📷 Photo Spots

🌑 New moon on Nov 9 (dark skies). 🌕 Full moon on Nov 23, which rises over Pas-ta'ay night and the Water Official festival. Times are computed, so allow a few minutes either way.

• Zoom with your feet, then the teleconverter. The digital teleconverter (50mm / 70mm equivalent) crops the 40 MP sensor to about 20 / 10 MP. 50mm is fine for compressing Taipei 101; save 70mm for when you truly can't get closer.
• Built-in 4-stop ND. Use it for daytime motion blur: crowds on Dihua Street, the gondola, temple smoke. Pair it with the leaf shutter for fill flash in bright sun, but never flash at temples or ceremonies.
• IBIS + leaf shutter. Handheld at 1/4–1/8 s works for night temples and neon, so there's no tripod to carry on weeknights. The electronic shutter is fully silent, which is the respectful choice at rituals.
• Rain. The X100VI is only weather-resistant with the AR-X100 adapter ring + PRF-49 filter. Bring a microfiber cloth and a plastic bag, and shoot from under arcades (騎樓). Taipei's covered sidewalks are made for this.
• Close focus (~10 cm) for food: steam, dumplings, night-market details.
• Optional add-ons: the WCL-X100 II (28mm) helps in tight alleys and temple interiors; the TCL-X100 II (50mm) gives full-res 50mm. Neither is required.

Use it for: Daytime streets, old shophouses, the salt pans, Elephant Mountain. Your everyday default.

💡 Reala Ace is Fuji's most neutral, "honest" sim. The slight blue cut keeps it clean rather than cold.

Use it for: Overcast and rainy days, which November will have: Jiufen in fog, wet streets, Nanzhuang lanes.

💡 A fixed, slightly warm WB stops gray skies going blue. Push the exposure brighter than feels right; wet pavement reads as glossy, not muddy.

Use it for: Night markets, Ximending, Xinyi skybridges, Christmasland. Crisp, saturated neon without the teal-orange film look.

💡 Strong Color Chrome holds detail in saturated reds and blues so the signs don't blow out. Auto ISO max 6400, min shutter 1/60.

Use it for: Temples at night, Pas-ta'ay firelight, red lanterns, incense. Warm, but still clean.

💡 Nostalgic Neg's amber is lovely on lanterns. The WB shift pulls it back so skin and stone don't turn orange. Silent shutter, no flash.

Use it for: B&W portraits: people at markets, maid-café staff (with permission), Pas-ta'ay hosts, friends at dinner. Bright, soft, luminous. A different feel from the gritty Acros+R street look.

💡 The Ye filter is gentler on skin than R; negative clarity smooths it, and the lifted shadows give a high-key, window-light feel. Put light behind or beside your subject, and use the 50 mm crop for a tighter head-and-shoulders.

Use it for: Indoor food under mixed tungsten/fluorescent light: beef noodles, dumplings, rechao, hot pot, Michelin plates.

💡 White Priority kills the yellow restaurant cast; the small R+/B− puts appetizing warmth back. Strong Color Chrome keeps chili-oil reds and braise browns rich without clipping. Shoot steam backlit (window or lamp behind the bowl), 45° for bowls, straight overhead for spreads. Stop down to f/2.8+ up close; f/2 gets soft at minimum focus.