Oh, it wasn't fruitimus prime, it was Xiia0Ban.....sowee...

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Sep 30 2016, 11:39 PM

Aiyoo, 2011 not so many years ago bah....

But on a serious not, those were really good shots. Back in 2011, I was just starting to get interested in photography....After seeing your photos back many many years ago, I felt so small and even further away from the ultimate fruitimus prime....

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 1 2016, 12:12 AM

Ha ha, nothing serious lah...just about a conversation we had months ago about using x100s for event. I was just exaggerated thing for fun, don't worry.

kenary By the way, bro. Still doing macro ? Kinda miss your macro shots...they were awesome..

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 1 2016, 12:46 AM

I know, as I said, I was just exaggersting because i thought it was fruitie who said so....I find it quite true with the fuji x100s AF....hunt quite a bit and quite slow. So hard to get sharp focus while hunting for kids running around. Other than that, the ooc jpeg is superb, especially with the 23mm f2 lens.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 1 2016, 03:01 AM

Oh I never knew we can do manual focus with X100 series camera....too noob I was...

I started noticing your work before because of your macro photos.....aiyoo....sayang lah you stopped. Stock photos? Must be making lots of $$.....

Hey Icehart bro, wanna jump ship to Fuji ar ?

Indoor or outdoor?

If outdoor, things are easier. Just set the SS as auto and dial in your desired Aperture. Usually bright sunlight will give u enought SS for fast moving action.

With indoor, you will most likely need a flash. I found that, with flash, I can set the SS as low as 1/60 and I can freeze action such as levitation shots. Hope this help

You might have read somewhere where there is a rule of thumb, your SS shoukd not be less than your focal length. Say example, you use 50mm(75mm Full frame equivalent) , then u should use 1/80, or more. But this is principle only enough for you to do handheld shot to compensate camera shake, not fast enough to freeze fast action.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 8 2016, 01:25 PM

Welcome. Since u said dark area, you have 2 option. Get prime lenses with big aperture(as streme21 suggested) or get a flash. I know some die hard ambient light fans who would never use a flash because of their unnatural look. However, i found that, with proper diffusion, flash light can light up your subjects in a beautiful way. As some other forumer pointed out somewhere, natural light can be ugly too, especially if u have to bump up the iso to increase your SS for fast action shot, which will induce lots of noise.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 8 2016, 01:35 PM

Hi fruitie, just wondering how you enjoying the sammy 12mm this far? To be honest, I havent been using mine much lately, therefore thinking of selling it. Perhaps I am too noob to fully utilise a uwa.....hopefully can get some tips from you before i finalized my decision to sell it......thanks.

I see. I wish to become one uwa freak too. Perhaps I should give more chances to the lens by forcing myslef to take more photos with it. If I sell it now (less than half a year since i bought it) might not do it any justice....

So mean to say, a uwa lens really shines when it comes to travel photography?

Woh.....nice ! I'm wondering how do we complain to this KPDNKK ? Do they have email or phone number where I can call? Not that I need to do so now, but might come in handy someday.

By the way, fruitie, how come your lenses listing is gone?

I see. Cool.

Years ago ? No lah.....I still remembered when we were discussing about the sammy 12mm, you have your lenses listed. Of one I particularly remember was the 56mm f1.2. And I think u also listed 23mm f2.....right? In case you wonder, I just wanna know what lenses you are using as a reference.

Very nice and soft light! Judgig from the eyes catxh lights, you used ring flash diffuser? Image are very sharp, you applied sharpening in post? Or just in camera sharpening? I have to say, very sharp for a zoom!

I agreed, fuji 'color science' are really good. And the handling with external dials are so much more fun to use compared to Sony camera. Having said that, I supposed we human are very adaptable creature. Yes, Sony A7III are a very very tempting offer, but that temptation dwindle quickly for me the moment I start looking at the size and the prize of Sony FE lenses....


Yes, the RounfFlash, that's what I meant! I have the same one, just that mine is cheap china knockoff with "meike" branding. I bought it with the intention of using it as a portable softbox, didn't like it so much as it's cut down about 1.5 to 2 stops of light from my flash. Was thinking of selling it till I saw your post. To be fair to it, I never used it the way it was intended to, just like how you did. I supposed now I have good reasons not to sell it. And thanks for sharing the info about the XF10-24 lens. I'm genuinely impressed by it's sharpness as a Zoom. Initially I thought those photos was taken with a prime....

I see. Thanks again for the good tips! Really nice and crisp shot!

Why u wanna jump ship leh? What is that the fuji xt20 can offer that you cant get with the a6000, apart from the 4k and touch screen?

This post has been edited by Loseeker: May 22 2018, 11:13 PM

The reason why I've asked was because I am like u, using the sony a6000 but thinking of switching to the fuji xt20 countless of times already. I just feel that my sony a6000 files whether raw or jpeg are very digital....and really cannot get the color I like. But fuji lenses are so expensive.....which everytime stopped me from making the move to switch. Been thinking of perhaps buying a fujixt20 with the well regard 18-55mm to use it along side the a6000.....Having said that, i recently found a thai photographer on flickr who can post process sony files (with Lr only) with excellent results.....hence i still putting off the purchase, in the hope of improving my post processing skills as oppose to switching....

I think you are right, I think I might just bite the bullet and jump ship to fuji. If I can pp and get the result I want, I most likely will drop the idea. The problem is, I can't even PP to get what I want, and a lot of the time, PP with Capture one Pro made it worse........(By the way, I used preset with C1P also) I really like the FujiXt20 where it has touchscreen. I'm just worry if I can get the equivalent lens in Fuji where I already have in Sony. Currently, I have

Sigma 30mm f1.4 (RM13XX) = Fuji equivalent XF35mm f1.4 (RM 26XX) , twice the price.

Sony 18-105F4 (RM 22XX) = Fuji......nothing in the same range with constant F4. Unless I go for XF18-135 which is RM31XX, which is RM9XX more expensive and no constant aperture. Sony recently just released an SEL18135 which should be around RM28XX, still RM300 cheaper than Fuji version and much more compact.

Samyang 12mm f2 = Good thing Samyang came in Fuji mount also, which I also encouraged fruitie to buy almost 2 years ago. (If she still remembers)

Speaking of that, Fuji seems to get not much love from third party lens manufacturer support other than samyang which also makes lens with aperture ring....

As for the body, the XT20 is priced more than the Sony a6000, which I can totally understand because being something that is newer with touch enabled screen and 4k video. I just find it hard to stomach the price difference between the Sigma 30 and the XF35mm.....as well as the XF18135.......ar.....decision decision....



I happy for you. I hope I can say the same. I don't know why, but somehow I never have much problems when I was using nikon D7000, Olympus E-300, Canon 60D and Fujifilm X100s....I can't put a word to it....but the Sony files just either too digital or too artificial at times.....so sad that I got into Sony because a6000 was the cheapest semi pro I can afford at that time....

This post has been edited by Loseeker: May 24 2018, 09:48 PM

Congratulation bro. I am happy for u. As for me, I think I will just stick to my a6000 for the time being while working to upgrade my editing/retouching skills instead. If I ever make the switch in future, would still prefer the xt20 with the touch screen. The grip of xt20 is small( why fuji why?), but can buy add on, but dont think any firmware can add a touch function to the xt2.