The Fabulous Fuji X owners thread

mickledore said:
Well I trust you...I think.
Even if you do a runner you'll only have a comparatively inexpensive lens and I'll have learned a lesson.
Drop me your address and I'll try and get it posted this afternoon.
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Will do Frank.
I will let you lay down the loan time (aka when you would like it back)
 
mickledore said:
My 23mm is back at Fuji for a complete new rear lens assembly.
Anyone used their service? They promise I'll have it back by Friday. Are they that good?
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Yep, sent my wife's X-M1 to Fuji after a failure, paid the extra to get it expedited and it was back with us, with completely new internals, 3 days later as far as I remember. Absolutely fantastic service, plus the whole camera now has 12 months warranty.
 
manualfocus-g said:
Yep, sent my wife's X-M1 to Fuji after a failure, paid the extra to get it expedited and it was back with us, with completely new internals, 3 days later as far as I remember. Absolutely fantastic service, plus the whole camera now has 12 months warranty.
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That sounds excellent. I've paid the extra and it's promised to be back here by Friday. Let's hope so.
 
Rosedalelad said:
I managed to get one of the three XF 55-200 zooms from the Fuji Refurb website at the end of last week. It arrived yesterday – absolutely mint and unused, albeit with the old version 1.12 firmware (which I updated to 1.2). I thought I’d give the lens a test – particularly the OIS. So with the dog on a lead in one hand and my XT-1/55 to 200 in the other I went down to the Solent as dusk was approaching. There was nothing spectacular to shoot – it was windy, the dog was trying to get at the swans and I was shooting with one hand – and I have to say that the OIS was remarkable.


These are just quick shots - nothing fancy or 'considered' - the first shot is of Titchfield Haven – note the liner disappearing into the distance on yet another cruise:


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The second is of Calshot Power Station and Esso Fawley in the dusk – both cropped to 16x9 (which I find most appealing)


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So yes, I am very pleased with the lens – it is very sharp at 55mm certainly and the OIS is brilliant.
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Nicely done, I've got some similar shots of Fawley power station. It's being knocked down soon, so we'll have a different landscape to shoot in the near future.
 
I may fancy dipping my toe back into the Fuji X system (again...??), question is, for a general 'do it all' X body would either the X-Pro1 or X-T1 be the better choice? I've owned a X-Pro1 in the past but not the X-T1.

Any advice/experience appreciated.

Pete
 
The XT1 has a newer sensor and image processor to the X PRO 1, shoots faster frames (8 vs 6), can do full HD at 60fps vs 24fps and is a smidge lighter.
The main benefit is the XT1 is weather sealed.

If shooting in general conditions though i think either would serve you well.
 
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macvisual said:
I may fancy dipping my toe back into the Fuji X system (again...??), question is, for a general 'do it all' X body would either the X-Pro1 or X-T1 be the better choice? I've owned a X-Pro1 in the past but not the X-T1.

Any advice/experience appreciated.

Pete
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:LOL: took longer than I thought.

Will depend on the type of shooting you will be doing Peter, you already know the capabilities of the X-Pro1 so would it lack for you now?
 
macvisual said:
I may fancy dipping my toe back into the Fuji X system (again...??), question is, for a general 'do it all' X body would either the X-Pro1 or X-T1 be the better choice? I've owned a X-Pro1 in the past but not the X-T1.

Any advice/experience appreciated.

Pete
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I wondered how long it would take you Peter.:rolleyes::D

If it were me I'd go down the X-T1 route every time, It's not necessarily a better camera than the X-Pro1 if you get my drift but IMHO a much nicer and more versatile all round unit to use. You would be unable to tell the difference in image quality between the two cameras .(y)

George.
 
macvisual said:
I'd been shooting my usual style.....floral and landscape photography. I'm guessing the X-T1 uses the same sensor as the X-Pro1 but has more up to date functions?
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Has the mk2 version of the sensor but expect that to make things better obviously.
Are you edinburgh based peter?
 
macvisual said:
I may fancy dipping my toe back into the Fuji X system (again...??), question is, for a general 'do it all' X body would either the X-Pro1 or X-T1 be the better choice? I've owned a X-Pro1 in the past but not the X-T1.

Any advice/experience appreciated.

Pete
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Don't forget the XT-10 - I have an XT-1 now but I think the XT-10 is amazing VFM
 
macvisual said:
I'd been shooting my usual style.....floral and landscape photography. I'm guessing the X-T1 uses the same sensor as the X-Pro1 but has more up to date functions?
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For that you might need a macro lens. Stupar is looking after my excellent legacy lens for the foreseeable future. Make sure he lets you have a play with it. He might not need to return it once you have settled who has first rights to keep it!
 
Of fruit flavours...

Peter, of the 2 contenders, I would keep the X-T. I much prefer the multiple dials to menu driven selections and I also prefer the SLR type handling ("pentaprism" style VF rather than RF type on the corner.) The flippy out screen is very handy at times as well. BUT, if I was on a tight budget, I'd be happy with the X-Pro1. Until I tried an X-T1, then I'd wish I'd saved up for a while longer!!!
 
Wahoo! Welcome home Peter [emoji38]

XT1 is a must, you'll love the usability. XT10 is too small for most. The viewfinder in the XT1 is superb.
 
X-E2 is very good, same spec as the XT-10 since the latest firmware release.

I have a X-E2 and a X-T1, the former is my usual walkabout choice and the latter for larger lenses and tripod work.
 
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