The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

pastyman said:
Hi peeps, really wanting the 100-400 but was wondering why there is so many second hand especially at MPB, do people not get on with them and chuck the towel in early, or are they not as good as expected???
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Love mine, use it regularly, especially with the 1.4TC. Most of these were shot with the 100-400... https://flic.kr/s/aHsmfFjfag



twist said:
It's an excellent lens, my guess is people trading in for the bigger, heavier 200-600.
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Confused....... Which 200-600 would that be then?
 
pastyman said:
Looking good, how do you find the ois, is it the case that is mode 2 is the one to use as per one certain youtuber???
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I find the OIS pretty good, almost always use it handheld. However, by "bird in flight technique" is pretty poor, but others, who have the knack, get great results.

Since the upgraded firmware on the T3 a few months ago (not the last update, the one before) the tracking has been greatly improved. I haven't tried it since the latest update, it's been too wet to go out and chase birds...
 
As I haven't been able to get out with the camera for a couple of days (I was actually at an interview today...) Here's a shot from last year, re-edited, and I know it looks a bit "harsh", but that was the look I was going for.

@pastyman Darrin, this is at 560mm, just 1/40th sec....

Mallard by Steve Jelly, on Flickr
 
That will do for me, just need to find one for the right money now, thanks for your time
Jelster said:
As I haven't been able to get out with the camera for a couple of days (I was actually at an interview today...) Here's a shot from last year, re-edited, and I know it looks a bit "harsh", but that was the look I was going for.

@pastyman Darrin, this is at 560mm, just 1/40th sec....

Mallard by Steve Jelly, on Flickr
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woof woof said:
Not if you have even a modicum of self control. For example mount a reasonably priced compact prime on an ILC and you have a camera and lens that needn't be prohibitably bigger than a fixed lens camera and could even compete on cost grounds. This is one reason why I stuck with the Sony A7 rather than going for a fixed lens Sony RXx.

In your case you had some of the best modern AF lenses on sale and that's where the money pit came from. You've now settled for a camera with what could be described as, and no insult at all is intended here, a rather unremarkable in the great scheme of things lens. If keeping the costs down was an aim from the outset you could have done that with an ILC. They don't necessarily have to be money pits.
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You realise they have updated that lens now?
 
Help! May I humbly ask from any of the Fujipedia master guru's that reside here, an answer to a problem ? The problem being...

A couple of days ago, wanting to test a manual lens on the XH1 set up as I want it, iso on auto, limited to 3200iso. The camera had been working exactly as expected. When my daughter surprisingly agreed to model for me for a couple of minutes, I quickly grabbed the camera and took a few snaps in the available light and time available (milli-seconds, off-spring have limited patience) and didn't pay any attention to the viewfinder info (the camera was already pre-set to my working norm) concentrating instead on the shoot. Then, on importing, I was surprised to see the iso as shot was showing 12800. huh? what?

Grabbing the camera, I checked to see what the **** I'd done. But no, everything was as it should be. Limited to 3200iso and happily shooting as indicated within that range. I confirmed I hadn't changed anything and there was no sign of 12800iso suddenly showing up. Yet I must have pressed some button accidentally somewhere to have been shooting at 12800... but for the life of me, I can't repeat what I did wrong. So I'm at a loss. If anyone can suggest a reason... anyway, at least I know I'll make sure I double check the viewfinder info carefully as I shoot, the next time I shoot!
 
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pastyman said:
Hi peeps, really wanting the 100-400 but was wondering why there is so many second hand especially at MPB, do people not get on with them and chuck the towel in early, or are they not as good as expected???
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It’s due to stupid people like me who buy one twice and realise they don’t need it. The most severe case of GAS known to man.
 
pastyman said:
Hi peeps, really wanting the 100-400 but was wondering why there is so many second hand especially at MPB, do people not get on with them and chuck the towel in early, or are they not as good as expected???
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I often think a few of these lenses, and similar long reach lenses, get ditched when airshow season ends.
 
Nod said:
The 18-135 is a great walk about lens. OK, ultimately not as sharp as the 18-55 but I don't see any difference in the real world in A3+ prints. Immeasurably better at 56mm and longer too!!! Yes, there are better alternatives but as for value for money and versatility, it's hard to beat.
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I‘ve been dithering and pondering over this lens for so long now I’m even boring myself. I snoozed and lost on a nicely priced one in the classifieds here a couple of days ago. :banghead:
 
Cagey75 said:
Has anyone considered the Laowa 65mm 2.8 2:1 macro? It's getting excellent reviews, looks like possibly one of the sharpest lenses to date for the X system [also available for Sony APSC and Canon M] - looks stunningly sharp even wide open and show zero signs of CA or distortion, pretty impressive. Yes, being Laowa it is fully mechanical, MF, no cpu data whatsoever - but you don't really need any of that for serious macro. It looks to be an excellent performer for other uses too, portraiture, landscape etc as it's clean and sharp right to the edges and has decent bokeh. The only niggle I'd have with it is the price ... £409 for a MF lens feels a little rich when you consider for not a lot more you could have the 90F2 [used] - but I have to say, it is still tempting as I do love a bit of macro

https://www.laowalens.co.uk/laowa-65mm-2x-ultra-macro-fujifilm.html
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKtd4QoeplQ
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Yes it has caught my attention and Im very tempted
 
soeren said:
Yes it has caught my attention and Im very tempted
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The more I think on it the more tempted I get. It's more appealing to me right now than the 90mm, as I'm sure I'd get a lot more use out of it. If it was 350 I'd already have ordered, but it's £409 +12 delivery for Ireland ... still considering.
 
JasonPC said:
Looks like a few lens deals are the sweeteners at the minute. 170 quid off the 16-55 for example. The 16-80 kit is a decent saving as well.
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When you consider that you can get a mint used 16-55 for less than 600 it doesn't seem that amazing really. I forget at times just how expensive Fuji lenses can be when new.

addicknchips said:
Hmmmm so probaby around £1800 with the grip. Xt3 trade in value less than £600 :eek:
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Yeah that is really pants.


I just looked at the preview of the T4 on DPReview, and there really is nothing about it that intrigues me. The Ibis looks no better than the X-H1, and I still would rather the ergos of the H1 too. What is going to attract people like me who don't really care about eye-AF or faster AF in general? I thought there would be something really special about this one, so far, not seeing it. I most certainly don't see it being worth £1500 - you can buy an A7III for that with change. I'd give it 5-6 mths and we'll see them going used for a 1100 or less.
 
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Cagey75 said:
When you consider that you can get a mint used 16-55 for less than 600 it doesn't seem that amazing really. I forget at times just how expensive Fuji lenses can be when new.



Yeah that is really pants.


I just looked at the preview of the T4 on DPReview, and there really is nothing about it that intrigues me. The Ibis looks no better than the X-H1, and I still would rather the ergos of the H1 too. Wait is going to attract people like me who don't really care about eye-AF or faster AF in general? I thought there would be something really special about this one, so far, not seeing it. I most certainly don't see it being worth £1500 - you can buy an A7III for that with change. I'd give it 5-6 mths and we'll see them going used for a 1100.
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What for the Fuji X-H2 next year.. it will probably get the same shutter but using Sony's new 48mp APS-C sensor....
I think we are really approaching the peak of mirrorless technology now and manufacturers are struggling to push the bar further with each new generation.......
 
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Riz_Guru said:
What for the Fuji X-H2 next year.. it will probably get the same shutter but using Sony's new 48mp APS-C sensor....
I think we are really approaching the peak of mirrorless technology now and manufacturers are struggling to push the bar further with each new generation.......
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Highly doubt that
 
Riz_Guru said:
What for the Fuji X-H2 next year.. it will probably get the same shutter but using Sony's new 48mp APS-C sensor....
I think we are really approaching the peak of mirrorless technology now and manufacturers are struggling to push the bar further with each new generation.......
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I really hope they do an X-H2, I think it might be the most under-rated/appreciated APSC ML body ever made, no exaggeratimo! :) Even though I've been trying to shift mine, that was mostly because I felt it was now or never value-wise, with the rate used prices are dropping it would be easy for me to switch back. Looking like I'm keeping it for now and just concentrate on lenses, and I'm not too sad about it which is nice. If I knew the H2 was coming, that's something to look forward to, I would pass on the T4 as I see nothing really extra over a H1 [for me]
 
Riz_Guru said:
Are you getting one? It seems a mid-life upgrade for the XT-3 :)
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Shouldn't that be when are you getting your first one, because he will probably own it a dozen times in the next two years!

I'm not surprised about the trade in value - WEX caught a bit of a cold with the sheer volume of trade in cameras at both X-T2 and X-T3 launches, and since they don't have any control over Fuji's pricing, a cash back offer starting in say April on the existing X-T3 would cause the value of s/h cameras to drop. We just need to be realistic here, on the whole mirrorless bodies plummet like a stone, but look at it a different way, if you had to pay £1.50 a day to own an X-T3 would you do it? because that's what it has cost you since launch!!!
 
Cagey75 said:
When you consider that you can get a mint used 16-55 for less than 600 it doesn't seem that amazing really. I forget at times just how expensive Fuji lenses can be when new.
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Tell me about it. LCE offered me 400 quid partex for mine. MPB was hardly any better. It seems to be the lens that the price really drops for.
 
Nick Owen said:
Help! May I humbly ask from any of the Fujipedia master guru's that reside here, an answer to a problem ? The problem being...

A couple of days ago, wanting to test a manual lens on the XH1 set up as I want it, iso on auto, limited to 3200iso. The camera had been working exactly as expected. When my daughter surprisingly agreed to model for me for a couple of minutes, I quickly grabbed the camera and took a few snaps in the available light and time available (milli-seconds, off-spring have limited patience) and didn't pay any attention to the viewfinder info (the camera was already pre-set to my working norm) concentrating instead on the shoot. Then, on importing, I was surprised to see the iso as shot was showing 12800. huh? what?

Grabbing the camera, I checked to see what the **** I'd done. But no, everything was as it should be. Limited to 3200iso and happily shooting as indicated within that range. I confirmed I hadn't changed anything and there was no sign of 12800iso suddenly showing up. Yet I must have pressed some button accidentally somewhere to have been shooting at 12800... but for the life of me, I can't repeat what I did wrong. So I'm at a loss. If anyone can suggest a reason... anyway, at least I know I'll make sure I double check the viewfinder info carefully as I shoot, the next time I shoot.

In the end, the shots turned out reasonably, considering. (To further smooth the artefacts some luminance noise reduction on the RAW file was done plus a degree of added noise via PS)

Thanks for looking and reading.

Taken wide open on a forty year old 90mm Tele-Elmarit f2.8
Gaze by Watch the Birdy, on Flickr
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Are you sure the ISO was definitely on "Auto", and hadn't been knocked to 12800?

Without the lock in place, that wheel can moved easily (mine does...)
 
JasonPC said:
Tell me about it. LCE offered me 400 quid partex for mine. MPB was hardly any better. It seems to be the lens that the price really drops for.
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I managed to sell mine for €800 locally, which is about £670. I was lucky on that occasion, just stuck that price on it expecting to get haggled down but someone jumped on it without any bargaining pretty quick. That was last year though, wouldn't get the same now
 
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JasonPC said:
Tell me about it. LCE offered me 400 quid partex for mine. MPB was hardly any better. It seems to be the lens that the price really drops for.
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That lens, although it performs excellently, is not a favourite because it's so big & heavy, also without IS. When you look at the longer lenses, you expect the bulk, but a lot of people buy mirrorless systems to reduce weight, and the 18-55 is so good at the price too.
 
Jelster said:
That lens, although it performs excellently, is not a favourite because it's so big & heavy, also without IS. When you look at the longer lenses, you expect the bulk, but a lot of people buy mirrorless systems to reduce weight, and the 18-55 is so good at the price too.
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It's gret on the H1, what I didn't like was the limited close focus ability, there's similar lenses for other systems that do it much better [like the Olympus 12-40 for example] - so I sold it on and got the 16mm 1.4 - a much more fun lens all round I think
 
This is the camera I would have bought if Fuji hadn't said that IBIS wasn't possible in their cameras
Sold all my Fuji gear after that statement and went to m4/3, haven't missed being used as a beta tester
 
Riz_Guru said:
What for the Fuji X-H2 next year.. it will probably get the same shutter but using Sony's new 48mp APS-C sensor....
I think we are really approaching the peak of mirrorless technology now and manufacturers are struggling to push the bar further with each new generation.......
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48mp, meh ;) :p
 
tijuana taxi said:
This is the camera I would have bought if Fuji hadn't said that IBIS wasn't possible in their cameras
Sold all my Fuji gear after that statement and went to m4/3, haven't missed being used as a beta tester
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That was the reason I changed from Fuji to M43 too, IBIS. The H1 came out just after but was too expensive for my taste. I always knew I'd get one once the price dropped though.
 
Really torn between the H-1 and T-4. The H-1 is such good value right now, but GAS is strong
 
Cagey75 said:
That was the reason I changed from Fuji to M43 too, IBIS. The H1 came out just after but was too expensive for my taste. I always knew I'd get one once the price dropped though.
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I thought about the X-H1, only had one lens left by the time it was mentioned and that had ois anyway.
No regrets from me, very happy with Panasonic cameras and lenses, can't see any difference in quality at my max of A3 print
Did I see you looking to change to Sony?
 
twist said:
Highly doubt that
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If that's the case, where will Fuji go next..... come to think of it... where will any of these mirrorless systems be in 5 years time.... how on earth can Sony improve on the Sony A9 etc... what can Fuji do to their line-up in what is a declining market place. :(
 
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