x pro mishaps from Saturday...please read

Johnhw. I share your misgivings and frustrations. I do so want this camera to work for me, but I am not hopeful at the moment.

I bought it with the 35mm 1.4, which is ok, seems pretty sharp, focus lock is a bit hit and miss but like the X100 I believe this will get better with time, practice and firmware updates!
As you can probably tell, I am not overwhelmingly enthused by my experience so far, particularly with a camera that is supposedly aimed at a "pro" market. I cant help but get the feeling that the X Pro might have learnt a little bit more from its predecessor.

I have posted in another thread my disappointment with the 18mm lens which I had high hopes for. Fast focus, yes but IQ can only be described as poor due to fringing towards the frame edges, and not just a little!
I haven't studied the sharpness closely as yet, but I don't think its that great.

All in all I am deeply disappointed.
 
Stockman said:
I have posted in another thread my disappointment with the 18mm lens which I had high hopes for. Fast focus, yes but IQ can only be described as poor due to fringing towards the frame edges, and not just a little!
I haven't studied the sharpness closely as yet, but I don't think its that great.

All in all I am deeply disappointed.
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Can you post some examples of what you're explaining here?
 
Machine
Thanks that was informative

After reading the manual it appears I was on EVF as I see that is the mode that allows u to reduce the focal point which I did.

I am still not giving up but after reassessing this camera could not be my only kit as I just do too many types of photos so I just need to see if it's worth the investment to me for what I do with it. Hopefully this weekend I can try again with some certain settings in mind. Thank you all for your comments.

Keep shooting!!!
 
macjim,

Sorry I was typing by phone, it should have read as your name in the post above.

Digitalintrique,

Thanks that is the closest to watch i was talking about.
 
It takes some adjusting to, but the camera does fine in lower light than you're talking about. Here's a photo I took at dinner the other night. ISO 6400, f1.4, 1/50s so it's not terribly bright here. He was also moving animatedly which made this tougher, but the time for the camera to focus in this light level was about 1 second.

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That's my dad, and FWIW he struggled with getting the camera to focus as well. Focus with this camera is different than most folks are used to.

The key is to enable the corrected AF frame in the optical viewfinder, and then use it. The quick summary is this: the lower-right af point represents what the AF sensor actually sees at 2.6 feet, while the upper-left one represents infinity down to 4 meters or so. Point the camera at your subject so that the spot you're trying to focus on is at the right point between the two focus points (or on either one), and the green box will confirm the distance by showing visually where along the continuum it focused.

Note that at even closer ranges you'll need to switch on the EVF mode to get close focus. If you're trying to get precise focus in complex scenes while shooting wide open you may need to use the EVF as well.
 
It was in EVF. Maybe yours did, but the one I was using did not. Neither eye or the pro at the store got it to...but were working on it.

Nice photo by the way.
 
Johnhw said:
macjim,

Sorry I was typing by phone, it should have read as your name in the post above.

Digitalintrique,

Thanks that is the closest to watch i was talking about.
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That's ok.
 
Most of the problems users have with the X100/X-Pro1 are due to the fact they are accustomed to the phase detect AF in DSLRs. Please note that the X100/X-Pro1 use contrast-detect AF like many digital P&S cameras, with the difference that due to the cameras' much larger sensor, there's less DoF, and thus the AF system is much busier. The technological basics however remain the same.

I have written an article elsewhere about the X100's AF system, detailing what the technology means for the selection of a suitable AF target. The article also applies to the X-Pro1, with the difference that longer FLs mean even more processing load for the camera's CPU (which is offet in part by a faster CPU in the X-Pro1). This article should clear up quite a few user problems.
 
Well I am eating a little crow right now. Will start a new thread tomorrow to explain. Thanks for the help... And settings to make. I tried it again today. Total opposite behavior... It came home with me.
 
Remember to post the new post on this one so that we can follow what you are going to say. Just in case it lost in all the other post added.

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