aChanceEncounter

I ended up getting the skopar II   Going out shooting today!   Love it on my fujis

going to take my 21/4 and 35/2.5 out for a week of landscape shooting on fuji x bodies.  First time with these lenses.     The 21 also seems to do well on IR so should add to fun.   My xp1 is ...

Thanks for the tip

Thanks.    I have many 10+ of the xf lenses.   The m mount kit is for size.   One small lens on camera, two or three in my pocket.    I like the tactile experience of the old manual focus lenses. ...

I want to add a 35mm.    Looking at m mounts.  Budget around $500. Options 1.    Voigt 35 2.5 skopar - i hear it has bad curvature issues 2.    Voigt 35 1.4 classic - reports are not super....not ...

i am shooting with fuji x-t1,xt 3, xp2 and fuji lenses.     It seems nb filters are for telescopes. It was recommended to try an ir 650nm filter to screw onto the front of the lens.   I assume ...

Thanks for the tip on an ir filter 650.    I have a 720 one but that is prob too tight.    I realize i need to get a tracker.    Last night clouds completely cover the dippers so no polaris to ...

Well - We went out to shoot - best laid plans were messed up by high clouds. A bust. Fuji XT3, 56mm, F2, 4 Seconds ISO 1250. Location was North Dallas - bortle 5. I tried to take out most of the ...

Looks like the Lagoon may be a good target - plus I can use either my hexanon 50/2 or my fuji 56/1.2 to get more light.

Thank you for the honesty.    Is M42 closer and easier to shoot?   I have seen youtubes of people shooting M42 with 200subs at 85/4, three seconds and end up looking nice.   Unfortunately M42 is ...

Here is the plan:    take a Fuji XT3 and both my nikon 105/4 AIS macro to MF and my 55-200 to MF. I plan on shooting 100-200 light frames and a few darks with the lens cap on. Because of the longer ...

Dolbadarn Castle ruins, Wales.    Actually a fortress but like fairy tale castle better  :) I am starting to like this artsy stuff XPro2, 18-80 - yes it looks a bit soft in this image :)

shot with fuji xpro2 with 55-200 @ 200mm, f11 for dof and flash @ ttl minus 1 for most shots.

I think folks have misinterpreted why i shared the image.   No, it is not posted to displayed absolute sharpness.     Kinda hard to do in a two minute exposure with a slight breeze. i shared ...

,It is interesting to me how clinical folks are based on this review. All i know is after shooting with it on multiple continents, i have not had any customers refuse to buy an image from this ...

Natural light portrait.

ok, not really a mono xp2, just processed as a bw. Shot with the 100-400 on a monopod. Dallas Zoo