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  1. biglouis

    Gone a bit m43rds

    Christmas came early for me, or rather I decided it would be foolish not to take advantage of 'winter discounts' here in the UK on Oly cameras and lenses, to trade in my Fuji X-H2S, XF100-400 and TC1.4x in for an Olympus OM-1 and Olympus 100-400f5-f6.3 zoom lens. The X-H2S/100-400 was my main...
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    Is Nikon about to out-Fuji, Fuji?

    I truly hated the previous Nikon 'retro' cameras, mainly because they were early on in Nikon's mirrorless offerings and the APS-C version had pathetic lenses to go with it. In any case, the Fuji X-T3 I owned and the X-T4 I now own are beautifully made (not plasticky) retro-styled cameras...
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    Fujifilm 8mm f3.5

    Anyone interested? I am quite tempted. I had the 8-16mm but as Andy Mumford maintains, an impractical lens to tote about (which is why I sold it). However, I miss the 12mm equivalent fov. I'm saving myself for the 150-600 but I may crack and get the 8mm instead. Andy Mumford, XF 8mmf3.5 review...
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    I'm quite glad my Pixel 7 Pro photos are just OK

    Got myself the new Pixel 7 Pro the other day and it is the first time since my Huawei P20 Pro died that I have a smartphone that supports RAW. I sort-of expected that by now smartphone cameras and sensors would make something like my Ricoh GRIII - which I rely on for portability - redundant...
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    Smallrig X-H2S/X-H2 L Bracket

    Smallrig have released a l-bracket for the X-H2/S form factor and I decided to get one for my camera (X-H2S). I already have one for the X-T4 which has proved very useful when I need to shoot with a tripod. The primary usp for me of the Smallrig is that it is several times cheaper than the Kirk...
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    Goodbye DFD?

    Interesting teaser at Dpreview about new Lumix cameras changing from DFD to Phase Detect for the autofocus system. Personally, I loved the G9 body for wildlife and bitterly hated the DFD autofocus which seemed to focus everywhere except the subject that was in the frame, or decided to hunt back...
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    FFS, Adobe, just put back the 'Done' button

    I can just imagine the discussion around the cappuccino machine in the break out room for the developers of Lightroom 12: Developer 1: "Dude, I've just had this rad idea about changing the user interface" Developer 2: "Pray, tell, O Special one. I am all ears!" Developer 1: "Well, it is sooooo...
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    Full frame Foveon - has the need passed?

    I decided to post this here rather than the L mount forum in the spirit of the history that this sub-forum is where a dedicated and stubborn group of users used to post Sigma DPxM photos. IIRC we were a quirky bunch of owners who had a love/hate relationship with our Sigma cameras. This is the...
  9. biglouis

    Photographing, restoring old black and white photos

    I have a client who wants about a number of old black and white photos, stored in an album, converted to digital and restored. I have no problem with the photography part (I'll be using my Fuji X-T4 and Fuji XF80f2.8 macro to do it. However, I noticed that there are a couple of software...
  10. biglouis

    Processing with DXO PureRAW 2

    I've been trialling DxO PureRAW 2 (PR2) and in certain cases I have found it to be an advantage over my normal workflow. I thought I'd share some samples here. I am not related to the company, have no axe to grind and am not shilling. My workflow is normally RAW --> LR --> TopazAI products if...
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    Lightroom Classic - new masking tools

    I updated my Lightroom Classic to the new version (11) yesterday which comes with enhanced masking tools. I had to admit I have never got to grips with masking in Photoshop and I was worried the new tools might be over-complex. They are not and in fact within a few minutes of experimenting I was...
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    Tempted, very tempted... GRIIIx

    Gotta hand it to Ricoh. I think they are beginning to build momentum for the GR. My hand keeps on hovering over the pre-order button. https://petapixel.com/2021/09/08/ricoh-quietly-launches-the-gr-iiix-with-new-40mm-equivalent-lens/ 40mm equivalent fixed lens. Plus an adapter that increases it...
  13. biglouis

    Add a dedicated Wildlife section

    One area of photography which I think it would be interesting to make 'cross camera' is a dedicated section on wildlife. I'm not aware such a section exists on GetDPI (in case I have missed something please direct me to it). It is a popular genre and I would be interested to be able to see...
  14. biglouis

    FS Fujfilm GF 45-100 f4 - Like new boxed complete - UK sale only

    Selling my 5 month old Fujfilm GF 45-100 f4 for the GFX system. This is a 'like new' lens, looking in Lightroom I have only ever taken 185 photographs with it since I purchased it in December 2020. The glass is perfect, the front element was protected with a 82mm filter (not included) since...
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    XF 200mm f2 plus TC1.4x at all time low in the UK

    I've been round and round on a decision over a dedicated prime wildlife lens over the last year or so because the one lens I would have liked to own I felt was massively over-priced: the XF 200 f2 with 1.4x TC. Park Cameras is currently selling them in the UK for £1900 off the current RRP of...
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    GF 100-200 or GF 250

    Any thoughts from people who own both lenses? The main use would be wildlife portraits. Especially my local foxes. I do use my 45-100 at present but the 100 end is not long enough - although cropping in I still get fantastic detail. I would inevitably use either lens for some landscape and or...
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    Sigma DP3 Merrill - best of shots

    I thought I would go back through my DP3 Merrill shots to see if I could improve any with the new TopazDenoiseAI software. However, I discovered I never really used the camera beyond base iso and therefore additional noise reduction software was not necessary. Anyway, seemed like a good excuse...
  18. biglouis

    Is this the lens that will save Olympus?

    You gotta hand it to Olympus. Just when everyone is expecting them to become a fond memory they come up with a monster wildlife lens in a compact package. https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9921022118/hands-on-olympus-150-400mm-f4-5-tc1-25x Too rich for my blood but the one additional piece of...
  19. biglouis

    "If Carlsberg Did Cameras..." the Ricoh GR

    I've written a blog piece about my seven years of using the Rioch GR and the successor GRIII cameras, likening them to "probably the best cameras in the world." The article also contains a link to a gallery of my top 100 images taken with Ricoh GR cameras since 2013.
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    FS Fujifilm GF 45mm 2.8 and Fujifilm GF 63mm f2.8 for GFX system (UK, Europe only)

    1. Fujifilm GF 45mm f2.8 - also excellent (minty) condition with no dings, dents, glass scratched or discernible dust in the lenses GBP 800 + £20 Special Delivery in UK and £75 delivery to Europe. Purchased in September 2019 from Park Cameras in the UK. 2. Fujifilm GF 63mm f2.8 - excellent...
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