mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, even 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V as the OVF didn't have 28mm framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father got himself an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in the digital darkroom in post less and less attractive, esp. as I’m finding I enjoy shooting film more now. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was unnecessary for anyone but those whose livelihoods depended on it, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (prob the smallest 3000x2000 ish as you can always edit the RAW for when you need to print big) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after thinking my dad is getting so much more camera than he’ll ever use with his X2D and what a waste that is for him (but I’m happy for him, and totally supported him getting it, don’t get me wrong).
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying and gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's system from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, even 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V as the OVF didn't have 28mm framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father got himself an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in the digital darkroom in post less and less attractive, esp. as I’m finding I enjoy shooting film more now. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was unnecessary for anyone but those whose livelihoods depended on it, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (prob the smallest 3000x2000 ish as you can always edit the RAW for when you need to print big) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying and gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's system from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, even 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V as the OVF didn't have 28mm framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father got himself an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was unnecessary for anyone but those whose livelihoods depended on it, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (prob the smallest 3000x2000 ish as you can always edit the RAW for when you need to print big) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying and gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's system from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, even 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V as the OVF didn't have 28mm framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father got himself an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was dumb, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (can I save them as 6000x4000?) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying and gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's system from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V, too small, and OVF didn't have framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father has an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was dumb, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (can I save them as 6000x4000?) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying and gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's system from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V, too small, and OVF didn't have framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father has an X2D 100c as a self retirement gift, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was dumb, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (can I save them as 6000x4000?) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying / gifting a XCD38mm F2.5 and borrowing my dad's camera from time to time.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V, too small, and OVF didn't have framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father has an X2D 100c, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was dumb, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (can I save them as 6000x4000?) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying a XCD38mm F2.5 and mooching my dad's camera.
mdude85 wrote:
The more I see the reviews for this camera the less I'm seeing it as a competitor for the Q3. I think the biggest draw of this camera is the flexibility to crop in to get exactly the shot you want in post (or in-camera if you're using JPG). And to really be a "proof of concept" that medium format can be compact and relatively affordable and accessible to normal people.
I preordered the camera. It's because I want to explore aspect ratio cropping in the field. I have masking tape on some of my camera LCDs from when I was trying 1x1 shooting, 16:9, 4:3. This makes it easier.
I've always liked the X100V+WCL, because of the variety of framing options -- OVF/EVF, LCD, tilting LCD. Kinda sad there's no OVF here, but it is what it is. Never quite happy though with the OVF/EVF of the X100V, too small, and OVF didn't have framelines.
The medium format thing is more of a pain in the ass for me than anything else. I know the image quality improvement is there -- my father has an XCD 100c, and I've done side by side comparisons and see the difference. Some people care, I don't. I hate the 200 megabyte RAW files.
I am really looking forward to doing a lot more in camera. I find working in post less and less attractive. Working more with SOOC film simulation recipes, aspect ratios, crops, is so much more interesting to me now. Even two card slots -- I used to think it was dumb, but here, I'll have one save those annoying 200 megabyte RAWs for archive purposes, and the other save reasonable jpgs (can I save them as 6000x4000?) for actual use.
I'm probably in the minority. I don't pixel peep. I'm happy with my M10-P, GRIII, X100V (other than viewfinder issues).
Q3 or M11 never appealed to me. It's strange I'm getting the GFX100RF after criticizing my dad so much about his X2D and what a waste that is for him.
I wish the GFX100RF were a 40 or 50 megapixel full frame, 24mm F2.8 camera to be honest. That's all I really want. Decent cropping to 35mm-ish APS-C and 50mm-ish Micro Four Thirds is good enough for me. I'm a natural 28mm shooter, but for inside, intimate family group shots, 24mm is best.
But what can we do. This is what Fuji is giving us, and I'm happy enough to try it out. This is money better spent than selling the M10-P and getting a M11, or buying a XCD38mm F2.5 and mooching my dad's camera.
