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Tempting but having considered the refurb I'm not sure what I would do with a 135mm focal length!
 
JYC said:
Tempting but having considered the refurb I'm not sure what I would do with a 135mm focal length!
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Same here, I find 85 long so 135 would be a case of just wanting for the sake of it tbh. GAS.
 
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I been reading a Mag/Book on B&W photography in an attempt to try and improve my B&W presentations. So I've been playing around with a few shots and various different mono conversions. This shot's of the "Old Borough Arms" at the bottom of Mermaid Street (Rye).

X-T1, 18-55mm Lens, 1/480th @ F8, ISO-200, Handheld.
Old Borough Arms (Rye)-00949 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr

:ty: for looking and any comments welcome.,(y)

George.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
I been reading a Mag/Book on B&W photography in an attempt to try and improve my B&W presentations. So I've been playing around with a few shots and various different mono conversions. This shot's of the "Old Borough Arms" at the bottom of Mermaid Street (Rye).

X-T1, 18-55mm Lens, 1/480th @ F8, ISO-200, Handheld.
Old Borough Arms (Rye)-00949 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr

:ty: for looking and any comments welcome.,(y)

George.
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Nice framing on the left and right with nice light on the main building :thumbs:
 
Thanks for that Damian, I'm a couple of steps closer to taking the plunge, really I'm only holding out to see what the X-T2 has to offer.
 
stupar said:
Nice framing on the left and right with nice light on the main building (y)
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Many thanks Stuart, appreciate your comments.(y)

George.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
I been reading a Mag/Book on B&W photography in an attempt to try and improve my B&W presentations. So I've been playing around with a few shots and various different mono conversions. This shot's of the "Old Borough Arms" at the bottom of Mermaid Street (Rye).

X-T1, 18-55mm Lens, 1/480th @ F8, ISO-200, Handheld.
Old Borough Arms (Rye)-00949 by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr

:ty: for looking and any comments welcome.,(y)

George.
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Always tough to shoot in direct sunlight but you controlled highlights well. As said, nice framing. I like the tone of the sky, did you use a red filter or is it a result of the bright whites pulling the exposure down?
Either way, exposure is spot on. Looks like a nice place :)

Edit: also, is that a subtle sepia tone or just my phone screen warming it up? Adds to the image either way lol
 
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jimmyjamjojo said:
Always tough to shoot in direct sunlight but you controlled highlights well. As said, nice framing. I like the tone of the sky, did you use a red filter or is it a result of the bright whites pulling the exposure down?
Either way, exposure is spot on. Looks like a nice place :)
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Many thanks Sir, appreciate your comments.(y)

"No filters used, just a straight colour shot PPd in Lightroom and then converted to mono and tweaked in PS".

George.
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
Honestly, I can see no discernable difference. I'm viewing on my phone but the images don't seem full size.
It's a nice capture nonetheless. I very much doubt either processing style would make or break it, but I understand what you're trying to do.
Maybe link to Flickr for proper resolutions?
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Thanks for the feedback Jimmy. You won't see any difference on a phone. Need to view these full-size at 1024 pixels.
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
Edit: also, is that a subtle sepia tone or just my phone screen warming it up? Adds to the image either way lol
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Yes Sir, I have slightly toned the shot. I was trying to re-create the look of an old warm toned "Kodak Bromesko" printing paper that I used to use in a darkroom.(y)

George.
 
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Updates to body's & lenses all installed and working perfectly. Absolutely no problems whatsoever.(y)

George.
 
southernjessie said:
Feeding time at the zoo! This Silverback enjoys his porridge :) Taken with X-T1 and 50-140

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Really really like this, such an evocative image that has been nicely rendered in B&W.

Will be a tad picky though and suggest a minor perspective correction to make the bars straight.
 
Thanks - and you're right about the bars (my laziness - I always forget something!)

stupar said:
Really really like this, such an evocative image that has been nicely rendered in B&W.

Will be a tad picky though and suggest a minor perspective correction to make the bars straight.
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Thanks Stuart - I'll have a go later tonight. You can guess that I wasn't using the built in horizon though
 
That's a lot of firmware updating I need to do this evening!
 
Done mine. Focus peaking does seem a little more precise, as in the "slice" that it considers to be in focus seems a little thinner. Maybe i'm imagining it... ;)
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
That's a lot of firmware updating I need to do this evening!
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It's not as bad as you think. Every lens they make is on the list, but not all have an update. It's mainly the zooms, and as I use mainly primes it didn't take long at all.
 
Firmware updated and in no time at all, too. Piece of the proverbial cake :)
 
Any sign of the new square metal hood for the 23mm on these shores?
 
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