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*** February 2026 Image & Video Thread ***

Markuswelder said:
I'm not saying it's better or worse than (insert random brand) I'm just saying I have no trouble with it. I shoot in single shot mode as I hate sifting through hundreds of images looking for "the good one" I simply half press the shutter, track the subject until I think the framing looks right, press the shutter button. And it gets the shot.
Yes, you can see a little bit of flutter in the EVF, ignore it, let the camera do its job, and it does.
The S5D is unavailable here, not imported, next body I buy will most likely have phase detect. One bonus with that is that I'd expect all my older Canon EF lenses to be a bit snappier focusing
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I agree with you.


I visited Gyergyószentmiklós and Kolozsvár in Transylvania. Here is my example of sport photo taken with autofocus.

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Saber fencing by Dávid Seres, on Flickr
 
jtv_backstudio said:
I've had difficulty with the weather and work to get out and take photos. Unfortunately I've missed some great opportunities. In the meantime, I posted something I had been working on last month and into this one. If not too presumptuous, here's the link to my latest blog posts: https://jtvbackstudio.blog/

I apologize as the pics aren't necessarily taken with L-mount cameras (I didn't own one until recently). So if you aren't interested in seeing photos from different formats and cameras, I understand.

Just one from yesterday, not sure what I was trying for here....wish I had ability to get back a little further, the crop seems to bother me:
View attachment 166402026 Misc 64 by fe_no_me_no, on Flickr
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I like your picture and I waited to find a lonely tree. I would have liked to take a similar picture. Here it is, but it is different. There is a hole on its trunk.
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Lonely birch tree by Dávid Seres, on Flickr
 
Lindau is located on the shore of Lake Constance.
Straight ahead, across the lake, you can see the Swiss Alps — the mountains visible in the photo are in Switzerland.
To the left, Lindau borders Vorarlberg, Austria.
The Lake Constance shoreline is known for its many attractions, beautiful towns, and excellent wine regions — a truly unique place in the heart of Europe.
Shot with Panasonic 20–60mm and Panasonic 50mm f/1.8.
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DMhalamaha said:
Lindau is located on the shore of Lake Constance.
Straight ahead, across the lake, you can see the Swiss Alps — the mountains visible in the photo are in Switzerland.
To the left, Lindau borders Vorarlberg, Austria.
The Lake Constance shoreline is known for its many attractions, beautiful towns, and excellent wine regions — a truly unique place in the heart of Europe.
Shot with Panasonic 20–60mm and Panasonic 50mm f/1.8.
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I should have guessed from the zeppelin; I've always been fascinated by airships.
 
We have a massive temperature anomaly over Western Europe at the moment. It's probably a consequence of what seems to be accelerating and catastrophic global warming, but nonetheless it made for a wonderful day here in the UK. I went for a walk in the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire which has extensive natural woodland. Although the trees are still leafless, it's clear that summer is on the way - lots of buds on trees and a carpet of bluebells waiting to flower (probably a month away).

Anyhow, I took this shot of a tree and its environs which I thought was just a simple but beautiful scene. S1Rii with 20-200 (now my favourite landscape combo!).

I hope you all have a great day!


Summer Knocks at the Door by Paul Kaye, on Flickr
 
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pdk42 said:
We have a massive temperature anomaly over Western Europe at the moment. It's probably a consequence of what seems to be accelerating and catastrophic global warming, but nonetheless it made for a wonderful day here in the UK. I went for a walk in the Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire which has extensive natural woodland. Although the trees are still leafless, it's clear that summer is on the way - lots of buds on trees and a carpet of bluebells waiting to flower (probably a month away).

Anyhow, I took this shot of a tree and its environs which I thought was just a simple but beautiful scene. S1Rii with 20-200 (now my favourite landscape combo!).

I hope you all have a great day!


Summer Knocks at the Door by Paul Kaye, on Flickr
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I’m never indifferent to this kind of work — trees with unusual shapes and twisted branches have a strong character and a special kind of beauty. Your photographs truly inspire me. I’ve always admired the work of Nigel Danson, and that’s probably why I feel such a strong connection to images like yours.
Unfortunately, in Germany it’s quite difficult to find trees like this. Most of them grow in extreme conditions — on rocky hilltops or mountain ridges, shaped by wind, time, and exposure.
Regarding climate change, I agree with you, but I also think it’s important to remember that the Earth goes through natural cycles. Changes in ocean currents, even very small shifts in temperature, and long-term processes such as movements of the poles all influence the climate in complex ways.
As a Ukrainian currently living in Germany, I feel this contrast especially strongly: it’s around –1°C back home in Kyiv, while here in Germany it’s +15°C. It really feels as if something is changing — perhaps subtle shifts in the Earth’s systems, natural processes that we don’t fully understand yet, but that clearly influence the climate.
 
DMhalamaha said:
I’m never indifferent to this kind of work — trees with unusual shapes and twisted branches have a strong character and a special kind of beauty. Your photographs truly inspire me. I’ve always admired the work of Nigel Danson, and that’s probably why I feel such a strong connection to images like yours.
Unfortunately, in Germany it’s quite difficult to find trees like this. Most of them grow in extreme conditions — on rocky hilltops or mountain ridges, shaped by wind, time, and exposure.
Regarding climate change, I agree with you, but I also think it’s important to remember that the Earth goes through natural cycles. Changes in ocean currents, even very small shifts in temperature, and long-term processes such as movements of the poles all influence the climate in complex ways.
As a Ukrainian currently living in Germany, I feel this contrast especially strongly: it’s around –1°C back home in Kyiv, while here in Germany it’s +15°C. It really feels as if something is changing — perhaps subtle shifts in the Earth’s systems, natural processes that we don’t fully understand yet, but that clearly influence the climate.
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Thank you for your kind words on the photos. I too like Nigel Danson's work. He's an inspiration for me too.

As regards climate change, I've been doing a lot more digging recently into the subject and I'm now totally convinced not only that the "Anthropic Global Warming" (AGW) hypothesis is true but moreover that the situation is much worse than most people appreciate. I do have a science background, which helps - but I think there is a lot of material out there that even non-scientists can access.

Narratives like "the Earth's climate has always changed" are I think mostly diversionary tactics by people who want to continue with the status quo (either for financial gain or just because they don't want to face the consequences). The facts are that the changes to our atmosphere are happening at a rate that is several orders of magnitude faster than anything that has ever occurred by natural cycles. Worse, all the changes we are seeing are entirely consistent with our understanding of how human greenhouse gas emissions will impact our climate; and the models that the scientists put forward some years ago are turning out to be pretty reliable, and in some cases actually have underestimated the current observed warming.

So I'm pretty convinced that we are now on the road to hell and whatever political will there was 5-10 years ago to tackle the problem is rapidly dissolving. Now I understand that fixing it is a major major problem because our total way of life is linked to readily-available energy from fossil fuels. But if we are to avoid absolute catastrophe we need to start by accepting the facts and not denying them. We also need proper international cooperation, and not to retreat into science-denying, might-is-right political leadership (I'll leave you to see where I'm pointing here).

I sometimes talk to people who want to deny climate change. Getting into the evidence and the science to counter their view takes time and needs the denier to listen and engage. Most don't want to do that. So what I do when people start telling me that the climate scientists have got it wrong, is to invite them to publish whatever evidence/theory/argument they have in a way that is as rigorous as the methods used by the climate scientists. Opinions based on our feelings or from posts by non-experts on Facebook will not cut it. It would be like someone with no expertise in your own profession coming along and telling you had got it all wrong, I'm sure you'd ask for more than just his/her opinion!

Anyhow, back to the photography - I'm enjoying your photographs of Germany and it's good to hear that you're making a life for yourself there as a Ukrainian. Did you move because of the ongoing war? I hope there is a future where Ukraine can live in peace and join the wider European community of free and open societies.
 
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Thank you. I've been doing a lot more digging recently into climate change and I'm now totally convinced not only in the "Anthropic Global Warming" (AGW) hypothesis but moreover that the situation is much worse than most people appreciate. Narratives like "the Earth's climate has always changed" are I think mostly diversionary tactics by people who want to continue with the status quo. The facts are that the changes to our atmosphere are happening at a rate that is several orders of magnitude faster than anything that has ever occurred by natural cycles. Now I understand that fixing it is a major major problem because our total way of life is linked to readily-available energy from fossil fuels. But if we are avoid absolute catastrophe we need to start by accepting the facts and not denying them.

If anyone thinks that the climate scientists have got it wrong, then the way to show that is to publish the evidence/theory/argument in a way that is as rigorous as the methods used by the climate scientists. Opinions based on our feelings or from posts by non-experts on Facebook will not cut it. If someone with no expertise in your own profession came along and told you were wrong, I'm sure you'd ask for more than just his/her opinion!
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Thank you for such a thoughtful and well-articulated response. I completely understand your position, and I certainly don’t see myself as someone qualified to challenge the scientific consensus or the rigorous work done by climate scientists.
What I do strongly share with you is the concern that many of the actions that could have helped to prevent or at least mitigate the situation should have been taken much earlier — years, if not decades ago. Unfortunately, for many people this still doesn’t feel like an immediate or existential threat, even though the consequences are already becoming visible.
I also agree that meaningful progress can only start with accepting the facts as they are, not by denying or downplaying them. Our way of life is deeply connected to fossil fuels, which makes solutions extremely complex, but that complexity shouldn’t be an excuse for inaction.
 
Recent photo shoot with S5II and S1 IIe and the 24-105 and Sigma 70-200.
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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports 023
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 109mm
  • 1/200s
  • ISO 800

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • ƒ/4
  • 93mm
  • 1/250s
  • ISO 800

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • ƒ/4
  • 105mm
  • 1/250s
  • ISO 1250
 
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