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Well said. However even in hypothetically perfect system OP will have no difficulties finding countless faults...
 
Not made in Japan anymore?
 
My X100 had the sticky aperture problem. Lots of others did too. Since then I haven't had any problems, so I don't think QC has got worse.
 
Your X-T1 is an XTrans2 camera and those are known for waxy skintones. My Pro2 is much better than my old T1 but isnt quite as good as my old Pro1.
 
don-bosco said:
Man, you have never changed and you never will. You run across multiple forums posting entries , mostly with poor content, that draws huge followers...
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Glad you noticed that too...yet when I call it out mods intervene...

I don't know why people reply tbh...naive.

Dave...
 
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Batdude said:
I've noticed kind of a big change with the newer cameras releases after the XT1. Why all of the sudden people are having major intermittent issues here and there? I don't remember anybody talking or complaining with much serious problems than the old bodies. The only thing we all used to complain about was the poor slow AF. What has happened to Fuji? The new firmware has been released but some are still having the same freezing problem? Maybe those are just isolated issues but I sure hope the freezing issues do disappear.

Has anybody noticed this or is everybody cool with what's been going on recently?

Another thing I wanted to mention is, does Fuji still have THE best jpegs in the industry today in the almost year 2018??

I'm starting to get the feeling that, based on a few photos that I have seen from the XT2, the skin tones from the jpegs no longer look as "natural" and the skin tones actually look a bit too plasticky up to a point and under certain conditions.

The reason why I would like to bring this up is because I have drastically changed my shooting style to jpeg only because I shoot hundreds of photos now compared to before and shooting every single photo in RAW it was starting to become simply too much with both my Fuji and Nikon gear. Also another beef I have with Fuji is that their files take freacking FOR EVER to import so the jpegs have helped in that aspect. Again, If I was to buy a new Fuji body in the near future, the XT2s maybe, I would sure not want to encounter that issue with the skin tones since I shoot very often between 1600 to 4000 ISO. I think Fuji should seriously consider improving the jpegs. No offence, but I think other camera manufacturers (might) have better jpegs than Fuji by now when it comes to skin tones.

I remember several years ago with Nikon after the D300 model many of their new bodies were starting to look weird when it comes to skin tones. High cleaner iso performance was their priority, but the skin tones were starting to look pretty disgusting. I sure hope Fuji doesn't follow that same path specially since they are "supposed" to be experts in skin tones. That was mainly the rule with Fuji's older cameras.
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If anything, things are better.
 
The better question is what's happening with you? Please don't answer that question, I could care less.

Like some other responders have said, you go around to different forums and post complaints. In fact, you haven't even replied to this thread. You really have no credibility anywhere that I have seen.

Photographers the world round are making stunning photographs with their equipment. But somehow you complain that you are limited by your gear. And before you respond to say that you never said that let me simply say that is exactly what your posts imply.
 
michaeladawson said:
The better question is what's happening with you? Please don't answer that question, I could care less.

Like some other responders have said, you go around to different forums and post complaints. In fact, you haven't even replied to this thread. You really have no credibility anywhere that I have seen.
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I'm very sorry that I haven't replied, is just that I just got back home from a major photoshoot and it has been a really exhausting day.

As for the "going around to different forums and post complaints" I have no idea what you are talking about and you have no right to say something like that. I have indeed been going "around" in other forums, asking questions that is, like in the sony mirrorless and the pentax forum, that's because I'm in the process of choosing a new camera and it is very important for me to make the right next move. A lot of money is involved here, but "complaining", I have no idea where you get this. Do I strongly disagree or not like certain things, certainly yes, you better believe it. If there is something I love about my gear I'll say it, if there is something I don't like I'll say it. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Am I here to defend a certain brand, no sir, not here, and not in any other forum from another brand. I'm sorry if you don't like what I have to say.

What credibility is required from me? I didn't know credibility was required by DPR. I'm certainly not going to post personal stuff or work related private stuff to you or anybody else here.
michaeladawson said:
Photographers the world round are making stunning photographs with their equipment. But somehow you complain that you are limited by your gear. And before you respond to say that you never said that let me simply say that is exactly what your posts imply.

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Some of the comments here are getting rather personal and not focused on the topic at hand. Please stay on topic and avoid personal comments or attacks. Yes, I know we all can be very irritating at times (except me, of course, being nearly perfect in almost every way :-) ), but try to resist devolving into personal comments or attacks or else we'll be compelled to lock the thread... I'd REALLY like to avoid that.
 
They are working like a charm. Two X-Pro2s, one X-T2, one X-T20 and a couple others. Nearly flawless.

Glad to see I'm not the only one feeling this way about the OP. In my company there was one fellow everyone nicknamed "DQ" It's very rare to get all of our team to form a singular opinion

i asked why because no single person had ever united Admin, Tech, IT and Sales.

When I asked why they called him DQ I was told: D stands for Drama. The Q stands for (I figured it out) :D
 
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Jerry-astro said:
Some of the comments here are getting rather personal and not focused on the topic at hand. Please stay on topic and avoid personal comments or attacks. Yes, I know we all can be very irritating at times (except me, of course, being nearly perfect in almost every way :-) ), but try to resist devolving into personal comments or attacks or else we'll be compelled to lock the thread... I'd REALLY like to avoid that.p
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tom1234567 said:
Jerry-astro said:
Some of the comments here are getting rather personal and not focused on the topic at hand. Please stay on topic and avoid personal comments or attacks. Yes, I know we all can be very irritating at times (except me, of course, being nearly perfect in almost every way :-) ), but try to resist devolving into personal comments or attacks or else we'll be compelled to lock the thread... I'd REALLY like to avoid that.p
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"Fuji great colours" ended with X-100, X-E1, X-Pro1. The newer Fuji camera (X-Trans) the colours look more plasticly and digitally, just artificially. X-T2 reders worst Fuji colours to my taste. Paradoksically best colours renders Fuji's consumer cameras like X-A1/2/3 and last pro GFX witch also do not share X-Trans.
 
Mateus1 said:
"Fuji great colours" ended with X-100, X-E1, X-Pro1. The newer Fuji camera (X-Trans) the colours look more plasticly and digitally, just artificially. X-T2 reders worst Fuji colours to my taste. Paradoksically best colours renders Fuji's consumer cameras like X-A1/2/3 and last pro GFX witch also do not share X-Trans.
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It may be true for your taste, but I'm usually boosting saturation on my X100 to get what I want. The X-T1 has a different tone curve (more contrast) and the Auto WB doesn't give the same results, but does one have better "colour" than the other...it's very subjective. Are you talking about skin tones? How exactly can a colour look more plasticy and digital? I don't understand these terms applied to colour?

PS - what Fujifilm gear do you actually have?
 
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Mateus1 said:
"Fuji great colours" ended with X-100, X-E1, X-Pro1. The newer Fuji camera (X-Trans) the colours look more plasticly and digitally, just artificially. X-T2 reders worst Fuji colours to my taste. Paradoksically best colours renders Fuji's consumer cameras like X-A1/2/3 and last pro GFX witch also do not share X-Trans.
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You don't seem to know that the X-Pro1 and X-E1 had X-trans CFAs.

I have owned all three generations of X-Trans. The colors are no more digital looking in one than the other.

I have no idea what "plasticly" colors are, but believe you're mixing up the NR mythology with the Color mythology.
 
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Can't comment on whether or not there are increasing camera issues. If more people own the cameras there will likely be more complaints about issues that arise. But, I have no idea if there have been any systematic changes in reliability. As to jpegs. preferences are pretty idiosyncratic. And of course, one can tweak all kinds of jpeg settings to their own personal preference. Many folks think the Fuji jpegs are the best available. I always felt that at high isos, skin tones produced by the 16mp X-trans sensor tended to give kind of a plastic look. But I haven't seen that as much with the newer sensors. I'm not sure anyone can really answer the jpeg question for YOU. My advice is to try to look at as many examples and make an evaluation for yourself.
 
Batdude said:
I've noticed kind of a big change with the newer cameras releases after the XT1. Why all of the sudden people are having major intermittent issues here and there? I don't remember anybody talking or complaining with much serious problems than the old bodies. The only thing we all used to complain about was the poor slow AF. What has happened to Fuji? The new firmware has been released but some are still having the same freezing problem? Maybe those are just isolated issues but I sure hope the freezing issues do disappear.

Has anybody noticed this or is everybody cool with what's been going on recently?
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Small sample size and large sales volume. You can't conclude anything, IMO.
Batdude said:
Another thing I wanted to mention is, does Fuji still have THE best jpegs in the industry today in the almost year 2018??
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I don't think there is any best. Fuji offers multiple in-camera settings that affect jpegs.
Batdude said:
I'm starting to get the feeling that, based on a few photos that I have seen from the XT2, the skin tones from the jpegs no longer look as "natural" and the skin tones actually look a bit too plasticky up to a point and under certain conditions.
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Plastic refers to excess smoothing, i.e. noise reduction in jpegs. If you need high ISO, shoot raw and use a good noise reduction tool in processing.
Batdude said:
The reason why I would like to bring this up is because I have drastically changed my shooting style to jpeg only because I shoot hundreds of photos now compared to before and shooting every single photo in RAW it was starting to become simply too much with both my Fuji and Nikon gear. Also another beef I have with Fuji is that their files take freacking FOR EVER to import so the jpegs have helped in that aspect.
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Slow computer?
Batdude said:
Again, If I was to buy a new Fuji body in the near future, the XT2s maybe, I would sure not want to encounter that issue with the skin tones since I shoot very often between 1600 to 4000 ISO.
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Have you encountered it, or are you merely speculating that you might?
Batdude said:
I think Fuji should seriously consider improving the jpegs. No offence, but I think other camera manufacturers (might) have better jpegs than Fuji by now when it comes to skin tones.
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Do you have some controlled comparison shots?
Batdude said:
I remember several years ago with Nikon after the D300 model many of their new bodies were starting to look weird when it comes to skin tones. High cleaner iso performance was their priority, but the skin tones were starting to look pretty disgusting. I sure hope Fuji doesn't follow that same path specially since they are "supposed" to be experts in skin tones. That was mainly the rule with Fuji's older cameras.
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YMMV.

How are the Pentax, Nikon, Canon, Leica, Ricoh skin tones? I assume that you've tried them all. :-)
 
bowportes said:
Mateus1 said:
"Fuji great colours" ended with X-100, X-E1, X-Pro1. The newer Fuji camera (X-Trans) the colours look more plasticly and digitally, just artificially. X-T2 reders worst Fuji colours to my taste. Paradoksically best colours renders Fuji's consumer cameras like X-A1/2/3 and last pro GFX witch also do not share X-Trans.
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You don't seem to know that the X-Pro1 and X-E1 had X-trans CFAs.

I have owned all three generations of X-Trans. The colors are no more digital looking in one than the other.

I have no idea what "plasticly" colors are, but believe you're mixing up the NR mythology with the Color mythology.
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Come on Bow ... this is a troll thread so you need to understand who you are arguing with. That was to hint about the old watercolor and worm BS to go along with the ridiculous narrative that comprises the rest of this awful string of nonsense.
 
Greg7579 said:
bowportes said:
Mateus1 said:
"Fuji great colours" ended with X-100, X-E1, X-Pro1. The newer Fuji camera (X-Trans) the colours look more plasticly and digitally, just artificially. X-T2 reders worst Fuji colours to my taste. Paradoksically best colours renders Fuji's consumer cameras like X-A1/2/3 and last pro GFX witch also do not share X-Trans.
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You don't seem to know that the X-Pro1 and X-E1 had X-trans CFAs.

I have owned all three generations of X-Trans. The colors are no more digital looking in one than the other.

I have no idea what "plasticly" colors are, but believe you're mixing up the NR mythology with the Color mythology.
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Come on Bow ... this is a troll thread so you need to understand who you are arguing with. That was to hint about the old watercolor and worm BS to go along with the ridiculous narrative that comprises the rest of this awful string of nonsense.
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I disagree with lots of threads. Only a few of them are actual trolling.

And Christo ... you and I have had your differences at times so I was waiting for you and four others I could name to come running to the defense of this nonsense outlined on that diatribe and then to attack me for calling it what it is.

So seriously -- you agree with any of the nonsense in that ridiculous carefully crafted post?

Can you imagine what would happen if I wrote a thread like that on the Nikon or Canon Board? I would be bombarded off the planet and called 45 kinds of troll. Then I would get banned.

This is ridiculous and stuff like this ruins this board.

I would never pull a stunt like this with Canon, and I was with them for 30 years. I could, because I know how to write and have lots of Canon knowledge.....

But OK -- I'm done with this thread. Jerry is about to lock it and admonish me anyway.
 
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