Lunar eclipse with Fujifilm GFX-50S and Konica Hexanon AR 400mm f/5.6 lens
I spent a night trying to capture the blood moon. It was so cold that night.
A northern cardinal
This photo of a male northern cardinal was taken with Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Konica Hexanon AR 400mm f/5.6 UC AE lens. At f/16, the chromatic aberration (CA) along tree branches is well noticeable under this kind of backlight situation. Fortunately, the CA can easily be removed in the post-processing. The contrast, sharpness and color are …
Konica Hexar AF
Konica Hexar AF is really a nice small camera. While its autofocus system and its fastest shutter speed of 1/250 second sometimes bother me, my overall experience with it during my trip to Munising, MI, was very pleasant. It’s light and easy to use. I believe those who like Fujifilm X100S would like the Hexar …
To Thomas Struth
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA, 2014
Grow
Fujifilm X-Pro1 + Hexanon 21mm f/2.8 AE
John Nolen Drive at Night
It’s been a while without taking photos at night. I don’t feel like it’s my thing, but it’s fun to do it once in a while. This was a 2-minute exposure, and I turned off the noise reduction function so that I didn’t have to wait another 2 minutes for the camera to take the …
Interstate
Having heard good things about Capture One, I finally gave it a try this week and found it dose process images from X-Trans sensor much better than Lightroom does. Different color, in a good way, and much more details. Its interface, however, is not as good as Lightroom’s. I can’t have them all in one …
Devil’s Lake
I visit the Devil’s Lake State Park almost every year, mostly in fall. With heavy rain in Wisconsin for the past couple of weeks, the water level is really high. Fortunately, the rain stopped and I was able to set up my tent and camp there for one night on the weekend. The next day …
Tiedeman Pond
I got a few rolls of Fujifilm Pro 160S last year right before it’s out of production. Its colors look different than Kodak Ektar 100. As film selections become fewer and fewer and the price keeps going higher and higher, I don’t really know how much longer I will shoot films, especially the 135 format. …
Great Blue Heron and Wood Ducks
Although I don’t have any experience with other 400mm lenses, from any brand, I think the Hexanon AR 400mm f/5.6 UC lens may not be considered a sharp one under today’s standard. But I have to spend more time with it to get a better idea about how to make the best of it. As …