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Archive 2012 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Well, I guess Fuji must not do much advertising in Pop Photo these days!

http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2012/05/camera-test-fujifilm-x-pro1

May 29, 2012 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Interesting how their measured noise is significantly lower at 1600 ISO than it is at 800 ISO. Neat trick.

May 29, 2012 at 06:43 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Lotusm50 wrote:
Interesting how their measured noise is significantly lower at 1600 ISO than it is at 800 ISO. Neat trick.

Sean Reid discovered in his recent test that the X-Pro1 performs a lot of (fairly sophisticated) noise reduction, even with raw files. There is no way to output a higher ISO raw file without noise reduction in fact. My testing of the X-Pro1 also showed that there is similarly a lot of other processing going on with the raws - sharpening and clarity type effects - that are likewise unavoidable.

May 29, 2012 at 06:54 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Pop Photo is not out of business yet?

May 29, 2012 at 06:55 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Tariq, Yeah, this showed a shocking amount of difference.

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/Temporary/Nex_OMD_X1_Snapz_001.jpg

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/Temporary/Nex_OMD_X1_Snapz_002.jpg

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May 29, 2012 at 08:01 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Bifurcator wrote:
Tariq, Yeah, this showed a shocking amount of difference.

Ha, I saw that back in April. Hilarious, though I don't know what actual value I would attach to their test as far as choosing one of these cameras.

May 29, 2012 at 08:13 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Yeah, I agree. I mean how often am I going to actually select ISO 12,800 or even 6,400... And I assume these are in-camera JPegs which so far I've not used much. One surf shoot, once about a year (or has it been 2 years?) ago. I dunno how true it is with these cameras but I've always thought I could do better myself with RAWs. Here's a few from the surf shoot.

GH1, in-camera (lowest quality) "Small" JPegs, Canon FD 300/2.8 L

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Canon_FD_300mm_F2.8L/Canon_FD_300mm_f2.8L_1150097.jpg

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Canon_FD_300mm_F2.8L/Canon_FD_300mm_f2.8L_1150100.jpg

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Canon_FD_300mm_F2.8L/Canon_FD_300mm_f2.8L_1150110.jpg

http://tesselator.gpmod.com/Images/_Image_By_Lens/Canon_FD_300mm_F2.8L/SOOC_1150110.JPG <--SOOC

These almost convinced me to start using JPeg but without the fine lens and with more complex colors and lighting I soon dropped that idea.

May 29, 2012 at 08:33 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

The newest ACR has just been released and the XP1 is now supported. Let the pixel peeping and debate begin (again).

May 30, 2012 at 12:58 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

corposant wrote:
The newest ACR has just been released and the XP1 is now supported. Let the pixel peeping and debate begin (again).

Excellent...

May 30, 2012 at 05:07 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

jcolwell wrote:
Excellent...

Yes, and it's great for productivity for X--Pro1 users. Unfortunately, it does not change/ improve raw file quality - or I should say it does not get around the crazy raw processing that Fuji does. If you liked the files before, you will still love them. If you did not, nothing has changed. For landscape shooters, you still get this cheesy filter look with enlargements involving foliage - which was the deal breaker for me:

http://www.gibranstudio.com/fujiwater.jpg

May 30, 2012 at 07:27 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Tariq Gibran wrote:
Ha, I saw that back in April. Hilarious, though I don't know what actual value I would attach to their test as far as choosing one of these cameras.

Looking at those sample, are they suggesting they either didn't match the angle of view for all the cameras, so that to make the comparison they magnified the Oly and Sony camera images a lot (~2x?) to match the subject size in the Fuji? Plus the Oly and Sony look underexposed compared to the Fuji. Yes, I'm not sure how much stock we can put into their "test". I suspect that it might just be a bit of satire, but htey don't strike me as that clever.

May 30, 2012 at 08:10 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Woah, that's funky awful. Just so I understand, that's a X1 RAW & Lightroom/ACR issue - the in camera JPEGs look "normal", right?

May 30, 2012 at 08:16 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

kwalsh wrote:
Woah, that's funky awful. Just so I understand, that's a X1 RAW & Lightroom/ACR issue - the in camera JPEGs look "normal", right?

The same processing effect is applied to jpegs. You will never see this though with native size prints, only larger prints (not too much larger though as the effect is visible at 100% with foliage). Also, there are very likely positive gains with other subject matter - people - and it would also dramatically mask the visible effects of noise at higher iso's. So, imo, this camera is great for certain uses. The thing which I find most disturbing though is that the user has no ability, even with raws, to disable the extreme processing which takes place.

May 30, 2012 at 08:23 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Tariq Gibran wrote:
.... For landscape shooters, you still get this cheesy filter look with enlargements involving foliage - which was the deal breaker for me:....

Wow, that looks like a watercolor.

May 30, 2012 at 09:25 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Bifurcator wrote:
Yeah, I agree. I mean how often am I going to actually select ISO 12,800 or even 6,400... And I assume these are in-camera JPegs which so far I've not used much. ...

Completely agree. When I'm using my EPL2 I rarely shoot above ISO 800 and mostly ISO 400 and below, that's just not what I use it for.

In fact, even with my 5d2 I rarely shoot above ISO 1600.

May 30, 2012 at 09:28 AM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

May 30, 2012 at 09:30 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Tariq Gibran wrote:
Yes, and it's great for productivity for X--Pro1 users. Unfortunately, it does not change/ improve raw file quality - or I should say it does not get around the crazy raw processing that Fuji does. If you liked the files before, you will still love them. If you did not, nothing has changed. For landscape shooters, you still get this cheesy filter look with enlargements involving foliage - which was the deal breaker for me:

http://www.gibranstudio.com/fujiwater.jpg

I'm getting similar results to this with LR 4.1 (not quite as dramatic, but still smearing of detail in green foliage). The SOOC JPEGs look the same, so clearly whatever is causing this is being applied in camera.

Fuji has been very good about FW updates to its cameras; hopefully this is something that can be worked on. I want my Raw files as 'raw' as possible.

May 30, 2012 at 09:35 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

Review seems pretty accurate to me..

May 30, 2012 at 10:29 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

you are seeing the above in your photographs at 100%? I need to start looking at my XP1 photos more closely. Yikes. That is horrible.

May 30, 2012 at 10:33 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · X-Pro 1 tested by Pop Photo

forestmage wrote:
you are seeing the above in your photographs at 100%? I need to start looking at my XP1 photos more closely. Yikes. That is horri
No, this is interpolated up in size.

May 30, 2012 at 11:03 AM

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