andyfromboston
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andyfromboston reacted to andyfromboston in Has Steve Huff "Lost It"?
It's the same as it's always been. A camera company comes up with a pro model that has features not found in regular models. More speed, tougher body etc. Does the fact that a Nikon D5 has features a D7200 doesn't mean that everyone should buy a D5 instead of a D7200? No. Should we ditch our Fujis because Sony has something that's better in a lot of ways? No. If we want an expensive camera with the features Sony has and can afford the Sony kit, should we buy a Fuji anyway? No.
These cameras are not really each other's competition and comparing them isn't any more productive that getting into a Canon vs. Nikon flame war. It's just a bunch of talk.
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andyfromboston got a reaction from El Lawrence in Ken Rockwell X-T2 Review... X-T2 not really for Pro's
Ken Rockwell isn't a pro photographer, he's a pro commentator on camera crap. He's written more than once that his technique is to set the camera to jpg small basic, P mode and the most vivid color mode and point and shoot at the most colorful thing he sees, which is why he takes more photos of trash cans than of people who aren't his kids. He has no idea how to use Fuji color modes, which is why he shoots his kids in vivid with saturation +4. He would no more be able to shoot a wedding with a couple of 5Diii's and L glass than he would with an X-A2 and the kit zoom. His web site isn't read by pros, it's for beginners.
What I'm saying is that his opinion on whether an X-T2 is a "pro" camera is completely irrelevant.
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andyfromboston got a reaction from Marcin Petruszka in X-E2 or X-Pro1?
I have both of those cameras. To me, the X-Pro1 has a nicer "feel" to it - it's robust, and somehow its somewhat slower performance is charming. I use it almost exclusively with the 35mm in B&W.
But honestly if you're looking for usefulness, the X-E2 wins. Especially with the new firmware, it wins on speed and the focus system is quicker and more usable. With a well thought out set of FN button settings it's more of a competitor for SLRs. The EVF is better - higher res and faster refresh than the X-Pro1. Coming from an SLR viewfinder with TTL view, EVF will make more sense to you that the X-Pro1 OVF mode. In OVF you have to do some mental correction for parallax, since the OVF view is from the corner of the camera and not through the lens, and focus is tricky because you don't necessarily know where exactly the focus point you placed falls in the field of view and you don't directly see focus in the finder. With the new firmware, the X-E2 is an extremely strong performer - it's the same an an X-T10 but with the finder on the left.
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andyfromboston reacted to Ted Clutter in landscapes with fuji x
Fuji X is great for landscape. Don't let all the megapixels guys fool you. I get very acceptable 20x30 prints from my XT-1 - such as this... with 18-55mm @ ISO 200.
