I considered both and ended up with the X-E1 rather than X-Pro1. That 35mm is oh my goodness. The E1 is lighter and has the same sensor, and saves you substantial bucks because its EVF is all E, which works great for me. Lots of samples at https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/Arts/Photos/
On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have written about my affliction before. I am sure this will end badly for > my wallet. > I have been thinking about things other than Pentax for a while. I had, from > a specification POV, more or less settled on a Fuji X-Pro1. > My pusher has them on sale at the moment. Today I called the Don, and yes, > he said, he had one there. > I'm doomed, think I. > Anyway, I went over to my enabler's for a coffee and donuts, and discussed > the situation as it sits with me. > Please note, this is a guy who is in a wheelchair, and I expect the next > time he leaves the confines of 4 walls and his deck he will be on a gurney. > Anyway, Brian showed me his brand new Panasonic Gh3. > I'm thinking that my wallet is going to feel rather taken advantage of for > some reason. > After coffee, I went to see the Don. He had a boxed X-Pro1 and 35/1.4 lens > sitting on his desk. This guy is an incredibly good salesman. He engaged me > in small talk until I was nearly peeing my pants to open the boxes. > > First impressions. > Fuji does great packaging. > The 35/1.4 is about the same size as the Pentax 35/2.8 macro. It is VERY > nicely built. Similar construction to the LTD lenses in that it's all metal > on the outside, but inside it feels like all butter construction. Definitely > head and shoulders above the LTD lenses on feel, about the same on looks. > The body is pretty utilitarian looking, actually, and it seems big for what > it is. > It does feel good in the hand, and it seemed easy enough to use. > > The images are sweet. Even wide open, the 35/1.4 is exceptionally sharp, and > the bokeh is quite nice in my very cursory look. Between 5.6 and 8, it is > scary sharp. > > I didn't buy it today but I did tell him that cleaning my nose prints off > the screen wasn't necessary. I'll be back for it. > > bill > > -- > 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.
