tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13027460141993233362024-03-14T08:23:44.273-07:00Iron Creek Photography®Fine Art Landscape & Nature Imagesironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-51124030224799567952023-10-02T10:03:00.002-07:002023-10-02T10:03:39.879-07:00Pentax-A* 645 600mm f/5.6 – Fuji GFX100s<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPGOQAkfn_HjZimNqaOogWYZNrdlXkoSY3oNUzVf7QmKB1wG49tndG1bzd6hTCiyB0RQMKPzv2eLaFka9yNiShouZQtCYeIpm_i9GkauoVGEQ9Md4Rh7HHhZ0yaPbaWOcu6hyphenhyphenlOB9gghOsn6OXejU3b_EI6JRUqSufXkBFKnpHq6nvC9B9C_W3TvZN4U/s800/Pentax%20Testing%2020230930_093349%20%20SM-S908U%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="800" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPGOQAkfn_HjZimNqaOogWYZNrdlXkoSY3oNUzVf7QmKB1wG49tndG1bzd6hTCiyB0RQMKPzv2eLaFka9yNiShouZQtCYeIpm_i9GkauoVGEQ9Md4Rh7HHhZ0yaPbaWOcu6hyphenhyphenlOB9gghOsn6OXejU3b_EI6JRUqSufXkBFKnpHq6nvC9B9C_W3TvZN4U/w640-h464/Pentax%20Testing%2020230930_093349%20%20SM-S908U%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbM-V1M89qWUCTWu1LWiKtLFXU0T4mxO5KPcIBe3YVFNQQQG3zphsfKaEvohYPlyW8bObvygYP0cHXMswUmX9imr3BHitpSwa5_GLhTOySmfqAhRIM_TXxp1K7RHyN9pTShB6t56g5ImhZTDq-G255BmuTTxpN6dz0RhSa_bzv7Jvo-DngF3e8-kev7c/s800/Pentax%20Testing%2020230930_093331%20%20SM-S908U%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="800" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbM-V1M89qWUCTWu1LWiKtLFXU0T4mxO5KPcIBe3YVFNQQQG3zphsfKaEvohYPlyW8bObvygYP0cHXMswUmX9imr3BHitpSwa5_GLhTOySmfqAhRIM_TXxp1K7RHyN9pTShB6t56g5ImhZTDq-G255BmuTTxpN6dz0RhSa_bzv7Jvo-DngF3e8-kev7c/w640-h314/Pentax%20Testing%2020230930_093331%20%20SM-S908U%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">First yes, I understand it’s been
a while since our last blog. No excuse other than we just didn’t feel like
sharing…<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">If that first sentence didn’t
put you off here’s something I feel share-worthy. For some </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">time,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> the longest
lens we had for any of the GFXs we owned has been the beautiful GF250 and 1.4
extender. The 250 equates to approximately 200mm in 35mm terms and the 350
(with 1.4 extender added) to approximately 280mm. From here on I’ll be dropping
“approximately”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcv8NGkzP8haQnDX-K7eIAwoxinCX1mlrv9CvTLmJH7f6xPOLB0ELC9MId67amrvZ_jIMiJEq2squsrEk70SGpYh_UHIgIZkoEjDMMZpzSFaYd4Kk-SER_zPgicYqA_76WK9eGiPxjs0QlSpm3jqaoqLrP0GY_wy8YJY9BhQprFf9A1L2WDgEHRnlYBc/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3207%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%201.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcv8NGkzP8haQnDX-K7eIAwoxinCX1mlrv9CvTLmJH7f6xPOLB0ELC9MId67amrvZ_jIMiJEq2squsrEk70SGpYh_UHIgIZkoEjDMMZpzSFaYd4Kk-SER_zPgicYqA_76WK9eGiPxjs0QlSpm3jqaoqLrP0GY_wy8YJY9BhQprFf9A1L2WDgEHRnlYBc/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3207%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%201.4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdAvLGk6COKptOACEiwBjfNWfqxQXeMOS3XqQofKD4jByv9xjY26KH7a953Z0TGyiW74JymLa5pWHw_jpGQefS8JZkasj3k1gSevxWyFundsr1z1BecbH7uUb3XfOft8Hl_3hx9XodsD6qTgm3a7MM2EyrrXBNXpB54af-BhboJof_ZPfvSYgdD0J7bc/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3208%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%201.4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXdAvLGk6COKptOACEiwBjfNWfqxQXeMOS3XqQofKD4jByv9xjY26KH7a953Z0TGyiW74JymLa5pWHw_jpGQefS8JZkasj3k1gSevxWyFundsr1z1BecbH7uUb3XfOft8Hl_3hx9XodsD6qTgm3a7MM2EyrrXBNXpB54af-BhboJof_ZPfvSYgdD0J7bc/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3208%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%201.4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">600 with 1.4 extender @10 yards No Crop</div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">What can a lens that was built
for film and hasn’t been in production for well over 23-years. Good question
which I hope to answer shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL7jEZgQC7SU5LDqbE57v8vl3ZZ0IB9O0ObAisQk9Uf2vqvxF8mwDoBK2xjD8Kk6P-uVVHZZHwow2P57AS38vacgbndznzVQ2fSjHfXhEea_Is3-neFjQ1E3eGisLoD3Ouk77L6PupHzJ_EJSXKiHBpNvtmjl-sx1YJ-gJV9Tjn8fTNiFg9YuSj_Qp60/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3225%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL7jEZgQC7SU5LDqbE57v8vl3ZZ0IB9O0ObAisQk9Uf2vqvxF8mwDoBK2xjD8Kk6P-uVVHZZHwow2P57AS38vacgbndznzVQ2fSjHfXhEea_Is3-neFjQ1E3eGisLoD3Ouk77L6PupHzJ_EJSXKiHBpNvtmjl-sx1YJ-gJV9Tjn8fTNiFg9YuSj_Qp60/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3225%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2x extender @37 yards no crop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">A 600mm lens built for medium
format equates to 480mm while a 600 plus 1.4 (840mm) will equate to 672mm.
Going whole hog and adding a 2x extender (1200mm) will produce around 960mm in
35mm terms.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are a few downsides to
using this lens. It is heavy, very heavy. Manual focus for those who care. The
possible weak point is the adaptor you choose; my choice was a KIPON. The
upside is that there are several adaptors, both new and old available.
Likewise, the extenders. Lastly, did I mention it is very heavy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeb3ePQjqVsu8n-dMAlc4IfXtgTJUWrxNf3Rp9afGItYj7vyDncIAPN64Y6EvvIgKHbK54C5t_14tXtE4557HeCBuOKtvFXitgjGr7VCgrODceM5ojNg_KLraB2SPAkULY0jWWobn6z6wAxZK6cNZUdF5RdOGmHdbu3kd73SYM-QtGRqxaZJo5dXN_qE/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3228%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKeb3ePQjqVsu8n-dMAlc4IfXtgTJUWrxNf3Rp9afGItYj7vyDncIAPN64Y6EvvIgKHbK54C5t_14tXtE4557HeCBuOKtvFXitgjGr7VCgrODceM5ojNg_KLraB2SPAkULY0jWWobn6z6wAxZK6cNZUdF5RdOGmHdbu3kd73SYM-QtGRqxaZJo5dXN_qE/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3228%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2x extender @284 yards no crop</div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">What you should consider. A very
sturdy tripod. While I feel it might be able to shoot reasonably well off a
good ball </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">head,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> I opted for a gimbal head. Once again, while there are many out
there my own personal choice is a Wimberly WH200. The WH200 might be a bit of
overkill with a weight rating of 100 pounds I like it. A lot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: start;">
</p><p style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I will not go into any great
detail regarding the extenders other than they are available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRsEU1xvi_SFX8oDYFD82GsENmrUb7fOeej4AwlFtLzk2kg_4o1O-KNAEV9-qZXdaUrMUGJ7t1uurGce23AjyYe3X05c6IOmv_OLBF6WsWnu8QUlTh5eAjQhWwE5ryEbpOLj8ucwSlrmLsQ14kZMB40-N0BHwj7gGpn7QZNZXQuVOCbaVK9LssHXgaYo/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3232%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="900" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRsEU1xvi_SFX8oDYFD82GsENmrUb7fOeej4AwlFtLzk2kg_4o1O-KNAEV9-qZXdaUrMUGJ7t1uurGce23AjyYe3X05c6IOmv_OLBF6WsWnu8QUlTh5eAjQhWwE5ryEbpOLj8ucwSlrmLsQ14kZMB40-N0BHwj7gGpn7QZNZXQuVOCbaVK9LssHXgaYo/w640-h452/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3232%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%202x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2x extender @8-yards slight crop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The weakest link might be a good
adaptor and as of this writing my KIPON has worked well. I ordered a new on and
also was able to pick up a good used one. The thinking at the time was to have
one attached fulltime to the extender I use the most. I have since changed my
thinking and have ordered another one directly from KIPON. I’ll keep one
attached fulltime on each extender and have one on the lens when I don’t need
extension. Overkill? </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Yes,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> however my way of thinking is that it’ll make for far
less of any accidental issues when trying the make a fast change in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Granted I haven’t the lens very
long I have found it to be a superior lens. Manual focus is no more difficult
than any other lens I’ve used. Pro tip – make certain that you switch your GFX
to M mode. </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">Yes,</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> that makes sense however in the heat of the moment it could be
overlooked.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieao7mz0-DsLvWgDHblX07W0987Kq-1k1UfGbxNr2SdTjXhbSZdKrU4KG07V28yE5HWtvhx4K-yLfMzNh5cRLh_pau7Jy29ydMSbGJi0BIniZtOOodLl3aa-iyAvU-1-nKb0_Ub2ALE0FZG6jK3OJ6DBzfzOoAq3h-VqE96d4MporEivqB4GuVDSpspgc/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3244%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%20crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="900" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieao7mz0-DsLvWgDHblX07W0987Kq-1k1UfGbxNr2SdTjXhbSZdKrU4KG07V28yE5HWtvhx4K-yLfMzNh5cRLh_pau7Jy29ydMSbGJi0BIniZtOOodLl3aa-iyAvU-1-nKb0_Ub2ALE0FZG6jK3OJ6DBzfzOoAq3h-VqE96d4MporEivqB4GuVDSpspgc/w640-h564/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3244%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023%20crop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHOsWbiPwVDlkfloQMRuMRZb9qy7IOZQvBy1tsWcuQYv2aFPO_n39TsWf_0FY1GOxzldLjUrG4hyphenhyphenn2-KiRMgvhIO7o_NUUQkYb2Vtonz65fkEfDPV4_fgTAUM6A3lwWSfRfG1KV5JTrzVInEzkkoNK75IbZkhaHVYf8hLiDyNMEfTJy_POGImMzeSnkw/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3244%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHOsWbiPwVDlkfloQMRuMRZb9qy7IOZQvBy1tsWcuQYv2aFPO_n39TsWf_0FY1GOxzldLjUrG4hyphenhyphenn2-KiRMgvhIO7o_NUUQkYb2Vtonz65fkEfDPV4_fgTAUM6A3lwWSfRfG1KV5JTrzVInEzkkoNK75IbZkhaHVYf8hLiDyNMEfTJy_POGImMzeSnkw/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3244%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Sep%2030%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2x extender top image cropped shot @8 yards</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">This is a very long lens
measuring well over 16 inches with just the adaptor and body attached and 19" with the 1.4. The
weight, overall length and focal length make for a combination of instability.
Vibration is not your friend. What I’ve learned so far is to shoot as fast as I
can with as high an ISO that I can. I also keep the GFX on burst mode. I’ve
attached a wired remote and use it about 50% of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxSGRfsGWum8p2A7PvkAdQqQgNe3hPAfw_q5zEAozf4XYEmqClVVMdfdbsh4ueF7IoDzOotkmfHpKEpufcfi9_ApFoXpUuiu4TULPnVTFOCrQm7J5HJINh27j13vAc5fZggrGpJ8I81psaRVqcGwJifXH7H2CwywaP3_Vi4-rqvZGC6jhUev2D4tAQ0s/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3261%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Oct%2001%202023%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxSGRfsGWum8p2A7PvkAdQqQgNe3hPAfw_q5zEAozf4XYEmqClVVMdfdbsh4ueF7IoDzOotkmfHpKEpufcfi9_ApFoXpUuiu4TULPnVTFOCrQm7J5HJINh27j13vAc5fZggrGpJ8I81psaRVqcGwJifXH7H2CwywaP3_Vi4-rqvZGC6jhUev2D4tAQ0s/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3261%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Oct%2001%202023%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJjCHNXToBV6vWBEE1DVxKn7hUbg18YMaELMblCuRDOwUozxwIVwPvOF5jNsqGT23XFKzL4QEWf3bYNjNLykjPEcjk_VGbFDHqCzGhOlX6qRQ2r74iedx7cW2nMk6qeaMzcW56RjdcS1aeu_ZMfp_yPVf0z3srL9qoaMq_uLSAAVwm1l9AJWhVE4A74I/s900/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3263%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Oct%2001%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJjCHNXToBV6vWBEE1DVxKn7hUbg18YMaELMblCuRDOwUozxwIVwPvOF5jNsqGT23XFKzL4QEWf3bYNjNLykjPEcjk_VGbFDHqCzGhOlX6qRQ2r74iedx7cW2nMk6qeaMzcW56RjdcS1aeu_ZMfp_yPVf0z3srL9qoaMq_uLSAAVwm1l9AJWhVE4A74I/w640-h480/Pentax%20Testing%20DSCF3263%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20Oct%2001%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both shot @ 688 yards no crop no post processing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The images provided here are all
from the first couple of days of owning the lens. I was primary interested in
how well the lens, extensions and adaptor work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">One addition thought. This lens
comes with an attached lens shade which I used on all the images posted here.
There is no </span><span style="font-size: 18px;">vignetting</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I hope to post more soon.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Don</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: start;"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-39072449594151100412022-07-20T10:15:00.000-07:002022-07-20T10:15:40.246-07:00Our latest adventure…<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyeU_TY33OG_3U5CGBmuKRf_m4GzBmOOZQVbskfalnIWPpVnc15x1lnFQE6MI5yuSbNR_Zob0YKq5u1360z5qGEJFkidGdEzI2DViEuGZ9l4SOMnCpQHkQyJtN9jCOwgptRmT8weS_XOL383XZhT0FCyNHmqn26I2C1cPhrmjIYbSTnL2PO70yPVw/s900/Badlands%20Pano_Color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="900" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyeU_TY33OG_3U5CGBmuKRf_m4GzBmOOZQVbskfalnIWPpVnc15x1lnFQE6MI5yuSbNR_Zob0YKq5u1360z5qGEJFkidGdEzI2DViEuGZ9l4SOMnCpQHkQyJtN9jCOwgptRmT8weS_XOL383XZhT0FCyNHmqn26I2C1cPhrmjIYbSTnL2PO70yPVw/w640-h366/Badlands%20Pano_Color.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjpQPr9yGgCV5HESLgC_-nxIM2jU3oosWq4bfYyTJwu0Y-mNA9UXIJZyaKVxbUqP6Fzm5rsaRnH-6kAUAsgBbDh3j2_BSc3T0jwvYSlUIVIP-A2MmPE68H6pPKZ4PPgbJhhLqbrfK_r7l6lXt-fHFSgdXrLeTPjSbj5orUi4UlDeu3-xZFhJuTAUk/s900/Badland%20Sunrise%20-%201%20DSCF0157%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjpQPr9yGgCV5HESLgC_-nxIM2jU3oosWq4bfYyTJwu0Y-mNA9UXIJZyaKVxbUqP6Fzm5rsaRnH-6kAUAsgBbDh3j2_BSc3T0jwvYSlUIVIP-A2MmPE68H6pPKZ4PPgbJhhLqbrfK_r7l6lXt-fHFSgdXrLeTPjSbj5orUi4UlDeu3-xZFhJuTAUk/w640-h320/Badland%20Sunrise%20-%201%20DSCF0157%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpJ5MQf_D3Z6LB8xE9UGXfvs7_Vb-sLYgtcn8l98rA80NG4aHQtMGcuxDKUtpCEvEcWWQk7NtktEPnVTsIAtX0BwrveRt5LcUxtZ8iKLubG2zhi583Uru4vsbe2K3_KzIM3AZ6a5gLnS41x82YgT9r_eru-UfJNsoymIFVRqUSte99DSrYZ_LPeRf/s1000/Badlands%20Pano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpJ5MQf_D3Z6LB8xE9UGXfvs7_Vb-sLYgtcn8l98rA80NG4aHQtMGcuxDKUtpCEvEcWWQk7NtktEPnVTsIAtX0BwrveRt5LcUxtZ8iKLubG2zhi583Uru4vsbe2K3_KzIM3AZ6a5gLnS41x82YgT9r_eru-UfJNsoymIFVRqUSte99DSrYZ_LPeRf/w640-h268/Badlands%20Pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We took this trip at the end of May and had every intention
of posting this blog much sooner however life got in the way, thus the delay….</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMmlZ7G0IFyaU7Pbpt4oQP-8L2IJfbIr00YIaHWOFbKmlGidb1a4SxScNhWl4R_vHE1jXJl1spxJHQBtIzMT81Uz8deiyw0YOSye2r9KFz9KZusUtIsqwgWCWMygReSgwMPJWkh9t23iuiSONRh9Kgjk3BzWJGBBob5R-JIJOmL26vMVprPdA_QYh/s900/Crawford%20NE%20DSCF0061%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="900" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMmlZ7G0IFyaU7Pbpt4oQP-8L2IJfbIr00YIaHWOFbKmlGidb1a4SxScNhWl4R_vHE1jXJl1spxJHQBtIzMT81Uz8deiyw0YOSye2r9KFz9KZusUtIsqwgWCWMygReSgwMPJWkh9t23iuiSONRh9Kgjk3BzWJGBBob5R-JIJOmL26vMVprPdA_QYh/w640-h390/Crawford%20NE%20DSCF0061%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ve been sticking close to home lately and are pleased to
say we finely took a trip in May. We traveled from the Tucson area of Arizona
to visit Wall South Dakota and Badlands National Park. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uVkzKFB0n-4aM5kC0HiLp49e0e6pBqIvft9fsdnXSCsSAa0Fp5q_hoTeOzkP9b33YA9P1uCUCyerSdZXdAQtgNDz2f4vsA2FBTCeAe-T92HaFgazeTlMFYO5oKFrYNHZEXQJUiEzhWYeAoLVxp5WN5DRmj7V314Y0Rw7VZ7qVv8a7bgCaNh5ttR/s1000/On%20The%20RoadDSCF2450%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2013%202022%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4uVkzKFB0n-4aM5kC0HiLp49e0e6pBqIvft9fsdnXSCsSAa0Fp5q_hoTeOzkP9b33YA9P1uCUCyerSdZXdAQtgNDz2f4vsA2FBTCeAe-T92HaFgazeTlMFYO5oKFrYNHZEXQJUiEzhWYeAoLVxp5WN5DRmj7V314Y0Rw7VZ7qVv8a7bgCaNh5ttR/w640-h340/On%20The%20RoadDSCF2450%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2013%202022%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Our drive took us close to the forest fires near Las Vegas
NM; so close in fact that we had ash falling the morning we left for Cheyenne
WY. Our route from Cheyenne took us into parts of Nebraska before entering
South Dakota.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK80gJPHsOb4vgZMuSSeTAi2zWXujELc1CIsJhc7YsxVbnwQwRyn0W48AVIgp6hOk6GJxhnnhvcSZ-AvFShmnANPcNbrdoY5Y9gLoiMO29m0k26tZbOlLKHTh5KG40uzbqm5gU6D0LX4dVOZpLx-ykje5RVpqwXhCPvjb8iU3w5RwRiALGlQGxPr7u/s1000/Aladdin%20WY%20DSCF0405%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK80gJPHsOb4vgZMuSSeTAi2zWXujELc1CIsJhc7YsxVbnwQwRyn0W48AVIgp6hOk6GJxhnnhvcSZ-AvFShmnANPcNbrdoY5Y9gLoiMO29m0k26tZbOlLKHTh5KG40uzbqm5gU6D0LX4dVOZpLx-ykje5RVpqwXhCPvjb8iU3w5RwRiALGlQGxPr7u/w640-h436/Aladdin%20WY%20DSCF0405%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7joBTQDeUL3FFDFRLHaSxbyNrwMu2ZjbjMfzXt8cKTiytYPojByLqFWUi_cxfC5wc_s1Bw6OtSPUsAD4n-_fLoe-sMVm9ZD4x1vhxy3ZTIkL02ig0tb-VjGuq29Zo3xXdu8Wafsxnt3czfLTJkBeauUyEKGrK5MWbpbX487RK78cH4KUbQvUey3cS/s950/Badlands%20Sunrrise-2%20DSCF0164%20S%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="950" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7joBTQDeUL3FFDFRLHaSxbyNrwMu2ZjbjMfzXt8cKTiytYPojByLqFWUi_cxfC5wc_s1Bw6OtSPUsAD4n-_fLoe-sMVm9ZD4x1vhxy3ZTIkL02ig0tb-VjGuq29Zo3xXdu8Wafsxnt3czfLTJkBeauUyEKGrK5MWbpbX487RK78cH4KUbQvUey3cS/w640-h536/Badlands%20Sunrrise-2%20DSCF0164%20S%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoui3Deo-sJFRVG9fOZBAD_iszbMVQAMo1heFMbevcmlPg6VuJqVFZybGw1K9TnWOk0ZXoX1E3enew4oXG5I5we_ByjOEc7Z_wLmIMoEP0mZVL2B3Ogyzd-pDRhcYV1Vn5VC6mmIEx6xNT6i2g0EOMmqit4NCTgMMuQ04htfv5GHf2Nu2YADRZBdtq/s950/MT%20Rushmore%20DSCF2423%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2012%202022%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="950" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoui3Deo-sJFRVG9fOZBAD_iszbMVQAMo1heFMbevcmlPg6VuJqVFZybGw1K9TnWOk0ZXoX1E3enew4oXG5I5we_ByjOEc7Z_wLmIMoEP0mZVL2B3Ogyzd-pDRhcYV1Vn5VC6mmIEx6xNT6i2g0EOMmqit4NCTgMMuQ04htfv5GHf2Nu2YADRZBdtq/w640-h424/MT%20Rushmore%20DSCF2423%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2012%202022%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSAf3hrSvSLI552F-NmNCOMYfQl1vbW1qbUKZKspQ_fQz3Gc1QzJFm8MW1cWYUwBYrEEfb0QAPRIRkFZg3lfl5a5vvvbztoXCwenCAUuIGZb3lg-YhbsIQRaspHso67qW7UEbL9SzX3TXrP2cCIVwrHbON7sj-1ApfGQXSrlo124I7UcDKHu-oJSr/s950/Wall,%20SD%20DSCF2397%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2012%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="950" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSAf3hrSvSLI552F-NmNCOMYfQl1vbW1qbUKZKspQ_fQz3Gc1QzJFm8MW1cWYUwBYrEEfb0QAPRIRkFZg3lfl5a5vvvbztoXCwenCAUuIGZb3lg-YhbsIQRaspHso67qW7UEbL9SzX3TXrP2cCIVwrHbON7sj-1ApfGQXSrlo124I7UcDKHu-oJSr/w640-h384/Wall,%20SD%20DSCF2397%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2012%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We left Badlands and headed for Cody Wyoming by way of Hulett
Wyoming and Devils Tower National Monument. We traveled a slow meandering route
from Hulett passing through Gillette, Buffalo, Ten Sleep, and Greybull before
arriving in Cody.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulEQp94r-D39j-auHLwpz8qBvxCtmMhSFTtZibt7cpuOvd-CvypwutK-gxfVeDebdeuJ3r_yYd5qr675ghvgEQukaweRHtg2igMECSxzjzOd9fTZay3WQ4qTsNX1Iu3tbUcxqvdujBWMY0_dR6LRInz5d-Qw7lLySMLUIJGMYAvE2jA3SYtMwrq-8/s950/Little%20Bighorn%20DSCF0487%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2018%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulEQp94r-D39j-auHLwpz8qBvxCtmMhSFTtZibt7cpuOvd-CvypwutK-gxfVeDebdeuJ3r_yYd5qr675ghvgEQukaweRHtg2igMECSxzjzOd9fTZay3WQ4qTsNX1Iu3tbUcxqvdujBWMY0_dR6LRInz5d-Qw7lLySMLUIJGMYAvE2jA3SYtMwrq-8/w640-h640/Little%20Bighorn%20DSCF0487%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2018%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtVTdEy_d354zPBy0wmmdRUvZLS1oQKki3iIW1a4ccpoC0Zm7fbw9zYQL00Vm5nEHZuPhf3wt497nyEWuugpUNAbWhLCFeIe5MECCUi37A6uG1Spidwk__MdZmzV0Me5r-301zKJPa56029RkAM5Y4OQ_wO_eYHaXM1ziA2ySwobZKNyZDviQCwF8/s950/Little%20Bighorn%20DSCF0488%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2018%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGtVTdEy_d354zPBy0wmmdRUvZLS1oQKki3iIW1a4ccpoC0Zm7fbw9zYQL00Vm5nEHZuPhf3wt497nyEWuugpUNAbWhLCFeIe5MECCUi37A6uG1Spidwk__MdZmzV0Me5r-301zKJPa56029RkAM5Y4OQ_wO_eYHaXM1ziA2ySwobZKNyZDviQCwF8/w640-h640/Little%20Bighorn%20DSCF0488%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2018%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were in no hurry in case you couldn’t tell by the
routing….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg9RwYs8MNpOP06p6JN-wDS1cA_az6w8SfNOVAfArqVlWbKnpTMh4YmleteqzyratDac-U2utp1AxhxPnfgZ9aqG5_H2ZIABxZlnqa6SSxinh8BqIg5pXVk7Llz4BJmQTUqUjh7VZXk0Ra3qyTk4DxYCYUD0TxmXj-pZ3crgDguTiqVL53yuAWp1n/s1000/Devils%20Tower%20WY%20DSCF0447%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqg9RwYs8MNpOP06p6JN-wDS1cA_az6w8SfNOVAfArqVlWbKnpTMh4YmleteqzyratDac-U2utp1AxhxPnfgZ9aqG5_H2ZIABxZlnqa6SSxinh8BqIg5pXVk7Llz4BJmQTUqUjh7VZXk0Ra3qyTk4DxYCYUD0TxmXj-pZ3crgDguTiqVL53yuAWp1n/w640-h320/Devils%20Tower%20WY%20DSCF0447%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We visited the Little Bighorn National Monument while we
were in Cody as well as the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. There is a stark
difference between the two places. One is a legacy of a person who was hell-bent
on making his mark in history and the process destroyed the lives of those he
commanded. The other is a legacy of art.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT5-ZlgCrUArQf1lI-kOW3wt9J3SSU2xBmUR7Gkcup2VWJK17T8yo7oWGYEnQVn7R2pmFJPfujRoCRNZx4n9DrS7-P0qRzoyvK1-eVxL_ah_Id1OcVkK8NBvHWD6KWVajPuLiplTrakrks5nzOSDujCQKTX7Lte8p8tlS4W9tPvO_xTyD0yWDdM0R/s1000/Devils%20Tower%20DSCF0431%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2015%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT5-ZlgCrUArQf1lI-kOW3wt9J3SSU2xBmUR7Gkcup2VWJK17T8yo7oWGYEnQVn7R2pmFJPfujRoCRNZx4n9DrS7-P0qRzoyvK1-eVxL_ah_Id1OcVkK8NBvHWD6KWVajPuLiplTrakrks5nzOSDujCQKTX7Lte8p8tlS4W9tPvO_xTyD0yWDdM0R/w480-h640/Devils%20Tower%20DSCF0431%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2015%202022.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZMIwIGruEiMwwDkrHkxsP3kouhtfwBC9oKpOVZxoEn_3uQlFeYbz03yq7aPIqfe7qQzkbr3FXl36tHSN5oeY8jIg5g_vdMquzFbqthqbu36G_JOYM-SJcgUpWYGfPsGMUDU6OZTg7E0SRolPpn4dmH3VmCoyE7V-S_fYPoGeneLIX_-9SmgPT1p_/s900/10-Sleep%20WY%20DSCF0455%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="900" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZMIwIGruEiMwwDkrHkxsP3kouhtfwBC9oKpOVZxoEn_3uQlFeYbz03yq7aPIqfe7qQzkbr3FXl36tHSN5oeY8jIg5g_vdMquzFbqthqbu36G_JOYM-SJcgUpWYGfPsGMUDU6OZTg7E0SRolPpn4dmH3VmCoyE7V-S_fYPoGeneLIX_-9SmgPT1p_/w640-h332/10-Sleep%20WY%20DSCF0455%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74G4cCsR4EKcqxk4DLm4MU__zhgt03NkgAeCO9ejmkJYlkauaP2tDQtRKlwiOqq9B4c6msEsSd0VsG8qa4KjiObuR8cgRlD_Y2F_iVsGvCNgu2guaRXLDbXYe2MVUHigQAcK6eAGftZ27FgP72dBKd1oKz8FbHSQyEW3_ljv6brDKeoej0Z8Q3cMK/s900/Gillette%20WY%20DSCF0451%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2016%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="900" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74G4cCsR4EKcqxk4DLm4MU__zhgt03NkgAeCO9ejmkJYlkauaP2tDQtRKlwiOqq9B4c6msEsSd0VsG8qa4KjiObuR8cgRlD_Y2F_iVsGvCNgu2guaRXLDbXYe2MVUHigQAcK6eAGftZ27FgP72dBKd1oKz8FbHSQyEW3_ljv6brDKeoej0Z8Q3cMK/w640-h388/Gillette%20WY%20DSCF0451%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2016%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1zWm43iQgTg_xJklG4fDR57m24GfA-BH-FeVk9k2LPa8At5lDkzAIn3mQA4aCzqLR0gtuf0WumuddrvgGFqijIZLrmDAMrd703Ckk0SqXzIRWWxK-kSpWAw254o4Zilzw9zb__KxNp_p4oGF9oZPqxbwi7MFCsNzlAbGk5d7b-YnLqW5bxxRX-JY/s950/Greybull%20WY%20DSCF0460%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="950" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1zWm43iQgTg_xJklG4fDR57m24GfA-BH-FeVk9k2LPa8At5lDkzAIn3mQA4aCzqLR0gtuf0WumuddrvgGFqijIZLrmDAMrd703Ckk0SqXzIRWWxK-kSpWAw254o4Zilzw9zb__KxNp_p4oGF9oZPqxbwi7MFCsNzlAbGk5d7b-YnLqW5bxxRX-JY/w640-h396/Greybull%20WY%20DSCF0460%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After spending several days in Cody we entered Yellowstone
National Park at the eastern entrance approximately 50 miles west of Cody
headed for a stay in Jackson Wyoming before returning home.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj6kJaYEDrwhWUZXdyV9lInSYOc3iONfGq8KAVxGs5sVXJvWonK0y-4BZDAx3nn9itgZp9D6vjTTMtwKJx8Ooyrz8I_RWgrQVEdQRKeogFptJzGignfXcSFNdJzmBYUjkcobngEfvTzPeRnjJbc_yxemqd5D8Z7Hx0A_IDQpyX1YG0hZ2DInvtXAw/s1000/Cody%20WY%20DSCF2851%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2020%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj6kJaYEDrwhWUZXdyV9lInSYOc3iONfGq8KAVxGs5sVXJvWonK0y-4BZDAx3nn9itgZp9D6vjTTMtwKJx8Ooyrz8I_RWgrQVEdQRKeogFptJzGignfXcSFNdJzmBYUjkcobngEfvTzPeRnjJbc_yxemqd5D8Z7Hx0A_IDQpyX1YG0hZ2DInvtXAw/w640-h640/Cody%20WY%20DSCF2851%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2020%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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miles. The unusual aspect of the trip was that Sandy is now using her Fujifilm
GFX100s 100-megapixel camera for the first time. We both now shoot the same
camera system sharing the same lenses.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWEjRf3RRJTSc1fMFVHvOD5XkJzx9LjFwivR19QmXMmZ-YcT1gmJ5a9jT81FaGbjET-kNq0mLyf_6QSe_ps6d0yPYZVXOoa2vSE-Pm37J11Ri2mqytwV28x2dMZDafZVAbB9zTP3IYPZCsTJJr6d0-o1ha9RL4vtuw11xOC22l8CYdxbyDVIs4X-f/s1000/John%20Moulton%20Barn%20DSCF2936%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWEjRf3RRJTSc1fMFVHvOD5XkJzx9LjFwivR19QmXMmZ-YcT1gmJ5a9jT81FaGbjET-kNq0mLyf_6QSe_ps6d0yPYZVXOoa2vSE-Pm37J11Ri2mqytwV28x2dMZDafZVAbB9zTP3IYPZCsTJJr6d0-o1ha9RL4vtuw11xOC22l8CYdxbyDVIs4X-f/w640-h366/John%20Moulton%20Barn%20DSCF2936%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQUTEJUNJeKof8cDixtLXQcfLlOfEVRC8a-jlzF7V2av_FL460XtlOgGfhyrBMjtZxMK_G28Wdbk1_52JjzaMCQhg42vtltVjKJJoZEi_LT5dXSRM-tDdVsqVi04XbzmZSx51MItNUjKwriViYVqhLc4vxhySvvnC6k2rsQh6DpwrZOegMgyBPY2K/s900/Mormon%20Row%20DSCF2921%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="900" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQUTEJUNJeKof8cDixtLXQcfLlOfEVRC8a-jlzF7V2av_FL460XtlOgGfhyrBMjtZxMK_G28Wdbk1_52JjzaMCQhg42vtltVjKJJoZEi_LT5dXSRM-tDdVsqVi04XbzmZSx51MItNUjKwriViYVqhLc4vxhySvvnC6k2rsQh6DpwrZOegMgyBPY2K/w640-h310/Mormon%20Row%20DSCF2921%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGYEzu9UcVAfDTVINDYoN7x1JpVZ5cA1RTMYCr4GHSHT59VkNEQ01dfamfnxXI9CHTu6EKsfOlvMwEhogsG09iJX8wrgrUlD2HqZVfBkQX3sRMzZZb9LVtIJTl4qJt3c5EnOf2yXQHySaoTL8RRp4U0KL9E-k0tSF67KwSuuIu8cwO_y7fLMrsanV/s1000/Mormon%20Row%20DSCF2925%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGYEzu9UcVAfDTVINDYoN7x1JpVZ5cA1RTMYCr4GHSHT59VkNEQ01dfamfnxXI9CHTu6EKsfOlvMwEhogsG09iJX8wrgrUlD2HqZVfBkQX3sRMzZZb9LVtIJTl4qJt3c5EnOf2yXQHySaoTL8RRp4U0KL9E-k0tSF67KwSuuIu8cwO_y7fLMrsanV/w640-h640/Mormon%20Row%20DSCF2925%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4x_DphwEbnFJeLHzeQUXenMJDMVgkuEu7-KP9Z0HtPQ59rA0vcWPr_3c3QQtEMm3wzuzt6MzSFauxzq_K9-ovvDCbyycstiwQxHF94r3ypv0l8W9ibDGePRYgXWem8JttztVlHx382gGPhd1_X05WKwkFFbXTvrf6eSQ9lzbUgf5A4KlOkGh2W6-/s1000/Mormon%20Row%20WY%20DSCF0593%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1000" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4x_DphwEbnFJeLHzeQUXenMJDMVgkuEu7-KP9Z0HtPQ59rA0vcWPr_3c3QQtEMm3wzuzt6MzSFauxzq_K9-ovvDCbyycstiwQxHF94r3ypv0l8W9ibDGePRYgXWem8JttztVlHx382gGPhd1_X05WKwkFFbXTvrf6eSQ9lzbUgf5A4KlOkGh2W6-/w640-h284/Mormon%20Row%20WY%20DSCF0593%20S.G.%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2023%202022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ve more trips planned for the future and will be visiting
places such as Bryce Canyon, Palouse, Moab, and back to the Badlands so stay
tuned.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlF54yE-wC7Iw4FV2YZc2JDmHNRBVsRBRwU5XecvmF5pvFzQ-vK2ZOeDH1Nt0xvd7g4GkEcwwzjucISkiuOxsEtWmRcdEDruRquTfTy2MZqD6zW5Zm_wURUlhmdDT5Pu1-HrwnVY5V3hUssvbvxf0gPHNF8_95PjtmQ4BRrFIQ14s4Xfnnh5PO8dR/s950/Shanes%20Cabin%20DSCF0580%20S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="950" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYlF54yE-wC7Iw4FV2YZc2JDmHNRBVsRBRwU5XecvmF5pvFzQ-vK2ZOeDH1Nt0xvd7g4GkEcwwzjucISkiuOxsEtWmRcdEDruRquTfTy2MZqD6zW5Zm_wURUlhmdDT5Pu1-HrwnVY5V3hUssvbvxf0gPHNF8_95PjtmQ4BRrFIQ14s4Xfnnh5PO8dR/w640-h386/Shanes%20Cabin%20DSCF0580%20S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLpaWtiTVQ1TSh4cBrpMWev7nzhN41w3iZ1trJivldR7klmrpecxGZlUH416xoqGK72r4jCC_L5KcsYo1IP3TOgUH9Iusg85HknaggcamI0fEvNUzTtMDw9RCyljfLaiXtWochlZWhdDl0in3QJQOFl7-V_PVJ-45gjI-YS7cLSX-WOZUCTVrrVVt/s1000/Shanes%20Cabin%20DSCF2883%20DON%20LIBBY%20GFX100S%20May%2022%202022%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I love the
look they give, yet hate the space they take up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve got lenses ranging from a Canon 24mm TSE to the GF250 and each lens
needs a different size filter ring.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve used screw-in filters when I first began and while they
work well you need to be very careful when attaching them as if you don't, you end up stripping the threads risking damage to the filter (no big
deal) and/or the lens (huge deal). I’ve had filters that felt as if they had
been welded to the lens which isn’t a good feeling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I stopped using screw-in filters several years ago and began
to use square and rectangle ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
filters all need a special holder to place the filter on as well as a ring that
screws onto the lens. While the ring still attaches to the lens like the screw-on
filters, they are generally much larger and offer a better grip; so far, I’ve
never had an issue with any ring.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVEaXdjjZkU/YY6gszl-i3I/AAAAAAAALmk/uokWRVDVesU5FbI3Px4dYp0dpWuYn1OFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000087%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cVEaXdjjZkU/YY6gszl-i3I/AAAAAAAALmk/uokWRVDVesU5FbI3Px4dYp0dpWuYn1OFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000087%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Example of two different filter systems. The H&Y system in on the left, the KASE clip-in is in the plastic case (which hold 4-filters).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The system on the left allows for a single filter to fit on multiple lenses using the same adaptor. All you need is the proper sized ring. Six-lenses with different filter sizes require 6-seperate rings. The KASE clip-in system fits between the sensor and rear element of the lens; there's no requirement for different sizes to fit the front.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9a3Acx0BfI/YY6hK2DT7tI/AAAAAAAALmw/AnvFQgB2cKs2xp6szVSv7nqgYPn1CIXzgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000085%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g9a3Acx0BfI/YY6hK2DT7tI/AAAAAAAALmw/AnvFQgB2cKs2xp6szVSv7nqgYPn1CIXzgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000085%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The bag on the left contains 6-filters, 6-rings, and 1-adaptor. The plastic case on the right is actually 2-cases. The top case holds 4-filters and the bottom holds 1.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve lost track of the filter systems
I’ve used; I have a large bag sitting in my closet that contains one system I
stop using when I adapted to the H&Y system. The H&Y has proved the smallest
(until now) and I can fit the filters, filter holder, and rings in a small bag
that fits inside the roller I use for the GFX.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The KASE clip-in filters are slightly larger than a silver dollar and
drop right into the space over the glass protecting the sensor. The lens is
attached as you normally would with no effort. The widest lens I now have is
the Canon 24mmTSE and there is no vignetting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRDJfGzl07c/YY6hmLlNnlI/AAAAAAAALm4/7GxDLjCqTPcorzUHCcxedpDfk4eymtTjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000090%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRDJfGzl07c/YY6hmLlNnlI/AAAAAAAALm4/7GxDLjCqTPcorzUHCcxedpDfk4eymtTjgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h400/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogL1000090%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B12%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The filter on the left is a (100x100mm)10-stop glass filter while the right is also a 10-stop glass filter, and there's the silver dollar for size comparison.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Clip-in filters are not new as they’ve been on my radar for
some time. The concept is to place a filter between the sensor and lens. No
special holder. No rings. No vignetting. And a very small filter kit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nty6ZzDOe6s/YY6h40RErYI/AAAAAAAALnA/irSxqxdqMjAZ5t3IXXwgtlYYmpdrhgC9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000083%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B10%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nty6ZzDOe6s/YY6h40RErYI/AAAAAAAALnA/irSxqxdqMjAZ5t3IXXwgtlYYmpdrhgC9wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000083%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B10%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vsAvIWQftp4/YY6h47YeYcI/AAAAAAAALnE/1ehAbjJ7DWoZpkgbM5c81skvO__-pGlewCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000084%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B10%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vsAvIWQftp4/YY6h47YeYcI/AAAAAAAALnE/1ehAbjJ7DWoZpkgbM5c81skvO__-pGlewCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h432/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000084%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BNov%2B10%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">It might be a little difficult to tell apart; the upper
image shows the filter in place while the bottom image is without the filter.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;">KASE filters have been offering clip-in filters for various
35mm systems and I was just made aware that they are now offering them for the
Fujifilm GFX systems. I liked the concept so much I ordered one to test and
ended up ordering a complete set. </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are some issues with sunspots of the image. The
very first test I took using the 6-stop filter and the Canon 24mm TSE
produced a spot that I could see in the viewfinder. Granted I was taking a shot
almost directly facing the sun didn’t help.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_TuRXKQlZd8/YY6jR6NX9aI/AAAAAAAALnQ/H0dN5UFagMstg9QwnjrpHaNJ05d9lcs-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Kase%2Bfilter%2Btest%2BDSCF1652%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B09%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_TuRXKQlZd8/YY6jR6NX9aI/AAAAAAAALnQ/H0dN5UFagMstg9QwnjrpHaNJ05d9lcs-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Kase%2Bfilter%2Btest%2BDSCF1652%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B09%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was able to do a fast fix in Photoshop</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-quPH7FrUkUc/YY6jf5AtGPI/AAAAAAAALnU/nFFmt3Wn4mUnlYI7kudYkr8tTLZrnPQcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Kase%2Bfilter%2Btest%2BDSCF1652%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B09%2B2021_fixed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-quPH7FrUkUc/YY6jf5AtGPI/AAAAAAAALnU/nFFmt3Wn4mUnlYI7kudYkr8tTLZrnPQcgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/Kase%2Bfilter%2Btest%2BDSCF1652%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B09%2B2021_fixed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tested the effectiveness of stacking filters using a
combination of a KASE clip-in and the H&Y filter system. Using a GF32-64, KASE clip-in 4-stop filter and
an H&Y 15-stop filter. The clip-in
was placed beside the sensor at the rear of the lens and the 15-stop on the
front using a 77mm filter ring, filter attachment, and a 100x100mm filter. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7tYfOyC3jeg/YZAIIeDn-WI/AAAAAAAALng/_cgJDtcu_I0m4sN8Qoy5gXeJm_47hRlIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF1681FUJIFILM%2Btest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7tYfOyC3jeg/YZAIIeDn-WI/AAAAAAAALng/_cgJDtcu_I0m4sN8Qoy5gXeJm_47hRlIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF1681FUJIFILM%2Btest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My interest in this test was seeing what if any issues arise
from using 2-filters; 1-at the rear and 1-on the lens front. 32mm f/4 2-minutes
and ISO 200. It appears that there will be little to no issues if/when I decide
to stack filters.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a trip coming up to Moab and plan to use the KASE system either by themselves or stacking with the H&Y.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not finish yet....</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ve had great skies the past couple of days allowing for a
better test of the filter system. I used a 4-stop filter the entire time changing
the front filter. The testing was done using a Fuji GFX100s and a combination
of a GF32-64 and Canon 24mm TSE with a Kipon adaptor. No processing was done other than to resize the image from 3786x2839 to 1000x750 then adding a black border making the overall image 1200x950.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_bxvZqQOH2I/YZaaGwMxeBI/AAAAAAAALn0/-3oZCWzjo9QHnlAkeGuR13xdQuB2pW47gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1692%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B16%2B2021_Sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1200" height="506" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_bxvZqQOH2I/YZaaGwMxeBI/AAAAAAAALn0/-3oZCWzjo9QHnlAkeGuR13xdQuB2pW47gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h506/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1692%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B16%2B2021_Sunrise.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc45x9Ey958/YZaaPMpQEhI/AAAAAAAALn4/FUGq6V3hj0IjxMkMW3m1MpL88FOyoLKoACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1705%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B16%2B2021_sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1200" height="506" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sc45x9Ey958/YZaaPMpQEhI/AAAAAAAALn4/FUGq6V3hj0IjxMkMW3m1MpL88FOyoLKoACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h506/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1705%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B16%2B2021_sunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Very slight vignette upper right & left corners but then again there were 3-filters used. </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qAUcuhP7XBk/YZaaXxrd_xI/AAAAAAAALn8/Ww3gGe4qujM-ZXjYNEM8q3DuZLZZlv01ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1738%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021_sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1200" height="506" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qAUcuhP7XBk/YZaaXxrd_xI/AAAAAAAALn8/Ww3gGe4qujM-ZXjYNEM8q3DuZLZZlv01ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h506/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1738%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021_sunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eYaFsrWxDI/YZaaedOhejI/AAAAAAAALoA/w533t2pvcooK2wBgYLoFDdZSDJxvW0CuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1739%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1200" height="506" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eYaFsrWxDI/YZaaedOhejI/AAAAAAAALoA/w533t2pvcooK2wBgYLoFDdZSDJxvW0CuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h506/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1739%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-syqnc784M9M/YZabqaO32kI/AAAAAAAALoQ/wcoGyF5OWEAdGJAvqFRgGvyExp4VTu1bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1762%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1200" height="506" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-syqnc784M9M/YZabqaO32kI/AAAAAAAALoQ/wcoGyF5OWEAdGJAvqFRgGvyExp4VTu1bQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h506/Kase%2Bfilter%2BBlogDSCF1762%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BNov%2B17%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><p class="MsoNormal">I’m extremely pleased with the KASE Clip-in filter system
for the GFX100s; I can use the same
filter on multiple lenses without the worry of having to change the front lens
ring thus making for a compact system. I still plan on using the H&Y system
to supplement my filter choices however I see the KASE quickly becoming my “go-to”
system. <o:p></o:p></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Don</span></p><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br />ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-79308059867212148152021-11-11T09:03:00.000-07:002021-11-11T09:03:51.552-07:00Leica Q2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-se4tZw-GWQA/YYvsXJswqhI/AAAAAAAALlk/sRVw5uHNbZYysoYDv_VxRxzIiZDzKztsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000042LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-se4tZw-GWQA/YYvsXJswqhI/AAAAAAAALlk/sRVw5uHNbZYysoYDv_VxRxzIiZDzKztsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/L1000042LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We recently searched for the “perfect” point and shoot
camera for us. I purposely put quotes of perfect as what that means to us mayn’t mean
the same to you or anyone else. We wanted a small, lightweight, single lens,
full frame 35mm system. We also wanted a
lens in a focal length that would be to our liking. We also didn’t want to mess with a lot of
battery issues and have little interest on shooting video.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gcdl6LhBS68/YYvsvIFfG6I/AAAAAAAALls/jMsUfjf4obcEighrplrGdcNNBXznO6e0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000043LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gcdl6LhBS68/YYvsvIFfG6I/AAAAAAAALls/jMsUfjf4obcEighrplrGdcNNBXznO6e0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/L1000043LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were surprised that the field wasn’t that large. We
settled on two cameras that were close enough to warrant closer inspection.
Both were small light weight systems with focal lengths we liked. We quickly
found flaws with one; crappy battery and a button layout that turns on video by
accident. Turns out the battery is outdated
and has limited power; we’d have to have multiple batteries and from what we
read multiple chargers. The accidental video was a no go from the start. Seems
that the manufacture placed the video button in a place that caused many people
to accidentally engage without their knowledge. That left us with one system. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Leica Q2 isn’t cheap. Actually, no Leica is cheap; they
are however, well made with outstanding color rendition. We could have saved a few thousand dollars
buying the runner up and making it work for us however we didn’t. And I
glad.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8vMbt-WKsnI/YYvs9BEo1EI/AAAAAAAALlw/bRYEbepQbOMVB74Hf_JHpv_ipKzLKHqtACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000052%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BOct%2B26%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8vMbt-WKsnI/YYvs9BEo1EI/AAAAAAAALlw/bRYEbepQbOMVB74Hf_JHpv_ipKzLKHqtACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000052%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BOct%2B26%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we decided on the Leica Q2 we were then left with
another difficult decision; which one. Color or black and white. I love black and white and often will render our files to black and white using either
Capture One or Topaz Studios. I’ll admit to leaning towards a black and white
system however the adult side (Sandy) pointed out that it’s better to have one
camera that can do both. And yes, while I could capture in B&W by shooting
in JPEG instead of RAW I would be just as happy if there were no option for
JPEG as I never use it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PS1So4o-SE0/YYvtHUbiPxI/AAAAAAAALl4/SEppmyrFS9sS6V9HwzQ_aPvbNTJnXdKngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000053%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BOct%2B26%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PS1So4o-SE0/YYvtHUbiPxI/AAAAAAAALl4/SEppmyrFS9sS6V9HwzQ_aPvbNTJnXdKngCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Leica%2BBlog%2BL1000053%2B%2BLEICA%2BQ2%2BOct%2B26%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We've had the Q2 for several weeks now and are still getting
used to it. The 28mm focal length is great as is the ability to crop in at
35mm, 50mm and 75mm (losing resolution at 30MP, 15MP and 6,6MP per crop). While
I can see using the 35 and 50mm mode I really don’t see the 75mm being used
much at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The files open in Capture One (I’m currently using 21) with
no effort. I’ve processed the black and white images completely in C1 before saving to Adobe
Photoshop CC to downsize to JPEG and adding watermarks for the Web.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anKaeajQMT0/YYvtWwDqUOI/AAAAAAAALmE/zqHTAmds-ss1qURlb796LE2ccfs6rAh8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000046LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1000" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anKaeajQMT0/YYvtWwDqUOI/AAAAAAAALmE/zqHTAmds-ss1qURlb796LE2ccfs6rAh8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h470/L1000046LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p>Auto focus has been no problem and I’ve even played with the
macro function. I have been using the Q2 in full auto mode, auto focus, auto
ISO, and auto aperture. I’ve played with the manual focus and found it easy to
use. The battery life has not been an
issue and thus far I see no concerns for an additional battery.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">It might have been the most expensive camera on our list
however buy smart, buy once and save.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D6iFgLwHA0/YYvtiFvtf8I/AAAAAAAALmI/taqpZbnkAIArTiJb_jcxF4QQCU1t8iw6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000053LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7D6iFgLwHA0/YYvtiFvtf8I/AAAAAAAALmI/taqpZbnkAIArTiJb_jcxF4QQCU1t8iw6wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/L1000053LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsKbnM-MeE0/YYvtj0rXwSI/AAAAAAAALmM/nPr1HtsILpYmG2iV8KatGq4-kRQmsjEcACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000056LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsKbnM-MeE0/YYvtj0rXwSI/AAAAAAAALmM/nPr1HtsILpYmG2iV8KatGq4-kRQmsjEcACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/L1000056LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sandy is still waiting for her GFX100s and has decided on
her lens; the 35-70. We’ll share more about this just as soon as Sandy has her
new system.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-yUXB4Bz_4/YYvt4ftdsQI/AAAAAAAALmc/EIPuFJJdsRoq6HtJKFhO64oib-yvgkiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/L1000057LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x-yUXB4Bz_4/YYvt4ftdsQI/AAAAAAAALmc/EIPuFJJdsRoq6HtJKFhO64oib-yvgkiJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/L1000057LEICA%2BCAMERA%2BAG.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We just began testing a KASE Clip-in filter kit for the GFX100s. This kit caught our eye several months ago however it was only recently that we found they were now offering the kit for the Fuji GFX line. The filter is placed between the sensor and lens and is very small. Check back in awhile for more information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sandy & Don</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-25127174726317918032021-10-29T13:40:00.004-07:002021-10-29T14:17:21.151-07:00Jumping Ship from Sony to Fuji<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--jR5iEqK-Y4/YXmRUHDT6EI/AAAAAAAALkk/ha4zsh49UwUdGlEufdnOskkAvohID1aRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Rush%2BHour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1000" height="325" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--jR5iEqK-Y4/YXmRUHDT6EI/AAAAAAAALkk/ha4zsh49UwUdGlEufdnOskkAvohID1aRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h325/Rush%2BHour.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Rush Hour"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sony A7rIV FE 100-400@300mm</span></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Those who have followed us know we've used several
camera systems. Don has used a Canon, Mamiya, Phase One, Leica, Sony and Fuji
while Sandy has used Canon and Sony. Don began using a Fuji shortly after the release
of the GFX50 and has stayed true to the GFX system ever since. Sandy replaced
her Canon with a Sony shortly after the A7r was first released. Which brings us to this – Sandy has decided to make the
move from 35mm to medium format and will begin using a GFX100s just as soon as
her order is filled.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yUlEMgM0Oa4/YXmR-NQRqSI/AAAAAAAALks/qw4ZG4-LjJQGjuChy3zcnpGrmtYI8BnZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Black%2BSand%2BBasin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yUlEMgM0Oa4/YXmR-NQRqSI/AAAAAAAALks/qw4ZG4-LjJQGjuChy3zcnpGrmtYI8BnZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/Black%2BSand%2BBasin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Black Sand Basin"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sony A7rIV FE 24-70@24mm</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sandy’s decision is partly based on the sensor size and ease of
setting changes with the GFX vs the Sony A7rIV.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We just returned from a trip to North Yellowstone where we
captured landscape and wildlife. We had plenty of time to speak about the two
systems and Sandy finally admitted to wanting to try the GFX100s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her concern was that once she tried it she’d
like it so much that she’d want it. Guess what happened!</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KBt2eB4wBc/YXmSYXL5BCI/AAAAAAAALk0/h9FOmFk41F0K0hFtoBe3pLKn4eebJEN5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Yellowstonr_DSC7527%2BSandy%2BLibby%2BILCE-7RM4%2BOct%2B06%2B2021%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KBt2eB4wBc/YXmSYXL5BCI/AAAAAAAALk0/h9FOmFk41F0K0hFtoBe3pLKn4eebJEN5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Yellowstonr_DSC7527%2BSandy%2BLibby%2BILCE-7RM4%2BOct%2B06%2B2021%2Bcopy%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sony A7rIV FE100-400@400</span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">This blog contains the last images Sandy captured using her
Sony A7rIV and her first using a GFX100s. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDuystlO0UY/YXmSw5CiduI/AAAAAAAALk8/UBtYVlG7JNQMckHwWiDXasUJ2jNwnZbNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/_DSC7728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uDuystlO0UY/YXmSw5CiduI/AAAAAAAALk8/UBtYVlG7JNQMckHwWiDXasUJ2jNwnZbNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/_DSC7728.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ao3SiJ1MQw/YXmSww2RDrI/AAAAAAAALlE/V0FlvO2uxx4g-RtjTgUmth-4J7vTftpqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/_DSC7743%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4ao3SiJ1MQw/YXmSww2RDrI/AAAAAAAALlE/V0FlvO2uxx4g-RtjTgUmth-4J7vTftpqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/_DSC7743%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txwfHBjByJg/YXmSw7wNN5I/AAAAAAAALlA/s4Av4PxXJ9430jLC9rL1abWWZUk9hlSIACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Silverback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txwfHBjByJg/YXmSw7wNN5I/AAAAAAAALlA/s4Av4PxXJ9430jLC9rL1abWWZUk9hlSIACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/Silverback.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The plan is to share the GFX100s until Sandys arrives. We’ll share the lenses between us with the possibility of
getting a spare lens of Sandys choosing; either a 32-64 or the newer 35-70.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8qjGMWHWCvQ/YXmT99wgt4I/AAAAAAAALlU/wU0O3JCsgOk62Mw7TgslXNIkBxaaTtz1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF1638%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BOct%2B14%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8qjGMWHWCvQ/YXmT99wgt4I/AAAAAAAALlU/wU0O3JCsgOk62Mw7TgslXNIkBxaaTtz1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h448/DSCF1638%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BOct%2B14%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BMmdW1kWUPg/YXmUIylXm8I/AAAAAAAALlY/jhU4ZREVvZQPiVAJYjsqh1_99gyepjEdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Wyoming%2BFenceline.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1000" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BMmdW1kWUPg/YXmUIylXm8I/AAAAAAAALlY/jhU4ZREVvZQPiVAJYjsqh1_99gyepjEdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h448/Wyoming%2BFenceline.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Something else became clear to us on this trip. We hate
using a cellphone as a point and shoot. While it’s a great device to capture
GPS location the small sensor of the camera does not lead to any meaningful
images to print; yes they’re great for the web but we want to print too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">This lead us to a conversation of what makes a perfect point
and shoot camera for us. We wanted a camera with fixed lens, shooting full
frame 35mm with decent resolution. Don did the research and decided to grab
a Leica G2 and add it to our kit. The purpose of the G2 will be to have a camera close
by for when we want to grab a fast shot without the need to stop,
unpack the Fuji attach a lens and shoot. While there will be times we still do
this, the plan is to use the G2 in place of the cellphone for a much better
file.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have several road trips planned for the upcoming year and
look forward to sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">As always, feel free to comment or ask questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sandy & Don</span><o:p></o:p></p>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-20293703707260816952021-05-22T09:46:00.000-07:002021-05-22T09:46:35.674-07:00Fujifilm 102-megapixel GFX 100s<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve gotten questions of why I like the GFX format.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the most common question concerns my
feelings coming from a full frame/larger sensor system. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I began using medium format around 2007 using a 645 Mamiya
film camera. I quickly added a used Kodak DCS Pro Back. While I no longer have
the DCS I am still good friends with the person who sold it; Ken Doo. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Kodak DCS Pro worked well with my Mamiya 645AF and (if
memory is correct) had a sensor size of 4080x4080 producing a whopping 16
megapixels.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My second digital back was a newly released Phase One P30+
that I compare all others to. The P30+ produced 31.6 megapixels and like the
DCS a crop sensor of 1.25. The main reason I stopped using the P30+ was to
begin using a Cambo technical camera system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My third digital was a gently used 49-megapixel Phase One P45+ with a slightly larger sensor than the P30+ however still not a
“full-frame” medium format. I used this back very successfully with a Cambo WRS
technical camera as well as a variety of Mamiya and later Phase One 645 camera
bodies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I held off getting the fourth back until I could pick up a
gently used Phase One P65. The P65+ is the first full frame digital medium
format producing 60.5 megapixels. The sensor is 53.9mm x 40.4mm. I used this
much like the P45+ on a combination of Cambo and Phase camera bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next big step was getting a Phase One IQ-180 digital
back; full-frame sensor producing 81.13 megapixels. While I was upgrading the
digital backs, I kept using the original Cambo WRS technical camera. I also
kept upgrading the Phase One 645 cameras as I needed to have a full
communication between the back and camera.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">My sixth and last Phase One was the 101-megapixel full frame
IQ1-100. The the world was turned upside down with the introduction a a mirrorless medium format camera.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">I preordered the Hasselblad X1d only to cancel after it became clear to
me that there was a production issue causing a major delay in shipping. The Fujifilm GFX
50s was introduced shortly after the X1d and released within a matter of months which was much faster
than that of the X1d. I had wanted a smaller lightweight medium format for a
trip to Hawaii and had hoped to use the X1d. Sadly that didn’t happen. On the
bright side Fuji introduced and released the GFX 50s while we were in Hawaii. I
didn’t get to use it there but did use the GFX on a later trip to Scotland.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I ordered the GFX 50s along with the 23mm and 32-64mm lenses
shortly after returning from Hawaii. I kept using my Phase One system and sold
my Cambo. My thought was to keep the Phase One system until I was certain
abought the GFX. It took me less than a month; I sold my Phase One system and
began using the GFX50s as my only camera system. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The GFX 50s is a much lighter smaller camera as are the GFX
lenses. I bought up the GFX50s April
2017 using it until I ordered the GFX100 in November 2019. I won’t go into my
thoughts about the GFX100 as I’ve already written about them. I also owned a GFX 50r for a brief period and simply didn’t like it as much as the GFX50s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s now summer 2021; Fujifilm released the new improved GFX
100s and I am using it. The 100s is much smaller than the original 100 yet
offers the same sensor and 102-megapixels. The 100s is lightweight and easy to
use. The controls are different from the 100 and using a smaller single battery
vs the dual battery drawer of the 100.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Lenses</u>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like Fuji GFX lenses as they offer stunning image
quality yet are smaller and lightweight (they also cost much less that those
from Phase One). </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following is a list of lenses I’ve used along with the
body:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF23mm - GFX50s, GFX100 and GFX100s – just recently sold the
lens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF45mm – GFX50s, GFX100 and GFX100s – great lens for
capturing the Milky Way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF50mm – GFX50r – recently sold the lens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF32-64 – first lens ordered and have used it with every GFX
I’ve owned. Great lens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF63mm – Used this in Alaska on the GFX50s capturing norther lights Sold it shortly afterwards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF120mm – great lens for capturing macro. Lens used for
waterdrops. Used with GFX50s, GFX100 and GFX100s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">GF100-200 and 250 and extender. These are great lenses and
serve me well with the GFX50s and GFX100 and GFX100s. Great combination for both
landscape and wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Non-GFX lens:</u><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Canon 300mm. Used this lens until the 250 was released.
Large enough crop circle to make the files usable when I used it on the GFX50s
in Scotland. Sold after the GF250 was released.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Laowa 17mm. Great manual focus wide angle lens with a GF
mount so no adaptor needed. Recently sold.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Canon 24mm TSE. My current wide-angle lens and the reason
behind selling the GF23 and Laowa 17mm. I’m using a Kipon smart adaptor and
have written about it before.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to the question:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve shot medium format with film and digital. I’ve used
crop sensors and full frame sensors and returned to crop. I’ve used 16-megapixels
all the way up to 102-megapixels. The sensors have been CCD and CMOS. I’ve used
technical cameras, 645-mirror cameras and now mirrorless. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">While I wouldn’t change anything I’ve done or used; if I were
just starting out I’d opt for the Fujifilm GFX system of cameras. Easier to
use, less weight, smaller footprint and won’t cost an arm and a leg; this also
goes for the lenses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-43181542046453894082021-05-04T10:20:00.000-07:002021-05-04T10:20:09.247-07:00Fuji GFX 100s<p><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been almost 12-months since our last blog on May
22, 2020 and what a year it has been. The bright spot for me is good health for my family and friends and the announcement by Fujifilm of the
new and highly improved GFX100s. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePc7FCQXpN8/YJFzsL6nR2I/AAAAAAAALcY/b1diJVbSt7gQStukNrFAuQvOM9OqWqn6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/DSCF0043%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ePc7FCQXpN8/YJFzsL6nR2I/AAAAAAAALcY/b1diJVbSt7gQStukNrFAuQvOM9OqWqn6wCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h640/DSCF0043%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the first test images<br />March 29, 2021<br />GF 23mm 1/250 ISO 50</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I adopted the GFX50s early April 2017 and first wrote about
it <a href="http://www.ironcreekphotographyblog.com/2017/04/fuji-gfx-50s.html">here</a>.
I soon found that there was very much to like about the system and within a
matter of months sold my Phase One system. Fast forward to 2019 when Fuji released
the GFX100-100 megapixel camera. I wrote my first impression on the GFX100 <a href="http://www.ironcreekphotographyblog.com/2019/11/fujifilm-gfx-100-100-megapixels.html">here</a>.
While I was disappointed in the size of the body I was never disappointed in
the files.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5WBsfuS33HQ/YJF0WCEyNzI/AAAAAAAALcg/UkUMD69r-ikhzGuqDZx2Ap68fE68EL38wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0046%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5WBsfuS33HQ/YJF0WCEyNzI/AAAAAAAALcg/UkUMD69r-ikhzGuqDZx2Ap68fE68EL38wCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/DSCF0046%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken the same day as above same settings.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I had been planning a trip to Petra Jordan and since I had
sold the GFX50s shortly after getting the GFX100 I felt the need for a
lighter/smaller camera and picked up the GFX 50r. I thought the 50r was a good
compromise in physical size. Sadly, that trip never took place and the 50r sat
on the shelf using it only once before selling it.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cwfkz8_rwJw/YJF002IQKeI/AAAAAAAALco/FZ1JEh_78HwNVPgIpx9xPg1OaC2jxQKbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0055%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cwfkz8_rwJw/YJF002IQKeI/AAAAAAAALco/FZ1JEh_78HwNVPgIpx9xPg1OaC2jxQKbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0055%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BMar%2B29%2B2021%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March 29, 2021<br />23mm f/8 1/250 ISO 400</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Fuji announced the GFX100s and that announcement instantly
caught my attention. All the great
attributes of the GFX100 in a much smaller package. One of the reasons I made
the choice of leaving Phase One was the sheer weight of the system. The
GFX50 series counters that and the GFX100 while lighter was nevertheless large and
weighty. The GFX100s is much smaller than the GFX100 while keeping all the
great attributes that I liked so much. I
was originally going to wait before placing an order however a hike in frozen
mud in early February persuaded me to place the order (thinking I would not receive
one until mid-summer). Boy was I surprised
when I got it in March!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">There’s been much written about both the GFX100 and 100s and
I won’t do it here. Suffice it to say that both are simply great cameras and
offer stunning files. Both have a place and since I hope to travel again the
lighter/smaller formfactor of the 100s suites me better. All the lenses I’ve
used since the GFX50s work just as well on the 100 and 100s and I’ve actually
added a new one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had the chance to try a Canon 17mm TSE using a Cambo
adaptor on the GFX50s shortly after I got the camera in 2017. While I liked the
lens I did not like the adaptor and decided not to adopt either. I’ve thought
about using a Canon TSE since; feeling the weak link was the adaptor. I began
researching adaptors recently and found several to my liking. Since the Canon
TSE is a manual lens I didn’t need to worry about autofocus. I did however need
a “smart adaptor” to communicate between the 100s and lens to set aperture
control. I found several on the market
and decided to try a Kipon autofocus lens mount found <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1457039-REG/kipon_ef_gfx_af_canon_ef_to_gfx.html">here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6s5VdA2X08/YJF1lXN_HYI/AAAAAAAALc0/GIHDtEwanTUprxvyKlwZcj8fzIQ2Dr8gACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0186%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BApr%2B28%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o6s5VdA2X08/YJF1lXN_HYI/AAAAAAAALc0/GIHDtEwanTUprxvyKlwZcj8fzIQ2Dr8gACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSCF0186%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BApr%2B28%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eMbGIK5jfWE/YJF1lc5c7pI/AAAAAAAALcw/eXw6k53Bgm8kb4drjjGqqdaq89XaFuNDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0187%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BApr%2B28%2B2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eMbGIK5jfWE/YJF1lc5c7pI/AAAAAAAALcw/eXw6k53Bgm8kb4drjjGqqdaq89XaFuNDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSCF0187%2BDON%2BLIBBY%2BGFX100S%2BApr%2B28%2B2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">April 28, 2021<br />2-shot with Canon 24mm TSE f/8 1/160 ISO 50<br />Top images centered bottom image raised to limits.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve been testing the GFX100s as well as a Canon 24mm
TSE using the Kipon as an adaptor with great success. I came across something else
while researching adaptors; a company called ROGETI, ROGETI offers among other
equipment a <a href="https://rogeti.com/products/tse-frame">frame</a> that fits
around the Canon 24mm TSE allowing you to use the camera body to flat stitch a
4-shot panorama. It doesn’t add that
much weight or bulk and can be easily removed to use the tilt function of the
lens. They offer a frame that fits both the 17 and 24mm TSE and another for the
50mm. I’ve written the company asking about the possibility of the 90mm TSE and
haven’t heard back as yet.</span><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYtDxk3-RD4/YJF2q2CsNMI/AAAAAAAALdM/ckqAmUjfi5MSn9ZBLDG9ArHolciHmA3KgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Untitled_Panorama-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1000" height="610" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mYtDxk3-RD4/YJF2q2CsNMI/AAAAAAAALdM/ckqAmUjfi5MSn9ZBLDG9ArHolciHmA3KgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h610/Untitled_Panorama-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End result of the images...<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m testing the ability to do a 4-shot panorama.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xWhUUFwH3X0/YJF3QW8elKI/AAAAAAAALdY/Izp53pPukDU83WNESUNiZoTAG9d5uMF0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xWhUUFwH3X0/YJF3QW8elKI/AAAAAAAALdY/Izp53pPukDU83WNESUNiZoTAG9d5uMF0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0227.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">May 3, 2021<br />Canon 24mm TSE no movements<br />f/3.5 1/8 ISO 500</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91VJxsxzH9A/YJF5UoazOgI/AAAAAAAALdg/EpUfvjmgAOYXp5w_H22CAXa3krd3AOstQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0228_Upper%2BRight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91VJxsxzH9A/YJF5UoazOgI/AAAAAAAALdg/EpUfvjmgAOYXp5w_H22CAXa3krd3AOstQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0228_Upper%2BRight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Right</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91VJxsxzH9A/YJF5UoazOgI/AAAAAAAALdg/EpUfvjmgAOYXp5w_H22CAXa3krd3AOstQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0228_Upper%2BRight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hASi3bky4WU/YJF5UwKjg-I/AAAAAAAALdo/EPrP2OY61fwWcJ31OrDae-oVjAoX1HNZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0229_Lower%2BLeft.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hASi3bky4WU/YJF5UwKjg-I/AAAAAAAALdo/EPrP2OY61fwWcJ31OrDae-oVjAoX1HNZACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0229_Lower%2BLeft.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFoALJd2TP0/YJF5U9Lc-OI/AAAAAAAALdk/RBYlOTNPJqsg8nAZLxTPHAP1NO17FCFgwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0230_Upper%2BLeft.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFoALJd2TP0/YJF5U9Lc-OI/AAAAAAAALdk/RBYlOTNPJqsg8nAZLxTPHAP1NO17FCFgwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0230_Upper%2BLeft.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Left</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FDamRysF8g/YJF5VElsdLI/AAAAAAAALds/hJceGYi5H2gkV6kR-MbdSdSicCucVVx7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/DSCF0231_Lower%2BRight.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1FDamRysF8g/YJF5VElsdLI/AAAAAAAALds/hJceGYi5H2gkV6kR-MbdSdSicCucVVx7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/DSCF0231_Lower%2BRight.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Right<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each frame was at f/3.5 1/8 ISO 500 and measure 11648x8736 pixels at 300 dpi.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlR_5dTzRcA/YJF6K3WhlyI/AAAAAAAALeA/iSPA5rfBVbU7xxg2vZkhTys8et6UkPSawCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/Untitled_Panorama-1%2Bcopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1000" height="520" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlR_5dTzRcA/YJF6K3WhlyI/AAAAAAAALeA/iSPA5rfBVbU7xxg2vZkhTys8et6UkPSawCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h520/Untitled_Panorama-1%2Bcopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished pano converted to black and white.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The finished stitched image measures 15541x12643 pixels at 300 dpi. I kept the image as is showing the slight imperfection on the lower left side, upper left side and lower right bottom. Not too bad for an initial test.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just in case you wanted to see what the camera looks like here it is...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GDE98C01Pn8/YJF7LSg1MuI/AAAAAAAALeI/0RcUGHCvkyQiiOspi_BRAZahhtFZecONwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/20210503_085105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1000" height="504" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GDE98C01Pn8/YJF7LSg1MuI/AAAAAAAALeI/0RcUGHCvkyQiiOspi_BRAZahhtFZecONwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h504/20210503_085105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Let me sum this up. The camera is just as good if not better than the GFX100. I have all the things I liked about the GFX100 in a much smaller package.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Canon 24mm TSE is stunning. It has a large enough image circle that I can use it with movements and if I'm careful get minimal vignette.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Kipon lens adaptor works well with no issues. The adaptor has communicated flawlessly with the lens and 100s supplying the metadata in the files and allowing me to shoot as if I were using a GF lens.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally the ROGETI does exactly what I wanted it to do - allow me to flat stitch multiple files.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In short I highly recommend everything. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">More to come...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a side note: Please consider clicking the link to B&H found on the right as this helps in a very small way.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br />ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-23905400061653606202020-08-09T14:38:00.001-07:002020-08-09T14:43:31.839-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ar3J-a1B8zw" width="320" youtube-src-id="ar3J-a1B8zw"></iframe></div>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-68287934155026947852020-05-22T08:07:00.002-07:002020-05-22T08:07:46.476-07:00100-megapixel waterdrops<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We began shooting waterdrops about 2-years ago using a 50-megapixel Fujifilm GFX50s and upgraded to a 100-megapixel GFX100 about 6-months ago. I’ll admit that shooting waterdrops with the
GFX100 wasn’t high on our to do list. The GFX100 is perfect for landscape,
nature and wildlife and it wasn’t until recently that we even thought about
shooting waterdrops again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We’ve been using the same lens; the GFX120 with and without
the MCEX-45G or 18G extension tubes. Likewise, the flashes remain the same as
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Changing the water color as well as the background can change the outcome significantly.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The one item that has changed is the method of dropping
the water. We went through about three different systems before finding one that works best for us; the <a href="https://www.miops.com/products/splash-water-drop-kit" target="_blank">MIOPS Splash Waterdrop kit.</a></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Set the MIOPS up on a tabletop tripod and drop into a small
bowl of water. Connecting the MIOPS to a flash is easily done with one cable.
The remaining flashes are slaved to the main flash which gives us between 2 and
3 flashes should we wish to use them. The MIOPS is connected to our Android
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">The app on the phone controls the size of the drops, delay
in dropping as well as the flash delays. The camera sits on a <a href="https://platypod.com/" target="_blank">Platypod</a> tabletop
pod along with using a QR plate, Arca Swiss head and occasionally a focusing
rail. We also can’t forget the wired remote to the camera.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><o:p>Just a note on settings. Remember, this is medium format thus the camera setting will differ from that of a 35mm camera. We routinely use 2-flash units but sometimes 3. The f/stop is normally set at either f/8 or f/11 for the GF120. While we've included the shutter time please remember that this is the total time between opening the shutter, pressing the drop button then closing the shutter. One hand holds the shutter release - one hand is pressing the drop button on the phone. The timing in reality is much faster. </o:p></span></div>
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ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-21472766967048916592020-03-06T14:01:00.000-07:002020-03-06T14:01:23.734-07:00Laowa 17mm GFX <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">GFX100 - Laowa 17mm with a Singh Ray 92mm thin mount and 86-92 step up ring</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve used a GF23mm for several years and still like it; however there have
been times I wished I had a slightly wider lens. That wish has been granted by
the Laowa 17mm GFX.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The GF23 f/4 is a 35mm equivalent of 18mm whereas the Laowa 17mm is an
equivalent of 13mm; just enough to make a difference to me. There are subtle differences
between the lenses; the GF has autofocus and a 82mm filter size whereas the
Laowa is manual focus with a 86mm filter size. The optical design of both
lenses is different with the GF23 having 15 elements in 12 groups and
the Laowa 21 elements in 14 groups. Neither lens offer image stabilization. The
Laowa is about one half the cost of the GF.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">H&Y filter system using a 100mm sq filter; notice the vignette in upper corners</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Filters – there isn’t much to say about the GF23 and filters as I haven’t
had any issues. The Laowa is slightly different. I’ve tried my normal
filters on the Laowa using the H&Y filter system and 100mm filters and
sadly got what I felt was too much vigneting. I could correct the vignette only
so much using Capture One and decided to explore other avenues. I’ve been using
a Singh Ray thin mount 92mm filter on a 86-92 step up ring. This has worked the
best for me reducing the vignette to less than 5% before processing the image
in C1 and getting near 100% correction. That’s the “bad news” if you will.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I stopped testing filters shortly after the 92mm thin mount filter. I would
have preferred using an 86-mm thin mount however one wasn’t available at
the time. I believe the combination of the step-up ring and thin mount filter
is less thick than a normal size filter and less as thick as adding a filter
system such as either a Wine Country or H&Y. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having stopped the filter testing I went
instead to pure image quality attempting to answer a question of what this lens
is capable of without any filter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Testing outside is one thing, how does the lens hold up inside in a narrow
space. The mission at Tumacacori worked well as a test bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had not planned it however I quickly decided to shoot the rest of the day
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<span style="font-size: large;">Image quality of the Laowa is on par with any of my GF lenses. I’ve been using the GFX100, 100-megapixel camera for several months now and any defects are
readily noticeable. In the short period I’ve had the Laowa 17mm GF I’ve found
the build quality excellent as are the image files. The lens is a tad heavy but
not to the extreme.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I plan on testing the Laowa on capturing the milky way later this year and
I’ve already made plans to pack the lens when I visit Jordan early next year.
So in the end I guess a couple of questions should be asked – “Is it worth it?”
“Is the lens capable of 100-megapixels?” The answer is yes to both. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And last one. I had originally set this up as a layered shot shooting one file for the shadows the other for the light. This is not the result of that idea; instead it is one capture. Processed in C1 it shows the amount of detail in the shadows that one can achieve using a GFX100.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I bought into the original Fujifilm GFX50s primarily due to
the size. Finally, a lightweight medium format camera system that I could carry
all day without breaking my back. Then Fujifilm introduced their new and much improved
GFX100. People had a choice between a lightweight 50 megapixel or not so
lightweight 100 megapixels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I was truthfully excited about the new release hoping that
Fujifilm would keep with the same design as the GFX50. I was so excited I put a
preorder before the full specifications were released. My enthusiasm weaken
when I saw the full specifications to the point I cancelled my order.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Fast forward to October 2019. I arrived in Jackson Hole WY
and almost instantly began thinking about the GFX100 and how doubling the
resolution would fit into what I would be doing for the next 5-weeks. I
wrote my dealer saying how I was interested again and that I might be picking a
100 up next year. To my surprise, my dealer happened to have a brand new GFX100
that had been on order and cancelled; would I like to have it? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took less than 30-seconds to decide to buy
it having it shipped to Jackson WY.</span></div>
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seeing the size and weight. Had I continued to read I would have been impressed
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the physical size of the body is large. Think in the neighborhood of a Canon
1Ds. Added to the size is the weight at close to 3 pounds. Once you get over
these two things everything gets better. This camera just feels good in your
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hands nicely. The dual batteries are great when shooting in sub-zero
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn’t get much of a chance to shoot much landscape due to
the conditions; however I was able to shoot wildlife. Capturing
wildlife with a medium format system has always been a little iffy. The auto
focus was always an issue; likewise being able to capture multiple shots
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horn sheep, swans, eagles and owls and never once had an issue with auto focus.</span></div>
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All the images included here were captured hand-held!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I’m blessed to live in a part of the country that offers
dark skies. Every month for several days we can walk out at night
and, if the clouds are not too heavy see the heavens. Dark skies, bright stars,
the passing of satellites, and if conditions are good the International Space
Station. Of course, there’s meteorites and falling stars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I never realized that you could actually see the Milky Way
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">We've spent many sleepless nights in pursuit of
capturing the Milk Way, finding along the way that the days leading to and
following the monthly new moon are when our sleep cycles are disrupted. We also
found the optimum time to see and capture the Milky Way is generally between 2
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We’ve photographed the Milky Way with both a 35mm Sony as
well as the medium format Fuji. Both systems are mirrorless and offer excellent
high ISO images. Our normal method of capturing the Milky Way use to be taking
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent the past week losing sleep capturing beautiful
images of the Milky Way near our home in Tucson AZ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We've been using a Fujifilm GFX 50s medium
format camera with a choice of 23 f/4 and 45 f/2.8 lenses. Instead of a single
capture, we’ve begun taking multiple captures ranging from 10 to 24. I
found a great program for our PC to stack the images called </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/sequatorglobal/download" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Sequator</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. I highly
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The workflow of the images is a little complicated. The
files are opened first in C1-Pro and saved from the RAW file to a Tiff. I then
open Sequator to stack the files. Once the files are stacked and saved as a
single TIFF file, I then open that file in Adobe RAW and begin the initial
processing and from there on to Photoshop. I don’t use Lightroom however if you
do then use it. The final processing is done in Photoshop and saved. I’ve
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I picked up an iOptron Skyguider Pro with the new iPolar
alignment scope. Once I have a proper polar alignment, I can then take long
shutter images of the sky. The shutter length has been set to a max of
10-seconds and high ISO (5000). Using the Skyguider I’ll be able to track the
sky and take much longer shutter images in the neighborhood of 5-minutes at
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GFX50s and a GF250mm lens. If this works as well as I think/hope the next step
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<span style="font-size: large;">The boat image needs a little explanation. This was
shot on Bombay Beach, Salton Sea California at 2:49 am with no supplemental light as the light
pollution from the rear facing the boat was enough. This is the only image
included which needs to be redone as it was a test processing off our 15”
Surface Book II. I wanted to see if I could process the image using just the
available screen. The short answer is yes however I plan to re-process this on
a larger screen to see what if any difference there is.</span></div>
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Beach Yacht Club. I use the term “parking lot” loosely as we were in a dark wide
area covered in dirt. Again, no supplemental lighting was used due to the
amount of light that was directly behind us. While not close, approximately 100
yards and not overly bright the lighting was nevertheless bright enough to
light up the foreground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Let me sum this up in a few words. Can the Fujifilm GFX 50s
be used successfully to capture the Milky Way? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes. Are the GF 23 and 45mm Fuji lenses
appropriate? Yes. Given the right conditions (dark with almost no moon) and
very little light pollution can you see the Milky Way enough with the naked eye
to set your camera up and capture it? The short answer is yes. Will you lose
sleep doing this? Yes. Is it worthwhile? Oh yes!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought I has finished writing this and was about to
publish when I remembered I wanted to add a little more information</span>.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I am now shooting between 10 and 20-plus files as well as at
least 2-black or noise files (taken with lens cap on at time of shooting). The
noise capture must be taken at the time you shoot in order to maintain the same
temperatures of both the location and sensor; I’ll normally capture one at the beginning
and one at the end.</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first image is one-of eleven taken near 3:56 am. While we could see the Milky Way both with our eyes and in camera the files looks
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different triggers; most worked but were bulky. We were about to replace our
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.miops.com/" target="_blank">MIOPS</a> came on our radar recently due to water drop
photography we've been doing and decided to dig into them a little to see what
they have to offer. We started looking at just a replacement for the lightning
trigger and liked what we saw with the MIOPS Smart. The Smart allows one to
capture lightning as well as other things either as a stand-alone device or
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the <a href="https://www.miops.com/" target="_blank">MIOPS Splash</a>. Using plain water in a dimly lighted kitchen.</span></span></span><br />
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trigger the camera as well as sound and laser. The cool factor is that we can
connect the Fuji GFX50s medium format camera without any issues. We’ve also found
the operation either as a stand-alone or via the smartphone one of the easiest
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MIOPS Splash. We felt we were testing our luck on this as we were very pleased
with the system we had been using however we felt this might be slightly better.
And we were correct. We found the setup easy and the footprint much smaller. We set up
the Splash using a ground tripod in the kitchen. The kitchen while
convenient is not the best place to capture water drops due to the light in the
room. Knowing the drawbacks of the location we decided to go ahead with the
testing. In short, we were impressed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Like the Smart, the Splash talks to the smartphone via WIFI. Don installed the battery in the Splash, turned it on and the phone instantly recognized the connection. We found this the same as when we first connected to the Smart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Now the slightly bad news. We use 3-Nissin Digital Di700A
flash units to capture water drops. No big deal. The Splash like the Smart
has one 3.5mm connection port for the flash. The units came with a 3.5 mm to PC
Sync cable. The issue is the sync connection is too loose to give a proper
connection to any of the flashes which meant we needed to use a combination of
tape and rubber bands to keep the connection. All isn’t lost as we've ordered a
new set of cables to try; we’ll also be trying a 3.5mm cable to the 3.5mm port
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2-flashes as slaves. We shot around 150 files during testing and found the
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is little to no information found on the web as to settings or height of the
drop. Most of this is trial and error. We decided on dropping at a height of
between 8 and 9 inches into a device about 5 inches deep. We were immediately
pleased with results. We kept the drop size at 50ms and experimented with the
delay in between the drops as well as the flash delay. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all the cases We kept the camera on bulb,
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began testing it. Since then we took it to our garage where we normally shoot
water drops. The reason to relocate is that the garage is much darker and we are
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Make certain everything is level. We try
to have the table level as well as the arm off the tripod. Then there’s the
MIOPS itself; which we believe is the most important to have level. If the MIOPS
valve isn’t level the drops coming out will fall at an angle causing problems.
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This might not seem like much however we’ve been shooting water drops for
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We'd like to suggest that MIOPS include information on purging
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valve out with warm water and setting the first drop to 999 ms in order for the
water to purge out. Watch the water as it comes out and once you have clear
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-red drops falling into milk (November 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">This is part 4 of our “Splash Art Photography with a
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">We’ve done a lot of “wet photography” since our last blog on
the subject (August 2018).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The more we
shoot the more we learn and with that we hope to pass it on. We've included several samples of what we've been able to accomplish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-green drops into clear water (December 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2-orange drops into a dirty bowl (August 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">We began shooting drops using a large plastic container and
since then we find ourselves using smaller and smaller containers. While the size of
the well has changed the one constant is the use of cold water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve found that no matter the device we use
to capture the drop the container works best if chilled. We've also learned that we need to have the container clean which means several changes of water during the process.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-red and blue drops (September 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2-red and blue drops (September 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We’ve learned that environmental aspects of where we’re
shooting have a large impact. We set our wet studio in our garage and while
it’s insulated it nevertheless has no HVAC. Temperature and humidity play a key
roll in how well our shots turn out as no two days are the same. We’ve found
that a stopping for a couple of hours can effect the outcome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">clear water dropping into milk (September 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While the above is true the water solution of the drop is
critical. We attempt to create as near as possible the same solution of Xanthan Gum
each time. A mixture of warm water and Xanthan stirred and left overnight works
well, straining the mixture before using. The food coloring is
the least of the concerns and we’ve found adding a small amount of 2% milk will
enhance the color before topping off with cold water. I can’t give a precise ratio
however a little of the gum, food coloring, and milk go a long way. This is
where you get to experiment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-red and blue drops (August 2018)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">We’ve been using a <a href="https://www.cognisys-inc.com/products/stopshot/stopshotstudio.php" target="_blank">Cognisys Stopshot Studio</a> connected to a
Microsoft Surface Book II. This has worked very well for us. We’ve settled on
using 2-3 flashes depending on the effect we’re looking for. We also use
multiple backdrops ranging from glass to paper again depending on what we’re
after. We have also been experimenting using various surfaces to place the container
on which also depends on which object we’re using.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Camera setup is the simplest. We’ve been ranging from a
tripod on the floor to a tabletop tripod and in some cases a Platapod®. We mount
the camera in portrait mode both on and off a ballhead and focus rail. The
camera is the same; a Fujifilm GFX 50s as is the lens, a Fujifilm GF120mm
micro. I’ve shot using just the lens as well as adding both the 45 WR and 18 WR
macro extension tubes. I have experimented using both tubes and found while it
worked I was just too close. (In re-reading this I see I failed to mention
using a wired shutter release which I do and feel mandatory.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’ve been doing this often enough that setup is getting
routine now. I’ll make the gum the night before. The table setup is fast and
easy with the most difficult part now being choosing which colors to use.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3-clear drops into ice tea (January 2019)</span></div>
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in sizes that are perfect for a desk, table, or countertop. The metal images
are printed the same as our much larger metal prints just smaller; yet with the
same great detail. The ceramic tiles are all 8x6 and may be displayed on a
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3 pounds (1.42 kg) and measures 8” (203.5mm) in length; the sunshade is quite
large as well. There’s a rotating removable tripod collar and the lens has
anti shake and is also weather-sealed. There’s so much more to the lens that I
suggest you go to Fuji and look at the specs yourself.</span></div>
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I’ve been using the 250 and 1.4 since the end of July capturing
hummingbirds and then to San Diego Wildlife Park recently without any issues. I’ve
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The autofocus is spot on. The amount of detail offered by
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Capture One now fully supports the GFX 50S and appears that they will do so
with the GFX50R and GFX100 coming next year. I’ve been using C1-11 for several
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brains of the system from Cognisys </span><a href="https://www.cognisys-inc.com/store/stopshot-wdk.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Stopshot Water Drop
kit</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"> to the much more involved </span><a href="https://www.cognisys-inc.com/store/stopshot-studio-3-valve-water-drop-kit.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Stopshot
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control the entire enterprise directly from my laptop. The software included runs on both a Mac or PC and I'm using it on a 15” Microsoft Surface
Book II from one of my USB 3 ports. Another thought is that I have better
control over the individual drop valves setting them for up to 3-drops at a
time and various intervals. The same is true with the flashes and I now routinely
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standard RGB as in Red, Green and Blue. I’ve tried Purple, Yellow, Purple as
well as various other colors. I’ve also experimented leaving the well clear of
color; at least until I begin dropping into it which after awhile can make for
an interesting color. I’ve also added colors to the well to experiment with the
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black paint roller tray. That still works well however I since found a new tray
to act as the well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s plastic, black
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on the shallow end. The width and depth are good however the length is what
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more mad scientist each time I make a batch. I normally make a batch of gum
the night before making enough to fill the well to the level I want with a
little left over for the siphons. I’ve got a couple older glass beakers I used
to use in making up a varnish for my canvas prints. 50mg gum, 50 mg 2%milk, 100mg
water and a generous helping of food coloring. Stir well before filling the
siphons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve not been adding any colors
to the well knowing that in time the drops from the siphons will color it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also found I like the well to be a darker
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until now. I had been doing this in a small confined area that only had room
for the small (24x42) folding table and rolling computer stand. I was forced to
set the camera on the table due to limited area and kept going back and forth
using either a table top tripod or a large Platypod. Both worked and both had
their strengths and weaknesses. The new table I’m now using is 30x60 and set up
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as possible. The GF120 while a macro lens is still a 50% lens. Using the new
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tube allows me to get in closer however I find that I might be too close as I
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related. I’ve also begun experimenting using the 45mm extension tube on the
Fuji GF250 lens. I’ve attached the 1.4 extension to the 250 as well as the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Here is the equipment I’ve used so far. The camera is a
Fujifilm GFX 50s medium format with cropped sensor. The lens is the Fujifilm
GF120 macro which by itself is about 50% less than a true 100% macro. I’m using
the new MCXX 45G WR extension tube which when combined to the GF120 allows me
100% macro. Using the extension tube also allows me a much closer focus
distance by a factor of one-half. I’ve experminated using various f/stops and
seem to like f/11 the most for the shallow depth of field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I began using ISO 100 when I used a single
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set at 290ms and the 2<sup>nd</sup> at 300 to 400ms. <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">I’ve
found the position of the flashes are just as important as the flash settings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too close and you get burnout; too
far, darkness and shadows. I’ve found it normally takes a couple minutes for
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I use a very dark room to capture the images with the
shutter set on bulb mode. The water drop is triggered by pushing a button on
the StopShot console only after I open the shutter. Stopshot controls the water
drop and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>triggers the flashes. Once the
flash has activated I close the shutter. The entire time the shutter is open is
between 2 and 3-seconds with the time dependent on how fast I release the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Focus is done manually. I fire a drop into a container to see
where it lands. Using that as a point of reference I then hold a pencil in the
water to set the focus.</span></div>
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generally mix a batch of Xanthan Gum to 2-cups of warm water letting it sit
overnight. I’ve found that the gum thickens the water giving it a plastic
look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also use food coloring in both
the drop tube as well as the container it drops into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go crazy with the coloring.</span></div>
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paint roller tray. Each container has their good points however I find I like
using the paint tray the most (make certain you get a black one).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Water drops are very much like snowflakes as no two are
alike. They will be similar however they’ll surprise you when you least expect it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The makeup of the water is key; do you have
hard or soft water as each presents their own issues. Heat of the water
and ambient temperature add into the mix. I’ve shot 3-days in a row using
different water mixtures and each day it was slightly different to where I
needed to change the timing of the flashes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve found my main flash stays in the neighborhood of 290 to 291.5ms
while the secondary flash is anywhere from 300 to a high of 900ms. If I hadn’t
shared this before I’ll do it now. Patience is the key here. It took me several
hours that first day before I captured my first collision. Patience will remain
being the key as each day brings its own issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each mixture will be off just enough to make
you stumble. Okay – enough said on Patience…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Capture format – JPEG or RAW.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always capture in RAW format as that will
give me the most information available. Yes, RAW files are larger than JPEG and
can take slightly slower to capture if you are in continuous (burst) mode,
however I’m not. Besides, RAW files are larger for a reason; the
information they contain, so use it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
normally take close to 200 files at a sitting and use less than 10%. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve found that
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">You don’t need medium format camera to do this and actually
from what I’ve been able to learn I might be the only one if not a rare few who
do. The normal camera system is 35mm. The one thing you’ll need is a macro
lens. If you are like me and have one that isn’t a true maco then you’ll also
need an extension tube. An extension tube will allow you to set the camera up
and focus much closer. A remote shutter release is also a must as it keeps you
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Visit the </span><a href="https://www.cognisys-inc.com/index.php"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: large;">Cognisy</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">
website for much more information on the water drop kit as well as other tools
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I’ve been interested in splash art for some time experimenting
at capturing water drops as they fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently found a company that
produces a water drop kit that will help me capture water drops as they hit the
surface.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.cognisys-inc.com/how-to/stopshot/water-drops/water_drops.php"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">Cognisys</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">
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regular interval. It also helps if you have at least one flash as it will be
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capturing water drops just do as I did and use a search phrase of “water drop
photography”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I’ve learned during
my research is the majority of photographers are using 35mm cameras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A must is a macro lens as is a tripod and of
course a flash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I happen to use a Fujifilm
GFX 50s medium format camera. There are differences between using 35mm and
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I’ve gone back to a dark room much the same as when I worked in a wet dark
room. Believe me I’ve laughed at the irony of using what has become a wet
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counter and while it worked it also took up a lot of space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a copy stand on order which is a much
small footprint and will allow the height I need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also moving from the kitchen to a smaller
windowless room that will allow me to photograph in the daytime in complete
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<br />ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-7387237603852367152018-07-19T11:47:00.000-07:002018-07-19T11:47:05.576-07:00Good news<span style="font-size: large;">Our web gallery is back on line and fully functional. We had to rewrite the entire site so this will look totally different: in a good way. We also revamped the buying experience which should be easier. Come visit </span><a href="http://www.ironcreekphotography.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.Ironcreekphotography.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> kick the tires and give us a try.</span>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-68107600368119703842018-07-01T08:46:00.001-07:002018-07-01T08:46:10.525-07:00Updates<span style="font-size: large;">Good news, our regular email and web gallery are both restored. The web gallery had to be built from the ground up so while doing that we changed a few things to make it easier to navigate. Please visit and let us know what you think of the new site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're in the process of writing a blog on our recent visit to Scotland which we hope to have published soon. We will also share thoughts on the new Fujifilm GF 250 and 1.4 extender as well as the 45mm extension tube. All of these had to take a backseat in order to get our web gallery restored.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sandy & Don</span>ironcreekphotographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10140060808008191365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302746014199323336.post-13744992398257556322018-06-23T10:59:00.002-07:002018-06-24T17:22:05.987-07:00Website Issues<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_5b2e89c69b2ac5a82664492">
<span style="font-size: large;">The company we host our web gallery suffered a catastrophic failure earlier this week. This failure affects both our web gallery and email addresses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The good news is that our blog is run separately and we continue to have an older email address. We are advising our clients and visitors to use ironcreekphoto@msn.com as our primary email address. <span class="text_exposed_show"> You can also continue to contact via the telephone numbers listed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It will be sometime before we have our web gallery back and we thank you for your patience and understanding. </span><br />
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we'd like to introduce a great camera store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"></span> <span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><a href="http://www.fotocare.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Foto Care</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is located in New York on 41-43 West 22<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nd</span></sup>
Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Foto Care has been on our radar
for some time however we’ve only recently begun shopping there and more
importantly recommending them. There are a few things (actually more than just
a “few”) we like about Foto Care. First, our colleague <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anthony Festa works there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anthony is a great photographer as well as
being a highly skilled technician; he’s our go to guy for anything we screw up on
our cameras or software.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The second reason for liking Foto Care as much as we do is
their diversification of products offered. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From cameras of all types, to tripods, bags,
storage,and of course service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While Sandy still prefers to shoot with a 35mm camera Don prefers
medium format and Foto Care can offer Don a choice of platforms ranging from Fujifilm,
Hasselblad, Mamiya, Leaf, and Phase One.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
35mm shooters the offering is just as wide with selections ranging from Canon
to Nikon, Fujifilm and Leica.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">You can visit Foto Cares website by clicking </span><a href="http://www.fotocare.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> or follow them on Facebook by clicking </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fotocare/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. Neither of us are employed by or are affiliated to Foto Care in any way. We neither receive payment nor other compensation and are recommending them as we feel they are an excellent source for camera gear.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We recently visited the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The primary purpose was for Sandy to test her
new FE100-400 with her Sony A7rII.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(we’ll
be sharing this soon). Don decided to use the Mamiya 200 AP attached to the GFX
50s via a Fotodiox pro lens mount adaptor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 200mm is
currently his longest available lens and he is very patiently waiting for the
Fujifilm GF 250 to be released. Okay maybe not so patiently. Don has cut his emails
down to once a month to Anthony on this subject. Don’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>biggest fear is that it’ll be released in June
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“Shake Reduction” either at 100% or 50% depending on the file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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entire time in the zoo and shot without the extender. While Don could have used
the 1.4 extender on some occasions he found the resolution to be more than good
enough to allow for cropping in. Since he was shooting animals, most of which
were moving Don decided to do a continuous capture (or burst mode) thus
allowing to take several frames at a time. There’s a trade off with this type
of shooting which is volume. Don keeps 2-64-BG cards in both slots at all
times; ending up using 1-entire card before it automatically switched to the
second for a total of 566-frames. Don hadn’t done that much shooting since we
were <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in Alaska several years ago
shooting bald eagles as they were feeding. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Don found the overall weight of the camera and lens to be
more than manageable while walking around the zoo for several hours and
miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is something Don would not
have attempted with his older medium format kit as it was much heavier and
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change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beginning the day with a freshly
charged battery that showed 4-bars on the indicator; he ended the day with the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">We had a lot of fun photographing at the zoo and are looking
forward to our trip to San Diego later this year hopefully after Don gets his
Fuji GF 250.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">It was an interesting exercise as the range of movement was
either glacier slow or very fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Mamiya 200 APO is a great lens to use as it is totally manual from the aperture
to the focusing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don is still excited
about being able to capture with a longer lens that offers the choice of
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fujifilm GFX50s GF 23mm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">We recently spent a week in Alaska attempting to capture the
Aura Borealis or Northern Lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While
we did see them we were only able to capture them 2-out of 5-nights due to
heavy cloud coverage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also learned
that while January is okay the real show normally begins mid-February lasting
until the end of March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say
we’re already making plans to return.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">The Northern Lights began to show close to midnight and
lasted until around 3am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperatures
while shooting ranged from a high of -10 to a low of -25 degrees and one night the wind
was in excess of 20mph with gusts where it made it uncomfortable to stand
straight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I used a combination of the Fujifilm GFX 50s and 2-lenses;
GF23mm f/4 and a GF63mm F/2.8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
used a Wine Country Camera filter system with a Singh Ray LB Color Intensifier
filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> S</span>amples
where no filter was used for comparison are included.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">I had no issues using the GFX50s with either lens. I made
certain the battery was fully charged at the beginning and carried a spare kept
warm inside my jacket and never had to change batteries during the 90-minure
period I was outside shooting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would
spend between 60 and 90-minutes outside at a time before going inside to warm
up and return back for more punishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first night I shot I changed batteries just as a precaution however
the second night I didn’t.</span></div>
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very easy to use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Singh Ray filter
was in a 100x100 “filter vault” which slipped into the filter holder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vault system helps protect the filter
while making it much easier to remove while wearing thick gloves.</span></div>
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Intensifier than I’ve already shared. I spent a couple minutes shooting
without it and after seeing the results in camera I immediately decided to keep
it in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that using the
filter instantly produced richer colors.</span></div>
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4.0 to 20-seconds. I shot both lenses wide open using f/4 for the 23mm and
f/2.8 for the 63mm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surprisingly my favorite lens turned out to be the slower GF23mm f/4.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: large;">While I’m disappointed at the lack of northern lights I am
very pleased with what I was <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>able to
capture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m equally pleased with the
performance of the GFX50s as well as the lenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did other shooting while in Alaska last month
with some of it in cold wet conditions just not at night and never encountered
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Alaska and was pleased with the results of shooting sunrise and sunsets. I
figured if it failed to work with the northern lights I’d still be happy;
however it works better than I could have hoped for.</span></div>
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GF lenses. I also recommend using the Wine Country Camera filter system for your
filters. And lastly I highly recommend giving the Singh Ray LB color
intensifier filter a try as I believe you’ll be just as pleased as I am.</span></div>
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lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temp was hovering around -20
with winds gusting to well over 20mph. This is a really quick capture at around
11pm using the GFX 23mm f/4 13-seconds ISO 6400 and the LB Color Intensifier filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The red lights are from our headlamps which I forgot to turn off due to the excitement of actually seeing the
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve begun writing this a couple days before Christmas
hoping to set the ground work for what’s to come. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">January 2018 will see us approximately 20-miles north of
Fairbanks Alaska near Chatanika shooting the Aurora Borealis or Northern
Lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re expecting temperatures as
high as 2 as and as low as -12 and below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moon
rise will be in the neighborhood of 7:21 am, setting by 1:27 pm with a new moon
on January 16<sup>th</sup> which will be right in the middle of our stay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the GF23, 32-64 and 63mm lenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
also planning on using a Singh Ray LB color intensifier filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The LB combines a combination of a warming
polarizer and color intensifier into one filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This filter will control glare and reflection
while boosting shadow detail, color contrast and saturation of reds, greens and
warm tones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all this filter should
be perfect for capturing the Northern Lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The filter will be attached to the lens using the Wine Country Camera filter
system and will be easy enough to manipulate if needed with heavy gloves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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sunsets in the southwest and have been very pleased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time will tell if this filter is needed or
will work well in capturing the Northern Lights.</span></div>
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Singh Ray LB color intensifier filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The top image is the red sunset without the filter while the bottom is
with the filter attached.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same
settings were used for each. GF 63mm f/6.4 1/13 ISO 100.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">I did run into one slight issue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weight of the filter system added to the
front of the lens of the GF63 made the lens hunt for auto focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turning auto focus off and shooting manual
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intensifier filter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m equally pleased
with the overall performance of the Wine Country Camera filter system, and looking forward to using both in Alaska.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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as a color booster, intensifier etc., I decided to see what it would do on a
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