JuSlaughter
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- Name
- Julian Slaughter
Hi
Its been nearly a week since I chopped in my Canon 5D MkIII for the Fuji XT1, and I have to say, I am impressed so far.
Its a joy not to have to lug around loads of heavy kit. I only have the 18-55mm so the bag will get heavier but nowhere near as heavy as before. Even with the battery grip on, the XT1 is so light. On the subject of batteries, as suspected, they don't last very long ;o) I will definitely need some more for when doing long exposures.
Image quality is very good but I am still undecided about JPEG vs RAW. I always shot in RAW with my Canons for flexibility. I have tried it once this week but I just can't seem to get good results, even following the rafts of advice on converting in Lightroom, so I have mainly been shooting JPEG.
I'm still getting used to where all the controls are, the menu system isn't that good but then the Q Menu helps out a lot. I keep pressing the Fn1 button on the front with my chubby fingers! I love being able to change settings on the camera without having to have the camera switched on. I did read somewhere, someone had an issue with the exposure comp dial and not being able to turn it with one digit, I manage it quite easily, which is useful when using the EVF, which I have to say is a dream to use.
Is there a way of zooming in the Focus Assist screen? In Live View on the Canon, I could go x5 or x10 for ultra-fine focusing, just wondered if this was possible on the XT1.
Its a steep learning curve but its going to be fun. Below are some long exposures I took yesterday, enjoy.
Shadows.jpg by Julian Slaughter, on Flickr
Sgwd Gwladus-2.jpg by Julian Slaughter, on Flickr
Sgws Gwladus 3.jpg by Julian Slaughter, on Flickr
Its been nearly a week since I chopped in my Canon 5D MkIII for the Fuji XT1, and I have to say, I am impressed so far.
Its a joy not to have to lug around loads of heavy kit. I only have the 18-55mm so the bag will get heavier but nowhere near as heavy as before. Even with the battery grip on, the XT1 is so light. On the subject of batteries, as suspected, they don't last very long ;o) I will definitely need some more for when doing long exposures.
Image quality is very good but I am still undecided about JPEG vs RAW. I always shot in RAW with my Canons for flexibility. I have tried it once this week but I just can't seem to get good results, even following the rafts of advice on converting in Lightroom, so I have mainly been shooting JPEG.
I'm still getting used to where all the controls are, the menu system isn't that good but then the Q Menu helps out a lot. I keep pressing the Fn1 button on the front with my chubby fingers! I love being able to change settings on the camera without having to have the camera switched on. I did read somewhere, someone had an issue with the exposure comp dial and not being able to turn it with one digit, I manage it quite easily, which is useful when using the EVF, which I have to say is a dream to use.
Is there a way of zooming in the Focus Assist screen? In Live View on the Canon, I could go x5 or x10 for ultra-fine focusing, just wondered if this was possible on the XT1.
Its a steep learning curve but its going to be fun. Below are some long exposures I took yesterday, enjoy.