LanceR Posted January 12, 2023 Share #41 Posted January 12, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) @Henners I had a similar experience with the X-E3. Wonderful camera except for the autofocus. Since I had a complement of X system lenses, I actually tried the Xpro3 for sometime. I didn't feel the tradeoff was right for me, exchanging the Xpro OVF for the increase in size. I got a Leica M11 last January and sold my entire Fuji collection a few months later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tailwagger Posted January 12, 2023 Share #42 Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 4:08 PM, robsonj said: Small but mighty True, until inevitably the dust gets sucked into it. Then its just a lovely brick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted January 12, 2023 Share #43 Posted January 12, 2023 Our Fujifilm X100S looked terrible in Lightroom 6.14. But all at once in Lightroom classic it performs again. There must be a good profile, too bad they are not exporting these to LR 6.14 users. Not that I nor my wife use it . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted January 12, 2023 Share #44 Posted January 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, Alberti said: Our Fujifilm X100S looked terrible in Lightroom 6.14. But all at once in Lightroom classic it performs again. There must be a good profile, too bad they are not exporting these to LR 6.14 users. Not that I nor my wife use it . . . The demosaicing of the X-Trans file was much improved. If you are still on the old Lightroom versions, you can use Iridient X-transformer to demosaic X-Trans files. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 12, 2023 Share #45 Posted January 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, SrMi said: The demosaicing of the X-Trans file was much improved. If you are still on the old Lightroom versions, you can use Iridient X-transformer to demosaic X-Trans files. It certainly is but I still find that the latest version of DXO is better now it supports my XH2 and XT5. Soon it will support the SL APO Summicrons as well. For a file I really like a quick round trip to DXO is giving really good results. I like them more than LR alone. Gordon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted January 12, 2023 Share #46 Posted January 12, 2023 Just now, FlashGordonPhotography said: It certainly is but I still find that the latest version of DXO is better now it supports my XH2 and XT5. Soon it will support the SL APO Summicrons as well. For a file I really like a quick round trip to DXO is giving really good results. I like them more than LR alone. Gordon Yes, DxO works well for X-Trans and has the additional benefit of excellent NR. DxO tends to apply different lens corrections than LrC, which sometimes leads to wider images than JPEGs. Otherwise, an essential tool, IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 13, 2023 Share #47 Posted January 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 12 hours ago, jqian6 said: I am on this route too. I currently have a Fuji X-T30, plus 4 prime lenses. I am going to sell the body, and one of the least used fjicon lens to partially finance my purchase of M11. In about one year, I will decide from: 1), Sell the reset of my fujicon lenses to finance a new Leica M lens. 2), Buy a newer body maybe X-T6. (I really don't like X-T5) Interesting. Why don’t you like the XT5? I really like the XT5. I just wish the 33mm was better. Going to try the SIgma 35 1.4. Likely the XPro4 will get the XT5.XH2 sensor. Maybe that’ll suit better. Gordon Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted January 13, 2023 Share #48 Posted January 13, 2023 1 hour ago, jqian6 said: one is that autofocus of x-t5 is not as good as x-t4. besides, the lowest iso is 125 which is really weird. I would rather wait for pro4 My brief experience, the general consensus, and the specifications say that X-T5 has better AF. How long did you test X-T5? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 13, 2023 Share #49 Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, jqian6 said: one is that autofocus of x-t5 is not as good as x-t4. besides, the lowest iso is 125 which is really weird. I would rather wait for pro4 I think you have that backwards. The AF of my XT5 is significantly improved over my XT4. Maybe the camera was set up wrong. As far as the ISO they’re both weird (if that even matters). Base ISO on the XT4 is 160. I’m also looking forward to the XPro4, if they fix a few of the XPro3 quirks. I like viewfinders on the left. Gordon Edited January 13, 2023 by FlashGordonPhotography Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMF Posted January 13, 2023 Share #50 Posted January 13, 2023 (edited) The XT5 is intriguing to me and I’m going to pick one up to try: looking forward to adapting both modern and vintage Leica glass on it, and combing it with the the multitudes of film simulation recipes that the Fuji community creators have developed. Check out Fuji X Weekly site for what some are doing with the X-trans v sensor. Pretty cool. Edited January 13, 2023 by RMF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted January 14, 2023 Share #51 Posted January 14, 2023 18 hours ago, jqian6 said: one is that autofocus of x-t5 is not as good as x-t4. Above is you 12 hours ago, jqian6 said: Maybe you are right. I have never handled X-T4…(snip)… and again…. If you don’t like the XT5 fine. But you’re saying things you can’t back up. The XT5 focus is better than the XT30, or any other Fujis except the XH2 and XH2-S. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne314satel Posted January 14, 2023 Share #52 Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 12:49 PM, Fatih said: Fujifilm user who switched to a Leica At first I thought that we were talking about changing from GFX 100 (S) to m11. And I was surprised, because these are cameras for different uses and usually people have them together rather than moving from one to another. But good luck with the m11, it's a different world in terms of money)) and also in terms of photographic technique. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterGA Posted January 17, 2023 Share #53 Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Nice review and nice shots to go with it - enjoy your camera and thanks for posting. Edited January 17, 2023 by PeterGA spelling 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted January 17, 2023 Share #54 Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 9:08 PM, robsonj said: Small but mighty Agreed. I have a GR3 that I bought back in January 2020, just as a pocket camera. I've ended up using it an awful lot more than I ever expected to. The picture quality is great, and it's lightning fast in operation. An APS-C sensor camera that fits in your pocket. It's pretty tough too. I dropped it in the road one time, and put a dent in the metal ring around the front of the lens housing. This turned out to be a good thing, because the ring can come off and be lost, but the dent seems to have permanently welded it to the housing. It's a fabulous little image-making machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted January 17, 2023 Share #55 Posted January 17, 2023 I am a Fujifilm GFX user and the autofocus is at 2017 level, but I love using M lenses on mine, since my most used GFX lens is the Mitakon 65/1.4 and totally MF. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted January 17, 2023 Share #56 Posted January 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Al Brown said: I am a Fujifilm GFX user and the autofocus is at 2017 level, but I love using M lenses on mine, since my most used GFX lens is the Mitakon 65/1.4 and totally MF. Just curious - are they easy to use with the GFX, Al? Can you use the full sensor area, is there vignetting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Brown Posted January 18, 2023 Share #57 Posted January 18, 2023 6 hours ago, colint544 said: Just curious - are they easy to use with the GFX, Al? Can you use the full sensor area, is there vignetting? There is a wafer thin adapter to match the flange distance and some lenses do cover the 44x33 sensor, some do not. Of course when I say cover I mean without hard vignetting and smeared edges. Really depends on the focal length of each M lens. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimesmaybe Posted January 18, 2023 Share #58 Posted January 18, 2023 the M to GF mount adaptor can be a faff to use. i prefer using m42 glass on the GFX instead. a lot of the 50mm lenses will cover the whole GFX sensor, but the corners can get really wild. for me that's part of the fun. there's something oddly satisfying about pushing 100mp through vintage glass 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colint544 Posted January 18, 2023 Share #59 Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Al Brown said: There is a wafer thin adapter to match the flange distance and some lenses do cover the 44x33 sensor, some do not. Of course when I say cover I mean without hard vignetting and smeared edges. Really depends on the focal length of each M lens. 3 hours ago, sometimesmaybe said: the M to GF mount adaptor can be a faff to use. i prefer using m42 glass on the GFX instead. a lot of the 50mm lenses will cover the whole GFX sensor, but the corners can get really wild. for me that's part of the fun. there's something oddly satisfying about pushing 100mp through vintage glass Thanks, guys. That's very helpful. I've been shooting Kodak Gold and Portra in my Plaubel Makina 67 these past couple of years. I calculated that - including developing and scanning - it's costing around £3.40 every time I press the shutter release. Never mind what it costs me in time going to the lab, and going to the facility to scan my negs. Kodak are about to increase the prices of some of their films again, this time by 40%. It's becoming unsustainable for me, and the more I look into the GFX100s, the more appealing it looks. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spohndre Posted January 18, 2023 Share #60 Posted January 18, 2023 2022 was a medical nightmare for me. (This is relevant, I promise.) After 3 surgeries and admonishment from my doctors about lifting and carrying too much, I had to seriously rethink the amount of kit I carried for work. (Nikon Z7II along with the "trinity" zooms.) My primary gig is with a local newspaper, covering everything newsworthy in my small corner of the world. So my search began for a way to carry less and still be able to do my job. In the 90's I was fortunate enough to be able to borrow an M6 several times, and was amazed by the experience. But I need to shoot digital now, and the Leica price tags can be frightening. The X-Pro3 looked on paper to be a reasonable compromise, with a similar shooting experience and a cost that wouldn't keep me up at night. So I ordered an X-Pro3 along with Fujifilm's 16mm f2.8 and 35mm f2.0 To be kind, it was underwhelming. The best way I could describe the files was thin. That coupled with a shooting experience that never felt right, quickly led me to realise I had made a mistake. So after some soul (and wallet) searching, I bought an M11 along with a 35mm Summilux and a 21mm Super-Elmar. The difference is worlds apart. The files are rich and brilliant, better than anything I've shot before. As for the shooting experience; The way I described it to my SO was, "Shooting with the Leica is a reminder that the work I do is important." And now I have an X-Pro3 for sale. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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