Was the samyang was always the plan. however i bought the 27mm for a compact street setup but i'm thinking something wider might be a better option for me. The 23mm was my first choice but the 27mm size swayed me. i might spend hit the cobbles with the 18-55 for a while and see what my preferred focal length is going to be.
just the size for street the only reason i have the 27 too.I don't see the advantage of an 18mm prime when the 18-55 is f2.8 at the wide end anyway. Not as though you're going for shallow DOF
I like it as it's a focal length I use a lot and it's tiny! Slap that on an XE and it's borderline pocketable. You can't say that with the 18-55 or 18-135 unfortunately.I don't see the advantage of an 18mm prime when the 18-55 is f2.8 at the wide end anyway. Not as though you're going for shallow DOF
I had a 27mm for that very same reason. Loved the size, but it still wasn't wide enough tbh.
New experiment for me this afternoon - photographing canals in the dark. I think next time I might try to get an extra exposure at 30s and wider aperture so I can blend in a sky with point stars rather than lines. The 18-55 looking pretty crisp, as usual...
Oxford Canal by night by David Hallett, on Flickr
Another from yesterday.
This time I decided to shoot JPEG with the Classic Chrome setting. The painterly effect is clearly visible but this could be because I cancelled the DR100 setting. The wondertful Fuji colours show quite clearly in this shot taken in a late afternoon sun.
I needed to do a lot of work to get the image presentable. If only Fuji JPEG files were as good as their RAW files.
Lottie Holly by mickledore on Talk Photography
Had a day in North Wales with @Mr Perceptive yesterday.
Saw this girl leading, not toproping, a route graded 6A, on slate! Phew. Best I could ever lead was 5B on rock. She is good!
6A on slate! by mickledore on Talk Photography
Yeah, thanks for the thought. I didn't realise at the time that I would be getting stars appearing, so shooting at base ISO made sense, given that I was on a tripod. I'll see what works for the sky, probably some combination of higher ISO, wider aperture and shifting focus to infinity.. I have no issue with blending exposures, especially not when they're locked in on a tripod. That's no bother...
Yesterday afternoon was good, wasn't it?Another from yesterday.
This time I decided to shoot JPEG with the Classic Chrome setting. The painterly effect is clearly visible but this could be because I cancelled the DR100 setting. The wondertful Fuji colours show quite clearly in this shot taken in a late afternoon sun.
I needed to do a lot of work to get the image presentable. If only Fuji JPEG files were as good as their RAW files.
Lottie Holly by mickledore on Talk Photography
Got a lot of nice shots down the river. I like the feel of this, but I think it's gone a little bit too far in the PP. Maybe open up the shadows a bit less? I like it better when I half close my eyes I dunno what your JPEG looked like, of course...
Well she's only single pitching, and she's close to the top which leans back. It's unlikely anything that comes down will hit her on the head, it's more likely to curve out from her. The wall, like most slate climbs, is virtually vertical so if she falls she'll slide rather than bounce. The HSE brigade would say wear a helmet, but they don't climb do they? On this relatively short wall most of the guys there weren't wearing helmets. If they'd been multi pitching on rock that would be totally different.Um, should she not have a helmet on or something?
That is the JPEG. The RAW is much better.
lady bw by Neil Hinder, on Flickr
man bw by Neil Hinder, on Flickr
couple bw by Neil Hinder, on Flickr
Had a day in North Wales with @Mr Perceptive yesterday.
Saw this girl leading, not toproping, a route graded 6A, on slate! Phew. Best I could ever lead was 5B on rock. She is good!
6A on slate! by mickledore on Talk Photography
Scale by Alan Jones, on Flickr
Somewhere I've got a shot of the stairway to the upper level. Did we go up it? A wet slate stairway with a 700 foot drop off? You can make your own mind up on that one.I get dizzy spells just watching climbers in there!
Won't catch me doing it that's for sure!
No, I mean before you started processing it!
But yes, I imagine you'd be better off starting from the RAW
Sheep by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
Auatralia Level cutting sheds. by Frank Yates2010, on Flickr
@Alan Clogwyn I presume you know this stairway?
For those who don't this was taken from across the far side of the mine. The stairway runs from botton right to top left of the shot. This is less than a third of the whole. It winds it's way to uper levels of the mine high on the hillside overlooking Llanberis. There is something like 700' drop off on the right hand side. This used to be the regular way to work for miners when the mine was in operation. No HSE rules here.
The bottom 20 steps or so are clear and easy. After that the steps become irregularly spaced and are covered with varying amounts of detritus. And it was wet. We thought about going up, but @Mr Perceptive just didn't fancy trying to get down again. Neither did I.
Stairway to Heaven by mickledore on Talk Photography
I've been up (and down) several times before in the dry. It's worth persevering because you eventually come to the Australia Level cutting sheds. These are some 2000' above the valley floor and how they got all this machinery up there is a mystery.
Talking of Australia, it's 4-0 this year. Whoopeeeeee!
Dinorwig Telephoto Callenge by Alan Jones, on Flickr 
Dinorwig Telephoto Callenge by Alan Jones, on Flickr
Dinorwig Telephoto Callenge by Alan Jones, on Flickr
I don't blame you. I wish I waited before buying the 27. The 18-55 is lovely.
swindon landscape by Neil Hinder, on Flickr and one of the landscapes i took, now i say landscapes obviously this is just the sun.
Really like the one of the old fellaI went on a little walk yesterday around trying to find a nice scene to practice some landscape photography as i suck at it. I met a nice couple and they let me take a snap of them both and i really liked how they turned out
no props no fizz no nothing exciting natural light and the amazing 18mm.
Royal Enfield's great
He's razer sharp but I like the lady myself. I have a new idea for a project but I need to decide if I'm selling my Fuji gear first and what to go withReally like the one of the old fella
It's a Royal Enfield isn't it?
shooting with the 18-55 today it's a must have lens I reckon and a pleasure to use. It's a lot smaller in the flesh than it looks in pictures too.Great to see many new images on here daily
Got a guy coming to hopefully buy my old Sigma Nikon fit lens today. That'll go to my lens fund [that I just decided to start up] - After I pay a few bills at least :/
So I'm going to look into some Fuji lenses, see what I fancy. Ideally, I'd love the 90mm F2, but that isn't happening any time soon. So I am pondering the 60mm 2.4 'macro' or the 23mm F2. Not sure which end I'd prefer more.
I prefer the lady too a lovely image.
