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TMaG82 wrote:
But as I stated I could see a lot more keepers with the X-T1 because I feel like I'll have to be a little more deliberate in terms of what I take pictures of. No more slamming on the shutter but more time spent on composition and getting exposure right the first time.
I agree with this. While the RX1 occasionally did feel too slow, overall I found that I would come home with a high number of keepers, out of less overall shots.
With the EM1 I always had a habit of kind of pressing the shutting right as I brought the camera to my eye, since the AF was so quick to lock, but the thing was, the framing and overall composition wasn't always ideal. Maybe an advantage for some candids but resulted in lots of shots that ended up getting deleted.
With the RX1 I'd usually work pretty slowly, composing the frame carefully, and taking one or two shots, which usually ended up being keepers when editing back at home.
I'd come home from a week long Caribbean vacation with just about 400 images taken the whole trip, but they were all pretty decent. With some faster cameras I'd take 400 in a single day.
Being totally honest, I'd sometimes just set the camera (EM2) to bracket everything so I didn't have to worry about getting the exposure right. Its so quick to shoot 3 frames of I seemed like less to worry about on the fly. Get home though and you've got all these shots to wade though and usually the middle exposure was the correct one anyways.
This isn't to say I want a slow camera, I do value responsiveness, and the RX1 actually was amazing responsive with zero shutter lag, so as far as timing went it was great, but you had to purposely plan to take a photo.
EM1 I could just raise up without even looking and it would lock onto something and fire a few frames. Darn quick and responsive, but it didn't really do anything to improve my photography.
RX1, despite some faults, gave me some of my best images in years, though it did require me to work a little harder to get, to actually feel a little more a part of the photography process rather than just being there.
Made me feel a bit like a photographer using a tool, rather than a guy pushing a button. Don't get me wrong, sometimes button pushing it great, for social stuff etc. Other times though, its fun to work with a tool. NOT fight a tool mind you, and Fuji cameras seem to walk that line nicely. Being both easy to use, but also having enough controls and an interface that makes you feel a part of the picture taking process.
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