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X100: First sample pictures

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Thank's for the Link.

But the Corners looks so bad. :-(
 
Wow, ISO 3200 looks pretty darn good. I'm impressed.

It's even more impressive when they compare to the Nikon D7000 - To my eyes the X100 is superior at 3200, or at least on par. And consider that the D7000 is the current crop camera high ISO king. This is insane for such a small camera!
 
Yikes! I guess these are just OOC jpegs, but I see a lot of mushy looking detail. Looks like a pretty strong NR system is being applied to cover the noise. Is this from a pre-production unit or a finalized camera? Also the photographer seems to have shaky hands, there is motion blur in several samples. These images look pretty flat as well, could be the poor winter lighting. Not trying to be picky but if someone is going to go to the trouble of shooting samples they could have put a little more effort into making sure they were of quality. I would like to see something from a RAW file before I pass any judgment.
 
Also remember these photos were shot in "Normal" jpegs which is the default, not "fine" which they should have used. I am sure there would be a small difference here. They wanted to show the OOB expereience.
Thanks for the post.
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Jim
 
You could have read the article and not just looked at the pictures. On the face of it they look pretty decent and fairly low noise. Early days but it's promising.
 
Yeah I skimmed it, but it looks too undercooked atm to spend any time on. Kind of like looking at a raw chicken and trying to decide if it will look tasty when it comes out of the oven. Like I said, I will wait until some samples from a production unit are posted. It's still just too early right now to gather anything meaningful.
 
Sorry but for those expecting that famous Fuji color, these look pretty drab. Plus the shots are very soft. Let's hope that's just the result of a bad photographer.

btw, anyone here able to read that article? Who is the author? Is he a photographer or engineer/gear junkie? If the latter, that might explain the IQ here.
 
Hawaiian Punch said:
Sorry but for those expecting that famous Fuji color, these look pretty drab. Plus the shots are very soft. Let's hope that's just the result of a bad photographer.

btw, anyone here able to read that article? Who is the author? Is he a photographer or engineer/gear junkie? If the latter, that might explain the IQ here.
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The article clearly states that the firmware in this camera is pre-production. It is missing many entries in the menus, with only place holders there to indicate future developments. Think of it as Alpha software. It is very very much an unfinished product. Further, they used the lower quality Normal setting for jpg, not Fine.

Evaluating these images and relating them to the X100's final output is useless.

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I agree. While the high ISO images look sharper than the Nikon sample, I feel the snapshot images are very dull and drab. May have been flat lighting, or the camera not being set up for more saturation. I hope this camera can do better, since I'd like one, and I think I could do a lot better with it, but the sample images of around town scenery are not so great. I am an Olympus DSLR and PEN shooter, and I prefer a bit more contrast and color.
Hawaiian Punch said:
Sorry but for those expecting that famous Fuji color, these look pretty drab. Plus the shots are very soft. Let's hope that's just the result of a bad photographer.

btw, anyone here able to read that article? Who is the author? Is he a photographer or engineer/gear junkie? If the latter, that might explain the IQ here.
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Steve in Chapel Hill, NC
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Steve,

That's precisely the reason a prudent person awaits both pre-production and production images from any new camera prior to purchase. You need to see actual imagery to inform a purchase, not just specs and sales hype.

And I disagree with Rattymouse a little, preproduction images can be revealing in what they don't show. Given all the excuses and disclaimers about missing firmware tweaks, menu options, etc. by the author of the review in the other thread, I feel sorry for anyone who preordered this camera for a March delivery. Pretty obvious that it will take Fuji a lot more time than that to get this one ready for prime time and distributed.
 
I always wonder why so many sample images I've seen posted as part of dpreview's summary of a new camera, as well as on other web sites, seem to be rushed and of mediocre quality. Not saying that I'm a super photographer, but many times I see sample images that I myself would have never uploaded as being representative of a new camera's image quality. Especially if a company like Fuji had entrusted me to test and write about their new product. And when I think about the risk a camera company assumes by giving either pre-production copies or retail versions of its cameras out for testing, and apparently having no control over the reviewer's photography expertise, I am perplexed. Perhaps Fuji should spend some time gradually releasing a few really excellent images that this X-100 can take, in addition to releasing the technical bits about the camera.
Hawaiian Punch said:
Steve,

That's precisely the reason a prudent person awaits both pre-production and production images from any new camera prior to purchase. You need to see actual imagery to inform a purchase, not just specs and sales hype.

And I disagree with Rattymouse a little, preproduction images can be revealing in what they don't show. Given all the excuses and disclaimers about missing firmware tweaks, menu options, etc. by the author of the review in the other thread, I feel sorry for anyone who preordered this camera for a March delivery. Pretty obvious that it will take Fuji a lot more time than that to get this one ready for prime time and distributed.
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Steve in Chapel Hill, NC
Hebrews 11:1

Personal photo web site: http://triumph.smugmug.com/
 
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