Re: X100 under a grand
I don't doubt the reviewer's frustration with the AF. But I'm shooting street, so I'm not looking for pixel peeping perfection. On the other hand, I'm shooting street, and the AF fast enough for me. D On 25/10/2012 8:24 AM, Darren Addy wrote: On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/751784-REG/Fujifilm_16128244_Finepix_X100_12_MP.html I think it is a gorgeous camera. This review (on BH) would make me want to peruse some X100 forum posts before I spent that much, however. start of review: The form factor for this camera is EXACTLY what i want. I waited a long time to get this camera. After using it for 3 days I had to return it. This camera does not focus correctly. I do not understand why this issue is not being discussed. I am a very experienced photographer - over 35 years. I have NEVER .. repeat NEVER .. had any camera with this type of unreliable focus. I read all the info on all the forums to mitigate the problem. I concluded it was not worth the effort. This camera is not ready for prime time. At this price you should not have to WORK HARD to get Autofocus to work properly. Yes .. it had the latest firmware. end of review -- 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.
Re: X100 under a grand
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Derby Chang der...@iinet.net.au wrote: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/751784-REG/Fujifilm_16128244_Finepix_X100_12_MP.html I think it is a gorgeous camera. This review (on BH) would make me want to peruse some X100 forum posts before I spent that much, however. start of review: The form factor for this camera is EXACTLY what i want. I waited a long time to get this camera. After using it for 3 days I had to return it. This camera does not focus correctly. I do not understand why this issue is not being discussed. I am a very experienced photographer - over 35 years. I have NEVER .. repeat NEVER .. had any camera with this type of unreliable focus. I read all the info on all the forums to mitigate the problem. I concluded it was not worth the effort. This camera is not ready for prime time. At this price you should not have to WORK HARD to get Autofocus to work properly. Yes .. it had the latest firmware. end of review -- 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.
Re: X100
On May 30, 2011, at 3:31 AM, Bob W wrote: Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ I love this one, especially the old git in the window ;) http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1071_large.html Dave -- 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.
RE: X100
Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ I love this one, especially the old git in the window ;) http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1071_large.html Dave their reaction to the old git suggests a marmite-like effect. B -- 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.
Re: X100
I missed that. She should call the cops. --Original Message-- From: David Mann Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: X100 Sent: May 30, 2011 3:30 AM On May 30, 2011, at 3:31 AM, Bob W wrote: Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ I love this one, especially the old git in the window ;) http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1071_large.html Dave -- 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.
RE: X100
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob W Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ I love this one, especially the old git in the window ;) http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1071_large.html Dave their reaction to the old git suggests a marmite-like effect. Incidentally, thanks to everyone who has commented. I decided to get an opinion on the X100 from someone who knows about photography. Here is what he said: Ideal for Professional photographers on vacation, [...] rich people traveling, [...] and men who like toys. Like a Porsche, no one needs a Fuji X100. THe Fuji X100 is a luxury for people who want another nice camera for their collection or for one-time use on their next vacation. THe X100 is [...] a nice trinket for people who own other cameras. http://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100.htm -- 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.
Re: X100
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Incidentally, thanks to everyone who has commented. I decided to get an opinion on the X100 from someone who knows about photography. Here is what he said: Ideal for Professional photographers on vacation, [...] rich people traveling, [...] and men who like toys. Like a Porsche, no one needs a Fuji X100. THe Fuji X100 is a luxury for people who want another nice camera for their collection or for one-time use on their next vacation. THe X100 is [...] a nice trinket for people who own other cameras. http://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100.htm Obviously a serious authority. So which of these ownership descriptions do you ascribe to? ]'-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
Re: X100
I looked up his E-P1 review. He said there were not enough lenses and that he recommended that you buy a Leica M instead. Seriously. On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Incidentally, thanks to everyone who has commented. I decided to get an opinion on the X100 from someone who knows about photography. Here is what he said: Ideal for Professional photographers on vacation, [...] rich people traveling, [...] and men who like toys. Like a Porsche, no one needs a Fuji X100. THe Fuji X100 is a luxury for people who want another nice camera for their collection or for one-time use on their next vacation. THe X100 is [...] a nice trinket for people who own other cameras. http://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100.htm Obviously a serious authority. So which of these ownership descriptions do you ascribe to? ]'-) -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
RE: X100
Godfrey DiGiorgi I decided to get an opinion on the X100 from someone who knows about photography. Here is what he said: Ideal for Professional photographers on vacation, [...] rich people traveling, [...] and men who like toys. Like a Porsche, no one needs a Fuji X100. THe Fuji X100 is a luxury for people who want another nice camera for their collection or for one- time use on their next vacation. THe X100 is [...] a nice trinket for people who own other cameras. http://kenrockwell.com/fuji/x100.htm Obviously a serious authority. So which of these ownership descriptions do you ascribe to? ]'-) Ascribe? people, men, nice camera, own other cameras. Aspire? rich, travelling. -- 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.
Re: X100
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. snip I hate you. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL... snip Ooo, baby! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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.
Re: X100
I knew someone would cave in. You were high on my list, Bob. It seems nice ad sharp. Uniform lighting exposure is excellent. DR rears it's head in a few shots, but nothing you can't live with. I really don't know how another camera would have done. I have some DR issues with my micro43 bodies, but of course that's a somewhat smaller sensor. I'm very jealous, BTW. On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Hard to judge it properly yet. I think it's going to work well for my purposes, which is to take pictures at lunch time in the area where I work. It was a pleasure to use today in the market, but it has its quirks. First off, the dials are too easy to change by accident, so most of these were shot at 1/500 on auto aperture, rather than both on auto. That has meant I had to recover most of the exposures in Lightroom. The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. In some of the pictures it's clear that I wasn't thinking of that when I pressed the shutter. But it's early days and I think I'll emjoy using it. It's unobtrusive, easy to shoot one-handed (you can see your humble servant using it this way in a reflection in one of the pictures), responsive and quick. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL along these lines, and about returning the M10 to the same size as the M3 - the X100 suggests that it can be done. B B -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
RE: X100
-Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins I knew someone would cave in. You were high on my list, Bob. It seems nice ad sharp. Uniform lighting exposure is excellent. DR rears it's head in a few shots, but nothing you can't live with. I really don't know how another camera would have done. I have some DR issues with my micro43 bodies, but of course that's a somewhat smaller sensor. I'm very jealous, BTW. yes, first results not bad. The DR head-rearage may be a result of almost all the shots being several stops under-exposed. Now that I know I have to check the dials assiduously to get the exposure right. There's something in the menu system about HDR, but I can't be bothered will all that sort of stuff. I like to keep it simple. B On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Hard to judge it properly yet. I think it's going to work well for my purposes, which is to take pictures at lunch time in the area where I work. It was a pleasure to use today in the market, but it has its quirks. First off, the dials are too easy to change by accident, so most of these were shot at 1/500 on auto aperture, rather than both on auto. That has meant I had to recover most of the exposures in Lightroom. The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. In some of the pictures it's clear that I wasn't thinking of that when I pressed the shutter. But it's early days and I think I'll emjoy using it. It's unobtrusive, easy to shoot one-handed (you can see your humble servant using it this way in a reflection in one of the pictures), responsive and quick. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL along these lines, and about returning the M10 to the same size as the M3 - the X100 suggests that it can be done. B B -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Re: X100
Simple is good, especially with that camera. Every review I've read says set it up right and then treat like an old film camera. Down this path lies happiness. On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins I knew someone would cave in. You were high on my list, Bob. It seems nice ad sharp. Uniform lighting exposure is excellent. DR rears it's head in a few shots, but nothing you can't live with. I really don't know how another camera would have done. I have some DR issues with my micro43 bodies, but of course that's a somewhat smaller sensor. I'm very jealous, BTW. yes, first results not bad. The DR head-rearage may be a result of almost all the shots being several stops under-exposed. Now that I know I have to check the dials assiduously to get the exposure right. There's something in the menu system about HDR, but I can't be bothered will all that sort of stuff. I like to keep it simple. B On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Hard to judge it properly yet. I think it's going to work well for my purposes, which is to take pictures at lunch time in the area where I work. It was a pleasure to use today in the market, but it has its quirks. First off, the dials are too easy to change by accident, so most of these were shot at 1/500 on auto aperture, rather than both on auto. That has meant I had to recover most of the exposures in Lightroom. The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. In some of the pictures it's clear that I wasn't thinking of that when I pressed the shutter. But it's early days and I think I'll emjoy using it. It's unobtrusive, easy to shoot one-handed (you can see your humble servant using it this way in a reflection in one of the pictures), responsive and quick. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL along these lines, and about returning the M10 to the same size as the M3 - the X100 suggests that it can be done. B B -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
Re: X100
When I saw this one, which I love, http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1068_large.html I immediately thought of this one by Matt Stuart. http://www.in-public.com/MattStuart/image/1248 I love yours, Bob. Great expressions on the couple on the left, and juxtaposed with the couple on the right makes it funny to me. Congrats on the new camera. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Bob W p...@web-options.com To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 10:31 AM Subject: X100 I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Hard to judge it properly yet. I think it's going to work well for my purposes, which is to take pictures at lunch time in the area where I work. It was a pleasure to use today in the market, but it has its quirks. First off, the dials are too easy to change by accident, so most of these were shot at 1/500 on auto aperture, rather than both on auto. That has meant I had to recover most of the exposures in Lightroom. The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. In some of the pictures it's clear that I wasn't thinking of that when I pressed the shutter. But it's early days and I think I'll emjoy using it. It's unobtrusive, easy to shoot one-handed (you can see your humble servant using it this way in a reflection in one of the pictures), responsive and quick. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL along these lines, and about returning the M10 to the same size as the M3 - the X100 suggests that it can be done. B B -- 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.
Re: X100
On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Great, I'll be interested to hear your impressions as you become more familiar and comfortable with it. First results show promise ... ... The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. ... That's one of the reasons why it didn't do much for me. Turn on all the overlays and it's a complicated, fussy view. Turn them off and it's a nice simple framing device, but the X100's EVF is no great shakes for manual focusing. I figured if that was going to be the case, I'd rather have the viewfinder be an option, exchangable with a better quality EVF when needed for precise eye level work. I'm happy to report that the GXR EVF is on par with the Olympus Pen optional and Panasonic Lumix built-in EVFs for quality. It can't really be compared to a Leica M, despite the reviews, but perhaps Leica should be thinking about a digital CL along these lines, and about returning the M10 to the same size as the M3 - the X100 suggests that it can be done. I agree. For a Leicaphile, the Leica X1 does a better job of maintaing the simplicity and transparency of a Leica M sans the interchangeable lens and rangefinder focusing. I'd love to see Leica go with a CL-D along the lines of the brief I sent them a half dozen years ago now ... An electronically coupled optical rangefinder with manual focus prime lenses ... Stepping back for a moment to reflect: It's delightful that we have so many possibilities for digital cameras now, however. Classic RF system cameras (Leica M), classic SLR derivatives from all the surviving major players and a couple of new faces, medium format hyper expensive machinery, ultra-compact small-sensor fun cameras, mirror-less traditional format system cameras (micro-fourthirds and NEX) and the GXR system notion of a back with interchangeable coupled lens/sensor and other camera expansion module options. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
RE: X100
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Great, I'll be interested to hear your impressions as you become more familiar and comfortable with it. First results show promise ... ... The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. ... That's one of the reasons why it didn't do much for me. Turn on all the overlays and it's a complicated, fussy view. Turn them off and it's a nice simple framing device, but the X100's EVF is no great shakes for manual focusing. I figured if that was going to be the case, I'd rather have the viewfinder be an option, exchangable with a better quality EVF when needed for precise eye level work. I can understand your thinking. I've been using the grid with the horizon indicator today, for the novelty. HCB had a horrific premonition that cameras would come equipped with rule-of-thirds grids, so I will switch it off, but I was surprised by how far from horizontal I naturally frame. I've no real interest in the EVF, and it doesn't represent the tones and colours of the scene naturally. [...] I agree. For a Leicaphile, the Leica X1 does a better job of maintaing the simplicity and transparency of a Leica M sans the interchangeable lens and rangefinder focusing. I'd love to see Leica go with a CL-D along the lines of the brief I sent them a half dozen years ago now ... An electronically coupled optical rangefinder with manual focus prime lenses ... Well, a couple of hours ago I compared the X100 with the M3 and I can report that they are the same thickness. The M3 is fractionally higher on the left, and the M3 is longer by about 1.5cm, but what that tells me is that Leica should be able to return to the M3 dimensions in the M10 when it comes, and that's what I would like them to do more than anything else. B -- 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.
RE: X100
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Christine Aguila When I saw this one, which I love, http://www.web-options.com/X100/content/_DSF1068_large.html I immediately thought of this one by Matt Stuart. http://www.in-public.com/MattStuart/image/1248 I love yours, Bob. Great expressions on the couple on the left, and juxtaposed with the couple on the right makes it funny to me. Congrats on the new camera. Cheers, Christine Thanks - that's an interesting website and some good photographers. B -- 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.
RE X100
As I mentioned in a comment to Godfrey re the Ricoh - it hasn't changed your eye any. The x100 certainly garnered a lot of interest. And I am glad you both are posting pix from these innovative cameras. Subject: X100 Message-ID: 003401cc1e15$71266570$53733050$@com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ -- 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.
Re: X100
Regards the size, that depends somewhat upon compatibility requirements for the interchangeable M-bayonet lens mount and the focal plane shutter. The X100 is a leaf shutter camera with a smaller sensor than an M9, and a lens custom-designed to fit it. It can certainly be thinner than a camera designed to be compatible with all M-bayonet lenses and a focal plane shutter. And still have an LCD for image review and menu operation. On Sunday, May 29, 2011, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Great, I'll be interested to hear your impressions as you become more familiar and comfortable with it. First results show promise ... ... The optical viewfinder, which is why I bought this rather than some other camera, is essentially just a framing device - you can't use if for manual focusing, so you have to be aware of where the focus point is. ... That's one of the reasons why it didn't do much for me. Turn on all the overlays and it's a complicated, fussy view. Turn them off and it's a nice simple framing device, but the X100's EVF is no great shakes for manual focusing. I figured if that was going to be the case, I'd rather have the viewfinder be an option, exchangable with a better quality EVF when needed for precise eye level work. I can understand your thinking. I've been using the grid with the horizon indicator today, for the novelty. HCB had a horrific premonition that cameras would come equipped with rule-of-thirds grids, so I will switch it off, but I was surprised by how far from horizontal I naturally frame. I've no real interest in the EVF, and it doesn't represent the tones and colours of the scene naturally. [...] I agree. For a Leicaphile, the Leica X1 does a better job of maintaing the simplicity and transparency of a Leica M sans the interchangeable lens and rangefinder focusing. I'd love to see Leica go with a CL-D along the lines of the brief I sent them a half dozen years ago now ... An electronically coupled optical rangefinder with manual focus prime lenses ... Well, a couple of hours ago I compared the X100 with the M3 and I can report that they are the same thickness. The M3 is fractionally higher on the left, and the M3 is longer by about 1.5cm, but what that tells me is that Leica should be able to return to the M3 dimensions in the M10 when it comes, and that's what I would like them to do more than anything else. B -- 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
Re: RE X100
The X100 makes the birds look a lot better. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/ My photo class blog: http://z-fotokurs.blogspot.com/ To err is human to arr is pirate 2011/5/30 Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com: As I mentioned in a comment to Godfrey re the Ricoh - it hasn't changed your eye any. The x100 certainly garnered a lot of interest. And I am glad you both are posting pix from these innovative cameras. Subject: X100 Message-ID: 003401cc1e15$71266570$53733050$@com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ -- 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.
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On 5/29/2011 18:31, Bob W wrote: I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday. After struggling with the onboard software for a while I decided to read the manual and get it set up to suit the way I want to use it. Here are the first pictures, taken around Greenwich earlier today: http://www.web-options.com/X100/ Congratulations on your new acquisition, Bob. The pictures look promising although I am certain you haven't completely accustomed yourself with this camera yet. But I am just as certain you will and it will prove an excellent tool in your capable hands. I shall be looking forward for more photos you'd make with X100... Boris -- 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.
Re: X100 video review
On 3/19/2011 1:18 PM, Cotty wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-VoXxwGWYcfeature=youtube_gdata Excellent video - impressively shot on a DSLR as well - note radio lapel mic on presenter for good sound. Really nice portrayal of camera use on the street - even if you're not interested in the hardware, if you're into street photography you should watch this video. I agree on all counts, Cotty. Excellent camera, lovely presentation, inspirational footage... Boris -- 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.
Re: X100 video review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-VoXxwGWYcfeature=youtube_gdata Excellent video - impressively shot on a DSLR as well - note radio lapel mic on presenter for good sound. Really nice portrayal of camera use on the street - even if you're not interested in the hardware, if you're into street photography you should watch this video. -- 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.
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On 18/03/2011 9:18 AM, Tim Bray wrote: Amusing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-VoXxwGWYcfeature=youtube_gdata -T Argh...I now really need to have one. That's quite a lovely love letter to Hong Kong as well. -- der...@iinet.net.au http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc -- 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.
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On 19/3/11, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: That's quite a lovely love letter to Hong Kong as well. Isn't it just! -- 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.
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It's a great vid. I think a lot of the fun with this camera seems to be the way it fits in your hand. As you watch he vid, notice how the camera flips around in his hand, not like he has a death grip on a huge DSLR. I don't think Id ever get the camera because 35 equivalent is not my favorite FOV, but it bodes well for future systems. On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Cotty cotty...@mac.com wrote: On 19/3/11, Derby Chang, discombobulated, unleashed: That's quite a lovely love letter to Hong Kong as well. Isn't it just! -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
RE: X100 video review
Amusing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L- VoXxwGWYcfeature=youtube_gdata -T lovely. Looking forward hearing mine landing with a crunch on the doormat. B -- 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.
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delightful camera from the looks of it. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Tim Bray tb...@textuality.com wrote: Amusing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-VoXxwGWYcfeature=youtube_gdata -T -- 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. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.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.
