Cameras that have a unique quality. Leica, Epson, Fuji, Ricoh, Pentax, Sigma, etc. Nikon, Sony and Canon now and again. Throw backs. High build quality. Outstanding image quality. Range finders. M8, RX1, DP, X1, and so on. Images tend to be post processed for effect, including HDR. Slam Dunk interesting cameras.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Fuji X-E1 35mm f1.4 Crystal Bridges
My son wanted to go to Crystal Bridges while the Stieglitz exhibit was on so we drove up the 30 or so miles to Rogers from Farmington on an outstanding winter day. I took the X-E1 w/ equivalent fast 50mm Fujinon XF lens and an X10 I just re-purchased last week. I used the X-E1 indoors and the X10 outdoors. The shots I'm posting today are just some I reduced to monochrome because I liked the composition and felt monochrome told the story better. I got zero bad shots from the Fuji. I left it at f1.4 and allowed the ISO to automatically adjust if the shutter speed was too slow. I've shot at CB with my X100 in the past and gotten great shots but not as good as these. I also got some unusable ones. Some were my fault, of course but since all of these are great, it compensates for my lack of shooting talent. I assume the X100S is much better but this lens at 1.4 is plainly outstanding glass.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Panasonic LC1 / Christmas tree 2013
Got a close up lens filter w/ the camera which can provide bokeh |
The nearly 10 year old camera struggles with auto white balance but is easy to set manually from menu. |
couple merged shots |
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Fujifilm XF1 / example photos / free opinion
If I was to coin a term to help describe why anybody would want to shoot with an XF1, it would be Quality Photographic Experience or QPE. The camera, itself, is pocketable (front jeans pocket). It was designed by engineers who understand how a camera should work. Its interface is great. It has a metal body with a nice leatherette cover and a manual zoom lens, unusual for a pocketable camera. It feels good in the hand and is easily adjustable to provide well, a quality photographic experience.
Output from the XF1 is mediocre. Not bad but not really great either. The colors are muted compared to the same film settings on a good camera, the X100. Resolution and well, "photo pop," is not as good as comparable cameras from Nikon (P series), Olympus (XF series) and Canon (S series). You can get decent output from it and you can get meh output from it. Alarmingly great photos are rare. It's at the end of its production schedule so they are being cleared out. If you can get a bargain price, it's a fun camera to shoot with. Where it shines is in its use and operation. Its QPE.
None of the examples were post processed, save a couple of photo merges. They are the good examples.
Output from the XF1 is mediocre. Not bad but not really great either. The colors are muted compared to the same film settings on a good camera, the X100. Resolution and well, "photo pop," is not as good as comparable cameras from Nikon (P series), Olympus (XF series) and Canon (S series). You can get decent output from it and you can get meh output from it. Alarmingly great photos are rare. It's at the end of its production schedule so they are being cleared out. If you can get a bargain price, it's a fun camera to shoot with. Where it shines is in its use and operation. Its QPE.
None of the examples were post processed, save a couple of photo merges. They are the good examples.
I used EXR mode for the cameracide, which I typically shoot for color and white balance testing. The output isn't bad. |
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