Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

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Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby ozimax on Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:51 pm

Well I've gone and done it; sold my Canon gear (yes, even my venerable 24-105), sold the XE-1 (for a little profit) and have jumped in, lock stock and shutter, to the Fuji fold. I bought the X Pro 1 primarily because of the optical viewfinder, which is outstanding. I'm still learning the ropes of this camera of course, but it really is very, very good. Quirky, but good. It is built like a tank and surprisingly heavy, which I actually like. I have taken 188 photos so far this week, here's a few:

Martin Place this afternoon
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Pitt street (yeah, I know, selective colouring went out with flares and body shirts, but with the crazy red striped dress, I couldn't help myself.)
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Pitt street again. This is my second car. The other one is a P76... :biglaugh:
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Again.
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Sydney010913b by Ozimax, on Flickr

I know I'm over the posting limit, but here's a few colour photos from a trip to Terrigal last Friday. These were taken at high noon, with very difficult lighting. It is in these conditions that the Velvia simulation setting comes into its own.

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Re: Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:39 am

#2 Oz - for once I am going to say that I do not like one of your photos - nay not the photo the treatment. It’s too red and if you want to do this pick something that is more subtle as my eyes see nothing but red.
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Re: Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:49 am

Hey Ozi - are the B&Ws from the camera's settings or have you done a conversion in post?
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Re: Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby ozimax on Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:32 am

Yes, all the BW are done (very quickly I must add) with Totally Rad BW conversion. I have seen some conversions done in-camera elsewhere and they look really good, but I haven't got that far yet! These are just some rubber-neck-snapshots. Of course, all are jpgs too. I won't be mucking around with RAW and even if I wanted to, my software is too old to recognise the format.
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Re: Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:11 pm

The X-PRO does excellent in camera RAW to B&W conversions.
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Re: Fun with the Fuji X Pro 1

Postby ozimax on Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:58 pm

Matt. K wrote:The X-PRO does excellent in camera RAW to B&W conversions.


Yes, I will have to start using these Matt. I know very little about BW conversions. Up until recently, I didn't even like BW, but they are starting to grow on me.
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