The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

snerkler said:
Sounds good, I'll definitely look into this (y)
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Night-time tickets will definitely be available in May 2027.
May is right in the peak season for these exclusive evening openings, which happen every single Friday night throughout the month.

Crucial Booking Details
  • When tickets open: Official tickets generally go on sale 60 days in advance on the Vatican Museums Ticket Portal. For a trip in May 2027, you should look to book starting in March 2027.
  • Opening hours: The evening entry typically starts around 6:00 PM (18:00), with the museums remaining open until 10:00 PM (22:00).
  • High demand: May is one of the busiest tourism months in Rome. Night tickets sell out within minutes of being released.

What if you miss the official ticket window?
If you miss the 60-day release, standard tickets will likely be sold out. You can still gain entry by booking a guided evening tour through verified third-party platforms like Viator or GetYourGuide. These platforms hold independent ticket allocations for groups.

snerkler said:
Crikey. We're going mid May which, whilst not quite as bad as July and August I'm expecting it to be very busy. We plan on doing the main touristy hot spots first thing in the morning and then in the evening, staying away during the day. Likewise the other places we're visiting.
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I'm sure you will be fine, my experiencee is that planning and pre-booking tickets for star attractions in Rome (and Florence) is essential to avoid excessive queuing

I hope that San Gimignano is on your itinerary
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Night-time tickets will definitely be available in May 2027.
May is right in the peak season for these exclusive evening openings, which happen every single Friday night throughout the month.

Crucial Booking Details
  • When tickets open: Official tickets generally go on sale 60 days in advance on the Vatican Museums Ticket Portal. For a trip in May 2027, you should look to book starting in March 2027.
  • Opening hours: The evening entry typically starts around 6:00 PM (18:00), with the museums remaining open until 10:00 PM (22:00).
  • High demand: May is one of the busiest tourism months in Rome. Night tickets sell out within minutes of being released.

What if you miss the official ticket window?
If you miss the 60-day release, standard tickets will likely be sold out. You can still gain entry by booking a guided evening tour through verified third-party platforms like Viator or GetYourGuide. These platforms hold independent ticket allocations for groups.



I'm sure you will be fine, my experiencee is that planning and pre-booking tickets for star attractions in Rome (and Florence) is essential to avoid excessive queuing

I hope that San Gimignano is on your itinerary
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Thanks for the tip, that’s a bit ‘concerning’ regarding the tickets, I best be on the ball. Unfortunately San Gimignano is not on the Agenda this time but there’s nothing to say we won’t do more of Italy at some other point as I’d like to do Matera as well.
 
I'm wondering if the 16-50mm I had was a duff copy as I've found some raw samples online and they're much better. Both of these are at 16mm f2.8

Edit: they look soft on here but they're not on my computer, however you should be able to see that they're way better than the copy I had.

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bl0at3r said:
The 27mm Viltrox F1.7 is on it 99% of the time. It came with the 16-50 which I’ve used twice.

I really need my favourite 23mm fov but the pancake is too slow and the 1.4s are too big. Even with the pancake fitted, I reckon the body is too thic :thinking:
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The pancake is only a stop slower than the X100VI isn't it?
 
skullfunkerry said:
The pancake is only a stop slower than the X100VI isn't it?
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Yep, but even with f2 you struggle to get any decent OOF areas and subject isolation so if that’s your thing then obviously f2.8’s not going to cut it.

In terms of size and form the X-E5 is much closer to the X100VI but it’s not weather sealed if that’s important.
 
I had a little wander round Hawkwell church yesterday afternoon, just to give the 18mm F/2 a test. I took the 27mm F/2.8 with me as well. The 18mm is a lot nicer to use, with the aperture ring. I think the 27mm might be going in the classifieds fairly soon, tbh...

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skullfunkerry said:
I had a little wander round Hawkwell church yesterday afternoon, just to give the 18mm F/2 a test. I took the 27mm F/2.8 with me as well. The 18mm is a lot nicer to use, with the aperture ring. I think the 27mm might be going in the classifieds fairly soon, tbh...

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Very nice.

And put it towards a 27 mm WR with the aperture ring lol
 
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leaky5 said:
Very nice.

And put it towards a 27 mm WR with the aperture ring lol
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Just had a look at MPB and they're cheaper than I thought. Hmm, now you've got me thinking. I'm not sure which one I'd find more useful, I think I need to go out and spend a day with each and see how I get on...
 
gad-westy said:
I snoozed and losed. Well actually I didn't know it was there but yeah, £500 for an XT3 suddenly looks quite compelling compared to Xt2 prices. I'm actually pondering whether I just hand down my XT4 if the XT6 gets a wriggle on being released. I doubt it's going to net me much trading it in. She's a beginner and I actually started with the assumption that I'd pick up something like an X-T20 for her which might suit her more with full auto mode etc. That was until I discovered that they're going for more than £300 as well. It's absolutely crazy how much these older cameras are selling for. What's the reason behind it all?
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This is what I ended up doing when I started looking for a "cheap" Fuji camera for my son, I bought myself an X-H2s and let him use the X-T2.
 
Craikeybaby said:
This is what I ended up doing when I started looking for a "cheap" Fuji camera for my son, I bought myself an X-H2s and let him use the X-T2.
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Might well be what I do. I’ve been keeping an eye out for stuff but not in a rush. I id see that E-infinity have the x-t30iii with 13-33 lens for £770. Not exactly cheap but more appealing than spending £400+ on a ten year old camera + however much on a lens.
 
gad-westy said:
Might well be what I do. I’ve been keeping an eye out for stuff but not in a rush. I id see that E-infinity have the x-t30iii with 13-33 lens for £770. Not exactly cheap but more appealing than spending £400+ on a ten year old camera + however much on a lens.
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It's not weather sealed though if that's important.
 
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