Camera Porn
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What, not a single photography thread on this forum? Oh well, here goes…
Recently upgraded from my trusty ol' Olympus OM-D E-M1 to a shiny new Fuji X-Pro2, and have been loving every minute of it so far. Picked up the camera body, the XF 23mm 1.4 (35mm equivalent), and the 50-140mm f/2.8 (70-200 equivalent) for the not insignificant sum of $5300, and I'm still waiting for the standard zoom which is on order and not yet paid for. But one look at the files the Fuji can produce and I was convinced I'd made the right investment.
As much as I loved my Olympus, the image quality just didn't cut it for me anymore, especially given the amount of work I do in Photoshop to my files. That and I feel the Olympus system forces you to accept several significant compromises in image quality, compromises which just aren't necessary anymore. Like for example an image sensor half the size of a 35mm frame, because that allows the camera to be smaller. Obviously Sony didn't get the memo on that one, offering both APS-C and full frame cameras that are equal in size or smaller, and it's the same with Fuji. I think the APS-C sensor is a far better compromise between the low-light capabilities and 'depth of field' of a full frame camera, and the more compact size and smaller, lighter lenses of a crop format system. That and it just looks fucking cool.
For the type of photography I do (landscape, street, some portraiture), it really is a perfect fit. The tonal range, colour and high sensitivity performance are all superb. I love using the window viewfinder with the 23mm lens, as that's the field of view that the window shows. And not being an SLR or electronic display, there's zero lag. And for the times that I do need to see down the lens and see exactly what's in the frame (like when using the telephoto zoom), an electronic viewfinder can pop up inside the window finder. Only the Japanese would go to such lengths to engineer something like that, and make it work without fail every time - it's truely amazing. If I had one criticism of the camera, it's that I keep going to press buttons and move dials that aren't there, because I used my previous camera for such a long time, but that's hardly Fuji's fault, just something I'll have to get used to.
So, that's my gushing rant over with. What sort of gear do you use?
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Camera Porn? I would think that camera might hurt without some extra lube.
Congrats on the new camera and enjoy it.
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Oh I see what you did there
