I buy from Foto Easycam @ Komtar Penang

https://www.facebook.com/fotoeasycam

1/60 | f/8 (i think) | ISO 1600 (forgot to change as I was shooting without flash before taking group photo)
another 1 with X-Pro 1 + Samyang 8mm FE + EF-20..btw my head actually leaning over the cake..love it when people ask "sure can see or not????"


btw guys, I have a question..you know that frame correction thing in the OVF, that white box that tells you what your image looks like? why is it when i frame it nicely, i half press it, after it AF locks on then the frame moves ..a bit annoying especially if I'm using a large aperture, if i have to reframe it with the same AF lock then the image will be a little OOF..

after i let go the shutter button the box move again, then I try to recompose again, half press, the box moves again

This post has been edited by LinTao: Jan 2 2014, 10:08 PM

Hi Guys! When I want to shoot a photo in auto-camera mode, I initially pre-focus the subject with the focus point in the centre then while half pressing the shutter, I shift and recompose the photo.

Problem is when I recompose after pre-focus, the metering seems to be out of balance and the subject face will be slightly darkened.

Do you usually pre-focus then recompose yur image? I won't be able to switch the focus point as it will take too long a time.

Any guidance is appreciated

i assume your subject got a very bright or dark background.....
your issue is because when you recompose the frame, the camera measure the exposure again.....
in order to solve this, next time when you shooting at a subject got such background, try to use AEL to lock the exposure....

I do prefocus and shot, but the exposure is metered according to the pre-frame condition, so the exposure might vary when you recompose and shoot again

There is a dedicated AE-L/AF-L button on your camera back which mean Auto Exposure Lock/ Auto Focus Lock
By pressing the button you can either:
1. Lock the current exposure or
2. Lock the current focus (not sure whether shutter button is needed to press to achieve AF) or
3. Lock both exposure and focus

which these 3 setting can be set in the menu and i usually set to AF-L and set to to 'Switch mode', then i half-press shutter and press the AE-L/AF-L button and then press the shutter to capture

Is very hard to show in word, a hands on tutorial will do the job, cheers!

Let me correct a little of you

Let me share the advantages of EVF and OVF


EVF (Electronic View Finder) Vs OVF (Optical View Finder)

Advantages of EVF vs OVF
- When u Shot at under sun , normally u won't be able to see the Live View screen because it will be blow out , this is where EVF very useful, but fuji do update their firmware and u can hold the "Q" button and your screen will automatic become bright , so the problem will be solve for those X-M1 , X-A1 or shot with live view user.

- U see what u get , mean with EVF , u can direct see what is the final image is. Whenever u adjust exposure compensation , it will follow ur adjustment.

- More bright , u can see more detail and more clear with EVF , not to mention u can review ur photo too in View Finder too.

Disadvantages

- Will use more battery than the Optical View Finder , but this is not the big deal as u can easily get a spare battery

- Shoting with flash , when ur background too bright and u need to setting down ur exposure compensation and fill flash to ur subject , let say u are in A mode and u setting down -1 or -2 EV , u will see a very underexposo view from ur EVF , while when in Optical View Finder u won't have any problem with because exposure compensation won't effect ur Optical View Finder

- When doing panning , u will feel the EVF is lagging while Optical View Finder won't


So having both is a plus plus like the xpro1 / x100 , x100s have , but for those without view finder , don be sad , just hold ur "Q" button and ur screen will automatic bright

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Jan 2 2014, 11:06 PM

Nice one bro , that is the question always they ask when using Ultra Wide Angle where ur camera angle might be very near and won't point toward to them , and they will ask u , u sure u can shot this picture include me?

Thanks alot Sifus! Will try that out when go shooting tmr

Hello guys,

X100s I can give unrivalled price. Kindly PM me ya....

..mine I was actually pointing towards the cake haha..and I cropped it as well ..love this lens

Press AE-L/AF-L. In your settings make sure pressing AF-L will lock the exposure as well. What camera are you using?

This post has been edited by davidletterboyz: Jan 3 2014, 12:25 PM

Not sure for other X-series camera, but on X100, the OVF consumes more battery than EVF.

Really? Haha in Dslr, mostly semi pro body if using the OVF can easily shot over 1k picture, while sony slt EVF all only can get only 350-400 shot

But I might be wrong for fuji system, my explaination is base on my dslr experience hehe

true....until now i still wonder why OVF is consuming more battery than EVF on x100s...

Did you guys off the quick start?

For Fujifilm's hybrid OVF/EVF system, if we use the OVF, it needs much more brightness to overlay the settings display on to the transparent screen. That's why it is consuming a lot of battery. I can verify this for X100 because I own one. Does this apply to X100s and X-Pro1 too?

i not sure...this will affect the battery life?

yes....x100s also drain more when using OVF..

In China now for work (2 months), I brought my Canon FF+all my heavy L lenses to Beijing... Too heavy to bring around. At the end, I'm only using my Note 3 to snap photos here.

Damn regret now and I'm really losing motivation to snap photos using my DSLR.

Once I go back KL, will sell off my whole system and go for smaller camera. The only camera that attracts me for now is X100s, is it still worth to get now or any newer models?

I don't want to keep changing lenses... Wanna get rid of that thought now.

This post has been edited by fruitie: Jan 3 2014, 03:48 PM

X100 and X100s is basically the same, with different sensors and megapixels being the biggest change..but even so, what's nice about Fuji is they don't forget about old models..they still update with firmware and stuff so even if you buy the X100, you'll be happy..

X100s is worth getting of course, but if you prefer to save that 1k, X100 is also a very good choice..there's also the XE-2 and XM-1 but they're interchangeable