The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Hello X-T 1 users,
I never cleaned my camera's sensor.
Bit scared that I might damage it somehow.
What do you guys use to clean your camera's sensor?
I have some spots which shows on the photos, not too many but I still want to get rid of them.
I also use X-Pro 1 and would like to use same system to clean both camera's sensors.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Links to videos showing the process would be useful.
I posted a similar message on the X-Pro 1 thread as well.
Maybe you guys use different method for different camera sensors.

Cheers
 
Got out with the Samyang 12mm today along with an XScource ND filter. Quick edited shot using the Velvia preset. I didn't have a grad so the sky could have been better when the sun came out full swing. As you can see from the tree, it was a tad windy. Meh.
I have to say, the 12mm is a great lens. At times a little too wide I felt but on the other hand, I haven't used ultra wide in a while. I soon got used to it throughout the morning, and you can get pretty close too :) For how much it is, it's excellent value for money!

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Potentially buying a kit with an unwanted 18-55, would any one be interested in this, straight from the refurb store?

Obviously will go through the classifieds, PM me if you are.
 
saglik said:
Hello X-T 1 users,
I never cleaned my camera's sensor.
Bit scared that I might damage it somehow.
What do you guys use to clean your camera's sensor?
I have some spots which shows on the photos, not too many but I still want to get rid of them.
I also use X-Pro 1 and would like to use same system to clean both camera's sensors.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Links to videos showing the process would be useful.
I posted a similar message on the X-Pro 1 thread as well.
Maybe you guys use different method for different camera sensors.

Cheers
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I've just done this. I used the sticky pads which were good enough without resorting to swaps and it cleaned the crap off the sensor with just one use.
 
I picked up an XT1 via the forum on Friday and a 10-24 lens yesterday, as I'm trying to downsize from my full Nikon DSLR kit, more impressed with this lens than I have many of the Fuji's!
Still contemplating picking up a Sony A7ii as well though to let me properly compare the systems!

20150905 The Shore by Chris Mitchell, on Flickr
 
manualfocus-g said:
My Canon New FD 100mm f/2 arrived on Friday...I like the bokeh it generates!

On the teacups
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Very nice, I was looking at a few of these lenses on the bay yesterday. Still trying to fight the urge to get the 90mm Fuji. How do you find manual focus at that length? Do you mind saying how much you got it for?
 
I find it quite easy to focus wide open to be honest as it has decent contrast and sharpness from f/2. I paid £150ish from ffordes last week...couldn't resist as they don't come up often.

The alternative is to buy an f/2.8 lens and use a lens Turbo.
 
Taken at Sheldon Country Park near Birmingham Airport this afternoon.
No cropping applied. I used Fuji X-T 1 and XC50-230mmF4.5-6.7 OIS.
It is a bit of a slow lens but focus was surprisingly quick in my opinion.

DSCF7419 by saglik, on Flickr

DSCF7427 by saglik, on Flickr

DSCF7451 by saglik, on Flickr
 
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Not the sharpest lens but it is quite good for what I paid for it. :cool:

No processing applied to these photos, just imported into LR and exported small versions.
 
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saglik said:
Hello X-T 1 users,
I never cleaned my camera's sensor.
Bit scared that I might damage it somehow.
What do you guys use to clean your camera's sensor?
I have some spots which shows on the photos, not too many but I still want to get rid of them.
I also use X-Pro 1 and would like to use same system to clean both camera's sensors.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Links to videos showing the process would be useful.
I posted a similar message on the X-Pro 1 thread as well.
Maybe you guys use different method for different camera sensors.

Cheers
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Hi again.

I saw a demo by a guy from JUST who sell cleaning bits

www.cameraclean.co.uk

I used the Platinum sensor cleaning kit:-

http://www.cameraclean.co.uk/produc...14&desc=Dust-Aid+Platinum+Sensor+Cleaning+Kit

Simple to use, just lightly press the pad over the sensor untiil you have been all over. It cleared all the bunnies on my sensor. I did think that I might have to get some wet swabs but these pads cleared everything by themselves.

I suspect that the X-T1 might need regular sensor cleaning, but these are really easy to use, so I'm not too worried about doing it again.

Hope this helps.
 
GreenNinja67 said:
Mirrorless men! (And women)

Having just returned from a lovely holiday in Pembrokeshire I feel I may be at a turning point in my photography.
Lugging a Lowepro backpack fully loaded with DSLR gear (see below for contents) is starting to give me backache and ruining my walks.
The other half is loving her new (to her) Panasonic LX5 and I'm amazed at the quality of a compact.
On the last day she said "why don't you leave your gear in the camper and we'll just take mine out?" Do you know I enjoyed the walk much more, had no aching back and didn't miss the gear.

Honestly, truthfully if I sold my D700, battery grip, 16-35 F4, 35-70 F2.8, 80-200 F2.8, 50mm F1.8, 85mm F1.8D and SB900 flashgun would I notice the difference in image quality if I went for the XT-1?

I sold my D7000 for the full frame D700 and am wondering if I will notice much difference if I went to the APS-C sized Fuji.

Trawling through this thread I'm surprised to read a lot of you have indeed ditched the DSLR's and gone mirrorless.
Is there anything I will miss that the D700 does much better apart from battery life which is easily combatted by buying the battery grip for the Fuji.
I would like to retain good high ISO performance and enjoy low light photography and ultrawide lenses.

Thanks in advance for the replies and please be honest, if you regret selling the DSLR kit I need to know as I'll never be able to replace my gear should I make the wrong choice.

Terry.
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Save weight and buy a spare battery instead of a grip. ;-)
 
Has anyone managed any decent starry type shots with the X-T1? I was hoping to get some decent Milky Way shots during a stay on the South coast of Crete (100s of miles from light on the horizon) but couldn't get a clear enough image on the rear screen to achieve focus. I had racked the ISO up to 1600 to reduce the shutter speed and the rear screen was way too noisy (although I know the final images are more than acceptable at that ISO) to pick out stars let alone focus on them. My normal ruse is to use the Moon as a target and use MF but the Moon wasn't rising until a certain amount of internal lubrication had been applied...
 
mickledore said:
Hi again.

I saw a demo by a guy from JUST who sell cleaning bits

www.cameraclean.co.uk

I used the Platinum sensor cleaning kit:-

http://www.cameraclean.co.uk/produc...14&desc=Dust-Aid+Platinum+Sensor+Cleaning+Kit

Simple to use, just lightly press the pad over the sensor untiil you have been all over. It cleared all the bunnies on my sensor. I did think that I might have to get some wet swabs but these pads cleared everything by themselves.

I suspect that the X-T1 might need regular sensor cleaning, but these are really easy to use, so I'm not too worried about doing it again.

Hope this helps.
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I will give this a try.
Thank you for your help.
Cheers
 
been out for the 1st time with the xt10. just thought i would share this and see what you guys think? edited in Lightroom
cheers
dave

ps the interesting light going across is the suns reflection in some mirror tinted windows on an adjacent building!
 

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LLcoolDave said:
been out for the 1st time with the xt10. just thought i would share this and see what you guys think? edited in Lightroom
cheers
dave

ps the interesting light going across is the suns reflection in some mirror tinted windows on an adjacent building!
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Great shot Dave, one I like very much.(y)

George.
 
LLcoolDave said:
been out for the 1st time with the xt10. just thought i would share this and see what you guys think? edited in Lightroom
cheers
dave

ps the interesting light going across is the suns reflection in some mirror tinted windows on an adjacent building!
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Really nice shot and good contrast.
 
minnnt said:
@Nod could you not just focus near infinity and give it a go? Or focus on something far away and then switch the MF and do it that way?
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T_J_G said:
When I took some star shots I focused to infinity then rolled it back a bit, seemed to work with the 12mm
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That's pretty much what I do on SLRs with mechanical focussing and distance marking but the Fuji lenses are focus by wire so less easy to do that with. I suppose I should have simply wound the ISO down to where the noise was invisible, focussed then ramped it back up but an Ouzo at 6pm kinda knocks some common sense out! We're going back next year so will give it a try. Tim, I use Fuji native lenses rather than 3rd party alternatives.
 
Question time...

I have a 10-24 and 18-135 on my XT1 at present. It's my birthday this weekend and my wife has promised we can go look at the offers in my local Fuji-emporium. What would y'all pick next? I'm thinking prime, and probably the 35mm for walkabout and social family-type stuff.

I'd looked at the 18mm before buying the 10-24 but I'm so happy with the 10-24 I don't think anything wider would get used.

All ideas and suggestions appreciated!
 
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