From photos look boring so didn’t go.

Nope.

Damn heavy, so I only bring either one camera body out at a time..

But what to do, the bokeh and sharpness so nice.. Have to sacrifice a bit liao

dang those full frames, they make out those out of focus areas looks veli nice.
if aps-c or m43

meaning got none of this kind of models issit tats why u did not go.
right? right?

Go f1.2 lens ma, but price weight and size important is Oly f1.2 still sharp enough wide open, but I havent got chance to touch L mount 50mm f1.4 thou

f1.2 lens still lose to FF f1.8 or f2.0.
bokeh FF is still king.
or is it MF?

sos: https://www.43rumors.com/panasonic-leica-dg...ally-announced/

Which nd filter nice for 12-40?

variable or fixed?

best bang for the buck is Hoya Pro series.

why do you need it for?
very very few scenarios require a nd filter.
my filter mostly sit at home 99.999999% of the time.

25mm not so poisonous for me.

Variable
Only use during travel I guess

well do take note the limitation of variable ND.
they create an X pattern at higher stops.

here is an example of x pattern.



normally variable ND is good up to 5-6 stops after that start to create X pattern.
if you need to go higher than 6 stops get a fixed ND filter.
From my experience with conditions in bright sunlight, 10 stops is a must.

that being said Hoya is still the best bang for the buck.

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Sep 3 2019, 10:01 AM

Thanks bro.
Maybe next time since a good one super expensive.

no problem.
yeah they are not cheap. a full set of ND filters can cost as much as a new lens.
try hunting around for a used one.
many are still in good condition since they are not used often.

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Sep 3 2019, 02:39 PM

Pulau Ketam

May I ask, is this "long exposure" look ok?

EM1.2, 12-40mm Pro.

Nice. Got use Nd filter?

No! Trying to ascertain everybody's opinion here about usage or non-usage of ND. Photo above is experimental, applied both motion blur and Gaussian blur.


No experience in using ND, had tried taking 30 photos over a span of 5 min, camera rest on solid platform, no tripod, then "Mean/Average" the layer, not bad too....

Lets see....

1/25 shutter speed not consider long exposure.
you had to close down your aperture to f22 and diffraction will make your pic look soft.
also at 1/25 of a sec will not really smooth out the water surface.

sorry i still have the habit of pixel peeping......

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Sep 6 2019, 10:30 AM