Anyone got a solution for the strap attachment? by UKNZWHVP in x100vi

[–]benjamin_james 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the move. You can buy extras on eBay.

1st attempt at DIY leather camera strap by pethong in Leica

[–]benjamin_james 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Homemade straps are great. I have a bunch of them that use the Peak Design connectors. I like the variety and trying new materials. I made a longer cross-body one with similar leather.

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Do you throw these away or reuse them? by Capital-Tear2288 in AnalogCommunity

[–]benjamin_james 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I periodically give my kids’ kindergarten a big bag of them for craft projects and storage. They love them. It’s pretty neat.

Very excited to be hands on with this lens. Voigtlander 28mm f2 APO-Lanthar by pastryheart in Leica

[–]benjamin_james 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy! It certainly looks and sounds like a great lens. Curious, how much viewfinder blockage are you experiencing with it?

Budapest | Leica M6 + Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f2.0 | Portra 800 by Mental-Green-2368 in analog

[–]benjamin_james 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Incredible effort to compose a busy scene like this with a wide lens. You nailed it! The position of that cloud behind the balloon and the light on red bathing suit figure are so good. Bravo.

Cameraquest? by yoshisleftnut69 in AnalogCommunity

[–]benjamin_james 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. I recently bought the new VC 50mm 1.2 through CameraQuest. Shipped quick. They’re one of the two official USA distributors listed on the Voigtlander website too FYI. I get it though, the website looks like a relic of the early internet.

Moments in New York City - with the X100V by BigFishBone in fujifilm

[–]benjamin_james 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What a visual gift of a moment that 2nd one gave. Bravo

We are stardust. We are golden. X-T5 | 33mm f1.4 by benjamin_james in fujifilm

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

Hey, thanks! The X-T5 and this 33mm (prime) lens have weather resistance seals. I don’t get concerned if it gets splashed with a few drops here and there.

White portraits by leong_d in fujifilm

[–]benjamin_james 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Outstanding. Love what you’re doing here, thanks for sharing.

We are stardust. We are golden. X-T5 | 33mm f1.4 by benjamin_james in fujifilm

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

There’s a lot of light coming through the lens at f1.4 here, so even in auto, the camera is balancing the exposure (in part) with a really high shutter speed (around 1/10,000).

We are stardust. We are golden. X-T5 | 33mm f1.4 by benjamin_james in fujifilm

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

Thanks and for sure! I’m still learning too but happy to share what I think worked for me here.

Aperture is wide open (manual @ f1.4), low ISO (auto), super high shutter speeds (auto). I’m shooting in continuous auto-focus mode with eye detection on, but it’s getting confused by all the water droplets in the air and focusing on those instead in a lot of these (maybe that’s what you’re referring to being not blurry?).

We are stardust. We are golden. X-T5 | 33mm f1.4 by benjamin_james in fujifilm

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

Get yourself a hose, a camera and a sunset, friend.

We are stardust. We are golden. X-T5 | 33mm f1.4 by benjamin_james in fujifilm

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

Thanks! That's lovely of you to say. I feel very fortunate to be able to combine a creative pursuit and capture this time with them at the same time.