The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Mr Perceptive said:
Maybe a little more, extract from one of the tour guide companies, During two days in the Chernobyl zone, the human body receives a radiation dose which is less than 500 whole body X-ray screenings in a hospital

@mickledore Safety would have to be paramount, a dosemeter mandatory, and ideally some kind of small portable Geiger counter. Although the trip of a lifetime, its not without risks (and that's just Kiev and the Ukraine to start with!!). It also poses potential risks to camera equipment, prolonged radiation will brown coatings on lenses, and eventually knock out pixels on sensors, creating hot pixels (unlikely in two days, unless you went to the wrong sort of area). I would though be very careful about changing lenses, unless you know the area is completely safe, an exposed sensor could be easily damaged. Having done some work at Sellafield, cameras on the projects I worked on were consider consumables!!!
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Some good information there, thank you David, maybe some other desirable places to visit worth considering before this one then?
 
Thanks. I understand that dose meters are obligatory and geiger counters are carried by the tour guides.
At the moment it's just a pipe dream from sitting looking at too many websites.
Really would like to go. Watched a programme about them building a major new sarcophagus over the reactor. Guys were working there for reasonable periods with massive elfin safety procedures. No reported harm.

The tours don't go to the reactor, mainly to Pripyat and Chernobyl towns. Tours have been running for several years now with no reported problems. Sounds reasonable.

First things first. Got to get my pass stamped. Only then can I look at the details of the trip. Sods law says the only flights will be out of London and need about three transfers. I hate transfers.

Radiation might kill some of my bugs! !!
 
macvisual said:
Superb Graham!!! Composition and slightly muted colours make this a cracker photograph, the XF14mm is a lovely focal length, I'm sorry I sold mine last year. Maybe my next XF glass purchase.

Regards;
Peter
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Cheers Peter the 14mm is a lens I hadn't used much, but started using it a lot and really like it.
 
Dave70D said:
Brighton & Hove is very well known for it`s great architecture, when I walk down to Hove lawns I always take a photo of this old house, that is now flats. This is a sooc.


Hove Victorian House by David Ore, on Flickr
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Very nice Fujigraph Sir, well composed, good exposure, spot on colour, and nice and sharp.(y)

"That 18-55mm lens really can perform when it has to, it should never be described as a kit lens"

George.
 
G.K.Jnr. said:
Very nice Fujigraph Sir, well composed, good exposure, spot on colour, and nice and sharp.(y)

"That 18-55mm lens really can perform when it has to, it should never be described as a kit lens"

George.
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Thank you George for the nice words, it is the best kit lens I have ever had :)
 
Just a simple Fujigraph taken of a "War Time Sound Reflector". These constructions were used to give an early warning by picking up the sound of aircraft etc approaching across the channel during the war.
I've done a bit of messing about during PP to give a slightly grainy/gritty effect to this presentation.

X-T1, 18-55mm Lens, 1/640th @ F8, ISO-200, Handheld.
War Time Sound Reflector (M)-03163M by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr

:ty: for looking., (y):fuji:

George.
 
JohnN said:
Well thanks to all who suggested getting in touch with Fuji - I called this morning and they directed me to repair.fujifilm.co.uk and said just choose under warranty, a box should be turning up in a few and he said it'd be FOC :D
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Did you send your XT-1 away yet? I emailed Fuji, and they said the process is a little different for Ireland, they gave me an address in Dublin to send the camera to, and then they ship it to UK for repair. Bit odd ... but that's how they do it. I wonder how long the process takes? They asked for the serial number, which I gave, but they never said anything about a charge :? do I take the chance?
 
Cagey75 said:
Did you send your XT-1 away yet? I emailed Fuji, and they said the process is a little different for Ireland, they gave me an address in Dublin to send the camera to, and then they ship it to UK for repair. Bit odd ... but that's how they do it. I wonder how long the process takes? They asked for the serial number, which I gave, but they never said anything about a charge :? do I take the chance?
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Went away today (would have been the day before but my youngest hid it under a hat!!)

Well I booked mine via the site where the option was to say its under warranty, but given its coming to the UK anyway I would have thought it'd be free anyway, from what I've read it is in the states too, so at least two countries do this work under the guise of a known fault which is excellent.
 
JohnN said:
Went away today (would have been the day before but my youngest hid it under a hat!!)

Well I booked mine via the site where the option was to say its under warranty, but given its coming to the UK anyway I would have thought it'd be free anyway, from what I've read it is in the states too, so at least two countries do this work under the guise of a known fault which is excellent.
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The gave me reference numbers [sending the grip along too, as that's also beginning to peel a little, and may as well have them matched up] to connect the job via the Dublin office. They don't say what way to pack it or anything, and obviously I'll have to cover the initial posting myself. But it'd be worth it if they do recover it for free
 
Cagey75 said:
The gave me reference numbers [sending the grip along too, as that's also beginning to peel a little, and may as well have them matched up] to connect the job via the Dublin office. They don't say what way to pack it or anything, and obviously I'll have to cover the initial posting myself. But it'd be worth it if they do recover it for free
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Oh, I see - over here they send a box with pull out foam blocks that fit the camera perfectly once removed.

I took off everything, hot-shoe cover, flash thing on the front cover, sd card, battery, even the grip cover just in case- well they did say don't send accessories so I took no chances :D
 
JohnN said:
Oh, I see - over here they send a box with pull out foam blocks that fit the camera perfectly once removed.

I took off everything, hot-shoe cover, flash thing on the front cover, sd card, battery, even the grip cover just in case- well they did say don't send accessories so I took no chances :D
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They say they can't do free post from Ireland, so I guess this work around keeps it as cheap as possible for the customer - shouldn't cost much for me to send it over to Dublin [an hour away] and I reckon they pack it proper then and ship to Fuji UK. They obviously have an ongoing set up for it. I'm to pack it, stick in a cover letter with my details and the job number and hope it all matches up and finds it's way back to me! I think I'll ring the company in Dublin tomorrow first - ta be sure, ta be sure (y)
 
I don't think any lens can replicate what the average human eye can see. I think the 50mm thing comes from narrowing down to the lens closest to how we view things in front of us, people, objects, buildings .... the 50mm POV is similar to what we see .... but then we can see things at 120 degrees, where a 50mm lens [or 35 on crop] only has an angle of view of 40 odd degrees [can't remember precisely, read it some place in the past] So we see more like a wide angle, and maybe what's in front of us more like a standard 50mm [no distortion - for those with 20/20 vision at least.

I've seen discussions pondering on the ISO range of the human eye ... how many MP the human eye view would cover etc .... :ROFLMAO: I think it would be 100's of stacked mega sensors to match what we can see - we see in 3D also - and our ISO range probably goes into the millions before we 'see' any real noise.
 
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Dave70D said:
Thanks Keith, at the moment I have two lenses in mind for Xmas then I wont get any more so I want to make sure it`s the right ish one. The XF 35mm f2 or the XF 55-200mm.
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Hmmm, very tough choice as both are great lenses [though I personally prefer the 35 1.4] - I had the 55-200 and traded it for the 35 1.4 + 50-230 + cash, I did really well on that deal at the time. But I knew I would use the 35 more than a zoom. You already have the 35mm area covered, so the question is, do you feel you 'need' the extra light? do you feel you're missing out on shallow DOF for portraits or close ups? if you answer yes to those then I would get the 35. You have the 50-230 already no? I found that I only wanted the longer zoom for birds in the garden and the odd portrait - and these would be outdoors in decent light, the 50-230 isn't losing out much to the 55-200 in those circumstances.
 
Cagey75 said:
Hmmm, very tough choice as both are great lenses [though I personally prefer the 35 1.4] - I had the 55-200 and traded it for the 35 1.4 + 50-230 + cash, I did really well on that deal at the time. But I knew I would use the 35 more than a zoom. You already have the 35mm area covered, so the question is, do you feel you 'need' the extra light? do you feel you're missing out on shallow DOF for portraits or close ups? if you answer yes to those then I would get the 35. You have the 50-230 already no? I found that I only wanted the longer zoom for birds in the garden and the odd portrait - and these would be outdoors in decent light, the 50-230 isn't losing out much to the 55-200 in those circumstances.
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Thinking about the airshow I did with using the 50-230mm I was well chuffed so I will drop the 55-200mm. Now I just have to think 35mm f2 or 35mm f1.4 :) I will do some review looking as I have been told/read that the 35mm f2 can just take the edge from the 1.4.
 
Quick word of warning, do not use Optech Mini QD loops threaded directly through the strap eyelet.

Lucky escape today when one broke, closer inspection showed it was frayed, not even that old.
I use the connectors that attach it to a rucksack so one side was left holding the camera, been a strap it would have fell.

Didn't realise it would chafe that much, so best to use the split rings supplied or something similar
 
Dave70D said:
Thinking about the airshow I did with using the 50-230mm I was well chuffed so I will drop the 55-200mm. Now I just have to think 35mm f2 or 35mm f1.4 :) I will do some review looking as I have been told/read that the 35mm f2 can just take the edge from the 1.4.
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Remember when looking at comparisons, older reviews will be judging the 1.4 pre-firmware. And it's only issue before that was slow AF. I find it quick enough on the XT-1, it'll be nippy on the XT-2 and XT20 you have. General consensus is that the 1.4 is sharper up to 2.8, and from there they are about the same. Looked at tonnes of reviews myself before deciding. What the F2 has is WR, which IMO is over rated - it's got faster and quieter AF .... and, that's it tbh. There's a stop of light difference, and this is also why the 1.4 is sharper at F2, it is already stopped down. And a subjective thing, the 1.4 looks a bit more like a proper lens - I find the new F2 models a bit ... odd - I still want the 50 F2 though :ROFLMAO:
 
tijuana taxi said:
Quick word of warning, do not use Optech Mini QD loops threaded directly through the strap eyelet.

Lucky escape today when one broke, closer inspection showed it was frayed, not even that old.
I use the connectors that attach it to a rucksack so one side was left holding the camera, been a strap it would have fell.

Didn't realise it would chafe that much, so best to use the split rings supplied or something similar
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That's not good :confused: lucky escape, but if you had bashed your camera I doubt Optech would cough up
 
Cagey75 said:
Remember when looking at comparisons, older reviews will be judging the 1.4 pre-firmware. And it's only issue before that was slow AF. I find it quick enough on the XT-1, it'll be nippy on the XT-2 and XT20 you have. General consensus is that the 1.4 is sharper up to 2.8, and from there they are about the same. Looked at tonnes of reviews myself before deciding. What the F2 has is WR, which IMO is over rated - it's got faster and quieter AF .... and, that's it tbh. There's a stop of light difference, and this is also why the 1.4 is sharper at F2, it is already stopped down. And a subjective thing, the 1.4 looks a bit more like a proper lens - I find the new F2 models a bit ... odd - I still want the 50 F2 though :ROFLMAO:
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I did have a look at the 50mm f2 and 56 f 1.2 :) Glad I got some time to look at reviews.
 
Dave70D said:
I did have a look at the 50mm f2 and 56 f 1.2 :) Glad I got some time to look at reviews.
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Here's a wedding photographer that uses both:


He makes a good point, that extra stop can be the difference between ISO 800 and 1600 comparing both lenses wide open - which is the only way he uses them.
 
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