve things like angularity (sag) and position (centeredness).