Victoria Marshall

Just back from the UK. It's always rainy season there! ;-) Had my X-T2, 16/1.4, and 50/2. Also had my X100F -35mm equiv. Didn't feel the need for anything else. Would have been fine w/out the ...

Just back from holidays. I took my X-T2, my X100F, and shot a few dozen shots on my (old) Galaxy S8. For speed, the S8 is a no brainer. Quickest draw of them all. Some observations: These days, ...

Nice summary! Your results pretty much match my observations. But, I've always thought the 50/2 looks funny on my X-T2. Kind of like a wine bottle cork in a beer keg. :-) Maybe that's the 'ugly?' M ...

As with most things on the internet, you've got to mentally filter your results. Subtract the worst, and the extremely complimentary. Generally, what you're left with is close to the reality. I ...

I'm going to Scotland, and a few places in England that I've never been to. May very well be my last overseas trip. I've traveled a lot in my life, and it's gotten to the point where I really, ...

I'm about to depart on a big trip far away, to places I won't likely ever return, and I'll be mainly focusing on getting SOOC B&W, with RAW as a backup. You are absolutely right. Shooting in ...

We're all in the same boat here, Ed! At the risk of being called a luddite, I really can't think of much that needs to be improved. Naturally, better resolution is always welcome, so there's that. ...

Sorry deed, I didn't mean to come across as critical; I was just analyzing images to try and decipher how the shooter attained the results! Seems your B&W tastes differ from mine. Nothing wrong ...

The '+' means an increase of highlights, shadows, etc. I can pretty much guarantee you that all of the images you've posted are quite heavily altered from what came out of the camera. In other ...

Hey Deed. I shoot B&W pretty much exclusively. I've tried the in camera processing, but it just doesn't give me enough options, and the display is too small, for me to use it regularly. What I do, ...

Yes. I've done the same. It's a fantastic travel companion!

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if Fuji didn't change the lens, rear screen, or add IS. Those things just don't seem to be 'in the spirit' of the 100 series camera, -and Fuji seems determined to ...

Bingo! Yes, Leica has the 'prestige' factor attached to it, but make no mistake about it, they make some very, very good cameras. Testing a Q2 in a store a little while back really impressed me, (I ...

Funny you should mention that..... I've recently been looking at the Q2 as the ultimate upgrade to my X100F. I've tried one out in my local camera shop, and although it's an amazing camera, I've ...

I'm no smartphone camera basher, -in fact, I usually tell people who think they might be interested in photography to start by thinking about how they can learn about photography from using just a ...

I use Alien Skin, as per Kevin Mullins, and it has 2 Acros sims. Acros 100 ISO, and Acros 1600. Looks real good, too!

I still have my x100, but it's retired to 'mantle-piece' status. -I wore it out. I got a lot of very good shots out of it, but to me, there's nothing it could do, that I can't do better with my 100F. ...

I'm sorry, but I'm just not seeing it. Grain, yes, but noise? I've got a fairly big monitor -27." I'm seeing what looks like a typical, and acceptable amount of grain for the corresponding ISOs.

Nope. For concerts, and for just about everything, really, I like to keep it 'au naturel!'

I've used the 50/2 for shooting bands quite a bit. Works great for me. I went through the same thing you're wondering when i bought mine. I figured that because the f2 could focus faster, it would ...