Begi Nabara

XE-1. Samyang 12mm f2.
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. A true basket case. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wide open on XE1.
 

Wide open on XE1.
 

The watcher of the walls. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. A true basket case. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Thanks for sharing.

The watcher of the walls. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

I'm only a human being. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

I'm only a human being. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Just be sure to install the firmware updates for body and lenses.
With these, it's a very different camera from that of the first reviews.
 
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What's wrong with the 100T ?
I'm just coming to the end of a 3 week trip to Cuba
Shooting for my gallery sales so results are critical
I've been using 2 XT1. and an 100T
All have performed faultlessly as they always have
I sell many pictures using this system and love it
I came from a background of Leica and Nikon and will never go back
I'm sat in the hotel reading all this and have to conclude some people may be better getting out their and using the cameras instead of trying to pull them apart when a little niggle annoys them
I've pre ordered 2 Xpro 2's and I'm sure there will be many saying oh I don't like this or that or why did they put that button there !
But I wouldn't mind a bet that I will be shooting consistent results with it from day one
Just go and shoot guys that's what you bought them for isn't it ?
Ps
Forgive me for not posting Cuba pics yet but Internet here is rather challenging

Wall watching. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. A true basket case. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Thank you Patrick.

Actually I like the menu in the EVF. But I guess I'm in the minority?
 
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I like it, too. I mean, it's mandatory, anyway. If you set the camera to Viewfinder ONLY, everything MUST appear in the viewfinder and nothing can appear on the LCD. I know several people complained about the LCD going on when they pressed the menu button, and it's also bad for folks who need reading glasses but shoot w/o them with the viewfinder: they couldn't see the menu on the LCD very well. They'd have to locate and put on their glasses first. Or they'd have to switch from OVF to EVF, then press the menu button, change the desired menu setting, then switch back to the OVF. Pretty inconvenient, especially for quick Fn-button-induced settings changes like changing the DR. These things need to happen fast. Most affected users probably didn't even know that the EVF behavior was different from the OVF behavior. Very inconsistent. So this bug (or user interface inconsistency) was fixed in the X100T and X-Pro2. 

Wall watching. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr
 
 

Wall watching for peace. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wall watching. A true basket case. by Begi Nabara, on Flickr

Wide open on XE1.
 

They fixed it for everybody who complained. Must have been many complaints. Who knows? I didn't complain, as I always use eye detection, anyway, so it wasn't high on my list. I made a different suggestion (see below).
 
I like that it's consistent now. Setting the camera to "Viewfinder ONLY" means that only the viewfinder is displaying stuff and the LCD stays off. There are other modes (like eye-detection) and maybe Fuji should add another one that allows users to pick a screen for the menu and one for composition. That's what I had suggested after the X-E2 came out, I did so several times, nobody in Tokyo seems to listen, so that is that. 

I'm glad they fixed this issue in the X100T and X-Pro2, it's what works best for me, and it's what I want. 

When FujiRumors linked to the Zonlai 25mm, I was quite intrigued.  I know there are fantastic 23mm lenses out there, but the small size (and small price) of the Zonlai made me want to try it. So I picked one up.  I have to say I'm hooked. 
 
My favorite lens on my XE2 is a Voigtlander 35mm 1.4 -- but it is just a tad constricting for my style. I prefer something wider. Hence the 25mm made me perk up
 
I added a focus tab to it, which really makes it feel like the VL in terms of manual focusing. There are no clicks for the f-stops, though. I'm not too put off by that, but i know some would be. 
 
The build quality seems sturdy to me.  I like that there is a depth-of-field scale, though the lens tab is covering it now.
 
Yes there is vignetting, yes some distortion, but nothing that bothers me personally for what I like to take pictures of.  These samples are from my first walkaround -- processed a bit much on the iPad, I guess. :-)  I just wanted to show what I am getting from the lens.