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    darknj got a reaction from Trenton Talbot in DOWNLOAD NOW X-T1 Firmware 4.0 ! Share your first impression   
    I haven't noticed any changes so far, used a Patona battery (which holds out for about 350ish shots with some chimping, 35% of the shots, with enhanced mode on).
     
    So far I got around 200 shots in and I just got a glimpse on the  red battery icon but count at least 60% chimping, so my guess is it doesn't seems to be affefcting much, if it does, it's not really noticeable.
     
    Quick thing tho, I didn't do much zone tracking, just focused on doing comparative tests between the AF-S 3x3 and 5x3.
     
    Another update on the 35mm, like everybody else, very suprised by the sudden performance increase, a lot less hunting, a lot more accuracy with the 3x3 zone but just like the 18-135mm, don't try to focus on small subjects, it's going to be relatively nasty.
     
    Something that took me by surprise tho, I was trying to get a shot of an itty bitty spider, around 3-4 mm at 135mm whithin macro zone on manual focus and I wasn't able to lock onto it manually at all, out of curiosity pressed the AF lock and bam, the spider came in right into focus.
    I really wasn't expecting it to grab the focus on something so small that it was being blurred out by the foreground bokeh.
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    darknj got a reaction from sadaqat in Me and my Fuji (post a photo with your Fuji)   
    Fuji X-T1 with my all trusty 18-135 and a small guest star on my back.
     

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    darknj got a reaction from Patrick FR in Me and my Fuji (post a photo with your Fuji)   
    Fuji X-T1 with my all trusty 18-135 and a small guest star on my back.
     

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    darknj got a reaction from CRAusmus in IQ of Zooms vs Primes   
    I "like" primes but often find them impractical for all around photography.
     
    Quick understanding of what I shoot, mostly scenic, a bit of street and a lot of family time in our daily life. I currently own the 27mm, 35mm as prime and the "much disliked" 18-135mm.
    I used to be a prime shooter when I was still using the Nikon D5000 and I still have some left over lenses from that time.
     
    Usually when I go out in street, I would take either prime with me or even both if I can manage them but the lens that always stays on my X-T1 is the 18-135 because I can do pretty much everything with it, will it fit into any kind of contest, certainly not but if I have to leave anywhere I have never been and could take only a limited amount of gear with me, the 18-135 fits the bill.
    In pretty much any situation I will always be able to bring something back with me with that zoom lense.
     
    Do I prefer the primes' IQ ? Certainly. Would I take them out with family to the Zoo ? Not at all, I prefer the zoom in pretty much all situation.
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