Amazing.

Oh so lovely. Especially the water. Nearly the color of tge French Riviera 😎.

Yes and yes. The difference is so massive you will feel pain when using your other drives

Thanks so much for all the comments.

Too late. Already addicted Don't have many yet, and no super Taks, but I already know what I want haha.

Ha, tried last weekend since we happened to be in a fairly dark spot. Stars no, but milky way yes. So it depends how 'starry' you want the image to be I'd say. The more ambient light, the less stars are visible on the image. You can't counter it with longer exposures either, as the photographs simply come out too bright.

No, they safe your shutter from overuse, you can go up to equivalent of hours of exposures using the composite mode. Way over what you would be able to achieve with a 6-10 stops. I can go much beyond my 16stop ND with it; results are practically noise free and if you have an SD card large enough to safe the whole process in RAWs you get to pick and choose any stage of the exposure you see fit in case you miscalculated or the light changed in the process. I am yet to see a downside to this method outside of increased gear usage.

Cheers everyone. Appreciate the comments! It's a beautiful place; saved the day given the bluebellls where a bit past their 'prime;

Pretty much. It's a fantastic lens. Depending on what filters you need and how often you use them, you may want to consider using in body functions to replace them. If it's for regular use, then it's a no brainer to get a filter or two depending on your needs. I find grad nds nowhere near as useful nowadays as they used to be due to bracketing options. Regular NDs can also be replaced with the Interval Composite Mode in all newer bodies. That actually gives you more flexibility and generally much better quality of the end result. Only downside is higher shutter count if you actually do sell your bodies at some point. I got a 10 stop Hitech Firecrest for the Irix for about 100 quid and love the combo to the point that I am not considering getting the DFA 15-30mm anymore. Rent it one out, used it and find it offers nothing superior over the Irix at 15mm; on the contrary. Example of the combo: link

A lovely day at Emmets Gardens, pictures with either the 28mm 3.5, Irix 15mm or 50mm 1.4. Finding myself using old primes more and more often to counter the weight of the K1.

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