In my last post I said I took images in the same light, however I took this one when shade was prevailing. I'm still impressed with the WB and metering here. This system is not the quickest in the world but I think it's faster than my Nex system (which I vote as the slowest of all the systems I possess). Another quirk of the Nex systems is when it shuts down. It takes a few seconds before the final clunk from the lens is heard, I find it very strange indeed. It seem worse with Sigma lenses I use on it but it also happens with Sonys own lenses. It's just something that happens with the system and I've found that I've grown used to it and tend to ignore it these days.
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09/11/13  Fujifilm X-E1 - Fujinon XF 18-55 f2.8-4 LM OIS1122
X-E1 Focal Length: 55 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/13 sec ISO: 200 • Fujifilm • X-E1 • 18-55 f2.8-4
09/03/13  Fujifilm X100SI like this image. As a matter of fact I like it so much I'm selling it for $4.3 million. I mean if Andreas Gursky can do it with his Rhein II image, so can I. I still can't believe somebody paid that much for it. More money than brains maybe? If you're interested in seeing a list of the most expensive photographs ever, here's the link. Any takers, just mail me please. 1239
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/2500 sec ISO: 200 09/02/13  Fujifilm X100SThis is the Spanish coast in early afternoon not far from Malaga. The X100S makes for a great landscape camera too. The battery life still spoils this system, I always have to have 3 or 4 batteries with me when I go out. Note again to Fuji: Get it fixed. 896
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/2500 sec ISO: 200 09/01/13  Fujifilm X100SSome of you might be asking yourselves why would he post this image. Nothing special whatsoever. I would agree but the reason is the blue sky, the detail you can still see in the shadows and the whites did NOT blow out. How impressive is that. BTW: This is Blanka (eng=white) enjoying the Spanish morning light. 984
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/4.0 Exposure Time: 1/1800 sec ISO: 200 08/31/13  Fujifilm X100SThis is my better half laughing at me while I try to get the shot. The camera was set to auto WB as the lighting was very difficult. From the right I had daylight coming in through the open door. In the background I had a yellow/orange spot (upper left) and behind me I had white spots to accentuate the art being presented. I let the camera do it's thing and I do believe it did a better job than I ever could. Did I mention the sharpness? 955
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 1/60 sec ISO: 2000 08/30/13  Fujifilm X100SI think I've said this before but I'll just say it again. These Fujifilm files from the X-Trans sensor produces the best files for monochrome conversion bar none. If I'm going out specifically to get some B&W images I'll take the Fujifilm cameras. Look at the clarity, tones and sharpness in the image above. I doubt if I'd gotten this file from any other system. Many might try to prove me wrong here but these files just work for me. I have problem from other systems converting the files and it takes me ages to get the look I'm after, but not with the Fuji files. Again, it just works for me. 968
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/4.0 Exposure Time: 1/40 sec ISO: 200 08/29/13  Fujifilm X100SThe detail here is very impressive. I'm not surprised that one certain pro photographer has named this camera as his alltime favourite and has dumped all his other cameras. 930
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/2.0 Exposure Time: 1/70 sec ISO: 200 08/28/13  Fujifilm X100SI sain in my last post that I find it difficult to use this fixed 35mm lens camera and I still hold to that. What keeps me using this camera though are the great files I get out of it. They impress me every time I look at them. The colour is great, the rendition you get from this lens is superb and the great clarity and sharpness is up there with the best of them. I had a three hour stop over at a certain airport not long ago so I just went around snapping away. Nothing in paticular, just some things I though might be interesting for my holiday journals. There has been very little processing done on these files, apart from raw development. The colours here are spot on. The blue of the chairs and the red in the Lavazza advert are exactly as I saw them. I'm impressed. 929
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/2.0 Exposure Time: 1/140 sec ISO: 200 08/27/13  Fujifilm X100SI used to take the Panasonic LX5 or the Panasonic GF1 as my onboard camera when travelling. I say that because I don't try and stuff my cameras into my pockets. I find that the cameras are too big for that or to put it another way, my pockets are too small. I always have a rucksack with me when travelling so that is where they go. I'm still having problems dealing with these fixed focal length cameras being used to zoom lenses and I'm still trying to train my eye for this 35mm equivalent focal length. I find it really wide and often ask myself how do people shoot with even wider lenses. I'm thinking you have to go in very close to use these. It just isn't the way I shoot. I suppose I'm also too shy to do this type of thing. Just trying to turn the tables around. How would I feel if some idiot would come up to me and stuff a camera in my face. I don't think I'd like that so I tend not to do it myself. I tend to use this camera in a documentry type of photography. Get more of my surroundings in to show a little more of what's going on. Any tips out there, please send me a mail on how to get to frips with these wider focal lengths. I'm always trying to learn more about this art form. You have to keep on learning, keeps the mind active. 940
X100S Focal Length: 23 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/480 sec ISO: 200 07/09/13  Nikon 1 V1 - 1 Nikkor 10-30 f3.5-5.6 VRI stated yesterday that it was going to be the last post about the V1 and the 10-30 f3.5-5.6 VR lens. Well, I decided to make one last post. I will be stating my likes and dislikes about the system and lenses available as of this post. Don't forget, I take some time in posting these things so there could well be developments in this area even before this post comes out. Likes: Dislikes:
At present, this is a bright light camera although high ISO is ok. The mode selector wheel at the top right of the camera (rear) gets in my way. I keep turning it unintentionally all the time. It does frustrate me but I think I'll get used to it (or I'll super glue it or something :-) ). Because I got into this system pretty late Nikon decided to bring another flash on the market, namely the SB-N7, which is supposed to be better and works well with the V2 I believe. The problem with that flash is that it takes its own battery and that is just something more to carry around. I've been scouring the market for the original flash for the V1, the SB-N5 and I've managed to get on but at a horrendous price. It cost me nearly as much as the V1 with the kit lens. I had to try one because it's really small, tilts and swivels and the best thing of all, it takes it's power from the camera battery. I'll let you know how that when I've had time to use it. The 30-110 f3.8-5.6 VR lens is a little gem and much better than the 10-30 f3.4-5.6 lens in my opinion. The 18.5 f1.8 is also a gem and suits me a lot better than the 10 f2.8 although that gives reasonable results too. So far the lenses for this system are reasonably priced apart from the 32 f1.2 that has just come onto the market. I'm betting that that lens will also come down in price pretty soon, so I'll just wait for that to happen and purchase one then. 991
NIKON 1 V1 Focal Length: 30 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 1/250 sec ISO: 100 • Nikon • CX • V1 • 10-30 f3.5-5.6
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