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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Mike G on September 11, 2016, 18:16:25
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Two London bobbies keep an on our colleague Anthony. ;D
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Nice capture, Mike. I wonder if they could hear the shutter sound and, if so, how they reacted. :)
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'Cos Anthony must have leaned really hard on that traficklight ;)
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Akira, they didn't react at all, too busy chatting!
Fons the poor old traffic lights always get a bit of a bashing mostly from lorries!
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I wonder what Anthony captured :)
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I was actually adjusting the eyepiece diopter. If you look closely you can see my left index finger turning the control wheel on the side of the "pentaprism". I was (and still am) very much in learning mode with the new Fuji X-T2 which I collected earlier that day.
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LOL, Anthony, hope you will enjoy your new camera! If it is set to the electronic shutter mode, the cops wouldn't notice even in such a proximity. :D
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I was actually adjusting the eyepiece diopter. If you look closely you can see my left index finger turning the control wheel on the side of the "pentaprism". I was (and still am) very much in learning mode with the new Fuji X-T2 which I collected earlier that day.
How do you find the EVF in the T2 vs. the T1?
(I am in London until Thursday btw).
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The EVF in the X-T2 gives a better image. It also refreshes much faster, and 8fps in AFC is now viable for tracking moving objects without the feeling of playing catch-up. I think this is going to be an effective action camera (but Fuji needs more long lenses).
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Leicester Square, I guess, as I notice the Coat of Arms of the Swiss Cantons in the background ?
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Agree with Anthony and have also noticed that the X-T2 does its stuff very much quicker. Fuji most definitely needs to give us a 200mm lens asap.
Not Leicester Square.
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Mike, Fuji already offers a 100-400 zoom in addition to 55-200, although neither might be as fast as you would wish...
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Mike, Fuji already offers a 100-400 zoom in addition to 55-200, although neither might be as fast as you would wish...
I am waiting for a fast 200mm lens; I haven't bought either of the lenses you mention, although in desperation I might end up buying the 55-200 as an interim solution.
What I would really like to have is a 200/2.
BTW very envious of Anthony's new X-T2. I will certainly get one in a few months and prices have slightly gone down.
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Leicester Square, I guess, as I notice the Coat of Arms of the Swiss Cantons in the background ?
It is just before you get to Leicester Square.
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I am waiting for a fast 200mm lens; I haven't bought either of the lenses you mention, although in desperation I might end up buying the 55-200 as an interim solution.
What I would really like to have is a 200/2.
BTW very envious of Anthony's new X-T2. I will certainly get one in a few months and prices have slightly gone down.
The 55-200 might be a good option for your hiking, as it is not heavy. Image quality is surprisingly good. The excellent 50-140 is heavy, even before adding the 1.4 t/c to take it up to a real 200.
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Fuji should just make a 200/2.8. Acceptable size and heft, "simple" optical design, and ligthning fast AF.
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Akira, Fuji need to come up with a 200mm fastish lens, f2 would be fine! The big zooms you are suggesting are a bit unwieldy, hence the request for a physically small long lens, something like a CSC compatible Nikon 300mm, f4 PF lens would be spiffing. But according to the Fuji for we spoke wasn't very optimistic!
Sten, absolutely right.
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The 55-200 might be a good option for your hiking, as it is not heavy. Image quality is surprisingly good. The excellent 50-140 is heavy, even before adding the 1.4 t/c to take it up to a real 200.
Thanks for confirming what for me are the main selling points of the 55-200 vs the 50-140. I have never been that interested in 70-200 equivalent pro-grade zooms.
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Simone, I tend to agree with Anthony the 55-200mm gets very good write ups. I'm considering this lens for myself, but would much prefer a fixed 200mm lens instead, but it's likely to be a long wait unfortunately!
Don't hold your breath waiting for a price drop, there's likely to be a bit of a queue as the first batch seems to have sold out! Having said that you will love the X-T2!
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Simone, I tend to agree with Anthony the 55-200mm gets very good write ups. I'm considering this lens for myself, but would much prefer a fixed 200mm lens instead, but it's likely to be a long wait unfortunately!
Don't hold your breath waiting for a price drop, there's likely to be a bit of a queue as the first batch seems to have sold out! Having said that you will love the X-T2!
I don't mind waiting until next spring.
It gives me something to look forward to.
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It is just before you get to Leicester Square.
;)