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Caterina Di Salvo www.juzaphoto.com/p/CaterinaDiSalvo  |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Fujifilm X100V Pros: ovf viewfinder, portability, film simulations, beautiful. ESSENTIAL. Cons: Few and of little importance, I have to make an effort to try them Opinion: After the breakage of my xpro3 and the somersaults to have it repaired by fujifilm for free (since the lcd problem is well known) I sold this and bought an x100v, not being able to do without the rangefinder. For the rest I left my xt2 with 56 f1.2 old version. My use is for everything, also equipped with tcl, I don't say at all it made me forget the 35 f1.4 but at the moment it is perfectly replaced by the 56 on the other body. This set-up made me notice how it can only coexist with the x100v for what my use is. Including flash portraiture. The central shutter and no sync limit is the main reason why I fell in love with the x100 series. The goodies compared to the x100f are important but not substantial. The x100f makes a second body with interchangeable lenses more indispensable, probably. If in the future Fuji would make a 50 equivalent version with a 1.4 aperture (and with adapters that reduce the focal length to 35 equivalent) I would probably live only with that and I would be very happy. He's always with me and I think that's the most important thing for a camera. Carrying a flashlight with you with this camera means you can improvise a shot on any occasion. Something that no camera to date can give you. It's not just hype and there are better performing cameras. However, it is often the only thing that is needed. sent on October 31, 2023 |
 | Fujifilm XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR Pros: Aperture, sharpness, lightning-fast af Cons: Greatness perhaps? For what it offers there is Opinion: I start from the focal point. It is my second most used focal length, along with the 50mm equiv. I loved and hated the 18mm F2. I was hoping for a remake of the f2, but this one came out. At first I was skeptical about size, but the more I looked at reviews the more I convinced myself to sacrifice portability for what it offers. And I did well! In spite of what it offers it is not so big, or at least it has a construction that makes it space-saving. It's certainly heavy, compared to a pancake optics like your little brother, but not so heavy that you can leave it at home. And I'm little. It is sharp, fast, surgical and has a spectacular yield. It has its own character, crunchy but a progressiveness of the blurred that lacks for example the walkaround optics I had, the 23 f2. It's not just the amount of blurry (more in this, obv) but the quality. I use it with an X-Pro3 that has no OVF 28mm equiv frames, not bad. I got used to it with the 18 f2, with this I worried one thing. How much it interfered in the ovf. Since I always use the window at the bottom right I'm getting used to this BUT without standard hood. Already that for my taste hinders too much, I do not know how the experience with the square light parlaluce but I do not think it changes much. It remains that it can be used perfectly without parlaluce, if you want to use the ovf of the xpro3. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. It's hard to detach it sent on May 24, 2023 |
 | Fujifilm X100F Pros: Portability, lens rendering, vintage look. OVF. Flash and blade shutter. ND filter Cons: Battery, not tropicalized, optics coming out of the barrel, AFC a bit 'limping (as necessary as it may be useful in the contexts in which it is used), screen not tilting. Connectivity Opinion: It is a machine that forces you to carry it with you, because it is small and easy to put in your everyday bag. It relieves you of the task of choosing the optics. I got to try the big sister x100v. In the end (both for a matter of money and for other reasons) I opted for the x100f which in my opinion has some fundamental features: 1. The yield of the lens. It is a street car but also excellent for impromptu portraits of friends etc. In this sense, I consider her better than her sister. The bokeh is less hard and has a yield that in these cases I really like. It is less contrasted and softer, while not lacking in sharpness. Considering that in street the apertures are closed, the difference in sharpness (if any) is irrelevant. At full aperture, it is soft but for my way of using the x100f it is a non-problem. Closing the problem is solved. 2. The center shutter. It's the main reason I took this car. I wanted to experiment with the possibilities that opens up the use of flash without limits to synchronization times. Having also a built-in flash (however limited a flash in the camera is) is an addition. 3. It does not intimidate. It's small (mine is black) and stealthy. As written in the cons. The battery is poorly lasting, I haven't tested the durability on the x100v, but I don't think the improvement is great. And anyway 2 batteries (3 for safety) and you're good to go. Obviously being x trans III lacks some goodies of my main machines with xtranas IV. Save the automatic WB, rename the film simulation and my now beloved Classic Neg. As well as the ability to save in raf the JPEGs taken with the digital telecoverter. This is an unnecessary software limitation. All it took was an update. Among the cons I have included Fuji connectivity. Problem on all machines, but this even more because of its nature. Not having the Classic Neg. I downloaded some very reliable presets for lightroom mobile. Including the possibility of downloading raf in addition to JPEGs would be great. And speed up. I solved it with a smartphone card reader. Finally, making an examination of pros and cons compared to the previous model I can say that I miss more the features of the xtrans IV sensors previously listed, compared to the optical improvement of the lens that for me is irrelevant or even I think I prefer the yield of this. sent on December 28, 2022 |
 | Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR Pros: Wr, fast, holds well in his hand. It gives an idea of greater solidity than the 18 f2, diaphragm ring. Lens hood. Aesthetically beautiful on the xpro series Cons: Different rendering of the f1.4 old series, not really a cons. Opinion: I would call it a pleasant surprise. At the beginning of my fujifilm adventure I had tried one that, in hindsight, I think had failed. My fixed wide angle was an 18 f2, which I initially reluctantly exchanged with the 23 f2 for a summer vacation in maritime places. So I would have felt safer with a wr lens. The 18 f2 in fact in addition to not having the wr gasket, has an external focus which makes it become a vacuum cleaner even under normal conditions. To my surprise I fell in love with this little fixed. The different yield is not a lack, since I have this yield on the 35 f1.4. The two are not even as close as you believe, especially in the set portraiture, has particularities of fov that allows you to use them both, without feeling that you are overlapping anything. I read around, among other things, that the 23 f2 has a wider angle of view, in fact the difference with the 18 is minimal. My copy, evidently good, is quite sharp even at close ranges. At full aperture it shows softness about 40 cm away. Not a real problem in practice. The saturated colors go very well with the classic negative and for black and white I prefer it to the 18 f2. Until you try the focus speed of the f2 wr lenses, you don't realize. This makes even old optics perfectly usable, especially on new bodies. However, even before the speed, the accuracy of the fire is the one that struck me the most. It has less microcontrast than the 18, but it has enough to be appreciable. I'm glad I liked it: fast autofocus, wr, solidity and perfectly friction bezel. I wanted so much to like it and so it was. My new street optics sent on October 08, 2022 |
 | Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R Pros: Full aperture sharpness, weight, blurry pasty Cons: Af sometimes uncertain, AC Opinion: The pros far outweigh the cons. I was undecided between this is the 90 f2. One does not exclude the other and in fact the 90 is already on the list. However, the 56mm from fujifilm is an exceptional lens that if you have enough space is preferred to the 35mm f1.4, which I would not give up. I then found out that with an xpro3 the noise in the focus is minimal. Which also happens to me with the 18mm f2. sent on June 24, 2022 |
 | Fujifilm X-PRO3 Pros: Form factor, EVF, save WB setting for each simulation Cons: Ovf with 18 f2 Opinion: I realized that the rengefinder is my camera model thanks to an xpro1, flanked by an xt3 that at that point always remained at home and that I used sporadically for some shooting. Accustomed by the xpro1 to obscure LCD and happened on a occasion on the xpro3, I made the leap. Well what can I say? It's beautiful to die for, the operation is of the xt3 + the classic Neg that I'm loving. The ability to save WB settings for each film simulation is very convenient. The LCD screen that opens in a cockpit I find extremely useful. Just actually set everything you need on the keys or in the Q menu. You don't open it often if you're used to not looking back at photos after taking them. Definitely, it suits an essential type of photography, despite the countless functions. The OVF has a lower magnification than previous versions of xpro, however it was a matter of habit with the 18 f2 (my street optics). With a 27 f2.8 it practically becomes an x100 or almost. sent on May 19, 2022 |
 | Fujifilm X-PRO1 Pros: Image quality, colors, aesthetics (sublime), Galilean viewfinder, high iso yield Cons: Only discrete operating speed but still usable most of the time (see below), EVF, no confirmation of focusing in M mode, autofocus not really performing (see always below) Opinion: It has limitations and it would be strange to do the opposite. Before taking it, however, I thought that those limits could be more stringent. This makes us think a lot about what we believe we need to photograph and what we actually need. In typical circumstances: Street, family or friends parties, holidays, it is perfectly usable. It has a long learning curve, but if you come from fuji bodies after half an hour you feel at home and what you will have to learn most is to take advantage of the autofocus, which is not a lightning bolt of war. It is a contrast autofocus, so in contrasting situations, it will be necessary to search for contrast, block the focus with the afl button, recompose. (on all other occasions using the af-s is very feasible). It takes longer to say it than to do it. In M mode the fire is even more precise, but not illuminating the square of green to have the confirmation of the fire leads you to make a further step. Press the front ring to have a magnification of the area in focus (then automatic switch to the evf), shoot. Even here it may seem cumbersome, but if you know what you take it for it is not an insurmountable limit. Basically, I haven't found many limits to single-point autofocus so far, especially in good light. I recommend for quick subjects (children in my case) the M mode and focus lock, learning to use it in this way is feasible. Out of 10 photos, 3 were not in focus, considering that it was the first time I used it in that way. Well I'm satisfied. There is only one thing to remember: if a photo is not in focus, the fault is not the car but your :) I have not done specific tests and I am interested in doing them, but the yield at high iso seems better than my main camera (xt3), I guess it is for the 16 mpx. Up to 6400 iso (beyond I did not push) the yield is perfectly usable, as for the xt3 of the rest, but in my view with an even better pasta. Finally, parallax: it is advisable to use evf for nearby subjects, at least for me who am better understanding the use of the Galilean viewfinder. P.S. If you work in manual focus it may be useful to use a simulation black and white film, since the focus peak can be set only in white color and is not always clearly visible. For those who have glasses like me, it lacks the adjustment of the diopters, which I do not use even on the xt3 that has it because I always prefer to use the glasses and the viewfinder of the xpro1 does not create problems with the glasses, or at the limit like any other viewfinder sent on December 22, 2021 |
 | Fujifilm XF 18mm f/2 R Pros: Compact, focal length, typical yield of the first fujifilm, metal hood Cons: Noisy autofocus, no wr. Softness at the edges? It depends in which scope the lens cap is used, which cannot be removed without also removing the hood. Opinion: It does not excel in anything and this is precisely its value. On all aspects that affect a lens, the 18 f2 is good, not bad, not the best. And in this sense it is satisfying to use it, because you will know that if something beautiful comes out of it it is for your abilities and not for the blur, for hypernitidezza etc etc. The fact that it is small and light allows you to always keep it around your neck even with a machine of the xt or xpro series. The autofocus even on old bodies (used intensively in the last few days with an xpro1) is quite fast, just noisy. I also used it for some videos on xt3 and it is also great for that, if you have the foresight to use an external microphone away from the machine (something that anyone who makes videos that want to look professional must do, otherwise I do them with the mobile and less banging). sent on December 22, 2021 |
 | Fujifilm X-T3 Pros: Af, construction, intuitive rings, display, high iso color fidelity, film simulations (especially for black and white) Cons: Tends to underexpose, battery not properly performance Opinion: I do a review after months of use. The vintage construction and look entice you to snap. It is intuitive to use, the menus are quite clear and customizable in every aspect. After a while you learn to shoot in such a way as to have ready-made files in the room thanks to film simulations, but if you want to use only raw, with proper exposure, the files are malleable. I also allow respectable recoveries. Not 5 or 6 stops, but in that case it would mean disorence how it exposes itself. If it's a limit for someone, that's critical for me. The limitations of my tool allow me to learn how to agirarli, thus learning the rules of photography. The noise tightness, while not properly at the levels of a FF, is manageable for my needs. Since the xtrans sensor has the peculiarity of not producing excessive chroma noise, at least up to 6400 iso (besides so far I have not gone but from the tests seen on the web even beyond it is faithful to the colors). By having the right colors, the files that come out of it are still appreciable, since the grain of luminance noise is even more pleasant to me, compared to other brands I have tried. I use it mainly for street and portraits, in the latter case I am literally enthusiastic about the complexion it gives me. The lack of stabilization compared to the older sister xt4 for my gender is not a lack and it is preferred to this for the cockpit display, which also offers compared to the competition the possibility of being angled at 45 degrees when the machine is vertical. It's a best buy right now, since it offers top-of-the-range features. The only flaw could be the battery, discreet but with intensive use you do not take a day. Although fujifilms have the peculiarity of being very responsive as soon as they are turned on, which allows you to switch off and happen at the right time. The apsc sensor initially made my nose twist (more out of prejudice), then using it I recoiled on the potential of xtrans that needed some precaution: Capture 1, for example. Free for fuji, but even with LR the results are not despised. sent on April 01, 2021 |
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