Without any words, photo collection only;
taken with the
taken with the
Fuji 14 2.8 lens
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Sunday, 12 May 2013
Sunday, 5 May 2013
The Fuji X20, fun camera with great results
Are we expecting too much from the Fuji X10/X20? Possibly; because of the very well known X-Pro1 and X-E1 the expectation for this "little" Fuji is very high.
It's easy to forget that it's only a P&S camera.The X10 or the X20 with its sensor size and the high quality lens, produces excellent pictures. Ask your self; which size do you print your photos? I have printed them in A3, and they look very good.
In Germany they say: "lange Rede kurzer Sinn" which means to cut a long story short:
Pick one up, go out, take pictures and have fun.
against the sun with flash abouve
overexposed recovered in LR
quick responding
S mode 1/30 ISO 100
SR+ mode abouve
After a week spend with the X20 I would say that:
This little gem is capable of capturing beautiful snapshots, even in low light.
To get the best out of the X20 pictures shoot in RAW Format. (I hope Fuji can change this in a Firmware update).
I liked the Fuji X10 JPG Pictures, because I prefer to photgraph in RAW;
i'm happy with the X20.
ISO 2000 1/30
Portrait mode
The X10 is still a very good camera, producing very nice photos in JPG, ideal for those who don't care to much about pp in a computer or simpel don't know how to do.
With this very nice combination, I can use the X-E1 for shooting at higher iso's, or very blurred background, or just having fun with an adapted manual lens.
For everything else the Fuji X10 or X20 are great portable camera; with its quick responding autofocus, the zoom lens (28-112mm), the different settings and the possibility for Macro (close-up) photos.
TIPS:
Big issue; with the X20 you need 2-3 spare batteries for a day long walk around.
The X20 is a battery devourer!!!
Update:
After some research in the internet found that, to save energy the X20 should work with;
LCD brightness -2, IS only for shooting.
also found some setting tip to save in C1 or C2:
Use the ETTR expose to the right, and recover in PP for less noise in the shadows
quality: Fine + RAW
simulation: ASTIA
iso: auto 800
dr: 100%
wb: AUTO
H-Tone: -1
S-Tone: 0
Color: 0
Sharp: -1
NR: -2
sRGB or RGB (for Print)
Focus one step bigger
FN Button: ISO
Power management: High
Some RAW sharping Tips in LR 4.4 / 5
Sharp 30 - 70
Radius 0,7 - 0,8
Detail 40 - 60
Mask 45 - 75
If Fuji can improve the JPG quality of the X20 with a firmware, I would change the setting tips and maybe use C2 as B+W fix
I don't make any scientific tests, i´m only interest to take nice pictures and have fun.
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