The Official Fuji X10/X20/X30/XF1/XQ1 Thread

Houston1863 said:
A few shots when I took mine on a nocturnal outing

Westminster Cathedral

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Worshippers at the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday

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Victoria Street and surrounding area

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I was quite pleased with my first use of the X10. Didn't notice any of the ' orb ' issues. Most if not all of these were shot on the EXR mode.
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Hi - just to let you know no images are displaying for me.
 
Aha - I've investigated further and apparently photobucket is blocked by our proxy server. Will need to check images from home. Thanks for pointing out the issue is isolated.
 
Time for my first photo input to the thread! After eventually getting a break from the rain and clouds I went for a little ride with the X10 in my pocket to give it a test run :)

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Backlit Blinds

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Rundown

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Super-Macro function of course :p

Few more on my Flickr but don't want to bore ;)

Adam
 
mabal said:
Came across this interesting link on another forum.

Sensor blooming and "orbs" in other cameras: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fuji_x10/discuss/72157629252110028/

No, I’m not trying to resurrect an old subject; I just thought that for potential X10 buyers who were put off by all the fuss on other forums, this might make them think again.
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WOW :eek:
A real eye opener.
I never expected to see the 7D, D50, Leica and specialist astrophotography cameras in there.
 
I think most of us that have the X10 know about the orbs or blooming anyway, it didn't stop me buying one. But, I don't know how representative of those specific cameras those images are. It could be caused by processing too!
By way of an experiment I took these images using the same settings on my X10 and X100.
No prizes for guessing which one is from which camera.
But, in normal shots, I haven't noticed any orbs or excessive bloom from the X10.

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They are both through a window, still not allowed to go out and play ......

Allan
 
My first major X10 gripe...
The rubber thumb grip has come unstuck :thumbsdown:
Guess I'll be looking for some contact adhesive to get it fixed.

Also....
I spent a few days shooting alongside another X10 owner, and our wide angle coverage was significantly different.
Absolutely no idea why - but it's more than subtle.
For example, stood next to each other on the waterfront next to the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth; he managed to get a nicely composed shot with the crowds at the bottom and a bit of separation from the point at the top to the edge of the frame, whereas all I got was the top touching the edge of the frame and the crowds completely cropped off.
I had to resort to panoramic mode to get the same shot :shrug:
Found the same thing at a few other locations but we didn't make the time to also check the long end of the lens.
The variation is intriguing (and a little worrying).
Mine is an early model, his was only bought recently.
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
My first major X10 gripe...
The rubber thumb grip has come unstuck :thumbsdown:
Guess I'll be looking for some contact adhesive to get it fixed.

Also....
I spent a few days shooting alongside another X10 owner, and our wide angle coverage was significantly different.
Absolutely no idea why - but it's more than subtle.
For example, stood next to each other on the waterfront next to the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth; he managed to get a nicely composed shot with the crowds at the bottom and a bit of separation from the point at the top to the edge of the frame, whereas all I got was the top touching the edge of the frame and the crowds completely cropped off.
I had to resort to panoramic mode to get the same shot :shrug:
Found the same thing at a few other locations but we didn't make the time to also check the long end of the lens.
The variation is intriguing (and a little worrying).
Mine is an early model, his was only bought recently.
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Interesting. I find there is a little play in the zoom on mine from the wide angle setting. I can turn the dial a mm or two before the image actually changes and I can feel the lens moving.
 
AESamuel said:
Interesting. I find there is a little play in the zoom on mine from the wide angle setting. I can turn the dial a mm or two before the image actually changes and I can feel the lens moving.
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Same here....
I think mine has always done that.

Here's the pano I mentioned earlier...
Included so you can judge the wide angle difference between the two X10s that I was trying to describe.
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DuncanDisorderly said:
WOW :eek:
A real eye opener.
I never expected to see the 7D, D50, Leica and specialist astrophotography cameras in there.
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It is still a fault
even if you can use it as a feature.

It is the hard edge of the sphere that is un-natural.
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
The variation is intriguing (and a little worrying).
Mine is an early model, his was only bought recently.
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This may be a silly suggestion - but you could recreate something similar to that problem if one of you was using 4:3 and 3:2 etc. Just an idea :)
 
We've got a couple of friends visiting this weekend so I've had another chance to mess about with off-camera flash portraits...

This was originally shot as a .RAF (raw) and converted in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5. I used a pair of Canon 430EXII's and the old faithful Yong Nuo RF-602 Poverty Wizards to trigger them.

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souldeep said:
This may be a silly suggestion - but you could recreate something similar to that problem if one of you was using 4:3 and 3:2 etc. Just an idea :)
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If this was my old LX3, then you'd probably be bob on.
But I haven't knowingly changed the aspect ratio on the X10.
I'm not even sure where to start looking for the control!

Speaking of failing to keep the camera under control....
Generally, if you want shallow DoF on the X10, then you have to work at it.
Unlike a DSLR where it is a constant battle to get everything sharp that needs to be.
So in this next shot I kinda didn't bother checking whether I had adequate DoF.
f5 ought to get everything sharp - right?
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Wrong...
The top left is more than just a tad soft.
It's so soft that I might even pass it off as being done deliberately :)

P.S. I like this image, one of my favourites from that day's shooting. But I suspect it's going to prove a bit of a Marmite image :bonk:
 
Spiritflier said:
We've got a couple of friends visiting this weekend so I've had another chance to mess about with off-camera flash portraits...

This was originally shot as a .RAF (raw) and converted in Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop CS5. I used a pair of Canon 430EXII's and the old faithful Yong Nuo RF-602 Poverty Wizards to trigger them.
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Strewth that's a strong image :cool:

Did you take it with the big camera too?
Be interesting to hear if there were any significant differences in texture and tone.
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
Strewth that's a strong image :cool:

Did you take it with the big camera too?
Be interesting to hear if there were any significant differences in texture and tone.
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Hi Duncan,

It worked well didn't it? :)

I did shoot the set with the 5DMKII and a 50mm f1.4 and the differences are only really apparent if you pixel-peep... The 5DMKII retains a much greater dynamic range than the X10 (as you'd expect). If I clip the highlights with the X10, they're not as recoverable as they would be if I'd taken the same shot with the 5DMKII. :)

I could post a couple of shots taken with both cameras in the portrait section but at this resolution, I doubt if anyone would be able to discern a difference.
 
A few more from that same day - Portsmouth and Brighton.
The X10 was the only camera I took with me, and it performed perfectly.
I didn't miss the DSLR.

1) Spinnaker Tower detail - I think I've developed quite an affection for this landmark.
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2) Spinnaker Tower view towards the Isle of Wight
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3) Spinnaker Tower glass floor
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4) Spinnaker Tower pano - I know the highlights are blown slightly, but it still works :)
My technique needs refinement as there are parallax artefacts on one of the window joints.
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5) Brighton Pavilion silhouette
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6) Brighton Pavilion in the last rays of evening light
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Spiritflier said:
I could post a couple of shots taken with both cameras in the portrait section but at this resolution, I doubt if anyone would be able to discern a difference.
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I would be interested in seeing them side by side.
Just out of curiosity.......

Elsewhere there is a video of a model shoot comparing a D800 with a medium format Hassleblad.
https://www.thecamerastore.com/blog/2012/04/19/d800-vs-medium-format-roth-and-ramberg
The smooth tones in the highlights make the D800 look like pocket camera quality.
It's worth a watch just to appreciate how well an old 'blad stacks up against the latest and greatest.
 
Whenever I fly, I love grabbing a window seat and photographing the journey.
These are all the same flight and illustrate just how much the view changes during even a relatively short flight.
The X10 is perfect for this kinda mission.

1) Frost laden fields in Surrey
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2) Flying high above the haze and pollution
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3) One of the astonishing bridges in Denmark
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4) Lovely fluffy white clouds and sunshine give no hint of just how blimmin cold it really is; leaving the terminal was like being slapped in the face
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5) Yay - I got the shadow where I wanted!
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6) Touchdown
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DuncanDisorderly said:
I would be interested in seeing them side by side.
Just out of curiosity...
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I'll edit a shot that's similar to the one that's posted here and then post it in the portraits section. :)

Those Spinnaker shots are great... I wouldn't worry about the highlights. Most people wouldn't notice anyway! ;) The pano, the glass floor and the ones from Brighton look especially good. :)

I'll put a note up to say when I've posted the other shots.
Take care,
Si
 
Permit me to indulge myself :)
Here's a few taken just after we arrived.
Copenhagen really lived up to expectations - and then some.

1) A really bad cliché; but I still couldn't resist taking it :D
LR4 has done a reasonable job of lifting the shadows; I only used whole image adjustments and it doesn't look quite natural enough for my taste and needs a little more PP. But it clearly shows the X10 has captured all the shadow detail needed from this very contrasty scene.
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2) The definition of optimism...
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3) Chocolate box piccy of Nyhaven - Google images is full of images like this, but this one is mine!
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4) More Nyhaven goodness.....
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5) Massive crane ship used to erect wind turbines. The yellow box is the counter weight at the base of the crane; it is a staggeringly big!
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6) Beer drinking was prohibitively expensive; but the Danes brew some amazing beers which we simply had to research ;)
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Great stuff are you shooting RAW or jpeg and what sort of settings/mode? I used my x10 at a kids party yesterday in EXR mode in very low light and was really impressed!
 
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Rob - RAW in P mode with ISO fixed to 100.
Most of the time I simply left the X10 to get on with it, only upping the ISO indoors or at night.
Exposure compensation and AEL only used to control highlights.

As noted by Spitiflier, you have to watch the highlights as they don't pull back from RAW quite as well as our Canon DSLRs; the detail is there, but it doesn't look completely natural.
However, at ISO 100 the shadow detail that can be pulled back is amazing.
Hence, expose for the highlights and recover the shadows in PP.
 
A few from the Great North Steam Fair at Beamish last week.


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I found the camera ace for static stuff, but understandably not as responsive for snap shots of moving things as an slr. Still way quicker than my LX3 though. I've had it fixed in velvia mode since I bought it, prefer the punchy colours to the regular mode.
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
Permit me to indulge myself :)
Here's a few taken just after we arrived.
Copenhagen really lived up to expectations - and then some.


2) The definition of optimism...
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These are the same people you see in the B&Q car park on a Sunday morning.

Lovely set, I like the horses in the last one, probably the best horse drawn cart in the world too!
Allan
 
The standard of the images coming from this little camera continues to make me smile...

Here's another portrait from me. It was supposed to be a selfie but I really didn't fancy putting a mud-pack on my ugly mug and it wouldn't have been easy to get this shot right without help so I got a friend to step in and pull funny faces instead! ;)

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Still getting used to editing colour so bear with me! :bonk:

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Will probably convert some of these to black and white later.

Please don't be afraid to offer criticism or suggestion for improvements, I'm always willing to learn.

Asa
 
Yings - that bloke in the hat is good.
Trouble is you have vignetted so heavily that the top of his hat has been lost; I reckon that image hardly needs any vignetting, maybe a dab of local adjustments to reduce the brightness of the buttons and just a hint of vignette.
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
Yings - that bloke in the hat is good.
Trouble is you have vignetted so heavily that the top of his hat has been lost; I reckon that image hardly needs any vignetting, maybe a dab of local adjustments to reduce the brightness of the buttons and just a hint of vignette.
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Thanks ;) on my monitor and my phone I can seethe top of the chaps hat and detail on it, think I will have to recalibrate my monitor and check it, thanks for pointing it out! I am so glad he agreed, nice chap too!
 
What would people say is the easiest way to expose for highlights on the x10? (fingers crossed there is a magical setting for doing so) I find I am getting some highlight problems on brighter days and recovering shadows seems to be a lot easier in pp that recovering blown highlights.
 
Mirus Lux said:
Thanks ;) on my monitor and my phone I can seethe top of the chaps hat and detail on it, think I will have to recalibrate my monitor and check it, thanks for pointing it out! I am so glad he agreed, nice chap too!
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Can see it on mine too no trouble.
I recalibrated mine last week.
 
AESamuel said:
What would people say is the easiest way to expose for highlights on the x10? (fingers crossed there is a magical setting for doing so) I find I am getting some highlight problems on brighter days and recovering shadows seems to be a lot easier in pp that recovering blown highlights.
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I used to get blown skies on bright days - it was because I was using A-mode and even at f5 the shutter speed cannot go high enough, especially if Auto-DR is being used.
Simple solution is to use P-mode by default and only switch to A-mode when you want creative control of the D0F.

If you are already using P-mode then it is something else :)
 
There are lots of good pics in this thread which just shows what good photographers can do with what is still a compact cam. Most people seem to be experienced togs who have bought the x10 for a pocket camera.

However, what has really caught my eye are some of the panoramic shots. I have always thought of it as either a gimmick or with very limited use but there are some really good examples in here. The ones of the coast a few pages back showing the path were fantastic compositions that really used the panoramic format well (although the colours/pp was a bit off). After seeing the examples in here I think an easy to use pano function would be pretty high on my list now if I was looking for a new camera.

It is also interesting to see that there seem to be several new members who seem to have joined because of this thread.
 
Hi Bailout.

Thank you - I think you may be referring to one of my shots as I have not seen any other panoramic shots of a path on the coast (http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=365827&page=34). Yes my PP is well off and its one hell of a fast learning curve!

I have been absorbing LR books like a sponge. I hope to have some new photo panoramas up soon'ish that should/will hopefully present much improved PP.

Yes I joined purely because of this thread, and the expertise of members like Si and Duncan. I have never before been involved in an online photo community. I was researching a few photo sites because of the X10. I won't name the other sites but I noticed that the communities could be quite venomous over such minor issues. Life is too short to waste time with negative energy. Here I found a community that wanted to concentrate on the positives rather than the negatives of the camera and its functions and here I am to stay ;-)
 
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