Recent content by gad-westy

That was strange. I was just reading your thread on PH where I saw this image then happened to read this thread straight after. Thought I was going mad! Lovely pic and lovely car.

Thanks folks. I'll see if I can acquaint myself with the canon options.

I see there have been other topics on this in the past but the prevalence of mirrorless in 2026 maybe changes the answer these days. My daughter will be starting GCSE photography next year and is generally showing more interest in photography and moving beyond phone snaps. I'm more than happy...

This isn't for me. A friend lives in a very remote part of scotland and has some great dark sky and aurora opportunities. He asked me for a recommendation for a camera set up that he could leave outside to 'video' the night sky. Actual traditional video of the night sky is obviously very...

Worth mentioning the Viltrox 13mm 1.4 which is another really nice fast, wide option. Viltrox generally seem to have something for everyone prime wise and all are sensibly priced. 27mm is utterly glorious. 75mm is fantastic but less useful. I'd love them to do an 18mm 1.2 and something...

Don’t rule out the Viltrox 15mm 1.7. It’s tiny and superb.

Very nice. I’m a big fan of the viltrox 13mm 1.4 and 15 1.7. There’s always the Fuji and sigma 16mm 1.4’s too…

The 9mm is looking mighty tempting at £160 ish with discount. Must resist....

Cheers. This is the tricky thing. Trying to take pics of fast moving animals with the X-T4 feels like more hit than miss. If the X-T5 fixed that significantly, I think it would be worth the jump. It's just hard to know in advance. There are some other nice things about the X-T5 but it's not...

I'm pondering switching my X-T4 for an X-T5. Would cost me about £400 I think, used for used. 40mp would be nice but actually the main driver would be the AF system for moving subjects. Can anyone comment how much improvement I'd see. Main subjects would be our dog (X-T4 is very hit and miss...

I have a 15mm as well. Really nice little thing. I'm in deep on Viltrox on my Fujis. Have a 13mm 1.4, 27mm 1.2 and 75mm 1.2 as well. All outstanding but the 27mm in particular fits me like a glove. Love that lens. It's chonky though. Would love Viltrox to make a Fuji 18mm 1.2 or 1.4.

I guess like many things, you only notice the ones that use them obnoxiously. I have to admit, as a relatively new drone user, one of the main things that holds me back most using it more often is not wanting to p*** others off. We've probably all been somewhere pretty that is ruined by the...

Might be worth removing the WR from the title. It’s one of the slight disadvantages of the 35mm 1.4 that it doesn’t have weather sealing. Personally though, I always loved the images from the 1.4.

Which 1.4 did you have in mind? There are some 1.2 options as well... Nearest interchangeable equivalent to the the X100vi would probably be the XE-5 now. In the past I'd have said X-Pro 3 as it has the hybrid viewfinder but it's getting on a bit now, no ibis and has a few ergonomic quirks...

Cheers. This little idea is quickly unravelling!