First impressions with the XH1

[Nastavnik]

Hi everyone.

 

(Hmm, somehow I thought the photos would show up with the text...)

 

Received my XH1 today. I am still going trough that phase where one holds it as Gollum holds his precious... so I won't be criticizing it much (and given the paid price, I'll probably be in denial about some of its faults for a while...)

So, it is bigger, but not that much either. Same for the weight (without grip, but I think I'll add a base plate, my pinkie still lacks some proper resting space).

For once, my first photo made with it is not of my feet, a plant, or bookshelves.

I had to process it using their raw file converter which I really don't like. Waiting on LR and Iridient. But now that at least it has the camera film simulations in it, it is usable.  I find the in camera settings are (as with previous models) slightly different, so my usual settings didn't yield the results I usually get. Though it was pretty cloudy and flat, not great for BW.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/39889345244/in/album-72157692338216721/

 

and the basic raw conversion
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/25730004157/in/album-72157692338216721/

 

I also tried the panorama function (I some times use it prior to making a stitched panorama, so I have a good reference). Auto-stitching errors were few and discrete
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/39705316735/in/album-72157692338216721/

 

Being alone, I took the opportunity to test the remote app. It worked fine, but it was a lot less smooth than with my other fuji cameras (maybe it was a problem with the phone). Less smooth is me in the grips of denial. It was super laggy. , I need to test more
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/39705318155/in/album-72157692338216721/

 

I then took another photo through the window, because street lights were now on (and the tower's). I then noticed the shutter speed was dropping a lot, so I tested the IS
with the 16-55. 1/12th sec
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/38790468450/in/album-72157692338216721/

That made me ambitious and I tried the 90mm. 1/8thsec
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88144405@N00/40600539881/in/album-72157692338216721/

 

That was the lowest speed I managed handheld. I need to work on the proper technique, it has been sometime I didn't tried this handheld.
1/8th and 1/12th sec photos seem more than acceptable to me. Not all were good of course, I'd say 3 out of 7. At 1/30th sec they were all good.
Strangely enough between 1/15th and 1/20th sec I only got blurred photos. I was really surprised to have more sharp shots at a lower speed. It is possible that I was just in a better stance and less movements. I wonder if keeping it half pressed for a bit before shooting also helped a little (so the system can better compensate for movements ? I don't know, but 1/8th usable photo clearly IBIS also works fine).

All in all, satisfied. Big user manual to read ahead of me, and a lot of video features to get familiar with.

(I filmed a little bit, to my eyes it was marvelous, but keep in mind till then my reference were cell phone videos... so my amazement is of little use for others)