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back alley said:
i have been shooting but have not been happy with what i'm producing...plus the little eos m seems to be fighting me (and winning) when it comes to sharp pics. i know the camera work fine because it produces sharp images when on a tripod but wont when in my hands.
my horizons never seem straight no matter what i shoot...i don't know if it's a mental thing or my body just not working properly any longer.
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The best solution I have found for this is a camera with a waist-level finder/WLF. With the camera on a tripod at waist level and a tripod head that adjusts on two axes, I can "see" lines and alignments much better and can adjust them more effectively. Sometimes I adjust lines (horizon lines and others) so that they aren't actually "true," but they make the image more harmonious.

Although I seem to get images lined up right with an eye-level finder, I don't see alignments as graphically as I do with a WLF.

- Murray
 
back alley said:
i had one and liked it...but 28 is not my favourite fov.

i'm thinking i might just sell the eos kit and put it towards the fuji 16...
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Just go for it.
The Fuji images are special for their lenses. I would concentrate on that system.
Hell.... I have concentrated on that system.
I do go back to my 5D and FF reflex lenses occasionally. For compact needs... fuji gets the call.

I mentioned the GR because it's also special.
I love the Ricoh GR for it's ability to come along and grab great iamges but otherwise stay out of the way.
There is plenty of resolution with that sensor to set it to the 35mm mode. You don't have to stay at the 28mm fov.

Anyway, just get the Fuji 16mm and be done with it!
 
Bob Michaels said:
Joe: I received an excellent dissertation about "level horizon people" vs. "tilted horizon people" a number of years back. It was from a very perceptive person, incredible photographer, ex-spouse of a "level horizon person", who has helped me clarify my direction over the years. Interestingly, we graduated from high school together back in '61 but were not in the same cliques back then.

I have found the "level horizon" vs. "tilted horizon" to be a fairly accurate personality indicator over the years. Have you changed?

edit: I will say my friend referred to above quit shooting with her Mamiya 7 because it "got in the way of her photography" and now does incredible work with a simply digital P&S.
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Now that would be interesting reading ...
 
Michael Markey said:
Can`t help you Joe, I`m afraid .
I find that new stuff is a hindrance rather than an aid to the creative process.
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Amen, brother Michael. Truer words hardly ever spoken.

Joe,

As a thought exercise, tell yourself that you simply won't buy another camera, bag, lens, accessory, whatever. Say to yourself that you simply will not satisfy yourself that way. But then also say to yourself, "I remain yet to be satisfied, so then how shall I do it?"

And set yourself to work.

Riches beyond anything imaginable. Trust me.
 
back alley said:
i am doubling my efforts with the eos m...
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I'm not sure why you're sticking with the Canon at all if the Fuji works for you and you have the 23mm, one of the best lenses ever made for mirrorless. Larger to be sure, but that additional bulk coupled with an EVF will make for steadier framing.
 
You're broke and down. It sounds like you're low on dopamine. One of the best ways to raise it is to book small successes. One easy way is to clean up your space. Declutter, one drawer at a time, not everything at the same time. Take out anything you could sell. Now raise $50. You can buy a nice kit for that and some film. Don't forget to give yourself time-don't beat yourself up if this takes a month. It's not about efficiency, it's about achievement.

Also get off the Internet/TV and read a book, like something about/by a photographer. Shutterbabe comes to mind. Get it at the library for free. Or read something non-photographic, like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. You can apply it easily to photography.
 
actually, i am feeling better.
just starting this thread was a great first step!
after putting the eos m kit up for sale and then withdrawing it has me looking up again. i thought selling it and geting a fuji 16 would be what i needed but i have decided to keep the canon and save a bit longer for the lens…i should be able to get it by the end of july.
part of my therapy is not forcing myself to shoot just because i think i should be using my free time for photography…like today..it's canada day here and i usually head out and shoot the festivities but today i stayed home and watched the blue jay game instead. good game btw…
life is about so much more than creating a great image and i do hope to take that great image someday, it does not have to be today.
 
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