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biglouis

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    Photography, wildlife, history, Fuji cameras, Ricoh GR cameras.

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  1. X-H2S. XF80f2.8+TC1.4x, 112mm f16, 1/4000, iso8000
  2. X-H2S, XF100-400+TC1.4x - Reed Warbler
  3. My workflow is based around Lightroom, as it has been since the free Lightroom Beta back in 2006(?). The library management is still the best of any of the RAW processors I have used, imho. BUT I think a better combination is to spring for Lightroom and add DxO PureRAW3 to use as an add-in. The DxO product does a better job of interpreting the RAW files than native Adobe, for the most part. Now, I use Lightroom to preview my files choosing (by setting a flag) the ones I want to process in PureRAW, then I batch convert the selected files to dng in PureRAW and finally once completed I go to work with any Lightroom adjustments. Just my two cents. LouisB
  4. Looking at your photography you don't need another lens to create good photographs. However, we all like to experiment with lenses and I'd recommend you choose something unusual for your style and just enjoy using it. The good news here in the UK is that there are several good second hand sources of lenses so the cost of experimentation is not that great (you can always, send back, resell etc for no/very little difference in purchase price). For example, I am blessed with acquiring and owning a lot of Fuji glass over the years. But I never had the 56mmf1.2 and although I didn't need it I bought one (from eBay this time) just to 'play' with. I like walking around and with only this lens and then finding ways to create interesting compositions. So, my advice is to do that. Buy something you don't necessarily need but would enhance the pure enjoyment of photography. Just my two cents. LouisB X-T4, XF 56f1.2, f1.2, iso250 1/200 56mm
  5. I owned the 16f1.4 in the absence of a decent 18mm (e.g. 28mm equivalent). As soon as the 18f1.4 came out I traded the 16 in for it. Unless you are desperate for the 24mm equiv fov I can highly recommend the 18f1.4 - quite possibly the best lens in the XF mount line up and one of the lenses on the support list for the X-T5/X-H2? On the other hand, how often do you care about the corners of a photograph? If you print or display the work, no one will ever notice that a lens is only 99% good enough. LouisB
  6. X-H2S, XF100-400+TC1.4x, iso6400 560mm f9.0 1/4000
  7. Jay with a peanut in its crop and one in its beak - X-H2S, XF100-400+TC2x (cropped).
  8. OOPS! Newbie mistake. Did not understand how to post and this is clearly in the wrong place.ADMIN: if you can remove I will repost as a new topic. Sorry!
  9. My first post at this forum. I exclusively use my X-H2S for wildlife, specifically bird photography. This is from October 2022, RSPB Rainham Marshes, Bearded Reedling, X-H2S+XF100-400.
  10. Yes, Andreas. I thought you must be the same person. Nice to meet you again. LouisB
  11. I wonder how many former members of the Leica forum are here... my old spiritual home... no longer since I left Leica and went Fuji. biglouis
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