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- Location
- Cheshire UK
- Name
- Dennis
Armed only with my X10 and a new lens hood my wife and I set off to a friend's house in Northern France last Friday.
This was to be a final test for the dreaded Orbs and to see if the camera was really worth taking on our long haul trip next month.
By the time we reached Folkestone to board our train a heavy mist was rolling in off the English Channel and the light was very poor.
The crossing under the sea takes 30 minutes with about 5 cars in each level of the double decked carriages.
Doors seal each carriage before departure.
On the other side of the Channel the weather was still grey but this shot shows the closest I came to orbs throughout my stay.
I doubt if my LX5 would have done any better
The following day and still overcast with light rain and a trip to Abbeville Airport where my wife's friend had heard that we could hire a Micro Light Aircraft (ULM in French ) as a birthday treat for her husband.
The place was a throwback to the 1960s and very neglected as was this Mystere IV gate guardian. Such a shame. In my youth I'd spent many happy hours flying around this region and got to know its airfields well.
It was from here that German Bombers would fly to bomb my mother in London during WW2!
My friend's wife said the airport hotel here has an amazing write up in Trip Advisor.
I didn't bother to look ; actually it reminded me of the Travelodge near to The Alamo - a memory I'd rather forget
The next day at Le Treport but still not Orb or Flare weather
On Sunday at Le Crotoy and the sun shone brilliantly - so much so that I couldn't see the LCD.
These are just a small sample of shots but this last shot interests me because when I first had the camera I took many into sun pictures and all displayed more flare than I cared for.
It's easy to say that the lens hood helped but I can't see how that could be with the sun in shot. Any ideas?
So concluding..at ISO400 auto no nasty orbs seen from reflective water and possibly the shallow lens hood is worth having .... I just failed to tell my wife what it cost even at the latest Amazon price!
Using Velvia more and more now as I love the colour.
Yup the X10 is still a keeper but I think I'll just dump Fuji now ; their PR is awful.
(Hosting on Photobucket actual image quality is much better than shown here)
This was to be a final test for the dreaded Orbs and to see if the camera was really worth taking on our long haul trip next month.
By the time we reached Folkestone to board our train a heavy mist was rolling in off the English Channel and the light was very poor.
The crossing under the sea takes 30 minutes with about 5 cars in each level of the double decked carriages.
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Doors seal each carriage before departure.
On the other side of the Channel the weather was still grey but this shot shows the closest I came to orbs throughout my stay.
I doubt if my LX5 would have done any better
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The following day and still overcast with light rain and a trip to Abbeville Airport where my wife's friend had heard that we could hire a Micro Light Aircraft (ULM in French ) as a birthday treat for her husband.
The place was a throwback to the 1960s and very neglected as was this Mystere IV gate guardian. Such a shame. In my youth I'd spent many happy hours flying around this region and got to know its airfields well.
It was from here that German Bombers would fly to bomb my mother in London during WW2!
My friend's wife said the airport hotel here has an amazing write up in Trip Advisor.
I didn't bother to look ; actually it reminded me of the Travelodge near to The Alamo - a memory I'd rather forget
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The next day at Le Treport but still not Orb or Flare weather
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On Sunday at Le Crotoy and the sun shone brilliantly - so much so that I couldn't see the LCD.
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These are just a small sample of shots but this last shot interests me because when I first had the camera I took many into sun pictures and all displayed more flare than I cared for.
It's easy to say that the lens hood helped but I can't see how that could be with the sun in shot. Any ideas?
So concluding..at ISO400 auto no nasty orbs seen from reflective water and possibly the shallow lens hood is worth having .... I just failed to tell my wife what it cost even at the latest Amazon price!
Using Velvia more and more now as I love the colour.
Yup the X10 is still a keeper but I think I'll just dump Fuji now ; their PR is awful.
(Hosting on Photobucket actual image quality is much better than shown here)