AlanXpro

I have a few Minolta lenses I use on my Xpro1 including a new 45mm f2 MD Rokkor-X which is my very favorite. I also love the MD Rokkor-X 28mm f2.8 and the MD Rokkor-X 50mm f1.4 (both in mint condition) I obtained all three lenses for less the $50.00 total. As far as adaptors go the Kipon is expensive however the quality is excellent. Be very careful with old Canon lenses, either make sure they have an Aperture ring, or if not purchase a lens adaptor with an aperture ring. For instance the 50mm f1.4 Canon EF lens has no Aperture ring therefore will only work wide open on the Xpro1 with a basic adaptor.

I shot this tonight in our front yard, minor adjustments in iPhoto. Must say this is a pretty impressive lens. Cost $10.00 at a garage sale in mint condition.

CRAusmus Thank you for your kind remarks. I could not have explained it any better about what I was thinking right before I took the shot. An opportunist. This has to be is the mindset of a good street photographer.

A small head was the only thing I cropped out it spoilt the whole image. There was nobody or anything else in there to make the image more interesting. The subject is what's interesting and the empty bench beside him. Still not a perfect shot.

Thanks for your opinion, we can all do better after the fact. The reason why I cropped tight at the top is because I did not want anyone else in the image, I wanted it to just be a lonely injured person waiting in the Amtrak Station (it's not in a bank) and there was one other person seated over by the wall with her little head sticking up over the back of his seat in my image, it looked terrible and there was no other viable position to get the quick shot I wanted before he looked up. I hope you don't judge and ponder all your own shots to ultimate perfection with this and that and what should have been, street photography is not a perfect form, it's full of imperfect shots and whatever floats the photographers boat. You may have dumped a lot of good shots by being so fussy. Street photography is all about getting the shot, one should be careful about not upsetting the public. Certainly cell phones have not helped street photographers many of the public are fed up with having them shoved in their faces everyday and I try to be as discreet as possible on very close encounters with a member of the public. Bottom line, don't take ones self to seriously.

citral. So sorry this upsets you. Street photography is not literally just on the street and I have been doing it for a very long time. Does the thread run out at some time, don't believe so. One decent image does not clutter the section, 20 crappy images might. So, instead of being negative about my post, maybe you could have made a comment about just the image, any comment will do. By the way, there are many single image Pulitzer price winners out there. Every image counts. http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/08/07/what-is-street-photography-2/ The following is from the above link. So once again– let’s not worry about definitions about what street photography is or isn’t. What is important that we are all drawn to photographing humanity and society around us– rather than just pretty sunsets and flowers. We all have different reasons why we photograph– whether it be for historical, personal, or socio-economic reasons. Some of us want our photos to affect people on an emotional level and have others reconsider their lives, some of us shoot for ourselves for the challenge and to release stress from our everyday existence, and some of us want our photos to be a record of our society to show our future grandchildren. So rather than arguing whether my photo is “street photography,” or whether your photo is “street photography”– let’s collaborate and not argue. Let’s aim to make beautiful art and document the human condition together.

X-Pro1. XF 18-55mm ISO 800. f10. 55mm. 1/60