Got my (used) X100 in the post yesterday evening. Decided to buy one now as prices have come down quite a lot recently and I can't afford to spend a lot. Unpacking was a happy event, does that little camera remind me one of my Minolta's of yesteryear!
Fuji X100
Fuji X100 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
Minolta AL-F
Minolta AL-F by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
After reading through the manual I took the new camera out for a very short walk to the post office, 150 m from my house and took some pics. Luckily I live in a very interesting little village (just look up San Sperate on Flickr, it's worth it).
I am a strict Aperture Priority Mode shooter, want full control on ISO (that's what the fn button is for no), even if I plan to try out Auto Iso on this camera, need only one central AF area and will gladly recompose holding the AE-L button. And I shoot Raw, because I consider post production (be it in the dark room of olden days or the light room of nowadays) an integral part of my photography.
That said, the in camera jpegs are really good! I've already set the camera up with 3 custom settings for 'special' colours (aping one of my Sigma DP2's settings ... I admit).
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
And one B&W custom setting, trying to emulate - at least a little bit - Ricoh's High Contrast B&W.
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
Back home has seen me wrestling with Fuji's Silkypix Raw Converter a bit, leading to some interesting results. In camera jpegs are very good - as you would expect when comparing them with the DP2's - but I think I like the artistic expression of moulding files in a raw converter much more. Some comparisons: in camera jpegs first, then processed raw files.
In camera jpeg
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
Processed raw
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
In camera jpeg
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
Processed raw
San Sperate (Sardinia, Italy), November 2014 by Lieven Loots, on Flickr
Ever since switching to digital photography I have been searching for a 'digital version' of my trusty old Nikon FM2 with standard 50mm 1.8 lens. Might I have found the one? Certainly this little Fuji gets to you very quickly.
Fuji X100
Minolta AL-F
After reading through the manual I took the new camera out for a very short walk to the post office, 150 m from my house and took some pics. Luckily I live in a very interesting little village (just look up San Sperate on Flickr, it's worth it).
I am a strict Aperture Priority Mode shooter, want full control on ISO (that's what the fn button is for no), even if I plan to try out Auto Iso on this camera, need only one central AF area and will gladly recompose holding the AE-L button. And I shoot Raw, because I consider post production (be it in the dark room of olden days or the light room of nowadays) an integral part of my photography.
That said, the in camera jpegs are really good! I've already set the camera up with 3 custom settings for 'special' colours (aping one of my Sigma DP2's settings ... I admit).
And one B&W custom setting, trying to emulate - at least a little bit - Ricoh's High Contrast B&W.
Back home has seen me wrestling with Fuji's Silkypix Raw Converter a bit, leading to some interesting results. In camera jpegs are very good - as you would expect when comparing them with the DP2's - but I think I like the artistic expression of moulding files in a raw converter much more. Some comparisons: in camera jpegs first, then processed raw files.
In camera jpeg
Processed raw
In camera jpeg
Processed raw
Ever since switching to digital photography I have been searching for a 'digital version' of my trusty old Nikon FM2 with standard 50mm 1.8 lens. Might I have found the one? Certainly this little Fuji gets to you very quickly.