This is such a great report, I went to the Fuji web site to give a closer look-see to the camera and then to B & H to the check price. If I find myself in the market for such a camera, I shall certainly consider your report, Cotty. Thanks much! Cheers, Christine
On Dec 21, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Cotty wrote: > For those who might be interested, here's a little progress report with > first impressions of the Fuji X10. > > After opening the box - wow. Quality feel to it. Smooooth. Very black, > very small. Size and weight reminds me of Leica CL, but resemblance ends > there. It looks just like a flippin film camera of days gone by but in > fact full of gizmotech. No strap going on this - no need. It fits in my > pockets! > > First things first - the viewfinder is essential for me, so does it > work? Emphatic yes! Phew - it passes the biggest hurdle. Not as nice as > the X100 or any Leica, or even the Epson R-D1, but yes, I can easily see > through it and it's actually not bad at all. Later I test the 'WYSIWYG' > by looking through and comparing a shot. 85% coverage seems accurate. > The pics are slightly wider than as seen. Easy to compensate for and > actually better that way round - more room for error on the edges. > > Feel and ease of use - menus are quirky and not the easiest to figger > out but I get there and still haven't looked at the manual. Settings > stay locked to each operation mode and not global (P, A ,S, M) so if I > set M (Manual) for 200 ISO and whatever else, when I switch back to P > (Program) it goes back to the settings I used previously for that, say > 800 Auto ISO and whatever else I set previously. Means I can set up M > for things like landscapes and leave P for parties and grabs, S for high > shutter speed shit and A for arty street shooting ;-) Whatever. > > Things I was interested to see that people had mentioned: > > Specular highlights - shit a brick! What's all the fuss about?? I > probably wouldn't have even noticed it if I hadn't read the doom and > gloom! Tried a few shots with highlights in and a complete waste of time > bothering about it! I didn't buy the camera to pixel peep with - I > bought it because it has a way better optical viewfinder than the Canon > G12. What a relief. And Fooj are working on a fix so wtf. > > Parallax error - easy - close ups, just use the rear LCD. Everything > else - non event. Finder is very good. For critical focus applications > use rear LCD. End of. > > Mechanical operation - so far everything works, camera switches on and > off as designed - very fast power up - in 'normal' - from switching on > to 'alive' just over 1 second. In 'quick start' mode - almost > instantaneous - my guess would be 2/10ths of a second. The rotating lens > barrel for switch on is interesting and geared for shooting from cold. Nice. > > Shooting with it - fantastic. I preferred the articulated screen (and > hence being able to fold away so can't bee seen) of the G12 or even the > Epson R-D1 but hey. The rear LCD is visible from any angle - amazed at > that. On the whole I tend not to use the rear LCD of any camera for > composing - hence why I wanted a usable optical viewfinder. I would have > liked Bob's X100 but for the restriction on the lens. The zoom range on > the X10 isn't stellar but it suits my needs. The low light night shots > are fantastic. Very impressed. > > To sum up - as Steve (Of The Gardens) said - it's been a long time since > I've been this happy with a camera! > > Pics in due course. > > That is all. > > > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ---------- http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
