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

Terrywoodenpic said:
I put the cap in my trouser pocket. As I do with all my cameras, that have lens caps.
When I bought the camera there were "Two" lens caps in the box. so I have a spare.....:)
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I did this all day. I have no idea what happened to it. Bit strange I can't find one online though.
 
I'm guessing he meant iso next key along
Also on my phone iso auto corrects to ISP
 
Yup my error ISO. Hard to read this thread it's huge.

(i have changed to browing on the web rather than my phone and my question is answered)
 
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DayDreamer said:
I bought one of these but not a big fan. It works but my idea was to use it when out to make sure I didn't lose the lens cap but then when back home put the usual cap on. But I don't think the X10 barrel would like too many on & offs with it.

http://www.suntekstore.co.uk/product-10015629-jjc_camera_auto_lens_cap_cover_for_fuji_film_finepix_x10.html
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Yeah I saw these and thought as much from the pictures.

I didn't think it would be good for close focusing ...?
 
DayDreamer said:
I bought one of these but not a big fan. It works but my idea was to use it when out to make sure I didn't lose the lens cap but then when back home put the usual cap on. But I don't think the X10 barrel would like too many on & offs with it.

http://www.suntekstore.co.uk/produc...lens_cap_cover_for_fuji_film_finepix_x10.html
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Hmm - if I lost mine I'd prefer another one like the original.
Here's a thread that has a couple of posts saying Fuji will source the real thing for "15 bucks and 3 shipping".
http://www.fujixseries.com/discussion/925/lens-cap-x10/p1

Fuji UK website has a lens cap for the X10, but the photo is wrong.
It's either simply the wrong photo or it's a different design of lens cap.
Would be worth a call to check.
http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/fujifilm-x10-lens-cap.html

And before anyone starts moaning about £15 for a lens cap - that's a genuine bargain compared to how much I paid to replace the hood on my Canon 24mm TSE II; and that's just a naff bit of plastic compared to the X10 lens cap goodness.
 
You haven't had any piccies from me for quite a while!
So here's a couple of Stocking Fillers from today's Moat Race.

It all goes on down here in the West Country :D

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I'm sure it's been covered somewhere in the previous 112 pages but does anyone have any suggestions for which strap to use on the X10? I find the one supplied a bit short and generally not very nice?

Thanks.
 
colin_burke said:
I'm sure it's been covered somewhere in the previous 112 pages but does anyone have any suggestions for which strap to use on the X10? I find the one supplied a bit short and generally not very nice?

Thanks.
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I may be (will be) the last person to ask about straps :lol:

When my X10 arrived I decided, like you, the neck strap was too short so I bought a wrist strap from Jessops which was very poor as the camera kept slipping off my wrist even with it sewn to shorten the size - should of returned it :thinking:

Then I bought a walking stick strap for £1.99 and which I happily used for a time. Then I yearned a neck strap again so used one from an old old Lowepro bag. Perfect length for standing but as I am a wheelchair user a lot of the time it sat too low.

Next my wife spliced in the pieces of the bag strap with the original X10 strap so it was longer (than the original) but was not bad. Then the X10 had to go back for sensor change and the only was I could pack it for return was to cut the strap off as the spliced sections wouldn't slide through the plastic bit. So I asked Fuji if I could buy a new original style strap and they gave me a new one.

So now finding he original strap fine for me (until next change of mind) but I am feeling a little like a Japanese tourist as the cameras position is high on the chest :lol:
 
I have a strap that is a little longer, and use that.
I have bought some 3/4 inch leather strapping that is both flexible and firm and will make a new adjustable neck strap from that.
When walking I like the strap "cross body" which needs a longer strap, but gives firmer control. At other times round the neck is more convenient. So I am taking a leaf out of the old time case straps which were always adjustable.
 
Duncan - nice shots. Didn't you take part in the race? I don't think I could have resisted. I once took part in a regatta race like that in Cornwall. My uncle made a boat out of a bath with the plug hole plugged with concrete and a pirate flag hoisted high over the bath. I was very proud however sunk after about 10 minutes of going around in circles. Great fun. You know I could spot one of your photos a mile off. They have a very consistent style. It's subtle so I don't have a clue what you do to them, but it's enough to always make them stand out as uniquely yours.

Paul - warm photos :-) I really like shot 1 and the way the rocks lead the eye into the sea. I'd proud of that shot in my collection!
 
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My X10 is back in favour... :)

Camera's flash used for fill in auto. Some processing done.

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souldeep said:
Duncan - nice shots. Didn't you take part in the race? I don't think I could have resisted. I once took part in a regatta race like that in Cornwall. My uncle made a boat out of a bath with the plug hole plugged with concrete and a pirate flag hoisted high over the bath. I was very proud however sunk after about 10 minutes of going around in circles. Great fun. You know I could spot one of your photos a mile off. They have a very consistent style. It's subtle so I don't have a clue what you do to them, but it's enough to always make them stand out as uniquely yours.
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Many thanks!
Not sure if I do anything different :thinking:
Of those three, one has had a light crop and one has had the highlights pulled back slightly to stop the sky being pure white. That's the sum total of my PP!
My export from Lightroom is a bit more interesting.... I use the Mogrify plugin to add the thin border and do my sharpening; dunno what it does different to the built-in export sharpening but the results don't look the same and Mogrify makes some images go ping.

As for what is in the images.... I like images like these to tell a story, hence in the first one I resisted the temptation to include more of those gorgeous reflections and included the turrets indicating it is way more than a simple wall.
And in the second one you could argue the crowd detracts from the image, but crop them off and the shot loses a lot of interest.
In case you think I'm being clever - I'm not! I took lots of shots of various compositions and decided which were the best (and why) in the comfort of home over a glass of wine.

I'd love to take part - but I also love taking photos!
My village has a Soapbox Derby coming up and last year I said I'd much rather be racing than photographing, but was in two minds as the photography turned out to be SO good and it would be disappointing to miss it. So the decision is in the lap of the gods, if I get asked then I'll drive and if I don't then I'll take photos. Either way is good for me!
Last year I sold photos to the teams and raised an additional £200 for the events charities; that wasn't planned and may be a one off so I'm under no pressure by them to repeat, but that was important for me (and the event)!
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
Blimmin heck that's a long pier!
Definitely good use of the X10, that would have been a tricky shot with a DSLR.
Nice shot :)
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Ta. I find the camera great for these low angle close-ups. I couldn't see the screen at all though - there was no way I was lying in a pool of seawater to get a photograph of a ball!

It's Southport pier - the sea rarely comes near it. :lol:
 
Great shot Ed and nice to see you back on the X10 :-)

Hey - whats wrong with lying in a pool of water to get that special shot!? Sacrifice for the art Ed ;-)
 
DuncanDisorderly said:
My export from Lightroom is a bit more interesting.... I use the Mogrify plugin to add the thin border and do my sharpening; dunno what it does different to the built-in export sharpening but the results don't look the same and Mogrify makes some images go ping.
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Hmm - it could be that unique sharpening process then. It really does make your photos stand out with a consitent feel. It's a good look. I'm a style whore at the moment - nearly each image has a different camera setting experimented with, or PP process applied. I should try and settle that down a bit :-)
 
souldeep said:
Hmm - it could be that unique sharpening process then. It really does make your photos stand out with a consitent feel. It's a good look. I'm a style whore at the moment - nearly each image has a different camera setting experimented with, or PP process applied. I should try and settle that down a bit :-)
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or maybe I lack the imagination to experiment and stick with what I know! :bonk:

When I do experiment, I tend to make small changes and only one thing at a time.
Am current trying prints on metallic paper. Initial results look wonderful!
 
Disagree - I think every photographer would like to have a style that makes their pictures unqieuly identifiable. That is hard to achieve.

Sounds interesting! I've never printed my digital photos. I reckon I should try it some time :-)
 
souldeep said:
Sounds interesting! I've never printed my digital photos. I reckon I should try it some time :-)
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Printing is the single hardest aspect of photography.
There's a whole new world of pain and confusion.
The holy grail is to get prints that look exactly like the monitor so you can PP images with confidence.

I have a ColorMunki, which seems to profile my screen superbly.
Prints on satin paper ordered from Loxley look spookily like the Soft Proof viewed on my screen.
In my experience, this happens so rarely it is almost suspicious, but I'm not complaining :)
Unfortunately, there is no profile available for the Loxley metallic paper and the prints are darker with a blue cast, so I'm currently trying to work out the corrections by hand.

The ColorMunki is supposed to profile my own printer.
It's needed as in my experience the printer needs reprofiling periodically as things seem to change (ink batch, paper type, paper batch, paper age, temperature, humidity, day of the week).
It sort of does....
No matter what I change in printer settings, the Munki creates a profile that produces completely consistent prints; which is great.
Unfortunately, this consistency does not match the screen as it has a yucky green cast.
At the moment, I'm not even sure where to start regards fixing it or even who to talk to!

Bottom line is.....
If you are getting acceptable prints - THEN DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING :lol:
 
Wow - thanks for being so generous with the knowledge. I must say though - you've just put me off! Sounds like a right hassle. And I would want to get pro prints from a company, not from a home printer, so I wouldn't be able to use the Munki to profile anything.

Shame I can't see the results from your metallic printing. Does sound interesting. Is this for your RPS portfolio?

Ed - Nothing a squirt of WD40 wouldn't help sort out right ;-)
 
souldeep said:
Ed - Nothing a squirt of WD40 wouldn't help sort out right ;-)
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I'll give it a try. :)


Don't be put off printing. Prints are still the best way to look at photographs IMO. There's no need to get anal, sorry, technical about it!

I rattle off A4s on my cheap Canon printer/scanner/copier using my uncalibrated monitor and they look good enough for me. Much better than any prints I ever had from any high street lab. Sometimes the colours are ever so slightly off (usually blues), but they're mostly close enough for rock'n'roll.

I've also made prints from scans of old B+W negs that look much better than the darkroom prints I made from them 30 years ago.

Give it a go. :thumbs:
 
Souldeep
A pro printing company produces prints to a consistent and predictable standard, but if your screen isn't calibrated then they will not match. That's where screen calibration gadgets like the Spyder, Munki and others are needed.
The Munki is also supposed to produce printer profiles and that's the only bit I'm battling.
Yes - the metallic prints are for my ARPS panel, they look great but if I cant get the tones right then I'll stick with satin paper.

The other advantage of using a pro printing company is that the prints are not ink jet.
They use real chemicals and real photographic paper producing rich bright colours that don't fade in sunlight.


Dave
As I said, if it ain't broke......


The problem with producing prints for exhibition (or an RPS panel) is that they need a dusting of magic to make them stand out, and this can be subtle enough to be killed by any slight difference in printing (shadow tones suppressed, slight colour cast, etc).
Before I started trying to fix my printing workflow I printed images out then left them on display somewhere where I saw them every day. Quite often after a few days I'd spot something and it would eventually grate badly enough that I would reprint.
Some of my LRPS panel images got reprinted eight times!
I had an exhibition with A1 prints and the place I used for the enlargements solved this by asking me for A3 prints which they tone matched, so I got exactly the same tones as produced by my printer even though they weren't right :|

However, as Dave says, give printing a go!
Prints produced by home printing or printing from a lab will probably be good enough for most people to be very happy.
In my experience, when there are differences the screen is the first place to check.
 
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My X10 has just returned with new CMOS sensor. About 8 days from sending to receiving. Not bad. Don't holiday until next week so back in plenty of time. Have a wedding this weekend so may give it a gentle test Saturday. Bring on Korea, Japan and Germany :-)

Duncan. I looked up the colormunkle and understand what its for now. Don't know how owning that calibration tool would help in me printing at a lab though.

I will give it a try - I want to try an A3 or even A1 print for my wall. Just to see what it's actually like printed.
 
Hi Foggy4ever. I really like the colours you've caught in shot number 1. The hue and style of sky is akin to a Monet pastel!
 
souldeep said:
Duncan. I looked up the colormunkle and understand what its for now. Don't know how owning that calibration tool would help in me printing at a lab though.

I will give it a try - I want to try an A3 or even A1 print for my wall. Just to see what it's actually like printed.
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Munki calibrates my screen, so I can predict what the prints will look like when I order them. Lots of other screen calibration gadgets are available, but very few also offer printer profiling.

The approach I use is to order a 6x4 or 7x5 (in the paper I eventually want) just to see how it looks, then order the big-un.
 
Does Munki work for prints that you will send to a pro printers? Not sure how I would align the printing profile with that of a pro printers.

I think the idea of ordering a smaller version first is a good one to help save money if there is a difference between the screen and print profile.
 
There will be a difference between what you expect and what you get back.
The important bit is whether it is significant, and for me right even subtle differences are significant.
Hence ordering the small one first.

Munki does nothing more for prints from pro printers than any other screen calibration gadget (Spyder, etc).
Getting your screen calibrated is uber-important as soon as you ever start doubting the quality of the returned prints.
If you ever think that a print lab has produced the print not quite right (e.g. too dark), then get your screen calibrated before doing anything else - simples!

Once you have got prints that broadly match the screen, the next step is Soft Proofing.
Which allows you to simulate the restricted gamut of the paper so you can correct out of gamut tones before ordering the prints.
It sounds like a nothing, but it makes a noticeable difference when you are being anal about this sort of thing like I am at the moment!

As said earlier - give it a go...
Odds are you will be very happy with the prints.
If you are not, then it's either:
1) you really do have a problem with your screen!
2) you are a pixel peeping perfectionist :cuckoo:

I can confidently say I fall into the second camp; but it has taken me years to get my printing good enough to even notice the subtleties!
 
Oh...
Just so we don't get too far off topic :D
I'm currently judging two X10 prints by these anal standards in a panel of 15 with the rest taken by the 5DII and L-series glass.
The X10 images are standing up very well indeed!
The problem I am having are nothing to do with the camera.........
 
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Had my fuji X10 for about 2 weeks now and am currently travelling around Vietnam with it. I've been here a week so here are some of my favourite shots so far.

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the panoramic feature still amazes me!

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the colours are great!

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Woke up just before 5am for this last one, well worth it!

Any critique always welcome.

Hoping to go to a vietnamese independance balloon festival thing this evening as recommended by some locals so might have a go with some off camera flash work.
Out of interest does anyone know if I can put my Canon fit flash gun straight on the hotshoe or will it fry the camera?

Thanks all
 
dmw536 said:
Had my fuji X10 for about 2 weeks now and am currently travelling around Vietnam with it. I've been here a week so here are some of my favourite shots so far.

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the panoramic feature still amazes me!

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the colours are great!

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Woke up just before 5am for this last one, well worth it!

Any critique always welcome.

Hoping to go to a vietnamese independance balloon festival thing this evening as recommended by some locals so might have a go with some off camera flash work.
Out of interest does anyone know if I can put my Canon fit flash gun straight on the hotshoe or will it fry the camera?

Thanks all
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Wow - great pano's. Looks like you've got the hang of the X10 pretty quick! Looking forward to seeing more :thumbs:
 
souldeep said:
Hi Foggy4ever. I really like the colours you've caught in shot number 1. The hue and style of sky is akin to a Monet pastel!
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Cheers, it was at the CL campsite. I usually wake up at first light when camping so just roll out of bed grab the X10 and have a wander outside.
 
dmw536 said:
Had my fuji X10 for about 2 weeks now and am currently travelling around Vietnam with it. I've been here a week so here are some of my favourite shots so far.

Hoping to go to a vietnamese independance balloon festival thing this evening as recommended by some locals so might have a go with some off camera flash work.
Out of interest does anyone know if I can put my Canon fit flash gun straight on the hotshoe or will it fry the camera?

Thanks all
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All three are good but the sunset pano is wonderful!
Really makes me wish I was there...

Early on in this thread Ed Bray experimented with putting his big Metz on the X10 and got good results, even if the combo did look ridiculous.
Also, Spiritflier has posted some amazing portraiture using studio flash.
I haven't heard anything to indicate there could be problem, it seems to be a 'real' flash hotshoe and not something specifically for Fuji kit.
However, I do know people have posted that they stuggled with the camera settings as the external flash has additional menu controls....
 
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