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That new camera's looking sharp, Sam!

Chuffed?

 

Yeah, The X-H1 has always impressed me with it's image quality. The new XF50-140 f2/8 lens that i'm using is just sublime though.

Patterns in the Sand by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Sam's plethora of recent photos has reminded me I need to get back out there, so just reposting the above in case anyone missed it/has any insight they can lend...

 

Unless the Canon lens is a really great lens (L series etc.) I really wouldn't bother trying to juggle systems with adaptors, you'll lose your AF and aperture control.

You'd be better off selling it and putting the money into a Nikon lens for guaranteed full compatibility.

IIRC, I think Nikon have the deepest DSLR bodies (largest flange to focal plane distance), which means all other lenses won't focus at infinity and there's no room for an adpator ring withour correction optics.

Yep, a DPReview forum discussion here goes though it quite well.

 

Thanks bud - will have a read. Appreciate the info!

 

Staring Back by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Sam! How?!

 

Well, first you have to get rid of the local hunt...

 

Ha! He does look a bit suspicious, maybe Sam still had his riding hat on.

 

I'll tell you my secret.


Right place, Right time

Ok, Honestly, I really was in the right place, at the right time, I decided to walk to a small natural garden in Gosport, and I'm guessing it has it's own fox set somewhere in the undergrowth, and I'm also guessing they are so used to people walking by, that they are reasonably comfortable with people, So getting a little close wasn't too bad really. I also had the 50-140mm on the camera, so that gave me the reach i ultimately needed.

Sam

 

I do like my Nikon, but your Fuji setup seems to do Nikon squared (or at least compared to my kit). Very impressive, bud .

 

Thank you Mod. What Nikon do you have? It's a DSLR right? Compared with the Fuji, which is Mirrorless, And frankly, I wouldn't go back to DSLR's. The size and weight is very off-putting to start with.... Or i'm just weak, haha.

Sam

 

Victoria of Wight by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Yeah, it's a D5000 but only with the kit lens (18-55). Was trying to see if I could get the best out of it technique-wise before going too mad on the upgrades. I am a bit of a stick in the mud when it comes to new technologies (strange, given being part of this here scene...) so I seem to be holding onto the DSLR format for dear life. Probably because I had to be forced to switch to digital from film purely through lack of availability (film, processing etc.), although the switch from digital mirror to digital no-mirror would be arguably less of a step.

I can send you some exercise links to help with carrying the gear around though .

 

You can give mirrorless a go on your D5000 with the Liveview feature that's built in. Obviously pure mirrorless cameras offer more advanced features, but it's perhaps something to try to see which you prefer. Liveview gives more the sort of a view you get from the camera settings, like a preview of the actual photo, so you can see what the exposure setting does to the photo before pressing the shutter button. Whereas with a traditional dslr photo where you chimp the picture on the screen after the mirror has clacked back into place, you live and die by the exposure meter itself, but then of course there's the raw images to pull back the captured data.

If you're finding autofocus a bit of a mare, perhaps mirrorless might be the way to go as the features built into kit now are quite amazing.

As always though, the best camera is the one you have on you. Mirrorless can be smaller and lighter than dslr, but they ain't particularly cheap.

I was very happy I had my D3200 with me climbing up big hills around Glencoe.

 

Finally, a break in the rain (although still windy)

Rusty Chain by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Things are looking very Swiss this weekend.
Glorious sunny day up at 'The Top of Europe' which I took full advantage of, nearly feezing, falling, hurting my ankle, and absolutely getting a full face sun burn, Still. Worth it


Streaking Clouds by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Home from Switzerland, back into the cold rainy windy routine.
Still, here's a shot that I really liked, Taken on my last morning in Grindelwald.


Gliding through the gloom by Sam Masters, on Flickr

Sam

 

Ah, the climes of Grindelwald...

 

ba-dum-tish!