Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 21, 2012, at 6:59 AM, Gerry Walden wrote: > Too early for me to tell you Steve, but I will try to give you an > indication as soon as I have shot some more. Thanks to finally having time > actually read the manual, I have now found how to move the focus spot. > There is a new review of the camera on LuLa which is a little critical of > the controls for moving the focus spot, but I do not feel it will be a > problem in practice. There is also some comment about Fuji not > co-operating with Adobe over the raw processing but I find this difficult > to believe as they appear to have always done so in the past, and I feel > it is just a timing thing. Here is the LuLa link: > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/.shtml > > BTW, it may be different in the US but my dealer has a cash-back scheme on > the lens which reduced it by about $60, and he also knocked about $150 off > the body price so I was a pretty happy bunny. thanks Gerry, we'll stay in touch. Where did you buy the camera? Steve > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > +44 (0)797 287 7932 > www.gwpics.com > > On 21 Mar 2012, at 13:15, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> >> On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Gerry Walden wrote: >> >>> Sorry - two possible interpretations of the same question. >>> >>> Shooting for the first time I missed a couple of shots early on but I >>> think that was more to do with having the right pressure on the button >>> and/or the lens not being in focus because I was unclear about the focus >>> spot. certainly my first few frames were out of focus which I am 100% >>> sure was operator error. Once I had gotten used to things a bit more >>> there was a very limited amount of shutter lag, nothing which bothered >>> me. Please bear in mind I have only taken about 40+ shots, and I was >>> under a bit of pressure at the time, so I was not paying too much >>> attention to camera niceties. >> >> >> >> >> with my M9 I enjoy manual focus, however a major reason to consider the X >> Pro-1 would be for the auto focus it provides.... >> >> for me to buy it would have to provide rapid sure focus/minimal shutter >> lag... >> >> so I continue to be very interested in that capability Gerry, >> >> and needing badly to answer that question. >> >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> Gerry >>> >>> Gerry Walden >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>> www.gwpics.com >>> >>> On 21 Mar 2012, at 04:24, John McMaster wrote: >>> >>>> How fast to focus is what I think Steve meant? The X100 will often miss >>>> a >>>> shot while it decides to focus... >>>> >>>> john >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> >>>> f1.4 - the 18mm (= 27mm) is f2 and the 60mm (= 90mm) macro is f2.4. The >>>> whole thing looks and feels right, if you know what I mean. It is >>>> almost the >>>> same as the M9 size-wise, and just a little lighter (body only). In my >>>> opinion Fuji have really done there homework on this one. The 35mm lens >>>> hood >>>> is metal and square with a plastic cap and marked with the lens size. >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> At the moment I only have the 35mm (= 50mm f1.4) but the autofocus >>>>>> seems >>>> spot on. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> how fast is it? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information