MikeAUS
Well-known
I had one. Loved using it, it was great fun. The RAW files don't often enough play well in Lightroom - for me - so I sold it and got the Sony RX1. Very happy
GaryLH
Veteran
I hate to say this but I will...
As much as I like reading Steve.. Just because he likes or dis-likes something, does not mean I will like or dislike it.
I have some cameras he dislikes.. And I love them.. They just don't fit his style of photograhy.. It fits mine just fine.
For example his write-up on the dp2 Merrill which he did not like because of te slowness of the af and the sigma raw processing software actually was one of the contributing writeup s along with the one from luminous landscape that lead me to try the sigma dp2 Merrill.
To each his own.
Gary
Pablito
coco frío
I had one. Loved using it, it was great fun. The RAW files don't often enough play well in Lightroom - for me - so I sold it and got the Sony RX1. Very happy
The latest ACR works great with the raw files so far, but my camera is still quite new. I only shoot RAW.
kshapero
South Florida Man
Excellent, I just tried it.
kshapero
South Florida Man
All photos were shot with EX-1 and a CV 40/1.4 shot at f2 so I missed getting everything sharp. Was just playing around but I can see the potential here.
Avotius
Some guy
Congrats on the new purchase! I have really learned to love my XE1 and I have only been using adapted lenses.
A little trick for you that I found when using focus peaking is that if you can see the ground in your photo and you focus you can see like a line or zone of focus and as you move in and out the zone moves in and out like a wave and that can really speed up your focusing as you know that a person or thing will be in that in focus zone or about to enter that zone.
A little trick for you that I found when using focus peaking is that if you can see the ground in your photo and you focus you can see like a line or zone of focus and as you move in and out the zone moves in and out like a wave and that can really speed up your focusing as you know that a person or thing will be in that in focus zone or about to enter that zone.
Lss
Well-known
It's difficult to say. It may be that the system just lacks a true high-end halo product for the mainstream market, be it for prestige or upgrade path. The X-Pro 1 is certainly not it today, although there has been heavy online marketing about its capabilities from day one. The less exotic mainstream cameras (X-E and what have you) are priced more aggressively, which is great for the user but underlines the perceived cheapness of the system for the uneducated buyer.
Personally, I like the idea of both the X100(s) and the X-Pro 1. I tried the first-generation products and found them lacking in performance for my use. The X-Pro 1 is also a fairly bad match for my existing lenses, which makes it rather unappealing. The X100s I want to try, but I don't need it, which makes it too expensive for me.
willie_901
Veteran
With regard to Lightroom/ACR and XTrans raw:
o The best results require different sharpening, clarity (and sometimes defringing slider) parameters than we are use to using with raw images from cameras with AA filters and Bayer color-filter arrays. The default LR parameters are often inappropriate.
o XTrans raw requires more diverse rendering parameters compared to Bayer raw from the same scenes. This is a disadvantage because it is useful to tweak parameters from image to image. With Bayer raw the same parameters can often be used over and over again without thought.
o It takes a while to adopt a new work flow to make the most of XTrans raw with LR/ACR
o The best results require different sharpening, clarity (and sometimes defringing slider) parameters than we are use to using with raw images from cameras with AA filters and Bayer color-filter arrays. The default LR parameters are often inappropriate.
o XTrans raw requires more diverse rendering parameters compared to Bayer raw from the same scenes. This is a disadvantage because it is useful to tweak parameters from image to image. With Bayer raw the same parameters can often be used over and over again without thought.
o It takes a while to adopt a new work flow to make the most of XTrans raw with LR/ACR
f16sunshine
Moderator
Yes I find this focus method working quite nicely as well.
I wish for different focus peaking colors than white.
A neon blue or some other color seldom found in real world would be great.
White is not always good. Wet streets or objects for example often reflect the white cloudy sky.
It makes the white peaking less affective ad you beed to look in magnified view to make sure if what you are seeing (peaking or reflection).
kshapero
South Florida Man
Ok now what happens if I am out in the field and it starts to rain. Am I screwed? (Remember this digital thing is a bit new to me)
GaryLH
Veteran
Unless the manufacturer says it is weatherproof body and lens, better put it under your coat or in your camera bag.
Your xe1 is not weatherproof. The Olympus omd em5 is along w/ the 12-50 kit lens it came w/. But the panasonic 20f1.7 is not.
Enough moisture in the wrong place can damage electronic components. If it does get wet, dry it off ASAP. If it is salt water get it to a repair facility. Salt water corrodes electronics as slow and very bad death unless corrosion can be treated immediately.
In any case when u get it wet, pull the battery and let it dry properly before putting battery back in. Modern cameras, the off may not really be off.. (Usually associated w/ cameras that have quick start feature in the past).
Gary
Your xe1 is not weatherproof. The Olympus omd em5 is along w/ the 12-50 kit lens it came w/. But the panasonic 20f1.7 is not.
Enough moisture in the wrong place can damage electronic components. If it does get wet, dry it off ASAP. If it is salt water get it to a repair facility. Salt water corrodes electronics as slow and very bad death unless corrosion can be treated immediately.
In any case when u get it wet, pull the battery and let it dry properly before putting battery back in. Modern cameras, the off may not really be off.. (Usually associated w/ cameras that have quick start feature in the past).
Gary
willie_901
Veteran
If you keep a large Zip-Lock bag in your camera bag, you will not be screwed (but you will not be able to photograph).
In pouring rain you should not use many digital cameras. In mist, light rain and snow, the danger is minimal. I used the X-Pro 1 in heavy snow for about half an hour last year. The camera was exposed to moisture because the snow melted when it hit the body/lens. When I returned indoors all I had to do was wipe the body/lens dry. This sort of light water exposure usually has no consequences… but it is not risk free.
In pouring rain you should not use many digital cameras. In mist, light rain and snow, the danger is minimal. I used the X-Pro 1 in heavy snow for about half an hour last year. The camera was exposed to moisture because the snow melted when it hit the body/lens. When I returned indoors all I had to do was wipe the body/lens dry. This sort of light water exposure usually has no consequences… but it is not risk free.
Avotius
Some guy
The focus peaking in indeed fooled in the rain because of all the high contrast reflections from water on the ground but just about any peaking system is fooled in these circumstances. Click the back wheel and zoom in and check focus, after a few times you will get used to where it is and is not focusing and then you wont have to zoom in much to get focus later.
Photog9000
Well-known
I am still getting used to the application of focus peaking in the X-E1. IMO, it is not as effective as my X100S. I do find, as others have mentioned, that using the magnification option for focusing is helpful.
paulfish4570
Veteran
good for you ...
kshapero
South Florida Man
Crop by at least 50%.
