True, I have the 12mm and like it very much. But I fear Zeiss is not going to develop new APS-C lenses soon...
I was hoping a diminishing APS-C market might be an incentive for them to do some work to bring their APS-C designs to X-mount as well, so they have a somewhat larger market and can still sell them. But if Fuji stays too small, that won't be of course.
.... fingers crossed.
I have these three and they are all excellent.
Yup! I use my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 with a K&F Concept Nikon(G)-FX adaptor. All manual, but it works well.
It gets down to the cost to reverse engineer the interface and to maintain the reverse engineering as the cameras progress. Fuji is a small niche player and the excitement over the X-T3 not withstanding - I don't see enough units sold to incentivize Sigma to spend the money when there are much larger opportunities out there - a whole new Canon and Nikon mount for example.
Sigma has lost a major legal action over it's implementation of their OIS. They infringed a Nikon patent on their VR system and ending up paying.
From what I understand (most likely hearsay), the Z doesn't meter correctly with third party manual lenses. So the exposure will never be correct.
while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I second the Mitakon (current favorite lens). Add several M-mounts like Zeiss 50 Sonnar C and Voigtlander 50 1.5 Nokton.
Point taken. In the original the subject was a bit underexposed so I turned the exposure in post (also lightening the background). Ideally, a higher power on my flash would have served better to separate the subject.while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's pretty easy to balance the lighting in post, rather than just up the exposure equally across the whole image.Point taken. In the original the subject was a bit underexposed so I turned the exposure in post (also lightening the background). Ideally, a higher power on my flash would have served better to separate the subject.while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
No, its fine. I can share the RAW when I get a chance. I use RawTherapee which doesn't allow local edits outside of vignette and gradient. One of these days I'll sit down and learn Gimp as well. (Personal choice, I have limited budget and rather spend it on hardware than software. No flames please)It's pretty easy to balance the lighting in post, rather than just up the exposure equally across the whole image.Point taken. In the original the subject was a bit underexposed so I turned the exposure in post (also lightening the background). Ideally, a higher power on my flash would have served better to separate the subject.while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hope you don't mind I took a quick stab at it. I also tried to adjust the colour balance a bit, which is tricky with a jpeg. To help with the color balance and to empathize the subject I also desaturated the greens a bit.
If you wanted to share the raw (if you have one) with me I could do a better job.
Again I hope you don't mind my tinkering. If you do I'll edit this post so the picture is gone.
No flames here. Dark table is a free open source editor that allows local edits. What OS do you use?No, its fine. I can share the RAW when I get a chance. I use RawTherapee which doesn't allow local edits outside of vignette and gradient. One of these days I'll sit down and learn Gimp as well. (Personal choice, I have limited budget and rather spend it on hardware than software. No flames please)It's pretty easy to balance the lighting in post, rather than just up the exposure equally across the whole image.Point taken. In the original the subject was a bit underexposed so I turned the exposure in post (also lightening the background). Ideally, a higher power on my flash would have served better to separate the subject.while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hope you don't mind I took a quick stab at it. I also tried to adjust the colour balance a bit, which is tricky with a jpeg. To help with the color balance and to empathize the subject I also desaturated the greens a bit.
If you wanted to share the raw (if you have one) with me I could do a better job.
Again I hope you don't mind my tinkering. If you do I'll edit this post so the picture is gone.
I agree that the Fujinons are excellent. I have 4 MF lenses, because Fujifilm hasn’t filled their prime lens lineup yet.
actually that's the characteristic of helios lens. some people absolutely love it..Point taken. In the original the subject was a bit underexposed so I turned the exposure in post (also lightening the background). Ideally, a higher power on my flash would have served better to separate the subject.while scrolling down the thread this one caught my attention..for better or worst...the background is just so distracting. saw the background before seeing the subject.And if you are into manual focus, there is also a bunch of vintage glass that can be used with inexpensive adapters (~ $15 each).
I got a Helios 44-2 as a fun / portrait lens for only $65 including adapter and shipping. Its not razor sharp like new lenses but the bokeh is really fun and has a nice swirl.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VQGUNYU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
