The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

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Who's a "Lucky Boy/Company" then ?

Just a little earlier today we only had our complete company order for all of our X-T2 bodys + Battery Packs and 100-400mm lenses delivered.(y)

"Just in time for the guys to get them set up to their individual liking and get well acquainted with the new gear for a couple of days before heading for the AD F1 this coming week end"

So as a company we are now "100% Fuji-X", with a whole lotta Nik' bodys to out. We should actually end up in profit as the DSLR bodys are probably worth more than we paid for the Fuji gear.

George.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
:D:banana::D:banana::D:banana:etc,etc.

Who's a "Lucky Boy/Company" then ?

Just a little earlier today we only had our complete company order for all of our X-T2 bodys + Battery Packs and 100-400mm lenses delivered.(y)

"Just in time for the guys to get them set up to their individual liking and get well acquainted with the new gear for a couple of days before heading for the AD F1 this coming week end"

So as a company we are now "100% Fuji-X", with a whole lotta Nik' bodys to out. We should actually end up in profit as the DSLR bodys are probably worth more than we paid for the Fuji gear.

George.
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Excellent news...... just out of interest what Nikon DSLR bodies did you give up to move to the XT-2?
This is very high praise for the XT-2 :D
 
Can't believe giving up nikons putting full faith in xt2 for paid jobs such as F1
 
rookies said:
Can't believe giving up nikons putting full faith in xt2 for paid jobs such as F1
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There you go @rookies ..... time to order your XT-2 boyo! :D
I have also seen a review where somebody has given up his Nikon D4 setup to move to Fuji!! :o
 
I actually watch a video on youtube that compare the XT2 AF tracking vs Nikon D810 tracking. I think the XT2 is slightly better on tracking, but I think both camera can do the job. The benefit of using the Nikon is lens selection where as Fuji is very limited.
 
badboy1984 said:
I actually watch a video on youtube that compare the XT2 AF tracking vs Nikon D810 tracking. I think the XT2 is slightly better on tracking, but I think both camera can do the job. The benefit of using the Nikon is lens selection where as Fuji is very limited.
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I saw that as well tbh... d810 isn't really known as a sport camera tbh ... xt2 put a great showing up and looks more than capable of doing the job.... and lets be fair the lenses are lighter lol
 
Rizvan said:
There you go @rookies ..... time to order your XT-2 boyo! :D
I have also seen a review where somebody has given up his Nikon D4 setup to move to Fuji!! :o
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It been on order for a week lol
 
owenb said:
I saw that as well tbh... d810 isn't really known as a sport camera tbh ... xt2 put a great showing up and looks more than capable of doing the job.... and lets be fair the lenses are lighter lol
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Correct, one of the reasons why I am giving up Sony, I got the best G Master glass but boy is it big a heavy.... just like a DSLR. :D
 
owenb said:
I saw that as well tbh... d810 isn't really known as a sport camera tbh ... xt2 put a great showing up and looks more than capable of doing the job.... and lets be fair the lenses are lighter lol
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I think they comparing the AF tracking instead of FPS. I might be wrong but the AF on the D810 is same as the D4 series? The high burst on the Nikon is probably better but the XT2 is not bad. The problem with the Fuji 100-400 is f4.5-5.6 where as Nikon you can get more faster lens but like you say the Fuji setup is super light compare to Nikon setup.
 
rookies said:
Can't believe giving up nikons putting full faith in xt2 for paid jobs such as F1
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Why not ? you can't make Half a decision.
If you test something out and it proves to be the better option for you, why would you not go with it?

There is no reason to believe that Fuji kit will fail more often than Nikon.... all cameras fail... look at the effort Nikon and Canon put in to their workshops at the Olympics, to try to keep professionals kit working. They were constantly busy fixing things, but still ended up with a backlog.
Probably only hire companies know anything like a true comparison.
 
Rizvan said:
Excellent news...... just out of interest what Nikon DSLR bodies did you give up to move to the XT-2?
This is very high praise for the XT-2 :D
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D4s & D810/Battery Packed units Riz. I've used the X-T2/Battery Packed units (some on loan for a short time) at several F1 meetings recently and can see absolutely no reason whatsoever why they would not be up to the motor sport contracts we shoot. I've been shooting F1 for I think eleven years now (contracted work not freelance and sell) so I feel sure that I have enough experience to know if the switch will work or not. "I'M THAT CONFIDENT".(y)

George
 
George I notice you the 55/200 lens too how you rate that
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
D4s & D810/Battery Packed units Riz. I've used the X-T2/Battery Packed units (some on loan for a short time) at several F1 meetings recently and can see absolutely no reason whatsoever why they would not be up to the motor sport contracts we shoot. I've been shooting F1 for I think eleven years now (contracted work not freelance and sell) so I feel sure that I have enough experience to know if the switch will work or not. "I'M THAT CONFIDENT".(y)

George
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Fair Play George sounds may I ask what lens you will use on the xt2?
 
rookies said:
George I notice you the 55/200 lens too how you rate that
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Its "Excellent" Andrew, IMHO its as good optically as any other comparable FL lens (that I've used) from other manufacturers. I've never had a problem with any Fuji-X cameras or lenses.(y)

George.
 
I am slowly (yeah right) building up my Fuji collection.....

Fuji XT-2
Fuji XT-2 Vertical Booster Grip
Fuji 10-24mm f4
Fuji 16-55mm f2.8
Fuji 50-140mm f2.8 + 1.4x TC
Fuji 35mm f2.0
Fuji 56mm f1.2

Next on my Fuji GAS shopping list....
Fuji 80mm f2.8 macro

And if I go all out under extreme GAS attack!!!
16mm f1.4
23mm f2.0
90mm f.20
100-400mm + 2.0x TC
Fuji EF-X500 x3 incl battery packs

Have I missed anything off? :D lol
 
Rizvan said:
I am slowly (yeah right) building up my Fuji collection.....

Fuji XT-2
Fuji XT-2 Vertical Booster Grip
Fuji 10-24mm f4
Fuji 16-55mm f2.8
Fuji 50-140mm f2.8 + 1.4x TC
Fuji 35mm f2.0
Fuji 56mm f1.2

Next on my Fuji GAS shopping list....
Fuji 80mm f2.8 macro

And if I go all out under extreme GAS attack!!!
16mm f1.4
23mm f2.0
90mm f.20
100-400mm + 2.0x TC
Fuji EF-X500 x3 incl battery packs

Have I missed anything off? :D lol
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oh god its happening again lol
 
Rizvan said:
I am slowly (yeah right) building up my Fuji collection.....

Fuji XT-2
Fuji XT-2 Vertical Booster Grip
Fuji 10-24mm f4
Fuji 16-55mm f2.8
Fuji 50-140mm f2.8 + 1.4x TC
Fuji 35mm f2.0
Fuji 56mm f1.2

Next on my Fuji GAS shopping list....
Fuji 80mm f2.8 macro

And if I go all out under extreme GAS attack!!!
16mm f1.4
23mm f2.0
90mm f.20
100-400mm + 2.0x TC
Fuji EF-X500 x3 incl battery packs

Have I missed anything off? :D lol
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Yes the best prime!!!!
 
hahahahah fair play riz,..... that is some list mate and u must be in profit from your sony
 
owenb said:
fair play that makes the xt10 cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Under 300 for the body very tempting or 500 for the xt1 decisions decisions. I'm tempted to go with the t10 for a year or so until the price comes down on the t2.
 
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I take it they don't do a battery grip for the X-T10 ?
 
rjbell said:
Under 300 for the body very tempting or 500 for the xt1 decisions decisions. I'm tempted to go with the t10 for a year or so until the price comes down on the t2.
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tempting defo!!!!
 
owenb said:
hahahahah fair play riz,..... that is some list mate and u must be in profit from your sony
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Well that was also a big reason for me to give up the Sony setup.... when it came to the actual value of the gear vs. actual end output it was more than my actual needs..... :D
I'd say that with my first lot of Fuji gear I have bought, bearing in mind the Fuji lenses cover a bigger focal range, I will be easily £3.5-4.5k better off.... money which is going towards a car for the wife :o
The XT-2 is a really fast and responsive body .... having said that, the Sony gear is unbeatable for its sensor and full-frame advantages...... in my situation the Sony was just too much. :)
 
Rizvan said:
Well that was also a big reason for me to give up the Sony setup.... when it came to the actual value of the gear vs. actual end output it was more than my actual needs..... :D
I'd say that with my first lot of Fuji gear I have bought, bearing in mind the Fuji lenses cover a bigger focal range, I will be easily £3.5-4.5k better off.... money which is going towards a car for the wife :eek:
The XT-2 is a really fast and responsive body .... having said that, the Sony gear is unbeatable for its sensor and full-frame advantages...... in my situation the Sony was just too much. :)
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cant put a price on a wifes happiness as we all know lol
you reckon the a7r2 is slower or the same?
 
Rizvan said:
Well that was also a big reason for me to give up the Sony setup.... when it came to the actual value of the gear vs. actual end output it was more than my actual needs..... :D
I'd say that with my first lot of Fuji gear I have bought, bearing in mind the Fuji lenses cover a bigger focal range, I will be easily £3.5-4.5k better off.... money which is going towards a car for the wife :eek:
The XT-2 is a really fast and responsive body .... having said that, the Sony gear is unbeatable for its sensor and full-frame advantages...... in my situation the Sony was just too much. :)
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I still got the following:

Nikon D3, 28-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 VR, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f1.4 AFD and Tamron 19-35mm f3.5-5.6. I guess is matter of time before I sell them and cash in for a XT2 and some lens hahaha.
 
owenb said:
Fair Play George sounds may I ask what lens you will use on the xt2?
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Certainly Owen, virtually all of the track side stuff will be with the 100-400mm on one body. Most of the pit lane, garage, paddock stuff will be with 10-24mm on a second body. And I would normally have a third body that I call my floater with whatever lens (usually a fast prime) is needed for a particular area usually something around a standard 50/85mm FL in FF terms.(y)

George.
 
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owenb said:
cant put a price on a wifes happiness as we all know lol
you reckon the a7r2 is slower or the same?
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The Fuji XT-2 is astonishingly quicker than any of the Sony A7 series bodies, both in fps, image review and buffer usage. You have to remember that the Sony A7RII is having to work with massive data loads (80mp files) and the best 35mm sensor on the market.

I have faith that Sony will crack the whole AF-tracking and speed responsiveness of their A7 / A9 bodies in 2017 with the A7 III / A9 but it'll come at a hefty price A7 III will probably cost £1999, A9... maybe £3499....... for me chasing the ultimate IQ and glass had to stop, no need for it..... looking at real photos on screen between the Fuji and Sony the differences (if any) are minimal and does not justify the cost.

Prime example with George moving to Fuji XT-2 bodies from Nikon D4s......
 
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G.K.Jnr. said:
Certainly Owen, virtually all of the track side stuff will be with the 100-400mm on one body. Most of the pit lane, garage, paddock stuff will be with 10-24mm on a second body. And I would normally have a third body that I call my floater with whatever lens (usually a fast prime) is needed for a particular area usually something around a standard 50/85mm FL in FF terms.(y)

George.
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brill thanks George great setup :-)
 
badboy1984 said:
I still got the following:

Nikon D3, 28-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 VR, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f1.4 AFD and Tamron 19-35mm f3.5-5.6. I guess is matter of time before I sell them and cash in for a XT2 and some lens hahaha.
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I'd say get rid of them now while they are still worth something.... give the Fuji a chance and I am sure you'll see the benefits as have many professionals... but you have to look at the positives and negatives as no camera system is perfect.
 
I think if you personally own a D4s and D810 then you probably will emotional attached to it because you spend a huge amount on the camera, but as a business point of view if something else does it better (or equally the same), cheaper, lighter, smaller but produce same amount of quality then it is no brainer to go for the Fuji, while you don't lose out a lot of money because the Nikon gear sells higher ......

I will use my Fuji a lot more and see how it goes. I'm happy to replace my D3 for the XT2, 28-70 f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 VR1, 50mm f1.8 and 85mm f1.4 for the 52mm f2, 100-400mm and possible a mid range zoom.

Reason why I still hang onto the Nikon is because I still shoot a few sports during the year. Nothing fast like the F1 or low light. So if the XT2 and 100-400 works for F1, i'm sure it will work for the stuff I shoot.
 
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Buying kit for companies Is totally different to buying as an amateur.
You list your criteria, You test, you do the figures, covering either your usual amortisation period, or length of contract, then make your decision. At the end of that period the kit is fully written off as an asset and sold, or if it still is useful, and has a worthwhile residual book value, then it may be re-entered as an asset and re-amortised for a further period.
It is usually not a good idea to hang onto old Kit, it usually has a higher resale value than value to the company. All old equipment should be replaced with new on a planned basis as part of the business plan. Cameras are only an asset when they are earning their keep, other wise they are a liability as they are still being amortised.
Some companies write down the full value of kit on day one, but it is rarely a tax advantage to do so except on low value items.

One friend of mine, in the contract printing business, Bought new presses a for every major contract, and resold them at the end. He then had the most suitable and brand new equipment for every contract, and knew the expected profit before he took it on. The down side was that he also took on specialist staff for the length of the contract. Though as he was highly successful, most staff were taken on again for the next contract..
 
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