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Picked up XE-1 Silver kit yesterday - first thoughts and photos
6 months ago
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Ordered from Pictureline in Salt Lake City on 9/6. Love the camera and the kit lens (18-55mm). Image quality even in low light and high ISO is excellent. I normally shoot with a Nikon D4 and it takes a lotto impress me but this camera certainly does! The lens is smooth and finds focus easily and quickly in most situations but in very low light it does hunt a bit for focus. In an action situation, you might miss a shot or two but for what I was photographing yesterday, it was not a problem. For the first day, I kept my settings simple: "P" shooting mode, auto WB, auto dynamic range, Provia film simulation (default), and auto ISO. The photos below have no post processing except for some cropping on one of them. I was especially impressed with the color I was getting and sharpness in the focus area. Pushing the command dial to check focus is a great feature. Note: if the photos below are not in the correct orientation, click on "original sizes" and they will right themselves.
This is 100% + cropped but the focus and detail hold. 1/30, F4.0, ISO 640
Dynamic range is good. 1/320, F5.6, ISO 800
Be sure to look at this in original size. Color and detail is amazing for a low light photo. 1/30, F3.2, ISO 3200
Another very low light photo. Focus was on cherry bottle label. 1/30, F3.2, ISO 5000 (yes, you read that right!)
Christmas lights in Salt Lake City. 1/30, F3.2, ISO 1600. Another one you should look at in original size for detail and color.
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