The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Mr Perceptive said:
I've got an Full 85mm Hitech grad kit - hard/soft/reverse/etc for sale - I can put it in the classifieds if you are interested - actually I'll just do it anyway!!!

Just done it, in Accessories & Misc !!!

You would need one of these as well for the 16-55 http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eB...tegory=162480&pm=1&ds=0&t=1575035341000&ver=0
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Haha... I’ll have a think on that, I guess I could use an existing 77mm adaptor I have maybe?

Was wondering how you were getting on with that NiSi filter kit, it looks a great option for the X100f.
 
wibbly said:
Haha... I’ll have a think on that, I guess I could use an existing 77mm adaptor I have maybe?

Was wondering how you were getting on with that NiSi filter kit, it looks a great option for the X100f.
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The Nisi kit looks great, not used it in anger yet, had a filter check on Friday and found that I’ve got over 40 of the things, so it’s time for some consolidation!!!!
 
Mr Perceptive said:
The Nisi kit looks great, not used it in anger yet, had a filter check on Friday and found that I’ve got over 40 of the things, so it’s time for some consolidation!!!!
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40! :oops: :$

I bought a couple of Gobe circular filters for my 16-55, but am definitely thinking a square format maybe a better option. Justifying the prices is the thing that put me off... but I guess once you got them etc...
 
wibbly said:
40! :oops: :$

I bought a couple of Gobe circular filters for my 16-55, but am definitely thinking a square format maybe a better option. Justifying the prices is the thing that put me off... but I guess once you got them etc...
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You can use your round ND filters with the square grads, just put the round filter on first, then screw in the holder for the grads

We tried this on a 10-24 lens and even at 10mm wide it did not vignette
 
bl0at3r said:
Wow - love this one with the little rain drops round the edge

Edit - I zoomed in, they're not raindrops. My eyesight is getting on abit lol.
Still a nice capture :)
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Cheers, it was raining so the mushroom was wet and there is a few droplets, are you talking about the stalk? I think that's just rugged edges :)
 
Never thought I'd be able to re-kindle my love of taking snaps like I have with this little beauty (X100V). Actually going out specifically to look for stuff to snap - much better weather today, so another stroll along the seafront at Southend on sea in Essex and I came back with these...

I am still blown away by the sharpness of this new lens and the amount of detail being resolved by the new sensor. Really is impressive.


Judges by Alan F-Stop, on Flickr

The judges of the 'Best Wave' competition were particularly hard to please this year.


Causeway by Alan F-Stop, on Flickr

This is an example of the detail/sharpness...


Seagulls by Alan F-Stop, on Flickr

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bl0at3r said:
Aye, between Billericay and Wickford - about 12 miles from me and closer to London
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My eldest bro lives there,his bungalow backs onto a wood,he bought 5 acres and has to cut the tress specifically according to the preservation rules. he used to live in Billericay a long time ago before moving
 
yamahatdm900 said:
Use to have a XT-3 alongside the the XT-30 but sold the XT-3 before the T4 come out with the intention of getting a T4. Still haven't got a T4 and probably wont till next year now. So safe to say I really like the XT-30.
Drawbacks no weather sealing but Im out in all weather with mine and its been fine.
The LCD screen does not tilt in portrait mode and now I do miss that.
Love the weight, my go to Landscape kit is T30 the 10-24, 35mm f2 and the 55-200 haven't weighed it but less the 1.5 kg Im guessing.
Size is a very personal preference a lot find it to small but I splash out and brought a Smallrig L bracket, not cheap but for me well worth it.
The viewfinder is not so good as the T3 and I found it a problem wearing glasses but I got one of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07PWM5T72/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and that sorted it for me.
I like the 2 separate BRKT on the mode daily it means I can have one set up to exposure bracketing and one on focus bracketing and just pick one on the flick of the switch.
No dedicated ISO dial but I got it programmed to the rear command dial - just press the rotate to get where I want.
I found the real difference in the AF between them.

The main thing is I would say is the size a lot of people find them to small and fiddle so if you can try one it might be worth it before you splash out.

Another plus for me is the auto mode switch if Im out with the wife and she wants someone to take a picture of us just flick to auto and its a point and shoot - mind you that was pre Covid 19
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Graham,

Thank you very much for the detailed reply. Taking everything into account, I think the X-T3 probably suits my needs a little better than the X-T30. A close run decision though.

Cheers,

Simon.
 
rpn said:
X-T4 & 16-55mm f/2.8

Flow of Potarch by Stan, on Flickr

Potarch Bridge by Stan, on Flickr
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I like the composition of both but they’ve got me thinking - the water and the sky look ’odd’ - like water looks to me like the shutter speed was still too fast. The sky (and the bridge in the second one) looks like a photoshop addition.

I’d love to see these two shots straight out of the camera and to know whether you were using any filters etc on the camera when taking them.
Thanks for sharing (y)
 
bl0at3r said:
I like the composition of both but they’ve got me thinking - the water and the sky look ’odd’ - like water looks to me like the shutter speed was still too fast. The sky (and the bridge in the second one) looks like a photoshop addition.

I’d love to see these two shots straight out of the camera and to know whether you were using any filters etc on the camera when taking them.
Thanks for sharing (y)
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Thanks, Alan. Funny you said about the bridge. Someone also comments about it being photoshop addition on my Flickr page.

Untouched .jpg version straight OOC. Filters were CPL, Little Stopper and 0.3 soft GND all Lee. PP with free Fujifilm version of Capture One 20 Express.



 
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rpn said:
Thanks, Alan. Funny you said about the bridge. Someone also comments about it being photoshop addition on my Flickr page.

Untouched .jpg version straight OOC. Filters were CPL, Little Stopper and 0.3 soft GND all Lee. PP with free Fujifilm version of Capture One 20 Express.



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Maybe a bit heavy on the contrast?

Some of mine have looked similar. What I find now is that it's best to make a 5 stack HDR to get the best from the RAW files, but you can't do it with JPG's, and you can't do it in C1 Express.
 
I love my X100F for street photography, but I've never really liked using the exp comp dial on the top, as it's too slow and fiddly to change when you're looking through the camera.

Well, I've just discovered that if you set it to "C", you can adjust exp comp on the front dial!

AMAAAZING! :banana:

:fuji:
 
Carl Hall said:
I love my X100F for street photography, but I've never really liked using the exp comp dial on the top, as it's too slow and fiddly to change when you're looking through the camera.

Well, I've just discovered that if you set it to "C", you can adjust exp comp on the front dial!

AMAAAZING! :banana:

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and you get +/-5ev to boot
 
Thanks for all the advice I received last week in this thread. I have now committed to switching to Fuji and agreed a deal on Pete's X-H1.

So now my attention turns back to lenses! I have a M4/3 body, grip and 2 lenses to trade in and looking at what MPB have in stock I have a few options.
I'm mostly a landscape shooter and 95% of my images are taken with the 12-40 f2.8.
The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!

The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

Any more thoughts from those who have experience of these? I think the quality of the 18-55 goes without saying, but is the 16-80 as soft in the corners/edges as some reviews suggest. Is the 18-135 good optically? I like the idea of the extra reach of either of these, but don't want to sacrifice too much.

Im not looking at primes at the moment, although the Samyang 12mm would be cool for an occasional astro shot. Eventually I'd like to add the 100-400 for the bit of wildlife I do but that's not affordable right now!
 
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popcorn said:
Thanks for all the advice I received last week in this thread. I have now committed to switching to Fuji and agreed a deal on Pete's X-H1.

So now my attention turns to lenses! I have a M4/3 body, grip and 2 lenses to trade in and looking at what MPB have in stock I have a few options.
I'm mostly a landscape shooter and 95% of my images are taken with the 12-40 f2.8.
The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!

The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

Any thoughts from those who have experience of these? I think the quality of the 18-55 goes without saying, but is the 16-80 as soft in the corners/edges as some reviews suggest. Is the 18-135 good optically? I like the idea of the extra reach of either of these, but don't want to sacrifice too much.

Im not looking at primes at the moment, although the Samyang 12mm would be cool for an occasional astro shot. Eventually I'd like to add the 100-400 for the bit of wildlife I do but that's not affordable right now!
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IMO the best things about the 18-135 are the focal range, the IS and the fact that its a zoom without an IR hotspot. Although some have got good results from it, the general consensus is that its not the best IQ. You wont gain much from the IS capability as you have the X-H1. (and I have owned an 18-135)

There is an 16-55 at Park s/h described excellent for £639 https://www.parkcameras.com/p/SH-11...AWIN&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=724241 - if you want WR, 16mm capability and F2.8 throughout the range then this is the lens for you. Otherwise I would buy an 18-55 and put the money towards the superb XF16mmF1.4.

I have the Samyang (and loathe it, its not for me), I don't like the colour rendition, and also very rarely have to shoot that wide, but these are personal choices, hey I could even be persuaded to part with it! (I reckon I've only used it once in the last 12 months)
 
popcorn said:
Thanks for all the advice I received last week in this thread. I have now committed to switching to Fuji and agreed a deal on Pete's X-H1.

So now my attention turns back to lenses! I have a M4/3 body, grip and 2 lenses to trade in and looking at what MPB have in stock I have a few options.
I'm mostly a landscape shooter and 95% of my images are taken with the 12-40 f2.8.
The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!

The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

Any more thoughts from those who have experience of these? I think the quality of the 18-55 goes without saying, but is the 16-80 as soft in the corners/edges as some reviews suggest. Is the 18-135 good optically? I like the idea of the extra reach of either of these, but don't want to sacrifice too much.

Im not looking at primes at the moment, although the Samyang 12mm would be cool for an occasional astro shot. Eventually I'd like to add the 100-400 for the bit of wildlife I do but that's not affordable right now!
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If money, weight and space is no problem I'd go for the 10-24 / 16-55 / 40-140 for lanscapes. The 16-80 is a low weight & low cost alternative to first two I mentioned.

!00-400 + 1.4tc is amazing for wildlife, wish I'd still got mine. As @patr knows, my pot is now empty so I wont be having them back for a while:( (unless I can bribe my wife)
 
popcorn said:
Thanks for all the advice I received last week in this thread. I have now committed to switching to Fuji and agreed a deal on Pete's X-H1.

So now my attention turns back to lenses! I have a M4/3 body, grip and 2 lenses to trade in and looking at what MPB have in stock I have a few options.
I'm mostly a landscape shooter and 95% of my images are taken with the 12-40 f2.8.
The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!

The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

Any more thoughts from those who have experience of these? I think the quality of the 18-55 goes without saying, but is the 16-80 as soft in the corners/edges as some reviews suggest. Is the 18-135 good optically? I like the idea of the extra reach of either of these, but don't want to sacrifice too much.

Im not looking at primes at the moment, although the Samyang 12mm would be cool for an occasional astro shot. Eventually I'd like to add the 100-400 for the bit of wildlife I do but that's not affordable right now!
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Chris, if you're looking at serious lenses for landscape, you really need either the 10-24 f4 or 16mm f1.4 in your bag. If the 16 isn't wide enough, turn it vertical and do a 3-4 shot pano. Both lenses are very good, the 16 is one of Fuji's best. The 16-55 is a big heavy beast, but it is a cracking lens and more versatile than the 10-24. I've never owned one, I have never felt the need as I have the 10-24, 35 f1.4 and the 50-140 (plus a few others :LOL: ).

The 16-80 is a great focal range, but there have been stories of it being a bit soft above 55mm. There's a few on here with it, so I'm sure you'll get some input from them.
 
popcorn said:
The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!
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WR is a nice thing to have, but having been caught out in the rain with the 18-55 a number of times without issue I'm not really worried about it, if it's too wet for the gear, it's too wet for me. I reckon for the money it's a no brainer, and for the cost of most of the others you'd grab that and the 50-230 (currently £169 at Einfinity), and have change.
 
bl0at3r said:
Homo Derelictus basking in the morning sunlight (X100V)


Derelict: The Crown by Alan F-Stop, on Flickr
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See you're all loved up with your V too Alan :love:
It's been absolutely pelting with rain here all day!

The Crown appears to have lost it's regality.
There's a few like that around these parts, no doubt there'll be a few more before Covid ends.
 
bumper said:
See you're all loved up with your V too Alan :love:
It's been absolutely pelting with rain here all day!

The Crown appears to have lost it's regality.
There's a few like that around these parts, no doubt there'll be a few more before Covid ends.
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Honestly, I can’t explain - it’s like I was when I got into photography as a hobbyist years ago. I just want to find things to snap all the time. Not sure why I didn’t feel it with the (two) F‘s or with M43, or whatever other system I’ve used over the years - or maybe I did and the honeymoon period just wears off :sneaky:

Who knows :ROFLMAO:

Seems boozers have been disappearing for years which is a shame not that I frequent those kind of places much anymore.
 
bl0at3r said:
Honestly, I can’t explain - it’s like I was when I got into photography as a hobbyist years ago.

not that I frequent those kind of places much anymore.
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My V gives me the same feeling as my xpro1s, its given me a buzz too. I take it on most walks when I'm out with the pup. I snap any old crap, even took one of a bent foxglove yesterday :love:


You can't afford to visit pubs because of the cost of Fuji kit:p
Most on here know the feeling too.
 
popcorn said:
Thanks for all the advice I received last week in this thread. I have now committed to switching to Fuji and agreed a deal on Pete's X-H1.

So now my attention turns back to lenses! I have a M4/3 body, grip and 2 lenses to trade in and looking at what MPB have in stock I have a few options.
I'm mostly a landscape shooter and 95% of my images are taken with the 12-40 f2.8.
The other 5% of the time I need a long lens but that will have to wait!

The obvious replacement for the 12-40 f2.8 would be the 16-55 f2.8 (£734 - excellent condition), but the 16-80 f4 looks interesting and is WR too (£669 - like new). Or indeed the 18-135 (£374- good con). I know there's the 18-55 too (£294 - excellent) which would free up funds for something else, but not sure I want to do without WR.

Any more thoughts from those who have experience of these? I think the quality of the 18-55 goes without saying, but is the 16-80 as soft in the corners/edges as some reviews suggest. Is the 18-135 good optically? I like the idea of the extra reach of either of these, but don't want to sacrifice too much.

Im not looking at primes at the moment, although the Samyang 12mm would be cool for an occasional astro shot. Eventually I'd like to add the 100-400 for the bit of wildlife I do but that's not affordable right now!
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I just moved from m4/3 myself. Well actually all my M4/3 stuff is still here but I do actually plan to sell it!

I've gone for the 16-55. I got mine from E-infinity in the end for £659. Which seemed to be what used ones go for. Depends how you feel about grey imports.

To me, the 16-55 is the only one without any drawbacks in terms of performance. The 18-55 is excellent but as you say, no WR was a deal breaker for me. The 16-55 is bulky though especially compared to the Olympus 12-40. I think I want an 18-135 as well for travelling with just one lens but it will have to wait until my wallet has recovered.

The other option I did consider just in case it might help you was to get a 10-24 and then a 35mm lens to bridge the gap to my telephoto. I've had set ups like that on other systems and it does work quite well for landscape, for me at least. The only reason I didn't opt for that was that I would have ended up wanting something faster at the wide end for astro so would have ended up doubling up so I went for 12mm samyang for all my very wide stuff.
 
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