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First actual Fuji X100 sample images
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Good review, I'll add it to the collection of other links for the Fuji X100 tonight on my blog!
I think the focal lengths you wanted to list were 21mm, 40mm and 70mm ...
How did you know?
An informative read of your first impressions, what worries me is that your pole-mounted 5DII is an accident waiting to happen!
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It's looking like the prices for this camera aren't going to drop anytime soon...
http://bit.ly/hVvgCy
http://bit.ly/hVvgCy
Some people haven't got any patience, paying twice as much isn't worth it. They should just wait, imagine how it's going to feel when buyers remorse kicks in.
Besides, there is no raw support yet with Aperture and LightRoom.
more photos taken with X100
Sure, I'd agree that impatience can certainly cost someone a lot of $$, but then there's the factor of product shortages, especially now after what's gone on in Japan. I guess if you can afford it, and want it, well then have at it. I'd certainly be interested in the camera at a more normal price, but I haven't had my hands on one yet, which could make a huge difference in how I feel about it.
Anyway, here's a new set on flickr that was posted by someone who documented their time at the SXSW Festival in Austin over the last couple of weeks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadwadsworth/sets/72157626188657239/with/5545519021/
Sure, I'd agree that impatience can certainly cost someone a lot of $$, but then there's the factor of product shortages, especially now after what's gone on in Japan. I guess if you can afford it, and want it, well then have at it. I'd certainly be interested in the camera at a more normal price, but I haven't had my hands on one yet, which could make a huge difference in how I feel about it.
Anyway, here's a new set on flickr that was posted by someone who documented their time at the SXSW Festival in Austin over the last couple of weeks.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chadwadsworth/sets/72157626188657239/with/5545519021/
This is the first camera in ages where I picked it up, used it for 5 minutes, and didn't know exactly how to use it. Except Canons. They still confuse me.
Anyone else with this camera find the metering hard to get used to?
I suppose if I'm in trouble, complete auto mode works brilliantly.
Except Canons. They still confuse me.Anyone else with this camera find the metering hard to get used to?
I suppose if I'm in trouble, complete auto mode works brilliantly.
I have no idea when mine is going to come, but I'm very excited for it.
I've heard rumors that the US won't see shipments until the end of the month, and that's just the big retailers. I ordered from PictureLine.com because I heard about good customer service, but I didn't think about the fact that they might be smaller and not get shipments in until after the big companies fulfill theres.
*tries to be patient*
I've heard rumors that the US won't see shipments until the end of the month, and that's just the big retailers. I ordered from PictureLine.com because I heard about good customer service, but I didn't think about the fact that they might be smaller and not get shipments in until after the big companies fulfill theres.
*tries to be patient*
From Luminous Landscape - X100 Follow Up Report
tl;dr version - Quite a few niggles and flaws turning up, most fixable by firmware. Overall still positive.
tl;dr version - Quite a few niggles and flaws turning up, most fixable by firmware. Overall still positive.
Just had a play with one in Jessops. It's nice but far too many annoyances for me:
1) It's not a rangefinder. I know it's not supposed to be but the looks don't match the feel of the device in use. Even worse the lens has the manual focus and aperture rings the wrong way round (the lenses for my rangefinder have the aperture ring at the front) ! Styling over substance
2) The optical view finder is nice and bright but not noticeably more so than my EOS 7D with a fast prime. Annoyingly it's not 1:1 with real life so you have to close your left eye. My Epson RD-1 rangefinder gets this right: you can keep both eyes open without it messing with your head.
3) The optical and digital view finders are different zooms. So when you hit the switch on the front to go digital your field of view "jumps". This is quite jarring
4) Some of the switchgear is very cheap. I'd expect more from a camera at this price. In particular the autofocus mode switch feels like an 80s Korean car and is in completely the wrong place (I'd be bound to accidental move it during shooting). The "wheel" on the back is a job switch, not a wheel. I'd prefer a wheel with clicks.
All in all a nice enough camera but it's too big to just carry all the time and too expensive for what it is for me.
1) It's not a rangefinder. I know it's not supposed to be but the looks don't match the feel of the device in use. Even worse the lens has the manual focus and aperture rings the wrong way round (the lenses for my rangefinder have the aperture ring at the front) ! Styling over substance
2) The optical view finder is nice and bright but not noticeably more so than my EOS 7D with a fast prime. Annoyingly it's not 1:1 with real life so you have to close your left eye. My Epson RD-1 rangefinder gets this right: you can keep both eyes open without it messing with your head.
3) The optical and digital view finders are different zooms. So when you hit the switch on the front to go digital your field of view "jumps". This is quite jarring
4) Some of the switchgear is very cheap. I'd expect more from a camera at this price. In particular the autofocus mode switch feels like an 80s Korean car and is in completely the wrong place (I'd be bound to accidental move it during shooting). The "wheel" on the back is a job switch, not a wheel. I'd prefer a wheel with clicks.
All in all a nice enough camera but it's too big to just carry all the time and too expensive for what it is for me.
Just had a play with one in Jessops. It's nice but far too many annoyances for me:
1) It's not a rangefinder. I know it's not supposed to be but the looks don't match the feel of the device in use. Even worse the lens has the manual focus and aperture rings the wrong way round (the lenses for my rangefinder have the aperture ring at the front) ! Styling over substance
2) The optical view finder is nice and bright but not noticeably more so than my EOS 7D with a fast prime. Annoyingly it's not 1:1 with real life so you have to close your left eye. My Epson RD-1 rangefinder gets this right: you can keep both eyes open without it messing with your head.
3) The optical and digital view finders are different zooms. So when you hit the switch on the front to go digital your field of view "jumps". This is quite jarring
4) Some of the switchgear is very cheap. I'd expect more from a camera at this price. In particular the autofocus mode switch feels like an 80s Korean car and is in completely the wrong place (I'd be bound to accidental move it during shooting). The "wheel" on the back is a job switch, not a wheel. I'd prefer a wheel with clicks.
All in all a nice enough camera but it's too big to just carry all the time and too expensive for what it is for me.
Could you give us some relativity on the size?
Annoyingly it's not 1:1 with real life so you have to close your left eye.
Some of us are left-eye dominant. Not many, though.
Some of us are left-eye dominant. Not many, though.
It's too big to stick in an average pocket. Larger than a Sony NEX camera with a pancake prime on it (or even a GF1 with the 20mm f/1.7 pancake prime). This image from dpreview shows the size quite well.
I've done a huge write-up on the X100 if anybody is interested. If you are then sit back and have a read here: http://jonathanjk.co...lgia-reclaimed/
Not as exhaustive as DPreview's in a technical sense, but at 7400 words, it covers a lot of ground, not just about the X100 but in my opinion some of the forces behind its creation and how I've gone from 2 1D series cameras to just this.
It pulls in other sources from around the Internet for those interested in learning more about this lovely little camera.
Thanks for reading.
Not as exhaustive as DPreview's in a technical sense, but at 7400 words, it covers a lot of ground, not just about the X100 but in my opinion some of the forces behind its creation and how I've gone from 2 1D series cameras to just this.
It pulls in other sources from around the Internet for those interested in learning more about this lovely little camera.
Thanks for reading.
http://jonathanjk.com/2011/06/08/fuji-x100-review-a-love-returned-nostalgia-reclaimed/
Strange what has happened there. Anyway, that's the full link.
Just had a play with one in Jessops. It's nice but far too many annoyances for me:
1) It's not a rangefinder. I know it's not supposed to be but the looks don't match the feel of the device in use. Even worse the lens has the manual focus and aperture rings the wrong way round (the lenses for my rangefinder have the aperture ring at the front) ! Styling over substance
2) The optical view finder is nice and bright but not noticeably more so than my EOS 7D with a fast prime. Annoyingly it's not 1:1 with real life so you have to close your left eye. My Epson RD-1 rangefinder gets this right: you can keep both eyes open without it messing with your head.
3) The optical and digital view finders are different zooms. So when you hit the switch on the front to go digital your field of view "jumps". This is quite jarring
4) Some of the switchgear is very cheap. I'd expect more from a camera at this price. In particular the autofocus mode switch feels like an 80s Korean car and is in completely the wrong place (I'd be bound to accidental move it during shooting). The "wheel" on the back is a job switch, not a wheel. I'd prefer a wheel with clicks.
All in all a nice enough camera but it's too big to just carry all the time and too expensive for what it is for me.
1. My fingers sit exactly over the middle of the Aperture controls, it still feels too small, but only by a little.
2. I never noticed the lack of 1:1 until you mentioned it! Damn you!
3. I've noticed this but strangely this doesn't bother me.
4. Coming from an SLR I think this is good enough to carry around all the time. I can put the X100 over my arm and wear my Jacket over it and it disappears.
The X200 needs to be a little bit bigger in my opinion.
The new X-Pro 1 buzz lead me back to this article. I wanted to bump up this thread to see if there are any more comments or reviews about the X100? There is a lot about this camera and the X-Pro 1 that appeal to us. My wife's all time favorite camera is her now vintage, manual Olympus OM; and, we both carry the current Oly Pens a lot when we are traveling, fly fishing & hiking , etc. We would love to see a m4/3's pro-body. The reviews on this camera are mixed and I am not sure how to take them as it is a quirky, niche camera. It screams, at least to me, to be carried daily in a messenger bag, etc. Thanks.
if your interested in micro four thirds camera's your wife might want to wait and checkout the new Oly OM m43 camera they are going to be releasing soon
http://www.43rumors.com/
if your interested in micro four thirds camera's your wife might want to wait and checkout the new Oly OM m43 camera they are going to be releasing soon
http://www.43rumors.com/
Thanks! It has been a while since I was on that site.