X100, another Pro's opinion...

emraphoto said:
it (the x100) is not a rangefinder. spot on.

i figured a damn sweet spot for those types of conditions though. pump the ISO up, which the x100 does very well, corresponding aperture and away i go! of course very limited DOF is not high on my list of priorities.
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I swing both ways on DOF, using fast lenses on an RF for shallow DOF, and loving my GRD3 for deep focus. A camera with the x100's high ISO capabilities and larger sensor, coupled with something like Ricoh's snap focus controls would be very nice indeed. Hopefully Ricoh and Fuji will engage in a race to get us there in the future.

I have been impressed with the work being done with the Fuji by pros and others.
 
The fact that someone uses a camera professionally does not necessarily add weight to their opinion, if you want the camera for something else. What does 'pro' mean, apart from 'earning money from your photography'?There were those who used 110 for press photography, for example. And wedding photography is very different from advertising. 'Pro' is too diverse a term for me to attach all that much weight to it.

Cheers,

R.
 
emraphoto said:
i figured a damn sweet spot for those types of conditions though. pump the ISO up, which the x100 does very well, corresponding aperture and away i go! of course very limited DOF is not high on my list of priorities.
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Yes, the high ISO performance is quite impressive. In some extreme situations there is heavy banding in the shadows (at least with firmware 1.01), but well, who wants to take pictures of black cats in the coal cellar? Another thing I have not solved yet are blown highlights in contrasty light situations.

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Ah, I have found a solution for the focussing issue: AF-C und focus lock on the AFL-AEL button should work. Cool.
 
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sevres_babylone said:
I swing both ways on DOF, using fast lenses on an RF for shallow DOF, and loving my GRD3 for deep focus. A camera with the x100's high ISO capabilities and larger sensor, coupled with something like Ricoh's snap focus controls would be very nice indeed. Hopefully Ricoh and Fuji will engage in a race to get us there in the future.

I have been impressed with the work being done with the Fuji by pros and others.
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that (snap focus) is an easy set on the x100. Afl button at the distance you want... Shazam! love the ricoh gr's!

gho - i am a chronic underexposer and that seems to keep me in the highlight business.

Roger - pro is a very grey term in my books as well. the deeper i get into what photography CAN BE the less and less interest i have in providing the material 'pro' requires. bit of a pickle these days.
 
I've made up my mind to buy one of these. Problem is I can't find one anywhere. Surely, a whole lot of people really, really like this camera.
 
I concur with Roger - I've seen Zack's name bandied about here and there but have never bothered to read or look into who he was.. the wedding photography world can be quite nasty to be honest... lots of envy, backbiting, people who take advantage of naivete and the sort. ETA: hence my reason for not bothering to pay attention to other wedding photographers

Right now, if people like the X100.. good for them.. and more power to them.. there will always be proponents / detractors of various tools of the trade.. just go and take photos and show them.... if the customer or viewer likes them as well as the photographer.. that's the perfect win/win situation.

Cheers,
Dave
 
the more reviews the better...that's how i see it.

i love reading the opinions of many...doesn't necessarily mean it will have much impact on me.

many years ago i loved reading the consumer reports on cameras...they often would 'best buy' a total peice of crap...i just saw it as a bit of life's comedy.

even here on rff, some of the opinions of some of the people are hilarious...especially those i consider to be be truly lousy photographers.

but hey...i'm pretty sure someone labeled me 'mundane' the other day so what do i know?
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emraphoto said:
With that aside, has the world of photography developed two heads?
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I think so..

The photo world has always had a fair amount of those who are more gear centric rather than talent focused, but now it seems off the charts in terms of gear in many cases, like there are legions of those who not seem to care about freeing their creativity from the tool to allow great images to happen.

I am out shooting nearly everyday, most of the day if not all day so I meet lots of people. Most of the time, when someone approaches me while working, they want to talk gear and most of the time, I don't. I ask them if we can talk about something else like life, current events, where they are from, things like that and they seem surprised, like they offended me, like I don't like photography or something.

And most of the time when I do end up talking about gear, the reference of where they get their info from is from the gear-centric websites, not from experience, workshops or life in general...

I have had lots of people ask me how I like my X100 and that they were interested in it, but that the reviews were mixed so they opted out. I tell them that I know several great photographers who are using it to great effect, so that should be all they need to know...
 
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emraphoto said:
Roger - pro is a very grey term in my books as well. the deeper i get into what photography CAN BE the less and less interest i have in providing the material 'pro' requires. bit of a pickle these days.
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What I consider to be a pro in this day and age might offend some of those who call them selves pros, so I will pass on that one...:)

Having said that, the cure to the pickle is to take the approach Sam Abell has, to live the "Photographic Life". And what that means is to me is that you do photography so much, that you have to pay your bills with it, so the more financial expectations you place on your self, the less you live that life. This includes doctors, dentists and lawyers who claim that because they make a good living, they can take more time to photograph, the reality being that they are doing it when they have time, not living photography 24/7/365 in a "Photographic Life"...

It's a balance that when struck, you too, feel balanced and centered in that you are largely making images for your self, but get paid enough to where you don't have to do anything else but photography because you have placed conservative financial expectations on your self...

I would love to be making the fat checks I were before the economic crash, and since I have been home, I have been steadily gaining lost ground. But I am also shooting a ton more for my self, more than 60% of my work is self propelled with no pressure. I can pull this off because I keep my bills low and my priorities high...
 
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