What's up with my Fuji X-E1

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I've been using my X-E1 and was taking pictures of the old
Christmas tree and trying out the different film simulation modes in Raw
with flash, and discovered that when downloaded that all the pictures
colours look the same. Did I do something wrong or in flash mode the
pictures come out the same.

Range
 
^ As Joe is getting at, RAW images are just that: raw data with no adjustments. Thus, to experience the film simulation effects you must be shooting in JPEG or RAW + JPEG. Take care.

Andy
 
It turns out the Film Simulation modes are irrelevant for raw files. This may nor be strictly true as the hideous SilkPix OEM software may apply the simulations. Otherwise the simulations only affect in camera JPEG rendering, Another exception is the in-camera raw rendering. A raw file can be used to create in-camera JPEGS. This is tedious but doable.

Lightroom 5.6 and higher (also ACR) has Camera profiles that simulate Fujifilm's film simulation renderings. Fujifilm collaborated with Adobe to create these profiles. I have read the renderings are not 100% identical to an in-camera JPEG but they are very close. Disappointingly the new Classic Chrome simulation is only available with raw from XTrans II cameras.
 
Thanks guys, still enjoying the camera so far just got it last week and it's really
different taking pictures with it than your DSLR.

Range
 
I did some more pictures and ran into a road block with the autofocus the first
time, dim light not the fuji's friend!

Range
 
I assume your body and lens are operating with the most recent firmware installed.

Is power saving mode turned off?

Have you tried using a larger AF focus region is low light? Of course a larger focus region box increases the chances the AF will find an unintended object (usually in the background) with more contrast.

Are you using the Area AF mode instead of Multi mode? In multi mode the camera attempts to pick a focus subject which slows things down. In Area mode the camera only focuses where you place the AF focus region box.

Do you accidentally have Macro Mode enabled? Macro mode is not related to optics but switches to AF algorithms optimized for fine focus control.

Have you tries M (manual) mode for AF? in M mode AF is invoked manually by pressing the AFL/AEL button. The focus will not change again until the either the lens focus-by-wire collar is turned or the AFL/AEL button is pressed agin. I believe you can digitally zoom in so the EVF just shows the focus region and I think you can enable focus peaking (which I believe is limited to white sparkles only). Focus peaking can be confusing because at narrower apertures DOF effects show more objects are in focus. Also high contrast objects will react (peak) more than low contrast objects. Still focus peaking can help in lower light levels.

None of these tips may help as the X-E1 has first-generation AF technology. Using AF in very low light is a challenge even when AF parameters are optimized. The contrast of the intended focus object is an important factor. This is very different from phase detection AF used in DSLRs. For this reason focusing on a high contrast object and recomposing can be useful. I usually do this in M focus mode. As a RF user you are no doubt familiar with the disadvantages of focus and recompose.
 
Thanks for the tips, I just got the camera two weeks ago and still learning to
use it. When you say power saving mode do you mean the auto off feature
where it shuts off the camera after 5 or so minutes, I just changed to area
mode it was in multi mode and I did install the latest firmware with no
problems.
 
Range-rover said:
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When you say power saving mode do you mean the auto off feature
where it shuts off the camera after 5 or so minutes, ...
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No,there's a Power Saving Mode which reduces the CPU clock speed. This extends battery life but degrades automation performance.
 
Jeez - who ever thought that a camera would have a power saving mode that would reduce the CPU speed? For that matter, who ever thought a camera would have a CPU?
 
willie_901 said:
It turns out the Film Simulation modes are irrelevant for raw files. This may nor be strictly true as the hideous SilkPix OEM software may apply the simulations. Otherwise the simulations only affect in camera JPEG rendering, Another exception is the in-camera raw rendering. A raw file can be used to create in-camera JPEGS. This is tedious but doable.

Lightroom 5.6 and higher (also ACR) has Camera profiles that simulate Fujifilm's film simulation renderings. Fujifilm collaborated with Adobe to create these profiles. I have read the renderings are not 100% identical to an in-camera JPEG but they are very close. Disappointingly the new Classic Chrome simulation is only available with raw from XTrans II cameras.
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I've found with my older X10 that, if shooting RAW + JPEG, in SilkyPix it renders two RAW files, rather than a RAW and a JPEG with film mode applied. If I turn off RAW in-camera, then I get the JPEG in SilkyPix with the film mode applied. Thus, unless the film mode is important (which it's usually not), I'll just shoot RAW only.

The exception is if shooting EXR Dynamic Range Mode, in which case I prefer the OOC JPEG, as it has superior dynamic range (at the cost of smaller sized image, pixel-wise).

~Joe
 
ZeissFan said:
Jeez - who ever thought that a camera would have a power saving mode that would reduce the CPU speed? For that matter, who ever thought a camera would have a CPU?
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Probably the same sort of person who decided to make a camera in 1914 with the puny film size of 24mm X 36mm because his asthma made it difficult to carry cameras with larger format film.
 
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