tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post4451818490872837454..comments2023-05-19T02:22:36.521-07:00Comments on Mike Mander's Photo & Imaging Blog: Distraction: The new Fujifilm X-E1Mike Manderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101635749965159506noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-29342957234854508732012-11-23T14:06:30.567-08:002012-11-23T14:06:30.567-08:00Mike,
Thanks for clarifying.
I guess until someone...Mike,<br />Thanks for clarifying.<br />I guess until someone comes out with a better solution, I will stick with LR 4.3rc<br />SILKYPIX, out of the question way to expensive.<br />All the DCRAW software doesn't even support the X-E1<br />steven khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347911342471376322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-44256103496117799832012-11-22T21:30:12.212-08:002012-11-22T21:30:12.212-08:00Steven: Thanks and yes, if I recall, the Fraser Ca...Steven: Thanks and yes, if I recall, the Fraser Canyon shots were likely all at ISO 200 with the described LR settings. There is EXIF metadata below each photo in all the linked galleries so you can see the exact settings I used. The last shot of my dad was definitely at a higher ISO though and may have slightly different settings too.Mike Manderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101635749965159506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-31947254428992909722012-11-22T06:52:14.477-08:002012-11-22T06:52:14.477-08:00I forgot to ask on your Fraser county images I ass...I forgot to ask on your Fraser county images I assume they were all taken at ISO 200 and you used your LR4 sharpening settings described above?<br /><br />Stevensteven khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347911342471376322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-39069161796077200682012-11-22T06:48:24.565-08:002012-11-22T06:48:24.565-08:00Mike, excellent review.
Can't wait for your mo...Mike, excellent review.<br />Can't wait for your more in depth zoom lens test at infinity.<br />I have the X-E1 35 and 60mm lens, great combo.<br />I am also anxious to try your LR4 sharpening numbers. <br />Stevensteven khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347911342471376322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-89700773810874559522012-11-20T22:19:54.976-08:002012-11-20T22:19:54.976-08:00thosh: Here is a link with a full resolution zoomi...thosh: Here is a link with a full resolution zoomify view of the image you asked about... <a href="http://www.sublimephoto.com/misc/XE1_BC12_15483.html" rel="nofollow">XE1_BC12_15483</a><br /><br />Damian: My basic Lightroom settings that impact X-Trans image quality are for sharpening and noise reduction. Generally for sharpening I use (33, 1.2, 100, 0) and NR I use (5, 50, 0 / 3, 50). Those are the slider settings I use for ISO 200 by default. If I crank up a ton of shadow detail, as in the night shots, I might increase the luminance or colour NR to taste. Normally, for a sensor without an AA filter and sharp lenses, I would tend to use something like (25, 0.7, 100, 0) as baseline sharpening, but the more aggressive sharpening seems to help minimize the "watercolour effect" to some extent. I'll also play with the radius and the amount a little to taste, but I always leave detail at 100 and masking at 0 unless the shot is at very high ISO.<br /><br />Gary: I should have mentioned that I like setting the AE-L or AF-L to "push once to lock, push again to unlock". That way I can focus on something, push the button to lock focus, freely recompose the shot and even take multiple subsequent shots of the same scene without worrying the camera will try to refocus. Once you "push to lock" you are also locked out of making any exposure settings changes and that is the frustration!<br /><br />Ricci: Thanks! I hope you enjoy your X-E1 and take lots of gorgeous Vancouver photos yourself! It is a beautiful city to live in...<br /><br />rogerb: Back to you one more time... since one thing I didn't answer is the SilkyPix versus Lightroom question. That is a bit deep to address here, but for a perfectly exposed shot, one at lower ISO settings and with a moderate dynamic range, SilkyPix does an excellent job and can often look better than an Adobe conversion with X-Trans files. However once the shot has more dramatic adjustment needs, or was shot at a higher ISO, then I feel Adobe conversions are superior and certainly the entire workflow aspect of using LR is head and shoulders above the clunkier workflow of SilkyPix. Well, in my opinion at least...Mike Manderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101635749965159506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-71110375237579064082012-11-20T18:00:05.665-08:002012-11-20T18:00:05.665-08:00Oh..dear... Very beautiful photos you took in Vanc...Oh..dear... Very beautiful photos you took in Vancouver. I live here and have been to all these places: UBC, Granville Island & False Creek , and Olympic village...but none of my photos can match yours. I will wait for my XE1+18~55mm to arrive in another week to find out just how good this Fuji really is. <br />Really enjoy your review, & photos. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212519292232226457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-49080799803842764052012-11-20T12:45:29.774-08:002012-11-20T12:45:29.774-08:00Hi Mike,
I am confused by the AF/AE Lock button as...Hi Mike,<br />I am confused by the AF/AE Lock button as when you half press the shutter release it locks both exposure and AF any way, making the AF/AE lock button redundant?Root Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678935200452400743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-39093731999041416142012-11-20T11:47:59.512-08:002012-11-20T11:47:59.512-08:00Hi Mike,
thank you for your review. Awesome photo...Hi Mike,<br /><br />thank you for your review. Awesome photos, especially the night photos! I am feeling the same like you, the X-E1 is beautiful! I have a black one (i like it black and evil, harrr).<br /><br />You´re right, it´s a joy to play around with this cam, the settings, exposure, shutter etc. and the Q-menu is really quick.<br /><br />The only annoying thing is the RAW problem. You already mentioned it in your review and it´s not a new fact so this i a question that i asked some other X-E1 users after their review ;).<br /><br />How do you adjust your Lightroom to get the best out of it?<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DamianDamian Desslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242081121184797356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-6386441607730765332012-11-20T09:29:22.274-08:002012-11-20T09:29:22.274-08:00For those trying to decide on the X-E1, please not...For those trying to decide on the X-E1, please note that its focus tracking is not very effective. This is definitely more of a static-subject camera, but in those conditions I find the AF to certainly work well enough and it seems very accurate. If you prefocus with a half-press of the shutter, and then wait for the right moment, there is very little shutter lag and you can capture a decisive moment with a moving subject as well, but you do need to plan ahead. Just thought I had better mention that. There are other more thorough reviews than mine, and you should definitely be looking at those before deciding on the X-E1 as a primary camera.<br /><br />thosh: Thanks. I will try to post a 100% crop from the shot you mentioned tonight.<br /><br />Dirk N: I would still choose the X-E1 even if they were near the same price. The smaller size, better EVF and ability to take an electronic release makes the X-E1 the winner in my view. However the Hybrid-VF on the X-Pro1 is very nice too, so you should try and test both yourself to help you decide.<br /><br />rogerb: Looking at X-Pro1 files (since LR v4.2 does not support the X-E1), I cannot say the release-candidate of LR v4.3 is any different looking from v4.2. However that doesn't mean that the final v4.3 of Lightroom won't be improved... it might?<br /><br />Thanks to all that have enjoyed the review and commented.Mike Manderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865587160553411671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-18077021962621013162012-11-20T09:13:39.155-08:002012-11-20T09:13:39.155-08:00Thanks for the outstanding review.
Have you found ...Thanks for the outstanding review.<br />Have you found that LR4.3 does a better job than 4.2? How does it compare with the supplied SilkyPix Raw Converter?rogerbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751594185564750374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-71791497974972644232012-11-20T06:07:36.182-08:002012-11-20T06:07:36.182-08:00Great review, many thanks. I'm currently deci...Great review, many thanks. I'm currently deciding whether to swop to an X-E1 from a Sony Nex 7 and the high ISO performance is pushing me to the Fuji. Plus of course the manual controls which I love. Thanks again for posting this review, helps a lot.<br /><br />JohnJohn Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255739682319279934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-53730234604559515252012-11-20T03:51:42.075-08:002012-11-20T03:51:42.075-08:00Thank you for the review, it'great! I have to ...Thank you for the review, it'great! I have to make a choice between the XPRO 1 und and the X-E1 so I read it a few times :-))<br /><br />If the few hundred bucks are no essential - which one would you choose?<br /><br />best regards<br />Dirk<br />Dirk N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01213563518538816164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-14765612799330671042012-11-20T01:14:24.357-08:002012-11-20T01:14:24.357-08:00Trev, thanks a lot for the great and honest review...Trev, thanks a lot for the great and honest review - enjoyed reading it. I am stunned by the detail rendering of the camera and I would love to see especially picture "XE1_BC12_15483" in full resolution. The leafs of the tree are so crisp that I find we have a winner here. That´s the camera I was waiting for.<br /><br />Your review helped a lot to evaluate the real-life-usability of the e-x1.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />T thoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901085545119440144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-25840108489111658612012-11-20T01:11:55.434-08:002012-11-20T01:11:55.434-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.thoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901085545119440144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-8080148872087413612012-11-19T22:30:04.893-08:002012-11-19T22:30:04.893-08:00Hi Trev: I've added a link to the posting with...Hi Trev: I've added a link to the posting with some macro shots taken mostly with an X-Pro1. The last two images in the gallery I quickly shot in the rain after work today with my X-E1. Not sure if you're talking about lens flare on the 60mm? I can't say I've ever noticed anything other than normal, expected lens flare from the 60mm, not really any obviously different compared to the 35mm for example. Nothing unusual about it jumped out at me in any case, although it has a narrow enough field of view that one has to be quite deliberate to incorporate the sun into the shot, so it may just be that it never happened. Of course I tend to test wide-angle lenses much more vigorously when it comes to flare!<br /><br />Hi John: thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!Mike Manderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101635749965159506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-61195198782387713972012-11-19T14:02:26.169-08:002012-11-19T14:02:26.169-08:00This was a great read Mike. And backed up by some ...This was a great read Mike. And backed up by some excellent photos. I hope readers had a look at your Vancouver night shots. Really shows what this little camera can do.John Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354485957002886769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296331927438806888.post-56299453042926018462012-11-19T12:01:49.624-08:002012-11-19T12:01:49.624-08:00Very enjoyable review Mike. Would like to see a s...Very enjoyable review Mike. Would like to see a set of macro shots with the 60 if you have time. I Have read that there may be issues with the lens reflecting light internally in shots (not sure of technical term) Look forward to seeing what you do with the 14mm.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250906751953128228noreply@blogger.com