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Tin Pan Alley

Cyrus — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:09:58 +0000

Fuji X- Pro 1, processed in Silverefex Pro 2

Simple

Cyrus — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:34:13 +0000

Fuji X Pro 1

Jealous Croc

Cyrus — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:39:51 +0000

Fuji X-pro 1, 800iso, Raw

Waiting

Cyrus — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:53:33 +0000

Las Vegas. Nikon D700 & Nikon 24-120 VR

Through the ages

Cyrus — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:33:44 +0000

Fuji X-Pro 1, 35mm f5.6

Not sunny side up

Cyrus — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:45:27 +0000

Ricoh GXR A12 M module & Leica 35mm ASPH

Yellows and Blues

Cyrus — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:42:52 +0000

Fuji X-Pro 1. Processed in ToyCamera Analogue

Fuji X-Pro 1 autofocus trick

Cyrus — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:55:26 +0000

The X-Pro 1 autofocus is surprisingly good at locking onto moving targets – humans, bicycles and cars can all be caught with relative ease. First, set the X-Pro on AF-S (NOT AF-C) and select any autofocus point in the OFV or EVF.

The trick is to depress the shutter in one go – the camera may take 1/4 of a second to sort out the focus, but there seems to be an algorithm that compensates for the movement of the subject + the 1/4 second delay and puts the plane of focus back into the right position.

If you’ve been brought up on DSLRs the overwhelming urge is to half press the shutter to get focus – do this on the X-Pro 1 and the autofocus will fail on fast moving objects. Mash the shutter (gently) in one go and it works really well, even at f.1.4 with taxis.

This technique works an amazingly high % of the time. I was testing this in the rain on cyclists with the 35mm wide open at 1.4.
10 out of 10 were sharp.

Got bored and went home.

Although I don’t have the X100 several people have reported that this technique works with that camera as well.

China Town

Cyrus — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:21:39 +0000

A grab shot with the Nikon D700 and 35mm 1.4G. Processed in ToyCamera analogue.

The madness of Bombay

Cyrus — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:22:32 +0000

I love the energy and the rain in this city. D700 and 35mm 1.4G