Some ace pictures here. I love the X100. It's been a real eye opener for me. I actually found this forum today on google and it was Nikkos other thread. I love his pictures. They're the sort that I aspire to I.e. they're my sort of thing.
So i just bought the X100 after the price drop and having a long hard think about it, and it's nice to have a camera that makes me think about things again!
I just have one quick question..
When i set all my settings up i seem to loose them when i turn the camera off, and when switched back on again it reverts to its own set of setting, i.e On AF mode it goes to Multi and sits in the right hand side of the frame.
Any ideas? Note that i have not got around to upgrading the firmware yet!
BrianKraft wrote:
Yesterday I photographed a full wedding with just the X100S/
Good work. The X100 will come along to a wedding I'm doing in the spring and I'm actually toying with the idea of bringing nothing else (it's not paid work).
jason kelly wrote:
Any ideas?
No clue, but mine doesn't do that. Although if I'm not mistaken my X100 reset the file numbering sequence after I formated the card, as I have a habit of doing every time after transferring the raw files to my laptop. Strange.
Anyway, this week I found myself fascinated by this hotel stairway. Found myself walking up and down it several times, taking shots from every angle. Re-evaluating, crouching, leaning, monkeying about. Found it helps if you have a relaxed attitude towards people looking at you funny and probably thinking you're not right in the head. This one came away my favorite from the set.
The 5D Mark III looks very nice at ISO 3200. More importantly, it looks properly exposed. The X100s looks far too dark, maybe even close to a stop too dark.
This is the first thing to give me pause about getting an X100s.
Finally found you, azan, looked at your blog first and I do like your shots so much. Also, can you share a little bit about your post processing? Wondering how you get that kind of feeling.
Brian, the wedding photography is beautiful. You've really nailed the concept of one camera, one lens. All of the great shots and reviews I keep seeing have convinced me that this is going to replace my D700. Hooray for light camera bags!
I got mine from B&H last week. So far, I haven't had much chance to use it for anything other than family snaps. I'm enjoying it so far – they've sorted out almost all the issues I had with the X100.
carstenw wrote:
What issues still remain? How is the Auto-ISO mode now?
Honestly, they're minor enough that I almost feel guilty mentioning them. I never bought an X100 because I found it frustrating when I tried to use it, but this camera is completely different in terms of responsiveness. Auto ISO is well done and I would love to see a similar implementation on the X-E1. It's not quite as slick as Nikon's implementation, but the ability to specify a minimum shutter speed is all I need to make it a useful feature. In good light, the AF seems pretty much as fast as the OM-D and the camera's startup and write speeds are greatly improved. Also, the smaller tweaks are very welcome, particularly the new location of the AF button, the addition of the Q menu, and the reordered positions of AF-C and AF-S on the focus switch. They've even tightened up some of the control dials so they're harder to accidentally bump.
As for issues that remain... Low light focus speed could still be better compared to the OM-D. I also still dislike like some of the controls, namely the spinning wheel on the back which seems the same as the X100's. I'd like to see a histogram in the instant image review. I can live with these things though.
Anyone who was interested in the X100 but was turned off by that camera's rough edges should take a look at the X100s. Fuji have done a good job refining the original concept.
