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Fujinon 16-55mm X-Mount Lens

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Last month my 18-135mm Fujinon zoom for my XT1 digital camera suffered a failure.

To replace this lens, I’ve bought a secondhand 16-55mm f2.8 Fujinon X-mount zoom.

Although it has a shorter range, this is a better lens overall,

It arrived last Friday (October 23, 2020).

I’ve been testing it over the last few days, and thus far I’m very pleased with the results.

I’ve found it to be very sharp throughout the range. It has excellent color and seems largely free from aberrations. It has manual aperture control and is easy to control.

Below is a selection of images that I’ve made with it of Conway Scenic’s Valley Train.

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Videographer on the Roof!

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Conway Scenic’s Valley Train arriving at North Conway, New Hampshire.

Among the finest railroad vantage points in North Conway, New Hampshire is from Conway Scenic’s station roof.

Photo exposed using a FujiFilm XT1 with 90mm lens.

On several occasions over the last few weeks, I’ve made arrangements to access this rooftop to film Conway Scenic’s trains as part of on-going promotional efforts.

One afternoon a few weeks back, I was joined by Adam Bartley, a qualified Conway Scenic Trainman and film student. While he made video, I exposed a few still photographs.

Like other elements of Tracking the Light, this is a work in progress.

You can see some of the videos that I’ve helped film on Conway Scenic’s Facebook Page:

and on its new YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq6vcQzv2ys

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