the solitaire wrote:
Thank you for elaborating. I think you and Leighton have me convinced. When the hands-on gives me the same feeling about the Fuji I'm going to sell the D3 and spend the money on an X-T2. Would love a silver one, but the black one is offered for as much as $700 less here.
And now back to manual focus Nikkor glass
I took the 55mm f1,2 Nikkor-S.C out for a spin yesterday
That's a very fair price. This is the one lens that keeps me taking pictures and searching for subjects. And it is the oen lens that surprises me time and again with the wisdom that a photograph is not about absolute sharpness or other things that can be measured in a lab. It's about capturing that decisive moment in time and space where everything is lined up just right, showing the essence of what's really important. (What is really important can be many things. For me, at that moment, it was Anouk trying to catch the sand Kristina sprinkled down. It was about Anouk experiencing something more valuable then social networks or flashy sparkling stuff with the scent of strawberries. For me and Kristina, one of the greatest expectations we have for our daughter is that she learns to be aware that this earth, the elements and nature are precious things. Things that deserve to stay around for quite a while longer, for many generations to enjoy. ...
... and you can have all that for just $279 plus shipping, so why isn't that lens sold yet?
CGrindahl wrote:
Gotta keep the juices flowing George... We can only tolerate so much tech talk on the thread... or even I will be tempted to buy a Fuji camera...
If I am persuaded to abandon ship, leave the dark side and make the transition to becoming a full blown hipster I will try and keep my yap shut about how nice the Fuji is to prevent the same thing happening to you Curtis
To be honest, I never expected the D3 to become inconvenient, and actually expect(ed) a D4 to be it's replacement, but now I'm actually thinking hard on what's not to like in a camera that I can put in a small backpack along with Kristinas D800 as I expect to be the camera carrying guy in our relationship from here on. And now that she bought the Sigma 35mm f1,4 Art and 135mm f1,8 Art, which both take up a considerable amount of place and weight, the D3 is often left behind in favor of a Nikon F or F2 body. WIth the Fuji I can at least bring an F/F2, the Fuji and 2-3 small lenses (the 16mm, 55mm and 105mm for instance) without needing a trolley to transport all that gear
CGrindahl wrote:
Gotta keep the juices flowing George... We can only tolerate so much tech talk on the thread... or even I will be tempted to buy a Fuji camera...
Now THAT would be something!
I have been tempted for a while with the 55mm SC. But I'm holding out for the 55/2.8 micro.
the solitaire wrote:
If I am persuaded to abandon ship, leave the dark side and make the transition to becoming a full blown hipster I will try and keep my yap shut about how nice the Fuji is to prevent the same thing happening to you Curtis
That will be impossible if you join us on the dark side.
Way to go Colin... We don't want to let this bandwagon gain speed...
And I believe I've found a huge fly in the ointment for me as well. From what I'm reading, I wouldn't be able to use Lightroom to process RAW files unless I upgraded to Photoshop Cloud, which is something I'll never do. From what I read, you need a version of Adobe Raw that is not available with the freestanding Lightroom 6.1 in order to read X-T2 files. Am I mistaken Leighton, George, Reagan? I rather like my workflow just the way it is...
CGrindahl wrote:
Way to go Colin... We don't want to let this bandwagon gain speed...
And I believe I've found a huge fly in the ointment for me as well. From what I'm reading, I wouldn't be able to use Lightroom to process RAW files unless I upgraded to Photoshop Cloud, which is something I'll never do. From what I read, you need a version of Adobe Raw that is not available with the freestanding Lightroom 6.1 in order to read X-T2 files. Am I mistaken Leighton, George, Reagan? I rather like my workflow just the way it is...
Yes you are. I have the free standing LR and I'm with you on this. This was one area where I made sure I could develop my Fuji files. I know you're like me in that we love to develop as much as shoot.
CGrindahl wrote:
Gotta keep the juices flowing George... We can only tolerate so much tech talk on the thread... or even I will be tempted to buy a Fuji camera...
I read a Ken Rockwell review - he likes it, so I guess I would not like it.
Is it fair to say that any gains due to a thinner Fuji body are lost due to the adaptor required to mount non-native lenses?
Colin
Yes it adds to the length of the lens, but to say that you lose any gains? Well that is up to the perception of the user I guess. Overall length from LCD to front of the lens is basically the same. It all comes down to flange distance. The Fuji or any camera really with adapter and Nikon lenses will have to have the same distance from the lens mount to the sensor.
You see below with the same lens (well one is Non-Ai the other is AI) but both 20mm UD.
Df w/Lens 1180g - X-T2 w/Lens 1092g
Not a big difference. But for me personally it was not really about size but options. I like to tinker. For me, messing around with the hardware, taking lenses apart and doing things on my own is a satisfying part of the photography hobby. And with some nudging by Georg and Scott the last couple days, may even give a try again at developing film.
You also notice I still have my Df. Some things will not be replaced
