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  1. Tom H.
    All colouring and basic adjustments in lightroom and then I move it to photoshop for the heavier editing needs. The healing brush in lightroom is nowhere near as good as the one in photoshop.
  2. Tom H.
    I use a battery pack or phone charger most of the time. Works fine.
  3. Tom H.
    Shadows +2, highlights +1, sharpness 0 of +1 for soon jpeg for colour profiles. For Acros I add more shadows. Sometimes you need to adjust with the built in raw converter, one setting for all occasions is not something I recommend. Check out Patrick Laroque, his blog has some articles on jpeg settings.
  4. Tom H.
    My Canon's couldn't wear like that because they were ugly black plastic to begin with... And my old film cameras I bought already worn, so no complaints there. Why not put it right way up, just on the qr plate? I do that all the time. That said, my X100T is very scratched and the base layer beneath it is very white, so that's a shame. That emphasises the wear a tad instead of being something that looks nice and aged. The X-T2 is probably the same. I guess changing the colour of the base layer is not something easily done.
  5. Tom H.
    I'd love one, but I'll probably just pick up an X-Pro 2 in a year or so for street shooting.
  6. Tom H.
    I got offered an X-T2 as a trade in for my X-T1 and some personal one on one workshops. Otherwise I'd be more than happy to just use my X-T1. Like Milandro said, "need" and "want" are not the same thing. The whole upgrade thing is a classic industry tactic to make people think they are missing out if they don't have the latest model.
  7. Tom H.
    If you like a no nonsense manual focus camera, they still exist. Just buy any old film camera that suits your fancy. I myself prefer my Xpan or Nikon FM2. Seriously, the market for a hipster camera like this would be very, very small. Leica can do it because people pay absurd amounts of money for that little red dot. Fuji couldn't get away with that.
  8. Tom H.
    56 is not close enough for stealthy portraits, might as well use the 18-135 for that then. Rest sounds good. Enjoy the trip!
  9. Tom H.
    If it's paid work, sure, check it while you're shooting. But I rarely review anymore when shooting. With the evf I know my exposure beforehand and if you're not shooting everything wide open, focus should usually be fine too. I usually have the X-T2 in my work bag and I'll review the shots only once my 7 day duty is over. Works for me, helps me be brutal when culling shots. Not that long ago film was still king and there was no such thing as checking the shot until it came back from the lab. I still shoot film on occasion for the zen of it. It's good practice for everyone.
  10. Tom H.
    So much gear... Don't know what is expected of you, but for an event, I'd take just the mk3, 24-70 and a flash on top with something like a MagBounce. Add to that the fuji with the 23 1.4 for low light and I'd be all set. Keep moving, find good angles. Shoot all the people. Interact. Watch areas of activity and be ready to catch the moment. And take a grey card to calibrate your white balance.
  11. Tom H.
    Even the smaller Retrospective 5 can hold an xt with grip and an extra lens easily.
  12. Tom H.
    Check our the new Peak Design backpacks. I don't own one, but I've seen a prototype and they are very modular.
  13. Tom H.
    Actually that's good practice. More people should do that. It removes the emotional attachment you may have had to a certain moment and allows you to judge the shot more for how good it actually is.
  14. Tom H.
    Definitely the fuji.
  15. Tom H.
    I felt something like this for those glorious 3 seconds... https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/4d/f3/cd/4df3cda45fb593fc93884e1f67ad28a1.gif
  16. Tom H.
    My X-T2 went haywire yesterday. Went in full burst mode at 8 fps and just kept shooting when I released the shutter. Had to pull the battery to make it stop.
  17. Tom H.
    Yes, speed should be faster. Adjustable even better.
  18. Tom H.
    Last time I checked rumour was no ois for the macro. But ois would be nice to have. Won't come soon enough for your gig though I guess. And a zoom is far more useful. The 50-140 is miles ahead of the cheaper telephoto zooms.
  19. Tom H.
    50-140, put it a 2.8, keep shutter speed at 1/60 to avoid blur, let iso handle the rest. I wouldn't bother with cheaper lenses. The new 80mm will not have OIS. Also, if you don't have the equipment to shoot, consider renting it if it's a paid job. Get a D810 or something like that and a stabilised zoom. I'd never accept a job I know I can't shoot with my gear.
  20. Tom H.
    Gorgeous! That gorgeous red hair, oh my..
  21. Tom H.
    I've rounded up my thoughts on the bag in the following review: https://www.tomhenderix.com/blog/2016/12/1/peak-design-everyday-sling
  22. Tom H.
    Well, the author has worked for Adobe, so I'd already start out by saying 'take it with a grain of salt'. That said, I use Lightroom all the time, unless you are uber picky about pixel level detail on big screens you'll be fine. My reference is still the print, and I've not seen any difference in print quality whatsoever between the C1 and Lightroom in anything I've printed lately, up to 1,5m x 1m. And my web images get reduced anyway, so you can't even see the detail in those.
  23. Tom H.
    I tried some old cards, never noticed anything different. I keep boost mode on though (without grip).
  24. Tom H.
    The magic probably comes from people being stuck in a rut for years with their big cameras that they barely use, only to then discover a camera system they can literally take everywhere. You hear it all the time in the arguments for the 35 1.4 too. I think colour rendition between lenses and cameras with Fuji is very controlled, only minor differences in warmth in general. My old batch of Canon L's was all over the place when it came to colour rendition.
  25. Tom H.
    I use Squarespace for my portfolio. It's super easy to build a website on their platform. I don't bother with Flickr or other sites anymore. Oh, Instagram, I still do Instagram. Doesn't get easier than that.
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