X100 - Not a stellar review from a real photog!
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jsrockit
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igi
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I'm just asking.
Anyway, if he has data, it can prove both ways.
And oh, maybe the reason they didn't deliver was because they delayed production for a while due to the quake???
jsrockit
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Paul T.
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I'ts half a review. And half useful.
I didn't realise that the EVF freezes as it established focus. True? If so, I find it incredible no one has pointed it out. In which case, great catch, sir
But. He hasn't experimented with the OVF. I have seen videos where the display shows exactly what the area of focus is. THis is surely how most people would want to use it - the OVF is the reason why many people are so excited about the camera. And he doesn't explore the OVF, while telling us over several paras how he picked the damn thing up and other extraneous detail.
So, only half a review.
And as for the comments about Fuji not getting the camera out - that is a joke, right?
I didn't realise that the EVF freezes as it established focus. True? If so, I find it incredible no one has pointed it out. In which case, great catch, sir
But. He hasn't experimented with the OVF. I have seen videos where the display shows exactly what the area of focus is. THis is surely how most people would want to use it - the OVF is the reason why many people are so excited about the camera. And he doesn't explore the OVF, while telling us over several paras how he picked the damn thing up and other extraneous detail.
So, only half a review.
And as for the comments about Fuji not getting the camera out - that is a joke, right?
CK Dexter Haven
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I agree. If you gave a Leica M to a "real photographer," he'd no doubt find an equal number of "dissatisfactions." Does anyone here have any camera that isn't missing something, has no limitations, or works exactly the way you want it? I've had a lot of different cameras and systems and formats, and if i wrote reviews on them, none would be shown without fault. Usually, with film cameras, the situation is simple, and we're aware of things, and then we simply adapt or get used to the thing. With digital, everyone expects that every feature listed on every page be either tailored to their preferences from the factory, or customizable in some way. We don't seem to accept 'quirks' anymore.
The matter of EVF freezing, though - that's quite significant to me. If it's like the Sigma DP2 i had for all of a week, that is quite frustrating. It was a dealbreaker for me then, and would be now.
jan normandale
Film is the other way
when someone benchmarks at $5,000 Canon Mark series camera to the Fuji why is anyone surprised? This review is curious because it's really a review of why someone should buy the camera equipment he's using... weird. These are his quotes ... near the end of the review and I think they put his review in perspective...
"The Fuji X100 isn’t the terrible camera I feel I’ve made it out to be but I do find it terribly frustrating, at least at its current state. I’m generally pleased with the photos I’ve taken over the course of a week though I’m told by a friend that they are not up to my typical shots; I’ll let you be the judge. I’m also told that the processing isn’t up to par with the images from my Canon 5DMkII in that the blacks are too crushed, even for the low-key processing I most enjoy. ….. I must admit, I’m a bit of a design perfectionist, and it’s rare that I can fully embrace a product,*particularly*version 1."
"The Fuji X100 isn’t the terrible camera I feel I’ve made it out to be but I do find it terribly frustrating, at least at its current state. I’m generally pleased with the photos I’ve taken over the course of a week though I’m told by a friend that they are not up to my typical shots; I’ll let you be the judge. I’m also told that the processing isn’t up to par with the images from my Canon 5DMkII in that the blacks are too crushed, even for the low-key processing I most enjoy. ….. I must admit, I’m a bit of a design perfectionist, and it’s rare that I can fully embrace a product,*particularly*version 1."
Gary Sandhu
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I suspected from perusing the original design that focus would be an issue. Too bad. I've thought from the first that sticking a viewfinder on any old point and shoot would be good enough/better.
Kent
Finally at home...
Bad review, good review... I would LOVE to have this cam!
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rpsawin
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Exactly! Learn your tool, find it's strong & weak points, and adapt them to your shooting style. Thanks for comments.
Best regards,
Bob
sper
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This reads less like a review, and more like a list of reasons why he doesn't like this camera.
I'm seriously getting over 'camera reviews.' Especially when I sit back and think about some seriously great cameras I have, that in the hands of some of these reviewers, would be torn apart.
Like my Olympus Stylus Epic. You can't set it manually, and EVERY TIME you turn on the camera, you have to press a button 3 times to turn off the flash. And it misses focus sometimes (shocker). But you know what? It's awesome. The lens is great and I get a ton of keepers with it. I made its design work FOR me.
Oh you know what else misses focus sometimes? Me. When manually focusing an SLR. In fact I've never seen a camera that doesn't miss focus sometimes.
I'm seriously getting over 'camera reviews.' Especially when I sit back and think about some seriously great cameras I have, that in the hands of some of these reviewers, would be torn apart.
Like my Olympus Stylus Epic. You can't set it manually, and EVERY TIME you turn on the camera, you have to press a button 3 times to turn off the flash. And it misses focus sometimes (shocker). But you know what? It's awesome. The lens is great and I get a ton of keepers with it. I made its design work FOR me.
Oh you know what else misses focus sometimes? Me. When manually focusing an SLR. In fact I've never seen a camera that doesn't miss focus sometimes.
barjohn
Established
I have one and it doesn't freeze in EVF mode when it establishes focus.
Laurence
Established
Hello all. My X100 does NOT freeze in EVF mode while focusing.
The f:stop, the shutter speed indicator, and the distance indicator
all change as the light changes and distance changes, while moving
the camera around from dark to light areas.
The focus point is fairly easy to change, and you get a choice of
up to 44 spots where you can set the focus point.
I'm no expert, but I'm still trying to learn the ins and outs. I think I
went "against the grain" as I bought the camera for my landscape
work. I needed a lightweight camera with good output, and this one
has succeeded for me (so far, and only in my own little opinion).
I have been lugging around a Pentax 645 with 55mm and 120mm macro
lenses on my cross-country highland travels. I'm starting to feel the
extra weight though, as I age. I plan on taking the X100 and a backup
small point and shoot on my longer hikes this summer. I rarely shoot
street scenes, but I still feel the X100 is valuable to me for landscapes.
The f:stop, the shutter speed indicator, and the distance indicator
all change as the light changes and distance changes, while moving
the camera around from dark to light areas.
The focus point is fairly easy to change, and you get a choice of
up to 44 spots where you can set the focus point.
I'm no expert, but I'm still trying to learn the ins and outs. I think I
went "against the grain" as I bought the camera for my landscape
work. I needed a lightweight camera with good output, and this one
has succeeded for me (so far, and only in my own little opinion).
I have been lugging around a Pentax 645 with 55mm and 120mm macro
lenses on my cross-country highland travels. I'm starting to feel the
extra weight though, as I age. I plan on taking the X100 and a backup
small point and shoot on my longer hikes this summer. I rarely shoot
street scenes, but I still feel the X100 is valuable to me for landscapes.
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