Comments on: Fuji X-Pro1 + Fuji 60mm Lens – Useless for Concert Photography?

By: UII

UII — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:13:39 +0000

HK street shots with the RX100:

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/07/26/daily-inspiration-336-by-jose-e-tan-street-with-the-rx100/

By: UII

UII — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:56:16 +0000

RX100 for concert photography:

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/08/08/the-sony-rx100-shoots-seal-in-concert-by-barry-burris/

By: UII

UII — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 05:43:38 +0000

> Dave the Vet:

http://www.eoshd.com/content/8674/nokia-pureview-808-review-and-vs-iphone-4s

I also read Ming Thein. Smart guy. It was this article that brought him to my attention:

http://blog.mingthein.com/2012/04/12/professional-photography-with-compact-cameras/

By: UII

UII — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:05:17 +0000

8mm fisheye fyi

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/876963-REG/Samyang_sy28fe8mbk_fx_8mm_f_2_8_Fish_eye_Lens.html/NZ080412Samy8f28Fuji

By: davethevet

davethevet — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:31:31 +0000

The omd is very good, the 75 f1.8 is sensational,I don’t know if you’ve come across a Malaysian guy called Ming Thein, very good blog, worth reading. The guys a pro and uses and has good reviews for a d800, m9 and an omd.

By: UII

UII — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:53:15 +0000

Your guess is as good as mine, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t at least introduce a cheaper body. They need more volume on the mount.

http://www.fujirumors.com/surprise-at-photokina-low-and-high-end-x-model-coming/

By: spike

spike — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:12:24 +0000

Do you think Fuji would announce an X-Pro2 that quickly? I don’t think we’d see one till 2013. It is a good question whether they would move to having multiple bodies for this mount at any one time.

By: UII

UII — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:18:39 +0000

The Fuji is great. Enjoy it.

My only concern if I owned one would be Fuji announcing two new X-mount bodies at Photokina. A cheaper one (albeit with AF speed improvements) to get more people onto the mount, and an improved version of the current model. That would leave existing owners with a body that just tanked in value (unless they can improve it with a firmware update).

By: spike

spike — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:33:25 +0000

I do like shallow DOF at times. I’m going to try and stick it out with Fuji, wait and see what changes their next rounds of firmware updates bring and also what the upcoming lenses are like. I know I completely do not like Nikon’s mirrorless system and I’m unimpressed by what I’ve seen from Canon so far. I’m not going to abandon the Fuji so quickly, though I did buy everything used and could probably get very close to what I paid for it if I sold it in the very near future. But that way lies madness ….

By: UII

UII — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 07:28:01 +0000

The controls on the RX100 are quite good. You can assign buttons and you have two dials. I’d prefer a 3rd shutter-finger dial, but it’s good as is. It just needs a little time to become second nature, as with any camera.

The X-Pro 1 is really like shooting a rangefinder…. slow and deliberate. The OM-D is like the Lotus Elise of DSLRs… quick and nimble. I know which I prefer! Add the hinged screen, in-body stabilisation, and weather-proofing, and it starts to become a no-brainer.

Panasonic shot themselves in the foot in the M4/3 alliance. By denying Oly their best sensors, Oly went to Sony. Result is the OM-D; the first M4/3 camera worth buying (apart from the GH2 + hack if you are a videographer).

The main problem with M4/3 is DOF. Fast glass for the system is expensive. The new, expensive, Panny 2.8 zoom (which is at least weather-sealed) gives the same DOF results as a cheap F4 zoom on APS-C, or a super-cheap F5.6 lens on FF. Not very exciting. To compensate, you start to look for F1 to F2 M4/3 glass, and you come to the realisation that it’s big and expensive.

If shallow DOF doesn’t matter to your photography, then the OM-D is a great camera.