This Is A Proper Serious Question .....

Davie Hudson

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is the X-pro1 capable of replacing my current set up ? I'm looking at it to replace everything I use at the moment. If you can get over my initial hatred of the system and give me good solid advice I would greatly appreciate it
 
or alternatively would the X100s be a replacement for my canon 550d ?
 
I'm still in the honeymoon period with mine Davie, so I maybe looking at the subject through rose tinted specs a little bit.

I've previously owned a Canon 40D and 5D Mark 1 and prior to those a Nikon D300s along with a couple of prime lenses, (28mm 1.8, 50mm 1.4 & 100mm f2) and for me from what I've seen in just a week or so of playing around with my X-Pro together with the 18-55mm zoom lens and 35mm 1.4 I am more than confident it can outperform any of that combination in almost any situation.

OK, so the Canon kit may not be the latest, but the 5D 1 is certainly one of the greatest, and still produces remarkably good images at any given ISO.

I'm not too sure of your photographic style so can't comment too much - I think so long as you're not looking to shoot anything that moves too fast the Fuji can handle most things chucked at it.

But, and here's the but - I do think there's a learning curve to them. I think they are a completely different beast to SLR shooting and it's a learning curve you have to understand that you have to travel on to get the best from.

Hope this limited insight helps :)
 
Haha yes Brian you have a point :D I was literally seconds off pulling the trigger on a xpro with 14mm lens but then I hesitated. I do feel comfortable with my 1ds .... But.... Have thought about replacing the 550d, therefore I ordered the x100s :)
 
I had, not have, the x100. But the X100S is a much higher-spec beastie altogether. I'd love to have one. Doesn't our man in Italy have one, Mauro Tandoi?
 
I have a Sony NEX and a D3100, I use the NEX for when I just want to go out and shoot a few shoots here and there, I will however take the D3100 when I want some additional features.
 
Jim and Mauro have one for sure

I went with the X100 as a small step, and to stop me from buying the X-Pro1

That worked out well! :D

See how you like the X100S Davie - it's definitely a different beast to a Canon, but it should provide much pleasure in use.
 
I'm looking forward to playing with it Chris :) All the reviews seem very impressed so here's hoping
 
For me, no—not at the moment. I recently returned from a week and a half of photography in the Rocky Mountain parks, with the D700 being the primary camera when on the move in the vehicle and the X-Pro1 when on foot around town. The D700 is big, heavy and loud, but with the 14-24mm and 28-300mm lenses capable of capturing whatever is waiting 'round the bend. In fact, Fujifilm has a line-up of lenses either imminent or on the ground that would do the job.

The one thing the Fujis lack, which guarantees a place for the Nikon, is its GP-1 accessory. When shooting in unfamiliar territory, every shot has the coordinates and altitude embedded in the EXIF data. Open the folder in a number of applications, and I can see exactly where the exposure was made. If Fuji were to include a GPS, or even a convenient input for a GPS, I might consider abandoning the D700. For day-to-day shooting, the X-Pro1 does all the heavy lifting. When I have absolutely nothing in mind to shoot, the little X100 is in my pocket or pouch.

All three are capable of excellent image quality, and closely match the way I shot film for many decades. While I had a variety of special purpose cameras to solve specific recurring challenges, a 35mm and medium format SLR did the bulk of the work. For personal work, street, etc., it was the Leica and medium format rangefinder/viewfinder cameras. After work, a compact rangefinder, predominantly a Konica S3. The combination served very well with film, and these three come pretty close in digital.
 
For me, no—not at the moment. I recently returned from a week and a half of photography in the Rocky Mountain parks, with the D700 being the primary camera when on the move in the vehicle and the X-Pro1 when on foot around town. The D700 is big, heavy and loud, but with the 14-24mm and 28-300mm lenses capable of capturing whatever is waiting 'round the bend. In fact, Fujifilm has a line-up of lenses either imminent or on the ground that would do the job.

The one thing the Fujis lack, which guarantees a place for the Nikon, is its GP-1 accessory. When shooting in unfamiliar territory, every shot has the coordinates and altitude embedded in the EXIF data. Open the folder in a number of applications, and I can see exactly where the exposure was made. If Fuji were to include a GPS, or even a convenient input for a GPS, I might consider abandoning the D700. For day-to-day shooting, the X-Pro1 does all the heavy lifting. When I have absolutely nothing in mind to shoot, the little X100 is in my pocket or pouch.

All three are capable of excellent image quality, and closely match the way I shot film for many decades. While I had a variety of special purpose cameras to solve specific recurring challenges, a 35mm and medium format SLR did the bulk of the work. For personal work, street, etc., it was the Leica and medium format rangefinder/viewfinder cameras. After work, a compact rangefinder, predominantly a Konica S3. The combination served very well with film, and these three come pretty close in digital.


Brilliant thanks Larry :D
 
" The one thing the Fujis lack, which guarantees a place for the Nikon, is its GP-1 accessory. When shooting in unfamiliar territory, every shot has the coordinates and altitude embedded in the EXIF data. Open the folder in a number of applications, and I can see exactly where the exposure was made. If Fuji were to include a GPS, or even a convenient input for a GPS, I might consider abandoning the D700. For day-to-day shooting, the X-Pro1 does all the heavy lifting. When I have absolutely nothing in mind to shoot, the little X100 is in my pocket or pouch."

Larry I use a nifty little GPS device:

http://global.mobileaction.com/product/product_i-gotU_GT-600.jsp

which works rather well with any camera as long as the time is synchronised. It is as cheap as chips, approx £30 when I bought it, and has proven to be both accurate and reliable. It hangs on a lanyard and doesn't take up a hotshoe or accessory port and you can use it as a route tracker.

I did look at a GPS add-on for my Nikon V1 but the cheapest I could find was over £100 so I have started taking my little Sony HX10 along as its GPS is remarkably accurate and I just take a shot or two to remind me where I have been.
 
I have a fairly high-end pocket GPS, which I have used to keep a track, and sync later via software. It worked, sort of. The device is about as user-hostile as a developer can design. The software worked for the majority of images, but not all. The GP-1 simply works. It is not a cheap, but neither is my my time spent fighting with the GPS, and the geotagging software. The GP-1 actually sets the clock on the D700, so every reading is perfectly synchronized.
 
I don't so much need a geotagging unit in a camera purely because i'm not dealing with such large areas as yourself Larry. If I ever do need something I use my phone to geotagging
 
i've got the x-pro 1 and x-e1, but held onto the canon gear (5d mk ii) for a long time after buying the fujis. finally sold it all off a few months ago after realizing it'd only been out twice in 8 months. i occasionally miss the canon gear for action shots, but not really when i think about all of the weight and how big the bag had to be for the lenses that are 2 or 3x the size of the same fuji lenses.

the x-e2 looks like a nice piece of kit.
 
i've got the x-pro 1 and x-e1, but held onto the canon gear (5d mk ii) for a long time after buying the fujis. finally sold it all off a few months ago after realizing it'd only been out twice in 8 months. i occasionally miss the canon gear for action shots, but not really when i think about all of the weight and how big the bag had to be for the lenses that are 2 or 3x the size of the same fuji lenses.

the x-e2 looks like a nice piece of kit.

I was never bothered about the weight at all, I like things that are reassuringly weighty :D The xPro-1 does look fabulous and I would have coupled it with the 14mm lens but it was one hell of an outlay to try something new at that price...... though in saying that the X100S was nearly a grand so that makes my last statement rubbish :/
 
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