I drove to Mono Lake and Mammoth to test out some Fujifilm lenses. Despite the rain earlier that day, I was fortunate to see an amazing sunset at Mono Lake.
I planned to shoot at Mono Lake for two nights, but the sunset and weather were so good the first night that I didn’t need any more shots. In terms of weather and location, it was probably the best situation I’ve ever been in.
Behind The Shot
For this shot, I used the X-Pro2 and the 16mm f1.4 lens. It was a single exposure, and the camera was set to RAW / Compressed. I haven’t been shooting uncompressed because I haven’t seen enough difference to justify the huge file sizes.
For the processing, I switched the color profile to Velvia in Lightroom, made a few adjustments, and then finished it with Photoshop.
Shooting with the Fujifilm 16mm f1.4
This lens/camera combo is probably my favorite right now for landscape work or even just as a travel camera. At least, I’ve been leaning towards using the 16mm over any other lens. The other option is the 14mm, which I’ve also found to perform very well but is a little bit too wide and a little bit too slow to shoot family life. Both lenses are extremely sharp, except for the 14mm, which seems to have more vignetting.
See a list of all the Fujifilm lenses here.
See my X-Pro 2 review here.
