Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for sharing this Richard cheers Lluis El 14/08/2012, a las 14:33, Richard Taylor escribi?: > Thanks to John Lee we had another fine NYLUG meeting at ICP in > Manhattan last Friday. Our lecturers were Tina Manley on > "Documentary Photography" and Karen Nakamura on "Visual > Anthropology"--two topics that went well together. > > I've posted a few pictures from the meeting. These were all taken > with a Fuji X Pro-1 and the 35 mm Fujinon at ISO 1600 and ISO 6400 > using in-camera jpgs. The high ISO performance still astonishes me > and the 35 mm lens is wonderful. The camera is a slow focuser, > though, by current standards but wonderfully useful in this kind of > situation. > > Two X Pro-1 quirks you might want to be aware of: 1) Uploading > images to an iPad via the Camera Connection Kit leaves residual iPad > files on the SD card. These files make the camera turn-on *VERY > SLOW*--like 8 seconds. The cure is to reformat the card after > putting it back in the camera. 2) There is no way to lock manual > focus--at least that I've found. That means that any jiggling of > buttons on the camera or the focus ring refocuses the camera. The > net result is that the camera is useless for zone focusing. Fuji, > are you listening???? These issues need to be addressed. > > Pictures: > > Karen and Chris Saganich admire Karen's Ricoh M-module camera. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0539.jpg.html > > Tina lecturing. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0558.jpg.html > > Roger Rubin and Lew Schwartz listening. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0569.jpg.html > > Karen Lecturing. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0566_001.jpg.html > > Ed and Marcia Meyers. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0562.jpg.html > > Tom and Tina Manley. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0577.jpg.html > > Roger and Lew as Lew accepts his door prize. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2012_nylug/DSCF0574.jpg.html > > C&C always welcome. Enjoy. > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information