The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

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How are you managing to post more than 2 images at a time…?
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You can post up to 8 images per post, you just need to copy the bb codes if posting from Flickr.
 
Been busy lately with work and DIY projects, but managed to snap something today.
This shop has been around since the 80s in Southend on sea and sold fancy dress costumes and other party paraphernalia.
I remember being dragged there by my mum & dad when I was about 8, because I had to buy a replacement whoopee cushion for my friend using my pocket money - due to popping his one during a sinister episode involving too much inflation and a nappy pin :ROFLMAO:
Looks like it is gone now :(


Sancto by Ander Dingus, on Flickr

EDIT: was actually there for 70 years https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23745574.legendary-southend-party-store-close-70-years/
 
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I bought an 18mm XF. That means by accident I now own all the launch lenses? 18, 23, 35, 56?

Thought I put it on the camera that it launched with for some photos...which btw, it does shows its age, like massively. In many many ways. Mostly due to the body. Also bought the Squarehood, very exspensive piece of plastic but I can't find anything else that i like.

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Some samples, with lots of processing.

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The 2 above I ran denoise in LR, the ones below I purposely did not.

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p.s. my beat up X100vi

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Raymond Lin said:
I bought an 18mm XF. That means by accident I now own all the launch lenses? 18, 23, 35, 56?

Thought I put it on the camera that it launched with for some photos...which btw, it does shows its age, like massively. In many many ways. Mostly due to the body. Also bought the Squarehood, very exspensive piece of plastic but I can't find anything else that i like.

b171945bf890.jpg


9cc5dabaa795.jpg



Some samples, with lots of processing.

d8793ce3a4bc.jpg


096e3ee13428.jpg


The 2 above I ran denoise in LR, the ones below I purposely did not.

b24d3a6c9d7d.jpg


7268b89c5e04.jpg


p.s. my beat up X100vi

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Hate to burst your balloon Raymond but the launch lenses were 18, 35 & 60mm.
 
Probably a bit of a daft question. But if shooting JPEG and raw. Do you use a smaller card for JPEGs, or just keep it simple and load up the same in both slots?
 
Paulie-W said:
Probably a bit of a daft question. But if shooting JPEG and raw. Do you use a smaller card for JPEGs, or just keep it simple and load up the same in both slots?
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Just put two cards in of the same performance/size and shoot RAW+JPG (ie backup) to each card, then if you have a card failure you still have both RAWs and JPGs - there really is very little point in shooting RAW to one and JPG to the other
 
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Just had a look back my old emails and found my receipt from Wex for my X-pro 1 with the 18mm and a Bellingham digital bag for £903.99 including delivery and the offer of a free 60mm or 35mm. Think I went for the 60 as someone was selling the 35 at a good price.


I could probably make a profit now!
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Just put two cards in of the same performance/size and shoot RAW+JPG (ie backup) to each card, then if you have a card failure you still have both RAWs and JPGs - there really is very little point in shooting RAW to one and JPG to the other
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I used to shoot raw to 1 and jpg to 2, that would leave me space to save movies to 2.

I figured my jpgs were never so far out that they'd be unusable in the event that card 1 failed. I never shot professionally so my risk tolerance was high.
 
Barrysprout said:
Just had a look back my old emails and found my receipt from Wex for my X-pro 1 with the 18mm and a Bellingham digital bag for £903.99 including delivery and the offer of a free 60mm or 35mm. Think I went for the 60 as someone was selling the 35 at a good price.


I could probably make a profit now!
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My initial thought when reading, it's probably about the same price used right now :ROFLMAO:
 
jimmyjamjojo said:
I used to shoot raw to 1 and jpg to 2, that would leave me space to save movies to 2.

I figured my jpgs were never so far out that they'd be unusable in the event that card 1 failed. I never shot professionally so my risk tolerance was high.
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I always shoot raw to both cards when using my Sony as I’ve never liked SOOC JPEGs , but I shoot raw and JPEG with my X100VI, however it only has one card slot so I don’t have any backup :runaway:
 
snerkler said:
I always shoot raw to both cards when using my Sony as I’ve never liked SOOC JPEGs , but I shoot raw and JPEG with my X100VI, however it only has one card slot so I don’t have any backup :runaway:
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:ROFLMAO: Put that "Lab Coat" away, and enjoy your Vi ;)
 
I haven't shot any video on any of the cameras I've had, starting from a D40 ;)
 
Question guys and gals,

I have the new Fuji 56mm f1.2 currently on my x-e5 but the balance isn’t great, I’m think of picking up either the xt-5 or the x-h2, which way would you go. Main use would be portraiture and some street. TIA
 
Gandalf said:
Question guys and gals,

I have the new Fuji 56mm f1.2 currently on my x-e5 but the balance isn’t great, I’m think of picking up either the xt-5 or the x-h2, which way would you go. Main use would be portraiture and some street. TIA
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Grip is probably more secure on X-H2 but it looses the Fuji dialness and is more like a DSLR in handling - a lot depends on how you like to use a camera
 
Gandalf said:
Question guys and gals,

I have the new Fuji 56mm f1.2 currently on my x-e5 but the balance isn’t great, I’m think of picking up either the xt-5 or the x-h2, which way would you go. Main use would be portraiture and some street. TIA
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I’d choose the X-H2. Superb ergonomics. Better EVF. I found the SPAM dial with C1-C7 really useful. I’ve also had the X-T5. Fitted the hand grip and paired it with the 23mm f1.4. Loved it.
Tough call.
 
A meltingly hot day at Oulton Park yesterday (British GT3 Championship), camera stood up to the heat better than I did!! I was a little worried as there are a number of reports of X-H2S's shutting down due to overheating, but I think my choice of a Delkin Black VF Express Card which runs at half the temperature of some of the Lexar and Angelbird cards, may have had a part to play in it. Mainly shot bursts, and again the battery did me proud, 5000 shots on about 70% of a battery (I'm getting faster with Fast Raw Viewer and culled them down to about 250 shots in just over an hour) . All the below shot with X-H2S + 50-140mm

You don't see many of these in the UK


Liqui Moly Slicks - KTM by David Yeoman, on Flickr

Through the trees....


British GT Championship - Porsche GT4 by David Yeoman, on Flickr

And the obligatory McLaren.......


British GT Championship - McLaren 720S GT3 by David Yeoman, on Flickr
 
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Mr Perceptive said:
A meltingly hot day at Oulton Park yesterday (British GT3 Championship), camera stood up to the heat better than I did!! I was a little worried as there are a number of reports of X-H2S's shutting down due to overheating, but I think my choice of a Delkin Black VF Express Card which runs at half the temperature of some of the Lexar and Angelbird cards, may have had a part to play in it. Mainly shot bursts, and again the battery did me proud, 5000 shots on about 70% of a battery (I'm getting faster with Fast Raw Viewer and culled them down to about 250 shots in just over an hour) . All the below shot with X-H2S + 50-140mm

You don't see many of these in the UK


Liqui Moly Slicks - KTM by David Yeoman, on Flickr

Through the trees....


British GT Championship - Porsche GT4 by David Yeoman, on Flickr

And the obligatory McLaren.......


British GT Championship - McLaren 720S GT3 by David Yeoman, on Flickr
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They’re all fab, but that shot through the trees is next level :love:
 
Mr Perceptive said:
A meltingly hot day at Oulton Park yesterday (British GT3 Championship), camera stood up to the heat better than I did!! I was a little worried as there are a number of reports of X-H2S's shutting down due to overheating, but I think my choice of a Delkin Black VF Express Card which runs at half the temperature of some of the Lexar and Angelbird cards, may have had a part to play in it. Mainly shot bursts, and again the battery did me proud, 5000 shots on about 70% of a battery (I'm getting faster with Fast Raw Viewer and culled them down to about 250 shots in just over an hour) . All the below shot with X-H2S + 50-140mm

You don't see many of these in the UK


Liqui Moly Slicks - KTM by David Yeoman, on Flickr

Through the trees....


British GT Championship - Porsche GT4 by David Yeoman, on Flickr

And the obligatory McLaren.......


British GT Championship - McLaren 720S GT3 by David Yeoman, on Flickr
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Great set of images David.

Was there a specific reason why you went for the X-H2s and not the X-H2?
 
wibbly said:
Great set of images David.

Was there a specific reason why you went for the X-H2s and not the X-H2?
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Speed,speed and more speed - the X-H2S has a stacked sensor and can run up to 40fps in ES (not that I'm shooting at that speed!!), also I've not noticed any rolling artefacts yet with the ES, its readout is fast, not Sony fast but fast nethertheless. The AF is astonishing quick (for a Fuji) and blackout free shooting while panning is a revelation. Its a nice bit of kit, and paying approx 50% of the RRP for a pre-loved one sweetened the deal :)

I've only got the 50-140 and 100-400 for this camera, so for me it has a very specific use case.
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Speed,speed and more speed - the X-H2S has a stacked sensor and can run up to 40fps in ES (not that I'm shooting at that speed!!), also I've not noticed any rolling artefacts yet with the ES, its readout is fast, not Sony fast but fast nethertheless. The AF is astonishing quick (for a Fuji) and blackout free shooting while panning is a revelation. Its a nice bit of kit, and paying approx 50% of the RRP for a pre-loved one sweetened the deal :)

I've only got the 50-140 and 100-400 for this camera, so for me it has a very specific use case.
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I think the X-H2s readout speed is around 5.8ms which is roughly the same as the Sony A9 II and I never noticed any rolling shutter on that either. My only grip I had with the A9 II was that you get a kind of 'slideshow' view though the viewfinder when using shutter speeds under 1/60 and panning whilst shooting.

I think a lot of blackout free EVF's are the same, however what I like with the A1 is that it has something called frame rate low limit which adds black frames between shots so it's smoother and more natural shooting, it's no longer blackout free but as least it's smooth and not slideshow like. Does the X-H2s have something similar?
 
snerkler said:
I think the X-H2s readout speed is around 5.8ms which is roughly the same as the Sony A9 II and I never noticed any rolling shutter on that either. My only grip I had with the A9 II was that you get a kind of 'slideshow' view though the viewfinder when using shutter speeds under 1/60 and panning whilst shooting.

I think a lot of blackout free EVF's are the same, however what I like with the A1 is that it has something called frame rate low limit which adds black frames between shots so it's smoother and more natural shooting, it's no longer blackout free but as least it's smooth and not slideshow like. Does the X-H2s have something similar?
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Yes X-H2S is about the same readout speed as A9/A9II but slower than A1

I have no idea about the X-H2S EVF settings, never touched them, and I've just packed the camera away for this weekend's shenanigans. I think the only options are refresh rate, mine will be on default whatever that is!!

From documentation

EVF/LCD Boost Setting: Change to EVF FRAME RATE PRIORITY (120p) for smooth motion in standard shooting, or (240p EQUIV.) for unparalleled tracking of fast-moving subjects. (Note: The 240p setting may slightly darken the EVF image in low-light scenarios).
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Yes X-H2S is about the same readout speed as A9/A9II but slower than A1

I have no idea about the X-H2S EVF settings, never touched them, and I've just packed the camera away for this weekend's shenanigans. I think the only options are refresh rate, mine will be on default whatever that is!!

From documentation

EVF/LCD Boost Setting: Change to EVF FRAME RATE PRIORITY (120p) for smooth motion in standard shooting, or (240p EQUIV.) for unparalleled tracking of fast-moving subjects. (Note: The 240p setting may slightly darken the EVF image in low-light scenarios).
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I'm not sure that's the same, but if you've not noticed it going into a kind of slide show effect at 1/60 and below then I guess it's got some similar voodoo magic (y)
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Just put two cards in of the same performance/size and shoot RAW+JPG (ie backup) to each card, then if you have a card failure you still have both RAWs and JPGs - there really is very little point in shooting RAW to one and JPG to the other
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I like to have raw on one card and Joeg on the other, so that when I plug the card into Lightroom I only get the raws. I also like having the jpegs for use with XApp on my phone, to pull an image to share quickly without going through Lightroom. It is a case of whatever works for you.
Gandalf said:
Question guys and gals,

I have the new Fuji 56mm f1.2 currently on my x-e5 but the balance isn’t great, I’m think of picking up either the xt-5 or the x-h2, which way would you go. Main use would be portraiture and some street. TIA
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I prefer the grip/handling on the X-H2 series to the X-T series, I didn’t expect I would, but it is much comfier to hold/use.

If you are in the UK, do one of the free test drives and try both styles of body for a few days.
 
Craikeybaby said:
I like to have raw on one card and Joeg on the other, so that when I plug the card into Lightroom I only get the raws. I also like having the jpegs for use with XApp on my phone, to pull an image to share quickly without going through Lightroom. It is a case of whatever works for you.

I prefer the grip/handling on the X-H2 series to the X-T series, I didn’t expect I would, but it is much comfier to hold/use.

If you are in the UK, do one of the free test drives and try both styles of body for a few days.
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I tried the X-T5 out recently and found the grip much comfier than I was expecting, and much better than the X-T1 I had. I don't know if the grip's changed or I've changed but it took me by surprise. I can imagine with the bigger lenses it's not going to be substantial enough though.
 
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