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Sup /p/, OP here thought this thread had died the night I posted it. And wew, I thought I was posting to photography forum, not an autism incubator. Most of you are pretty chill tho. There are some aspies foaming at their mouths because they fancy themselves as picture-perfect photographers. Don't get me wrong, I can get technical but at the end of the day I care more about atmosphere, timing and composition you know.. the stuff that actually matters.
This gearfag faggotry is so tiresome. The only reason why I'm shouting out Fujifilm is because their X100 line is the least intimidating yet powerful camera line in the game, Ricoh comes close but isn't as sharp or good in lowlight. This shit is so good when taking candid pictures. Anyway, I don't own stock in Fuji so buy whatever the fuck you want, but I can whip out this camera out of my chest-pocket in a second and I'm always strapped with this camera, wherever I go.
Anyway, now that we have the gearfaggotry out of the way let's talk about black pro-mist filter. A few thoughts, just because something is optically perfect doesn't mean the picture is more fun to look at, you can cry all you want about fringing, chromatic ab, bokeh balls but if you still make stale, boring photo's with 'correct colors' nobody gives a shit about your 'perfect' pictures. I'd even argue that black pro-mist filters simulate how we perceive the world better than without. Why? Have you ever stared at the streetlamp at night thinking it's a beautiful scenery, but when you shoot it it doesn't look anything like it? That's because eyes are wet and there is a small layer of water to keep your eyeballs hydrated. This layer of water essentially does the same, it diffuses the highlights making them more smooth and less contrasty. In post I can do shit like blend in extra colors in highlights that weren't there with split-toning and all that good stuff.
Stop obsessing over technicalities instead of aesthetics, it's so fucking gay.
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