A few X100 Snaps

[tonyhartphoto]

Hi guys,

Have had my X100 for a week or two. Haven't really put it through it's paces yet, but there are a few casual images I've shot since I received the camera:

http://www.tony-hart.com/files/x100_first_images.php

 

[PaulW128]

Tony;

Very nice selection of photographs!

Best
Paul

 

[mrjam]

Nice set. Thanks for sharing....

 

[willie_901]

Lovely work. These are some of the best I've seen from the X100.

Thanks for the post.

 

[Burkey]

Very nice images. Thank you for sharing them.
. . . Burkey

 

[tonyhartphoto]

Cheers guys, hope they are of interest/use to you. I'm still finding my feet with the X100. It's comfy in the hand, but I still have to think while using it. Five years of nearly constant Canon SLR use has built a lot of muscle memory into me that needs to be overcome!

 

[Contarama]

Good enough for me! Wish I had the bucks to buy one. Thank you Tony! Beautiful places and folks in your photographs.

 

[ozmander]

The shot of the birds is outstanding!

 

[jsrockit]

Grrr, dying to get my hands on this! Thanks for the photos.

 

[dave lackey]

Once again I see distortion in that faces/bodies, etc. become wider than they should... similar to some widescreen TV screens where everyone looks 50% wider and shorter than normal. Except for the landscapes, it is not something that I could live with. Sorry, just my opinion.

 

[TimothyHughes]

Once again I see distortion in that faces/bodies, etc. become wider than they should... similar to some widescreen TV screens where everyone looks 50% wider and shorter than normal. Except for the landscapes, it is not something that I could live with. Sorry, just my opinion.

In defense of the X100, 35mm is not an ideal focal length for headshots by any means. I use my 85mm or 70-200mm for headshots, some use a 300mm or 400mm.

Stephen Eastwood has posted the premier visual reference to lens focal length perspective and distortion on a face. http://www.stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/Tutorials_Lens_Perspective.htm

 

[dave lackey]

In defense of the X100, 35mm is not an ideal focal length for headshots by any means. I use my 85mm or 70-200mm for headshots, some use a 300mm or 400mm.

Stephen Eastwood has posted the premier visual reference to lens focal length perspective and distortion on a face. http://www.stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/Tutorials_Lens_Perspective.htm

Wow, that is a cool link, thanks! I am not attacking the X100, it is just that I find no need for it but am curious from time to time how it does. The lens just doesn't work for me.🙂

 

[shadowfox]

Tony, good job.
I like your minimalistic compositions. My favorite is the flock of birds in the sky.

 

[tonyhartphoto]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm really pleased with the image of the birds. As for the 35mm lens, it's worth noting that my girlfriend - by her own admission - is a bit of a moon face when she smiles head on!

 

[Wadcha]

Wow, that is a cool link, thanks! I am not attacking the X100, it is just that I find no need for it but am curious from time to time how it does. The lens just doesn't work for me.🙂

I can't imagine many educated shooters that would use the X100 for headshots, however it is a superb environmental portraiture camera. Can't really use a 200mm lens for that type if image.

Complaining about distortion at 35mm is like criticizing the choice of the great reportage shooters of past generations.

You shoot the camera/lens combo that suits your style and for many the X100 is just perfect.

 

[palker]

Hi Tony

how are you finding getting the exposure?
what are your settings?

thanks,
Phil.

 

[Rob-F]

Great Shots! Not sure about the flare in the one picture of the girl. Pretty girl, though!

 

[peripatetic]

Lovely shots Tony.

 

[kuvvy]

Yeah good shots Tony. I too haven't had much chance to master the camera yet but if you or any member would care to take a look at what I've done so far look here;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuvvy/sets/72157626432931624/

 

[Vics]

Yeah good shots Tony. I too haven't had much chance to master the camera yet but if you or any member would care to take a look at what I've done so far look here;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuvvy/sets/72157626432931624/

Excellent work! Looks to me like a very useful tool!