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    le boecere reacted to Lumens in What are the still shooters thinking about the new video features?   
    I already purchased too many lenses to switch!!  I did start to look and find great things in Sony and Olympus.  I came EXTREMELY close to purchasing the last sale from Olympus.  The problem is they use that ugly flippy thing hanging off the side as well.  I absolutely hate that useless camcorder feature.  Bottom line it is not just Fuji making nothing but camcorders anymore - it's the industry!  I have settled on my XT-2 and XT-3 until such time as the industry starts making cameras again.  The only thing the XT-4 is good for is a complete cure for GAS.  My bank account is loving it!! 
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    le boecere reacted to Fotomatt in X-Pro 2 overheating - battery or sensor?   
    My X-Pro 2 is seeming warmer than ever when I'm shooting. I shoot professionally and this camera has given me lots of service, award-winning images and taken a fair amount of abuse. 
    I bought it minty-fresh, used two years ago. 
    I'm wondering if it's time to retire it and purchase a used one in as good of condition as I can find. 
    Anyone else experiencing this? At first I thought it might be the Wasabi batteries but last night it grew warm shooting with Fuji batteries. Just wondering if it's trying to tell me it's end is near. 
    I have absolutely no interest in the Pro 3. 
    ~ fotomatt in colorado
     
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    le boecere reacted to Felix in Survey: Fuji X-T2 or Fuji X-Pro2?   
    Of course, milandro is all too right in what he says. Coming from someone with a whole cupboard full of Fuji X gear, there is no doubt that many of us, and to some extent that includes me, are the victims of good advertising.
     
    Seeing the high quality images produced by experts and hawked around by the marketing department lets many to believe that they could produce images of an equal standard if only they owned this particular widget.
     
    Deep down of course we all know that it is the nut behind the camera that makes the difference, but it is tempting to think otherwise. 
     
    While I own the X-T1 as well as the X-T2, I still love to use the first Fuji camera that I bought, the X-E2. I just love the way it handles and the resulting images are still simply amazing.
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    le boecere got a reaction from A. Flâneur in X100V or Pen-F dillema?   
    I don't own the digital version of the Pen F, or any of the X100's, but what would prompt me to keep the Pen F is that it's an MILC, whereas the X100's are not.  I'd want both, if I could afford them.
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    le boecere reacted to jlmphotos in 23mm f2 and 27mm f2.8   
    Unfortunately, it is not fast enough on my XT1.  On my XH1 it's a bit faster.  For the grandkids I'll sometimes use my XT1 or XH1 with my 16mm 1.4 or 23 1.4.  I love those two lenses.
    If I'm shooting their soccer matches I'll use the 50-140 2.8
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    le boecere reacted to jlmphotos in 23mm f2 and 27mm f2.8   
    I own several lenses ( as you can see in my signature) and I LOOOOOVE my 27mm 2.8 "pancake".  It's sharp and fast enough for me.  I use that lens, and my 2014 Fuji XT1 as a daily carry to the office and around in the car and it's a very compact, and sweet setup when I don't want to schlep the XH1 or any of the GFX gear.
    The 27mm is a wonderful lens as long as you aren't planning on shooting fast moving action with it (which I don't) except for my four grandkids.
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    le boecere reacted to docmartin in 23mm f2 and 27mm f2.8   
    27mm=40mm FF = very natural view, and the tiny Fuji 27mm is one of their best lenses.
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    le boecere reacted to Peters Dad in X-E4 Rumor   
    I can't disagree with you on that, "itchy", and wouldn't be surprised if you were right.  I passed on the X- E3 in hopes of a 4, so trying to stay positive on what they may come up with.
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    le boecere reacted to Peters Dad in X-E4 Rumor   
    Thumbs up to Itchy Shutter Finger.  I agree with all he said. 👍
    Put IBS and weather sealing on it and call it good.  
    As "Itchy" said, "...XE users love those cameras because of what isn't on them."
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    le boecere reacted to rex176 in Have you used Instax SP-3 printer with X-E3?   
    If yes, I've got a couple of questions.
    Is connecting the camera to the printer quick, easy, and reliable, or is it like connecting to Camera Remote, which is slow, painful, and unreliable? If I set the crop mode on the camera to square and transfer the photo to the printer, is it the square crop I see in the viewfinder and image review the same as what the Instax printer uses? Thanks.
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    le boecere got a reaction from THEGRADUATE in X-E4 Rumor   
    Like both of your suggestions.  The X-E2IV is the camera that provides me with the most fun, since "film" ~ however, I'll need an RX100V tilt screen on the X-E4, or I'll keep using the Sony's for more serious photography.
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    le boecere reacted to Herco in How good is the improved lens on 100V?   
    I’m not sure that the new lens has less resolution. The ‘old lens’ was designed for a 12/16Mp sensor. I’ve once read that Fuji designs the current XF lenses for approx. 32Mp max.
    Nevertheless I can tell you the new lens is a clear step up. The ‘close focus haze’ is gone and that alone was for me a big improvement compaed to the The typical corner softness is mostly gone and visually I’d say that the V is now at least as good as the XF23/f2 (if not better). Having said that, the XF23/f1.4 still ‘beats’ the two f2’s. In contrast, micro contrast, color rendering and overall sharpness.
    The question is where do you use it for? Typical street and reporting photography often doesn’t need razor sharp corners. Portability and inconspicuous format are more important. The Summicrons and the Voigtlanders aren’t perfect either, but they have a kind of ‘magic’ that the X100-series has too. I think you can call that ‘sprezzatura’ (the imperfection that makes perfect). For pixel peepers and e.g. critical landscape and archtecture work I’d recommend the 1.4.
    However, dpreview.com has X100V sample RAF-files you can download and peep for yourself. They also did a good comparison of IQ between the V and the F.
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    le boecere reacted to Woolverton in X70: For how many shutter releases was it designed?   
    I believe this comparison is incorrect.
    The X70, and it’s X100 sisters, have leaf shutter whereas the interchangeable lens X-cameras have focal plane shutters. 
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    le boecere got a reaction from Herco in Please Fuji, come back...   
    Welcome to the forum, Herco.  I'm replying because I'm much older, yet your concerns are mine, and better stated than I might have been able to write.  A couple of your phrases might be a clue as to what could be happening to Fujifilm cameras:
    "All stills photography, almost no video."  Me too, but I think there are only two or three other Fujifilm stills shooters left in Western civilization, and a half-dozen traditional photographers will not sustain any camera company.  I believe the camera-market fashion has moved to "video", and cell-phone features (i.e.;selfie touch-screen).  
    You also give your age at 57 years.  I've read that the historic success of the X-100 and X-Pro1 was because they were designed and marketed by "photographers".  I believe that most post-modern companies are now run by people under 35, and I've got to believe that if they happen to be photographers, "camera" means cell-phone, "view-finder" means selfie, and "photography" means video ~ and their plan is to market their products to their own demographic market (under 35 years of age).
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    le boecere reacted to itchy shutter finger in X-E4 Rumor   
    I am elated to hear the X-E4 might be back on the roadmap. I am very excited the form factor lives.
    Fujifilm, please remember, the X-E is MINIMALIST. We know you can put nearly un-imaginable features in a camera, but you already did that to about a dozen other models. I think X-E users love those cameras because of what isn't on them. 
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    le boecere reacted to andrei89 in Please Fuji, come back...   
    yes and no
    IMO, sony started this craze for video specs in photo cameras - yes, canon 5d2 was the first to have decent video specs but sony kept pushing more and more outrageous specs. if a camera doesn't film 4k now it a POS, although the processing power needed to edit 4k is out of the reach of many people, not to mention that most people (including me) watch content in 1080
    remaining competitive and relevant on the market now requires manufacturers to make, basically, hybrid video/photo cameras. reviews matter, if only a little bit, in a company's stock value. i really believe the widespread appreciation of fuji's x100v, for example, resulted in a stock price increase, and that's what matters ultimately
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    le boecere reacted to mbart in Boats, ships & Ocean liner (OPEN TOPIC)   
    Reflections by sgt.floydpepper.hh, auf Flickr
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    le boecere reacted to Glyno in Boats, ships & Ocean liner (OPEN TOPIC)   
    This is my first post, Hello!
    A few miles from where I live is the Dee Estuary, the River Dee being the original border of England and Wales. On the English side is the village of Heswall and the river there consists mainly of mud flats. I've posted a small selection of photos I took earlier today of some abandoned boats in various states of disrepair. This is one of those places where I always think better photos can be had when the weather is a bit more on the gloomy side. Unfortunately, today has been warm and sunny!
     
    boat at heswall by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    boat at heswall by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    cabin by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    boat at heswall by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    boat at heswall, detail by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    skipper by Glyn Morton, on Flickr
     
    Thanks very much for looking,
    Glyn
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    le boecere reacted to Watcher24 in Boats, ships & Ocean liner (OPEN TOPIC)   
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    sang & rouille - armada of camelot by Christoph, auf Flickr  
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    le boecere reacted to Watcher24 in Boats, ships & Ocean liner (OPEN TOPIC)   
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    jeté sur la côte - armada of camelot by me@flickr
     
     
     
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    le boecere reacted to itchy shutter finger in Please Fuji, come back...   
    This would be my opinion.
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    le boecere reacted to mdm in Lockdown photography   
    These days they tends to talk about 16mm, but it's just not enough.)
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    le boecere reacted to andrei89 in Please Fuji, come back...   
    i think there are still many more pure photographers out there (only interested in photos, that is) than hybrid shooters
    however, the latter are quite vocal and the platform they're on - youtube - is encouraging video rather than photo shooting whereas photographers have many platforms on which to show their work but none are even at half the level youtube is at, meaning monetisation, encouraging originality, dealing with fraud and so on
    that is why, in my opinion, all camera companies have to and will embrace video features to be able to sell their products (forget leica, they are too niche)...we who don't care about video just have to suck it up
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    le boecere reacted to rghoag1 in X-E2: ‘! Switch off-Switch on’ message.   
    Happened with my XE1 and 35f 1.4. Cleaned contacts , solved the problem. 
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    le boecere reacted to mdm in Lockdown photography   
    X-E2 + 14f2.8
     
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