A few X100 Snaps

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!
 
Good enough for me! Wish I had the bucks to buy one. Thank you Tony! Beautiful places and folks in your photographs.
 
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.
 
dave lackey said:
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.
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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
 
TimothyHughes said:
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
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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.:)
 
Tony, good job.
I like your minimalistic compositions. My favorite is the flock of birds in the sky.
 
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!
 
dave lackey said:
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.:)
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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.
 
Great Shots! Not sure about the flare in the one picture of the girl. Pretty girl, though!
 
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