Ektachrome

Totally agree.

Mountains of Dombay, Bulgaria Pirin Mountain, and Storm are just awesome. Nice work.

Looks nice, sharp and contrasts with saturated colour. What's the bokeh like?

Owning both an E-M1 and X-T1 for nearly a year, and using both in anger a lot, I think it's more complex than that. It's true I do occasionally get a little more noise than I'd like at base ISO on the E-M1, but 95% of the time, I also get higher detail in, e.g., landscapes with fine grasses, etc., and a more appealing tone and colour palette out of the can (yes, really, but I shoot RAW). FWIW, I do believe Fuji cheats noise performance slightly, and applies non-defeatable luminance NR in the RAW pipeline. I can't prove this, but it's very like what I see when I apply luminance NR to non-Fuji files. This makes it appear to have better ISO performance, but in reality, it's not much better overall than applying NR in post to other APS-C cameras. Of course, with m43, you do lose about half a stop more than APS-C. Conversely, I'm often surprised by how decent high-ISO performance is for m43, although it wouldn't be my first choice for astrophotography, but then neither would the X-T1. What I do find is that the E-M1 bests the X-T1 detail, and particularly dynamic range. I know people praise X-trans for this, but I haven't found it so. The E-M1, for all that it has a little more noise, is often a more 'natural' looking sensor, to my eye, at least. What I have found on the X-T1 is that it is possible to retrieve amazing shadow detail, almost without penalty, which is very nice on occasion. I agree, but Fuji is the same the other way around - if you've over-exposed, forget it. I think this is just a matter of learning how to get the best out of each of the two sensors. The thing which is rather harder to circumvent as a user, is Lightroom's handling of fine texture/detail, especially in greens, although I've been more and more happy with Capture One in this regard, so much so it has stopped me selling my Fuji for now...

@Dario - love this, could you share exposure info, please?

I'm not sure I agree, having held and used A7ii body - it's a little more heavy than an X-T1, but actually no more than an E-M1. If you use big zooms, the lenses can be bigger, but if you stick with the Batis 25 and 85, and Sony 55 1.8, 35 2.8, 28 2, etc., you still have a pretty compact and lightweight setup. OK not quite X-T1 and primes, but definitely nowhere near FF DSLR and primes either. Another concern of mine (maybe not to the OP?) is video. The A7rii is pretty much state of the art for a stills camera which also shoots video. I can't see Fuji even trying to compete in this category. When you add to that the noise (or lack of) and dynamic range being almost at D810 standard, it's a bit of a monster, really. The only thing I'll miss about my Fuji is its looks, and some (though not all) of the ergonomics, and the brilliant dual split screen manual focus aid, but none of those are enough to keep me with what is increasingly seeming like a system which is falling further and further behind the curve of competing cameras. It pains me to say it, but my love of something with a little 'soul' at some point has to face a reality where the results I can get simply aren't up to another system. My film Leica (M6) had to eventually face that reality, and so now must the Fuji. If I could afford to keep both, I would, but I can't.

No, there's nothing I can convince you with. I love Fuji bodies and lenses, but X-Trans raw processed files have always been a let-down next to my other cameras. I actually prefer the E-M1 overall, but noise at low ISO can be an issue. I'm probably getting an A7rii and some of the smaller primes.

@Jotal - this is awesome. The sky is so crystal and 3D. Did you process in any particular way?

@pierre - used to live near St Paul de Vence. Lovely photo, takes me back!

I love that composition and colour, the texture in the wall and water.

I get frustrated that I can't photograph much decent around where I live (which happens to be lists of green grasses, foliage, etc.) without getting the worst results of any sensor I've ever owned because they turn into mushy, painterly, plastic looking crud when I open the files in Lightroom. And yes, I own CC and it's the latest version. Yes, I own Iridient, and it's miles better, but still not as good in this respect as even my little old NEX-6. I'm actually abandoning Fuji right now over this. I love my X-T1 ergonomics, the lenses and its looks too, but if it can't deliver picture quality when it's needed, it's got to go. I'll look at it very seriously again if Fuji move to a standard sensor, or Adobe ever sort out the processing. Where the Fuji shines, and I believe many people who don't have a problem with it are shooting a lot of this stuff, is portraits, urban, and seascape work - i.e., where there isn't a lot of this repeating fine pattern in scenes. I have gorgeous pictures from Nice while I was there, but I can't justify a camera for use only when I'm in the right environment, sadly it has to work everywhere. So, I for one fully support adoption of all the wonderful ergonomics and lenses paired to a new generation Bayer, BSI or whatever sensor. IMHO X-Trans causes more problems than it solves, especially when you compensate for Fuji cheating ISO figures and suspect that they're applying quite heavy noise reduction even in RAW.

Beautiful.

Love these, especially the abandoned aeroplane. Atmospheric and beautiful tonality in capture/processing.

IMO firmware 4.0 doesn't improve the AF speed - the lens still hunts quite a lot before locking, even in good light. When it does lock though, it's dead sharp and accurate. The great thing about the 35 1.4, though, is the image quality. Sharp stopped down, lovely bokeh open. Personally, unless you desperately need the 50mm (equivalent) focal length, I think the 23 1.4 is much faster AF and still draws very attractively. I think 35mm (equivalent) is slightly more versatile and only a very slight crop to equal the 35mm lens' aov. Also, the snap back to MF ring is very nice.

I love this.

Nice update in many ways. Subjectively, though, I'd say my 35mm f/1.4 hunts more before lock-on even in decent light after the update (in Single Point focus mode), but when it does focus it's dead accurate. Haven't explored all the other features in detail yet, need some moving subjects with faces

@photomedic4321 - I love that lighthouse in the storm shot, just my type of image!

Haha, I clicked on this thread thinking the first one would be X-Trans 'watercolour' effect, which as far as I'm personally concerned is now the only real 'horribly wrong' the Fuji X System suffers with, and even then only on specific subjects which accentuate the problem (fine green grass/foliage, etc.), and even then only when processed without the help of Iridient. A royal PITA to be sure, but at least there's a workaround until Adobe (ever, finally?) get their butts into gear. Personally, I love the shutter dial (although half stops would be nice) and the newer version of the X-T1 I now have has a better weighted Exposure Comp dial (the first copy was so stiff I had to use two fingers and take my eye out of the VF). Great ergonomics overall and one of the main reasons I love this system and put up with X-Trans issues. I find the metering system just as good as any other system I've used. Perhaps the latest Nikon system is better, but in practice I don't notice much difference in the real world. What could be nice is a better histogram in the VF, or perhaps selectable zebra patterns (settable to a zone?) for exposure. I love the lens lineup! Best thing about the system, IMO. Great and ever increasing range, superb image quality, sensible speed/size balance, pull-back to MF, aperture dials on many. Lovely stuff. Flash options could be better. I don't find 'clutter' an issue, if anything I love how much of this lovely system I can carry without giving myself a herniated disc. The only other thing I wish were better, apart from X-Trans processing issues, is better dynamic range at base ISO, rather than having to use the DR modes and upping ISO to achieve it.

Great! I personally hope they steer clear of X-Trans on it, causes more problems than it ever solved IMO. Just a great, new, BSI or whatever sensor which has great dynamic range, low noise, good detail, to really let those X-lenses shine and avoid post-processing problems.

If the X-Pro 2 is weather sealed, then it's that for me absolutely. I'm an X-T1 owner and still find the EVF nowhere near as good as a good OVF in some conditions - not enough dynamic range at all, and too much contrast. Not nice in low light either. X-Pro 2 (I'm assuming) will have the best of both worlds like the X100T - a quick switch choice of EVF/OVF with focus patch in the OVF. Only if the X-T2 had a hybrid OVF/EVF and some other different features would I consider it, but I still prefer rangefinder style bodies.

Since Fuji's X-lens lineup is pretty well rounded out now for most needs, I'd like to see - 1. A revision of existing primes to WR. 2. Introduction of Tilt/Shift lenses.

Love 1,2,6,7 and 8, well done! Since you asked for feedback, I'd echo what DIS said about choosing a subject in 3,4 and 5 (although I'm not sure he was referring to the same shots). Could 2 be cropped a little tighter (perhaps to square format) to emphasise the flags and lose the slightly distracting elements at the sides which might make it even stronger? Likewise the swings (might not work, of course, but worth a try)? Keep at it, a strong beginning here!

That's awesome. Where did you get the IR conversion, if you don't mind me asking?

I've never seen a seascape with a deliberately oof foreground which works before - here it does, and throws full attention on the dramatic textures and colours of the sea and sky - love it!

Love the vintage Merc taxis! By the way, I prefer the colour and tone in the pics you say you edited yourself in LR to those with the presets applied.