i used to watch a guy called james beltz - very good he was too, but he wiped his youtube channel and all his vids are just on vimeo now

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    Cuprajake Highly recommend Peter Mckinnon too, his video’s aren’t always photography focused but there’s some cool inspiration to be had with their styling and product photography & landscapes!

    I literally have a camera with a 50mm lens on at all points for work stuff, super versatile and makes for easy good shots!

        Ernie1 Anytime! - I’m a big fan of that Japanese Anime/Cyber asthetic, Ghost in the Shell vibes in all his videos. Super cool visuals…now just how to tie it into a coffee video 🤔 😂

            CoyoteOldMan

            All of the X100 models are so brilliant.

            I only upgraded mine to the XT1 and 2 as I thought ‘I just want this exact camera but with interchangeable lenses’

            So what did I do? Got the XT1 and walked round with just the 23mm on for two years…

            I now use the 35 a lot but I’m certain I could get by quite happily with the X100, and I much prefer the form factor of the X100 too.

              And now I’m on ebay looking at things I totally shouldn’t be buying…THANKS GUYS.

              this forum will do that to you lol

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              CoyoteOldMan Still very much enjoying my X100S - though having looked at the F and V, I am kind of tempted to upgrade…

              I still use my x100t every day. I would consider upgrading to the x100v if they were available only because the battery life on the t is poor, even with new batteries I only get around 50 shots per battery!

                  Flat_Eric That’s definitely odd - The S’s battery still dies suddenly with no warning, but I can get a couple of hundred shots per charge (without flash, in JPG 4:3 large format, using the viewfinder but not the screen). Possibly worth buying a new battery? Especially clones are cheap.

                    That is with new batteries. I shoot RAW, use the screen and have the performance setting turned on. I rotate three different batteries all from different suppliers because I thought my first one was a duff. Still love the camera though, my Nikons are just sat in the drawer doing nothing now, really must get them out and get motivated to use them again.

                      Flat_Eric I shoot RAW, use the screen and have the performance setting turned on.

                      That may make the difference…

                      I usually go around with a spare charged battery anyway, because it tends to die with next-to-zero warning. At least they are small and cheap!

                        So took the camera to the families tonight

                        I’d changed a few recommended settings. Inc auto iso. Which was a mistake for some reason the camera likes iso 400 I should of set it to 800.

                        Most pics were blurry which was crap

                        I’m not sure if it’s the camera or just me being rustier than the Titanic.

                        Is it worth upgrading to a better body,?

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                          Cuprajake I was feeling much the same when I was on the photography workshop weekend that I recently went on. When I spoke with the guy who ran the course he agreed that it would be best to start getting back into it before changing the camera. I had forgotten so much, and made lots of errors. I would wait as there is nothing wrong with the camera you have. I have been ill all over Christmas otherwise I was going to take the advice that I was given and start by just making sure that I took a picture a day and then hopefully getting back to a standard of picture taking that I used to be.

                            Cuprajake Lighting is definitely the most important thing I focus on with photos. Alot can be saved in the edit if you shoot things abit brighter, but its difficult to brighten stuff up without increasing noise!

                            Heres a Pre & Post edit quick photo I did for instagram this week.