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The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:36 am
by Woodlouse2002
Well a delivery van came today and the nice lady handed me this box:
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I opened it up and inside was this box:
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Inside of which was... The new lense I ordered the other day for my camera. Or to put it another way, my very own WL-FX9B!!! Which roughly translated means wideangle lense for fuji's.
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So naturally I had to test it with the first view avaliable, that which resides outside my bedroom window.

So here's without:
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And here's with:
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Difference isn't great but think of the potential with more inspiring shots. :D :D :D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:50 am
by Hagar
Difference isn't great but think of the potential with more inspiring shots. :D :D :D

Goody a new toy. :D

It looks pretty good & that's not a bad view from your bedroom window. I look forward to seeing some of your more inspired shots. ;)

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:55 am
by Craig.
nice addition. Cant wait to see some more results.

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:23 am
by Omag 2.0
Looks like an awfull big box for such a lense!  :o  8)

I hope you'll have plenty of fun with it! And don't forget to show us the results!  ;)

PS ... Fuji must know you're an aviation fan... look on the box... release flaps!  ;D Yeah, ok, but to which angle?  ;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:29 am
by Woodlouse2002
The box did amuse me rather. Not least when I looked on the bottom...

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;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:48 am
by Omag 2.0
LOL.... cardboardbox designers with humour!  ;D  ;D  ;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:22 am
by Rifleman
For your next test shot Woodie, try to include only about 25% of the vertical image with plain blue sky unless you have lots of interesting clouds.....this way, you will be able to judge how much more of the interesting foreground you can capture also...... 8)

....rule of thirds.... ;)

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:10 pm
by 61_OTU
The box did amuse me rather. Not least when I looked on the bottom...
;D


When I used to go canoeing I once saw a guy who had used gaffer tape to write "PTO" on the underside of his boat ;D

Looks great Woody, where did you get it from, thinking of getting one for mine.

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 2:55 pm
by Woodlouse2002

Looks great Woody, where did you get it from, thinking of getting one for mine.

Here. They're out of stock at the moment (mine being the last one) but keep an eye on it as this website sells them for nearly

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:02 pm
by C
Nice little piece of kit. Excessive box though... :o ;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:36 pm
by SkyNoz
Nice camera and pictures it produces. ;D.....like the apple Ipod in the background. ;)

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:10 pm
by 61_OTU
Just looked at the pic on a big screen, is that series 2 yours?

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:13 pm
by Woodlouse2002
Just looked at the pic on a big screen, is that series 2 yours?

It is. However the cylinder rings are practically worn though, the starter motors dodgy, the clutch has probably reseized by now and the transfer box is split, as a result of deseizing the clutch last summer.

Whats more it needs new door pillars and most likely a new chassis.

But I would like to know how you identified it as a series 2 from that picture though. I have to get a look at either the radiator grill or the dash to tell a series 2 and 3 apart. ;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:37 pm
by beaky
Bet you'll see more dramatic results shooting close-up with a deep field behind the subject... a goose, perhaps...
;D

Re: The Cameraman Cometh...

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:38 pm
by 61_OTU
I would like to know how you identified it as a series 2 from that picture though. I have to get a look at either the radiator grill or the dash to tell a series 2 and 3 apart. ;D


I've looked at it again, and to be honest there is nothing in the picture that gives it away.

Excluding the headlight position and grille, external clues are the door hinges, the wing mirror position, and the brake light style. None of these are really discernable from the pic.

I don't know what to say, I guess it just has an overall air of series 2 about it. I suppose you never forget your first love ;)