Jump to content

New To Forum


Recommended Posts

Greetings, folks.  As stated in the title, I'm new to the forum.  Recently --umm, three weeks ago-- picked up a (minty) used X-Pro1.  Long time Nikon (film & digital) user, but similarly, I'm a long time Leica thread mount (both Leitz & Russki clone) camera/lens user, and have been jones-ing for a digital body to use those old lenses on.  Not wanting to drop thousands of $$$ for the latest and greatest (quite yet), I opted for the oh-so-sexy little aforementioned X-Pro1.  So far...... whoa, jeez!  Its a whole 'nuther world!  And that other world happens to be situated in a galaxy I rather like.  A lot.

So far, favorite lenses include 50mm f/2 Leica Summitar and a Russian (FED) f/6.3 100mm --via adapters, obviously-- as well as some of my older Nikon AI glass (turns out f/2.8 24mm and f/2 135 are pretty killer on digital), and over time there'll be others added as I continue to experiment.  I also picked up (rather inexpensively) the less-than-impressive Fuji 16-50mm zoom largely to see how it felt to have a lens that was made for and meant to work (AF, meter couple, show EXIF) on a Fuji.  I like it, too, a little more than I expected, but ultimate sharpness is not among my photographic goals, per se.

Bottom line, I guess, is:  hey there X-Pro users!  Once I figure things out a little, hope to post a pic or two AND probably ask some unforgiveably newbie-type questions.  Who knows?  Over time, might even be able to add an iota or two to the user knowledgebase.    

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

I also purchased a used X-Pro1 over a year back.  I already have 2 XT2's that I've used pretty heavy for wedding work and wanted to give this style of camera a try.

I don't like that the focus peek assist for adapted lenses is so very weak compared to XT2.  I mostly wanted it for adapted lenses but the focus peak colour highlight is pretty crappy on the X-Pro1.  And when I use Fuji glass the auto focus performance is quite poor.  But it is to be expected since it is an old gen camera.  I mostly expected to use adapted glass anyways.  You can't get a feel for current Fuji equipment when using the old X-Pro1.  If you enjoy the Pro1 and want to try something more modern with greatly improved performance, the Pro2 would be a substantial upgrade.  But for just playing around (like myself) the Pro1 may give you years of great results.

Edited by Adam Woodhouse
Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...