Finally ... I just can't do it. I can't go out and shoot just with primes. All too often, there's a shot that I want, and it simply isn't possible to get it by moving my feet alone.

The #Fujifilm 70-300mm zoom is now easy to get on the second-hand market (at last!), so I've picked one up to stick in my camera bag whenever I'm out with the prime lenses.

#photography #Wales #Llantrisant

This test shot is taken with one of the more divisive #Fujifilm prime lenses - the 23mm f/1.4 (the original one, not the new version that came out in 2022).

It's the equivalent of a 35mm lens on a full-frame camera.

Some people find it a very awkward field of view. And it's certainly far from being a flawless lens, as this shot clearly shows.

It's still got lovely character, though perhaps a little more subtle than the legendary 35mm f/1.4!

#photography #Wales #Llantrisant

Here's another test shot taken with the legendary #Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4 prime lens.

This was taken at f/2, because even on a winter's day, it was just too bright to shoot at f/1.4!

I've picked this one to show that there's no problem with detail at all. You can put this lens on the #XH2 and it works perfectly fine with that monster 40 megapixel sensor.

Also, look at the colours. The new WB mode on the X-H2 is a huge upgrade!

#photography #Wales #Llantrisant

This next test shot is taken with the legendary #Fujifilm 35mm f/1.4.

There are plenty of technical faults with the way this image has rendered.

I don't care.

The image pops. The separation with the background really has something about it.

Why did I wait so long to get this lens?!? (Because I love the convenience of my zoom lenses, that's why ...)

#photography #Wales #Llantrisant

This first shot is from the 90mm prime, wide open at f/2.

I love how the stone masonry here has rendered.

There's plenty of detail without the final result looking overly digital (for lack of a better description).

#fujifilm #xh2 #Wales #Llantrisant

Does anyone know where abouts I can see the Mari Lwyd in south Wales this Christmas? My partner's family recons there should be one about in the pubs in Llantrisant but if I go all the way there I want to make sure there really is one. #Wales #Llantrisant #Christmas #MariLwyd

My 4 x great grandfather, Richard Morgan, was baptised on 2 December 1792 in Llantrisant, Glamorgan, the ninth of twelve children born to James Morgan and Hannah David. Sadly, Hannah died when Richard was ten. Richard’s family were associated with inns and horses, and he spent a long working life as an ostler.

#FamilyHistory

#Genealogy

#SocialHistory

#Llantrisant

I wonder if Hugh Despenser (the younger) and King Edward II of England
Enjoyed a similar winter sunrise over #Llantrisant
Before being captured at #Pantybrad November 1326?
They ‘made sure’ executing Despenser;
Hung, Drawn, Quatered, and
Disemboweled, and
Beheaded.
No coming back from that!

https://m.facebook.com/TheHistoryOfWales/photos/on-24th-november-1326-hugh-despenser-the-younger-lord-of-glamorganwas-executedde/1028194610634554/

Got out for a pre rain walk this morning near #Llantrisant. Soggy feet by the time I got home, but an excellent #autumn day.
#cymru