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More Norwich wandering
Saturday 15th of July 2017
Took these a while back when Zoe’s parents came to visit, and we had a walk around Norwich. For a change, I brought the 18-55 along instead of the usual 23/2 or 35/1.4. It worked out… ok, I guess? The convenience was nice, and if I don’t go pixel peeping, the sharpness is fine too. The bokeh was… not really a factor on this day, but I know for sure it can get weird at times. Still, there was o…
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Telephoto Oulton Broad
Thursday 11th of May 2017
I’ve had an old Pentax-M 135mm f/3.5 for a while now – something I inherited along with a Pentax MX film SLR that sadly no longer works (the mirror is gummed up). sailing dinghies on Oulton Broad I’m really not much of a telephoto shooter – the only other long lens I can use is my wife’s Fuji XC 50-230mm, which is… well, about what you’d expect for a modern low cost plastic lens: nothing particu…
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Fujifilm X-T2 review
Saturday 6th of May 2017
I’ve had my X-T2 for just over 3 months as I write this, and used it extensively, particularly during a week long holiday in Malta , so I’m confident that I now have enough experience with it to have something meaningful to say. I’ll be honest, though, this is mostly just my thoughts on things I value in cameras. First, some context I’ll say upfront that this review (if you can even call it that)…
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More 23/2, this time in Norwich
Saturday 25th of March 2017
The shiny weather continues unabated, and even felt quite warm by around 11. Since Zoe and I were going to Norwich anyway I obviously took the new lens. One thing I’ve noticed looking over these pictures is that I get the impression I’m using the 23 like a 35, and not taking advantage of the wider field of view. Too many flat compositions! Zoe on a foot bridge old buildings above the path orange c…
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Fuji 23mm f/2 first impressions & rambling
Friday 24th of March 2017
When I got my first Fuji interchangeable lens camera, the X-E1, almost four years ago, I got it with the Fuji 35m f/1.4 lens, which I didn’t initially get along with. Prior to that I’d been using a Fuji X100 for almost two years, and it was quite uncomfortable at first going from a 23mm lens to a 35mm. The latter felt constricting, and I never seemed to have enough vertical space, meaning I felt p…
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OCOLOY Week 40
Sunday 13th of December 2015
40 feels like a milestone, a nice round number of weeks. It’s certainly a significant chunk of a year! Still, the ones I’m most looking forward to are 42 and 47, or ‘10 weeks to go’ and ‘5 weeks to go’, and of course weeks 51 and 52 will be rather exciting. Yesterday Zoe and I went to Norwich, and on the way home stopped by Wex Photographic ’s showroom to buy a Christmas present for her dad. Whil…
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Fuji 14mm brief initial impressions
Saturday 15th of August 2015
I finally saved up enough to get a lens I’ve wanted for quite a while now: the Fuji XF 14mm f/2.8 R . This article is some of my first thoughts about the lens, in no particular order. Here’s my lens family now: Fuji lenses: 14mm, 35mm f/1.4, 18 – 55mm 14mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4, 18 – 55mm It’s about half way between the 35 and 18 – 55 in size and weight, and balances just fine on my X-E1. It comes with a…
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OCOLOY Week 4
Tuesday 10th of February 2015
For this week I’ve gone with the suggestion to stick with just one processing preset in Capture One – Robert Boyer’s Tri-X +2 , which is a grainy, contrasty and ‘vintage’ look that I really like. Admittedly, it’s a bit… dishonest, perhpas? I mean, the output from the X-E1 is nowhere near as coarse-grained – the picture below shows a 100% crop comparing the normal Tri-X preset (with grain amou…
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One Camera, One Lens, One Year: The Beginning
Tuesday 20th of January 2015
I’ve previously written about the use of my Fuji X-E1 and XF 35mm f/1.4 lens, and how it still doesn’t feel completely natural. This project is, in part, an attempt to overcome that. Mike Johnston of The Online Photographer wrote a post last year specifying the details of the project, and I’m going to stick to it with one exception: instead of printing the photos, I’m going to choose one photo…
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Holiday camera: Fuji X-E1 and XF 35mm
Monday 14th of April 2014
As mentioned in my Day 1 post, I took my Fuji X-E1 and XF 35mm f/1.4 lens to Malta for a week. I limited myself to just the one prime lens for two reasons, the main one being size and weight. The 35mm is quite a light lens, and given I spent most of my time with it in my hand (secured with a Gordy’s wrist strap ), that was certainly a point in its favour. Plus, although with the hood it sticks …
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