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Apart from rubber coatings getting loose (the thumb rest on my X-T10 fell off completely but was replaced by Fuji) I have absolutely no complaints, quietly the contrary. The looks and handling of the camera is first class.

Hi folks,

I would like to show you one of my favorites pictures taken with the Fuji XF100-400mm: A beautiful little owl spotted in Hoces del Río Duratón Natural Park in Segovia, Spain.

Fujifilm X-T1
XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
ƒ/5.6 
400.0 mm 
Shutter speed 1/20 
ISO 200

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Handy! For example when customising the Fn buttons and the Q menu it is useful to know which functions can be assigned to the Q menu and which have to be assigned to an Fn button. I made that list myself but have not seen it printed anywhere else.

I got this lens as part of a kit containing the X-M1 and the two XC zoom lenses (all for just 530 €). I haven't yet upgraded the camera but will soon buy the X-T10 (for which I just acquired a second-hand 35mm f1.4). The long XC zoom lens is optically very good in my judgment, witness the zoo pictures by Marcelo Valente in this thread. Along the same lines I enclose pictures of a peregrine falcon (f10, 182mm, 1/420s, ISO 500) and a yawning lion in Copenhagen Zoo (f6.7, 230 mm, 1/170s, ISO 400). Zoom in and admire the majestic beauty of the falcon or check if His Majesty has a sore throat but remember the pictures have been heavily downsized. The OIS of the XC lens(es) also works well. X-M1 with XC lenses may be a modest combination but delivers excellent image quality.

Your EVF light meter tells you how many stops you are off the mark. Just change the ISO setting accordingly. F.ex. if the meter says you are about to underexpose 1 2/3 stops, adjust the ISO setting up f.ex. from 800 to 2500 or from 400 to 1250. No need for guessing or switching back and forth to check if you have set it right.
 
And yes, ISO can be assigned to a function button. You can also assign it to any of the positions on the Q menu. I use both. I like the Q menu to show me the settings I find most important, including ISO. So I can see and change the ISO setting via the Q menu.
However In my opinion there's a distinct advantage to assigning ISO to the front wheel and changing ISO by turning the wheel. Pressing the wheel enables you to choose the ISO value by turning the wheel, but it also enables you to change the settings for the three automatic ISO modes, something you cannot do from the Q menu. I use this to quickly change the maximum ISO value in automatic mode.
 
I've had my X-T10 for a month and an X-M1 for almost two years. Although in many ways similar (notably the sensor and the lenses of course) the X-T10 is a much more manually oriented camera, which makes it much more fun and powerfull to shoot with.

Obviously the shutter speed dial should be set to anything else but Auto.
The command dial on the back of the camera becomes your aperture selector. The Auto position is reached by turning - not pressing - it to the right as far as necessary until the aperture number disappears. Confusingly you can turn it further to the right without anything further happening. Never mind, press the Menu button and verify that the title says Shutter Priority AE.
 
If you now turn the command dial to the left you activate aperture selection and enter manual mode. Again you may verify this by pressing the menu button and it will say Manual. The screen display will show both shutter speed and aperture.
 
If instead you turn the shutter speed dial to the Auto position you will enter Program mode (you can verify again with the menu button). In Program mode the display shows shutter speed and aperture. If ISO is set to Auto you can't change them, the camera will make the selection for you. If ISO is set to a fixed number however you can select another combination by turning (not pressing) the front dial. Combinations other than the one the camera would select are shown in yellow.
 
If you now turn the backdial to the left you will enter Aperture Priority mode. You can verify again by pressing the menu button.
 
I moved recently from X-M1 to X-T10. On the X-M1 there is a dedicated button position for each of these modes. On the X-T10 you have to memorise how to do it. It's not difficult but... The X-T10 is a much much more manually oriented camera than the X-M1.

I got this lens as part of a kit containing the X-M1 and the two XC zoom lenses (all for just 530 €). I haven't yet upgraded the camera but will soon buy the X-T10 (for which I just acquired a second-hand 35mm f1.4). The long XC zoom lens is optically very good in my judgment, witness the zoo pictures by Marcelo Valente in this thread. Along the same lines I enclose pictures of a peregrine falcon (f10, 182mm, 1/420s, ISO 500) and a yawning lion in Copenhagen Zoo (f6.7, 230 mm, 1/170s, ISO 400). Zoom in and admire the majestic beauty of the falcon or check if His Majesty has a sore throat but remember the pictures have been heavily downsized. The OIS of the XC lens(es) also works well. X-M1 with XC lenses may be a modest combination but delivers excellent image quality.

I went to Spain in September and took the XC 50-230mm with me.  I did not use it that much, but I had a chance to take it to the Bioparc in Valencia to give it a good try.  Great lens!  Also, when people look at you using it, they all comment: "look at the size of that lens!" haha it does get pretty big when at 230mm.
 
Here are some of my favorites, and in the end the link to the album in flickr with all of the images.
 
Suricato. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Giraffe. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Chipanzee. Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
Bioparc Valencia. Spain by Marcelo Valente, on Flickr
 
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