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The image that made me get into the M system

Started Mar 21, 2021 | Photos thread
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Miguel-C
Miguel-C Senior Member • Posts: 2,321
The image that made me get into the M system
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Its 2018, i come from a long and exhausting work trip from India and all i want is for home comforts and of course, to resume my love for photography. At the time i took my panasonic camera to Mumbai and i felt limited in what it could do so i decided it was the time to take the next step.

Size and weight was a concern, but also lens availability and price. I was looking at several options and i started to become interested in the M system mostly with the intention of adapting lenses. I had never owned a canon camera and all reviews were stating how great the Canon M5 was, the AF was great paired with L glass, and how video was great too (right...)

To me it was about getting access to EF lenses more than anything, so when i saw the M5 selling for 500 euros with the 11-22mm i thought this now or never. I took the plunge a week before my trip to Italy, and the first time visiting the Amalfi coast. Now, i work in the field of travel, my main job is to train people on Travel sales, cruises etc. So i always had this image in mind of Positano, welcoming, colourful and blissful. So my main goal for the entire trip was to take a shot of the hillside village and in part that is why i decided for the M5 with the 11-22mm.

The day came and i arrived to Positano. The town was everything i hoped it would be, vibrant, full of people, happy... i take a few snapshots when i get there just to check the best angle and location. I proceed with the exploration since "my shot" had to be at blue hour, with the town lights on.  When i returned to the spot towards the end of the day i was faced with 2 obstacles:

1 - The last bus back to Sorrento was arriving at any moment

2 - I had 2 photographers in "the" spot waiting for the same thing it was.

It was funny really, i couldn't even get mad. The guy had a sony APSC camera and he was boasting to his friend how good the dynamic range was on that thing. It's almost as if i was on DPreview.

I scramble to find a second location, and i manage to find one on an include road. I mounted my tripod quickly as light was fading away completely, and soon the colours of positano would be washed away in darkness.

I got the composition, and i took the shot:

After some Editing with Capture one, Affinity Photo and topaz denoise:

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Fujifilm X-T2 Canon EOS M5 Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 IS STM Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR +3 more
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