A Few Pics With The F550EXR

Here are a few from my back yard, nothing fancy, shot in EXR Mode just to see what the camera will do.

All shots are re-sized to 1200 X ? and all have had very little done to them. As they came from the camera they were pretty good.

The flower shot was caught in the wind a bit so it is not tack sharp.

I very pleased with this little camera. After reading all the gloom and doom and Fuji produces lousy cameras and bla, bla bla ..... I honestly don't know where some of you are coming from.

No, it is not going to replace my Pentax K20D and my 16-50 f2.8 or my DA* primes.. but were talking about two completely different cameras and purposes.

Anyway here are a few ... more will come later ....and no, I don't post original, un-cropped images.

I'll post a few more tomorrow :- )

wll

Hey, wll: good job. Very good.

Second your comments about some of the more aggressive critics. From a purely public safety standpoint, though, it's probably better to have them in here than loose on the streets.

wll said:

Here are a few from my back yard, nothing fancy, shot in EXR Mode just to see what the camera will do.

All shots are re-sized to 1200 X ? and all have had very little done to them. As they came from the camera they were pretty good.

The flower shot was caught in the wind a bit so it is not tack sharp.

I very pleased with this little camera. After reading all the gloom and doom and Fuji produces lousy cameras and bla, bla bla ..... I honestly don't know where some of you are coming from.

No, it is not going to replace my Pentax K20D and my 16-50 f2.8 or my DA* primes.. but were talking about two completely different cameras and purposes.

Anyway here are a few ... more will come later ....and no, I don't post original, un-cropped images.

I'll post a few more tomorrow :- )

wll

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Tim, FZ18, F20

P.S. I really intended to add: keep 'em coming. Also, that second shot with what appears to be an eye: disturbingly intriguing. I think if I had one in my garden, it would keep the deer away. Maybe me, too. Good stuff.
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Tim, FZ18, F20

Took these about 5 minutes ago, Love this little cam I got to tell ya !

wll

wll said:

Here are a few from my back yard, nothing fancy, shot in EXR Mode just to see what the camera will do.

All shots are re-sized to 1200 X ? and all have had very little done to them. As they came from the camera they were pretty good.

The flower shot was caught in the wind a bit so it is not tack sharp.

I very pleased with this little camera. After reading all the gloom and doom and Fuji produces lousy cameras and bla, bla bla ..... I honestly don't know where some of you are coming from.

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Fuji did have problems with its recent cameras. I had to return two F550's before I got the third one that didn't drain its batteries overnight. This one hasn't had the latest firmware fix that supposedly cures that bug but I have other reasons for not applying the latest firmware upgrade.

wll said:

No, it is not going to replace my Pentax K20D and my 16-50 f2.8 or my DA* primes.. but were talking about two completely different cameras and purposes.

Anyway here are a few ... more will come later ....and no, I don't post original, un-cropped images.

I'll post a few more tomorrow :- )

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Nice photos, but they have lots of blown highlights. I didn't see any dynamic range information in the EXIF data so I was wondering if you used EXR mode, if you used DR100%, etc. The photos were 1mp so I couldn't tell if they were originally shot at L size or M size or if the small size was only due to cropping.

wll said:

Here are a few from my back yard, nothing fancy, shot in EXR Mode just to see what the camera will do.

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Which one, not DR Mode as you have blown all these images.

wll said:

All shots are re-sized to 1200 X ? and all have had very little done to them. As they came from the camera they were pretty good.

The flower shot was caught in the wind a bit so it is not tack sharp.

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I didn't like my F550 for flower shots I think it's the cmos sensor or the in camera over sharpening, the outline of flowers just doesn't look right it looks as though they have been pasted from another picture.

An exaggerated version of what I mean is below. Do you see what I am talking about?

Paul.

Tim39 said:

P.S. I really intended to add: keep 'em coming. Also, that second shot with what appears to be an eye: disturbingly intriguing. I think if I had one in my garden, it would keep the deer away. Maybe me, too. Good stuff.

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Did you not click on the image? When you do that it enlarges to show the full image, not just the left side. You could also click on "Zoom out" but then the full image will be smaller. Either of these will let you see exactly what was eyeing you.

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

wll

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

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If they please you that's all you need. But the blown highlights are really obvious. Pixel peeping isn't needed to see them nor is a histogram needed. You seem extremely sensitive to criticism, assuming that all criticism must be negative and not positive. But as I said, they were nice photos. With a little experience you should not have much trouble making them even nicer, but I guess that you'd rather just push the button and not worry about such things. The photos you posted might even make some people decide to buy a different camera. Wouldn't you rather show them how good the F550 can be instead?

Yeah, that 'eyeball' is a little scary......I love looking at the pictures - but worry when they start looking at me!

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

wll

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You said "No, it is not going to replace my Pentax K20D and my 16-50 f2.8 or my DA* primes.. but were talking about two completely different cameras and purposes."

If you have been shooting with the gear above surely you know how to expose a shot or do you shoot your K20D on auto?

I know they are different cameras but what do you mean by using them for different purposes?
What can you shoot with one that you can't with the other?

Paul.

Billx08 said:

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

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You seem extremely sensitive to criticism, assuming that all criticism must be negative and not positive.

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'Extremely sensitive'. Where did that come from? I thought he seemed well balanced, relaxed and happy - something of a rarity on this forum which is probably why you missed it.

Nick

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Billx08 said:

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

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You seem extremely sensitive to criticism, assuming that all criticism must be negative and not positive.

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'Extremely sensitive'. Where did that come from? I thought he seemed well balanced, relaxed and happy - something of a rarity on this forum which is probably why you missed it.

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Sure, relaxed and happy as long as nobody points out the obvious. Perhaps DPR should create a Stepford Husbands and Wives forum, where everything is seen to be perfect and flaws always slip under the radar and the skies are not cloudy all day. Most of the "well balanced and relaxed" photographers I've seen in DPR's forums would have offered thanks for the criticism and showed a willingness to learn something from it. There are lots of other places than DPR where people post their snapshots such as Flickr, but even there people are usually able to discuss their photos without hearing "You guys are a lot more critical than I am." If you see obvious ways to improve photos you'd want to keep it to yourself? This wasn't slamming the F550, blown highlights can be produced by any camera. But tell me, are they so non-obvious that you didn't notice the blown highlights, did you want to avoid appearing "critical", or did miss them because you only give the photos the briefest of glances?

Above all, good photos and eye for textures and particulars. What I don't like is this camera. Where are magic Fuji colors and exr DR? I often use -1 ev but this is not the solution for highlights. I just hope for a new firmware...

Jeez, wll, the whole point is not to take photos that please you, but that please us.

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

wll

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Tim, HS20, FZ18, F20

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Billx08 said:

wll said:

You guys are a lot more critical than I am, I just think the photos are kind of nice.

Nothing fancy, no award winning images, just taking pics of stuff ;- )

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You seem extremely sensitive to criticism, assuming that all criticism must be negative and not positive.

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'Extremely sensitive'. Where did that come from? I thought he seemed well balanced, relaxed and happy - something of a rarity on this forum which is probably why you missed it.

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Sure, relaxed and happy as long as nobody points out the obvious. Perhaps DPR should create a Stepford Husbands and Wives forum, where everything is seen to be perfect and flaws always slip under the radar and the skies are not cloudy all day. Most of the "well balanced and relaxed" photographers I've seen in DPR's forums would have offered thanks for the criticism and showed a willingness to learn something from it. There are lots of other places than DPR where people post their snapshots such as Flickr, but even there people are usually able to discuss their photos without hearing "You guys are a lot more critical than I am." If you see obvious ways to improve photos you'd want to keep it to yourself? This wasn't slamming the F550, blown highlights can be produced by any camera. But tell me, are they so non-obvious that you didn't notice the blown highlights, did you want to avoid appearing "critical", or did miss them because you only give the photos the briefest of glances?

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You seem to have missed my point. My interpretation is that the OP is not 'extremely sensitive to criticism' as you suggested, but is simply saying that you (Fuji) guys are more picky than is the OP, probably a reference to Paul's comment on CMOS edge sharpness. Read it again, I really can't see why you take offence so easily at this, nor why you feel you should be thanked when the OP is already quite happy with the F550 output.

Nick

wll said:

I very pleased with this little camera. After reading all the gloom and doom and Fuji produces lousy cameras and bla, bla bla ..... I honestly don't know where some of you are coming from.

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You cannot see all the lens flare found in the various examples posted here in the forum by F550 users? Well, some of us are not so blessed to have such an uncritical eye.

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You seem to have missed my point.

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You points are never missed. They're obvious, rarely change and can often be predicted. In case you didn't notice, there has recently been a spate of overreaction at the slightest hint of mild criticism, whether of cameras or photographs. In case you haven't noticed, this is a website where criticism is encouraged, unlike places like Facebook or other social media websites that are designed for uncritical sharing.

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NIK11 said:

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You seem to have missed my point.

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You points are never missed. They're obvious, rarely change and can often be predicted. In case you didn't notice, there has recently been a spate of overreaction at the slightest hint of mild criticism, whether of cameras or photographs. In case you haven't noticed, this is a website where criticism is encouraged, unlike places like Facebook or other social media websites that are designed for uncritical sharing.

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Again you choose to introduce a red herring. My comments were not about critiques (which are welcome) but about the fact that I think you have misunderstood what the OP meant when he said you guys are more fussy than him. He seems to be implying you have higher criteria than he does. Why not take that as a compliment and we can all be happy?

Nick

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NIK11 said:

You points are never missed. They're obvious, rarely change and can often be predicted. In case you didn't notice, there has recently been a spate of overreaction at the slightest hint of mild criticism, whether of cameras or photographs. In case you haven't noticed, this is a website where criticism is encouraged, unlike places like Facebook or other social media websites that are designed for uncritical sharing.

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Again you choose to introduce a red herring. My comments were not about critiques (which are welcome) but about the fact that I think you have misunderstood what the OP meant when he said you guys are more fussy than him. He seems to be implying you have higher criteria than he does. Why not take that as a compliment and we can all be happy?

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In this forum critiques are rarely welcome, but I'll agree that wll might really be less fussy than most of us. The thing is, he's apparently a novice and doesn't see things today that I think that he eventually will be able to recognize. That's clear from this reply :

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Alandy, I don't know what I should be looking for, excuse my ignorance on this subject.

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where even though it was a thread discussing videos, the same problem also occurs in still photos. There are a lot of things that most of us never noticed when we also got our start in photography but eventually most of us picked up on the things that cause problems in photos, such as underexposure (creates noisy images with lifeless color), overexposure (blown highlights), artifacts, banding, etc. It's not even that the OP isn't inclined to want to learn about these things but that too many here seem to want to shield everyone from hearing about them. He may or may not be interested in learning how to improve his images, but there are probably others that will drop into this thread that would appreciate understanding how to improve their photos. Some flaws are harder to see if you don't know what to look for and don't examine the photos closely enough, but these blown highlights are just too obvious to miss. They're so blatant that if he saw them on the F550's histogram display, the blinkies might make him think that the F550 was broken!