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GFX 100 II, GF 100-200 Lone Tree, Alabama Hills Rand -
GF 45-100mm lens - a couple of questions
Yup… glad it’s working well. The 45-100 is superb. Rand -
GF 45-100mm lens - a couple of questions
Sorry for the very late response. Had difficulty logging on for the longest time! Arrgghhh…. My 45-100 does have a firmer zoom action than other GF zooms. But as for the noise, that doesn’t sound normal / right. Mine has about the same sounds and noise level as all my other GF zooms. Rand -
END This POST: TY Recommendations: Stepping Down from Medium Format Digital
in addition to GFX, I have Fujifilm X-H2. Tiny by comparison. The Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 lens is SUPERB and a bargain. Great portrait lens. Rand -
Behind the picture: share your thinking
I will often go somewhere to photograph with at least a vague sense of what I want to capture. The “tree tunnel” at Point Reyes National Seashore was one of those places. In my mind’s eye I “pictured” this tree tunnel as being in some wooded area where there were lots of trees. Wrong. It is...- Rand47
- Post #19
- Forum: Medium Format Systems and Digital Backs
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Arca Swiss D4 head variants?
Horses for courses, to each his own, etc. I find the double-jaws of the Arca screw clamp very “kluge” feeling. And their flip-lock even worse. And I used to dislike the “idea” of lever clamps - until I used an RRS lever clamp. I’ve used them in all kinds of conditions, in some precarious...- Rand47
- Post #8
- Forum: Medium Format Systems and Digital Backs
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Arca Swiss D4 head variants?
Another vote for the RRS lever clamp swap on the D4 (also did it with my Cube). None of the Arca clamps worked well for me, not due to fit problems, but due to fiddlyness. In my case, having been warned about the possibility of damage due to industrial strength locktite, I sent both of my...- Rand47
- Post #4
- Forum: Medium Format Systems and Digital Backs
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Print Fotos Typ of Paper Recommendation
Top three for me for satin type: Ilford Gold Fibre Gloss Epson Legacy Platine Canson Platine Fibre Rag (In some ways these papers are kissing-cousins.) Top other papers: Hahnemuhele Fine Art Baryta (lovely surface texture) Hahnemuhele Photo Rag Metallic (odd, luminescent paper for “some” images...- Rand47
- Post #15
- Forum: Printing & Output
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Print not like screen
Hahnemuehle Photo Rag Metallic is a very difficult paper to soft-proof. I don’t think any current software’s soft-proofing capability can replicate the luminance shift and color perception changes of this very specialized paper. For those of you who have not printed on this paper, don’t think...- Rand47
- Post #29
- Forum: Printing & Output
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Fuji GFX 100 II focus speed
The GFX “II” will definitely be better than the 50R. Whether it will cut the mustard for an active dog is another story. The animal tracking is pretty good “for medium format.” Before you spend a large wad of cash “to see” - why not rent one from LensRentals and confirm / or not, that it’s a... -
About to buy a GFX100S, need lens advice.
If the weight/size and min aperture of the 45-100 is not a deal breaker, you’d be hard pressed to find a better lens for the kind of range you describe. OTOH, the 55 f/1.7 is stunning (and I hate the overuse of the word “stunning”). My personal favorite “walk about” lens is the 45 f/2.8 but... -
Alignment tools
I use the focus peaking in my camera. I draw a “box” with thin but very distinct black fine line on a piece of paper. The size of the box is to scale of the item to be copied digitally. Then “low“ focus peaking in red is set. Then manual focus at widest aperture and adjust camera util the...- Rand47
- Post #6
- Forum: Medium Format Systems and Digital Backs
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Some issues with the GFX100 II
Hi . . . I could, of course, be dead wrong and there might be something squirrely with your camera. But if I had to guess . . . (only because I can remember back when I first got my GFX 100 wondering what the heck was going on). Rand -
Some issues with the GFX100 II
Re #1 above, when you have any of the focus assist "types" enabled you can cycle through them by pressing the rear command dial "in" as a button. I'll bet you've inadvertently done that. When it happens again, just press the rear command dial to cycle back to your preferred red. I have the... -
The great tripod & head thread!
I used this stuff to wrap the ends: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0742K729M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Silicone tape. Wraps tight, and self fuses. Carbon fibre legs “supposedly” are not as cold in the snow etc., as metal legs, but I’m here to tell you they are COLD...- Rand47
- Post #1,275
- Forum: Medium Format Systems and Digital Backs
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Good video on GFX100II on Lloyds site.
Interesting video. No punches pulled. I have to agree that while the “The Second” is a fabulous camera in terms of fit and finish, the EVF, and in my case the very nice integration of the vertical grip (does not feel like an “add-on” piece), there’s no real improvement for someone whose main... -
Assigning a profile
There’s a difference between assigning a profile, and “converting to profile.” If what DXO is doing is “converting to sRGB” then there is, indeed, no point in either assigning or converting back to a larger color space. Whatever colors were clipped/compressed upon DXO’s “process” (something...- Rand47
- Post #3
- Forum: Printing & Output
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Wireless remote release for GFX100 II
Does it come with a connection cord that is 3.5mm? The GFX 100 II has only 3.5mm port. Rand -
Wireless remote release for GFX100 II
Well, I hate to tell you this, but as far as 2.5mm wired remote goes, you’re up a creek. And, while Fuji “had” brilliantly moved the remote release port to the right side of the camera body, they’ve now moved it back to the left side - to be trapped if you use an L-plate. AND, it is now...