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PostPosted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:50 am    Post subject: Fuji XE-1 users Reply with quote
Hi Folks,

I am just curious to know how may users are out there with this forum?
How may adapters do you have?


Thanks,
Si Smile


PostPosted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am a happy X-E1 user. Very Happy

My adapters so far:

- Leica M - X
- Leica M - X with internal focus helicoid
- Nikon F - X
- PK - X
- EOS - X

and the delivery of a "Lens Turbo PK-X" is pending. (Why PK? Because that is the only lens turbo available ATM and I do have a nice 19mm Vivitar in PK mount.)

With those adapters, I can get all my rangefinder lenses and almost all SLR-lenses (via the EOS-X) on the X-E1.

Last edited by LucisPictor on Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:55 am; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Carsten. Looks like we are alone here. Sad

How are you finding the camera so far for manual focusing? Do you miss the Nex 7 especially with peak focusing?
Why did you sell up and abandoned the Sony system altogether in favour of Fuji?

As for me I never liked or got used to the Nex 5.


PostPosted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stingOM wrote:
Cheers Carsten. Looks like we are alone here. Sad


We probably are. But that might change. The prices of used bodies are going down already!

stingOM wrote:

How are you finding the camera so far for manual focusing? Do you miss the Nex 7 especially with peak focusing?


Manual focusing is much better with the NEX-7! I have to admit that. Focus peaking in the X-E1 viewfinder works, but it's not on par with the Sony system. It's about as good as in the Leica M (240), though. Wink

And the EVF of the NEX-7 is faster than the one in the X-E1.
But those are IMHO the only advantages of the NEX-7 that count for me.

stingOM wrote:


Why did you sell up and abandoned the Sony system altogether in favour of Fuji?


It was a decision made by my heart not my brain. Laughing

At the Photokina 2012 I was playing around with the X-Pro1 and loved it's looks but didn't like the camera's performance.
Slow AF that also missed the right focus! Terrible!!

I had been so excited about the X-Pro1, because I loved Larry's X100 that I could test for some month (but did not buy one).

But some weeks ago, a very good friend of mine gave me his X-E1 with the latest firmware and, boy, that thing amazed me!

It looked like a rangefinder cam (and I honestly think that rangefinder cams are the most beautiful ones!), it felt like a real camera and the AF was fast and reliable. Focus peaking was already implemented and the lenses ... a dream!

So within days, I calculated how much my NEX-set would bring and if that was enough for the X-E1 plus 18-55 and 1.4/35. My wife wanted a colour laser printer for her study and I also wanted the 1Nikkor 30-110 for my V1 (amazing lens BTW!). So, I found out that I needed to sell all my NEX stuff to pay for the X-E1, the three lenses, some adapters and the laser printer. Wink
That called for a clear cut. (I first planned to keep the NEX-3, but now that Orio has it, I do not regret the sale at all. It's in very good hands.)

The NEX-7 is a fabulous camera with a sophisticated handling with AF lenses (Tri-Navi), great focus peaking and very, very good IQ.
The Sigma EX lenses (19 & 30) are really good, too, I would even say better than the Sony lenses!

But the NEX-7 felt more like one of those portable video games than like a camera. That never annoyed me, because I could do so much with it. Anyway, the X-E1 feels like a camera and really reminds me of my M8, which has that special feeling of an "M"-cam.
These two cams are just pure fun to use. They "touch my heart" whereas the NEX-7 was able to "convince my brain".

But when I saw the first images taken with my X-E1, my brain was equally convinced. Wink

And - what is more - I really like the feeling of "thinning out". With all the adapters I had for the NEX, the possibilities became too many. Weird, but I am much happier with the Fuji. (Which I never would have though when I got the NEX-7!)

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks Carsten for that insight!

I am curious about the extended DR mode with this camera. There is an excellent review here:
http://www.adrielhenderson.com/blog/2013/6/10/fuji-x-raw-files

I wonder do you just stick with exposure compensation or do you use the DR mode?
Its totally different to the S3 Pro which I think is still the king of highlight capture today. Smile


PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stingOM wrote:
Thanks Carsten for that insight!

I am curious about the extended DR mode with this camera. There is an excellent review here:
http://www.adrielhenderson.com/blog/2013/6/10/fuji-x-raw-files

I wonder do you just stick with exposure compensation or do you use the DR mode?
Its totally different to the S3 Pro which I think is still the king of highlight capture today. Smile


I have only used the DR mode to test it. I normally shoot in JPG and RAW. There is a lot that you can get out of highlights which look totally blown if you use RAW!!



And in the end that photo looked like this:


All just from one RAW file and some PP in PS CC.


PostPosted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stingOM wrote:
There is an excellent review here:
http://www.adrielhenderson.com/blog/2013/6/10/fuji-x-raw-files


Thanks a lot for that link! I'm sure I will enjoy it.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can I ask what drew you to the Fuji cameras? I am interested in seeing a few more samples, as I like seeing different "brand" cameras and how they perform.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
mo wrote:
Can I ask what drew you to the Fuji cameras? I am interested in seeing a few more samples, as I like seeing different "brand" cameras and how they perform.


Please, read my post above.


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Carsten,

What do you think of this comparison? So you think it is valid?
http://www.rebeccalily.com/film-digital-fuji-xe1-400h/


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is a very important firmware upgrade for Fuji users:
http://www.digitalversus.com/updated-fujifilm-x-pro1-x-e1-tested-with-new-firmware-n30736.html


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 1:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
mo wrote:
Can I ask what drew you to the Fuji cameras? I am interested in seeing a few more samples, as I like seeing different "brand" cameras and how they perform.


Hi Mo,

Try reading this here:
http://admiringlight.com/blog/review-fujifilm-x-e1/
http://photographylife.com/reviews/fuji-x-e1
http://roel.me/fujifilm-x-e1-high-iso-images/


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
stingOM wrote:
This is a very important firmware upgrade for Fuji users:
http://www.digitalversus.com/updated-fujifilm-x-pro1-x-e1-tested-with-new-firmware-n30736.html

This update improves a lot! Anybody who judges on the X-E1 without having updated the firmware, should be avoided. Wink

stingOM wrote:
Carsten,

What do you think of this comparison? So you think it is valid?
http://www.rebeccalily.com/film-digital-fuji-xe1-400h/


Thanks. That's gonna be an interesting read!


PostPosted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is an interest read on ISO performance:

http://www.dslrmagazine.com/pruebas/pruebas-tecnicas/fujifilm-x-e1-rendimiento.html

Great article on the lens designs
http://www.dslrmagazine.com/digital/camaras-csc/fujifilm-serie-x-mas-alla-de-las-reflex.html

More interesting read:
https://adriel-henderson.squarespace.com/blog/?category=Fuji+X+Tech

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Embarassed I re read your post Carsten,sorry about that. Thanks for the links. Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Since last week I am an X-E1 user too.

I have to admit I really love this camera, especially my Pentax M lenses feel very well on it.
I got the feeling that the X-E1 compared to my Nex 5n delivers images with more details and more micro contrast. So even lenses which were not razor sharp wide open on my Nex and my Pentaxes exhibit somewhat more details with the X-E1. Is this just the effect of the missing AA-filter which the X-trans sensor does not need? Or am I wrong and it`s only the jpg-engine whitch applies more sharpening.

Timo


PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Congratulations, Timo.

The X-Series by Fuji is truely amazing. We are all X-men now. Wink

It might be the missing AA filter or JPG sharpening, I don't know, but I also have the impression that the Fuji cams produce more details than Sony NEX cams. The 16 MPix X-E1 is on par with the Sony NEX-7 (24 MPix).

And I also agree that Pentax lenses work really well with those Fuji cams. I also love to use my Pentax lenses on the X-E1 and X-T1.


PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oops I just bought a used X-E1 Laughing


PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ManualFocus-G wrote:
Oops I just bought a used X-E1 Laughing


Welcome to the club! You won't regret it.


PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also got one a few weeks ago, and it's the camera with the best AWB guessing I have ever had. Also high ISOs are great.
Your B&W bridge picture had a big influence, Carsten, Wink


PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jesito wrote:
I also got one a few weeks ago, and it's the camera with the best AWB guessing I have ever had. Also high ISOs are great.
Your B&W bridge picture had a big influence, Carsten, Wink


Good! Wink Laughing

Even if I also have the X-T1 now, I still love the X-E1. I am kind of happy not to have the X-E2 as a complementary cam for my X-T1, since they share the same sensor.
The sensor in the X-T1/X-E2 is perhaps a little better at high ISOs, the sensor of the X-E1 is a bit better when it comes to dynamics.

They use the same batteries. Perfect match.


PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Glad to see the interest in this cam growing here! Very Happy


PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Impressed by the quality of the pictures. Most of times I don't need to pass them through Lightroom, the plain JPGs are good enough...







PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
How do you guys find the focus peaking? My adapter hasn't arrived yet so I haven't managed to come to a conclusion. I didn't find Sony peaking useful at all unless zoomed right in (which I think ruins the photography experience IMO).

P.s. I'm going to sell my XE-1 and buy a new one, as the current deal in the UK with a free lens means I'll save money doing so and have a brand new camera Laughing


PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2014 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Graham, compared to my NEX-5 I think it is crappy Sad But I believe latest implementation in the TX-1 is light years ahead!

Make sure you have the latest firmware as it will help to improve the performance of the camera:
http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/firmware/x/xe1/index.html
http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/#lens_firmware

Example:
FUJINON XF Lens: XF35mmF1.4 R Firmware Update Ver.3.10
The firmware update Ver.3.00 incorporates the following issue:
Improvement of AF speed. The updated algorithm will enable AF speed to become faster.
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