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When someone like this tells me they love my camera ... I pay attention!
My GF's sister and her (sister's) daughter were in Brisbane on Monday to pick up their mum to head off back down south for a family funeral. Carol's mum (nickname 'Bloody Mary') lives not too far away in Brissy so we went down to catch up before they headed off in a hire car the next morning.
I took the little Fuji to get some family snaps and was surprised when Donna, the very photogenic blond on the right, mentioned that she really liked the X100 ... particularly the styling!
Well my little heart swelled I can tell you! 
What is interesting is that she's a professional model and has spent a large part of her life having cameras pointed in her direction ... she noticed the unusual looks of the Fuji straight away which I found interesting.
ISO 1600 ... f2 ... aperture priority ... -1 EV ... converted from RAF to tif in Silky Pix then processed in ACDSee Pro 3
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Great shot Keith. Soooo sharp and nice colours. I'm feeling the GAS!
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Great shot Keith. Soooo sharp and nice colours. I'm feeling the GAS!
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I'm an habitual black and white shooter John but I'm pretty impressed with the X100's rendering of colours.
There was no sharpening or noise reduction applied to this shot in post but the camera does tend to over expose a little in some situations, hence the -1 exposure compensation!
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Nice photo!
I litterally just clicked 'buy' and then 'pay' on that big site for an X100. I sucumbed to the temptation. You might say that I 'sucame'.
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I honestly think it's the best lens I've ever used. And I've got a contax G1, a Fuji GA645, and a Pentax with limited lenses. The Fuji however is just phenomenal... Now I know what all those Leica guys are swooning about...
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lovely image. the color of the skin tones are amazing
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Keith, that's a really wonderful photo of three lovely ladies. But somehow it just doesn't look natural. Where is the banding? 
Actually, it is a nice photo. I just know they all want blowups.
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Keith, that's a really wonderful photo of three lovely ladies. But somehow it just doesn't look natural. Where is the banding?
Actually, it is a nice photo. I just know they all want blowups. |
Well ... I took about thirty pics that day and a third of them had the banding. Thankfully this was one shot that didn't!
I can live without the 'C41 One Hour' setting that camera had ... it's now also gone back to Fuji, to keep the last disaster company.
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Skin tones this little cam cranks out are pretty phenomenal...
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I'm liking Donna, is she single?
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I'm liking Donna, is she single?
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Hooked up with some Sydney multi millionaire who's about twenty years older than her ... it's a model thing, just like the twelve thousand dollar smile!
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Wow. There's a lot of banding in those curtains.
Wait... never mind.
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Hey Keith, at this sort of distance is the OVF still accurate for auto focusing or are you using the EVF?
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Hey Keith, at this sort of distance is the OVF still accurate for auto focusing or are you using the EVF?
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That was OVF which is capable down to about a meter ... a couple of presses of the command dial puts you into macro mode and goes automatically to the EVF which lets you get as close as you want virtually.
With this shot I was sitting next to the subject and realised I was out of the range of the focus and quickly switched to macro for the shot ... it only took a second or so. I'm pretty impressed with how quickly and accurately the little Fuji focuses ... it's better than I was expecting.
Please excuse the banding!
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That's a pretty impressive photo Keith, well, for a digi P&S that isn't working ...
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That's a pretty impressive photo Keith, well, for a digi P&S that isn't working ...
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It's a very impressive camera Stewart ... I think you should get one!
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yep, looks that way .... bugger
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how are you getting on with the manual focus?
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how are you getting on with the manual focus?
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I avoid it at all costs ... it makes me grind my teeth in frustration!
Alright for setting hyperfocal distances and the like I guess but as a camera function for actually focusing when taking a pic ... forget it!
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I avoid it at all costs ... it makes me grind my teeth in frustration!
Alright for setting hyperfocal distances and the like I guess but as a camera function for actually focusing when taking a pic ... forget it! |
... so a GF1 with the 20mm and an optical finder would work equaly well then? well, apart from the babe magnet function that is
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Keith, I feel people may regret helping this camera arrive - that first photo might cost me a lot of money. I was telling a friend yesterday how I would hang on to my Hexar and TriX for another year... now I am wavering, damn you!
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Keith, I feel people may regret helping this camera arrive - that first photo might cost me a lot of money. I was telling a friend yesterday how I would hang on to my Hexar and TriX for another year... now I am wavering, damn you!
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No guilt here sorry ... it's a brilliant camera and I'm sure you'd have no regrets!
I like it that much I'm now on my third one ... picked it up today and I have my fingers crossed.
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I like it that much I'm now on my third one ...
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Good one Keith. That provided me a good laugh.
Hope the one you have now will be problem free.
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yes, I was supposed to be waiting too
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I must admit I'm intrigued by the idea of an AF RF, I didn't get on with the G1's AF but this could be a better option. You've had it a while now Keith so, banding aside, is it a goer? If I could use it as quickly and easily as an M and the AF is as reliable as could be expected then it may be worth investing in.
Don't wish to hijack the thread, I'm just at a crossroads; save for the M9 or go with the X100 as a cheaper but more restricted option....sorry this is more a stream of consciousness than an actual question. Quandaries hurt my head!
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