After shooting with an X100 series camera for 6 years now I thought it was time.
As of today I only own an X100F and solely shoot with the 23mm lens mounted on it. No WCL or TCL, just the lens on the X100F.
And to share and show how versatile this little camera can be, and that can be the original X100, the X100S, X100T and of course the X100F, I produced a short clip which you can watch on youtube.
So, The camera arrived last night, back from Fuji in Edison. They were brilliant. I called after I had seen that the camera had arrived, via UPS (Thurs). They explained the process and gave me a tracking number. I was told that I could call any time, that they understood separation anxiety. I called on Tuesday to see what the status was, and was told it was at the repair desk as we spoke. Wondered about timing, going to see my mom and would like the camera for the visit. Thursday afternoon it arrived back home. Top plate was replaced, camera cleaned inside and out. The firmware was updated. All my settings were reset, but, I have them written down and can get them all sorted out in a few minutes.
As I stated earlier, I might have "messed up", by battery mismanagement and wrong expectations.
I use original Fuji batteries and chargers.
I was pretty sure I addressed that.
As stated earlier, and echoed by others, is that mirrorless cameras and batteries have to be managed different.
Don't expect DSLR performance and management methods to be the same in all cameras.
Specifically, the batteries should be freshly charged.
Mine, as I admitted earlier, were charged and rotated at random over several weeks.
That will work with Canon DSLR's, but not so it seems with this type of battery.
Of significance is that on extended outings where the power is not available, and/or given the time to slowly recharge batteries, can make it difficult to manage batteries.
I have frequently been forced to wake up every two hours all night long after shooting until bedtime and having a morning shoot the next day to rotate batteries. Having two grips would help...I only have one. That's being resolved.
Now, this probably isn't an issue for most shooters.
It can be for others, especially those who are considering switching from a DSLR to a Fuji for PJ work (to whom this thread was sort of directed towards)
The forums are about sharing/learning form others, and the lessons here are:
1. Keep your batteries freshly charged. Storage over long periods will reduce the charge. Rotate batteries in a reliable manner ( I have numbered all my batteries and rotate).
2. You may wish to evaluate whether you need to have boost mode on all the time. I haven't noticed a difference.
In the end I didn't buy a Canon 5dmk4.
I couldn't fathom going without live exposure preview and didn't want the size, expense, and weight especially with a two body system!
I actually would retitle this thread, if I could, to "Battery Management For Extended PJ Outings".
I was shocked to see this thread highlighted at Fujirumors....
In the end I admit user error/false expectations.
I should not have taken a practice that worked with one system and applied it to another.
Ie; who gives a rats butt about batteries with a DSLR, they last forever.
That doesn't apply to mirrorless.
So there you have it.
Should one use this camera system to run off to a war zone or disaster area with?
That's up to the individual user...only they can decide.
Peter
ps: One could easily have viewed my profile and website to see I'm not a troll. This isn't dpreview please be respectful in the forums.
