The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Cagey75 said:
Anyone getting some Fuji gear from Santa? :D

I have a suspicion I may be getting a wrist strap, which is cool. My better half has asked a few times why I never use any strap, makes her nervous how casual I am with a camera! :D And asked me what kind of strap I would actually use. So I pointed her toward some nice wrist options. I don't do neck straps. I had a Black Rapid sport for the D800, but it seemed a bit much for the XT-1. I've never dropped a camera in my life and don't intend to. But ... just for a little 'just in case' security.

I bought myself some macro rings, and hope they arrive next week. Other than that, nothing really interesting. Still have an ND filter with a step up ring and a couple of other bits in a basket on Amazon. Think I left it to late to hope for them before Christmas.
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I've ordered wifey some macro rings, and I'm hoping to get a Really Nice Images Lightroom presets upgrade from v2.1 to v4.0 :)
 
So - before I get in trouble for more thread cluttering banter, back to the reason this thread exists.

I finally got out to use the new X-T1 :)

Firstly I have to say - to be creative - I need to get into the zone. Also camera functions have to be second nature so it's just natural when I'm trying to get a shot. This first time was a familiarisation day. Pro's and Con's. My main problem was nailing focus. Practise makes perfect right! I suspect the majority of Con's are down to me rather than the camera. And on getting into to the Zone - doesn't happen when you on a daddy daughter day in a Zoo with your 3 year old :LOL:

Tried out the 35mm and the 18 - 135mm. I think I need to give the 35mm more of a chance but I found myself leaning towards the 18-135mm this day.

Enough waffle - on to the photos.

First up the little lady that kindly allowed me to take my camera!

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35mm @ f1.4

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18-135mm @ f5.4

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35mm @ f1.4

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35mm @ f1.4
 
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Not seeing any focus problems there! Particularly like the first set, and the use of backlighting.
 
souldeep said:
:LOL:

I suspect - that if I elaborate - I will be banned.
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hehe, I was well aware of that being a possibility when wording my post ;)

souldeep said:
So - before I get in trouble for more thread cluttering banter, back to the reason this thread exists.

I finally got out to use the new X-T1 :)

Firstly I have to say - to be creative - I need to get into the zone. Also camera functions have to be second nature so it's just natural when I'm trying to get a shot. This first time was a familiarisation day. Pro's and Con's. My main problem was nailing focus. Practise makes perfect right! I suspect the majority of Con's are down to me rather than the camera. And on getting into to the Zone - doesn't happen when you on a daddy daughter day in a Zoo with your 3 year old :LOL:

Tried out the 35mm and the 18 - 135mm. I think I need to give the 35mm more of a chance but I found myself leaning towards the 18-135mm this day.

Enough waffle - on to the photos.

First up the little lady that kindly allowed me to take my camera!

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Lovely images :)


BacktotheFuji said:
I've ordered wifey some macro rings, and I'm hoping to get a Really Nice Images Lightroom presets upgrade from v2.1 to v4.0 :)
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What lens will she use the macro rings with? I'll be trying with the 35 1.4 for AF, see how that works out. And will also try it out with my old MF lenses, as I actually prefer to MF for macro. Nice to have the options though
 
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And on to some animals...

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Love the Tiger [sticking tongue out/yawning] and Elephant shots here. What lens and settings? Wish this site would allow to show exif on images

[edit] Actually looking back at your post I see it was the 18-135 ;) Seems a nice lens, but I imagine it's more a day time lens. Where a 35 1.4 will get you better images indoors, ambient light.
 
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Simes123 said:
That's interesting - will try that. If that works, it sounds like a bug worth reporting. Cheers.
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Worked for me but had to figure it out myself, no help from Fuji sadly, in the end I followed the logic that the iPad wouldn't be able to read the RAW file and as slot 1 had RAW files on that could be the issue. For some reason just removing the card from slot 1 with the RAW's on didn't cure it, I had to move the card with JPEG's to slot 1 so I presume the app isn't looking at slot 2 at all.

Also close the Fuji app, do a restart on the ipad.

Good luck.
 
imattersuk said:
Worked for me but had to figure it out myself, no help from Fuji sadly, in the end I followed the logic that the iPad wouldn't be able to read the RAW file and as slot 1 had RAW files on that could be the issue. For some reason just removing the card from slot 1 with the RAW's on didn't cure it, I had to move the card with JPEG's to slot 1 so I presume the app isn't looking at slot 2 at all.

Also close the Fuji app, do a restart on the ipad.

Good luck.
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Nice investigation.

Fuji slot 1/2 stuff is a bit funny, even on the camera itself... probably because they added it onto existing firmware and apps that were originally written for 1 card.
 
Cagey75 said:
Love the Tiger [sticking tongue out/yawning] and Elephant shots here. What lens and settings? Wish this site would allow to show exif on images

[edit] Actually looking back at your post I see it was the 18-135 ;) Seems a nice lens, but I imagine it's more a day time lens. Where a 35 1.4 will get you better images indoors, ambient light.
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Thanks Keith. I've just edited the posts and added the lens / aperture for you. Most shot wide open.

Many of the photos with the 18-135mm were actually taken inside, low light using ISO 800! I did have the lens image stabiliser on. Need to test more to see what it really does but I imagine it did well as my daughter was often tugging at me whilst I was shooting.
 
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souldeep said:
So - before I get in trouble for more thread cluttering banter, back to the reason this thread exists.

I finally got out to use the new X-T1 :)

Firstly I have to say - to be creative - I need to get into the zone. Also camera functions have to be second nature so it's just natural when I'm trying to get a shot. This first time was a familiarisation day. Pro's and Con's. My main problem was nailing focus. Practise makes perfect right! I suspect the majority of Con's are down to me rather than the camera. And on getting into to the Zone - doesn't happen when you on a daddy daughter day in a Zoo with your 3 year old :LOL:

Tried out the 35mm and the 18 - 135mm. I think I need to give the 35mm more of a chance but I found myself leaning towards the 18-135mm this day.

Enough waffle - on to the photos.

First up the little lady that kindly allowed me to take my camera!

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35mm @ f1.4

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18-135mm @ f5.4
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souldeep said:
And on to some animals...

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35mm @ f1.4

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35mm @ f1.4



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18-135mm @ f5.6

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18-135mm @ f5.6
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18-135mm @ f5.6

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18-135mm @ f5.6
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Nice set of images. You must be able to get really close to the action to be able to shoot animals with the 35mm :eek: Even shooting with the 18-135mm is close, I find at zoos/wildlife parks that 600mm isn't enough. Have you done some retro processing on the yawning Tiger pic or is it because you're shooting through glass?
 
souldeep said:
Thanks Keith. I've just edited the posts and added the lens / aperture for you. Most shot wide open.

Many of the photos with the 18-135mm were actually taken inside, low light using ISO 800! I did have the lens image stabiliser on. Need to test more to see what it really does but I imagine it did well as my daughter was often tugging at me whilst I was shooting.
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What shutter speeds were you using at ISO 800 then?
 
snerkler said:
Nice set of images. You must be able to get really close to the action to be able to shoot animals with the 35mm :eek: Even shooting with the 18-135mm is close, I find at zoos/wildlife parks that 600mm isn't enough. Have you done some retro processing on the yawning Tiger pic or is it because you're shooting through glass?
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Thanks Toby.

Yes in Budapest Zoo you can get quite close. I was using the 35mm in the monkey house for example, and one of those lemur actually came and held my finger. My daughter was terrified at that point - "Dadda.. he's going to eat you, dadda!!" :LOL:

I switched between shooting at 3:2 or 16:9 - whatever felt right for the shot I was trying to get. Yes the yawning tiger has PP applied. It's a LR preset I developed in my X10 days to warm up winter sun and take the edge off Fuji colours SOC. Felt it complimented that image. I'll never hit the PRO shots, I'm not technical enough. This amateur just gets out and tries his best to have some fun :)
 
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snerkler said:
What shutter speeds were you using at ISO 800 then?
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Well it varied - it was my first day out with the camera so I experimented. I was mainly playing with manual aperture (took me a while to realise I needed to switch auto off on the lens :LOL:), focus and ISO, so I set the shutter to auto for some of the shots. I was playing with shutter speed in the elephant house.

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For the guy above I had to work with low light in the elephant house. I wanted movement around the focus point of the eye so I set the aperture to f5.3 with a shutter speed of 1/8th (long shutter speed) @ ISO 800. Lens stabilisation was set to on, to help out the zoom @ 80mm.

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I was shooting much wider on this shot. Still set to ISO 800. Went f5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/13.

It was all a bit of trial and error. Need to figure out the camera limits and get comfortable before I really start trying to nail the shots.

Was also playing around with the in camera colour and sharpness settings. All these images JPG. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my laptop CD drive and I haven't installed the X-T1 software. Can't convert my RAW into Lightroom ( I have version 4 -- not the new CC version that includes X-T1 RAF conversion).

Any tips, or critique, always gratefully received :)
 
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souldeep said:
Well it varied - it was my first day out with the camera so I experimented. I was mainly playing with manual aperture (took me a while to realise I needed to switch auto off on the lens :LOL:), focus and ISO, so I set the shutter to auto for some of the shots.

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For the guy above I had to work with low light in the Elephant house. I wanted movement around the focus point of the eye so I set the aperture to f5.3 with a shutter speed of 1/8th (long shutter speed) @ ISO 800. Lens stabilisation was set to on, to help out the zoom @ 80mm.

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I was shooting much wider on this shot. Still set to ISO 800. Went f5.6 and a shutter speed of 1/13.

It was all a bit of trial and error. Need to figure out the camera limits and get comfortable before I really start trying to nail the shots.

Was also playing around with the in camera colour and sharpness settings. All these images JPG. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my laptop CD drive and I haven't installed the X-T1 software. Can't convert my RAW into Lightroom ( I have version 4 -- not the new CC version that includes X-T1 RAF conversion).

Any tips, or critique, always gratefully received :)
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Thanks for the info. You've done really well to minimise subject movement with 1/8 and 1/13 shutter :eek:
 
snerkler said:
Thanks for the info. You've done really well to minimise subject movement with 1/8 and 1/13 shutter :eek:
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I doubt I could of got away with it at ISO 200. Also I may owe more than I realise to the lens stabilisation system. I need to run some experiments in that area.

I'm probably thinking about this wrong - but once I decided on the type of movement I wanted from an image, I tried an experiment with changing ISO whilst staying fixed at the shutter speed to give me my result. I just try and figure what works for me naturally on the camera with the least amount of fuss, maximum control. For example I used to get some nice shallow DOF portrait photos from the X10. I'd trick it to do that - set macro on and full zoom onto the subject. As I say - I don't claim to be a techy - but I'm here to learn :)
 
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souldeep said:
I doubt I could of got away with it at ISO 200. Also I may owe more than I realise to the lens stabilisation system. I need to run some experiments in that area.

I'm probably thinking about this wrong - but once I decided on the type of movement I wanted from an image, I tried an experiment with changing ISO whilst staying fixed at the shutter speed to give me my result. I just try and figure what works for me naturally on the camera with the least amount of fuss, maximum control. For example I used to get some nice shallow DOF portrait photos from the X10. I'd trick it to do that - set macro on and full zoom onto the subject. As I say - I don't claim to be a techy - but I'm here to learn :)
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Lens stabilisation does not affect subject movement ;)
 
macvisual said:
Anyone looking to sell their minty/boxed/Immaculate XT2 body gimmie a shout please. No rush on buying one.
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Neil (Nuzik) is selling his (y)
 
snerkler said:
Lens stabilisation does not affect subject movement ;)
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:LOL: I walked into that one - I did say I wasn't techy, so any assumption someone makes, I take no offence by. Feel free to correct anything I say that doesn't sound right :)

No, like Keith just mentioned, I was suggesting it allowed me to shoot slower whilst using the zoom in low light. I was able to get the rest of the image sharp, and instead, concentrate on just the movement I wanted to capture in the subject rather than my own artefacts. I was impressed, assuming it was the stabilisation feature that gave me the opportunity. It also made me wonder if it rivals the 35mm f1.4 in low light. I'll have to try a night experiment next.
 
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Cagey75 said:
It helped keep the rest of the image sharp. Like the elephant's eye. I actually like the movement in those images, sometimes it works well.
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I repeat lens or body stabilisation does not affect subject movement ;) :p
 
snerkler said:
I repeat lens or body stabilisation does not affect subject movement ;) :p
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I thought the lens stabilisation detected camera shake more common in slower shutter speeds and compensated. So for example, in the elephant photo, without stabilisation, I might not of achieved the sharpness elsewhere in the image because of my own hands (or of course I could use a tripod to counter it) at those slower shutter speed.

Is this semantics - or do Keith and I have this wrong?
 
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souldeep said:
I thought the lens stabilisation detected camera shake more common in slower shutter speeds and compensated. So for example, in the elephant photo, without stabilisation, I might not of achieved the sharpness elsewhere in the image because of my own hands (or of course I could use a tripod to counter it) at those slower shutter speed.

Is this semantics - or do Keith and I have this wrong?
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No you have it right, but camera shake and subject movement are two very different things ;) I was amazed that the animals were stationary enough to be able to shoot them at such slow shutter speeds and you replied that you owed a lot to the stabilisation. All I was saying is that stabilisation has no effect on the movement of the animals. I hope this makes sense? (y)
 
Cagey75 said:
Why are you repeating to me? I know what you meant, I was adding my own thoughts to it
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Obviously wasn't clear that's what you meant then ;)
 
I saw this as I was walking around a German styled Christmas market. Nothing special I just kinda like it.

X-T2, 10-24mm Lens, 1/25th @ F8, ISO-1600, Handheld.
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:ty: for looking.,(y):fuji:

George.
 
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