Fuji x-t1
Aug 31, 2014 08:13:43 #
Buy xt1 and 18-55 lens, I love it, no need for full frame sensors, it's about image quality and Fuji has it, has a great wifi connectivity to iPhones and iPads for camera control, live shooting, image review. Lenses are excellent and though expensive you get better quality glas at lower prices as it's simply less demanding to make CMOS lens than full frame. Witness the Zeiss lenses. It also has an extra battery grip which adds in composing verticals and us the only camera which takes a UhC class 2 card, expensive bur blazing fast. The company is forward looking not weighted down by legacy lenses etc.
Aug 31, 2014 08:46:02 #
Waxhouse wrote:
I'm considering buying a Fuji X-T1
If your using one, please comment.
Thanks,
Alan
If your using one, please comment.
Thanks,
Alan
Smaller, lighter, sharper, but the best is that all the controls are right on the camera, not buried in some menu. The EVF is spectacular. you can tell what you will get before you release the shutter. The camera itself is a solid piece of metal, but it is more than the size and weight - it is the elegance and refinement of this little machine. And the lenses are small and sharp. The kit lens is superb: sharp with very little distortion, and no color fringing. I even got a tiny little mirror lens for it which gives me a 450 mm equivalent. There is a learning curve, but worth the effort. It makes these huge heavy blobs of plastic and metal called DSLR's seem impossibly cumbersome. It is like driving a straight shift sports car after owning an old V-8 Lincoln!
Aug 31, 2014 08:57:06 #
Aug 31, 2014 08:59:21 #
Have been a Nikon user and fan since 1975, but lately have been unhappy with dragging all the weight in my back pack. The Fuji X-T1 is an exceptional little package of technology. Great features on the camera, but I'm still learning it, and haven't had it in all situations just yet.
Working through some "Nikon muscle memory" issues right now. For example the four "selector/function" buttons are very small compared to Nikon, and difficult to "feel" vs. Nikon. I hope more use will mitigate that over time.
Got it with the 18-55 "kit" lens, but agree with some users that the lens selection is less than ideal. Color rendition, for my money, is superior to Nikon.
So far I'm pleased, but need more time to give it a rave review.
Working through some "Nikon muscle memory" issues right now. For example the four "selector/function" buttons are very small compared to Nikon, and difficult to "feel" vs. Nikon. I hope more use will mitigate that over time.
Got it with the 18-55 "kit" lens, but agree with some users that the lens selection is less than ideal. Color rendition, for my money, is superior to Nikon.
So far I'm pleased, but need more time to give it a rave review.
Aug 31, 2014 09:09:40 #
Xpatch wrote:
Cat, what is your tiny 450mm eq. Lens?
Thanks,
Richard
Thanks,
Richard
It is a tiny little Rokinon 300 mm mirror lens. It is no bigger than the kit lens.
Aug 31, 2014 09:17:38 #
Aug 31, 2014 09:21:07 #
CatMarley wrote:
It is a tiny little Rokinon 300 mm mirror lens. It is no bigger than the kit lens.
Here is a photo taken with the 300 Rokinon, of a bird about 20 yards away half hidden in a tree. You could barely see her with the naked eye.
Aug 31, 2014 09:40:56 #
Xpatch wrote:
Cat, thank you. Found it at B&H looks good.
Here are two more test shots with the little mirror
Aug 31, 2014 09:47:56 #
Thanks, Cat. Now I'll get on Google to learn what a mirror lens is.
Vinnie
Vinnie
Aug 31, 2014 10:00:14 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
I also switched from Nikon to the X-E2 mainly because of weight. I have no regrets. (I'm not shooting sports). Fuji is always having firmware upgrades.
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it seems like this page is for nikon and canon fan... (show quote)
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Aug 31, 2014 10:17:47 #
cuzinvin wrote:
Thanks, Cat. Now I'll get on Google to learn what a mirror lens is.
Vinnie
Vinnie
Here is how a mirror lens works: The light enters and is reflected by a curved mirror in the rear of the lens and then onto a smaller mirror in the front of the lens and finally through some normal optics onto the sensor. This truncates the length of the lens into a shorter package but the light path is that of a long lens.
Aug 31, 2014 10:58:26 #
ole sarg
Loc: south florida
Great review. I am seriously considering the XE2. I learned on a leica and really miss a rangefinder.
rpavich wrote:
I've owned one and it was a great camera no questi... (show quote)
Aug 31, 2014 11:09:36 #
rpavich wrote:
Fuji's current thrust is on "retro" styling and form factor, if you don't like dials, then they won't be for you.
If you are looking for an EVF to be as good/responsive as your optical view finder on the DSLR, you will see a difference and you may not be satisfied. Be aware.
Fuji's current thrust is on "retro" styling and form factor, if you don't like dials, then they won't be for you.
If you are looking for an EVF to be as good/responsive as your optical view finder on the DSLR, you will see a difference and you may not be satisfied. Be aware.
In response to these two comments, I think that it is not so much a "retro" look but a functional construction. Fuji has taken most of the controls the DSLR's have packed into menus and placed them on the outside of the camera so that you can use them! If this is "retro", then what has been passing for progress is not very useful.
And as for rhe EVF, what does an optical finder do for you? In poor light you can't see anything. The Fuji EVF shows you what the camera sensor will see and your photo will look like with the ISO, aperture and shutter settings you have selected.. It can literally see in the dark for you. It is a BIG improvement on the optical viewfinder.
Aug 31, 2014 11:11:06 #
Waxhouse wrote:
I'm considering buying a Fuji X-T1
If your using one, please comment.
Thanks,
Alan
If your using one, please comment.
Thanks,
Alan
Purchased the X-T1 with the 18-55 lens. Also the 12mm, 23mm, and the 56mm lenses. To me the camera was pretty straight forward in setting up and using. It is a pleasure having real dials/rings to set the aperture and shutter speed. The camera is quite capable in getting good quality pictures. As you would expect the size and weight are less than most DSLRs, except for some of the entry level DSLRs. Over-all I am very pleased with the camera and lenses. They are excellent quality.
Each camera brand has it's own unique qualities (camera build and quality and color rendition of photos). That being said, I find that as good as the X-T1 is, it is not a full frame DSLR!
Aug 31, 2014 11:15:30 #
Festus wrote:
That being said, I find that as good as the X-T1 is, it is not a full frame DSLR!
TBTG (thanks be to God). I have a full frame DSLR, and it is a behemoth, and I rarely use it now. The XT-1 is just so much easier to handle and more fun.
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