ACJC.S
The day is done
Respite for some, melancholy for others.
I love taking night shots, the interplay of light and shadows plus the absence of daytime distractions is calming. The artificial lighting along this ancient street is just about adequate, this helps avoid obscuring the boundaries of night and day like those in the over-lit cities which can disrupt our circadian rhythm.
The soft warm indoor lighting seeping out through the little gaps in the Kyo-Sudare (京すだれ, traditional Kyoto bamboo blinds) and Kōshi (格子, traditional wooden lattices) are signatures of this historical street.
Crisp, clean and without distracting burnt highlights or excessive blooming from point light sources, just the way I like it!
Have not bought any new lens this year but the rumored Panasonic Leica 9mm f1.7 Prime sure looks interesting. Hope it will perform better than the Panasonic 8-18mm f2.8-4 and Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 at 9mm! Have not been interested in any new m43 lenses since the Olympus 12-100mm f4.
Wished Sony would make a FE 18mm f1.8 G Prime of similar quality as their existing FE 20mm f1.8 G ($900). While there's an existing Basis 18mm f2.8, it's unnecessarily bulky and rather overpriced ($1,400).
Postscript
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Well, Sony has just announced an UWA Prime but for APS-C, the E 11mm f1.8 (181g, equivalent 17mm). Now Fuji also has a XF 8mm f3.5 on their roadmap. The new FE PZ 16-35mm f4.0 at 353g does not quite fit the bill being a power zoom, it is rather compact though.
Unfortunately, the Panasonic 9mm f1.7 does not seem to befit its “Leica” badge with weak corners that don't improve much stopped down. Its minimum focus distance at 9.5cm is however really attractive making it great for UWA perspective distortion being way closer than any m43 UWA lens.
The day is done
Respite for some, melancholy for others.
I love taking night shots, the interplay of light and shadows plus the absence of daytime distractions is calming. The artificial lighting along this ancient street is just about adequate, this helps avoid obscuring the boundaries of night and day like those in the over-lit cities which can disrupt our circadian rhythm.
The soft warm indoor lighting seeping out through the little gaps in the Kyo-Sudare (京すだれ, traditional Kyoto bamboo blinds) and Kōshi (格子, traditional wooden lattices) are signatures of this historical street.
Crisp, clean and without distracting burnt highlights or excessive blooming from point light sources, just the way I like it!
Have not bought any new lens this year but the rumored Panasonic Leica 9mm f1.7 Prime sure looks interesting. Hope it will perform better than the Panasonic 8-18mm f2.8-4 and Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 at 9mm! Have not been interested in any new m43 lenses since the Olympus 12-100mm f4.
Wished Sony would make a FE 18mm f1.8 G Prime of similar quality as their existing FE 20mm f1.8 G ($900). While there's an existing Basis 18mm f2.8, it's unnecessarily bulky and rather overpriced ($1,400).
Postscript
=========
Well, Sony has just announced an UWA Prime but for APS-C, the E 11mm f1.8 (181g, equivalent 17mm). Now Fuji also has a XF 8mm f3.5 on their roadmap. The new FE PZ 16-35mm f4.0 at 353g does not quite fit the bill being a power zoom, it is rather compact though.
Unfortunately, the Panasonic 9mm f1.7 does not seem to befit its “Leica” badge with weak corners that don't improve much stopped down. Its minimum focus distance at 9.5cm is however really attractive making it great for UWA perspective distortion being way closer than any m43 UWA lens.