Fuji X-Pro1 High ISO Teaser:
By the way, for those who have not seen it yet, I wrote up a review of the Fuji X-Pro, and it can be found HERE. As the title says, this is just a little teaser. I will be doing a more in depth review of the high ISO capability of the Fuji X-Pro1 soon. I just couldn’t wait because I’m a bit excited at the results :). As we all know, the Leica M9 isn’t a high ISO king but that’s ok because the highest I really shoot in the street is 1250 ISO, and Leica has fast lenses. I’ve been shooting with the Fuji a lot over these couple of days (lens reviews for the X-pro1 will be out soon), and I’ve been trying to test all of the features to get a feel for it. High ISO is quite frankly, amazing. [continue reading…]
The Beginnings of the Fuji X-Pro1:
When the Fuji X-Pro1 was first announced a few months ago, people went crazy for it. There was good reason for this because here was a camera that Leica should have produced a long time ago: a camera that offers great image quality and most importantly, the rangefinder experience all for a reasonable price. I was excited about the X-Pro1, and I was eager to try it out, and see if they vastly improved on the already excellent X100. [continue reading…]
Fuji X-Pro1 Review in The Works:
Sorry, there’s no review of the Fuji X-Pro1 here yet but it is coming very soon. I’m writing it as you read this, and the truth is, while I have a lot of images to put into the review, I want more because I really think that this camera deserves it. All I have to say is that even with all the quirks, the X-Pro1 is a pretty awesome camera. I absolutely love it, and I wake up eager to shoot with it. It’s no Leica M9 but what an awesome cheaper alternative :). This camera offers such great usability, and in my opinion, really follows the rangefinder way even though it’s not a rangefinder. This is a camera for people who just love photography.
So I hope you all decide to stick around because I will definitely be putting up my review of the Fuji X-Pro1 very shortly. For now, here’s a photo I shot with the XF 18mm F2.0. The 18mm is equivalent to a 27mm because of the crop factor on the X-Pro1. I know the XF 35mm F1.4 is the hot lens for the X-Pro1 system but this 18mm quite frankly surprised me. I love this lens, and the image quality coming from this lens is quite exceptional. This is a lot coming from me because if you read my Leica 28 Elmarit ASPH review, you’ll know that I actually hate the 28mm focal length! The photo is a jpeg that came straight out of the camera with no photoshopping. Unfortunately, Adobe Camera Raw doesn’t support the X-Pro1 RAW files yet. I did choose the Velvia option in the camera though. Anyway, if you want to see more photos before my X-Pro1 review, please check out my past post titled Fuji X-Pro1 First Shots: Jpegs Straight Out of The Camera. For now, take care, and thanks for stopping by!
How Does The Fuji X-Pro1 Perform?:
First off, I need to get this out of the way: I absolutely love the Fuji X-Pro1. I made it a point to not really read too much about the X-Pro1 so I could really give it my own fair, and unbiased judgement on it. I’m glad I didn’t because I did see some pretty harsh criticism about the X-Pro1, and to be fair, there is some justification for that. But the overall package is excellent! I was out last night, and I shot almost 150 photos with it. Today, I shot around 40. I woke up thinking about the Fuji X-Pro1. Honestly, because of the X-Pro1, I’m falling in love with photography again. [continue reading…]
My Fuji X-Pro1 Arrived:
I just came back from my camera dealer, and I am so psyched! I finally have with me the Fuji X-Pro1 and both the XF 18mm F2.0 and the XF 35mm F1.4 lenses. The XF 60mm F2.4 Macro is coming out later. I took a few pics of the X-Pro1 so you can see it, and gave you a few of my first impressions. [continue reading…]
Recent Comments