The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

Back-button focus on the X-T1

How are you guys/girls doing this? I'm interested in trying some of Nick Turpin's street photography BBF technique and came across a page explaining how to set up for BBF and get all of MF, AF-S and AF-C depending on how I use the AF-L button.

See here: https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2016/05/back-button-autofocus-with-fuji-x-t1.html

I'm trying this now (as bright as I can get it, but after dark and indoors) and while it seems to sort-of-work, the focus point on the distance scale seems to be ... odd. I will try outdoors during the day tomorrow, but wonder how any other Fuji shooters are doing it.
 
Out for a walk today to the Bracklin Falls, Callander, Central Scotland. Awful weather, I wasn't too sure to bring the camera bag or not but grabbed it anyway. Got our collie to pose in the middle of a raised bridge. Haven't used this lens in a while, tricky focus as it's manual, so set to continuous H and blast away.

Breia on the bridge



Breia on the bridge by APM Photography, on Flickr


X-T2 -- Samyang 135 f/2 -- iso 800 -- 1/140th
 
Mr Perceptive said:
You'd be very lucky... Fuji grey prices aren't usually super discounted, in fact Panamoz's X-H1 kit is more expensive than the UK retail, and their X-E3+18-55 is a whopping £300 more than the Fuji Refurb store.

And my silver X100 is in superb condition considering is 7.5 years old, unlike my X100F which has really been through the wars, and if I choose to sell it I reckon it will be the cheapest X100F available, but then no-one on TP would buy it as the classifieds are full of people who want perfect kit at knock down prices........:rolleyes: I reckon I'm just going to keep it as a beater (quarry camera!)
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Panamoz haven’t been very cheap lately, e-infinity prices are generally much better but I’m not convinced their warranty and ease of service is as good as Panamoz. E-infinity have the X100F for £699 vs £899 UK, if these figures are reflected in the X100V then £1099 is more palatable than £1299, but even £1099 is a lot of money for a fixed lens crop sensor, especially when you can pick up an X-T3 and 23mm f2 WR for that, and a X-T30 with 23mm f2 for considerably less.
 
snerkler said:
Panamoz haven’t been very cheap lately, e-infinity prices are generally much better but I’m not convinced their warranty and ease of service is as good as Panamoz. E-infinity have the X100F for £699 vs £899 UK, if these figures are reflected in the X100V then £1099 is more palatable than £1299, but even £1099 is a lot of money for a fixed lens crop sensor, especially when you can pick up an X-T3 and 23mm f2 WR for that, and a X-T30 with 23mm f2 for considerably less.
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You need to get your head around the point of an X100 series camera.............Anyway you won't like the edge and corner sharpness on an F at F2, so I don't know why you bothering to actually consider it........deep down, you know really that you'd be wanting to return it, and its much harder to return grey than UK........
 
Mr Perceptive said:
You need to get your head around the point of an X100 series camera.............Anyway you won't like the edge and corner sharpness on an F at F2, so I don't know why you bothering to actually consider it........deep down, you know really that you'd be wanting to return it, and its much harder to return grey than UK........
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Not sure what makes you say all that? I don’t concern myself with edge sharpness wide open.
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Toby, it can be generally soft at F2 (the edges and corners can be very noticable), you are by your own admission picky............
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With some things I am, however I’ve said many times before that I’m more concerned about the overall look and aesthetic quality rather than critical sharpness. Don’t forget I’m the guy that’s been happy with my Nikon 24-120mm f4 despite it receiving quite a bit of criticism, and lenses like the Olly 9-18mm which isn’t renowned for its edge sharpness.

For the record I do understand what cameras like the X100’s are about ;)

Edit: oh, the new lens is supposed to be a much better performer too :D
 
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snerkler said:
The silver on the X100V is supposedly more scratch resistant, or at least scratches aren’t as visible as the silver is the actual colour of the metal and not a ‘paint’.
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That’s right, the top and bottom plates of the new Fuji X100V are milled out from a block aluminium :) hopefully it ages nicely.
 
Latest renderings of the X-T4 on Fuji Rumours don’t show any major change in grip so I’m not expecting any major ergonomic changes. Hopefully it’s wrong and it will be deeper, similar to X-T3 with hand grip.
 
snerkler said:
Latest renderings of the X-T4 on Fuji Rumours don’t show any major change in grip so I’m not expecting any major ergonomic changes. Hopefully it’s wrong and it will be deeper, similar to X-T3 with hand grip.
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Didnt change it for 3 iterations so cant see them doing so for the 4th, unless they can use the real estate for IBIS
 
Dave70D said:
Yes it was real, looked brand new so I told them they should up the price but they did not so Mum gave me a fiver and I added the 70 and walked out with a new silver X-T3 and all the bits and box too. Had it a while then traded it in and Jessops said it was brand new so a result for me.
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How are you finding the X-H1 in comparison to the T3? IBIS is obviously the big draw but how does it compare in other respects please?
 
c22w1 said:
How are you finding the X-H1 in comparison to the T3? IBIS is obviously the big draw but how does it compare in other respects please?
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I love the size of the H1 and at the moment I have my XF56mm on it, the IBIS is great but I still like to use the T3 as well. If I was starting again I`d have two H1s.
 
I've just started using the Zeiss 32mm f1.8 and although I'm not sure it's a focal length i will get on with it's razor sharp and a pleasure to use.
snerkler said:
Too specialised, just want a prime with good subject isolation. Plus the car image isn't truly a tilt shift look obviously. If it was truly tilt shift then the roof of the car would be blurred.

The Mitakon 35mm f0.95 looks good though. Also been looking at the 90mm f2, that looks pretty special although not a focal length I'd use.
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@Dave70D i know you have an X-E3, how does the AF o that compare with the T3 or H1? I’m thinking of adding one of these with another 18-55 to stick in my car, but I wondered how the AF compares. I assume it will be better than the XP1 or XP2.
 
rick448 said:
@Dave70D i know you have an X-E3, how does the AF o that compare with the T3 or H1? I’m thinking of adding one of these with another 18-55 to stick in my car, but I wondered how the AF compares. I assume it will be better than the XP1 or XP2.
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It`s at my Mums at the moment, but the X-E3 is very quick on AF with all my lenses that are in my signature it might not be as quick as the T3 but it`s not far behind. When I`m at Mums on Wednesday I will be swapping cameras and having the X-E3 here with the 50mm and 35mm.
 
Dave70D said:
It`s at my Mums at the moment, but the X-E3 is very quick on AF with all my lenses that are in my signature it might not be as quick as the T3 but it`s not far behind. When I`m at Mums on Wednesday I will be swapping cameras and having the X-E3 here with the 50mm and 35mm.
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Thanks Dave, I’m going to have a think and possibly add it to my collection. I have no interest in the X100V but I can get the X-E3 plus 18-55 for around half the price of that.
 
rick448 said:
Thanks Dave, I’m going to have a think and possibly add it to my collection. I have no interest in the X100V but I can get the X-E3 plus 18-55 for around half the price of that.
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I use the X-E3 like a point & shoot only using the screen, as love using it like that plus imo it is actually a damn good little camera.
 
Just had a few days in a very dull and gloomy Anglesey. No light whatsoever for the three days we had there. Luckily we headed back home Saturday morning, just as the weather was kicking off. We drove back through the Ogwen Valley, which was a tad wet and windy to say the least.

Took a few photos but was just trying to make the most of a bad lot really. One from a quiet little beach on the west of the island...


Beach Mono by Jason, on Flickr
 
JasonPC said:
Just had a few days in a very dull and gloomy Anglesey. No light whatsoever for the three days we had there. Luckily we headed back home Saturday morning, just as the weather was kicking off. We drove back through the Ogwen Valley, which was a tad wet and windy to say the least.

Took a few photos but was just trying to make the most of a bad lot really. One from a quiet little beach on the west of the island...


Beach Mono by Jason, on Flickr
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Oh I like that....
 
JasonPC said:
Just had a few days in a very dull and gloomy Anglesey. No light whatsoever for the three days we had there. Luckily we headed back home Saturday morning, just as the weather was kicking off. We drove back through the Ogwen Valley, which was a tad wet and windy to say the least.

Took a few photos but was just trying to make the most of a bad lot really. One from a quiet little beach on the west of the island...


Beach Mono by Jason, on Flickr
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Very nice landscape/seascape Fujigraph, well composed, nice punchy mono presentation, and for me just about the right amount of movement in the water.

George.
 
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