Disappointing X-Pro1 experience

[Lss]

Rangefinders may seem intuitive to seasoned users, but the learning curve would be very steep indeed for a user who has only shot with dslrs.

I think it depends too much on the person to generalize. For example, I found it extremely easy and intuitive myself.

 

[macjim]

It's THIS kind of crap that I'm sick of hearing. Not everyone who owns a Leica is a f'n millionaire. Yeah, sorry you can't afford a Leica. Why don't you try SAVING some money for one? I saved for awhile so I could get an M8, then when I got that M8 I used it to make money and eventually it paid itself off. And when that happened I kept using it, and I saved up money from every shot I did with it until I could afford an M9. I'm not even close to being rich. But I am smart when it comes to planning to buy gear. I don't come to this forum and call Fuji users a bunch of broke-dick wannabe Leica owners. Calling Leica users snobby millionaires is just as obnoxious. I don't know what your story is, but maybe you shouldn't have had 5 kids, or married a tightwad, or taken out a second mortgage, or whatever. But don't come down on people and assume they are a bunch of rich people because they bought something you can't.

I'm not a millionaire and I had an M9. Admittedly it was an extravagant purchase especially as I only had it for six months before selling. I lived the dream for a short while. I now enjoy using my X-Pro1 and X100s.

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[rivercityrocker]

I'm not a millionaire and I had an M9. Admittedly it was an extravagant purchase especially as I only had it for six months before selling. I lived the dream for a short while. I now enjoy using my X-Pro1 and X100s.

I went the other route. I bought the XPro (the fixed lens of the X100 turned me off) and it wasn't the rangefinder experience I'd hoped it would be. I decided that only the Leica was going to do want I wanted to do. I saved my money and bought one.

Admittedly I don't have a spouse, or bunch of kids, or a car payment, or a mortgage to worry about. But that was my life choice. Hell, I don't even own a car, but I spent enough on camera gear last month that could have gotten me a nice one. I make do and ride my motorcycle everywhere. A lot of hard work, a lot of saving, and some prioritizing.

 

[noimmunity]

Hell, I don't even own a car

Me neither. And never have had one. In Lyon I just ride a bicycle (rode a motorcycle when I lived in Taipei) and take public transportation to the mountains, where I just walk and walk and walk.

I was lucky and got a new M-E for the price of a used M9. Like macjim, I put it up for sale 6 months after purchase at the same price for which others with more use and less warranty were selling. No buyers. Gave me a chance to draw conclusions from the past few years and rethink my long term strategy.

In terms of output, I could say that I prefer the Sigma Foveon DP Merrill series. But the M9 definitely has advantages that the DPMs will never touch. And it shows, not always but often enough, in the final image.

The XP1 is still a great camera, worth taking the time to train yourself how to know and use its limits, just like a rangefinder.

 

[rivercityrocker]

In terms of output, I could say that I prefer the Sigma Foveon DP Merrill series. But the M9 definitely has advantages that the DPMs will never touch. And it shows, not always but often enough, in the final image.

Sigma loaned me the DP1 and DP2 last month. The IQ is gorgeous. I couldn't get over the point and shoot feel though. Tried using the OVF's but they weren't even close. They weren't my cup of tea either.

 

[jsrockit]

I absolutely love my X-Pro1 and it has only gotten better with all of the firmware updates. That being said, I recently got an x100s and its hard to deny that it so much more fun to shoot than then XP1. It's not that its more capable than an XP1, it's just that it feels so good in your hand and is so damned tactile.

It's funny, but I feel the exact opposite. I feel the X-Pro1 feels more elegant.

 

[noimmunity]

Sigma loaned me the DP1 and DP2 last month. The IQ is gorgeous. I couldn't get over the point and shoot feel though. Tried using the OVF's but they weren't even close. They weren't my cup of tea either.

The only external OVF that works well in my experience is the one for the DP2.

Having live view is a big plus for landscape photography, especially with filters.

But there's a reason why I keep the M-E.

 

[noimmunity]

It's funny, but I feel the exact opposite. I feel the X-Pro1 feels more elegant.

Me too. Just the perfect size. I wouldn't want smaller, unless it is to be used as a P&S.

 

[burancap]

Granted I came to the Fuji X party late, but right now the only camera I seem to have an interest in is the X-P1 -just as it may be at the end of its life cycle no less!