The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Personally I think David will make some cracking landscapes if you gave him and old box and some Lego :D
 
JohnN said:
Personally I think David will make some cracking landscapes if you gave him and old box and some Lego :D
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Yeah, he's not a bad tog I guess ;)
 
...and there's mine and I know me very well :)

And it's in excellent condition
 
mickledore said:
There's a guy selling two T1s in the classifieds. I know him slightly and they should be well looked after.
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yeah I seen that. I'm in Ireland though, so it would add to the cost to have him deliver here. There's a few on a local site I use a lot for good prices too, keeping an eye on them ;) Can't make solid offers until my D800E buyer hands over the cash, should be tomorrow.
 
18-55 are £299 and in stock at the Fuji refurb store. Not sure if that's cheap but it sounds it
 
Cagey75 said:
D800E sold, will be signing to team fuji shortly. Just browsing local classifieds, there's a few there, no nice packages though.
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Yet another result Keith, looking forward to it.(y)

George.
 
The grey price of the 23/2 WR is starting to come down - One Stop Digital are listing it for £389.99 now, £30 cheaper than the UK price. I'm really quite tempted, but I know if I wait a few months it will probably drop further and used prices will come down to £300 odd.
 
manualfocus-g said:
The grey price of the 23/2 WR is starting to come down - One Stop Digital are listing it for £389.99 now, £30 cheaper than the UK price. I'm really quite tempted, but I know if I wait a few months it will probably drop further and used prices will come down to £300 odd.
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£30 isn't enough of a saving for me to consider grey.
 
How do you guys rate the 27mm 2.8? I was eyeing the 35mm f2, but the 27mm is also tempting, and there's a used one in a local cam shop here for €300 [£270 or thereabouts]

Actually looking on Amazon UK it can be got new for less :D But, I could have the used one this week. Hmmm, also the 35 F2 is only £299 on amazon, maybe i should go for that. Only a silver available atm, looks like the black is expected back in this week.
 
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Cagey75 said:
How do you guys rate the 27mm 2.8? I was eyeing the 35mm f2, but the 27mm is also tempting, and there's a used one in a local cam shop here for €300 [£270 or thereabouts]

Actually looking on Amazon UK it can be got new for less :D But, I could have the used one this week. Hmmm, also the 35 F2 is only £299 on amazon, maybe i should go for that. Only a silver available atm, looks like the black is expected back in this week.
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Makes no sense to buy used for more money than new :confused:
 
Cagey75 said:
I only just checked amazon after posting tbh. I thought it was about 400 new. Now that I've looked I fancy the 35 f2 more.
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The 27/2.8 is incredibly versatile and great for people shots with a normal field of view. It's tiny as well. But, the 35/2 is quieter and faster, with speedier AF.
 
manualfocus-g said:
The 27/2.8 is incredibly versatile and great for people shots with a normal field of view. It's tiny as well. But, the 35/2 is quieter and faster, with speedier AF.
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I kinda want both :D but I would need a zoom also, looking at the 55-200. Can't have it all at once, so I have to choose between the shorties. I think i'd be happy with either one really, 35 might be better for portraiture?

great shot there btw, is that your own arty handywork? :)
 
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Cagey75 said:
I kinda want both :D but I would need a zoom also, looking at the 55-200. Can't have it all at once, so I have to choose between the shorties. I think i'd be happy with either one really, 35 might be better for portraiture?
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Probably, it's a decent lens. Keep an eye out for used lenses though as the 27/2.8 can go for silly money - less than £150, and the 35/2 is only £240 when the refurb store has them in.
 
I might have found a good deal on a 27mm locally, just awaiting response
 
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stickyfiddle said:
I'm not aware of it, but it wouldn't surprise me - it's fairly iconic. It's absolutely stunning in the flesh - my picture doesn't really do it justice.
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Yep. It's one of the introductory guides from Julieann Kost. Knew I recognised it :)

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Still waiting on my X-T2 order with WEX - anyone else had WEX deliveries and how long did it take to come?

I'm still a bit on the fence about my pending systems switch from Canon. I've sold most of my gear now apart from 1 lens and a few accessories. So could still go 5D4, with my photography pot. (Initial plan was 16-35 f4 IS, 24-105 II (or 24-70 2.8 II tbd) and keep my 70-200 2.8 II or downsize to f4 IS). This is still an option.

I'm a bit nervous about a couple of things about the Fuji. One is lens quality and maturity. The Fuji lenses certainly seem excellent optically, but there are lots of comments about noisy clicky AF in some lenses (35 1.4 and one or two others). Loose aperture rings, and other QC issues. If they were cheap I'd not be so concerned, but the lenses are comparatively pricey. E.g. 70-200 f4 IS L can be picked up for £750 grey, whereas the almost physically identical Fuji is £1300 - Brexit isn't the difference as that was last night,

The other is consistency across the lens range. I get that there is a good lens range relative to mirrorless. But I can't seem to buy a trinity of WR zooms of comparable quality and nothing coming in the roadmap to address that. Similarly with primes, I can't get a set of 1.4 lens with WR and don't see them being completed in the roadmap.

The other is used values - gear is not an investment I get that, but I sense that when it comes to upgrade time there will be a deeper bath with the Fuji gear. Perhaps the answer to that is to only buy the lenses used.

I'd be interested in your thoughts on these areas - WEX are quite happy for me to change my mind even after the camera arrives, so I'm still on the switch route for now. I just want to resolve or accept my concerns - I end up with a few quid in the bank going the Fuji route, and there are other pros I do like. Just want to resolve some of the cons that still exist in my mind.
 
I'm knew to Fuji as well and as I can see most are holding their prices compared to used. I went down the used route as if it's a good lens the warranty although nice I've found I've never used on any.

The prime 18mm is noise than the 56mm but it's a third of the cost.

I got my camera used as well xt2 off eBay for £1100 and felt that. All in all if I did sell I probably wouldn't lose anything and break even.

The camera itself is good feels nice in the hand but if like me you haven't had mirrorless before its a little different.

I've only had mine a day or two and can't wait to actually get used to it
 
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