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What is most ironic about this is that there must be many of us here that would be interested in significant ads about the products we're discussing. I would be. I normally hate ads, but relevant ones here would actually be somewhat welcome. What are the recent new Fuji product announcements? Is anybody offering a sale? How about 3rd party products? I mean, I actually want to spend money, more or less.

But Sirius-ly Dog Star... Of all the neat and interesting or just regular things to see in the night sky, Sirius, The Dog Star in constellation Canis Major, is considered the easiest to find, because it is the brightest star in the night sky. Being close to the Orion Constellation also helps make it easy to find. Sirius is going to continue getting brighter because it is moving toward us, in about 60,000 (60.000) years it will be a very close neighbor. (This is the equivalent of 28 minutes, 20 seconds worth of exposure). If you can find Sirius up high enough in the sky, then just below it you should be able to find Messier Object M41, The Mini Beehive Cluster (related in name to Messier M44 the Beehive Cluster). Sirius and M41 are companions, tracking together across the night sky. There are some other interesting objects, clusters and nebulae in that region, probably the most famous is Sh2-308, Dolphin Head Nebula. Canis Major (Big Dog): https://www.constellation-guide.com/constellation-list/canis-major-constellation/ Sh2-308: https://astrocat.info/sharpless-308-the-dolphin-nebula/ Sh2-304: http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/304 Cr-121 (Collinder Open Cluster): https://in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=20726 Messier M41: https://www.go-astronomy.com/messier.php?Messier=M41 Sirius: https://www.space.com/21702-sirius-brightest-star.html Sirius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius

I can’t say for sure if will remove it but I’d try a dedicated sensor cleaning kit, or if you have a local shop that does repairs they might offer cleaning services too.

Fuji shooter. X-Pro 1, X-T30, X-T4, XF10, but currently on the X-T5. Based in Los Angeles. IG: @TOPSHELFJUNIOR

"Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly” * Back on page one of this thread, there is a post showing a quick exposure isolating IC 405, The Flaming Star Nebula. That section of the sky has so many things to see it is almost a tourist-oriented nature-viewing area. Some of the highlights include tadpoles, starfish, spiders, flies, pinwheels and more. This is the equivalent of just about 56 minutes of exposure. * The Spider And The Fly by Mary Botham Howitt Messier Object M36 (The Pinwheel Cluster): https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-36-pinwheel-cluster/ Messier Object M38 (The Starfish Cluster): https://www.go-astronomy.com/messier.php?Messier=M38 IC 417 (The Spider Nebula): https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/spider-nebula/ NGC 1931 (The Fly Nebula): https://waid-observatory.com/ic417-2020-01-19-HOO.html IC 410 (The Tadpoles Nebula): https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/ic410-the-tadpoles-nebula-a-star-nursery/ And, of course, IC 405 (The Flaming Star Nebula): https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ic405-flaming-star-nebula-object Will the spider once again coax the fly into its parlour? Will the fly escape the machinations? Their exchange is in the sky for us to ponder...

sort of astro.........screwing around with my new 8mm, the stars are starting to trail, thought the tree was cool at night

Golden or Ruby-crowned Kinglet this one can't make up its mind. X-H2s, Fuji 150-600.

Hawk in the snow. X-T5 70-300.

I didn't introduce myself on my first post .. I do it now .. happy to be here .. I own a X-70, bought new many years ago. Ciao! ☺️

I got my x100vi yesterday and i have this sound when i turn it on: https://streamable.com/w0xyem (old video from x100v not mine, but same sound) i'm sure the sound started a few hours after initial setup and taking some pictures... i don't find it normal, but enough people in forums say it is, will i have to return the camera? 🤔

Thanks! A lot to consider. I appreciate all of your information!

July, you said. July !

I have the Godox AD200, V860IIF with various modifiers and the XProF remote. I have no issues and I like the long life of the Li-Ion accumulators. They have a vast range of products that are good value for money.

I love the 16-80 lens. Its a super versatile range, has great build quality, weather sealing, great OIS, is reasonably compact, and has constant aperture. I have primes at 18f1.4, 23f2, 33f1.4, 50f2 and yes, I would agree that ultimate image quality on those prime lenses are better. If that wasn't the case, prime lenses would be pretty pointless. For outdoor, landscape shots in good light, when I'm not sure what focal length I'll need next, its hard to beat the 16-80mm and its my most used lens. Bad light, indoors, go to a f1.4 or f2 lens.

Thank you Jerry, you are too kind as usual. I will send more.

These are all X-T5 & 50mm f2 w/ a polariser, around the Piz Boe / Sella area. I have some more Jerry, keep the door open.

Jerry, sir, I would like to ask you to kindly postpone this issue with the arrival of spring for a few days, if you may. I trust that with your authority you can manage that easily. I have got here a few latecomers that still want to make it, you see, and there will be no living with them if they are left out, so have mercy !

Cheers! I hope to enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed the Spottie I grew up with and which will remain in my bag for life not simply in my bag, but with a roll of film in it, and more to come. I'm coming at the XT5 from a very weird angle. It sort of goes back to unpreparedness. I found myself with my Spotmatic in "the Garden of Ireland" - Wicklow - beautiful county. I was spending a week exploring its beautiful valleys. When the batteries on my Spotmatic failed, I reached into my rucksack for a replacement set. There were none. So I shrugged and decided I had to use my eyes to meter. Things were cheaper then. When picking up processed films the photos came with a new film thrown in, so it was easier to take that decision. Within a few months I was getting nearly 100% keepers - at least in terms of focus and exposure. So circumstances forced me to be ever vigilant of light. I've had many other cameras since then, but the bare bones (it doesn't even have a self-timer) Spotmatic was an ever-present. Expense has forced my hand, though. That and some curiosity. I feel as if my first car is a Ferrari! In fact, when I explained at the shop that I was an experienced photographer looking for a digital which placed the emphasis on stills, they tried to force a €7k model on me. That would be a step too far. Thus my experience in approaching this camera is somewhat unusual. Thus far I have had great enjoyment with it. I was thrilled on opening to box to discover that I was getting utter rubbish from it. Yes!!! I had to learn how to use it! Praise the Lord! I also found a magic button which was the answer to my dreams - the diopter adjustment. That's how naive I was (and am) about the digital offerings - this was an enormous and hugely welcome surprise. I've been learning. The supplied kit lens is not ideal - a 16-80mm zoom. It's pretty sharp, but demanding in manual mode. My old glass reminds me of my father's Opel Senator, which was forgiving to the point that it would comfortably take off at the lights even if you'd mistakenly selected third. My old glass is much more forgiving. At the moment, I'm leaving everything to automatic ISO. I'll wean myself away from that quickly enough, though. in the past I'd retrofitted my son's lenses to my older kit, and found that you needed to be much more precise. I guess when you're designing something which will be adjusted by algorithms then you can make the continuum as tight as you want. My son laughs at me. "You have bracketing mode if you want, Dad.", he'll remind me. "Use burst mode.", he'll add. Some of my habits are deeply ingrained, though. Two other things people find odd about my photography: I never ever use post-processing - what comes out of the camera is the final product. Secondly, I have never once taken photos where the subject is a human being without first requiring a lot of persuasion.

Seconding this! Would be nice to preview a desqueezed image in camera + output it via HDMI.

Harbinger...

Townsend's Warbler going after spiders. X-H2s, Fuji 150-600.

Busy as a bee… Not far from Castor and Pollux in Gemini, actually just in the next constellation over to the “left” in Cancer, is Messier Object M44, The Beehive Cluster: M44 is fairly easy to find visually or when using binoculars or small telescopes. This is the equivalent of 58 minutes of exposure. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-44/ https://www.galactic-hunter.com/post/messier-44 https://www.constellation-guide.com/praesepe-m44-the-beehive-cluster/

Photo I took right before above, less cropped.

Cropped a lot, just trying to get a vulture in the same frame as the moon. Looks weird, but it was fun trying to get the shot......70-300 XT-5.

Orion has plenty of interesting parts to see; nebulas, bright glowing stars and whatnot. Orion is not the only neat thing in that part of the sky, the Rosette Nebula is close by and it is certainly neat to see. But there is also a Cone, a Christmas tree and a little variable thing as well. This is the equivalent of 112 minutes and lots of change worth of exposure. NGC 2261, Hubble’s Variable Nebula is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, who also has the big space telescope named after him: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/1999/35/904-Image.html The Cone Nebula, NGC 2264, is actually much larger than the part seen above, the part in the images is what gives it its name: https://www.constellation-guide.com/cone-nebula/ NASA had some fun with the Christmas Tree Cluster (The batch of stars in the “lower” part of the Cone Nebula), they rotated the image upside down — or right side up if you view it in the land down under — x-ray colored the nebula green and animated the Cluster’s stars. They have a player on their page: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/telescopes-illuminate-christmas-tree-cluster/