Jim Evidon

And with all this speculation that Fuji is moving away from the XTrans, etc., you have come to the only reasonable explanation, and that is Fuji is simply expanding its line for at least two...

Like I said, it's a guess.Jim

What you see as greater sharpness in the X-A1 images looks to me to be higher contrast giving the appearance of more sharpness. Additionally, the XA-1 has more artifacts, so the X-E1 is actually...

Both are excellent, but I would guess that the left image is from the XTrans camera (X-Pro-1) given it's sharpness due to the absence of the anti-aliasing filter and the somewhat richer colors. The...

I have one of the so called "cheapies" made by Fotodiox. Is is well finished and well made. It had a little play which I took out by taping a piece of Dymo label tape to the bottom of the shoe...

Like you, I am a Leica owner and user, having both a film M4-P and a digital M8. I have had various other digital cameras over the years in addition to the M8. When I found the Fuji X-Pro1, as a...

Staged? Probably.
Funny? Definitely.

Staged? Probably.
Funny? Definitely.
Actually, it appears to be an allegory on multitasking.

Lightroom is O.K. and I use it for most of my work, but for XTrans conversion, you may want to give Capture One Express v. 7 a try. I find it gives me much cleaner images with better colors and no...

It depends on the camera and it's features. I bought the Fuji XPro-1, not based on the sensor design alone. But I would not give up either my Leica M8, nor my Olympus E-M5. Both Bayer and XTrans...

Just to add to the mix, I re-did the image by using Silky Pix, my least favorite raw converter, the same one used by Massimo, to open the Fuji RAW image. I then exported to LR5 to apply the red...

"..., the same as the one used by Massimo,..." My error. He used Silky PixJim

I don't think so. To check it out, I have attached an Oly. OM-D JPG opened in LR5 with red filter applied, exposure cut back and contrast increased to produce dark sky against light building. The...

"..I agree that the problem may be with the RAW converter. However, the OP complained about X-Trans, not the RAW converter. If he were to inspect his OOC JPEGs, he might realise where the problem...

Two OOC jpegs, opened in LR5 with only B&W w/red filter applied and contrast boosted to 35%,highlights reduced and shadow detail increased which should accentuate black outlines if any. Aside from...

I have not found any in camera film simulations to be really satifactory, but then I shoot RAW+JPEG; using the JPEG for a quick review on my computer before deciding which RAW I will open and...

"Age is important only if you are a cheese.".......Helen Hayes "Growing old is inevitable. growing up is optional."Jim

To DPReview:

IMO, you are spending too much space on cell phones and other gadgets whose primary purpose is not photography.
Leave the phone and other gadget reviews to sites that specialize in...

Ah, how well I remember the 1937 Chevy, my first car. It was a worn out piece of junk, but later I bought a '38 business coupe, basically the same car and it was great. BTW, nice pics.Jim

I find that the 18-55mm zoom is an excellent lens for a zoom. It is my go-to lens for general shooting. I really researched the various reviews for a prime lens with a larger aperture and finally...