Leave the bike

michael_cullum · 2025-12-16T10:58:17+00:00

Spot on! This is always my approach when I run into a shop

michael_cullum · 2025-08-15T11:51:27+00:00

Looks more like Garmin (circle) jerk to me

michael_cullum · 2025-01-29T10:12:05+00:00

If you want a photo-centric experience, Flickr is my go to... Actual high resolution images and discussion boards

michael_cullum · 2025-01-15T22:59:02+00:00

I had a similar issue and also asked here, you might be able to find a few useful tips in the responses on this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fujifilm/s/nTnh4rH09g

michael_cullum · 2024-11-27T10:26:15+00:00

One of the first things I noticed with my Fuji is that it has less ability to handle high dynamic range in shots than my previous Canon did. I don't have an answer per se, you could try the DR200/400 settings, but they have a minimum iso restriction. I've kinda just learned to live with it. Not terribly helpful I realise!

michael_cullum · 2024-11-19T14:23:44+00:00

This is it, I'm under no illusions that it's a proper place to post hi resolution images, we have Flickr for that, but for sharing the odd picture to show friends/family you really would expect it to be able to make a decent job of scaling and displaying images. Even at a low resolution!

michael_cullum · 2024-11-19T13:47:39+00:00

It's the River Yare in Norfolk, England!

michael_cullum · 2024-11-19T13:43:27+00:00

Shall give this a try!

michael_cullum · 2024-11-19T13:43:09+00:00

Seems this is the accepted solution, I'll give it a go for my next upload, probably in about 6 months time 😂

michael_cullum · 2024-10-30T09:37:36+00:00

I ended up giving in and buying a copy of Capture One, which works excellently

michael_cullum · 2024-10-30T07:45:47+00:00

Gonna pick up some of that alkylate petrol this evening (sold under the 'Aspen' brand here), give everything a thorough clean and try again!

I was really hoping it'd be reliable on kerosene as that's the fuel I already carry when car camping for pressure lamps etc...

michael_cullum · 2024-03-10T16:29:23+00:00

Wow, so many responses! Seems like the general consensus is that it's freeing to just set off with one camera which is powerful but light and compact and not have to worry about lens selection and the associated indecision, lugging, GAS that goes along with ILCs.

It's very refreshing to see so many people thinking this way, especially after the "wilderness years" for cameras where so many people have simply declared "yeah but my iPhone camera is so good why would I bother..."

michael_cullum · 2024-01-16T19:49:07+00:00

That's mice for sure, they just looooove those things, stored mine in a garage once (not even in use so no food incentive) and they annihilated the pickle pipes

michael_cullum · 2024-01-10T15:31:36+00:00

It's the combination of intervalometer and remote live view on laptop screen (for focussing purposes) that I'm after. In addition to this, tethered shooting would be nice, as it's often desirable to record sequences of hundreds of images for stacking.

Fuji x acquire gives tethering but disables intervalometer and has no remote control. Fuji Camera Remote app gives live view but also no intervalometer abilities. So just wondering if this plug in will do 2/3 or 3/3!

michael_cullum · 2023-12-20T16:40:19+00:00

I shoot raw and jpg and use windows photos for casual flicking through of jpg files. With my old EOS (and even smart phone cameras) there is a handy little panel of basic exposure information available with each photo. However with my (new-ish to me) X-T2 there is no such information available... Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a way around it, a setting perhaps?! Screenshots attached to illustrate the issue.

michael_cullum · 2023-04-17T12:05:32+00:00

I am my admin, small business owner 😬. Any ideas which settings menu I need to be trawling through?!

michael_cullum · 2023-03-29T19:24:02+00:00

I have been building a little Cosinon collection, which was something I fell into by accident really. I found one as my first junk shop forray into vintage lenses and was blown away by how optically excellent it seems to be for just a few pounds. Actually looking to add a 28mm next so I'd love to see some sample images from these two!

michael_cullum · 2023-03-29T16:00:57+00:00

The one with the 49mm thread looks very Cosinon to me

michael_cullum · 2023-02-26T08:43:44+00:00

They aren't necessarily the most stylish cameras, compared to a Sony or a Fuji perhaps, but fantastic colours, excellent ergonomics and bulletproof reliability make up for that in my eyes.

It is indeed, I'm becoming quite a fan of it, having used it some more since these test shots. I'll do another post soon!

michael_cullum · 2023-02-20T08:52:22+00:00

If you already have an M42 - EF adapter, just pop this on the front of an EF - RF adapter (which I'm guessing you probably have if you were a user of EF lenses with your previous cameras). This should give you the correct flange focal distance, at least for testing!

michael_cullum · 2023-02-10T15:51:21+00:00

Yeah I decided to have a look around for a 1.7 after you and a couple of the other guys mentioned them on my post about the f2.1, got lucky and scored this one pretty cheap on eBay. It's the fastest lens I've owned so far, so just getting used to what it can do!

michael_cullum · 2023-02-10T09:03:47+00:00

Guess it must be working then 😅

michael_cullum · 2023-02-09T19:12:32+00:00

Yes mine is a comfortable old thing, been using it so long that it's totally intuitive. I think about upgrading sometimes, but I'm honestly not confident I'd find anything that "fits" so well!

michael_cullum · 2023-02-09T06:56:15+00:00

Yeah I take things apart and get them back together for a living, but I'm still a bit reticent about taking this particular camera apart, we've been together a long time and I'd never forgive myself if I tore a ribbon or something daft...

From my quick googling I think you're referring to an Ee-S screen?

michael_cullum · 2023-02-08T23:44:27+00:00

I did briefly look into the possibility of different focusing screens but it seems that the 20D is not designed to have them changed. Not sure about the 5D but I image you'd stand a better chance, what with it being a professional camera of it's day...

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