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Subject: [Leica] Spam (9.031): Fuji XT-1 question
From: johnbeeching at gmail.com (John Beeching)
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 10:44:48 +0000
References: <793D8C4D-F6A7-4FFB-B6B7-3B08151F7B3C@frozenlight.eu> <384EDD4C-29DB-4EF2-A1D2-D81A03DF8932@acm.org>

Interesting.  I found the review irritating on my X-Pro1 (my first and only
digital camera); so, it was one of the first things I turned off.
Therefore, I don't see the photos until I have loaded them into LightRoom.
Perhaps I am trying to may the whole process as film-like as possible!

John

On 5 December 2014 at 22:20, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> I can?t answer your question that I think is regarding seeing what you
> just shot in the EVF. My X100S will do the same thing. But I accidentally
> discovered something potentially useful. It turns out that the duration of
> that display has choices and it turns out that my camera was set to the
> minimum time: one second. I was shooting action, and that one-second
> display after I pushed the button confirmed that my timing was right. Yet,
> one second was not long enough to be annoying when not needed.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Herb
>
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
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> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
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> > On Dec 1, 2014, at 2:46 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > This past weekend I took delivery of my new, second-hand XT-1. After
> shooting a couple of hundred images with it, I must say that this is a very
> enjoyable camera to use, and will likely replace my X-Pro 1. The autofocus
> seems faster and more accurate, the form factor is very pleasant with those
> old-fashioned dials, but the real revelation is the way manual focus is
> implemented?for the first time I can honestly say that using my Leica
> lenses on this body is as easy as using them on my M8.
> >
> > However, there is one little thing that vexes me. On the X-Pro 1, I have
> things set up so that I use only the viewfinder for shooting, but the
> automatic 1.5-second review appears on the LCD. I like this kind of setup
> and was trying to replicate it on the XT-1 but to no avail. Are there any
> XT-1 owners our there who have any idea of whether this is possible on this
> camera?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Fuji XT-1 question)
Message from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] Spam (9.031): Fuji XT-1 question)