Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/20

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Subject: [Leica] Fuji X-Pro1
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:17:45 -0400

I read no Bayer grid but a more advanced kind so not optical low pass
otherwise known as anti alias filter. Sounds good to me!

-- 
Mark Rabiner
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/


> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:10:48 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> 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 john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1)
In reply to: Message from philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard) ([Leica] Fuji X-Pro1)