Contemplating the unthinkable for me

[FrankS]

I have to admit Keith, that I don't know what they look like. I've paid poor attention to digital camera model introductions, even now. It was playing with PeterC's xe2 and seeing the results of casual snaps, that was responsible for this new idea.

 

[BillBingham2]

Kind Sir,

Why Fuji and not Sony?

I ask because I'm trying to work through the same sort of journey. I'm thinking the sensor, image processor and handling are where the magic happens. Perhaps that's just for me as I plan on using CV and older Nikkor glass.

Some how I think perhaps it may not matter as much as swapping bodies may just be the wave of the future (perhaps it already is).

Please share your thoughts on the journey.

B2 (;->

 

[FrankS]

Hello Bill. As I said, it was a physical encounter with a digital camera that felt right. In the past few months, 2 different friends excitedly showed me their new digi camera. Both times I simply politely complimented their new camera, but felt no desire to even hold them to examine them more closely, because I find their aesthetics to be unappealing. (Push buttons, yuck.)

Ha, ha! No logical comparative technical analysis at all. (I have this intuitive side.)

It's not how a camera looks, but how good it feels in your hands. If it doesn't feel right, it doesn't look right, so its not a trivial/superficial consideration.

 

[Ranchu]

So, like a K1000 or a Kiev 4A, right?

😉

 

[FrankS]

Yes, a K1000/KM/KX feel right and look great. The 4a, well, how could it look so good but be so wrong?

😉

 

[lukitas]

I was shooting an M3 and an M2. Really wanted a Monochrom.
Being cheap, I got an XE2 with the kit zoom (very good deal).
It isn't perfect, but it does what I want it to do, speed, aperture and focus are in the right places.
Get one. I've been shooting like a manic Wild Bill Hicock since I got mine.

Cheers

 

[back alley]

That's right. Buying a digital camera.

Fuji xe2 to be specific.

I'm still conflicted though.

😉

I won't be giving up on b+w film and wet printing though.

good choice!
if you go ahead with the purchase will you be using your manual focus lenses or getting a fuji af lens?

if you go with your current lenses then i have a gift for you...2 cheap but very usable adapters for leica m and ltm to fuji adapters!
let me know and i'll pop them into the post for you!

(see what i'm doing here? feeding the dark side of your soul...😉)

 

[mfunnell]

I like the Fujifilm cameras and really like their lenses. For me it was the X Pro-1 rather than one of the others, but that's because I can't live with an EVF, even a very good one. That's mostly my eyesight (others won't have that problem) and partly taste, but I find the optical finder and Fuji autofocus lenses work for me. Adapted manual focus lenses wouldn't work for me, but only because of the EVF.

If you can work well with an EVF then that's a big advantage and opens up a lot of doors which are closed to me with the Fuji system. I hope that you're fortunate enough that it's the case for you.

I'm guessing you will enjoy your new camera system more than you perhaps think right now. I too like film, but I also like digital and think there's a very valid place for both. Think of your new system as an addition to your repertoire rather than a replacement for anything you currently use.

...Mike

 

[Bingley]

I bought into the m4/3 format a few years ago, but finally bonded with an E-P5. I'm still a film shooter first and foremost. Having a nice digicam to shoot in high iso situations frees me to use my favorite bw films like TMax 100 and Foma200 w/out worrying when the lights are low.

 

[f16sunshine]

Hi Frank
Just go for it. It's not really that big of a deal.
Sort of like driving an automatic if you had preiuosly only driven manual.
The wheel and the pedals are in the same place. Just one less step to make it go!
(ok maybe a few other differences but... you get the idea 😛 )

Cheers!

 

[Flood]

Why not a (used) X-Pro1? Coming from film, working with EVF only can be hard. I love to be able to switch between OVF and EVF on my X100.

 

[Vics]

Buy a used one.
If you can't live with it, sell it and write it off as one of life's adventures.
Don't spend too much time agonizing over this.

That's what I did. Bought a used Sony a200 body and stuck one of my old Maxxum lenses on it and I like it. Probably won't upgrade.

 

[Michael Markey]

My only contribution would be ...yes go for it.
Passion is a wonderful thing but in respect of cameras it can be limiting both as an individual and as an artist.
Through the years I`ve found peoples views on these matters to be unreliable at best and totally confusing at worst.

Yes ,there are some clunkers out there ..its a huge market ..but there are some very nice digital cameras too and , they are getting better.

 

[mfogiel]

If I wanted to buy digital, I would really want it to look digital: everything sharp back to front, colours nicely oversaturated, everything hypersharpened and highlights blown out here and there even in a HDR, (of which I would make tons of) 😀 That description corresponds to most digital camera output, including the smartphones 😉.
Film, on the other hand, is a serious matter now, if one does film it has to be for a good reason.

 

[Keith]

Oh goodie .... this seems to be heading towards a film verses digital thread. Haven't had one for a while! 😀

 

[Ranchu]

You just wanted to use our animated gif, admit it.

 

[Keith]

You just wanted to use our animated gif, admit it.

I couldn't find the one DCSang used to use in these situations ... his timing was always impeccable. 😀

 

[kuuan]

my contribution a few quotes of Jiddu Krishnamurti ( because I happened to just have listened to some recordings of his )

"Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay"

"As long as there is a guiding principle in our lives to which we are trying to be true, there must be duality in action, and therefore a problem"

"The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear"

"one is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end"

😉

 

[Ranchu]

Those who do not move, do not notice their chains. - Rosa Luxemburg

 

[valdas]

Hello Bill. As I said, it was a physical encounter with a digital camera that felt right. In the past few months, 2 different friends excitedly showed me their new digi camera. Both times I simply politely complimented their new camera, but felt no desire to even hold them to examine them more closely, because I find their aesthetics to be unappealing. (Push buttons, yuck.)

Ha, ha! No logical comparative technical analysis at all. (I have this intuitive side.)

It's not how a camera looks, but how good it feels in your hands. If it doesn't feel right, it doesn't look right, so its not a trivial/superficial consideration.

I have basically done the same... I am a "film only" guy, but was tempted by the "dark side" and went for X-E1 (it was a "discount price" - 750€ for body with 35mm f1.4 lens). I don't use it too often - mainly when I need the convienience of digital (high iso, imediate result etc), but I don't regret the purchase either - the camera is very intuitive for me as an old school film person and 35mm lens is simply fantastic. I have also bought two cheap adapters to be able to use my Leica and Zuiko manual lenses. And no, this is not a slippery path for me, film cameras are still 95% of the time...