Anyone else intrigued by the new Fuji X20 and X100s
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I have an X100. I bought it as something to carry around when I'm doing the tourist thing. I imagined it to be a camera that was heads and shoulders above a point and shoot but still really light and portable. It's all of that and it takes absolutely gorgeous pictures. I've made some landscapes with that camera that rival anything I've done with my Mark iii. Now, having said that, I'll echo what others have said about its design flaws. It is just horribly complicated and it's easy to screw up. Every time I pick that camera up I have to relearn it. To make matters worse, the manual is the worst I've ever read. It's just incomprehensible gibberish, apparently written by some Japanese high school students who were assigned the task of writing it as part of their senior English class. If you're serious about getting this camera be sure to look for an after market guide because the manual will drive you insane.
On balance, I'd say I love the pictures this camera takes but it definitely isn't for the faint of heart.
On balance, I'd say I love the pictures this camera takes but it definitely isn't for the faint of heart.
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You're working with cropped sensor cameras - so remember the multiplication factor. Fuji's 35mm is
the equivalent of 52.5 while the 50mm lens is actually imaging like a 75mm. There's a reason that
for 25 years or so most SLR's were sold with a 50mm "standard" lens.
the equivalent of 52.5 while the 50mm lens is actually imaging like a 75mm. There's a reason that
for 25 years or so most SLR's were sold with a 50mm "standard" lens.
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I see DPreview just posted tests on the Fuji X-E1
www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-e1/20
holy cow!
That's a seriously lacking-in-chroma-noise sensor system and-or some terrific in-camera processing.
I was impressed by the hi-ISO performance from my Pentax K-01 but the Fuji manages to pull even farther ahead.
Oh, how I wish some of my (cough, cough, canon, cough, nikon, choke) SLR bodies performed like that.
I'm hoping the more affordable X20 will be similarly good, considering its pixel size.
This new crop of mirrorless is hewing a very clean path in some direction.
www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-e1/20
holy cow!
That's a seriously lacking-in-chroma-noise sensor system and-or some terrific in-camera processing.
I was impressed by the hi-ISO performance from my Pentax K-01 but the Fuji manages to pull even farther ahead.
Oh, how I wish some of my (cough, cough, canon, cough, nikon, choke) SLR bodies performed like that.
I'm hoping the more affordable X20 will be similarly good, considering its pixel size.
This new crop of mirrorless is hewing a very clean path in some direction.
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Re: Photos from Fuji X100s
I could live with a fixed 35mm but, I'd probably buy a small Hot-shoe'd camera for strobist stuff. The X100S is 1299$ and with speedlites I'd be shooting HSS @ ISO 100-400. Why pay that? I'd could get the same from a G15 plus a zoom lens for traveling around.
It's nice, but It wouldn't fit into my system well. The size is good, Price is good, IQ is excellent, but just not for me.
Dylan777 said:
I could live with a fixed 35mm but, I'd probably buy a small Hot-shoe'd camera for strobist stuff. The X100S is 1299$ and with speedlites I'd be shooting HSS @ ISO 100-400. Why pay that? I'd could get the same from a G15 plus a zoom lens for traveling around.
It's nice, but It wouldn't fit into my system well. The size is good, Price is good, IQ is excellent, but just not for me.
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I doubt it will out perform RX1 in higher ISO, regardless, how good the new sensor might be
If the x100s is good at 3200ISO under low light, I'll get one.
EvilTed said:Dylan777 said:
LOL, it's rated higher than your 5D MK3
Pity it's no good for street photography or I might have jumped.
The x100s seems like a better alternative now that LR 4.4 has the sensor worked out.
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I doubt it will out perform RX1 in higher ISO, regardless, how good the new sensor might be
If the x100s is good at 3200ISO under low light, I'll get one.
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But the X100s and it's AF, hybrid VF and colors~
If I didn't have the Siggy 35 on my 5DII then the X100s would very quickly find a new owner, although the split image MF mode and all the above is awesome it'd be far more useful with an interchangeable lens version, legacy lenses with digital split image focusing?? Would be awesome!
Dylan777 said:EvilTed said:Dylan777 said:
LOL, it's rated higher than your 5D MK3
Pity it's no good for street photography or I might have jumped.
The x100s seems like a better alternative now that LR 4.4 has the sensor worked out.
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I doubt it will out perform RX1 in higher ISO, regardless, how good the new sensor might be
If the x100s is good at 3200ISO under low light, I'll get one.
But the X100s and it's AF, hybrid VF and colors~
If I didn't have the Siggy 35 on my 5DII then the X100s would very quickly find a new owner, although the split image MF mode and all the above is awesome it'd be far more useful with an interchangeable lens version, legacy lenses with digital split image focusing?? Would be awesome!
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Definetely interesting camera. Liked the design from the 100,heard about the good IQ and the quirky interface.
Good thing they listened to their customers, this time I think I will buy it.
Good thing they listened to their customers, this time I think I will buy it.
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I just preordered mine after reading the glowing reviews from David Hobby and others. I can't wait.
I ordered through B&H, but I'm curious to know when your order ships since you ordered much earlier. I wonder what stock will be like?
kidnaper said:
I just preordered mine after reading the glowing reviews from David Hobby and others. I can't wait.
I ordered through B&H, but I'm curious to know when your order ships since you ordered much earlier. I wonder what stock will be like?
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