marco1974

My take on this : https://pbase.com/marcoraugei/whatlens Marco

Stunning sharpness, zero CA - a true APO tele at a bargain price: (Shown here mounted to my tripod via the Metabones Nikon-Fuji adapter, but surprisingly hand-holdable too thanks to the X-H1's IBIS)

Common wisdom has it that circular GNDs "cannot work" due to the impossibility of adjusting the exact position of the transition line in the up-down direction... However, my personal experience is ...

Lovely shot. It reminded me of this other one that I took ages ago, on 100 ISO Fujichrome slide film (w/ a 100mm macro lens and TTL flash): Marco

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but the type of photo the OP described (full body fashion shots with a blurred background) is typically shot with something like a 200mm or even 300mm f/2.8 (on FF ...

) X-H1 + XF23/1.4  (here on Novoflex Micropod table tripod)

Beautiful capture

To me , the X-H1's ergonimics are superior, and that counts more than miniscule differences in IQ or video features that I don't use. IBIS is also useful, in a few circumstances. Other than those ...

IMHO Fuji cameras today have more than enough DR to cope with most/all real-life situations. If you think you need more DR, I would tend to think that you likely fall into either of the following ...

The "6x7" negative size is actually 56 x 67mm. The Fuji "APS-C" sensor size is 23.6 x 15.6 mm. So to capture the full "6x7" frame (without cropping it to 3:2 ratio),  you need a magnification ratio ...

I have gone on many urban trips with just two lenses: one moderate wide-angle and one short tele. Pics from the latest of such trips (to Stockholm) here: https://pbase.com/marcoraugei/stockholm_2019 ...

It was "off" for the vast majority of the shots, except for the ones at dusk/night below. But when it was needed... it was a game-changer. So, I'd characterise it as a very-nice-to-have extra ...

Film Simulation = S ("Astia"), DR Priority = AUTO, WB = Sunny. All other settings at default = 0. M.

Not sure what you're talking about. The sharpening was set to the default "0" in camera. No post-capture sharpening was applied (nor any other post processing whatsoever). I cannot see any ...

https://pbase.com/marcoraugei/stockholm_2019 M.

Here: cut yourselves open! ;-) 100% straight out-of-camera JPEG, captured with the amazing XF 23/1.4R. Marco

Fuji's EVFs and focusing aids (I use "peaking white low", and "digital split image") are excellent, and for most static subjects, with a little practice it's actually quicker and more hassle-free ...

I don't like the tilting buildings on the right side, and the fact that you lopped off the tip of the Shard. Other than that, it's a nice photo. Marco

100% agreed

f/8 is probably not enough to get everything in perceived sharp focus at that distance and focal length. It is doubtful if even f/16 would have done it. Having said that, IMO the slightly ...