Thanks, guys! I can't wait to get the new X100S in my hands. Fuji is actually sending me one early. I'm hoping I get it very soon. I plan to shoot an entire wedding with it in the next couple weeks. I'll be sure to share what I get from that here with you.
I was looking for a thread like this months ago, but couldn't find it. Thanks for initiating one again.
I've been shooting an x100 on and off for a while. I have a black one and love to use it on the street... I'm a nature photographer, so the street is pretty a foreign spot for me... and I think my amateurish attempts definitely reveal this. Nonetheless, the x100 is a great camera for anyone wanting to go light and be discrete.
I own the x100 back in 2011 I find the pictures very good in terms of sharpness and overall quality but they lack the wow factor, they dont stand out in colors or contrast as much as the xpro 1 or rx1
I think the one draw I might not be able to resist in the long run, from the 100s, will be the shorter MFD compared to the X100. I like going in close for portraits with a 35mm or so, and I understand you often have to go to macro mode in order to do so with the X100. Haven't shot any portraits with it yet though, so it's all speculation as of now. I guess I'll find out. In the meantime I'd love some input from others here.
In your B&Ws (and some of the color shots), the blacks seem kind of grey and washed out. Is this intentional and part of your style, or are the files coming out without a lot of contrast?
corposant wrote:
In your B&Ws (and some of the color shots), the blacks seem kind of grey and washed out. Is this intentional and part of your style, or are the files coming out without a lot of contrast?
He mentions in his blog post that the black levels are intentionally high.
These are absolutely fantastic!! I wish the blacks were a bit deeper, but I respect your creative decision to increase the levels. Regardless, the images were thoughtfully and beautifully captured.
Some nice shots in the wedding. I agree, though, that the blacks distract me-- they make me feel distant, like I'm peering through a muddy lens to see the world. It's just as heavy handed editing-- in my opinion-- as the opposite, when blacks are crushed to oblivion.
Obviously a subjective choice. And no arguing that there's nice composition, and probably nice choice of working with the light (I think; hard to tell re the tones).
Beautiful pics!