So, who's happy with the X-Pro1?

macjim said:
There's a lot of talk about the look of an M9 image wise too and many *** *** this but, it is true!!
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Don't know what happened here but the *** *** was typed as pooh pooh without the H's.
 
macjim said:
Images taken with an M9 definitely have a different look to them. Can't say why, maybe it's the full frame sensor, maybe it's the lenses, or it could just be both but there is a quality to these images.
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I love Leica images too. I would trawl the Leica/photography forums and drink in all the awesome photos I'd see.

I've been saying for a while, even if it's pure speculation, that this might be because Leicas cost so much so only serious enthusiast photographers would buy one. Serious photographers are more likely to have photographic experience behind them, and therefore are more likely to produce the amazing photographs I see.

Inexperienced or beginner photographers generally go for the DSLRs only and every Tom, Dick, and Harry who calls themselves a photographer (beginner or experienced, good or bad) has one. In the more general photography forums I see a lot more mediocre photography, even with good DSLRs (although there are definitely some really amazing DSLR photographers of course).

Anyway, I see better photography in specialty forums like the Leica and RFF forums.

That's how I rationalise it.
 
Lax Jought said:
ah I thought you were talking about the IQ too.
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Well, there is a distinctly Kodak look to the M8/M9 files...and obviously a distinctly Fuji look to the X series files. You may laugh, but there is a difference in look between the two (outside of high ISO, etc.) There are days (bright sunlight, etc) were the M9 files look like Kodachrome.
 
Lax Jought said:
I love Leica images too. I would trawl the Leica/photography forums and drink in all the awesome photos I'd see.

I've been saying for a while, even if it's pure speculation, that this might be because Leicas cost so much so only serious enthusiast photographers would buy one. Serious photographers are more likely to have photographic experience behind them, and therefore are more likely to produce the amazing photographs I see.

That's how I rationalise it.
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I believe this, too. The X100 seems to be the 2nd camera to a lot of serious/pro photographers also, and its portfolio benefits from that.
 
jsrockit said:
Well, there is a distinctly Kodak look to the M8/M9 files...and obviously a distinctly Fuji look to the X series files. You may laugh, but there is a difference in look between the two (outside of high ISO, etc.) There are days (bright sunlight, etc) were the M9 files look like Kodachrome.
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ha funny you should say that, I just downloaded some kodachrome lightroom presets and tried them on my xp1 tiff files. Then it dawned on me... I'm trying to make a fuji sensor look like kodak trannies! No wonder it didnt work.
See if it works for you:
http://x-equals.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=56
 
LOVe it. Couldn't be happier. Have all 3 lenses. Took it with me on a week-long trip (got back Sun night) and used it extensively. In fact, it was glued to me. Never wanted to use a camera so much as this one. I think that implies more than any description could.
 
RealXenuis said:
LOVe it. Couldn't be happier. Have all 3 lenses. Took it with me on a week-long trip (got back Sun night) and used it extensively. In fact, it was glued to me. Never wanted to use a camera so much as this one. I think that implies more than any description could.
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Glad to hear that worked well for you! How was Boston?
 
While I can't say that I'm happy, I am a satisfied buyer. I got the X-Pro1 primarily for its high ISO performance & OVF, potentially as a replacement for my D700 (which I had also bought primarily for its high ISO performance, not its AF & other typical pro SLR features) & also as a backup for my M9, so I had relatively high expectations for the sensor & low expectations for the AF & user interface. By those personal measures, the X-Pro1 succeeds. My dream camera (the M10 maybe?) would combine the Leica M optical RF/VF w/a Fuji-quality full-frame sensor, but until that day arrives, having to use both the M9 & X-Pro1 is a 1st World Problem, i.e., not the end of the world.
 
PrecisionCamera said:
Glad to hear that worked well for you! How was Boston?
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It was great! Actually, I didn't get to see Boston proper, rather, Waltham, MIT, Harvard area. It was ok...
NYC was lovely, blooms everywhere, great weather.

Virginia...now..gorgeous. Granted, the area I explored was a novelty to some extent - a nature-protected oasis on the bank of a beautiful lake. Pictures (and review) to come!
 
A very fast handling street camera… Prefocus and then lock the focus with a one button push. This is what most folks do with a rangefinder camera, focus and then shoot frames until you have to refocus. The Fuji does it superbly and quickly. And, if you understand contrast detection focus (which isn’t so different from rangefinder focus) rather than trying to focus on something with no real tonal differences, the comments I’ve read on the web about focus problems just disappear. That and the excellent high ISO performance also make it a good available light camera.
 
I'm in the process of selling my D7000 kit with an eye toward getting the X Pro 1. Meanwhile, I will continue to explore and learn from the X100.
 
I have been using my X-Pro1 for three days now, so I am just beginning to appreciate this new camera concept, but I can already say that I am fascinated.

Having used analog SLRs, then DSLRs, then discovered the charm of film RF cameras and then learned to use an X100, I could immediately appreciate the X-Pro1's handling. Hard- and software user interfaces are fairly logical, although I can still imagine improvements. This doesn't come as a surprise to me since this is only the second generation of essentially a new class of camera.

I do love the image quality this camera delivers, and I hope that Adobe won't make us wait too long until Lightroom and/or Photoshop will offer support for this camera's RAW files.

I guess I can soon say goodbye to most of my analog gear, because finally, there's a camera that offers a similar user experience at an affordable (sort of) price tag, yet with all-digital functionality.
 
Bill Pierce said:
And, if you understand contrast detection focus (which isn’t so different from rangefinder focus) rather than trying to focus on something with no real tonal differences, the comments I’ve read on the web about focus problems just disappear.
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Exactly!!!!
 
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