great photos all, Im torn between taking just the fuji X100 and a G12 or X100 and 5DII and lenses on an overseas trip. love the idea of the fuji for the weight. The only thing I worry about is if the fuji has an issue with blades etc. If the fuji wasn't known for its issues Id be happy just to take it alone
I bought the X100 to have as a smaller than the 5d2, carry-with-me-all-the-time camera, but its just not meant to be. I just can't stand shooting with it in low light situations, too slow AF and no MF got old. But it did leave some magic behind...
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My wife stealing a bite from my slice
Not really. I have been going back and forth with the Nex system and just miss the smaller one lens do all system. Not only that but I love the files... Sold the last one to get ready for the XPro1 but after seeing the price, decided to go with a Nex 7. Now, back to the X100!
So, how are you all finding the update, has it made the AF that much quicker? I'd be using mine a lot with family\kid shots, and I find kids playing indoors is enough to challenge my 1Ds2. I don't expect that level of performance, but is it good enough? Now that the 5D3 is a couple of years out of my price range, I think a X100 could be the answer to "my smaller body for travel and higher ISO for indoor use" needs.
Its better I think, along with a host of other useful updates like 1 touch ND on/off, programmable RAW button etc but it still doesn't, and likely never will track/perform like a DSLR.
As such, you have to approach shooting in a different way, rather that letting the AF track focus and fire a burst of shots for example, you may need to prefocus on a given point and try to snap the shutter at the right time.
I'm a sports photographer for a living and its just a night and day different way of shooting than how I go about working with my Nikon D3s but in a way, thats what makes it such a cool/fun/great camera.
I've always enjoyed shooting for fun with a collection of old film camera's I've collected over the years, everything from box cameras to 4x5 large format. They are a bit of work but also fun and rewarding because you feel you really created a photo, not just hit a button, if you will.
You could certainly get some amazing images of your family with the X100, but its simply going to take more work and its not going to be a camera where you fire off 50 frames with 48 of them being good.
Maybe thats just my style of shooting, but with a high frame rate pro digital body I'll take a good number of shots of a given moment, with different framing and focal lengths, fire of a quick burst of birthday candles being blown out etc. Then I'll sit down at the PC and edit "the assignment" and maybe pull the best 5-10 frames, just as I would on any editorial assignment I do for work. Thats basically how I approach modern photography.
X100 on the other hand, its almost like pretending you've got a film camera. I remember growing up where you'd use a couple of rolls on a big trip, maybe a couple shots on a birthday or special event and then put the camera back on the shelf to finish the roll months later.
Interestingly though, even though I may take 50 instead of 500 images on an outing, I seem to come back with the same number of keepers.
It gives a totally different mindset in viewing your images as well. I remember getting rolls back in the past and you'd look through them and enjoy the images. Not have 25 images of the same pose and try to figure out if a slight change of arm position or expression was better or worse than the other 24 frames.
Its a camera thats as much about the process of shooting as the shot itself. Sometimes it might feel slow, limited, even frustrating, because it might not do want you want at the second you want it as other cameras can, but you just have to remember its not like other cameras and thats the reason you bought it/brought it with you.
millsart wrote:
Its better I think, along with a host of other useful updates like 1 touch ND on/off, programmable RAW button etc but it still doesn't, and likely never will track/perform like a DSLR.
As such, you have to approach shooting in a different way, rather that letting the AF track focus and fire a burst of shots for example, you may need to prefocus on a given point and try to snap the shutter at the right time.
I'm a sports photographer for a living and its just a night and day different way of shooting than how I go about working with my Nikon D3s but in a way, thats what makes it such a cool/fun/great camera.
I've always enjoyed shooting for fun with a collection of old film camera's I've collected over the years, everything from box cameras to 4x5 large format. They are a bit of work but also fun and rewarding because you feel you really created a photo, not just hit a button, if you will.
You could certainly get some amazing images of your family with the X100, but its simply going to take more work and its not going to be a camera where you fire off 50 frames with 48 of them being good.
Maybe thats just my style of shooting, but with a high frame rate pro digital body I'll take a good number of shots of a given moment, with different framing and focal lengths, fire of a quick burst of birthday candles being blown out etc. Then I'll sit down at the PC and edit "the assignment" and maybe pull the best 5-10 frames, just as I would on any editorial assignment I do for work. Thats basically how I approach modern photography.
X100 on the other hand, its almost like pretending you've got a film camera. I remember growing up where you'd use a couple of rolls on a big trip, maybe a couple shots on a birthday or special event and then put the camera back on the shelf to finish the roll months later.
Interestingly though, even though I may take 50 instead of 500 images on an outing, I seem to come back with the same number of keepers.
It gives a totally different mindset in viewing your images as well. I remember getting rolls back in the past and you'd look through them and enjoy the images. Not have 25 images of the same pose and try to figure out if a slight change of arm position or expression was better or worse than the other 24 frames.
Its a camera thats as much about the process of shooting as the shot itself. Sometimes it might feel slow, limited, even frustrating, because it might not do want you want at the second you want it as other cameras can, but you just have to remember its not like other cameras and thats the reason you bought it/brought it with you.
Cheers for the feedback. I still use a Canon AE-1 which is a great "breath of fresh air" to use, I like the idea of using the X100 in jpeg mode and a B&W preset (I'm a big B&W fan!) and just getting on with taking pictures. I was going to pick one up second hand but the sticky aperture blade issue has me worried. So I might wait a while until I can pick up a new serial number one, or the prices drop a little more in the shops. I know if I walked into a shop tomorrow and had a look at one I'd buy it!
