Thanks. I love stormy skies and I was trying to capture that, as well as the constant rain we got that day.
DSCF9194_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
DSCF9230_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
DSCF9245_2 by TIKI, on Flickr
DSCF9264_1 by TIKI, on Flickr
Thanks. I love stormy skies and I was trying to capture that, as well as the constant rain we got that day.
These are great.
The colors are great. I have no idea how much my word means on this board lol, thanks.
That's pretty cool, is that an art installation somewhere?
Damn good.Went hiking yesterday with the GR III:
by TH_H, on Flickr
Oeschinensee by TH_H, on Flickr
The last one is 3 shots stitched together. It's nice to not have to lug around a heavy camera, it was a very exhausting hike.
Love these all but particularly the third one, the B&W tones are perfect.
For increased sharpness get the 23mm f2, or the 35mm f2. One would be 35mm and the other would be 50mm equivalent. Take a look at your photos and figure which length is closer to your comfort zone. And shoot at f5.6 during daytime, which is where those lenses are at their sharpest.Hey guys,
Quick question. I use a fujifilm XT10 with a 18-55mm 2.8-4 lens and mostly do travel photography (street and landscape).
Should I stick with this lens or do you guys have any recommendations that would improve my kit? Keep in mind that I would prefer to only carry a lens around.
Is the new 16mm 2.8 prime lens better for this setup? I'm mostly interested in increased sharpness. The 1.4 is too expensive, I'm afraid.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. It's a new world when it comes to lens for me and have no one in real life to talk about this, so I appreciate it. Would I see a significant bump to my IQ and sharpness that justifies getting a new lens over the 18-55 2.8-4?For increased sharpness get the 23mm f2, or the 35mm f2. One would be 35mm and the other would be 50mm equivalent. Take a look at your photos and figure which length is closer to your comfort zone. And shoot at f5.6 during daytime, which is where those lenses are at their sharpest.
The 16 f2.8 would be fine if you're comfortable at that length. 24mm isn't typical and not a beginner length. That's a bit wide.
Yes. The F2 primes are leagues better than the 18-55, which I honestly find to be an overrated lens. When I got the X-T2 with the 18-55 I didn't even like it that much. It took getting the 35F2 for me to actually start liking the image output out of the camera.Thanks for the thoughtful reply. It's a new world when it comes to lens for me and have no one in real life to talk about this, so I appreciate it. Would I see a significant bump to my IQ and sharpness that justifies getting a new lens over the 18-55 2.8-4?
That's a tough question, I will elaborate. Zoom lenses, no matter what, are always a compromise. Even the best ones. They perform at their best within the middle ranges and stopped down (higher f-number), so the 18-55, will perform at it's best around 25mm-35mm, at f5.6-f8. I always try to use zoom lenses within their best areas. Any prime lens at any equivalent length will be optically superior. They are just less complex and less of a compromise, there are less barriers to light within the lenses.Thanks for the thoughtful reply. It's a new world when it comes to lens for me and have no one in real life to talk about this, so I appreciate it. Would I see a significant bump to my IQ and sharpness that justifies getting a new lens over the 18-55 2.8-4?
My main camera before that was the Nikon 2.8 24-70 and D810. A lot of things don't look right with that as your reference point. I just never liked the look of the 18-55. It's good, but not as good as that fanbase makes it sound like. "Why is this called a kit lens?" It is what it is, it's not Fuji's best best. Anybody claiming that it's a good reference point isn't respecting Fuji's primes.I find that the fuji kit lens is pretty nice, honestly. I dont think its as bad as Jaded would make it seem but he's right, the f2 primes are better. I usually keep the 23mm f2 on my camera but i will pull the kit zoom out for family stuff and output with it looks pretty nice imo. Then again these shots aren't my livelihood...
I was in Berlin and Munich last year. Would love to do Nurburgring with a telephoto lens. As it is Berlin is a very interesting place to shoot due to the architecture, graffiti and people.
So in general, you wanna focus the viewers eyes somewhere, so keep that in mind. It's either a specific thing or scene that should make sense. And the less clutter the better, more aesthetically pleasing. With Nurburgring, I see that you were able to get very close to the track, but it's just the track itself, which isn't that interesting. Waiting till a car came around would have been better. I do like the one with the car heading straight, that's good. I think you also missed out on doing some experiments with panning, a track is one of the places you can do that:
I missed your posts.
thanks man, i got a number of photos ill be posting soon.
Looking forward to them.
my friend has used adoramapix but not for framed prints.Anyone had a good experience ordering a framed print online? I want to upload the image and let them take care of the rest but I'd like to not worry about final quality too much when I'm paying for framing etc in advance. I was thinking of using Adoramapix but I'll accept other suggestions.
how many presets is he selling and for how much?I've been looking more into using lightroom as an artistic tool whereas before I just used it to "correct" the photo. I've seen that there people who sell presets, I was looking into Jamie Windsor's presets since I enjoy his video so it would partly be just to support him, but does anyone else have any recommendations for presets or tutorials?
I think they're about 10 for 15 bucks. I do like messing with the sliders, but I do again I do enjoy his videos quite a bit.my friend has used adoramapix but not for framed prints.
I've used bayphoto and WHCC.com for gallery wraps, float wraps, acrylic face mount and metal prints. I usually just frame my self, but those professional labs will do top notch stuff.
how many presets is he selling and for how much?
I wouldn't buy any unless you really just want to support him. You can play with thr sliders and check the default presets to find what they're doing to replicate looks you like.
The B/W dog is great.
Thanks. I wanted it to look good, I originally had it more contrasty, but opted to dial it back a tad. I do not photograph people on the subway.
I like the girl in pink