Hey all,
I just finished editing this video of an X-Pro1 field test. I'd love to hear your feedback!
Fuji X-Pro1 Hands-On field Test with Samples - YouTube
-Jordan
Thanks, Jordan. I really like your videos - very informative. I would like to see more done with a fake Brit accent, though!
I like seeing a camera 'in action'. As with Jordan's Nex 7 video, I was struck by the overall compact size of the system. So while these cameras (and particularly the 7 with it's large lenses) are bigger than, say, most M43 cameras, they are still very compact and easy to handle.
I remember when you said that about the Nex 7 and think you are right on both - they look smaller in hand than they do in side-by-side images.
... The challenge I have is slightly different, and it's self-imposed. I would like to stick with one system....
The idea of one system appeals to me quite a bit as well. My needs are a lot more basic, I know, but I like the idea of being able to figure out one interface and then concentrate on actually taking photographs.
But... seems like it is really tough to stick with only one system *right now*. Some vendors have the bodies, others have lenses, a few focus fast, etc., but nobody seems to have everything yet. The exception would be m4/3, imo, but I know that it does not meet everyone's requirements due to sensor size.
Fast forward a couple years and we will have new systems from
Leica and Canon (maybe even Pentax/Ricoh and Nikon), updated bodies from the existing players (everyone will focus quickly), and a bunch of lens. I would think it will make it easier to pick on one system.
As much as I love the variety of different cameras and different shooting experiences, m43 really is getting good enough to be an only system. Particularly with the new OMD which appears to be a pretty good jump in m43 IQ and will no doubt be joined on the Pany side soon (sounds like the OMD may have a new model Pany sensor that will show up in new Pany models soon???) Which was sort of overdue seeing how well smaller sensors like the Nikon 1 and Fuji X-10 do with IQ and low light - m43 is such a perfect sweet spot between size and quality and is far more versatile than pretty much any other mirrorless systems looks like its going to be for some time. And the quality is becoming less and less of a tradeoff as sensor technology marches forward. You should think about the OMD for yourself and the EPL3 for your daughter and share lenses! Or something. Again, I'd LOVE it if someone would just donate an X-Pro system to me to play with for a few months and get it out of my system - but no way I'm spending north of $3500 for a three lens system unless its right in my wheelhouse, and its not....
-Ray
I am still wavering on the OMD (versus waiting for the updated E-P3). Almost the only time I use the EVF is when I am doing landscapes/architecture during daytime. Right now, I am using my GXR 28mm w/ viewfinder for this role. We probably need to see more images from the OMD, but I wonder if I would be missing tonal and dynamic range for this shooting if I tried to go m4/3 exclusively? I am guessing that if I actually get exposure right that the OMD would more than exceed my capabilities.
