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SecretSquirrel wrote:That said, it does look like they did a decent job of having the command dial change the most common setting for each mode. It also looks like I'd rely more on "Programmed Auto" mode than full manual since it would be a pain to change aperture and shutter speed independently.
PenGun wrote:Go and seriously look at the Fuji X-E1 or X-Pro. The 16+ megapixel sensor with NO bayer filter is a sweet thing. I come from my FM2 and Fuji 50 of various kinds all hand developed, for many years and a 4x5 camera recently, 325M/B images scanned, and the X-E1 I bought is blowing my mind.
I am about to drop nearly a grand on a 14mm lens just because it is so damn fine.
Quite a few pros are selling their DSLR stuff and moving to this fine platform ... well 'cause it is better.
Airmantharp wrote:PenGun wrote:Go and seriously look at the Fuji X-E1 or X-Pro. The 16+ megapixel sensor with NO bayer filter is a sweet thing. I come from my FM2 and Fuji 50 of various kinds all hand developed, for many years and a 4x5 camera recently, 325M/B images scanned, and the X-E1 I bought is blowing my mind.
I am about to drop nearly a grand on a 14mm lens just because it is so damn fine.
Quite a few pros are selling their DSLR stuff and moving to this fine platform ... well 'cause it is better.
Two bigger things: tele lenses, and Ken Rockwell's absolute love for this system except that he finds the colors less suitable for landscapes. Also, slower focusing and lack of good focus tracking and per-shot focusing in burst mode.
And that's not disregarding the sensor- it shows tremendous promise, but Fuji doesn't seem to have a strong system behind it to bring it above the realm of really, really nice point-and-shoot.
PenGun wrote:As I said there are pros dumping all their Canon and Nikon stuff to buy into the Fuji X system.
Airmantharp wrote:And that's not disregarding the sensor- it shows tremendous promise, but Fuji doesn't seem to have a strong system behind it to bring it above the realm of really, really nice point-and-shoot.
Voldenuit wrote:If anyone asks me which system to buy into right now, I'd very likely recommend the X-E1, unless they have specific needs (DSLR with fast PDAF for sports work, GH3 or BMPC for videographers).
Airmantharp wrote:But talking about costs- man, I could get a basic body and three nice primes for the price of that kit- and then two nice zooms for the price of an additional lens! Actually, I did- for the price of an XE-1 kit and another lens, I have a 60D, 15-85, 70-300 USM, 50/1.4, and 85/1.8. Only the 24/2.8 IS cost me more, but without IS it'd be in the same range.
SecretSquirrel wrote:Just to give a follow up... I have a nice new Nikon D7100 body sitting on my desk beside me. Picked it up today at lunch. One of the few pluses of buying new release camera gear is that it is the same price online as it is locally.
--SS
Airmantharp wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:Just to give a follow up... I have a nice new Nikon D7100 body sitting on my desk beside me. Picked it up today at lunch. One of the few pluses of buying new release camera gear is that it is the same price online as it is locally.
--SS
Congrats! That's an awesome body; Nikon has it in the APS-C sector if you're not shooting action (thus 7D).
With regards to price- I've been finding Best Buy disturbingly competitive with Amazon and B&H; so much so that I'd rather get stuff through them. I've also gotten Fry's to match those prices without complaint, and Fry's definitely has more local selection than any other big box in my area.
SecretSquirrel wrote:Both the camera shops in the area (if you can call Wolf Camera a camera shop) match B&H prices in the store.
flip-mode wrote:Get a lens on that beast and post up some pictures. OP needs to deliver!
SecretSquirrel wrote:I'm also going to have to figure out how to handle the huge files.
JustAnEngineer wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:I'm also going to have to figure out how to handle the huge files.
How about a couple of huge or ginormous SDXC cards for the camera and a couple of good-sized or large hard-drives in RAID1?
SecretSquirrel wrote:JustAnEngineer wrote:SecretSquirrel wrote:I'm also going to have to figure out how to handle the huge files.
How about a couple of huge or ginormous SDXC cards for the camera and a couple of good-sized or large hard-drives in RAID1?
I've got a pair of 16GB class 10 card for the camera and a 16TB array for storage. Local handling isn't really a problem, it's putting them up online. I could just upload the 6MP images from the D70s as they came off the camera. I'll have to resize and possibly recompress these before putting them online.
--SS