Jump to content

Fuji X Forum

  1. Fuji X News & Rumors

    1. 5.1k
      posts
    2. General Discussion

      General Discussion about Fuji X, photography in general and the Fuji X Forum

      8.4k
      posts
    3. Newbie / Self Introduction

      New to Fuji X or the Fuji X Forum? Introduce yourself here!
      And if you have questions: This is your place

      2.6k
      posts
  2. Fuji X System

    1. Fuji X-T5

      Discussion about the new Fuji X-T5

      574
      posts
    2. 1.1k
      posts
    3. Fuji X-T4

      Discussion about the Fuji X-T4

      1.7k
      posts
    4. Fuji X-S10 / Fuji X-S20

      Discussion about the new Fuji X-S20 and the Fuji X-S10

      783
      posts
    5. 2.6k
      posts
    6. 6.6k
      posts
    7. 5.7k
      posts
    8. 186
      posts
    9. 5.2k
      posts
    10. 1.7k
      posts
    11. 178
      posts
    12. 10k
      posts
    13. 1.6k
      posts
  3. Fuji GFX Forum

    1. 208
      posts
    2. 772
      posts
    3. 168
      posts
  4. Other Fuji X Cameras

    1. 2.5k
      posts
    2. 205
      posts
  5. Fuji X Post Processing

    1. 1.9k
      posts
  6. Fuji X Video

    1. 111
      posts
  7. Fuji X Accessories

    1. 904
      posts
    2. 922
      posts
    3. 878
      posts
  8. Fuji X Photo Forum

    1. 1.5k
      posts
    2. 2k
      posts
    3. 2.3k
      posts
    4. 3.2k
      posts
    5. 393
      posts
    6. 1.8k
      posts
  • Who's Online   0 Members, 0 Anonymous, 212 Guests (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online
  • Topics

  • Best Memory Cards

  • Adverts

  • Posts

    • Cheers! I hope to enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed the Spottie I grew up with and which will remain in my bag for life not simply in my bag, but with a roll of film in it, and more to come. I'm coming at the XT5 from a very weird angle. It sort of goes back to unpreparedness. I found myself with my Spotmatic in "the Garden of Ireland" - Wicklow - beautiful county. I was spending a week exploring its beautiful valleys. When the batteries on my Spotmatic failed, I reached into my rucksack for a replacement set. There were none. So I shrugged and decided I had to use my eyes to meter. Things were cheaper then. When picking up processed films the photos came with a new film thrown in, so it was easier to take that decision. Within a few months I was getting nearly 100% keepers - at least in terms of focus and exposure. So circumstances forced me to be ever vigilant of light. I've had many other cameras since then, but the bare bones (it doesn't even have a self-timer) Spotmatic was an ever-present. Expense has forced my hand, though. That and some curiosity. I feel as if my first car is a Ferrari! In fact, when I explained at the shop that I was an experienced photographer looking for a digital which placed the emphasis on stills, they tried to force a €7k model on me. That would be a step too far. Thus my experience in approaching this camera is somewhat unusual. Thus far I have had great enjoyment with it. I was thrilled on opening to box to discover that I was getting utter rubbish from it. Yes!!! I had to learn how to use it! Praise the Lord! I also found a magic button which was the answer to my dreams - the diopter adjustment. That's how naive I was (and am) about the digital offerings - this was an enormous and hugely welcome surprise. I've been learning. The supplied kit lens is not ideal - a 16-80mm zoom. It's pretty sharp, but demanding in manual mode. My old glass reminds me of my father's Opel Senator, which was forgiving to the point that it would comfortably take off at the lights even if you'd mistakenly selected third. My old glass is much more forgiving. At the moment, I'm leaving everything to automatic ISO. I'll wean myself away from that quickly enough, though. in the past I'd retrofitted my son's lenses to my older kit, and found that you needed to be much more precise. I guess when you're designing something which will be adjusted by algorithms then you can make the continuum as tight as you want. My son laughs at me. "You have bracketing mode if you want, Dad.", he'll remind me. "Use burst mode.", he'll add. Some of my habits are deeply ingrained, though. Two other things people find odd about my photography: I never ever use post-processing - what comes out of the camera is the final product. Secondly, I have never once taken photos where the subject is a human being without first requiring a lot of persuasion. 
    • Seconding this! Would be nice to preview a desqueezed image in camera + output it via HDMI.
    • I found my answer. Actually you can assign the profile from a .dng conversion but not from a .tiff conversion. I hadn’t double checked the .dng option.
    • There's no implied threat. I'm just saying that you're going about things the wrong way. Now you're throwing conspiracy theories and mistresses in and, unaccountably for a photographer's forum, the word "buggery". Complaining and nagging may work for you, but I don't see why innocent posters here should be caught in your crossfire. If you want manual shooting, I'm with you. This is my first digital camera. In all of the various bodies adorning my shelf I haven't put a battery in any in over a decade except where the camera simply won't work without the presence of one. People have actually offered me high-spec DSLRs as they upgraded, but this one was the first one I wanted. I've had to change my MO massively in every way. I accept that, because it comes close to realising everything I need from it. Not 100%, but close.  Y'see, I get the fact that the manufacturers have a huge pool of customers to satisfy and as one of them I know and accept that they're not designing a custom camera for me alone. I accept that and I get on with it.  The solution you were offered is not a fudge or a workaround. It is a logical exploitation of a design feature of the camera: the ability to assign commonly-used functions to a button. That is an excellent customisation option. I'm going to gradually exploit that as I gain experience with the machine and learn what I need most readily at my fingertips.   
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      33,808
    • Most Online
      1,819

    Newest Member
    Henryjjang
    Joined
  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      12k
    • Total Posts
      73.9k
×
×
  • Create New...