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Day 2 with Fuji X100s, (no) fill flash.
I've had more time to shoot with the X100s. I have to say that AF speed could be better—especially using it with OVF. I feel it's not all that consistent—sometimes it focuses super fast, and sometimes it takes a second or so. Keep in mind, my write up is not a summary or a review of the camera, but rather a diary of my experience shooting with the camera for the particular set of photos I took on the particular time and day. That said, I've been shooting with factory settings, but all my photos are processed through Lightroom.
For work, I shoot with Canon DLSRs (5D, 7D and T4i). I find I need to work a lot with 5D, and 7D RAW files to get what I want. With the Fuji X100s, on the other hand, I barely need to make any post adjustments. Exposure, dynamic range and color saturation are honestly amazing straight out of camera—I have to say, the best I've worked with, and even better than X-Pro 1, IMO.
This morning, the sky was clear and was very bright. I couldn't see my cell phone screen well but had no problem reviewing photos on the X100s LCD screen. I took some photos of the kids on the tennis court, under bright light. With most cameras, with the sun in the back, the subject in focus tends to get underexposed and a lot of work needs to be done with bring details out of it. Fill flash helps to balance the exposure. What I find with X100s is that with "ND" filter on, I was able to shoot wide open and find the exposure to be quite balanced shooting agains the sun, even without using fill flash. When I use fill flash, I find factory setting to work well—lighting feels balanced and not harsh. In fact, it works amazingly well for a build in, on-camera flash. I can easily say it the results are better than on-camera flash on 7D and T4i, which tends to be too harsh for my taste.
So far, my experience shooting with the X100s has been great. One thing that I am finding it to be imperfect is that the camera gets accidentally turned on (more than a few times) in the small bag that I use to carry the camera. I wish there was a lock mechanism to prevent accidentally turning on the camera.
I haven't had a chance to shoot in low-light. But, tomorrow evening, I plan to take a few photos downtown and see how it goes. Of course, I'll be jotting down my experience when I upload the photos.
Stay tuned...
Day 2 with Fuji X100s, (no) fill flash.
I've had more time to shoot with the X100s. I have to say that AF speed could be better—especially using it with OVF. I feel it's not all that consistent—sometimes it focuses super fast, and sometimes it takes a second or so. Keep in mind, my write up is not a summary or a review of the camera, but rather a diary of my experience shooting with the camera for the particular set of photos I took on the particular time and day. That said, I've been shooting with factory settings, but all my photos are processed through Lightroom.
For work, I shoot with Canon DLSRs (5D, 7D and T4i). I find I need to work a lot with 5D, and 7D RAW files to get what I want. With the Fuji X100s, on the other hand, I barely need to make any post adjustments. Exposure, dynamic range and color saturation are honestly amazing straight out of camera—I have to say, the best I've worked with, and even better than X-Pro 1, IMO.
This morning, the sky was clear and was very bright. I couldn't see my cell phone screen well but had no problem reviewing photos on the X100s LCD screen. I took some photos of the kids on the tennis court, under bright light. With most cameras, with the sun in the back, the subject in focus tends to get underexposed and a lot of work needs to be done with bring details out of it. Fill flash helps to balance the exposure. What I find with X100s is that with "ND" filter on, I was able to shoot wide open and find the exposure to be quite balanced shooting agains the sun, even without using fill flash. When I use fill flash, I find factory setting to work well—lighting feels balanced and not harsh. In fact, it works amazingly well for a build in, on-camera flash. I can easily say it the results are better than on-camera flash on 7D and T4i, which tends to be too harsh for my taste.
So far, my experience shooting with the X100s has been great. One thing that I am finding it to be imperfect is that the camera gets accidentally turned on (more than a few times) in the small bag that I use to carry the camera. I wish there was a lock mechanism to prevent accidentally turning on the camera.
I haven't had a chance to shoot in low-light. But, tomorrow evening, I plan to take a few photos downtown and see how it goes. Of course, I'll be jotting down my experience when I upload the photos.
Stay tuned...