One even had his Nikon on top of a 15’ pole, swaying in the breeze, controlled by an iPad. The trouble was, the lag in between him pressing the button, the camera gaining focus, then shooting, meant the train had passed before the shot had been taken. A good idea, but flawed.
First shot from my brand-new X-H1 (having returned the faulty refurb to Fuji), and first shot processed on my new 'puter. 35mm f2 lens.
Galatea at Settle by Stephen Lee, on Flickr
Thank you George for your very kind comments. Much appreciated.I'm impressed Sir, impressed I am.
"Glad you've got it all sorted now, look forward to seeing some more of your work"
George.
I’ve still got a semi from seeing one at Brands Hatch
Fujifilm's own claims show that IS performance is somewhat lens dependent and that the provision of lens IS doesn't necessarily lead to better performance.
Just in case anyone is interested, on the strength of this DP Review I've been doing a few test myself with fully manual FF legacy lenses (all Nikon) and the following few bits came to light.
As stated above the wider XF lenses have a slightly oversize image circle and the longer lenses not so much so hence when one is fitted it tells the camera electronically what lens is fitted and this adjusts
I wondered if fitting a legacy FF lens which obviously has a larger image circle and entering a lower focal length in the menu as apposed to the focal length being used would it affect the amount of stabilization obtained, as the camera wouldn't know exactly what focal length is fitted as there would be no electronic coupling.
So I mounted several different fully manual longer FF Nikon lenses to my X-H1 and my findings were as follows.
When I entered the true focal length ie 105mm, 135mm, 200mm, etc etc the image stabilization decreased visually the longer the lens, which to me means the camera was assuming there was an APS-C lens fitted that probably had a narrow image circle. But when I fitted the same lenses in turn and entered 14mm the image stabilization increased significantly which means the camera was assuming there was a short focal length APS-C lens fitted with a wider image circle. The resultant images were clearly sharper with no adverse effects that I could see to the rendering of the image ie distortions etc.
So my conclusion to this test would be if fitting a FF longer legacy lens to the X-H1 enter the correct aperture and a low focal length number and the stabilization will be significantly better than if you enter the true focal length.
George.
Image Stabilization
The Fujifilm X-H1 if the first X series camera to offer in-body stabilization, despite previous suggestions from the company that it couldn't be done. To get an idea of how well it compensates for real world hand shake, we ran it through our IS test at 24mm, 50mm and 200mm (equivalents).
Unlike other brands, Fujifilm doesn't gain an advantage when using in-body IS with a stabilized lens. In fact, the chart below shows that it is possible to get better stabilization with non-IS lenses, than with their IS counterparts.
Stabilization is a complex issue at the best of times, with different types (and differing extent) of movement playing a different role, depending on focal length. In this case there's an additional complication because most XF lenses weren't designed to project the slightly oversized image circle needed for in-body stabilization to work to its full extent.
Fujifilm's own claims show that IS performance is somewhat lens dependent and that the provision of lens IS doesn't necessarily lead to better performance.
Just in case anyone is interested, on the strength of this DP Review I've been doing a few test myself with fully manual FF legacy lenses (all Nikon) and the following few bits came to light.
As stated above the wider XF lenses have a slightly oversize image circle and the longer lenses not so much so hence when one is fitted it tells the camera electronically what lens is fitted and this adjusts the amount of movement the sensor is allowed to make.
I wondered if fitting a legacy FF lens which obviously has a larger image circle and entering a lower focal length in the menu as apposed to the focal length being used would it affect the amount of stabilization obtained, as the camera wouldn't know exactly what focal length is fitted as there would be no electronic coupling.
So I mounted several different fully manual longer FF Nikon lenses to my X-H1 and my findings were as follows.
When I entered the true focal length ie 105mm, 135mm, 200mm, etc etc the image stabilization decreased visually the longer the lens, which to me means the camera was assuming there was an APS-C lens fitted that probably had a narrow image circle. But when I fitted the same lenses in turn and entered 14mm the image stabilization increased significantly which means the camera was assuming there was a short focal length APS-C lens fitted with a wider image circle. The resultant images were clearly sharper with no adverse effects that I could see to the rendering of the image ie distortions etc.
So my conclusion to this test would be if fitting a FF longer legacy lens to the X-H1 enter the correct aperture and a low focal length number and the stabilization will be significantly better than if you enter the true focal length.
George.
OMG looks like there is a new replacement for my all time favourite lens the Nikon AFS-VR 200mm f2.0 a good friend of mine now owns this stunning optic but some of my fave images were shot with this lens on my D810.
how the hell can I fund one ?
But I hate all this temptation they keep putting out there 
It looks like you have your answers already from this useful thread and extremely helpful Fooj shooters
win win imo
Just checked this site out and I'm still on the right side of my weight reduction phew
https://www.dpreview.com/products/c...lm_xh1&products=nikon_d3&products=canon_eos5d
PMSLIs that wallet weight or camera bag weight ???
Yes.
I have the touchscreen permanently off. Can’t stand them.
It actually “feels” lighter than my Pro2, and the same or lighter than the T2, probably because of the larger grip.Just checked this site out and I'm still on the right side of my weight reduction phew
https://www.dpreview.com/products/c...lm_xh1&products=nikon_d3&products=canon_eos5d
3-1 by Jonathan Howes, on Flickr
2-1 by Jonathan Howes, on Flickr
Mine do. The picture in an earlier post is from a raw file, processed in LR CC Classic, which is standalone.
Iridient X Transformer
Good man, get back in the club
Well, thanks a lot! That's made me want to re-buy this lens. I had one before, but sold it in favour of the 50-140 because of the stabilisation. (I subsequently sold that because of the weight, but that's irrelevant). I shall mull it over. Of course, if anyone wants to sell theirs at a good price ...
IBIS + 90mm = XH-1 forget the T2, don't be seduced by pretty colours
Don't start, we're not all as talented as youExcept that if you have a 90mm its the law to shoot wide open only, so your shutter speed will be faster anyway, negating the need for IBIS
Except that if you have a 90mm its the law to shoot wide open only, so your shutter speed will be faster anyway, negating the need for IBIS
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