Recent content by swiftowl51

Photography ones that is. Who reads what? I subscribed to Amateur Photographer for a while but I didn’t find it good value. Some of the articles were good and I enjoyed reading them but it depended on the issue. Is there a particular one that people like, and why. Is it because is specific, like...

Thank you all!! It probably was GAS…..so I need to remember just to get out there and take pictures rather than staying in and dreaming about new equipment! Although, liking the talk about the 16-80mm……;)

Hello Fabulous People:) Simple Question: If you’d come into £700 (maybe £800) unexpectedly, would you trade in your XT-4 for an XT-5? :) (Or XH-2?)

Instead, I invested in a couple of days out - one with an ex press photographer doing street photographer and one with a landscape photographer. I followed on from this doing a 3 days workshop with the same landscape guy. I think that is money better spent than the OU course, for me.

That’s really nicely explained - thank you. In fact, thank you all for your comments:) They have helped a lot in helping me forge my way forward in doing what I want t do:)

I’m interested to know the alternatives that you use to grad filters? :)

I love that. Can I ask what settings please and if you used any filters or editing?

I hadn't thought about that. I guess you substitute with post-taking processing instead? (I'm not that good with editing afterwards!)

Thanks, Lewis. I’ve done some research and I’m confused over the choices. I love the idea of of the Kase magnetic 6 stop and 9 stop and polarising filters which can stack. But the grad filters wouldn’t have the flexibility of having it where I want it - a circular filter is fixed I guess...

Hello. Some filter advice please:) I’ve recently been on a landscape photography away day where I had use of some Lee filters. I have some Cokin filters for some time but the Lee filters were amazing. I’m now thinking that I’d like some of that quality but I wondered if there is an alternative...

Thank you. That’s exactly the kind of stuff that I’d like to shoot.

Thanks Paul. I’ll take a look at that.. I’ll post the results of whatever I get:)

I posted last week about getting a 80mm macro lens to go with my XT-4 for a winter project. I understand that the minimum distance to the subject is 25cm and it gives a 1:1 ration. Can anyone tell me how close that gets an image. I’d really like to get very close in insects and spiders - would...

I am really surprised. I’m new to macro photography and expected something very different!

That’s excellent. Do you mind sharing what kit you used and the settings?