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Cool thats a BIG splash of cash I'm loving the Fuji Gear
Very dramatic love it !Any flash stand will work, your flash shoudl have come with a plastic foot which has a tripod mounting thread in the bottom, so you can use a tripod as a stand if you want. One thing you will want to brush up on is Guide Number (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_number) which is the relationship between your flash power and your aperture and working distance. Shutter speed does not come into it for flash only photos, but if you want to balance with daylight then you will need to consider it - since you'll be limited in possible shutter speeds set your daylight portion of exposure up first, so for example with your dog set him up so that your background is exposed as you want then transfer your now fixed aperture into your guide number calculation and set the flash power accordingly. The last bit can be done by trial and error easily enough.
To illustrate what I mean, here is one of my landscapes using flash. I first set the exposure to expose the building and the general background nice and dark, done by chimping it in this case, then I grab the flash, point it where I want to illuminate, I.e the foreground bottom left, and shoot. I just repeated the lat bit until I was happy with the intensity and spread from the flash and called it a day. Obviously the more you do it the easier the latter becomes to guesstimate off hand.
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Quick snap of my daughter today as my mom wants a more up-to-date picture of her grandkids (son won't let me post his pics on the web any more...). XT1 and 56mm
1703_Soph_020 by Ian, on Flickr
Absolutely beautiful thats one fabulous image sir !
beautiful spring day today. even had time to have a quick pint in the beer garden. also my first outing with the xt2 and 50-140
20170312-DSCF1564 by Jonathan Howes, on Flickr
20170312-DSCF1540 by Jonathan Howes, on Flickr
I've processed some of the images from the 25mm lens. It's really nice for portraits - sharp in the centre, good pop and easy to work with. It looks great on the camera too! Soft at the corners and vignetting wide open, but for the proce (I got it for £64 delivered) it's a steal!
Sample image, probably f4 or 5.6
OK, so I lied. I may have a shot or two more from Pembrokeshire . This was a pain to process because the light was quite bright (the only time in my entire trip!) and I didn't use a polariser to control the reflections off the rocks. But it turned out OK eventually...
Barafundle Bay by David Hallett, on Flickr
Isay, I say, I say,
What do Bucaneers do?
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They try to take off like a Harrier!
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This works so well as a monochrome image excellent capture !
Well, tested the Samyang 12mm at lunch in Birmingham Cathedral and can't believe the quality!
Makes me wonder if I've got a duff 18-55mm.
Well impressed.
All shots SOOC via wifi to my iPhone so not full size.
Could have made it easier on myself by remembering to remove the CPL!!!! Doh!!
Samyang 12mm Test 1 by Terence Rees, on Flickr
Samyang 12mm Test 2 by Terence Rees, on Flickr
Samyang 12mm Test 3 by Terence Rees, on Flickr
Just a simple shot taken at Canterbury of The main tower/gate at the entrance to the Cathedral.
X-T2, 10-24mm Lens, 1/280th @ F8, ISO-200, Handheld.
Architecture (1)-03623 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr
for looking.,
George.
Untitled by Macvisual Photography, on Flickr
This is quite a big crop from original file.
XT1 - XF56 - @ f/2.8 - Velvia
Well its not a "full" return to Fuji but I've decided I'm finally going to do what I've wanted for a while and run my full frame Pentax K1 alongside a minimal Fuji line-up too and I've listed a lot of my Pentax glass on Ebay to raise funds, really intending only to keep the 24-70 and maybe my 15-30 if it doesn't sell.
Will allow me to focus that setup on the one thing I struggled with on the Fuji and thats landscapes... but will let me have a Fuji (undecided on X-Pro 2 or XT2) with a couple of primes for those days I don't need to lug the full frame kit and don't "need" 36mp....
Result!Stunning capture and detail Peter with that lush 56mm f1.2 sadly mine got damaged and the courier UK mail who collected it from Fuji to return to me lost it
But the outstanding service, help and support from the everyone at Fuji was faultless in every way.
Sadly replacement stock of the XF 56mm f1.2 was not available
So they emailed and then phoned and offered me a XF 56mm f1.2 APD lens which arrived today
Im still a little stunned by everything Fuji have done to help me in both trying to track my lens at the UK mail depot sadly I was bombarded by Large Pork Pies from the staff there even to the point of them telling Fuji later that day they had found the package would be delivered the next day ! That was last Tuesday so once again I tried tracking my lens.
Only for it not to arrive and suddenly a message appeared on there site stating delayed ! Delivery rearranged by recipient ? Really I hadn't had any contact with them.
So later that day I called Fuji who said they would speak to UK mail and get back to me, when Fuji called me back they told me it had been lost ! What again I think not as I had the feeling the day before UK mail were telling me Pork Pies and even to Fuji.
Fuji then contacted me again and said they would make the claim against UK mail and said they would send me a replacement XF 56mm f1.2 they later that day called me to say it was out of stock at present and only the APD version was available Oh well I thought at least it is going to be replaced even if I do have to wait.
But to my surprise a email the following day was received offering me the APD if that was acceptable that was followed by a phone call from Fuji asking if I had picked up my email and would I like the APD lens as a alternate replacement !
Now you're on speaking terms with fuji tell thrm to bin ukmail and use DPD.Stunning capture and detail Peter with that lush 56mm f1.2 sadly mine got damaged and the courier UK mail who collected it from Fuji to return to me lost it
But the outstanding service, help and support from the everyone at Fuji was faultless in every way.
Sadly replacement stock of the XF 56mm f1.2 was not available
So they emailed and then phoned and offered me a XF 56mm f1.2 APD lens which arrived today
Im still a little stunned by everything Fuji have done to help me in both trying to track my lens at the UK mail depot sadly I was bombarded by Large Pork Pies from the staff there even to the point of them telling Fuji later that day they had found the package would be delivered the next day ! That was last Tuesday so once again I tried tracking my lens.
Only for it not to arrive and suddenly a message appeared on there site stating delayed ! Delivery rearranged by recipient ? Really I hadn't had any contact with them.
So later that day I called Fuji who said they would speak to UK mail and get back to me, when Fuji called me back they told me it had been lost ! What again I think not as I had the feeling the day before UK mail were telling me Pork Pies and even to Fuji.
Fuji then contacted me again and said they would make the claim against UK mail and said they would send me a replacement XF 56mm f1.2 they later that day called me to say it was out of stock at present and only the APD version was available Oh well I thought at least it is going to be replaced even if I do have to wait.
But to my surprise a email the following day was received offering me the APD if that was acceptable that was followed by a phone call from Fuji asking if I had picked up my email and would I like the APD lens as a alternate replacement !
The Lens Turbo has just arrived, so first-off I tried it on my Hoya 24mm in OM mount. No issues at all with the rear element hitting the converter. However, it focusses way past infinity. So tried it with an Olympus 100mm, and again it focusses past infinity. Which would suggest that the OM-EOS adapter is slightly too thick. Surprising as it's a quality adapter - K&F. No big deal for me; I'll just have to remember not to focus using the lens scale. I can't try it with any other lenses at the moment as it's the only adapter I have till my M42 arrives. Next up is to try it in the field and examine the results.Mine arrived quicker than i expected but it's probably a lottery. I'm looking to acquire a Zuiko 24mm 2.8 MC but it may take a little patience to acquire one without paying over the odds. One thing you need to watch out for with wider angles is collision between the rear element of the lens and the front of the LTII at longer focus. I made my 28mm work by shimming the LT lens mount, which also made the focal markings on the levers more accurate. YMMV, and you may as well try the Hoya as you have it. But i would suggest putting it on initially at the closest focus point, and then lengthen it carefully and see whether you get to infinity, and where.
Excellent capture George a BIG up from me too
Cracking image and detail George
Cracking sharp shot George.
I need to save for this lens.
Just a thought - seeing cracking shots through the EVF and then noticing afterwards that the images of moving objects looked blurred is probably nothing to do with type of focus. It maybe you wanted to open up the aperture a bit and bump up the shutter speed? The loose focus might just be down to a bit of movement at those speeds?
If you not gonna shoot a fast shutter speed on moving targets, and you are in close, you will need to play around with panning.
PS You mentioned you can't zoom in close enough to check focus. Did you press the focus assist which will zoom you right in? If it's to far using even focus assist then you are shooting a long way off and simply closing down the aperture as far as you can, and shooting as fast as you can, will freeze a car that far off (except maybe in the dark of night). Do you have an example shot of what you mean? That would help me work out what you could do in future.
See above JJ1/500 seems low to me if you were shooting action, any examples you can post because it depends on the type of shot really?
Are you shooting RAW only? If so, set the camera to RAW + JPG and you will find you can zoom in further when reviewing images on the screen
Your obtaining great images with that XF55-200mm George, quality glass and a very versatile lens. I love mine also!!!!Just a candid street style shot taken of a couple out strolling. I kinda like the look on the guys face as if he's saying was it somethin' I said.
X-T1, 55-200mm Lens, 1/280th @ F5.6, ISO-200, Handheld.
Strolling (1)-03100 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr
for looking.,
George.
Agreed, its a quality image. Must buy another copy of this lens.Your obtaining great images with that XF55-200mm George, quality glass and a very versatile lens. I love mine also!!!!
Regards;
Pete
See above JJ
Your obtaining great images with that XF55-200mm George, quality glass and a very versatile lens. I love mine also!!!!
Regards;
Pete
Agreed, its a quality image. Must buy another copy of this lens.
ThanksYes it will work, manual only not ttl. I use a couple of ad360's with the Godox trigger.
Now you're on speaking terms with fuji tell thrm to bin ukmail and use DPD.
Everything else looks sharper than the biker, whih would tend to suggest it's motiob blur. Looks a little tight to be using af-s there anyway, surely they're down below the bank just before coming into shot so you get no time to "aquire" them... I'd just manually focus to 6ft or so past the peak and be done with it.
That's nice George. I really should use mine more often.Just a candid street style shot taken of a couple out strolling. I kinda like the look on the guys face as if he's saying was it somethin' I said.
X-T1, 55-200mm Lens, 1/280th @ F5.6, ISO-200, Handheld.
Strolling (1)-03100 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr
for looking.,
George.
It could be the adapter. Try a few different ones if you have that option. However, my experience is that the LTII was built this way on purpose, to ensure that every lens would be able to get infinity focus, as that's more of an issue. As I say, I ended up taking mine apart and shimming the mount (I used thin card) and it's now a lot closer to accurate. Doing this is not complicated - the main challenge is cutting the shim parts to fit the mount correctly.The Lens Turbo has just arrived, so first-off I tried it on my Hoya 24mm in OM mount. No issues at all with the rear element hitting the converter. However, it focusses way past infinity. So tried it with an Olympus 100mm, and again it focusses past infinity. Which would suggest that the OM-EOS adapter is slightly too thick. Surprising as it's a quality adapter - K&F. No big deal for me; I'll just have to remember not to focus using the lens scale. I can't try it with any other lenses at the moment as it's the only adapter I have till my M42 arrives. Next up is to try it in the field and examine the results.
If anything mine would require grinding thinner! It will be interesting to see how it handles my incoming M42 adapter; either way it's not a problem as long as it focuses to infinity, which it surpasses!It could be the adapter. Try a few different ones if you have that option. However, my experience is that the LTII was built this way on purpose, to ensure that every lens would be able to get infinity focus, as that's more of an issue. As I say, I ended up taking mine apart and shimming the mount (I used thin card) and it's now a lot closer to accurate. Doing this is not complicated - the main challenge is cutting the shim parts to fit the mount correctly.