Forum: Lens focus
6th November 2018
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,694
Re: Panasonic 15mm f1.7 suitable companion?
Good choice. The Olympus 12mm f2 is a proper wide-angle lens and like the 17mm f1.8, is all metal with a similar 'clutch' for manual focusing. With both but especially the 12mm, a lens hood (also...
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Forum: Lens focus
5th November 2018
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,694
Re: Panasonic 15mm f1.7 suitable companion?
This is another lens that I owned and used for a few years before selling. When the Sigma 30mm f 1.4 DC DN came out, I felt that it had a few more options than the PanLeica 25mm f1.4. My mindset was...
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Forum: Lens focus
5th November 2018
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,694
Re: Panasonic 15mm f1.7 suitable companion?
I owned the PanLeica 15mm f1.7 for about 2 years before selling it recently. I felt that as a wide angle lens it was superb in all respects. The reason i sold it was because I also had the Olympus...
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Forum: Converters, adapters and extension tubes
19th August 2018
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,088
Filters affecting autofocus speed?
I never thought about the possibility that a simple UV filter can affect speed of autofocus but I discovered that it does - quite significantly so.
When I bought the Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN a couple...
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Forum: Flash
4th February 2017
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,537
Re: Flash gun sizes
Plenty of info in the appropriate websites.
The Olympus FL-600R is stored stretched out in its case and is reasonably compact.
The Nissin i40 is stored in the 'closed' L-shape in its case...
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Forum: Foto Fair
6th January 2017
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,039
Re: Barn Owl Flying in Sunlight
All are great but that first one is fantastic. The bokeh is perfect, thus accentuating the sharpness of the owl.
What was the aperture setting?
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Forum: Foto Fair
5th January 2017
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,679
Re: Today's Short Eared Owl
Thanks for that. While photographing animals, I always like to know the gender unless it is obvious (eg lions).
The other thing I wanted to comment is how nice the bokeh has come out in those...
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Forum: Foto Fair
21st December 2016
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,740
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Forum: Foto Fair
6th December 2016
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,743
Re: Whitby after dark.
The first one especially is superb. Looking at the lights, did you use a star-filter by any chance?
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Forum: Lens focus
24th November 2016
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,111
Re: Tempted by the Olympus 12-100mm
Steambuff, I accept what you are saying. But I need a good superzoom lens for travel use as a single lens. I do not expect it to be as good as my Olympus 17mm f1.8, 45mm f1.8 or 75mm f1.8.
At...
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Forum: Foto Fair
13th April 2016
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,680
Re: Attack!
Superb, especially the second picture where you've caught the bird in its dive.
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Forum: Foto Fair
21st March 2016
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,067
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Forum: Standard zoom and mid range
12th March 2016
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,455
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Forum: Foto Fair
12th March 2016
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Replies: 7
Views: 702
Re: Chair Light
Nice picture. TBH, I did not think much of it at first but went back to look at it again and learned to appreciate it. The play of light makes the similar chairs look different from each other,...
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Forum: Foto Fair
9th March 2016
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Replies: 9
Views: 938
Re: Beach Huts
Nice. I like the first one best of all because there are no distractions and it has a certain 1950s atmosphere about it.
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Forum: Foto Fair
7th March 2016
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,072
Re: Tower Bridge
I was going to say the same thing. The moon adds just the right touch.
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Forum: Foto Fair
2nd March 2016
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Replies: 9
Views: 828
Re: Green Woodpecker
Excellent. Perhaps a closer crop around the bird would be nicer? Just an opinion.
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Forum: Foto Fair
29th February 2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,344
Re: Wasdale tonight
Very nice, and personally I like it the way it is. I guess the sun was behind you and to the left. The dark shadows on the left lower side of the frame only add to the 'creeping darkness' feeling. I...
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Forum: The lounge
25th February 2016
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,030
Re: A question to birdwatchers
Thanks all. The closest lens I have is the Panasonic G Vario 100-300mm but at f5.6 at the 300mm end it is rather too slow to produce a nice bokeh. We have a big garden and get plenty of robins, tits...
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Forum: Foto Fair
21st February 2016
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Replies: 5
Views: 740
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Forum: Foto Fair
21st February 2016
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Replies: 7
Views: 933
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Forum: Foto Fair
19th February 2016
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,005
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Forum: Foto Fair
18th February 2016
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,436
Re: Cuba 318 - Does processing matter?
I prefer the second picture. The first is way too warm for my liking. As for the blue sky, I have seen it that deep blue in certain parts of the Caribbean (never been to Cuba) and so it is not...
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Forum: The lounge
13th February 2016
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,960
Re: Inequality
A very common problem with an easy answer. Find a good battery company that is not that common in the UK (I chose Varta, they are good). Hide the new ones at first but carefully keep the empty ones...
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Forum: Foto Fair
13th February 2016
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Replies: 3
Views: 484
Re: Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire
Great pictures. I am pleased to see that the underrated Olympus 40-150mm f4-5.6 R can produce such superb results. The 'wreck' is particularly effective in its framing and colour reproduction. Very...
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