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Thank you! I've been trying to come up with a good way to have predictable zone focus with a different fuji lens. This is a delightfully simple and clever idea.
Great video. I recently sent a link to my website, to members of my family. My cousin said, "Beautiful pictures. You must have a really good camera." Which, to me, is like going to a restaurant and telling the chef, "That was a great meal. You must have a really good stove." I have several Canon bodies and a bag full of Canon lenses. They are a few generations old, but take "Beautiful pictures." I just bought a Leica Q3. Also takes beautiful pictures, but a completely different animal. My experience is, Leica is 2 or 3 generations behind in technology...but optically they are the finest camera in the world. You pay your money and make your choice.
The only haters I'm with is "Limited Edition" haters. Respect there; that is some brainless, tasteless garbage that just really screams you're an insecure asshole.
Good explanation- I have always used zone focus on a Q2 with a 28 lens and obviously the 35 equivalent on the Fuji gives a shorter zone. My question is - if I use a wide converter giving the camera an effective 28mm will the same optical rules apply as if I was using a naive 28 equivalent on the X100V?
It is true that expensive cameras and expensive lenses do not make better photos. But, if you enjoy photography and want to save up, then sometime in life, you will have them and they last forever. RS. Canada
I have Leica M cameras and Leica lenses. And I have never regretted buying them new. But I gave up other consumer products and holiday trips to save the funds to buy this Leica equipment.
I'm late to the party here but I super dig my (2023 purchase my) X100F and was curious to know which built-in film simulation you were using when you shot these images (if you recall - all these years later). Or did you touch them up in in post? I enjoyed your clip/review and great images!
The MP was great but my film project came to an end and we parted ways... Zero regrets and super happy I was able to experience such a nice piece of gear.
Oh, the past year or so has been a hot mess. You know, life and all like that there! Slowly getting back to things though... Watch for some "VI" videos in the near future! :)
for whatever reason zone focus on ricoh griii was so alien to me but this sounds easier or at least made more sense ;p cant wait to get the x100vi and give it a go, when you say you aim to the ground the get focus are you switching from manual to af and half pressing or are you still in manual but half press then shoot?
I use back button focus only I remap the focus to the front button. The camera stays in manual focus all the time and AF is only activated when I press the focus button. :)
I use it with a 28mm on my film camera all the time and it's pretty much the only way I shoot unless the light is low. It's nice that you get a bit deeper DOF using a 35mm equivalent on an APS-C camera than you would on full frame.
A bit more DOF yeah... But not a game changer or anything. I'd think you'd get more DOF at a given aperture with 28mm on FF than I would with my 35mm equiv on APS-C though.
Fuji should implement a “snap focus” system, like Ricoh did. It would be much easier. It sounds obvious for a camera aimed at street photography. I don’t understand why they don’t do that.
The video details a simple way to shoot zone with the X100 series. No need for a snap mode that when you can quickly and easily set the manual focus point using the ring around the lens. Snap mode ONLY sets the manual focus to a pre-determined distance. No other magic going on there ;)
Great Vid I'd like to do something similar with the Nikon Z30 fitted with a fixed 24mm lens. As expected the setup is different and the distance meter only shows in manual focus mode and is just a bar - it only shows when you turn the focus ring. If I focus an object 12' 6" away in either continuous or single focus mode and then switch back to manual mode then turn the ring slightly that should give me the position I believe. May give it a go and see if it works. Aim to move to Fuji later this year.
I use my Kiev-4a that I bought for around $15 with a lens, and it works just fine. No viewfinder blockage also. Looking forward into Konica IIIa with 48mm lens, albeit it's almost impossible to find in my region ;(
Not sure what you're saying exactly... But nothing in this video was comparing the X100 to any other Fuji camera or suggesting it was in any way superior. Just a list of things that I like about the X100V... :)
I’ve been struggling to work out how to do this with my new x100v … Thanks so much, really helpful video, looking forward to trying it … if I could add perhaps add one bit of well intended constructive feedback (no offence honestly meant) … you speak way too fast, which isn’t a bad thing at the right points, but probably not where you are giving instruction … I had to watch this several times. Hope that’s ok and thanks again …
