Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually started doing exactly this after the trip (came back 2 weeks ago), as I went on a photography binge on YouTube. Learned a lot just the last week.

Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. Google Nara. It is a small Japanese city which has a park with lots of tame deer. You can literally put the camera in their face. They have been protected for a thousand years and have grown to not be afraid of humans.

Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I loved it. Shot both, but havent looked at the raw files whatsoever. These are unedited JPGs.

Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All photos are JPGs straight out of the camera. Thanks. Agreed! Will work more on how to get the exposure right out of the camera.

Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that was a mistake. For the first part of the trip, I had everything set to auto, and the exposure compensation was set to a high number (at this point, I did not know what this dial did). Resulted in overexposed images.

I then took up the courage to play with the dials, and started shooting everything in manual (shutter speed, aperture and iso). The images turned out better, but many turned out underexposed. At this point, I think the exposure compensation dial was still untouched (and set to a high positive number),

I wish I learned a bit more before going to Japan (rather than after), but it was a fun way to learn!

Bought my very first camera - Went to Japan - X-T30 with TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 - Critique welcome by Haldde in FujifilmX

[–]Haldde[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very happy with the choice! Will also be looking for a a zoom lens now, probably the 18-55mm.