The Official Fuji X10/X20/X30/XF1/XQ1 Thread

So Yvonne my X10 was an accessory to your dirty weekend :clap:

Seriously bloody good shot - just my type of subject :thumbs:
 
souldeep said:
Hey Darren - I didn't even think of shooting the rides at the firework display! I had an attempt at that earlier this year at Oktoberfest though - neon lights are always fun to experiment with.

Do you have any firework shots you will post?
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I have a few but not taken with X10 :thinking:
 
allanm said:
Beautiful shot Yvonne. Heres a couple from this morning. I desperately wanted to get a shot of Canterbury Cathedral in the mist, and have been at this spot a few times. It was a bit mistier and shadowier than I wanted but was in a bit of a rush.



And this is St Johns Church at Swalecliffe. Apparently its 12th Century and built on an old Saxon church ( history lessons too!)



Allan
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Canterbury Cathedral - you can be a long time getting the right conditions, can't you? - then you haven't got the camera with you! I was lucky enough to get a similar shot of Glastonbury Tor rising out of a sea of mist a year or two back, but not with an X10.

Church with Saxon origins - my sort of picture which sort of captures what you would have felt about it when you first saw it. As a casual taker of snaps, photography for me has to be about record, and recapturing ephemeral personal feelings rather than artistic display of which I'm incapable (I appreciate the talent in others,though).

Pete
 
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Can you see a thread inside the inner barrel? If so then I'm pretty certain you will be able to resolve the problem. Have you tried clockwise rotation as well as anti-clockwise to get a grip? If there is no thread get it off to Fuji ASAP.

I would like to help more but I'm not going to unscrew the barrel of my X10 to test the theory.
 
souldeep said:
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Can you see a thread inside the inner barrel? If so then I'm pretty certain you will be able to resolve the problem. Have you tried clockwise rotation as well as anti-clockwise to get a grip? If there is no thread get it off to Fuji ASAP.

I would like to help more but I'm not going to unscrew the barrel of my X10 to test the theory.
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Thanks Souldeep, it was anti-clockwise :bonk:
 
happygolucky said:
Thanks Souldeep, it was anti-clockwise :bonk:
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You lucky b****r.....forget the hood, X10 is very resistant to flare. Go Commando...you know it makes sense....
 
trevorbray said:
You lucky b****r.....forget the hood, X10 is very resistant to flare. Go Commando...you know it makes sense....
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I hear what your sayin, Just thought it might give a bit of protection to the lens.
Was thinking it might have to go back to Fuji like a dummy :bang:
 
Allan - I think the mist adds something to your Canterbury shot :thumbs:

Didn't notice the sheep in the right bottom corner until I looked at a larger version on FLICKR.

I know that most people agree you don't need a lens hood with the X10 but I reckon that shot shows you do. You could PP it out but the purple flare is bottom right. I am noticing that same issue in a lot in my shots.

I'm guessing a lens hood would help with that?
 
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souldeep said:
Allan - I think the mist adds something to your Canterbury shot :thumbs:

Didn't notice the sheep in the right bottom corner until I looked at a larger version on FLICKR.

I know that most people agree you don't need a lens hood with the X10 but I reckon that shot shows you do. You could PP it out but the purple flare is bottom right. I am noticing that same issue in a lot in my shots.

I'm guessing a lens hood would help with that?
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That's probably one of only a couple of shots that are showing lens flare. I can live with that at the moment, but a lens hood might be on the cards soon.
I must admit, the camera copes very well with being pointed at the sun!
Allan
 
allanm said:
That's probably one of only a couple of shots that are showing lens flare. I can live with that at the moment, but a lens hood might be on the cards soon.
I must admit, the camera copes very well with being pointed at the sun!
Allan
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I get quite a few - but you'll know how often I shoot with the sun in the shot so I guess it's par with the course. Just wondering if a lens hood would remove that if the sun is in the shot?
 
Thankyou to everyone who commented on the sunrise photo, definitely one of my better efforts with this camera so far. I was quite impressed with the latitude in the shadows to pull some detail back given it was shot in jpg [wasn't awake enough to think to change it to RAW]

Souldeep - those firework shots are absolute belters, as good as any I have seen from a dslr. :thumbs:

Hurdygurdy also liking your fairground ones, impressive :clap:


As for the matter of lens hoods.... John very kindly supplied several hoods/caps with the X10 but the one that has taken up residence is the 4 leaf flip front version - as a lens hood it is limited [ok, it isn't a hood at all], but perfect as a cap because I am truly a lens cap lost cause, I am forever putting them in pockets and forgetting which and where :bonk: However, unless I am being quite dim [not unfeasible] I can't use it with a hood attached too. I do enjoy shooting into the light, and to be honest, lens flare is something that rarely bothers me, it is all part of the rich tapestry and all that.... so I will probably try it with the hood, but frankly I am probably better with a loss-free cap :lol:
 
Ever wondered how bug you can print from the X10?
How about 4ft x 6ft :D:D:D
http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/4-x-6-display-print-from-a-fujifilm-x10-image/
That's gonna take some beating.

Dan says....
"With this proof now in hand, I stand by my assertion that images shot with the X10 and comparable compact cameras are indeed good enough for professional reproduction as needed. Does this mean I’ll give my up my DSLR? Of course not, but I now have even more confidence that when I do want to travel light and leave the big camera behind, I can still shoot images that I’m comfortable sending to clients."
 
Now for something a little different ;)

As you'll know I've still to sort out Korea and Japan sets but whilst I was downloading Korea shots last night I realised I had a standalone set from my first fashion shoot in Seoul. Wasn't really sure what I was supposed to be doing but it was a good experiment. Pretty much all shot as ISO 200. No flash used (unlike all the photographers around me at the time). Perhaps I should have used flash but I don't think the little on board flash was going to make much difference considering the distance of the subjects. I think the X10 done well, good have done better and lessons learned for next time but I am happy with the results.

A few portrait orientated shots;


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DuncanDisorderly said:
Ever wondered how bug you can print from the X10?
How about 4ft x 6ft :D:D:D
http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/4-x-6-display-print-from-a-fujifilm-x10-image/
That's gonna take some beating.

Dan says....
"With this proof now in hand, I stand by my assertion that images shot with the X10 and comparable compact cameras are indeed good enough for professional reproduction as needed. Does this mean I’ll give my up my DSLR? Of course not, but I now have even more confidence that when I do want to travel light and leave the big camera behind, I can still shoot images that I’m comfortable sending to clients."
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What a cracking read - thanks for sharing. Just goes to show what the X10 can do!!!

I'm really tempted to try printing a few of photos in a large format (I'll send some files to a professional printers) to see how it all works but not really sure where to start. Is LR a good place to start or are there other software packages that are better for prints?
 
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Yv said:
Souldeep - those firework shots are absolute belters, as good as any I have seen from a dslr. :thumbs:
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Thanks Yv - but the X10 does seem to perform that's for sure. Since I took those shots I've been looking around the web for others and I can see what you mean regarding the quality comparison against DSLR's. It just does! However I can see the user behind the lens could do a tad better next year ;)

BTW All - a quick reminder Yv and I are meeting in Camden this Sunday for a chilled out street session. If you fancy joining us just ping us a pm and we'll swap details :D
 
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souldeep said:
Now for something a little different ;)

As you'll know I've still to sort out Korea and Japan sets but whilst I was downloading Korea shots last night I realised I had a standalone set from my first fashion shoot in Seoul. Wasn't really sure what I was supposed to be doing but it was a good experiment. Pretty much all shot as ISO 200. No flash used (unlike all the photographers around me at the time). Perhaps I should have used flash but I don't think the little on board flash was going to make much difference considering the distance of the subjects. I think the X10 done well, good have done better and lessons learned for next time but I am happy with the results.

A few portrait orientated shots;

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Love them.
I am sure that the flash use by the other togs will have killed much of the detail and modeling in those light coloured clothes and faces.
You have managed to capture a lot of of detail in the scenes that would have been lost in the light "Fall off" from flash.
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Terrywoodenpic said:
Love them.
I am sure that the flash use by the other togs will have killed much of the detail and modeling in those light coloured clothes and faces.
You have managed to capture a lot of of detail in the scenes that would have been losts in the light "Fall off" from flash.
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Thanks Terry :D

Actually in last nights photo course we were learning about fill in flash. Never really thought of using it because I prefer to try and capture a subject with the natural light. I think as you say not using the flash has worked out OK for this set but I will be more mindful of the flash now. An example that comes to mind is if I want to capture a scene in which a subject is near to the camera perhaps in shade, but there is a lot of light in the background. I will go for exposing somewhere in the middle and use the fill flash to brighten the face a bit. In this set the subjects were well lit by the surrounding spots and I positioned myself in such a way as the background was dark. Subjects therefore come out well exposed as I was exposing for them specifically.
 
souldeep said:
Thanks Terry :D

Actually in last nights photo course we were learning about fill in flash. Never really thought of using it because I prefer to try and capture a subject with the natural light. I think as you say not using the flash has worked out OK for this set but I will be more mindful of the flash now. An example that comes to mind is if I want to capture a scene in which a subject is near to the camera perhaps in shade, but there is a lot of light in the background. I will go for exposing somewhere in the middle and use the fill flash to brighten the face a bit. In this set the subjects were well lit by the surrounding spots and I positioned myself in such a way as the background was dark. Subjects therefore come out well exposed as I was exposing for them specifically.
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One thing rarely mentioned when learning about fill flash is that it can flatten tones especially in highlights, while it raises the general light level. This is what you want in high contrast lighting, but is counter productive in evenly lit situations.

In those situations you will often see photographers holding their flashes at arms length to get more modeling. ( it can be a good idea anyway but you need an off camera flash cord ) (I don't know if you can get one for the X10)
 
Am currently in my favourite Snowdonia hotel due to lead a group up Snowdon tomorrow.
Weather has potential to be spectacularly good for photography.
Only got the x10 and I know it will do me proud.
I'm sure there will be a few piccies to share.
Ttfn - have fun - Duncan
 
Yv said:
We have a Dyrham Park here in Nth London too, but I suspect any deer have been driven well away given its a very high end golf club, never felt so safe parking my car with boot full of equipment in the car park with 2 security guards and a plethora of CCTV cameras guarding what probably totalled more than a million pounds worth or two of automotive bling! :eek:

The parkland I posted pictures of a few pages back also has deer - I know this, I have seen the footprints and the droppings....sadly, in 8 years I have never actually seen so much as a vanishing arse through the trees, even on the odd occasion I have visited without the rabbit worriers. :bonk:
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I haven't gone mad, I am deliberately quoting myself.... this morning I headed out early [so I could be back here by 11] to do some 'scenic' stuff around Enfield as part of a job for an estate agent client. I had the D700 for the work, but had the x10 in a pocket...

Driving along a road by an area that isn't actually the parkland I mentioned in the above post, but is part of the adjoining land, there they were... pulled over, crept back, lined up lens through the chain link fence....and...


Wild Deer in Enfield by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

now it isn't the best deer picture you will ever see, and it is cropped in a bit to remove a tree trunk from either side that were close to me, it was the best angle available, as scaling a 6ft high chain link fence would have spooked them and me, but...I SAW THE DEER!! :woot: :lol:
 
Yv said:

Wild Deer in Enfield by Yvonne White - WhiteGoldImages, on Flickr

now it isn't the best deer picture you will ever see, and it is cropped in a bit to remove a tree trunk from either side that were close to me, it was the best angle available, as scaling a 6ft high chain link fence would have spooked them and me, but...I SAW THE DEER!! :woot: :lol:
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That is what Photography is best at...
Recording Life's little experiences and pleasures.
 
now it isn't the best deer picture you will ever see, and it is cropped in a bit to remove a tree trunk from either side that were close to me, it was the best angle available, as scaling a 6ft high chain link fence would have spooked them and me, but...I SAW THE DEER!! :woot: :lol:[/QUOTE]

On the contrary - I agree with Terry - this is one of the best deer shots I've ever seen, beautifully illustrating how suspicious and cautious the animal is when it knows humans are present. You did excellently - I've never been able to get nearly so close to the deer around here, except when i've rounded a hedge and each of us was equally surprised to come face to face.

Pete
 
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Ed Sutton said:
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Is that an old fibreglass Hardy's rod?
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Golly, Dave, you've got sharp eyes on two counts! Of course, the orange float is where you indicate it is, and yes, it IS a Hardy's fibreglass light spinning rod (about 6 foot) that my friend uses on this overgrown stream. Yesterday, though, he could have done with something around 11 foot.

Daydreamer - your disappointment in not winning a prize possibly matches mine at the time a wag of an uncle, writing to my teenage self, concluded his letter with, "PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED FIVER (I can't!)."

Pete
 
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Piscator Pete said:
"PLEASE FIND ENCLOSED FIVER (I can't!)."

Pete
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Excuse me Pete this is a serious photography forum not one for member of the comedy club - only joking but that IS a good one :thumbs:
 
This has to be the best photography thread on the net. The pictures just get better and better and all from such a modest little camera.
Andy, what a stunning set. Pete, lovely colours, framing, and I like the I-spy idea. Yvonne I agree with Terry about your picture of the deer. Its shots like that, that in years to come you will remember the precise moment you pressed the shutter. Souldeep, what vibrancy. I love number 4, I think the eyes being shut ads to the image, usually blinking - eyes closed is the dread of any photographer especially when using film. Have you thought of a mono version, remove the clutter and make a wall print.
 
Piscator Pete said:
Golly, Dave, you've got sharp eyes on two counts! Of course, the orange float is where you indicate it is, and yes, it IS a Hardy's fibreglass light spinning rod (about 6 foot) that my friend uses on this overgrown stream. Yesterday, though, he could have done with something around 11 foot.
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I used my 'skill and judgement' to work out where I'd trot a float down that swim then followed its likely path! I had the rod down as an Avon. Never thought of it being a spinner at first glance.

I'm a rod builder, by the way. ;)
 
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