I should add, following the line of thought, that any/every camera is capable in the hands of one who knows how to best use it.
The NEX line was a better choice for my son because he most likely will use it in a P&S mode, but it has capabilities beyond, and I already have a number of lenses and adapters. He's going to school for graphic arts, and is into drawing mainly, but is being forced into the world of technology even there... which he didn't expect. :) On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> From: Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> >> >> I want a camera with a fast standard lens, it's something I have long >> complained about with Pentax digital. I don't want to carry around a >> massive camera, so for me the full frame DSLR offerings aren't so good. >> I'm also somewhat of a lens junkie, and I look for certain qualities in >> an image such as soft bokeh, but also high apparent sharpness and what I >> can only describe as smoothness and a sense of depth. None of these are >> really quantifiable things. It's like porn, you can't identify it, but >> you know it when you see it. >> It's the lens qualities that brought me to Pentax in the first place. >> >> So, I want a camera with a fast standard lens, I want something that is >> fairly compact, and I want certain lens qualities that I have to see to >> know. >> I feel quite fortunate that the Fuji X-Pro1 and the 35/1.4 standard lens >> fits that description. >> > > I've been intrigued by Fuji as well. I was on the verge of getting my > son an X10 and held off because of the numerous issues. Most recently > I was interested in the X-E1 for him. Many things to like including > the JPEG engine, It just didn't seem that it was a finished product > though (none are totally), and when dpreview reported that it had AF > issues in low light and would lock up, requiring cycling the camera > power, that sort of put me off. > > I ended up getting him the NEX-6 (which he still hasn't received for > our anniversary gift-giving). It's not a perfect camera either, but I > felt more confident, having both a NEX-5 and NEX-7 myself. I also > thought the NEX-6 had a better feature set and better ergonomics than > the XE-1. > > I hope you love the X-Pro1 and would like to hear what you think and > see images after purchase. I'd love to see Fuji succeed and continue > their retro mirrorless line. Competition is good. > > Tom C. -- 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.
