The elves have been working the midnight shift at Fuji.
In the last there years Fuji has come out with
and the new X100s will be released in Australia any day now.
Now Fuji's not alone in producing a bagful of new camera models; most of the other big manufacturers have been taking the same midnight pills. What makes Fuji different is that they were coming up with innovative new concepts and designs in each of the X series.
The X100 and X-Pro 1's ability to shoot in low light is, in my humble opinion, unsurpassed in compact cameras. In fact, it beats most DSLRs as well. There is almost no noise at all, even shooting at 1600 and 2000 ISO.
In low-light performance the X100 and X1-Pro perform better than Leica. Now that's a big call I know but I've field tested them alongside the Leica ME type 220. In average sunlight the results were comparable but the moment the sun dipped below the horizon it was like chalk and cheese. The Leica could not match it with the Fuji X100.
At the same time that Fuji was bringing out new cameras the Fuji lens department was rattling out a dozen new lenses. I'm always wary of any company that produces so many new lenses so quickly. How good was the research? How much field testing was being carried out?
The lenses are understated but their performance is exemplary with sharpness, detail and good tonal range. The level of detail using the X Pro-1 and Fuji lenses is as good as or better than most DSLR's on the market. Indeed, the devil is in the detail!
Learn how to conduct accurate lens sharpness tests at home in Advanced Digital Photography with Dale Neill at UWA Extension. (Take advantage of a discount in this course by using the code ENTHUSE when you enrol.)
In the last there years Fuji has come out with
- Fuji X100
- Fuji X10
- Fuji X1-Pro
- Fuji XE
and the new X100s will be released in Australia any day now.
Now Fuji's not alone in producing a bagful of new camera models; most of the other big manufacturers have been taking the same midnight pills. What makes Fuji different is that they were coming up with innovative new concepts and designs in each of the X series.
The X100 and X-Pro 1's ability to shoot in low light is, in my humble opinion, unsurpassed in compact cameras. In fact, it beats most DSLRs as well. There is almost no noise at all, even shooting at 1600 and 2000 ISO.
In low-light performance the X100 and X1-Pro perform better than Leica. Now that's a big call I know but I've field tested them alongside the Leica ME type 220. In average sunlight the results were comparable but the moment the sun dipped below the horizon it was like chalk and cheese. The Leica could not match it with the Fuji X100.
At the same time that Fuji was bringing out new cameras the Fuji lens department was rattling out a dozen new lenses. I'm always wary of any company that produces so many new lenses so quickly. How good was the research? How much field testing was being carried out?
The lenses are understated but their performance is exemplary with sharpness, detail and good tonal range. The level of detail using the X Pro-1 and Fuji lenses is as good as or better than most DSLR's on the market. Indeed, the devil is in the detail!
Learn how to conduct accurate lens sharpness tests at home in Advanced Digital Photography with Dale Neill at UWA Extension. (Take advantage of a discount in this course by using the code ENTHUSE when you enrol.)
