Daily Archives: January 7, 2015

 

It’s hard to resist buying everything that Fuji comes out with.  All their stuff  is so good!!!!  I said I was not intersted in the 18-135, now it’s one of my favorite lenses.  I wondered if I really needed the 50-140, well, I got it, I love it, I’m not sending it back!!!!  But I’m drawing the line on this one!  I’m sure it will be spectacularly sharp,  and being able to ease back to the equivalent of 24mm is a sweet idea, but I’m going to hold firm.

 

Why?  First, price.  $1,200. is a lot for a mid range zoom.  Second because without OIS the price seems even higher!  Fuji made a fatal mistake when they made the OIS in the 50-140 so incredible.  I used to rarely shoot hand held, but with this great technology, I’m getting fantastic results at speeds I would have never even considered shooting before.  I understand that the inclusion of the Optical Image Stabilization would have made the lens even bigger, and at 77mm it’s already pretty huge!  The other problem is that the 18-55 is a f2.8 to f4 only loosing one stop at the long end and it does has OIS!!!!  You know the old saying, “a lens that is paid for, is the definition of a great lens!!!”

 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Fuji fan, and what they are doing, building absolutely stunning lenses is exciting.  I just don’t want to carry that much weight, (the 50-140 is bad enough), and still not have it without their fabulous OIS in it.

 

The other reason is that I went to Fuji to save weight and I made a big exception to have the 50-140 at  f 2.8!  If I keep acquiring heavier lenses, well you know where that leads to!

 

My hats off to them for making what appears to be another world class optic, but I’m going to pass this time.  The 90mm f 2 slated for later this year, and it will be big too, but oh how I want that focal length, we’ll see!  One temptation at a time!!!!

 

The Close-Up book is nearing completion!!!!  Hope to have it out next week!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

You probably don’t know this man.  He was one of the first people I met when Sherlene and I moved to Corbin over 35 years ago.  He and his wife Opel became some of our best friends.  We went to church together, belonged to a “young” couples Bible study group, yes I was young back then!  We became great friends, he was one of the most decent men I knew.  I love his family and I pray for them daily.  He was a great loss for me, Sherelene, his family, and our church, and community.  He was worthy of praise and his visitation and funeral were attended by huge crowds of people that loved and appreciated him, he will be missed.  He was a Christian who lived his faith.

 

On the same day he died from a stroke, another famous man died,  His picture was on the front page of national newspapers. He was described as a hard charging political animal who did what he had to to win, no matter what.  How sad for that to be your legacy!

 

Jim Trivette was a good man, he made a difference, nothing like that could ever be said of him. I know their was a great celebration when he arrived in Heaven!

 

That’s how I want to live and die.

 

Thanks Jim for showing me the true path with your life!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim