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Sundo got a reaction from Nastavnik in Astrophotography, Vía Lactea
That's the "used Photoshop for align the 6 photos" part. In astrophotography image processing is at least half the work. You can't do wonders if the original images are bad, but even if they're as good there's still tons of processing to do before you end up with a great picture of the milky way or other astronomical objects.
I posted this list in an earlier topic, but I guess it might be useful here as well:
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Sundo reacted to SirMax in landscapes with fuji x
Autumn in Moscow by Maxim Semenov, on Flickr
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Sundo reacted to Mahalarp in landscapes with fuji x
Starry Eruption - The Milky Way on Top of Mountain Fuji
Starry Eruption by Mahalarp Teeradechyothin, on Flickr
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Sundo reacted to Patrick FR in All around the world
Indonesia... my airplane leaves in a few hours
- Dreamland Beach - Bali Testing the weather sealing (X-T1 + 18-135)... it works!
- FujiRoom
- Around Ubud
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Sundo reacted to mbart in All around the world
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand ( X-E1 + XF23/1.4R )
Sunset by sgt.floydpepper.hh, auf Flickr
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Sundo reacted to Tom H. in Portraiture work, running topic
Location scouting with an old friend and classmate.
All shot on the X-T1, using the 56 1.2 APD, 16 1.4 and some generic speedlights.
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Sundo reacted to Sluw in Fall pictures
Since fall lends itself for beautiful pictures I thought it'd be cool to open an open fall topic. So feel free to share your pictures!
Fungi in the forest #1 by Licht Sluw, on Flickr
Fungi in the forest #4 by Licht Sluw, on Flickr
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Sundo reacted to yeemiau in landscapes with fuji x
XT-1 with 10-24.... Was hit by wave taking this photo, soaking wet....
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Sundo got a reaction from Curiojo in What would be comparable to the 56mm F1.2
Perhaps you should check the comparison in http://www.prophotonut.com/2015/01/05/fuji-x-series-portrait-lenses-compared-inc-56-apd-50-140-zoom/
I currently own 56mm F1.2, and I like the results and focus speed. I also have 16-55mm F2.8, which focuses much faster in any reasonably good light and also has a pleasing bokeh, but obviously it's not quite as creamy as the 56mm. Based on the review above there are few good slightly cheaper lenses for portraits. 60mm seems to have quite nice bokeh, as does 55-200mm at longer focal lenghts. All the lenses listed are very sharp, certainly sharp enough for portraits.
If you want to take portraits and don't mind missing autofocus, there are plenty of manual focus lenses available that can be adapted to Fuji X moun. I used to have Asahi SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8, it was a lovely lens but didn't get much use after getting Fuji 56mm so I sold it. Just look for good manual focus 50-135mm lenses, there's no shortage of them and as long as you check the lens reasonably well (both reviews and in person), you'll likely end up with a good portrait lens for a fraction of the Fuji 56mm cost.
Just try to be sure you get a lens in good condition and don't buy a lens for which you can't find a review (or test extensively in person). While there are many great old manual lenses to be had, there are also many in poor condition with fungus, delaminated lenses, dust or scratches. Also some older lenses have very interesting bokeh, so make sure it's something you like before buying as that's a matter of taste.
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Sundo reacted to artistgonewalkabout in Night photography
we stopped to take pictures of the stars but in the end the lights from the traffic became the real subject of the photos
taken with X-100S
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Sundo got a reaction from rheistand in Biking Provence Gear Advice
Bike is my main method of moving around, and I usually carry varying amounts of photography gear with me as well. I actually used to have the exact same set of lenses you currently have along with Samyang 12mm and 55-230mm. They're all great lenses, but I simply missed the convenience of a zoom while biking, so I recently sold the 23mm and got 16-55mm instead.
Nowadays I just tend to take the two zooms along if I go biking, and the rest only if I know I'll need something the zooms can't do (low light performance, better bokeh, wider lens). Constantly switching lenses is just annoying if you want to shoot something quickly. One thing to keep in mind is that 16-55mm may be too heavy for some of the smaller mini-tripods.