My 56mm arrived yesterday. I couldn't get pics of my cats so had to be content with some of my daughter. All at f1.2, raw, through Lightroom, some WB and exposure corrections, and my default sharpening:
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Yes, my cat was asleep too but is jet black so not so appealing when its eyes are closed. I had to bribe my daughter by telling her the "secret" cost of the 56mm which she promptly blurted out to her mother, so now I am in trouble...
I think she is on her way to you right now, to be honest, gathering other wives (and a few husbands) as she goes. What is the record number of times a person has been cited in divorce proceedings?As long as you never said I had anything to do with it.
I think she is on her way to you right now, to be honest, gathering other wives (and a few husbands) as she goes. What is the record number of times a person has been cited in divorce proceedings?
Now i want the lens
You may get to keep the cat if you are lucky
Those images are really good, they look really sharp. I haven't seen the 56mm for sale anywhere. Can I ask where you got it from?
The cat is the first thing to go if I get my way! I got the lens from Panamoz - ordered Friday, arrived Tuesday which wasn't bad.
I think the lens is sharp but the depth of field is pretty narrow so a few of my first shots were out of focus (eyebrows in focus rather than eyes etc). I think I will have to get used to moving the focus point rather than my usual focus and recompose method. I sharpened these with +40ish in LR which is a touch less than I usually use. I don't know whether this is anything meaningful or just random based on these shots. In a day or two I might be tempted to close the lens down below f1.2 but for the moment it is stuck there!
When my son gets back I will do my standard test shots of him in the doorway that I do with almost all new lenses so I will be able to compare across Canon lenses and the Fuji 60 macro
Do it!!!!
Cant afford at the moment :arghh:
I'd be very interested in the results between the 60 and the 56, If you could do some at the same aperture that would be great. And even better if you can hop while taking the 56mm shots, that way I may save some pennies.
The cat is the first thing to go if I get my way! I got the lens from Panamoz - ordered Friday, arrived Tuesday which wasn't bad.
I think the lens is sharp but the depth of field is pretty narrow so a few of my first shots were out of focus (eyebrows in focus rather than eyes etc). I think I will have to get used to moving the focus point rather than my usual focus and recompose method. I sharpened these with +40ish in LR which is a touch less than I usually use. I don't know whether this is anything meaningful or just random based on these shots. In a day or two I might be tempted to close the lens down below f1.2 but for the moment it is stuck there!
When my son gets back I will do my standard test shots of him in the doorway that I do with almost all new lenses so I will be able to compare across Canon lenses and the Fuji 60 macro
Thats a great price from Panamoz,and extras charges ?
Doesnt surprise me with all the Fuji cameras youve been buying
Thats a great price from Panamoz,and extras charges ?
I'd be very interested in the results between the 60 and the 56, If you could do some at the same aperture that would be great. And even better if you can hop while taking the 56mm shots, that way I may save some pennies.
Whats AF speed like between XP1 and XE2 in low light, I find the X100s the same as the XP1 in low light. So cant imagine the XE2 will be any better in this regard.
It is a bit better,but to honest i never had much problems with XP1 after the updates
Hi, only got my X Pro1 yesterday, so still feeling my way around, and about to ask a couple of silly questions. I watched this video on setting up custom settings,and set mine up similarly to his. All set up without any problems, but have just downloaded the latest updates (3.2?) and seem unable to set up auto ISO and auto DR, they are not available. Probably something stupid that I'm missing, but thought I'm sure the learned gentry here will be able to put me wise! Anyone any idea where I'm going wrong?
Thanks
I havent watched video, I have used the settings recomended on this thread. You always lose settings on Firmware updates.
I am running the same firmware and I can change DR through scroll wheel and ISO. Try setting them using the main menu and not the Q button, (in ISO make sure you go to bottom as it defaults to ISO 200, I think??). Then re-try using scroll wheel and Q button for alterations.
A very imperfect comparison of the Fuji 56/1.2 and the Canon 85/1.2. Two shots of the same person several years apart in different light but in more or less the same position:
Fuji first (1/80, f1.2, iso500 on an XE1) then Canon (1/60, f1.2, iso 400 on a 5D2)
Those 56 1.2 shots look amazing. Crisp as anything! I give it a couple of weeks until you have one Simon
Ian, did you pay using their BACS facility or debit card?No extras - declared on the invoice as camera gear, delivered by Fedex. I was a bit confused as it came wrapped in a whole roll of bubble wrap so was the size of a small car.
Using BACS you can get the X-T1 for under £900. This is a UK company with UK stock and not grey imports I take it?Ian, did you pay using their BACS facility or debit card?
That is a cracking price not to be missed!
Anybody want a mint boxed 60mm?
Using BACS you can get the X-T1 for under £900. This is a UK company with UK stock and not grey imports I take it?
I see they get really good reviews for their excellent customer service.Absolutely not, HK trader with grey stock, you'd never get UK stock at that price.