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Crimson backlight

Re-edited 28 Dec 2020.

 

Another vertical shot to frame in the intensely coloured foliage with the Edo period bell tower as backdrop.

 

The profuse and intense colors make autumn in Kyoto truly special and this spot is as intense as it gets!

 

Heavily backlit shot, fear not the backlight!

 

Hopefully Autumn can herald a return to some normalcy even if the experts expressed caution.

 

Fundamentally unless the situation improves, how many will need new gear except the “mis-influencer” shills when most of us can’t even get to travel far?

 

This shot was taken with the FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM, a truly great lens in my opinion that totally deserved the GM designation with great color, micro-contrast and smooth OOF rendering and thanks to the shorter flange-back distance, it is also significantly lighter than DSLR versions. Personally I have little to no impetus to get any f1.8 Prime within this range as the GM zoom is already so good.

 

The to be released FE 12-24mm f2.8 GM will be interesting, if its weight is manageable, I’ll definitely be getting rid of my FE 12-24mm f4.0 G which while very sharp (way over-rated attribute), the color output from this lens is just not good. Even then, there will be absolutely no rush whatsoever as it’ll be a Buyer’s market for the next few years when it comes to camera gear!

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Uploaded on May 2, 2020