marcelo_valente

Interesting point. I, sometimes, keep thinking about a title to put on my shots, because I feel weird about leaving the camera file name.  Never thought of just putting the location and letting the view figure out whatever they want.

i forgot about that option.Don't know how good it is. Does anyone? 
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I was trying this technique for street photography I saw on youtube where you pretend to fix the camera or something to drive away the subject's attention while grabbing the shot.  So, sometimes they actually look at you but do not realize you were taking a photo.  I guess this one turned out alright.  The thing is that you shoot with the camera hanging around your neck and can't really point it properly, so, it takes practice.  This was the first day of trying it.  I shot this with my X-E2 and the xf 35mm.
 
FXE23996.jpg by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

Shot this without him noticing in the bus.
 
Nerd by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

I have it and love it.  Attached to the X-E2 it makes everything very small to carry around and go unnoticed.
 
As for flare...put that with some fuji colors (velvia this time) you get something like this:
 
Gathering of friends by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

Great set of images!! 

I have it and love it.  Attached to the X-E2 it makes everything very small to carry around and go unnoticed.
 
As for flare...put that with some fuji colors (velvia this time) you get something like this:
 
Gathering of friends by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

I have it and love it.  Attached to the X-E2 it makes everything very small to carry around and go unnoticed.
 
As for flare...put that with some fuji colors (velvia this time) you get something like this:
 
Gathering of friends by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

Another contribution to the thread.
 
Group Selfie by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

Interesting point. I, sometimes, keep thinking about a title to put on my shots, because I feel weird about leaving the camera file name.  Never thought of just putting the location and letting the view figure out whatever they want.

I went to Spain in September and took the XC 50-230mm with me.  I did not use it that much, but I had a chance to take it to the Bioparc in Valencia to give it a good try.  Great lens!  Also, when people look at you using it, they all comment: "look at the size of that lens!" haha it does get pretty big when at 230mm.
 
Here are some of my favorites, and in the end the link to the album in flickr with all of the images.
 
Suricato. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Giraffe. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
https://flic.kr/s/aHskoNGFs1

Interesting point. I, sometimes, keep thinking about a title to put on my shots, because I feel weird about leaving the camera file name.  Never thought of just putting the location and letting the view figure out whatever they want.

So..I was doing another test shot with the Rokinon 12mm.  I decided to shoot out the window.  The shot below is straight out of the camera.  No editing.  ISO 3200, shutter at 1" and f/2.  Kind of handheld leaning against the window.  There is a black area on the top right.  That is a cross section of the net I have in my porch so the kids won't fall out.  You can also see it on the bottom left.
 
What do you think of the shot?  I was kind of impressed.  Not that good a shot really.  I should have done some straightening, but, I think it shows some cool possibilities. 
 
You might want to head over to flickr to see it larger.
 
FXE25204.jpg by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr

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I have both cameras, I thought it might be a good idea to keep hold of my X-E2 body and sure enough, now fw 4.0 is available, I'm really glad I did.
It occurred to me that the two cameras are now not so different to each other, so I started putting together a comparison spreadsheet of specs, using the latest fw versions for both cameras.
Hopefully, if you're in two minds about whether to keep your X-E2, upgrade to an X-T1 or maybe even buy a second-hand X-E2 instead of an X-T1, this might help.
Let me know if I got anything wrong, but I did most of this using the info on Fuji's website so it should be accurate
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NT0gidgtP6nT7681vRpSJgh34ShverMhbqycOZGydCs/edit?usp=sharing
 
Dave

Hey guys - first post on here...yay!
 
I've struggled in the past with finding a workflow which meets all of my needs, and have come to the conclusion over time that the simpler the better. Having said that you do have to make something of an investment in organising your pics in order to keep things simpler later on. I'm currently trying the following workflow, and it seems to be OK at the moment, certainly for my basic needs (I'm not a pro).
 
Import from SD card   Create meaningful named folder - by year - e.g. 2014 Italy Holiday Import photos to folder and store in date folders within that. e.g. >2014 >>>2014 Italy Holiday >>>>>>>2014-07-28 >>>>>>>2014-07-29 >>>2014 London Trip >>>>>>>2014-10-12 etc   Review each photo X - reject - where it really is unusable - out of focus, missed subject etc. or sometimes where the poorest of many similar shots. P - Pick for those I want to work on, even if only general wb, exp, crop, sharp etc. leave as unflagged those I don't want to delete but which I'm probably not going  to do any work on. This is typically family/holiday pics I want to keep as memories rather than for any photographic merit.   I typically shoot in both Raw and JPEG   Filter on Unflagged - review and delete (x) Raw equivalents where present (i.e. just keep the JPEGs) Filter on Picks - review and delete (x) JPEGs (I.e. just keep the RAWs for working on) unless merit in keeping JPEG conversion/film simulation  Review and delete rejects (see below)   Filter Unflagged - set rating to 1* Filter Picks - set rating to 2*   I could just give them a star rating to begin with rather than flags, but I like to make a conscious decision about rejects - and if I were to assume that after first review anything unrated was a delete I might end up deleting something I haven't actually reviewed.   Create Collection with meaningful name in appropriate collection set - include all photos remaining from import.   Filter on 2* within collection and process - I do basic editing in lightroom and more advanced (esp B&W) in PS/Nik as necessary Change rating of each photo to 3* once processed. .    Repeat until no 2* left in collection. Filter on 3* and add labels.   Review 3* and change rating to 4* for best pictures within collection - add red label to pics which are good (e.g. 4*) but could probably be improved further with more processing when I have time. Assign 5* if photo worthy of overall best status in all photos (i.e my very best photos)   Done.   This then gives me simple filtering options where I can quickly find all the half decent pics (3*), good pics (4*), and best pics (5*) within a category, or label or across whole catalog.   Can also filter on 2* to see what I have left to process at any time (across collections if necessary), and 4*+red to carry on doing more work on the better pics.   I can also review the 1* to make sure I've not missed any opportunities.   Only thing that I'm wondering is whether to delay the reject deletion just in case on further review I might see some new possibility in a pic. I also wonder whether, with hard/external storage becoming so cheap, it's even worth deleting Raws of 1* and Jpegs of 2*....? Possibly not but it keeps the catalog cleaner.      

Firmware for Fuji X E2 is available Now and is in my Camera and working great

Well, it's the 4th February now in Tokyo (about 4am but still...) are we excited yet?
 
I'm guessing that once it's up it'll appear here: http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/firmware/x/xe2/index.html
 
(nothing yet! I just checked!)

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had fun today

Hi all. Great topic. Frustrating issue. Working in Lightroon CC (6), I had following workflow till now with all successive cameras (Nikon D200, D7000, D800 then Fuji X-T1 / X-T10 / X100T):
manage one single LR catalog with ~40000 pics, mostly RAW import RAW from memory card at import rename to YYYYMMDD_original_name.RAF at import sort into monthly folders (ie. 2015-01 till 2015-12 to limit number of pictures per folder) at import generate Smart Previews at import generate 1:1 Previews apply basic keywords let previews generation finish or start already editing: discard about 20% straight away, over several passes spread over months can reject up to 50% develop best pics copy paste development if necessary (export best pics) Notes:
I now edit with an iMac 5K 27" 2014, all pics and previews on SSD importing 100 D800 NEF (36 MP) takes 9 minutes 50" importing 100 X-T1/X-T10/X100T RAF (16 MP) takes 13 minutes 17" (+30% more time for -50% less pixels) D800 NEF imports were already ~+30% slower than D200/D7000's  
Yes I know I'd better take keepers only for starting, but that's not always possible (wildlife or shallow focus issues) and creatively I need the editing process. Sometimes my workflow is so frustrating slow that I'm even looking at changing my Fujis! But of course the issue is LR, not Fujifilm.
 
Now moving to this new workflow: taking RAW + jpeg fine
manage one single LR catalog with ~40000 pics, mostly RAW import RAW + jpeg from memory card at import rename to YYYYMMDD_original_name.RAF at import sort into monthly folders (ie. 2015-01 till 2015-12 to limit number of pictures per folder) at import generate Smart Previews at import generate 1:1 Previews apply basic keywords apply a saved filter on jpegs only let Smart Previews generation finish or start already editing: discard about 20% straight away, over several passes spread over months can reject up to 50% after editing finished generate 1:1 previews to all pics develop best pics copy paste development if necessary (export best pics) (delete jpegs)  
I checked that the iMac 5K was performing as well as a similar 2560x1440 desktop PC with similar specs, SSD as well. I checked that splitting my library across multiple catalogs didn't improve import speed. I checked that starting from fresh LR install with no presets at all didn't increase speed as well.
 
Honestly I still enjoy LR offer but not Silkypix, ACR & Photo Mechanic. Capture One is an option but needs substantial time investment and money.

I went to Spain in September and took the XC 50-230mm with me.  I did not use it that much, but I had a chance to take it to the Bioparc in Valencia to give it a good try.  Great lens!  Also, when people look at you using it, they all comment: "look at the size of that lens!" haha it does get pretty big when at 230mm.
 
Here are some of my favorites, and in the end the link to the album in flickr with all of the images.
 
Suricato. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Giraffe. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
https://flic.kr/s/aHskoNGFs1

Degustibus non est disputandum.
 
 
The lens cap on the 60 was, to me, both an eye sore and the most impractical piece of equipment which I have ever seen in my life rendering instantly, an otherwise very small lens, large and clumsy ( to me)

I love my 60mm.  I use it on an X-E2, and it does hunt a bit sometimes.  It bothers me sometimes but it sure does not make it unusable.
 
I've placed many shots with it in this album here at flickr if you want to take a look.
 
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjXYodU8

I have it and love it.  Attached to the X-E2 it makes everything very small to carry around and go unnoticed.
 
As for flare...put that with some fuji colors (velvia this time) you get something like this:
 
Gathering of friends by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr