France with the X100: Pt 1 Nice & Burgundy

[rbelyell]

my wife and i just returned from an extended holiday in france. for film i brought my new xpan/45mm lens and contax T for rainy day pocket cam. i brought only the x100 for digital! i wanted just the simplicity of one camera/one lens for most situations, and it turned out to be wonderful choice. this is just a fabulous camera. the files have so much depth, so much clarity and such wonderful color (or tone in b&w). of course i have a lot of photos, but will post a much pared down sampling in three parts: this one which is of Nice and Burgundy, Paris w x100 and Street shots. when i get the film back i will post some results as well. hope you enjoy, we sure did! comments welcome and encouraged!


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in burgundy we stayed in the small medieval town of Chagny. some structures were from the 12th century, like the church below.
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[Attila]

Thank you for tour Tony, I like them!

[mo]

It looks like a beautiful part of the world..... I especially like #4.

[rbelyell]

thank you both!

yes mo it is really lovely. there is a color to the sea here you just cannot duplicate. and clear as a bell.

i also liked 4 very much, though my favorite is 5. actually 5 is one of the two or three favorites from the whole trip, though i havent sent out my film from the xpan yet...i feel like i should be able to sell 5 somewhere!
tony

[Jesito]

Tony:

I have some shots from some of the same points (#4)
Past year we went to the southern Provence and visited Nice also.
Really interesting to see the quality of the X100: the #2 shows a remarkable sharpness, and all of them show a nice real colouring.

Jes.

[rbelyell]

thanks jes. i'd love to see your shots of nice! there are many spots to achieve dramatic images. one of my favorites of all my france pictures is #5, catching that diver just before he hit the water against that background. lucky circumstance, though i waited several minutes for it to happen....
tony