I'm just jumping into the Fuji system and I wanted to get feedback from somebody who had experience shooting the new X100s and the X-Pro 1. I love what I'm seeing from the 35 1.4, and a 50mm equivalent is fine for the type of shooting I do. I'm curious as to how the 35 1.4 compares to the 23 f/2 on the x100 and x100s?
I'd primarily be using this camera as a walk around and maybe throw it into my wedding work for a more discrete shooting experience. I've seen some great wedding work with both the x100s (Brian Kraft's work) as well as the X pro 1, so it's not out of the question. How does the AF speed compare between the two?
mnakhla wrote:
Focus/recompose shooting wide open would shift the shallow plane of focus too much, wouldn't it?
This argument always stumps me. Focus and recompose has been used on super-wide aperture glass for a long time, and it works if you take the time to think about how it works and adapt. You can get minimal movement of the plane of focus, but i) it's usually not a problem, and ii) it can be compensated for pretty easily by practice.
That's not an argument against adding phase detect pixels to all focus point areas. Some people like to use off-center focus points (I don't), and shooting is a personal thing.
But the whole focus-recompose focus plane shift with wide aperture lenses is super overblown on forums. Notably when you're at anything beyond MFD (and if you're at MFD you can see and make adjustments or shoot manual pretty easily).
And when you're talking about an APS-C, f/2 aperture lens--- it's even less an issue.
It's about focal length yes, but also about freedom to switch lens.
The X100s seem to be fine but the lens perhaps not, at least not for everybody (I mentioned in the X110/X100s thread about ugly flare I noticed in nearly every night shot where there is a point of light in the background).
The Fujinon 35/1.4 seems so much nicer but it is an equiv 53mm lens and as you say, it is not the same. So, I think discussing X100 versus X-Pro/XE is a bit premature. The planned Fujinon 23/1.4 need to materialize first and then I'll have a long hard look at the samples from it.
not sure what else you're shooting with but before jumping into fuji try to get some raw files and make sure they work for your usual processing, they are very different to nikon and canon files in terms of how they react to LR/PS. Today I was shooting product photography with raw+jpeg, and after tinkering with the raw files for ages I realised I was making them nowhere near as good as the in-camera jpegs (velvia setting) and in the end I just used those. This is not necessarily a bad thing, it all depends on your workflow.
IMO all the lenses are very good, I have the 35, 18 and the 23 on the x100s. AF is better on the x100s but still nothing to write home about. It works if you get used to it, and on the x100s you have some very workable solutions for MF when AF doesn't cut it. When the xpro1 gets them too it will be a killer camera, at the moment the slow AF and low res EVF can be annoying at times.
What it boils down to is: do you want an ILS (interchangeable lens system), or a fixed 35mm equivalency. For practical purposes the AF difference is neglectable. Pro1+18mm and 35mm gives you a good combo that covers wide angle to normal, and the 18mm's close focus is really a plus.
On the other hand, if you can settle for just one focal distance, the x100 is compact and the silver look is a little more retro, IMO.
I'm shooting with a D3s and a D800E with a bunch of 1.4G primes. My X100s should be here tomorrow. I'll report my experiences back here, thanks for all the info
I'm shooting with a D3s and a D800E with a bunch of 1.4G primes. My X100s should be here tomorrow. I'll report my experiences back here, thanks for all the info
So, your X100s is in the Buy/Sell. What's not to like? I have X100s GAS bad, I gotta know!
