brijcharan

Chiming in here, Just my opinion based on my use. May not agree with others. I shoot with a d600 & x-t1 professionally for weddings and commercial photography. I use both a lot. But I'm taking the fuji out for shoots more often, especially for any off camera flash work. My last commercial shoot, I just left the nikon at home. I use an 85, and 24-70 on the nikon. I got rid of my 70-200 to buy more fuji glass On fuji 10-24, 16-55, and 50-140. Keep in mind, the Full-frame glass at 2.8 is gonna yield better performance than the fuji 2.8, but those details aside. The d600: I tend to use this for closer up (85) & medium range (24-70), and works like a charm in low low light. Better in low light. Its about a stop or two, but really handy when the wedding gets to 'evening' mode, during a reception, or when the couple may be doing some candle light shots. The d600 is very good in that extreme low light, the fuji gets some weird artifacts when its at its max iso, its like a blue haze of some sort. I just don't bother using it for that sort of thing. Faster glass than 2.8 will probably help this. Better dynamic range, not sure about the d750 or x-t2, but the d600 had a lot of room to recover shadow detail, so I shoot with that in mind. The fuji is pretty decent as well, but you loose that range quickly as you get up in the iso range. Doesn't hesitate when I'm hammering the trigger. If I know I 'have' to get something that's gonna happen quickly, I tend to drop my x-t1 and use the nikon. The x-t1 has just a bit of 'lag'. I can hammer the d600 more than I can with the x-t1 to get that shot. When I hit the trigger, I know the shot was taken. If I hammer quickly on the fuji, the last fire doesn't always get the AF right, and I can get a blurred shot. There's a teeenie bit of lag. This is not an issue if you're just doing studio/portrait work. Event work, it can be annoying. The buffer full 'state' of the nikon can really screw you at times. I've lost all camera response while the 'read/write' light stays on. I don't have this issue on the fuji when its buffer gets full. It recovers nicely. You can get more bokeh on the Full frame. Is it necessary? depends on what you want. I tend to compensate on the fuji by using my 50-140 on the longer end @ 2.8 if I really need that bokeh. That being said, the 70-200 2.8 nikkor is very very nice as well. I should really just buy the 56mm, but I haven't really used it much. I do a lot of wider shooting on the fuji, so bokeh isn't as big of a concern. Nikon support is poor. Don't expect them to fix a flaw...that will take a class action lawsuit. The sensor oil/grease issue with the shutter was a prime example. Fuji is great for support. My camera had some issues with stuck pixels, I had to send back FOUR times. They never hesitated to fix, and it's gone now. They also fixed an issue with one of my lenses. Lateral CA's seem to be a bit worse on the Nikon. Maybe fuji glass is just better than nikon g glass, but lateral ca's can sometimes be a problem when shooting wide open. The fuji doesn't seem to give me this issue. The x-t1: I will tend to use the opposite range of my nikon glass, wide, or zoomed in. Much more fun to use. It's really hard to describe this feeling, but I think it has to do with form factor, and that you can easily memorize all the controls without looking at it. The nikon hides a lot behind unintuitive digital controls. When I'm shooting in low light, which happens a lot in weddings, I can't be hunting around through menus to find controls. Better in Bright conditions. The EVF creates a natural Loupe. The nikon can be hard to use in direct sunlight compared to the EVF. Especially for reviewing photos. Quick review of the last photo on the evf can be pretty handy to make sure you didn't get a blink. With the nikon I shoot, then I have to move the camera off my eye and review. If its sunny out the lcd is next to impossible to view without a Loupe Cup. The fuji removes this problem with the EVF. Articulating Screen, I never thought I'd use this, but damn, you really can get some hard to see angles using this! WYSIWYG: This is not as HUGE of an issue if you are in control of your environment, but if you're doing event photography, and moving, having the EVF saves you from having to guess on exposure. Really handy for off-camera flash as well. I'm sure purists will say they don't need this, but then on that note they don't even need a viewfinder right? Skin Tones, I have to say, something is wrong with the d600 and skin tones, it's just not right. Kelby talked about this a bit. The fuji gets this right for my type of work. White Balance: My friend and I have both notice the fuji is better at gauging AWB compared to nikon. That being said, you can adjust this later if you really have to. This may not be an issue with the d8XX series, since they don't have the sensor filter as well, but the d600 does feel 'softer' for detail than the x-t1. Off Camera Flash: I like the fuji for this better than the nikon. They both effectively do the same thing, but the evf playing into your custom light calculations can save some time, and the final look of the fuji is a bit nicer. (wb and color tones) the 16-55 & the 50-140 are both semi-portrait glass for me too. Yes they don't follow that golden rule for the 85mm-ish length for portraits, but that rule doesn't always work with different body types and trends. Your back/neck won't be as sore with the fuji. firmware upgrades are awesome. Anyhow, just my experience, it may be different for others

Yes, did reformat.

Ok, I'm gonna try a full reset on it, and then re-install the firmware. I actually have it due for sending in for pixel remapping (2nd round, pixels got worse), so I hope they can take a peek if this doesn't help. Thanks guys!

I just read this, thank you! Ya it was kind of a gamble.

Already posted this as another topic. Didn't read this topic title correctly, but I get this 'wonderful' message after trying to focus a few times.

So this isn't good. Just upgraded the firmware, and I do a few focus tests. Just focusing on various objects around my desk. Then I get this. I'm not even taking a picture. Anyone getting this? (see attached).

Very Nice!

Hi there. Thought I'd share a shot from my recent trip up Vancouver Island last weekend. Fuji x-t1, Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR