NicoM
Well-known
Here are my first impressions of the X100s, coming from an X-E1.
http://www.camcrunch.com/blog/fujifilm-x100s-first-impressions
http://www.camcrunch.com/blog/fujifilm-x100s-first-impressions
stnolan
Established
Good article. I'm on my second x100s after selling my first. It seems to tick a lot of boxes and really no complaints. The thing is I'm not really bonding with it. The files seem flatter than my x2 but it is a great camera.
GWT
Established
NicoM, many thanks for posting your thoughts of the x100s - you've written a very honest and balanced review.
The pics look great!
The pics look great!
NicoM
Well-known
I always shoot in raw so I'm able to make my images pop a little more with my post production, but I do agree that the X-Trans sensor is a little more analytic than others.
Panther
Member
Thanks Nico for your precise review!
Changing from X-e1 to X100s myself as a 35-equiv user I found my own thoughts again in your observations. This means that I can countersign each single point of your great review.
Changing from X-e1 to X100s myself as a 35-equiv user I found my own thoughts again in your observations. This means that I can countersign each single point of your great review.
NicoM
Well-known
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I give my X100s files just a small bump up in contrast in Aperture and out comes the 'pop'.
NicoM
Well-known
I give my X100s files just a small bump up in contrast in Aperture and out comes the 'pop'.
That usually does the trick!
jubbaa
Established
Great review, thank you.
I also really liked the colours you have got from the camera , especially the last portrait of Somang .
Care to share how you achieved it, its stunning!
Thanks in advance . James
I also really liked the colours you have got from the camera , especially the last portrait of Somang .
Care to share how you achieved it, its stunning!
Thanks in advance . James
Paul T.
Veteran
Yeah, I'm interested too, I am happy with my X100 but would be even happier if I could get a similar tonal balance to yours!
FA Limited
missing in action
it is worth mentioning that canon's battery management is waaay superior to fuji's battery icon as it provides a percentage as well as a log of other batteries used in the camera.
i find fuji always misses many small details which i find aggravating at times.
bwcolor
Veteran
After reading your review, it strikes me that you are a guy that likes the challenge of having to think when behind the camera. I say this with respect to the battery and it's limitations. A small camera with so much going on electronically is going to be challenged with a limited battery capacity. Perhaps, Fuji could have done better, but I think that one of the challenges when shooting is to limit the number of shutter activations and forcing yourself to increase the number of keepers. I have multiple batteries for my X100 and X100s, but I don't remember ever needing a second one, but then again I don't shoot events, or use the camera professionally.
willie_901
Veteran
FUJIFILM is behind on batteries. Their power system does not have the circuitry to completely monitor battery condition.
The smaller bodies use smaller batteries. Itwould help if FUJIFILM used the very latest battery technology.
Every system has it's weak points. FUJIFILM seems to be improving, slowly but surely. I hope they will update battery situation before too long.
The smaller bodies use smaller batteries. Itwould help if FUJIFILM used the very latest battery technology.
Every system has it's weak points. FUJIFILM seems to be improving, slowly but surely. I hope they will update battery situation before too long.
Highway 61
Revisited
This is all true. I am still using my "old" Canon G9 as my main digital camera and even if I am owning two batteries, I seldom need to switch between them, because I have learnt how to save their limited power (small batteries, and no advanced monitoring : you know that the battery is about to be empty when its symbol blinks on the screen and that's pretty everything you can get as an information about the battery life from the camera). That is, I don't shoot more than if the camera was a film one, I don't look at the photos on the screen for hours, I have set the screen luminosity to a low value and, all buzzers are shut down and I never shoot video.
NicoM
Well-known
Regardless, it's still way behind in the battery department. The Olympus cameras do a lot better as well. There also seems to be a problem with Fuji cameras where they don't indicate battery levels accurately. 1 minutes, you have 3 bars, a few minutes later you're blinking red. I've experienced this with both my X-E1 and X100s.
GaryLH
Veteran
Yeah goes from about 1/3 to 1/4 to red in less than maybe a dozen shots. Once I get into that region I tend to keep an eye.
Gary
Gary
NicoM
Well-known
I think you've stretched too far to relate how I feel about the batteries with how I shoot.
The number of shots from one single battery is only half the issue. The battery indicator is not accurate at all. Later on in my review, I also mention that I use a BlackRapid strap that partially blocks the battery door, making it hard to change batteries on the go. It's just a little unsettling when you're never confident about how much juice your camera has left.
GaryLH
Veteran
I always keep extra batteries w/ me. So far I have no problem, just change w/in one or two shots of seeing the red indicator. I have been shooting these cameras since xp1 first shipped.
Gary
Gary
