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<p>Nice prop, Bill - it contrasts nicely with the colour and softness of the bird.<br>

Found 5 more rolls of Provia 400X at a small local camera shop, so I can enjoy this film a little longer.<br>

The shots below were taken at the famous shrine at Nikko:</p>

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<p>Well, I hope you continue to use the super long, ultra wide and ultra fast occasionally, Louis - you contributions to the FD pages are always most appreciated.</p>

<p>And great to see some shots from you again, Louis!<br>

Hard to beat the Bokeh of the 400/4.5!</p>

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<p>The range of chrome film available continues to dwindle; Provia 400X, which I've been extolling for the last few months, is no more, to my great sadness. Looks like I'll be dialling the meter down to Velvia 50 from now on! Following therefore are my last Provia 400X posts here:</p><div></div>

<p>No doubt Canon extenders are well worth the cost compared to cheaper 3rd party makers. I really regret leaving my Canon 2xB on a mountain many years ago. "Replaced" it with a 7-element Kenko extender which I thought would be at least acceptable, but the results are not even that. </p>

<p>I think that's your best moon shot on this forum yet, Bill - it's an absolute stunner!<br>

Looking forward to seeing more from your 300/4 L.</p>

<p>Last shot is of my favourite flower, the lotus (or "hasu", here in Japan):</p><div></div>

<p>Hi Alex, and sure hope you're back on your feet real soon!<br>

A nice piece of junk indeed, and looking forward to seeing what it can do.<br>

First shot for me is from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura:</p>

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<p>That sounds like a really interesting assignment!<br>

Some really nice shots David, very creative and certainly shows what is possible with a single prime lens...</p>

<p>Hi Alex,<br>

I like the first shot particularly - the delivery van brake lights really activate it!<br>

By coincidence, this month I had also planned to show an old night image from many years back - this is ALL multi-exposure on one single frame using the A-1's lever (no Photoshop here)...the tricky thing was remembering which bits of the frame I had already used. I wasn't sure what would be suitable for the all-important center and left it until last, but then found the "Tengu-san" restaurant sign which seemed to do the trick. Better than a dry-cleaning sign anyway!</p>

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<p>Nice composition Bill - I've never seen one of those bugs on a black background before; really displays the green nicely...</p>

<p>Another very effective shot with this unique lens, Jim - thanks very much for sharing it.</p>

 

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<p>Thanks for the interesting shot with the rare FD fisheye, Jim.<br>

Speaking of rare FD, I'd love to see a shot from the 35mm TS lens sometime if anyone has one ?<br>

A couple more Japanesque views on Provia 400X chrome film, whose colours I really like:</p>

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<p>Thanks Bill - actually, the third one is a different actress (rather minor supporting role) who spent most of the time on the sidelines...</p>

<p>Spot-on timing, Bill...just like human teens, noisy and soon bigger than the parents!</p>

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<p>Yawning or roaring, I'm not quite sure, Alex! Good timing!<br>

Last month I tried Fujichrome Provia 400X for the first time, and liked it a lot. Expensive film, but the colours are very good for my taste, and it scans a lot more easily than color negative film for me at least. All shots are of Japanese theatre with the ever wonderful nFD 200/2.8 IF, aperture wide open and handheld at 1\250:</p><div></div>

<p>A beautiful shot against the bokeh green.</p>

<p>Thanks Bill - it was actually my 11 y.o. daughter's suggestion, so I'll pass on your thumbs-up to her :)</p>

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<p>That's about as close as that cat and bird should be allowed to get to each other...(both great shots!)<br>

Sakura season has come and gone here; only had cloudy weather on my shooting days, so had to focus on details:</p>

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