Hey guys, got a few emails asking about these cameras and decided to shoot a quick video, as you already know, I like the Fuji X Trans sensor and although I will pass on the Fuji X-M1-I find the X-E1 small enough and I much prefer the direct controls I wasn’t surprised at how much interest this latest Fuji addition generated,
more after the break
the smallest form factor in the Fuji X line up and if you are either a fan of the X trans sensor looking for a tiny body or just want to give it a try and use it for your vintage lenses, you can’t go wrong. Go for it. It is great to have a tiny body with a lens mount, the option to put serious glass on it (I am using this adapter for my Nikon lenses, this seller has them in different mounts). The Fuji X-M1body is currently in stock in black and silver (with and without the kit lens) here at Adorama and here at BH.
If sticking to Fujinon lenses, I would get the new 27mm pancake and the 18mm 2.0 in addition to the kit lens and be done with it.
I have to admit that the Ricoh GR is now my No 1 street camera, the hyper-focal distance setting is unbeatable and the sharpness of this lens/sensor combo is out of this world. And the camera looks like a boring, basic point and shoot – a big advantage when shooting street.
The GR can be preordered at Adoramaandat BH.
And finally the Sony RX100II, I loved the original RX100 – if you don’t need 24p video and don’t care about slightly better low light performance and the articulated LCD, it is every bit as good and you can save some cash since the price went down here at BH and here at Adorama.
I love the video quality this little gem produces and the 24p option and articulated LCD was enough for me to upgrade to the Sony RX100 mark II, you can get it here at BH or here at Adorama.
I came across an exceptionally clear, bubble free screen protector from Expershield, that’s right, you will have to look twice to see it is actually on, not a big believer in screen protectors, I have used them in the past, I have lost them and hated them, especially when using the LCD for video. This one stays on all my cameras, no transparency issues, no bubbles and I haven’t lost one yet. Sometimes it pays to pay a few bucks more and get a quality product.
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no electronic connection, the adapter allows you to set the aperture on Nikkor G lenses and you will have to mf.
The eBay link to the Nikon G adapter for the Fuji X was most likely written by someone with VERY poor command of English. I barely understood it. Can you elaborate on what the features of the G lens are available when using adapter with the Fuji X? Are all controls ( focus, aperture , etc ) manual?
Great video, thank you! It is very valuable to get information from a pro.
I had the RX100II, too – but being spoilt by full frame and X100s, it is hard to accept the results from such a small sensor, although they are excellent and the very best, which you can expect from such a small camera at present time. I tried to “get rid” of my X100s in favour of the GR, which is half the price now in Germany and seems to be extremely cool, too. But somehow, I just could not do it; the viewfinder and the controls on the Fuji just give me the feeling of holding a real camera in my hands (like my DSLRs), whereas I am not able to do serious work with the other cameras at all, because they feel like “toys”, despite being able to produce serious results, of course. Especially when doing fashion, models often are irritated by small cameras, even if the photographer has a strong personality. It is always easiest to pull out my 5DmIII with my 70-200 2.8 II and grip attached – they immediately start to behave like you would expect them to on a fashion set
Last time, I even had to put away my X100s, although it was perfectly usable for the purpose, because the model simply was unable to deal with the fact, that no shutter noise was audible (she was used to changing the pose every time she heared the “click”). Just for fun, I tried to switch on the virtual shutter noise on the camera – it turned out just ridiculous, like a smartphone cam 