Gary R. Smith
Well-Known Member
I'm curious to hear from Fuji shooters to understand how you use your camera's ability to simulate film. Do you primarily set it and forget it or do you regularly switch between several?
Not very many, as far as I can tell. Under 10 I suspect!BTW - how many regular posters do you think inhabit this place?
BTW - how many regular posters do you think inhabit this place?
Me too. I have relatively new FF, APS-C and mFT digital and (so far) 4 film shooters. It remains to be seen how much more film I'll shoot with the lates addition of both the MF Mamiya 645 1000s and the Leica IIIc.I already have too many different systems
I have a X100s which I like very much, even if the menu options tie me up in knots especially if I've inadvertantly pressed one of the many buttons. Like Rob, I find the colour simulations gimmicky. To me they look exactly what they are: digital manipulations done in-camera.
On the other hand B&W with a yellow filter option I find quite effective and gives nice contrasty results......
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Gants Hill Underground Station / B&W, Yellow filter
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Feed the Birds, Barbican / B&W, Yellow filter
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Charterhouse Square, Farringdon / B&W, Yellow filter
Strangely there is no option for an orange filter. Use the red filter option and in my opinion skies look as if they have been badly pasted in and the sense of depth is lost......
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Crosby Beach / B&W, Red filter
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Crosby Beach / B&W, Red filter
Perhaps none of this may be particulary helpful but at least it gives me an excuse to post these images
Almost forgot to say, I don't find the 35mm equivalent fixed lens to be any drawback.
Lovely set of images, Peter. I particularly like the two beach shots and of those I particularly like Crosby Beach. Lovely image.I have a X100s which I like very much, even if the menu options tie me up in knots especially if I've inadvertantly pressed one of the many buttons. Like Rob, I find the colour simulations gimmicky. To me they look exactly what they are: digital manipulations done in-camera.
On the other hand B&W with a yellow filter option I find quite effective and gives nice contrasty results......
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Gants Hill Underground Station / B&W, Yellow filter
View attachment 18895
Feed the Birds, Barbican / B&W, Yellow filter
View attachment 18896
Charterhouse Square, Farringdon / B&W, Yellow filter
Strangely there is no option for an orange filter. Use the red filter option and in my opinion skies look as if they have been badly pasted in and the sense of depth is lost......
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Crosby Beach / B&W, Red filter
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Crosby Beach / B&W, Red filter
Perhaps none of this may be particulary helpful but at least it gives me an excuse to post these images
Almost forgot to say, I don't find the 35mm equivalent fixed lens to be any drawback.
I hope this doesn't mean you plan to quit us, Gary? (Personally I have dipped in and out occasionally--sometimes for lengthy periods--but I have come back each time and always enjoy it. It's friendly, supportive and educational. And to top it off there are some great photos to be seen.)As far as regulars, I think somewhere between Rob's estimate of 6 and your estimate of 10 would be about right. I suspect that I'm here because of my brush with 35mmc and my current focus on film.
Nope, I like the quality here as Rob notedI hope this doesn't mean you plan to quit us, Gary?