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Subject: [Leica] Fuji X-Pro1
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:18:57 -0500
References: <CB8E5666.1BE10%mark@rabinergroup.com> <2BBB21AF-7960-49E1-9B95-47DE8BDEA91D@sfr.fr>

Philippe said,
"OTT I usually listen to music with my eyes half closed, so the
musician's fingers are no problem for me, at least."

But you have to have attempted to master the instrument in order to really 
appreciate what they can do with it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji X-Pro1


> Mark, it might be a new way of collecting light - diagonals rather  than 
> horizontal ?  remember when you shot TV screens at high speeds?
>
> Reviewer says:
> "With the X-Pro 1, Fuji have randomised the bayer pattern to avoid  moire 
> and aliasing and therefore have been able to remove the anti- aliasing 
> filter for higher resolving power. "
>
> Could this account for the excellent result a shown here?
>
> OTT I usually listen to music with my eyes half closed, so the  musician's 
> fingers are no problem for me, at least.
>
> Nice take indeed and nice instruments too.
>
>
> Keep them coming Gerry :-)
>
> Amiti?s
> Philippe
>
>
>
> Le 20 mars 12 ? 20:44, Mark Rabiner a ?crit :
>
>> Seems very Leicalike to me.
>>
>> I wonder what this is all about?
>> X-TransTM CMOSTM
>>
>>
>> "Fujifilm has developed a new CMOS sensor called X-TransTM CMOSTM  which 
>> is
>> able to provide a response similar to that of a sensor "full frame".
>>
>>
>> Mark Rabiner
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/
>>
>>
>>> From: Gerry Walden <gwpics at me.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:33:44 +0000
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji X-Pro1
>>>
>>> Initial impressions on editing are that the lens is very good, and  that
>>> exposures are pretty much spot on. I had exactly half an hour  between 
>>> arriving
>>> home from the store and leaving for the shoot, so just fitting the 
>>> strap was
>>> the only thing I really had time to do apart from setting the date  and 
>>> time,
>>> and selecting raw+jpeg. You can pretty much say I was shooting  straight 
>>> from
>>> the box.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>>
>>> Gerry Walden
>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>
>>> On 20 Mar 2012, at 16:49, Chris Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Keep us posted Gerry!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris Williams
>>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>>>> www.rebirthworkshops.com
>>>> 504-231-6261
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 20, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Gerry Walden wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I acquired the first Fuli X-Pro1 to hit my local dealer this  morning, 
>>>>> and
>>>>> was shooting with it this afternoon. It is about as close to an  M6 I 
>>>>> have
>>>>> had since leaving Leica, and appears to have functioned well. I  did a 
>>>>> small
>>>>> job shooting in available light in a school and I shot at 400iso  on 
>>>>> the 35mm
>>>>> f1.4 lens (equivalent to 50mm) and I have looked at the jpegs and 
>>>>> they look
>>>>> fine but they need some colour correction. I shot jpegs and raw,  but 
>>>>> I have
>>>>> not played with the raw because they only viewable so far in the 
>>>>> supplied
>>>>> Silkypix viewer.
>>>>>
>>>>> May well report more or post an image later, but so far so good!
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>>> www.gwpics.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
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Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1 - Jim)
Reply from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1)
In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1)
Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1)