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Huis Trompenburg

Built in 1673 for Cornelis Tromp, son of the famous Dutch fleet commander Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp


's-Graveland castles by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Huis Gooilust

Built in 1779 for Gerrit Corver Hooft, head of the 'West-Indische Compagnie'


's-Graveland castles by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Here are some photo's from this year's Amsterdam Light Festival.
All with the X-T1 and XF 35/1.4



Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr


Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr


Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr

More photos here in my Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmcNNMjg

Here are some photo's from this year's Amsterdam Light Festival.
All with the X-T1 and XF 35/1.4



Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr


Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr


Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018 by Johan Thole, on Flickr

More photos here in my Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmcNNMjg

Santa Claus visits Leiden by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Santa Claus visits Leiden by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Santa Claus visits Leiden by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Leiden castle - X100T (BW+R film simulation)

 



Leiden Castle by Johan Thole, on Flickr

 



Leiden Castle by Johan Thole, on Flickr

 



Hooglandse kerk Leiden by Johan Thole, on Flickr

Leiden castle - X100T (BW+R film simulation)

 



Leiden Castle by Johan Thole, on Flickr

 



Leiden Castle by Johan Thole, on Flickr

 



Hooglandse kerk Leiden by Johan Thole, on Flickr

XT1 & XF23
 

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BMW 328 by Enzio Harpaintner, auf Flickr
 
XF 23/2.0 WR

X-S1 F2,8 1/60sec

Kharkiv Metro
EX2 / 14 mm 

Bari (Italy)

Just a man carrying a ladder...

Amazon River Tribes
 

 
Just kidding - some members of a rowing club on the Danube river.

X-T1, Pentax SMC Takumar 55/2

I think the 10-24 and the 55-200 would make a good travel kit if you want to take zoom lenses with you.
 
One thing the 18-135 has over the 55-200; it is a WR lens.

I've stopped following the camera news basically ... when my X-PRO1 or X-T1 break, I will look around again for what's hot then.
 
Perfectly happy with the 16MP cameras here ... less happy with the time I currently have to process my photos :-(

With screw-in hoods I prefer the rubber ones. The metal hoods transfer shocks to the lens more easily.

Isle of Lewis, September 2017.
 
The Fujifilm X100F is probably my favourite of all digital cameras I have owned and used since 1999.  Used here with the WCL-X100.

A small problem of course, is that the Fujifilm managers have been very outspoken on this topic, and probably for a good reason.

Quoting TAKASHI UENO (Fujifilm senior product planner, Feb. 2016):

"The diameter of our mount was designed for the image circle without IBIS. It means the amount of light at the corners is reduced when the sensor is shifted. We could correct it digitally, but we don’t want to do it: we don’t want to compromise our image quality. [...] Our highest priority is always image quality. We hope you agree!"
 
Given that the laws of physics have not changed ... do they plan to compromise image quality after all? I do not agree then.

I have the 18-135 as a travel zoom on my X-T1. It is convenient, but not really good. Not terribly bad either.
For my next trip I only take two primes with me. For a "once in a lifetime" trip I would definitely not use the 18-135.
 
The photos from Stockholm were made with the 18-135:
 


Pictures of Stockholm by Johan Thole
 
 
 


Pictures of Stockholm by Johan Thole

Utrecht central station
 

Escalator by Johan Thole, on Flickr