Infrared fun 2019

In my testing of this very charming little lens, I found that in color there's no noticeable hotspot until one gets past f5.6. Which is good performance compared to a lot of other lenses. Shot in 720nm IR.

Another test with the 25mm f1.8 Meike in 720nm infrared, shot ay f5.6. It's a manual-focus, manual aperture lens, which is fine especially on cameras with focus peaking. But it's just not wide enough. I don't think there's a way to escape getting the 14mm f2.8 Fujinon, which is reputed to be excellent for infrared. (Though the 18-135 is said to be that way, too, and it entirely sucks in IR, especially color IR.)

Am awaiting a delivery, so I have to stay near home. Here's a nearby road after a line of thunderstorms passed. I was desperate to try out my new and wonderful 14mm f2.8 Fuji lens. (Though it is true: the aperture ring needs a lock, so it doesn't get knocked from automatic to f22.)

I couldn't believe I had found a Fuji lens that doesn't have an overwhelming hotspot or central color shift, but it seems I have. The technical term for this is WOW! YIPPEE!!!

. . . but within a couple of hours those clouds in the background will have become prolific and the creek will have experienced a flash flood. Have I mentioned that I don't like powerlines in my pictures?

They used to have the good Utz Homestyle potato chips. They still have good earthworms.