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Portrait of Idiots
On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote:
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. |
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Portrait of Idiots
On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said:
On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ....and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said: On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ...and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. X-E1, 18-55, 10-24, 50-230, 18 mm F2. And I just treated myself to the EF-42, but got that 20% cheaper from Amazon. Thinking about the XF60 some time. The 10-24 is fantastic! I forget what I paid, but there was a discount when I bought it. About £750, I think. I don't really need another body, but I suppose I might think about it when the X-E3 comes out. With the firmware upgrade on the X-E1 I still find auto focus a bit hit and miss when I'm trying to shoot horses in low light, especially with the 50-230. Here are some shots with the 10-24, shot as JPEG on auto iso, just cropped (and compressed to 1024 pixels for FB). After seeing how well they came out I wish I had taken more. https://www.facebook.com/steve.radcl...=3&pnref=story |
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Portrait of Idiots
On 2016-02-18 22:29:44 +0000, newshound said:
On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, Savageduck wrote: On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said: On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ...and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. X-E1, 18-55, 10-24, 50-230, 18 mm F2. And I just treated myself to the EF-42, but got that 20% cheaper from Amazon. Thinking about the XF60 some time. B&H is selling the EF-42 for $159. The XF 60 has a $200 discount and is priced at $449.00. The 10-24 is fantastic! I forget what I paid, but there was a discount when I bought it. About £750, I think. I wanted something wider than the 18mm provided by the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 and I am also looking for a bit more reach. The new 100-400mm f/4 and the 50-140mm f/2.8, even with discount are priced so that I have to consider what else I could buy for that expenditure. With the XF 10-24 discounted this seemed to be the lens to buy now. I don't really need another body, but I suppose I might think about it when the X-E3 comes out. With the firmware upgrade on the X-E1 I still find auto focus a bit hit and miss when I'm trying to shoot horses in low light, especially with the 50-230. Even with the firmware updates the X-E1 lags the later editions starting with the older X-Trans sensor. Also, the Firmware v. 4.0 is not available for the X-E1. The X-E2 & X-E2S have the X-Trans CMOS II sensor and the upgraded EXR Processor II CPU. That brings quite an improvement to the AF with regards to acquisition and lag. Then there is the larger, upgraded LCD. Since the release of the X-E2S I think the possibility of an X-E3 soon is not likely. I think the next development progression will be to give the new 24MP X-Trans III sensor and EXR-III processor from the X-Pro2 into new editions of the X-T1, X-T10, and the X-E bodies, and that is probably 1-2 years away. Here are some shots with the 10-24, shot as JPEG on auto iso, just cropped (and compressed to 1024 pixels for FB). After seeing how well they came out I wish I had taken more. https://www.facebook.com/steve.radcl...=3&pnref=story Not being a Facebook subscriber I didn't see those shots. What I noticed is your reading list where you note John Le Carré as one of your favourite authors. If that is a genre you enjoy, let me recommend Alan Furst, and suggest that you start with his novels in sequence starting with "Night Soldiers", "Dark Star", "The Polish Officer", "The World at Night", "Red Gold", "Kingdom of Shadows", "Blood of Victory", "Dark Voyage", "The Foreign Correspondent", "Spies of the Balkans", "The Spies of Warsaw", "Mission to Paris", and "Midnight in Europe" -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 2016-02-19 07:01:16 +0000, Savageduck said:
On 2016-02-18 22:29:44 +0000, newshound said: On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, Savageduck wrote: On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said: On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ...and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. X-E1, 18-55, 10-24, 50-230, 18 mm F2. And I just treated myself to the EF-42, but got that 20% cheaper from Amazon. Thinking about the XF60 some time. B&H is selling the EF-42 for $159. The XF 60 has a $200 discount and is priced at $449.00. The 10-24 is fantastic! I forget what I paid, but there was a discount when I bought it. About £750, I think. I wanted something wider than the 18mm provided by the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 and I am also looking for a bit more reach. The new 100-400mm f/4 and the 50-140mm f/2.8, even with discount are priced so that I have to consider what else I could buy for that expenditure. With the XF 10-24 discounted this seemed to be the lens to buy now. I don't really need another body, but I suppose I might think about it when the X-E3 comes out. With the firmware upgrade on the X-E1 I still find auto focus a bit hit and miss when I'm trying to shoot horses in low light, especially with the 50-230. Even with the firmware updates the X-E1 lags the later editions starting with the older X-Trans sensor. Also, the Firmware v. 4.0 is not available for the X-E1. The X-E2 & X-E2S have the X-Trans CMOS II sensor and the upgraded EXR Processor II CPU. That brings quite an improvement to the AF with regards to acquisition and lag. You might also be interesed in this information. http://www.fujifilm-x.com/af/en/ Then there is the larger, upgraded LCD. Since the release of the X-E2S I think the possibility of an X-E3 soon is not likely. I think the next development progression will be to give the new 24MP X-Trans III sensor and EXR-III processor from the X-Pro2 into new editions of the X-T1, X-T10, and the X-E bodies, and that is probably 1-2 years away. Here are some shots with the 10-24, shot as JPEG on auto iso, just cropped (and compressed to 1024 pixels for FB). After seeing how well they came out I wish I had taken more. https://www.facebook.com/steve.radcl...=3&pnref=story Not being a Facebook subscriber I didn't see those shots. What I noticed is your reading list where you note John Le Carré as one of your favourite authors. If that is a genre you enjoy, let me recommend Alan Furst, and suggest that you start with his novels in sequence starting with "Night Soldiers", "Dark Star", "The Polish Officer", "The World at Night", "Red Gold", "Kingdom of Shadows", "Blood of Victory", "Dark Voyage", "The Foreign Correspondent", "Spies of the Balkans", "The Spies of Warsaw", "Mission to Paris", and "Midnight in Europe" -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 2016-02-19 08:24:10 +0000, Savageduck said:
On 2016-02-19 07:01:16 +0000, Savageduck said: On 2016-02-18 22:29:44 +0000, newshound said: On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, Savageduck wrote: On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said: On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ...and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. X-E1, 18-55, 10-24, 50-230, 18 mm F2. And I just treated myself to the EF-42, but got that 20% cheaper from Amazon. Thinking about the XF60 some time. B&H is selling the EF-42 for $159. The XF 60 has a $200 discount and is priced at $449.00. The 10-24 is fantastic! I forget what I paid, but there was a discount when I bought it. About £750, I think. I wanted something wider than the 18mm provided by the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 and I am also looking for a bit more reach. The new 100-400mm f/4 and the 50-140mm f/2.8, even with discount are priced so that I have to consider what else I could buy for that expenditure. With the XF 10-24 discounted this seemed to be the lens to buy now. I don't really need another body, but I suppose I might think about it when the X-E3 comes out. With the firmware upgrade on the X-E1 I still find auto focus a bit hit and miss when I'm trying to shoot horses in low light, especially with the 50-230. Even with the firmware updates the X-E1 lags the later editions starting with the older X-Trans sensor. Also, the Firmware v. 4.0 is not available for the X-E1. The X-E2 & X-E2S have the X-Trans CMOS II sensor and the upgraded EXR Processor II CPU. That brings quite an improvement to the AF with regards to acquisition and lag. You might also be interesed in this information. http://www.fujifilm-x.com/af/en/ I keep finding stuff that should be of interest to anybody shooting the Fujifilm X-Series. https://fujixsecrets.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/x-e2-vs-x-e2s-ending-the-confusion/ Then there is the larger, upgraded LCD. Since the release of the X-E2S I think the possibility of an X-E3 soon is not likely. I think the next development progression will be to give the new 24MP X-Trans III sensor and EXR-III processor from the X-Pro2 into new editions of the X-T1, X-T10, and the X-E bodies, and that is probably 1-2 years away. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 2/19/2016 4:34 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2016-02-19 08:24:10 +0000, Savageduck said: On 2016-02-19 07:01:16 +0000, Savageduck said: On 2016-02-18 22:29:44 +0000, newshound said: On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, Savageduck wrote: On 2016-02-18 18:26:34 +0000, newshound said: On 2/17/2016 11:21 PM, RichA wrote: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk...culprits-70799 Certainly hope they catch them, this is my local store where they have been very helpful selling me Fuji-X kit. What Fuji-X kit are you working with? Fuji is currently having a promotion with various discounts on a variety of cameras and lenses. I have just ordered the FX 10-24mm f/4 with a $200 discount for $799. ...and after the firmware 4.0 update on my X-E2 it is like a whole new camera. X-E1, 18-55, 10-24, 50-230, 18 mm F2. And I just treated myself to the EF-42, but got that 20% cheaper from Amazon. Thinking about the XF60 some time. B&H is selling the EF-42 for $159. The XF 60 has a $200 discount and is priced at $449.00. The 10-24 is fantastic! I forget what I paid, but there was a discount when I bought it. About £750, I think. I wanted something wider than the 18mm provided by the XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 and I am also looking for a bit more reach. The new 100-400mm f/4 and the 50-140mm f/2.8, even with discount are priced so that I have to consider what else I could buy for that expenditure. With the XF 10-24 discounted this seemed to be the lens to buy now. I don't really need another body, but I suppose I might think about it when the X-E3 comes out. With the firmware upgrade on the X-E1 I still find auto focus a bit hit and miss when I'm trying to shoot horses in low light, especially with the 50-230. Even with the firmware updates the X-E1 lags the later editions starting with the older X-Trans sensor. Also, the Firmware v. 4.0 is not available for the X-E1. The X-E2 & X-E2S have the X-Trans CMOS II sensor and the upgraded EXR Processor II CPU. That brings quite an improvement to the AF with regards to acquisition and lag. You might also be interesed in this information. http://www.fujifilm-x.com/af/en/ I keep finding stuff that should be of interest to anybody shooting the Fujifilm X-Series. https://fujixsecrets.wordpress.com/2016/02/17/x-e2-vs-x-e2s-ending-the-confusion/ Then there is the larger, upgraded LCD. Since the release of the X-E2S I think the possibility of an X-E3 soon is not likely. I think the next development progression will be to give the new 24MP X-Trans III sensor and EXR-III processor from the X-Pro2 into new editions of the X-T1, X-T10, and the X-E bodies, and that is probably 1-2 years away. Interesting links thanks, but I think I am still more inclined to buy lenses than bodies at the moment. It's not like the old days of film where I often carried around two bodies to have the easy option of transparency and B/W. Or if I were a pro, and definitely needed to carry around a backup or two. The improved focus options look good, and I have always regretted the smaller range of exposure correction on the X-E1. I almost always used to shoot with 2/3 stop extra exposure, although I have the impression since upgrading the firmware that this is not quite so necessary. Also my default is now spot metering which seems more reliable. As an aside, I was using an old Canon compact the other day (Ixus 850 IS, nice because it is surprisingly good in macro mode) and I suspect that that their processor recognises expanses of sky, and processes for shadow detail in the non-sky area. With the Fuji I seem to have to adjust manually a bit more. I will look out for Alan Furst, thanks for the tip. |
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