First Outing with the X70

[stevemargulis]

I recently moved from Micro Four Thirds to an X-Pro2 and I absolutely love the images I've been getting. But I missed having a small bodied camera that was easy to carry everywhere. I was hesitant about the X70 because of the lack of viewfinder and the 28mm equivalent focal length. Based on the great reviews I had read online, I tried the Sony RX100 IV but found it awkward to hold with image quality that was not nearly as good as I expected. So I returned it the next day. After striking out with the Sony, I decided to give the X70 a try. I've had it for a few days now, but the weather has been dreary in Philadelphia all week, and I wasn't really able to put the X70 to the test until today. After a couple hours walking around South Street, I'm really pleased with the camera and the images I'm getting from it. It's very easy to shoot one handed, quick to focus and I only missed a few shots. It's great for street photography because no one seemed to take any notice of me. And I didn't miss the viewfinder at all. Here's a few images from today.

 

Philly Jesus

 

Hookah

 

Cigarette

 

Doggies

 

Pull Ups

 

1941

 

Dreads

[rizal_ahmad]

So how do you like the 28mm equivalent lens on the x70 (in term of focal length)? I mean, i used to be the 35mm kinda guy and wondering a lot if 28mm is noticeably too wide for street shooting.

 

 

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[stevemargulis]

So how do you like the 28mm equivalent lens on the x70 (in term of focal length)? I mean, i used to be the 35mm kinda guy and wondering a lot if 28mm is noticeably too wide for street shooting.

 

 

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Hi Rizal,

 

I'm a 35mm guy too. In fact, the 23mm 1.4 is my widest lens. With the X70's 28mm equivalent, I found myself taking shots from a closer distance than I'm used too. A few of my finished images were cropped in Lightroom, but I do that with the 23mm too. If it were possible, I would prefer the X70 have a 35mm equivalent like the X100 series, but I guess that would make the camera bigger and defeat the purpose. But overall, I am happy with the X70.

[mjcmt]

Other than cropping, did you do any post production work, or are these camera originals.

[stevemargulis]

Other than cropping, did you do any post production work, or are these camera originals.

Hi,

 

I made some other adjustments in Lightroom and used SilverExex for the B&W images.

 

Steve

[Warwick]

A couple of shots from my new X70

 

 

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