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Animal posted:I've seen Fuji's different Instagram accounts gushing over pictures of weathered looking X-T1's and X-Pro1's, I think the paint is meant to be that way to please the hipsters out there who want their cameras to look heavily used so they can in turn seem like grizzled photographers. Then make the drat thing out of brass. Worn black paint over brass looks baller but regular old magnesium is bad.
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8th-snype posted:Pretty much the one thing I am not a fan of regarding the x series is the fragility of the paint they use. I don't abuse my gear but I already have a chip on the "prism" of my XT1 and I've only had it a few weeks. Shutter button of my xe1. I actually still have paint on all other surfaces because I put black vinyl on the body when I got it new.
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oh god what have i done   aaaaaaaaaa this thing is wider than your mom    I got this refurbished for $600 and I don't give a fuuuuuuuuccccccccck 
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Feb 18, 2016 21:26
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DJExile posted:oh god what have i done Not gunna lie: jealous as gently caress
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That is clean as gently caress. Out of nowhere: I really want the 8mm Rokinon for X. Fisheye be damned, I want to go out and do really wide nighttime astro shots. 8th-snype posted:Then make the drat thing out of brass. Worn black paint over brass looks baller but regular old magnesium is bad. I dunno, your xpro was beat up to hell but I really like the look  I think I've become what I hate.
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Feb 18, 2016 21:42
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DJExile posted:aaaaaaaaaa this thing is wider than your mom Thats gonna be what like 16mm equivalent, 100 degrees? Trippy.
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Feb 18, 2016 21:43
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It's listed as a 180 degree field of view. I have no idea if that'd change going to full frame.
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Feb 18, 2016 21:48
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Martytoof posted:That is clean as gently caress. I don't mind the scratches my xpro has, its like the camera has been used as opposed to my dentist's leica. (not too sure he has one)
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Aargh posted:I don't mind the scratches my xpro has, its like the camera has been used as opposed to my dentist's leica. (not too sure he has one) Probably using it as a door stop. I got the x100t back from the shop. $150, they replaced the board and the entire lens/shutter assembly. Basically a new camera now. And I didn't have a proof of purchase.
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DJExile posted:It's listed as a 180 degree field of view. I have no idea if that'd change going to full frame. I don't know that it'd be able to cover any more than that. I used my bosses old Russian 8mm fisheye on my 5D back in the day, and it turned out to have similar coverage to a crop-sensor (circular image with black corners). No way a lens designed for m43 would cover more than one designed for 35mm, I'd think. There is that ludicrous, super-rare Nikon fisheye for astrophotography, I think that's like a 6mm? Yeah, here we go: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/fisheyes/6mmf28.htm
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DJExile posted:oh god what have i done  you're gonna have the sweetest skateboarding shots bro
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Feb 19, 2016 08:54
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I didn't bother testing the 12/2 too much, but I found the focusing ring to be too stiff to be enjoyable in any use. It'll do when you have all the time to focus, it's just so drat slowww. Build quality felt ok. Hood is huge. Sharpness is great corner to corner and ca is low/nonexistent. There's visible bulging distortion. Reviews say it has great coma handling so it works well with astrophotog. I'd buy one used despite the focusing. Maybe I could switch the lubes to lighter ones if it isn't too much work. Reportedly the lens has a lot of sample variance so try the specific lens you are buying personally. Oh, and the lens focuses past infinity so you need to always pay attention to that. Perhaps it is fixable, but drat does Samyang save pennies with QA.
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It focuses past infinity because 99% of the time the actual infinity point is a mm or two past the marking on the barrel. Samyang QA  Other than that I like it, its cheap with good optics and I haven't had the manual focus issues described. Mine has pretty extreme corner smeariness when open (notably worse than other examples i've seen) but other than that no complaints.Example shots, im at work so havent got much selection Composite panorama from 2 shots, Fuji X-e2 w Samyang 12mm/f2. Tre Cime Eastern path, Italy.  Fort Monte Festa (3 shot composite) 
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I got my tax return and was about to order the Nissin i40, but stopped because I didn't know when I'd actually use it. One of the main reasons I love my fuji setup is that it's small and unassuming. I know the Nissin is small for an bounce flash, but it's still a fairly large add-on to an otherwise compact setup. I remember loving my old TTL flashes for house parties and the like back in the day but I just hesitate to spend $250 on something that I'm not sure I'd use all that much (I don't throw a ton of house parties any more and I don't want to be the guy with a bounce flash out at a bar). I want to get back in to doing more portraits but in general I just like carrying my camera around when I go on trips and snap general stuff. Part of me wants to save up for the 16 and 56, sell the 18-55 (thought it's great, primes just feel better on the fuji) then maybe grab the 90 or something...making gear choices is hard. I've even tossed around the idea of selling everything and picking up the x100t with a wide/tele combo so I could just be done with it all. Ouhei fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Feb 19, 2016 |
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Ouhei posted:I got my tax return and was about to order the Nissin i40, but stopped because I didn't know when I'd actually use it. One of the main reasons I love my fuji setup is that it's small and unassuming. I know the Nissin is small for an bounce flash, but it's still a fairly large add-on to an otherwise compact setup. I remember loving my old TTL flashes for house parties and the like back in the day but I just hesitate to spend $250 on something that I'm not sure I'd use all that much (I don't throw a ton of house parties any more and I don't want to be the guy with a bounce flash out at a bar). I want to get back in to doing more portraits but in general I just like carrying my camera around when I go on trips and snap general stuff. I got the Fuji EF-20. It has 90° vertical tilt, no horizontal tilt, and it folds up to be a little smaller than a pack of cigs so you can put it in your pocket no problem.
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Dren posted:I got the Fuji EF-20. It has 90° vertical tilt, no horizontal tilt, and it folds up to be a little smaller than a pack of cigs so you can put it in your pocket no problem. Oh I do like that idea, might have to grab that! It would still work on a x100t if I go nuclear on the modular lens system...
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Here's my entire kit for 3 weeks travel laid out as it will be carried on the airplane with me. Grey bag for carry on/non-quick access stuff: X-T1 body, strobes, misc gear, inflatable pillow, sleeping pad, emergency toiletry kit; Green bag for personal item/quick access: X100T plus kit, portable 10,000maH battery, documents, tablet, adapters , water bottle. Plus two pictures to show how much room I have left for food and all the other the crap that accumulates while traveling. Which leaves my entire checked bag for non-photo related stuff     There area few things that I didn't toss into the picture, like my radio triggers and spare memory cards. Edit: In synchronizing all the custom function buttons on my X100/XT I discovered the video button on my XT1 is broken and you have to push it extremely hard to get it to register anything 
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Feb 19, 2016 19:10
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Get the 16 and 56mm they are fantastic. Fart Car '97 posted:
You sure it's not just the built in 2 sec delay? That still applies to the button even if it's not set to video. I have mine set to change shutter modes and I still have to hold it down as if it was gonna record video.
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Feb 19, 2016 19:27
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One XF Samyang 12/2 @ 2: http://hakkarainen.kuvat.fi/pics/DXT10117_lr5.jpg
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Fart Car '97 posted:Here's my entire kit for 3 weeks travel laid out as it will be carried on the airplane with me. Grey bag for carry on/non-quick access stuff: X-T1 body, strobes, misc gear, inflatable pillow, sleeping pad, emergency toiletry kit; Green bag for personal item/quick access: X100T plus kit, portable 10,000maH battery, documents, tablet, adapters , water bottle. Are you using one of those charger you can swap the top plate and keep only 1 bottom to plug into the power socket? I actually have an after market charger that can charge both x100 battery and regular XE/XT/XP battery. Not reliable though. What tablet are you using? Any adapter to load pictures to the tablet? Since you show the water bottle, I suggest you bring some bug spray too. I would have swapped the big earphone with 2 small bluetooth earphones too. Sorry I am an armchair trip planner
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Will covering the rear LCD with gaff tape on a Fuji mirrorless ruin the screen or anything? Google says maybe not but isn't conclusive. Is there a better way that gaff tape to cover the rear screen in all black?
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mulls posted:Will covering the rear LCD with gaff tape on a Fuji mirrorless ruin the screen or anything? Google says maybe not but isn't conclusive. Get a cheap screen protector and either gaff tape that or paint one side of it then apply that to the camera.
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whatever7 posted:Are you using one of those charger you can swap the top plate and keep only 1 bottom to plug into the power socket? I actually have an after market charger that can charge both x100 battery and regular XE/XT/XP battery. Not reliable though. Yes, and I've never had any troubles with Wasabi power gear. It's aways traveled well with me. And no way would I ditch those headphones. There's nothing like having great sounding, comfy over ear headphones to make traveling in an airplane more enjoyable.
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Feb 19, 2016 20:43
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I have those same Wasabi chargers and I love them.
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8th-snype posted:Get a cheap screen protector and either gaff tape that or paint one side of it then apply that to the camera. That's a good idea, thanks.
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mulls posted:Will covering the rear LCD with gaff tape on a Fuji mirrorless ruin the screen or anything? Google says maybe not but isn't conclusive. I think all the Fujis with VFs let you just turn the back screen off entirely, assuming you just want to run dark. I know my XT10 and X100 do.
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Huxley posted:I think all the Fujis with VFs let you just turn the back screen off entirely, assuming you just want to run dark. I know my XT10 and X100 do. I'm going to gaff over the branding etc, so I might as well gaff over the screen that I'll never use.
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8th-snype posted:Get the 16 and 56mm they are fantastic. mulls posted:I'm going to gaff over the branding etc, so I might as well gaff over the screen that I'll never use.
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Loving the Xpro1 but holy gently caress I want to stab in the eye whoever decided that focus peaking should be white highlights Is it still white only in newer X bodies?
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DJExile posted:I have those same Wasabi chargers and I love them.
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Martytoof posted:Loving the Xpro1 but holy gently caress I want to stab in the eye whoever decided that focus peaking should be white highlights The color is now selectable.
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thetzar posted:The color is now selectable. Dang. Guess Xpro1 is just going to be stuck with white :[
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I have to be the only person here that doesn't like focus peaking. I kept trying to love it and getting out of focus images so I just went back to zooming in to manual focus stuff.
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You've never photographed a moving subject, have you?
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Just picked up a second hand 55-200 for $400 AUD, seems in pretty good nick too there's a scratch or two on the hood but allelsr seems fine. Initial testing suggests its quite nice. Off to the F1 in a couple of weeks so I'll give it a bit of a run then.
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HPL posted:You've never photographed a moving subject, have you? Yes I have, I'd still rather use just the screen.
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Ouhei posted:Oh I do like that idea, might have to grab that! It would still work on a x100t if I go nuclear on the modular lens system... I love the ef-x20 on the x100t. but i am a huge fan of direct flash.
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8th-snype posted:Yes I have, I'd still rather use just the screen. I also prefer zoom-in or prefocus over peaking.
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whatever7 posted:I also prefer zoom-in or prefocus over peaking. Same. Focus peaking just never seems quite accurate enough for what I'm doing (birds, planes, other relatively small things).
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