{"id":4590,"date":"2011-05-03T22:38:34","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T14:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ndroo.com\/blog\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2011-05-19T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-19T08:44:13","slug":"x-100-random-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fuzzyeyeballs.com\/blog\/?p=4590","title":{"rendered":"X-100 : Random Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was quite a wait to get the Fujifilm X-100 at a good price and recently when there was an opportunity to grab one at super good price (don’t ask me who, where or how … as I ain’t suppose to tell) … I didn’t think twice and here are some initial random test shots with it. Well … I have many other shots but they are mostly of my boy and I don’t wanna flood the entry with all of them (but you can see the first few I posted in an earlier entry here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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I’ve read many mixed opinions and reviews about this cool looking camera and after a few days of test run … how do I like it? Okay … I’ll put aside the fact that it looks pretty … and here are some of the things that I don’t like …<\/p>\n

1. Settings like shooting mode (eg. panoramic, video etc) goes back to default after you go into preview mode or turn off\/on the camera. A firmware update should be able to fix that easily.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. You need to get an adapter ring if you wanna use filters on it. How much? It costs about $50 (Singapore dollars)!!! Forget about the hood (also sold separately) … I don’t need extra bulk.<\/em><\/p>\n

3. The price. If not for the special price I got it for … I find the price a bit on the high side.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Switching to macro (though not too close) mode, you have to press the macro button and then select ‘macro on’. Why not toggle the macro on\/off with a single press? Firmware update for this please? \ud83d\ude00<\/em><\/p>\n

That is probably just about all the problem I find with it. Of course I ain’t like many of the masters out there who can do reviews on cameras or bother about doing 100% crops to see details … but it is good enough for me. Some might say that since it looks like a rangefinder … the lack of the rangefinder-like focusing patch is the biggest spoiler. Hmm … not for me. My old fuzzyeyeballs will never be able to focus well (using those patch), so autofocus is definitely my thing. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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Focusing speed? I’ve read people saying that focusing speed is pretty much like the Olympus E-P1. What does that mean? That means it ain’t too awesome but I’ve never had problem with the E-P1 and thus the X-100 auto focusing speed is perfectly okay for me. Basically … any camera that can let me autofocus and capture photos of my (ever moving) boy … the focusing speed is good. Hahaha!<\/p>\n

All the images you see here are not straight out of the camera. However, they just went through some very simple post processing & resizing in Photoshop. Life is too short (to me) to spend on long Photoshop sessions. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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How does it perform in low light? It will definitely be better if it were a f1.8 lens but anyway … the ISO performance is pretty impressive. These 3 below were taken at ISO2000 and the below photos has no noise reduction applied in post processing. I’m satisfied!<\/p>\n

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Since I had lots of time to spare, I tried the panoramic mode too. This first one is the 120 degrees version …<\/p>\n

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… and this one is the 180 degrees one. Sorry I’ve yet to learn how to make QTVR movies with pano photos. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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For times when I can’t be bothered to lug my Pentax K-5 around, the X-100 will definitely be my #1 companion for some time to come. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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It was quite a wait to get the Fujifilm X-100 at a good price and recently when there was an opportunity to grab one at super good price (don’t ask me who, where or how … as I ain’t suppose to tell) … I didn’t think twice and here are … <\/p>\n

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