Cathedral of the Transfiguration

According to Wikipedia,  the Cathedral of the Transfiguration is a Slovak Byzantine Rite Roman Catholic former cathedral located in Markham, Ontario, Canada.Work began on the Cathedral in 1984.
That year it became the first church in North America to be consecrated by a Pope, when John Paul II blessed the cornerstone during his trip to Canada.
Cathedarl is closed since 2006.

X-Pro 1+ XF55-200

The cabbage and the knife

Continuation to " Simple Objects in my Kitchen"

Sigma DP2M

This was finished in high contrast, I am still experimenting with various B&W conversion technics.

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vkphoto

White-tailed deer (OIS sample)

Testing Fujinon XF55-200 in "real world"

X-Pro 1, XF 55-200mm, ISO320, 1/50@6.4

Actually not bad for 1/50 handheld, OIS works really well.

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vkphoto

Fujinon XF55-200 vs. Legacy Prime Lenses

Hi folks,
Few days ago I received my new Fujinon XF55-200 zoom lens. It is not the prettiest lens and nor the fastest, but very well built, has AF, OIS and cost only $700. Obviously my first question was how this lens performs compare to old classic prime lenses.

I ran a quick test today against: Minolta MC Rokkor-PG 58/1.2, Minolta MD Rokkor-X 85/1.7, Nikkor 105/2.5 AI-s and Nikkor ED 180/2.8 AI-s.
Here is my observations and preliminary conclusion.

Street Musician

This is Jerry Moore, classical guitar soloist, arranger, composer and teacher.

Sigma DP2M

Full resolution file is ==> here

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vkphoto