SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
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- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
No. Not until they give it another sensor, preferably one inch. My 'old' X10 is still doing fine, has the same great lens and is good and fast enough for lots of my stuff.
No. Not until they give it another sensor, preferably one inch. My 'old' X10 is still doing fine, has the same great lens and is good and fast enough for lots of my stuff.
X-40 maybe?
Yep. Regarding the X20 I had one for a short while but didn't like the files too much. To me those claimed 30% less noise looked more like 30% added suppression, especially of microcontrast, and Fuji don't provide an option to switch their pre-RAW noise cancellation (X-wax engine) entirely off, not even on their X system cameras.No. I recently snagged an X-20, and used it for the second half of SiJ. I like the optical viewfinder. I started in the X-world with an X-10 and the -20 is a logical progression; the -30 isn't.
I read some interesting reviews of the X30 of Streetshooter's blog which made me want to try one out, but so far the relatively high initial pricing has been a factor.
But there is one thing I'm curious about: a number of initial publicity releases from Fujifilm and early reviews stated that the X30 has no "lo pass" filter (aka AA filter). So this is a two-part question -
1. is this true? does it not have an optical/lo-pass/AA filter?
and
2. I remember reading, ages ago, that one of the big improvements of the X20 over the previous X10 was the deletion of the optical/low-pass filter in the X20. That seemed like a big deal at the time, especially in terms of sharpness and image quality. Am I missing something - or were or are there other similar tweaks which distinguish the X30 from its previous sibling?
I think that the X-Trans colour array provides a means of suppressing moiré which allowed the AA-filter to be removed.
That's exactly the case and the entire reason for Fuji's X-Trans technology. Some people don't like it, claiming "muddy" details in things like leaves and grass, etc. I'm not doubting them. But unless I'm pixel-peeping I don't find it to be an issue.
Have to admit I don't understand any of this stuff. I shoot RAW & Jpeg but really only work with Jpegs.
I suppose if I practiced more with Silkypix I'd have a bit more understanding Yes? No?
I wish all camera manufacturers looked at the X30 when designing a high end compact. It's just incredible.
Yeah it's a bit on the heavier side and the EVF should be on the side like the X-E2 but other than that, it's an absolute pleasure to use. I prefer manually zooming my lenses and I just connect with the camera.
The Sony RX100 and Canon G7X is better on paper but I don't get the joy that I get with the X30.
Excellent JPEGs, usable ISO 800. Great battery life.
I'd like Fujifilm to work on their video mode and release a new sensor especially with the X40.