The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

How do people manage iso at events? Took my X-t30 to my best mates wedding yesterday, my one gripe is once set to Auto ISO its quite easy to slip the front wheel ( especially the more beers you have) and end shooting at iso 10000
 
Another stop our road trip, the "Golfie" MTB trails at Innerleithen - this is the start of "Flat White". It is tough riding, both up and down, but the views were worth it on the climb.
 
combat squirrel said:
What is everyones favourite recipes for the X100v ?? (or any of the cameras tbh as most recipes can be used across many)
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Depends what I'm shooting. For my motorsport work I shoot Raw and then apply the Provia profile in Lightroom and tweak from there. For other work I dabble in some film sim recipes (my post above uses Pacific Blues) but to be honest I gravitate towards Classic Neg quite a lot. I have performed the simple Lightroom "hack" to allow me to use Nostalgic Neg from the X-T5 on my X-T4 Raw files in Lightroom as well, and that's a good profile for travel photography.
 
RichardC27 said:
Depends what I'm shooting. For my motorsport work I shoot Raw and then apply the Provia profile in Lightroom and tweak from there. For other work I dabble in some film sim recipes (my post above uses Pacific Blues) but to be honest I gravitate towards Classic Neg quite a lot. I have performed the simple Lightroom "hack" to allow me to use Nostalgic Neg from the X-T5 on my X-T4 Raw files in Lightroom as well, and that's a good profile for travel photography.
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Classic Neg seems to be the base for all the best recipes. I'm still salty about it not being available on the X-T3. :mad:
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
Classic Neg seems to be the base for all the best recipes. I'm still salty about it not being available on the X-T3. :mad:
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Most of the ones on Fuji X Weekly seem to use Classic Chrome but I find it a bit meh. Classic Neg just has something about it, particularly in the way it renders reds. I do use Classic Neg as the base for my historic motorsport work as well, which it really suits. You can always use the LR / C1 hack to apply it to X-T3 Raw files in post if you wanted to, that's how I've got Nostalgic Neg despite using an X-T4
 
RichardC27 said:
Most of the ones on Fuji X Weekly seem to use Classic Chrome but I find it a bit meh. Classic Neg just has something about it, particularly in the way it renders reds. I do use Classic Neg as the base for my historic motorsport work as well, which it really suits. You can always use the LR / C1 hack to apply it to X-T3 Raw files in post if you wanted to, that's how I've got Nostalgic Neg despite using an X-T4
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Thanks, I've already done that for both classic and nostalgic.

It just irks me that there's no reason for it other than trying to force people to upgrade. They're the same sensor and processor. There's absolutely no reason they couldn't have added it later down the line like they did with classic chrome on the older bodies. Grrrrr.
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
Thanks, I've already done that for both classic and nostalgic.

It just irks me that there's no reason for it other than trying to force people to upgrade. They're the same sensor and processor. There's absolutely no reason they couldn't have added it later down the line like they did with classic chrome on the older bodies. Grrrrr.
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It is annoying, and almost nobody is going to drop £1600 on a new camera body just for a single film simulation so it's not a tactic that would even work. I kind of understand between sensor generations, but even then it can't be that much work to bring the film sims to older bodies
 
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I am now down in Saltburn-by-the-Sea and had been planning on getting a photo of the pier here for my August entry to DPOTY, which had the theme "structure". Leaving shooting my entry to the last sunset before the deadline was a bit risky, but I actually ended up with 2 images I really liked. I submitted the first, mainly because my wife prefers it and that saves me from thinking about it too much.


Saltburn Pier by Lewis Craik, on Flickr


Saltburn Pier by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
 
Has anyone considered the new Viltrox 27mm 1.2? Looks a bit of a beast, based on the few reviews I've seen it looks to be a very high performer, even at 1.2 it looks razor sharp. I own their 13mm 1.4, which is a great lens, decently sharp wide open too, but I don't use it much as I don't tend to shoot wide very often [bought it more specifically for a trip] - The only other lens I have atm is the 35F2, considering offing both for the 27 1.2 as a general purpose all-rounder
 
Cagey75 said:
Has anyone considered the new Viltrox 27mm 1.2? Looks a bit of a beast, based on the few reviews I've seen it looks to be a very high performer, even at 1.2 it looks razor sharp. I own their 13mm 1.4, which is a great lens, decently sharp wide open too, but I don't use it much as I don't tend to shoot wide very often [bought it more specifically for a trip] - The only other lens I have atm is the 35F2, considering offing both for the 27 1.2 as a general purpose all-rounder
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I'm super excited about it. I really like the 27mm fov, but I wanted something for some rainy nights in Tokyo/Kyoto/any city really. The Fuji was "only" f2.8, and the newer WR version was more than I wanted to pay for an aperture that I considered a compromise.

I had pretty much decided I would have to go for a 23mm 1.4 instead, and was looking at the Sigma, but it isn't really weather sealed. Then just as I was about to pull the trigger, Viltrox dropped the 27mm.

It's everything I want in a lens - 27mm, fast, weather sealed, AND it "suffers" with a pretty obvious vignette wide open, which I actually love.

I'll definitely be grabbing one.
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
I'm super excited about it. I really like the 27mm fov, but I wanted something for some rainy nights in Tokyo/Kyoto/any city really. The Fuji was "only" f2.8, and the newer WR version was more than I wanted to pay for an aperture that I considered a compromise.

I had pretty much decided I would have to go for a 23mm 1.4 instead, and was looking at the Sigma, but it isn't really weather sealed. Then just as I was about to pull the trigger, Viltrox dropped the 27mm.

It's everything I want in a lens - 27mm, fast, weather sealed, AND it "suffers" with a pretty obvious vignette wide open, which I actually love.

I'll definitely be grabbing one.
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I'm with you on the vignetting, I never understand why it's deemed such a hard negative in reviews for larger aperture lenses. You're not shooting landscapes wide open for example, it might affect astro but I can't think of any other type of shooting wide open that cares about a bit of vignette when shooting at 1.4 or 1.2. I care more about it being sufficiently sharp at all apertures, and this 27mm looks to have just that. It might be the perfect lens for me if it focused in a tad closer, but it at least is the first Viltrox to push beyond their usual 0.1x [27mm goes to 0.15x at least] and it remains crispy sharp for those close ups. If I can manage to sell on my 13 1.4 [which was used twice, so nice and 'minty!] and my old reliable 35F2, I think i will go for it.
 
Cagey75 said:
Has anyone considered the new Viltrox 27mm 1.2? Looks a bit of a beast, based on the few reviews I've seen it looks to be a very high performer, even at 1.2 it looks razor sharp. I own their 13mm 1.4, which is a great lens, decently sharp wide open too, but I don't use it much as I don't tend to shoot wide very often [bought it more specifically for a trip] - The only other lens I have atm is the 35F2, considering offing both for the 27 1.2 as a general purpose all-rounder
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Mine arrived yesterday from AVMPhoto, amazing service. Quick test shot for you to look at (apologise for the scaffolding :) ) Taken on Xt4 at 1.2, first shot out of camera raw Capture One. Second shot with just the auto button pressed and 3rd shot the obvious crop. Yes heavy vignetting at 1.2 and dof close up is miniscule :) But when you hit focus it is bitingly sharp. Seems as fast as the older fuji primes to focus and silent. No editing done apart from the auto button in C1 for the 2nd and 3rd image.

DSCF0640 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr

DSCF0640 1 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr

DSCF0640 2 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr
 
Speedy136 said:
Mine arrived yesterday from AVMPhoto, amazing service. Quick test shot for you to look at (apologise for the scaffolding :) ) Taken on Xt4 at 1.2, first shot out of camera raw Capture One. Second shot with just the auto button pressed and 3rd shot the obvious crop. Yes heavy vignetting at 1.2 and dof close up is miniscule :) But when you hit focus it is bitingly sharp. Seems as fast as the older fuji primes to focus and silent. No editing done apart from the auto button in C1 for the 2nd and 3rd image.

DSCF0640 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr

DSCF0640 1 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr

DSCF0640 2 by Nick Lowe, on Flickr
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Shouldn’t have read this post. I’m a sucker for fast glass. Now I’m searching my cupboards to see if I’ve still got a Fuji body anywhere…
 
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