Thread: Is everyone loving their X-Pro1...cos I'm not!

Originally Posted by Landshark

I am still liking the XPro 1, cannot see changing unless there is an XPro 2

I'm pretty much in the same boat. X Pro-2........my wallet is already panicking.

Originally Posted by phrenic

I have to admit that im a bit surprised you prefer the x100 files (unless you're a raw only shooter).

Probably of good example of why, as much as we might want to be able to, it is really not possible for anyone to definitively say that camera 'A' produces better files than camera 'B', because image quality is highly subjective. It may be possible to make universal statements based on measurable technical qualities, but it's hard to rate the overall "look" when everyone sees differently. As in, "camera 'A' has greater dynamic range, but I just prefer what I see from camera 'B'".

I've spent a lot of time looking through sample images from various cameras that I am interested in but don't own, and while acknowledging that there a million different variables involved in comparing images taken at different times in different places by different photographers using different cameras, I think that on a macroscopic level I also have a slight preference towards the X100 (but I wouldn't stand up in court and say that with any surety!).

The Japanese don't actually think adding weight to a product makes the product anything but heavy. Heavy is not a positive trait. Personally, I agree. I don't need to carry any more weight than necessary.

Originally Posted by stanleyk

I use it more than the Nikon D700. I much prefer the X Pro files to the X100. In fact the only reason I'm getting an X100S is because it has the same sensor as the X Pro. All the other improvements don't interest me. I would have upgraded if they had just changed the sensor. As far as the size is concerned, for me the X Pro the perfect size. I don't like really small cameras where all the buttons are close to each other, but that's a personal preference. Much as I love the X100 I hate the little control wheel on the back and the tiny menu button. If I had to choose between the D700 and the X Pro it would be no choice. I would sell the D700 without a second thought. That said I'm kind of weird, I prefer the D700 to the D600. I tried out a D600 at a camera shop. I decided against upgrading. The D700 is just a classic DSLR. It's big, it's clunky, and it just does what it is supposed to.

The XE looks really great but I use the OVF more than 50% of the time.

I agree about the XPro size. It's never cramped, never heavy, but is robust and fits in a small bag with its beautiful lenses. The problem I am having is that the X100s is calling me - the sensor I love added to the X100. Nice.

I find your D700 /600 thoughts interesting. I have never had a 700, but really liked its controls and feel. I checked out the 600. Very solid feature list, and a nice camera. But to me it just didn't feel comfortable. Getting picky in my old age I suppose.

Thanks for all the replies guy's. It's not so much an IQ issue as the X-Pro is pretty good but it's more the way the camera feels as a package. Weirdly I enjoy the GF5 and 20mm more!?!?! I have played with the X-E1 quite a lot and it's much lighter than the Xpro. When I first picked it up it felt like a bit of cheap plastic and it also felt empty. Pop a 35mm on and it felt totally different weight wise but still feels plastic.

It's just a camera.
If every time you pick it up you're thinking about the things you don't like about it, you probably won't make good pictures with it.
Use the camera you like using.

Yep, these "connection" issues are important and so personal. I loved the E-M5, but it always felt heavy to me compared with the comparably-sized E-P3 that felt just right. Others associate the E-M5 weight with quality or feel that it helps them hold it steadier, while the E-P3 feels "empty".

I like the way the X-Pro1 feels and handles. Greatly prefer the Fuji to the similarly sized but much heavier Leica M9P.

Originally Posted by Amin Sabet

Yep, these "connection" issues are important and so personal. I loved the E-M5, but it always felt heavy to me compared with the comparably-sized E-P3 that felt just right. Others associate the E-M5 weight with quality or feel that it helps them hold it steadier, while the E-P3 feels "empty".

I like the way the X-Pro1 feels and handles. Greatly prefer the Fuji to the similarly sized but much heavier Leica M9P.

Your credit card likely prefers the lighter weight too.
But yes, the connection is important. My wife has a Pana G3 and has connected with it way more than any other camera. She can't put it down. I know it's a very good camera, but I just don't like it much.

To me, the XE1 doesn't feel as "empty" as the XP1. Other than the hybrid VF, they had to cram the same parts plus the flash inside a smaller body making the XE1 a bit denser than the XP1. I do miss the OVF though ... sigh ...

Originally Posted by Armanius

To me, the XE1 doesn't feel as "empty" as the XP1. Other than the hybrid VF, they had to cram the same parts plus the flash inside a smaller body making the XE1 a bit denser than the XP1. I do miss the OVF though ... sigh ...

Well, it's not against the rules to have both cameras...

(I get the feeling we're not helping poor Ghosthunter.)