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Paul Crespel

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  1. Hi Boris, I persevered with the TCL for a while, but for street, documentary and reportage it's not ideal. Great for still subjects, but it slows the autofocus down considerably, really considerably, and I ended up with out of focus shots on nearly everything that was moving. It's been consigned to my box of broken cameras, even though it's like new.... I can't get on with it. I did wonder if it was the cause of the loose lens barrel, but then I remember that I had the same fault on the original X100, and that never had a TCL attached, so maybe that wasn't the reason. However, for anything other than still subjects I don't recommend the TCL. I've tried the WCL and that was very good, but I never bought it.
  2. Hi Boris, There is a gap and movement where the lens attaches to the body but the real movement is between the aperture ring and the focussing ring. I have a feeling it may have been caused by prolonged use of the TCL, but cannot be certain. I've written to Fuji on their official site form in Tokyo so many times now I've lost count, but have only ever had the courtesy of one reply, and generally I only get an automated receipt of the messages. I wouldn't let my experience put you off. I am very hard on my cameras, and anything other than Nikon or Canon just don't last very long.... but that's me, not so much the cameras. Modern cameras seem so flimsy, but in gentle hands they should last a long time. I would recommend the X100S over the T. The T has a serious menu issue where the menu appears in the viewfinder by default. If you then want to navigate you either have to keep your eye to the viewfinder, so everybody thinks you're taking photos, or you can press the view mode button to make it come up on the LCD, but then you have to press it again 3 times to go back to being able to use the viewfinder again. This just doesn't work in fast moving situations. Third stop detents on the aperture ring on the T are also annoying for me. I prefer single stops, but that may not be an issue for you. I have abandoned the T and bought another S. They are now getting very difficult to find, so once my S reaches the end of its useful life, if Fuji haven't given me a menu by default on the LCD, I will be changing brand. Really don't worry about the lens wobble, unless (possibly) you plan on using the TCL a lot. Go for the S, it's a more usable camera, and the jog wheel is much faster to use than the four-way D pad buttons.
  3. The site's running on X100T firmware, it's only visible through the viewfinder :lol: :lol: :lol:
  4. Roger, Dr.S, The lens became loose from the body after about 9 months, and by 11 months the gap was letting light in, and the lens was so loose it was no longer focusing. It didn't actually fall off, but it became unattached to the point the camera was effectively broken. It's the second X100 series that has exhibited that issue for me. I buy grey imports to save money, as I don't treat my cameras very well, they are purely tools to do a job. I'm aware they won't last, so I don't bother about guarantees. Canon and Nikon last me many years, in some cases three or four decades, but I have gotten used to Fuji cameras lasting me on average less than one year. I don't mind too much, I regard them as disposable cameras that do a great job while they last. I have had 9 Fuji X series cameras so far, and they all died within a maximum of one year. Great cameras, but just can't take the pace like Canon and Nikon.
  5. Is that a banana? Talk To The Banana by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  6. Verona - Mihai the street violinist Verona Violinist by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  7. Verona - Paolo Zanarelli Paolo Zanarella - Verona, Italy by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  8. Verona accordeonist L'accordéoniste by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  9. Verona - Giorgio Grumini Giorgio Grumini by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  10. Verona - Goth Shop window Gothic Doll by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  11. Verona Street Market Armed Mannequin by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  12. VERONA SYNAGOGUE Verona Synagogue by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  13. Italy - Operazione Strade Sicure Operazione "Strade Sicure" by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  14. Ghanaian Church, Italy Easter Sunday by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  15. Moto GP Champion GP Racer by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  16. Secret agents, "allo allo" Armed Mannequin by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  17. 27 June 2016 - 3 July 2016 ITALY - CEMBRA (TN) - ANNUAL Second edition of an annual Street Photography exhibition of 55 black & white photographs of the people of Cembra and its sculptors at work (A2 format) by Paul Crespel, taken on Fuji cameras. The exhibition is held in a very suggestive and provactive cave-like "dungeon" and is open all day and every day and evening from 27 June until 3 July 2016 inclusive.
  18. Hi Nick, I've acquired an X100s. Fuji cameras don't last very long for me, I've been through 8 since the introduction of the X series, each lasting on average 9 months. Once this S reaches the end of its useful life, probably by September or October this year, I will reconsider my options. I remain loyal to brands for only as long as they remain loyal to me. As it is obvious that Fuji have made the change and are unlikely to backtrack, I will bid everybody best wishes for the future, and quietly withdraw from this forum. It's been nice meeting you all, but my continued presence here seems a waste of time now that Fuji have changed in a way that is unacceptable to me, and probably many others who wear glasses. Once the X100s dies I'll put a pancake lens on a light SLR and will have a viewfinder for taking photos and the LCD for viewing the menu. Best wishes to you all
  19. An important question to ask is whether people here want to be able to use the viewfinder to take photos, and the LCD to navigate menus. I want to use the viewfinder to take the photos, and the LCD for menus. I was able to do that on the X-Pro1, the X100, and the X100s. This is no longer possible on the X100T or the new X-Pro2. For glasses users the new method is very difficult. The poll has not asked the specific question: Do you want to use the viewfinder to take photos and the LCD for menus?
  20. If you wear glasses the menu can be extremely difficult to navigate in the viewfinder. If you wear glasses, the eye sensor can be a bit unreliable. For glasses wearers the menus are much easier to navigate on the LCD. I use the Q menu mainly to change to the wide and tele adapters, but also sometimes to change between RAW and JPG, and to change the film simulation. I have large hands, and I have to keep the keypad lock permanently engaged, or when I bring the camera to my eye I frequently find I've pressed something and the camera is no longer ready for an instant shot. For this reason I can't program buttons to do what I want.... and even if I did, with the new models I'd see the menu in the viewfinder, which my glasses make very difficult.
  21. rhwolf, the X100T and the X-Pro2 have been changed. Without eye sensor, if you use OVF and press the menu button the menu will ONLY appear in the viewfinder, not on the LCD. Replay of images, however, will appear on the LCD. If you wear glasses and use the eye sensor, it can be hard work to get the eye sensor to work. If you wear glasses, navigating the menu in the viewfinder is difficult. You can move the menu to the LCD by pressing the view mode button. If, however, a photo opportunity arises at that point, the viewfinder no longer works, so if you suddenly raise the camera to your eye you will see nothing, and so you will miss the shot. To revert to viewfinder, you then have to press the view mode button three more times. I bought the X100T and effectively abandoned it within a day. It is not suitable for me for street photography. I have reverted to the X100S and the X-Pro1, and find both are better than the X100T. I still try it from time to time, but find I cannot work properly with the change. The X100T would be better than the others if they hadn't screwed around with the menu and view mode. I hope this is clear enough for you. If you like the way the X100S works, then you may want to try out one of the new ones for a day or two before possibly wasting your money. You may like the change, but you may not, especially if you wear glasses.
  22. HOLY HAMBURGER! very subtle - look very carefully..... Holy Hamburgers by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  23. Hi Alf, I don't use the menu button when my eye is to the viewfinder in OVF. I don't want to see the menu in the viewfinder. If I do press the menu button in OVF mode, I am FORCED to put my eye to the viewfinder to see it, because it doesn't display the menu on the LCD like the S did, and like the XP1 did, and like Canon, Nikon, and all other cameras do. That is the problem with the X100T, the default menu view in OVF mode is in the VIEWFINDER ONLY, not on the LCD like it used to be. Reviewing images while in OVF mode, however, remains on the LCD.
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    Verona - Italy - near the synagogue Willis - Verona by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
  25. Milan Street Market Watching The Market by Paul Crespel, on Flickr
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