Recent content by Patrick LaRoque

Bought it last April, so almost a year. Mine was part of the very first shipments and according the technician I spoke with this morning, they've since remodelled the lens assembly to prevent the issue. Something to do with the lubrification of the aperture blades apparently. Which is why...

@Rob and Brian: Thank you guys. Rob, I Know what you mean… I'd love to get an X-Pro1 but… Gotta feed those three kids of ours (!) My X100 is headed for repair due to the dreaded sticky blades syndrome. Fortunately, Fujifilm Canada are pretty cool about the process and take care of...

@Pete: Thanks man. Very, very much appreciated. There's a special relationship between our youngest daughter and her grandfather (my girlfriend's father)... So this one felt right on a lot of levels. @Hamish: No, no, no... Call me the Diamond Dog ;) About the X-Pro1: to be honest, the budget...

Thanks guys! @Chris: Well… If i had an X-Pro1 to compare it to… Seriously, I've had the X100 for almost a year now so its 35mm POV is pretty much ingrained by now. I like how it can look either normal or slightly wide depending on the shot and how you frame it. I've always just accepted the...

Beyond techno-babble I sometimes do short photo essays on my blog. I thought some of you here could find this interesting… So, shameless plug: Crossfire - blog - laROQUE Shot with a Fuji X100 btw. Take care guys :)

An amazing set of images. Thanks for the link Pete.

Good. Glad i helped a little. I'm the same way: just knowing what happened usually makes a few lights go on… Later!

Good morning Hamish :) I'll sometimes accentuate dimension by brushing in various types of curves but I have to say that yes, it does start with the original capture and namely the lighting. I looked at this specific file in Aperture to make sure I hadn't done anything special but there's very...

Oh! That guy... Just realized which shot you were talking about - first one on my homepage right? I was thinking about the blog and this was a gig… hence my confusion ;) That's a D300 shot with all the post done in Aperture 3, using only its native tools (no plugins). The room was...

@Chris: thanks :)@Hamish: are you talking about my site? Cos I can't recall that shot if you are!

Thanks Pete... You'll probably get it if you click an image in the LUTETIA series though. I've been escalated by Squarespace support so, hopefully, I'll get some sort of resolution...

Thank you both for the warm welcome! I usually don't delve into either gear wars or pixel peeping either. What counts in the end is what works. This comparison post was the fruit of several previous interrogations regarding my next "upgrade", which is why I went there in this particular...

Hey guys, Patrick here... I posted the following update to my original post: UPDATE Darren Eagles rightfully pointed out the following on the Real Photographers Forum FB page: “THE D800 IS A FULL FRAME SENSOR, NOT APS-C!! THIS IS APPLES AND ORANGES. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE SPOUTING...