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Not so sure about that. The X-a1 still has very noticeable halos at the transitions between the Enfamil images and the gold background. Plus, the X-m1 still retains more detail and realistic...

I've tested my 15, 45 and 95MB/s cards (nothing scientific, just timing how long it takes to write a filled buffer) and there's a night and day difference with my XP1. My 95 cards are almost twice...

At screen rez, the differences are barely noticeable. At 100% the XM1 is clearly better. You don't have any halos around the letters, the really fine details come out a bit better and you have...

Over all it's all very minor and nit picky, but it's still there even with modern FF sensors. It just depends on how much of a pixel peeper you are. In practice it really doesn't make much of a...

Some people like innovative products, some like to stick with the tried and true tech. With most new innovations, there is a period where the tech has to mature. If no one stuck their neck out and...

They are all good sensors, but if I had to choose it would depend on a number of other features. As of now I like the X-trans but it has it's drawbacks. Some of which I think would be solved with a...

I was in Iceland a year or two back and I just took my X100. Worked brilliantly. Yes, it was a bit wide for the Puffins, but Puffin Is. isn't nearly the most spectacular view there. Tons of...

Don't worry about losing the lens. Think of it as just a great body with a free lens attached. There are benefits you get from a fixed lens camera that you can't get with an ILC. Omitting the mount...

Two very different cameras. I could go down the feature list, but I'm sure you already know those. We're talking a large sensor, fixed lens, premium mirrorless with a hybrid viewfinder vs. a P&S...

I agree that the Xtrans has a tendency to smudge very fine details, but this image isn't typical of the results the majority of actual users experience. The results are similar to what I get if my...

I think the X-trans is slightly OOF in this sample. Here's a shot of my bookshelf and the copy all comes out just fine. Fine lines break down a little bit when it's against red, but it's minor....

From these images I'd say both cameras have their strong and weak points. If you look at the "Grey Scale #14" you can plainly see that the X-trans comes out with cleaner sharper text without halos...

Before my Fuji, I used to lug my 5D and a couple lenses around. Love the IQ, but I was also tired of the size and weight. I tried a G10 and a GF1 before the X100 came out. Neither camera really...

I paint a painting, you snap a photo of it and then sell it?

It wasn't the FW, it was having the focus assist light on at such a close distance. I think it blew out all the shadows and the camera couldn't lock. The focus assist light on the Fuji is quite...

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Still, you will get a lot of raised eyebrows from many "serious pro portraitists". Platon & Hurley regularly use a 120mm on their Hassy's for headshots. That'll give you a FOV in line with an 85mm....

A good friend of mine who's a photojournalist shoots with a Leica. Absolutely brilliant photographer. I often here that Leica's are now just the toys of doctors, lawyers and dentists, and I agree...

That's pretty harsh! The 85mm (or a lens with a similar angle of view) is the classic portrait lens used by thousands of professional portrait photographers every day. You'd get some funny looks...