[Leica] IMG: Nola Wedding with a Leica & Fuji XT1

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

Some lovely wedding work from you as usual Chris and relevant practical
tech discussion with pictures! The XFUG is blossoming too ;-)


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman

On 4 February 2015 at 10:06, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:

> BW looks great.  Last point well taken, set it up for anticipated
> conditions,
> then, just go shoot.
>
> Montie
>
> From: chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> [Add to Address Book]
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Nola Wedding with a Leica & Fuji XT1
> Date: Feb 3, 2015 4:17 PM
> Ok so there are some Canon images in here as well :)
>
> Apologies in advance for a sort of off topic post and also for using non
> full frame :)
>
>
> Weapons of battle -
>
> Fuji XT1 with battery grip
> 18-55/2.8 -4 OIS
> 56/1.2 APD version
> 50-140/2.8 OIS
> Fuji flash with Cactus V triggers
>
> Leica M9-P
> 21mm 2.8
> Nikon flash with TTL cord
>
> Most of these images are Fuji. The Leica on 82,83,85,87 and 90.
>
> http://www.zoeicaimages.com/katieandgerry/
>
>
> So the Fuji XT1 is not quite as fast with AF as Canon or Nikon with some
> lenses but what it lacks in speed it makes up for in less weight and a
> quieter if almost silent shutter sound. People will comment and say the
> camera didn't take the picture since they didn't hear it. Happened a few
> times. My body thanks me with more evenly weight distribution on my
> shoulders compared to my usual Leica on one side and heavy Nikon gear on
> the other. The Fuji 50-140/2.8 is the heaviest X lens but then again it's a
> fast telephoto zoom so I don't expect it to be super light. It's probably
> also Fuji's sharpest lens so far IMO. It's what made me get the XT1.
>
> There are a few things to consider when taking the XT1 into "war" (thanks
> Tina and Ted) for an 8 hour wedding.
>
> - The 56/1.2 sounds awesome for portraits but it is slow to auto focus so
> time has to be thought out for this. I'm assuming it's the freaking huge
> glass. I could switch to manual focus but who wants to MF a 85mm lens at a
> wedding? Yeah not me.
> - Flash system. Fuji has been lacking in this though I'm sure something
> will come out later with more power or at least give me a synch socket on
> the flash! The current EF-42 is just not powerful enough for weddings. I
> can use Pocketwizards on it but when moving around I really need a flash on
> camera. I bought the Cactus V system to go along with Fuji's flash since my
> Nikon flashes have totally different contacts and will not work directly on
> a Fuji. It was fairly simple to use though it was not quite as reliable as
> my Pocketwizards and does make the XT1 a bit top heavy.
> - Batteries. The XT1 is a battery vampire. I have 5 on me. I used 4 up in
> 8 hours. My M9 probably uses 3 in that amount of time. But then my M9 does
> not have an EVF almost constantly on.
> - The "kit" lens 18-55/2.8-4 is a pretty good lens. It's not the best
> around midzoom but at wide and 55 it's well worth getting this lens to have
> as a standard less. OIS is a plus in low light.
> - The buttons are tiny. My big fingers sometimes get confused on the back
> of the camera and I have to get better at using the EVF to "control" the
> camera instead of hunting for buttons.
> - Kind of what some do with the M9, underexposre at high ISO's seems to
> work better when processing images. The high is pretty good, but it won't
> do what a Nikon D4 will do.
> - Make what settings work for you and save them in the camera. Easy to
> switch to another setting that way if needed. I learned this in Puerto Rico
> while speeding by cyclists and trying to change menu options.
>
>
> Guess that's it for now. Back to editing!
>
>
>
> Chris Williams
> www.zoeicaimages.net
> 504-231-6261
>
>
>
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