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A much needed trip to the seaside earlier this week. Just needed some sea-air and the sound of sea to cheer me up so drove to New Brighton.
Also my first day using the 16-80. A few people have been asking about this lens. Firstly, I'll say I got it quite cheap (as part of a reduced price XT3 kit.) Also I have the 16-55 as well. My two-penneth though. It's not as sharp as the 16-55 but that's to be expected I guess. It balances really well on the XT3, much better than the 16-55 imho. Great focal length as well - it's sharper than the 16-55 is at 80mm. The OIS is excellent. As a walkabout lens for a non-IBIS body it's pretty decent I think. I'll keep mine exactly for that but the 16-55 is the one for 'proper' camera days-out where the extra weight isn't an issue.
A pic. Annoyingly, FlickR has utterly mangled this photo. It's sharp on my screen. Capture One's 'diffraction correction' feature works really well with this lens and the files sharpen nicely.
New Brighton by Jason, on Flickr
A much needed trip to the seaside earlier this week. Just needed some sea-air and the sound of sea to cheer me up so drove to New Brighton.
Also my first day using the 16-80. A few people have been asking about this lens. Firstly, I'll say I got it quite cheap (as part of a reduced price XT3 kit.) Also I have the 16-55 as well. My two-penneth though. It's not as sharp as the 16-55 but that's to be expected I guess. It balances really well on the XT3, much better than the 16-55 imho. Great focal length as well - it's sharper than the 16-55 is at 80mm. The OIS is excellent. As a walkabout lens for a non-IBIS body it's pretty decent I think. I'll keep mine exactly for that but the 16-55 is the one for 'proper' camera days-out where the extra weight isn't an issue.
A pic. Annoyingly, FlickR has utterly mangled this photo. It's sharp on my screen. Capture One's 'diffraction correction' feature works really well with this lens and the files sharpen nicely.
New Brighton by Jason, on Flickr



Thanks SsSsSsSsSnake and Patr. I will check this out...Joe
Have you changed the ISO DIAL SETTING (A) to COMMAND in the menu instead of AUTO?
Changing the COMMAND DIAL SETTING only changes the function of the wheel setting dial itself: if you haven't changed the ISO DIAL COMMAND (A) to COMMAND rather than AUTO, the wheel dial will remain in AUTO.
Checked this out. All set up at it should be. Aperture remains orange on screen. I may try a reset. Nowt to lose.Joe
Have you changed the ISO DIAL SETTING (A) to COMMAND in the menu instead of AUTO?
Changing the COMMAND DIAL SETTING only changes the function of the wheel setting dial itself: if you haven't changed the ISO DIAL COMMAND (A) to COMMAND rather than AUTO, the wheel dial will remain in AUTO.
I've no real interest in nature photography, but we have a hedgehog nesting in our back garden so in the absence of anything else to point my cameras at, I've been photographing her with my D810 and 70-200. But on Tuesday I remembered that I have the Fuji camera remote app on my phone, so earlier this week I experimented with it and my XT-2. It took a lot of trial and error, and even more patience, but I managed to grab a few as she woke up and emerged from the nest. The XT-2 and 18-55 lens really isn't optimal for this but my (slightly) faster lenses are all much wider and probably wouldn't have coped much better, plus I'm a bit wary of using flash at close range on an animal.
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Peeking out.....
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Out and about
Lovely photos of a beautiful creature.By the way Andy im trying hard to improve my intelligence but I still cant see your user picture.Ah well I'll keep educating myself and maybe one day .
Thanks! I can’t see my profile picture either - probably for the best[emoji3]




Mr Perceptive are you perceptive enough to know his problem![]()
remembered now,well yes if you have ab aperture ring then use it but someof us have to go cheapObviously having an off day! I think all the options have been covered. Personally I hate using the Fuji's in this way, it takes away the Fujiness!!

My Dinorwic Zine (A5 20 page) is now available - all profits going to the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team - just £5 inc UK Postage
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Dinorwic Zine by David Yeoman, on Flickr

Right, so I’ve now decided I need a man bag to accommodate the X100, my wallet, my bunch of keys and my iPhone.
Ideally it needs to have a shoulder strap and be as small as possible whilst accommodating the above.
I’ve seen this Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 5 - that will take the camera and phone but isn’t quite big enough for the other bits.
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Any suggestions please? What do you use?
Thanks

I rest my case.
But as bags go, its been hit with the 'ugly but functional' stick - I've had one in the past and couldn't get on with it, the advantage of a slightly bigger bag is that you can get a water bottle in easily, and if you happen to buy something like a book or magazine, that can go in as well.
Actually, both these bags look like they should belong to a country squire
I think I’m looking for some fink youffs call a sling bag init![]()
Peak design sling?Actually, both these bags look like they should belong to a country squire
I think I’m looking for some fink youffs call a sling bag init![]()
Right, so I’ve now decided I need a man bag to accommodate the X100, my wallet, my bunch of keys and my iPhone.
Ideally it needs to have a shoulder strap and be as small as possible whilst accommodating the above.
I’ve seen this Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 5 - that will take the camera and phone but isn’t quite big enough for the other bits.
View attachment 282656
Any suggestions please? What do you use?
Thanks
That’s why I won’t be buying one, as well as the fact I will wait for the next generation, be that X-H2 or T5.XT-4 has already been discounted to £1399 at Cameraworld, Fujifilm certainly know how to shaft early adopters, even by their standards that sucks.
Very nice seascape Fujigraph, liking this shot very much.
George.
Right, so I’ve now decided I need a man bag to accommodate the X100, my wallet, my bunch of keys and my iPhone.
Ideally it needs to have a shoulder strap and be as small as possible whilst accommodating the above.
I’ve seen this Think Tank Mirrorless Mover 5 - that will take the camera and phone but isn’t quite big enough for the other bits.
View attachment 282656
Any suggestions please? What do you use?
Thanks
It's showing at £1549 on their website!XT-4 has already been discounted to £1399 at Cameraworld, Fujifilm certainly know how to shaft early adopters, even by their standards that sucks.
It's showing at £1549 on their website!
XT-4 has already been discounted to £1399 at Cameraworld, Fujifilm certainly know how to shaft early adopters, even by their standards that sucks.
Lucky I got mine when I did off Wex, think it was only £1,200 I got mine for![]()
How on earth did you manage to get that?
For those who've now used the XT4 and XH1, which do you prefer and why? I'm sure the T4 is faster and possibly slightly better IQ, but what else