Had a shoot in one of the most expensive place in Singapore. This lens is mounted to Fuji XE1 and on a tripod.
It was a beautiful day and the sky was clear.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Keppel Bay Singapore with Touit 12mm
12mm Zeiss lens is my favorite lens. Love the wide view and the contrast and sharpness it produce.
Had a shoot in one of the most expensive place in Singapore. This lens is mounted to Fuji XE1 and on a tripod.
It was a beautiful day and the sky was clear.
Had a shoot in one of the most expensive place in Singapore. This lens is mounted to Fuji XE1 and on a tripod.
It was a beautiful day and the sky was clear.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Superb Zeiss 12mm
I can say the Zeiss Touit 12mm lens quality is a top notch lens in the market.The colour rendition and distort free images it gave are simply great. A worthwhile replacement for my m43 9-18mm.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Zeiss Touit 12mm & 32mm
In the month of June 2014, there is a ongoing insane sale in USA. The combo lenses of Zeiss 32mm and 12mm (Sony E mount and X-Fuji mount) is going at USD$919.
A year ago, the 12mm f2.8 cost about USD$999 and the 32mm cost around USD$799.
This sale prove a hit to most of the Sony and X fuji users. It is like buying a 12mmf2.8 and the 32mmf1.8 come as a free gift.
I bought it at my usual online store B&H USA and it was delivered within 3 working days. I finally sold my Olympus EP-1 and 9-18mm & 17mmf1.8 as I will focus on one system which is the Fuji X system.
FUJI X system started out shakily with AF issues. However with Fujifilm commitment to it's clients, they made lots of improvement to the current models and old models too. My Fuji XE-1 with the latest firmware upgrade made my AF speed and lock on much positive and I have no complaints. It is sufficient for normal and fast motion street shots.
I was holding on the m4/3 until this dual lens sale came and focusing on Fuji X make sense for me. The lenses at Fuji X is always at a affordable price (vs other systme lens quality/class) and image quality is top notch. Even the so call kit 18-55mmf2.8-4 is creating great images.
I have faith in Fujifilm and currently with 4 lenses for FUJI, I will be patiently wait for the next X-Pro body.
Update on 17 June 2014- The twin lenses sale has ended on 15th June 2014 which was supposed to end on Aug 2014. This must be due to the overwhelm demand. Did you get yours?
A year ago, the 12mm f2.8 cost about USD$999 and the 32mm cost around USD$799.
This sale prove a hit to most of the Sony and X fuji users. It is like buying a 12mmf2.8 and the 32mmf1.8 come as a free gift.
I bought it at my usual online store B&H USA and it was delivered within 3 working days. I finally sold my Olympus EP-1 and 9-18mm & 17mmf1.8 as I will focus on one system which is the Fuji X system.
FUJI X system started out shakily with AF issues. However with Fujifilm commitment to it's clients, they made lots of improvement to the current models and old models too. My Fuji XE-1 with the latest firmware upgrade made my AF speed and lock on much positive and I have no complaints. It is sufficient for normal and fast motion street shots.
I was holding on the m4/3 until this dual lens sale came and focusing on Fuji X make sense for me. The lenses at Fuji X is always at a affordable price (vs other systme lens quality/class) and image quality is top notch. Even the so call kit 18-55mmf2.8-4 is creating great images.
I have faith in Fujifilm and currently with 4 lenses for FUJI, I will be patiently wait for the next X-Pro body.
Update on 17 June 2014- The twin lenses sale has ended on 15th June 2014 which was supposed to end on Aug 2014. This must be due to the overwhelm demand. Did you get yours?
Friday, May 30, 2014
EP-1 Landscape
Got up in the wee hours of the morning and get my foldable bike into action. I ride from my home to the beach and came across this area. Setup my tripod and EP-1 with 9-18mm, I am off for a shooting spree.
The advantage of mirrorless camera like Olympus EP1 is that it is small enough to be kept into my waist pouch. My tripod was secured on my bike's rear rack.No need any camera bags and I can ride in a small bike for 2hrs. If I am to pack a DSLR and the lens and tripod, that is not so simple.
The tide was low today and the sun came out nicely with some clouds infront. This magic moment last only 5mins.
The advantage of mirrorless camera like Olympus EP1 is that it is small enough to be kept into my waist pouch. My tripod was secured on my bike's rear rack.No need any camera bags and I can ride in a small bike for 2hrs. If I am to pack a DSLR and the lens and tripod, that is not so simple.
The tide was low today and the sun came out nicely with some clouds infront. This magic moment last only 5mins.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Beijing with Fuji Xe1
Packed with Xe-1 and 2 lens (18-55mm & 55-200mm) into a F-6 Domke, I am off to Beijing for an incentive trip by the company I represent.
The Domke is like the Lowepro Passport Sling. Able to put my photo gear and a sweater plus passports and other things into the zipper compartment. It is much useful than the Lowepro due to the zippers. The material of the Domke is soft and comfy too.
Beijing is a great city and is filled thousand years of history. Here are some of the street shot gather by the Fuji XE1. The AF speed is good enough for such application. The setup is much lighter than DSLR and carry the load for a 12hrs period is no issue.
I find zooms lenses of Fuji are of serious good quality. The variable apertures(f2.8-4)are reasonably good for low light to good light situations. The 18-55.mm f2.8-4 is good for all situation including indoor as combining with XE-1 good high ISO performance, it is great combo for low light situations.
The 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 is super great for"sniper"shoots in a foreign country to capture the candid. This tele-zoom as seen in many reviews, never fail to impress. The bokeh is great looking and it makes my subjects to "pop" up. This lens main setback is the size and weight for a mirrorless lens.
Olympus and Panasonic m43 I personally feel they should come out a mid range zoom lenses like the Fuji instead of a constant aperture of f2.8 lens to cater for hobbyists like me. Their constant aperture zooms 35-100mmf2.8 etc is great but the price is not too good for hobbyists.
The Domke is like the Lowepro Passport Sling. Able to put my photo gear and a sweater plus passports and other things into the zipper compartment. It is much useful than the Lowepro due to the zippers. The material of the Domke is soft and comfy too.
Beijing is a great city and is filled thousand years of history. Here are some of the street shot gather by the Fuji XE1. The AF speed is good enough for such application. The setup is much lighter than DSLR and carry the load for a 12hrs period is no issue.
I find zooms lenses of Fuji are of serious good quality. The variable apertures(f2.8-4)are reasonably good for low light to good light situations. The 18-55.mm f2.8-4 is good for all situation including indoor as combining with XE-1 good high ISO performance, it is great combo for low light situations.
The 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 is super great for"sniper"shoots in a foreign country to capture the candid. This tele-zoom as seen in many reviews, never fail to impress. The bokeh is great looking and it makes my subjects to "pop" up. This lens main setback is the size and weight for a mirrorless lens.
Olympus and Panasonic m43 I personally feel they should come out a mid range zoom lenses like the Fuji instead of a constant aperture of f2.8 lens to cater for hobbyists like me. Their constant aperture zooms 35-100mmf2.8 etc is great but the price is not too good for hobbyists.
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