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Water Wings Fuji XT-2, XF23mm F2, Tripod

Crystal Rocks, at Crystal Cove Fuji XT-2, XF23mm F2, Tripod

CRYSTAL SWIRL XT-2, XF23mm F2, Acros, Tripod. Sanford, Your comment on your first post, very funny, got me on a laugh!

When, or how does initially spending more keep one from spending more? How much better are the materials and tolerances of Novoflex verses the others? I don't know, but there is a point that by fiddling with a lessor product that could, cause damage to your camera, Cause damage to your lens. I've heard of some reviews on lens adapters that describe mismatch tolerances requiring excess force to be used to get lenses on and off. So much so to create metallic particles to be worn off of surfaces. Where are we at with this? Is there a real happy medium product? Metabones has the happy medium price, but more research on my part to be done. I'm very curious on this as I have Nikkor AIS lenses that could see the marriage to the XT-2.

I see, sorry.

To me mirrorless seems just starting to get there Starting to get where? Yes it took these years for DSLRs to get where they are and they've been around longer than mirrorless, but next to the Fuji XT-2 for example, I'd be interested to know what can compete in IQ, size, weight, handling, AF at that price.

CRYSTAL SKY Fuji XT-2, 23mm F2, Acros, Tripod.

I lean towards early morning or late in the day. I also have been checking the weather report regularly. Bright sunlit conditions bore me lately, I might get over it.

These vibration issues regarding a tripod are interesting. I have a few tripods. One is a carbon fiber tripod that was a gift that is light medium in size and easy to use and I used it regularly with small camera's. When I made the digital move I noticed that some images were soft but inconsistently. So then I did an experiment on the hard tile floor between my retired Gitzo metal tripod and the gifted carbon. With camera mounted between the two tripods and initiating shock into the head with camera, a thump with my finger, I noticed a very obvious shake or vibration with the carbon tripod and absolutely no reaction, or vibration with the metal Gitzo. Live and learn! I'm not saying this a universal solution carbon verses metal tripods, surely there a carbon tripods sophisticated enough to overcome shake, but I'm just submitting my experience that had I known the result earlier on I could have saved a lot of images.

I have an XT-1, I can't find a reason not to recommend it. It's design is ingenious. Small enough, light enough, ergonomically comprehensive, excellent image quality, versatile in camera editing options. The XF18-55 2.8-4 lens might change your mind as a first purchase. I was a staunch anti-zoom person for 32 years. The 18-55 isn't perfect, but its more about what is good about it that makes this point worthwhile. The IQ from the lens is fantastic. It has image stabilization that actually works. For travel and harvesting majority shots, you must entertain the thought of the 18-55, then move on to the 23mm f2 which I also have for specific known cases. also and important, make sure you do a firmware update for the camera you get if not already done and a firmware update for the lens in case you decide on the 18-55.

I have run into a condition like this and opted for Gelatin filters with the mount at a distance from the lens and large enough to cover beyond the angle of view of the lens. Also the use of rear lens element clips for Gelatin filters as long as their clean eliminates the similar issue.

The End of Land! Or Lands End. So many Photographs entitled, "Lands End." But to me this really is, "Lands End," as the road runs out. You can't go further, unless you go off the cliffs. This as seen at Chimney Rock trail at Point Reyes National Seashore. A lovely day, a great hike with the Fuji XT-2, XF18-55 2.8, Tripod.

Tripods are essential. Live with it. Even quick shutter speeds aren't impervious to slight movement. There are cases when fast shutter speeds will do the trick but at risk. Murphy's law will prove that out. Been there done that. Use the tripod!

Torrey Pines Reserve post rains. The well known drought in California had many repercussions. Torrey Pines Reserve took a toll from the drought in that, although the flora, trees are evolved to store moisture for long periods, 12 years was too long, but even then color has come back too the landscape. The soil in Torrey Pines Reserve is made up of mainly sandstone, very porous. So drainage in prominent. When the rain stops, there's no storage in the soil so plants and trees need to gather water and store it quickly. Unfortunately and not seen in this scene, there are tree casualties. Fuji XT-2

Carmel Mission in fading light handheld. Fuji XT-2

I see your point of the 18-55 being awkward on the smallish body of the XE-2S, but just in case your thinking of dismissing the 18-55, I would continue thought on that regard, as I'm just taking the opportunity to sing about the greatness of that lens. I too added a smaller lens to my XT-1, and now XT-2 and I went for the 23mm F2. I've been back and forth over the workability differenced between the 18mm focal length verses the 23 and for my purposes the 23mm angle of view still wins as the most useful, but more than that if you check out the lab performance characteristics of the 23mm F2 you will see that its sharpest in the middle and ever so slightly behind the 23mm 1.4 in the corners. I can attest that the build quality, size, weight, performance of the 23mm F2 is all that it is intended to be and honestly, and I should shut up, how Fuji came up with that price tag on the 23mm F2 is beyond me, I mean this lens is, and I know this issue is overdone, but is the sharpest lens I think I own right in there with my Nikkor 55mm 2.8 Micro. I see where Fuji is going with the F2 formula and I'm also considering the 50mm F2 if ever it get in stock. So to your question I can't imagine one would be disappointed with the 23mm F2 its definitely one of Fuji's best. Again as for the 18-55, its definitely one of the best Zooms in Photography and its more about what the plans are for the day. With the 18-55 in the field for example in landscape, I'm able to harvest more images and nail framing and to do so with a lens that provides this kind of performance is just great. In the field when I know a scene, or certain scenes, meaning I actually know it will work with the 23mm angle of view, I have used the 23mm with success stopped down to 5.6-11 and the results are freaking stunning. The 23mm f2 is a must have for a Fuji kit.

Loading an image, navigating to the category to check it is slow going. Yet when contributing an image to a group like for example, mirrorless, it all work well. Strange that it works well in some ways and some not.

This "Hidden Beach," found in Point Lobos in my recent visit there. I had to snicker at the people that were for whatever reason not happy that they couldn't get down there and It's comforting to know there are places not occupied by screaming trash producers. This is also my first crack at the new Fuji XT-2 at last. The XT-2 I'm finding a very formidable tool of Photography. I was glad to get back to Point Lobos knowing the rain season was strong this year. In fact it had just been raining this day, I was ducking in and out of the car to get in some shots, but the foliage is rich although in April still a little early for a Wildflower big bloom. Going back in June.