zwarte_kat
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Just tried one out in the store, a few observations:
-The viewfinder is really nice, definitely big and bright enough for me, but I have perfect eyesight. It optically zooms along with the lens. However, no overlays, so it doesn't show you what's focussed or give you any other information. At least a small black rectangle in the middle would have been nice for me, just so that i can put spot autofocus in the middle and use that as a guide.
-It's a quite a bit lighter than the X100, but not much smaller. It could fit in a jacket pocket,but then you also need to put on the lens cap. It's no GRD.
-image quality seemed good... on the LCD screen. High ISO too, was surprised after checking the info on my first shot that it was 800 iso. A lot of detail, but when zoomed in I could see the small sensor pixel orgies, kind of like the GRD. I didn't try higher ISO's. My opinion is that high iso performance can only be judged when actually shooting in low light. In a bright store Fuji 1600 iso film will look great, too. It's not a miracle sensor, but very good for the size. But for the price?
-Overal operation seemed nice, but needs some getting used to. You really need to program the custom functions to use it well, I think.
-after the X10 I picked up the X100 again, and I really appreciated the overlays in the viewfinder. I think the X100 is better for seriously composed shots, and the X10 is more for quick snaps.
-Autofocus seemed fast, but not always spot on, I even had trouble with spot autofocus. I think with adjusting some more settings and a bit of practice, it should generally be no problem to focus in most situations.
-Macro shots looked really good
-Nice LCD screen
-The zoom range seemed far less impressive than I had imagined, but I usually shoot events with 2 7D bodies with zoom lenses with combined range from about 21mm to 300mm, so I'm spoiled in that regard. Also it was tight up with a lock in the store, so I couldn't really move around with it. Maybe it's more fun to pick a focal length, set it, and shoot for a while, then change it every now and then. Makes you more aware of the proces, and it feels like changing lenses 😛
I decided not to buy it. I might get the X100. Second hand it's not much more expensive than a new X10. Besides the zoom or the price, I don't see any reason to get the X10 over the X100. Not the weight, definitely not the size, not the focus either. I think it's little use to get both. Will check though how people's images turn out. It's still in the back of my head somewhere, and not TOO expensive.
It was fun to play with. Perhaps I wil get one when they turn up second hand for about ¥45.000 or less.
-The viewfinder is really nice, definitely big and bright enough for me, but I have perfect eyesight. It optically zooms along with the lens. However, no overlays, so it doesn't show you what's focussed or give you any other information. At least a small black rectangle in the middle would have been nice for me, just so that i can put spot autofocus in the middle and use that as a guide.
-It's a quite a bit lighter than the X100, but not much smaller. It could fit in a jacket pocket,but then you also need to put on the lens cap. It's no GRD.
-image quality seemed good... on the LCD screen. High ISO too, was surprised after checking the info on my first shot that it was 800 iso. A lot of detail, but when zoomed in I could see the small sensor pixel orgies, kind of like the GRD. I didn't try higher ISO's. My opinion is that high iso performance can only be judged when actually shooting in low light. In a bright store Fuji 1600 iso film will look great, too. It's not a miracle sensor, but very good for the size. But for the price?
-Overal operation seemed nice, but needs some getting used to. You really need to program the custom functions to use it well, I think.
-after the X10 I picked up the X100 again, and I really appreciated the overlays in the viewfinder. I think the X100 is better for seriously composed shots, and the X10 is more for quick snaps.
-Autofocus seemed fast, but not always spot on, I even had trouble with spot autofocus. I think with adjusting some more settings and a bit of practice, it should generally be no problem to focus in most situations.
-Macro shots looked really good
-Nice LCD screen
-The zoom range seemed far less impressive than I had imagined, but I usually shoot events with 2 7D bodies with zoom lenses with combined range from about 21mm to 300mm, so I'm spoiled in that regard. Also it was tight up with a lock in the store, so I couldn't really move around with it. Maybe it's more fun to pick a focal length, set it, and shoot for a while, then change it every now and then. Makes you more aware of the proces, and it feels like changing lenses 😛
I decided not to buy it. I might get the X100. Second hand it's not much more expensive than a new X10. Besides the zoom or the price, I don't see any reason to get the X10 over the X100. Not the weight, definitely not the size, not the focus either. I think it's little use to get both. Will check though how people's images turn out. It's still in the back of my head somewhere, and not TOO expensive.
It was fun to play with. Perhaps I wil get one when they turn up second hand for about ¥45.000 or less.
