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Fuji X100

Postby ozimax on Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:43 pm

I sold my 70-200mm and purchased an X100 last week and have spent the last few days shooting in the Northern Territory, including Katherine Gorge and Litchfield NP, plus a little bit around Darwin.

The camera in a word? Astonishing.

This camera is very impressive. Of course, I really like my 5D Mkii (& 50L lens), but the IQ of the X100 is close to par with it in low light. A large sensor with a small-ish pixel count seems to have done the trick, combined with some Japanese wizardry. ISO 3200 is a doddle, and even 6400 is clean. I was shooting at 12,800 the other night at the Darwin night markets.

It is quirky and a tad irritating at times, but there is a large firmware upgrade coming in the next few weeks which should (hopefully) address some of these things.

I have owned and thoroughly enjoyed using the G9, G10, LX3, E-PL1 etc etc. All great cameras, but when it comes to image quality, they're not even in the same universe as the X100, IMHO.

It is already a cult camera, and will become a classic.

However, I do realize that it is not for everyone. AF is not in the DSLR league, and of course it is a fixed lens. It is perfect for me, for landscapes and people.

Thoroughly recommended camera and worth every red cent.

Here's a few quick images, completely unprocessed except for cropping for web.

This one was taken in almost pitch black darkness at the Darwin beach markets last weekend, ISO 6400
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ISO 12800 by Ozimax, on Flickr

ISO 12800
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ISO 12800 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Ultra quick pano mode
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Ultra quick in-camera panorama by Ozimax, on Flickr

Litchfield NP. This image was taken using the inbuilt ND filter, and was post processed
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Litchfield NP by Ozimax, on Flickr
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Fuji X100

Postby Wink on Wed Jun 01, 2011 9:55 pm

Florence Falls. Beautiful spot!

Head out to Fogg Dam on the Arnhem Hwy if you're after a close and easy to get to bird location.

I loved the Top End. This time of year would be magic up there!
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Re: Fuji X100

Postby ozimax on Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:00 pm

Wink wrote:Florence Falls. Beautiful spot!

Head out to Fogg Dam on the Arnhem Hwy if you're after a close and easy to get to bird location.

I loved the Top End. This time of year would be magic up there!


Unfortunately Wink I was in the park for only 2 hours! We started down the Stuart Hwy on Monday morning and here I am back in Coffs on Wednesday afternoon! (I flew back from Darwin today).

It is a beautiful place in Winter, from what I have seen. My mate up there has just purchased a 250 acre property backing onto the Katherine river, so I have a place to bunk down whenever I want to, in the future.
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