Tom Schum

Thanks for the warning!  I downloaded it and updated.  Total download was about 500mb. Will try it soon.

Hard telling if it would "destroy" the resale value if the job was done well.  It might even enhance the resale value.

Here's a suggestion. File it, finish it nice, then use a little black paint such as this: https://www.michaels.com/restors-gloss-enamel-paint/M10060394.html Problem with this paint is the fumes ...

I looked at the mount on my Mitakon.  It looks like it is held onto the lens with three small screws. It also appears that it can be easily removed and the excess width can be tapered with a ...

I just had a funny thing happen with my X-T3, unrelated though. My Fuji lens would not autofocus. It autofocused fine on my X-E1. I did the resets on my X-T3 (There are two of them).  Problem gone. ...

Thanks for this suggestion! You're right, it is possible to manually focus the X-T3 with magnification while at the shooting aperture, even when using a Fuji electronic lens. And, you can have ...

Nice use of shadow and light!

I also shoot Sigmas, and have thought about trying Topaz DeNoise AI with some of my sd Quattro shots. But, I don't really have great example shots to try it with, and the weather these days is ...

I have used focus peaking and might have done it with this shot.  Others have said that maximum magnification without any other sort of focus aid also works well.  I am learning to use this method ...

Yes a lot of users think that simply putting the camera in manual mode will cause a setting to behave as they expect. The people who program the camera firmware are an odd breed, no telling what ...

The only way around this is to use a completely manual non-electronic lens. This bothered me so much that I mostly shoot manual non-electronic lenses now. I've kept only one Fuji electronic lens ...

If it were me, I'd file down that part of the camera so it doesn't mess up my manual lenses.

It's Fuji's fault.  They changed that area and now it is different from all that came before.  My guess is Fuji will change it back, eventually. I wonder if it interferes with any Fuji lenses?

Thanks for taking a look and working up this example. My regular processing flow works fine for me in this shot. My results please me and I believe would look good in prints as well, but I'm sure a ...

Even the Mitakon is darn hard to focus properly at F0.95, but at least it is sharp in the center (if your point of focus is actually in the center).  My Mitakon actually looks pretty good across ...

You're welcome! It will be interesting to know your opinions about this.

Your experience seems to match mine.  I guess if you have a real noise problem in an image, Topaz DeNoise AI can be a real asset. Otherwise, I find it not particularly impressive. Topaz Sharpen AI ...

I was glad to see the Viltrox uses spherical optics, not aspherical as in the Fuji 23mm F1.4. As shown, this provides much better bokeh. When I owned a Fuji 23mm F1.4 I was unimpressed with its ...

I have a Rokinon 21mm F1.4 lens. I think it is so close to the rendering of the 23mm F1.4 that I got rid of my 23mm F1.4. This is a highly competent lens, like the Fuji but manual. Since it is very ...

Looks like you are getting very good results from Topaz Sharpen AI.  I need to try this. Have you tried Topaz DeNoise AI?