Fuji X Series

Scuzi · 26 Aug 2023 at 21:16

Raymond Lin said:
The S10 and the S20 can be remote linked to Fuji's portable Instax printer (polaroid esq), but some reason the X-T4 are not.

So it's also one unexpected perk if you want to do that for fun, on holiday.

I didn’t know that. My kids will love it! One has a. Polaroid Go and one has a Fuji Instax so now I can join the club

On another note, I found an old Fuji X10 I forgot I had. Bought it in the US back in 2011 and it made its way into a drawer at some point and was forgotten about. Quite a cool little camera, albeit a bit laggy. My 8 year old has claimed it so I’m interested to see what kind of shots he produces!

Scuzi · 28 Aug 2023 at 14:31

Im really digging this Pacific Blues film sim recipe. I’m sure the novelty will wear off and I’ll go back to something more standard but it’s fun in the meantime.

Fujifilm X-E4 (X-Trans IV) Film Simulation Recipe: Pacific Blues

Coastal Blooms – San Simeon, CA – Fujifilm X-E4 – “Pacific Blues” Sometimes—like “Arizona Analog”—Film Simulation Recipes come together quickly, and someti…

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iMacMart · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:37

Scuzi said:
Im really digging this Pacific Blues film sim recipe. I’m sure the novelty will wear off and I’ll go back to something more standard but it’s fun in the meantime.

Fujifilm X-E4 (X-Trans IV) Film Simulation Recipe: Pacific Blues

Coastal Blooms – San Simeon, CA – Fujifilm X-E4 – “Pacific Blues” Sometimes—like “Arizona Analog”—Film Simulation Recipes come together quickly, and someti…

fujixweekly.com

I’ve got the X100F are the recipes fairly straight forward to add?

LiE · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:40

iMacMart said:
I’ve got the X100F are the recipes fairly straight forward to add?

They are just tweaking some of the settings really, however certain recipes will require a specific camera for the film simulation.

iMacMart · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:42

LiE said:
They are just tweaking some of the settings really, however certain recipes will require a specific camera for the film simulation.

Ok X-Trans III is listed as my correct version

LiE · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:43

iMacMart said:
Ok X-Trans III is listed as my correct version

There will be plenty of recipes for your camera I'm sure. The one you quoted for example requires classic negative which the more recent camera have.

iMacMart · 5 Sep 2023 at 20:54

LiE said:
There will be plenty of recipes for your camera I'm sure. The one you quoted for example requires classic negative which the more recent camera have.

Oh yes meant the recipe side not that specific recipe

- thanks

Scuzi · 6 Sep 2023 at 09:46

iMacMart said:
I’ve got the X100F are the recipes fairly straight forward to add?

Yeah, you just enter them into the settings. I’m not familiar with the X100F, but some Fuji cameras have the capability to save custom profiles. E.g. the X-S10 can save 4 custom presents which can be selected on the dial.

philstanbridge · 6 Sep 2023 at 10:05

I tried my new lens at a swim meet over the weekend. I took 3350 images, and wow it has blown me away. It offers much more than the 55-200 I was using prior. I lose that extra reach, but the detail in the shots is far superior, so I can crop further in, which makes the difference. Plus portaits ae just to die for. I'm not knocking the 55-200 however, it is still a fabulous lens; it's just you can see where the money has gone in this one.

Shadowness · 6 Sep 2023 at 11:55

Anyone upgraded from XT-2 (or similar gen) to an X-T5?

Having an itch, was looking at 100V, but they are like rocking horse stuff at the moment (not jumping on the trend, had the original X100, and X100S)

Raymond Lin · 6 Sep 2023 at 12:56

Shadowness said:
Anyone upgraded from XT-2 (or similar gen) to an X-T5?

Having an itch, was looking at 100V, but they are like rocking horse stuff at the moment (not jumping on the trend, had the original X100, and X100S)

I am thinking about getting something more modern too from my X-T1, but X-T5 seems expensive, X-T4 seems like the sweet spot. It has IBIS as well, and used it is like £900.

If you want small, like X100v but not that, then X-E4 is the one to get, and put on like a 23/2.0. but people have caught onto that and they too are just as hard to find as X100v.

The other camera that is like that, and still can find quite easily is the XS10. It's about £650 used. It's an X-T4 internal but single card, IBIS.

LiE · 6 Sep 2023 at 13:10

X-E4 is discontinued now so goes for silly prices.

Barks · 21 Sep 2023 at 17:16

Scuzi said:
Im really digging this Pacific Blues film sim recipe. I’m sure the novelty will wear off and I’ll go back to something more standard but it’s fun in the meantime.

Fujifilm X-E4 (X-Trans IV) Film Simulation Recipe: Pacific Blues

Coastal Blooms – San Simeon, CA – Fujifilm X-E4 – “Pacific Blues” Sometimes—like “Arizona Analog”—Film Simulation Recipes come together quickly, and someti…

fujixweekly.com

This looks great.

Is there any way to achieve the effect in Lighroom or do I need to plug the settings straight into my X-T30 II?

Scuzi · 21 Sep 2023 at 18:00

Barks said:
This looks great.

Is there any way to achieve the effect in Lighroom or do I need to plug the settings straight into my X-T30 II?

You could probably try to emulate the effect in lightroom, but from what I’ve read so far it is difficult to reliably replicate it across a range of subjects. You can apply the effect to raw images through the Fuji raw editing software but it uses the camera processor and thus requires it to be plugged in.

Does the X-T30II have customisable presets? The X-S10 has 4 to which I assign 4 recipies to cover a range of styles. Off the top of my head I have pacific blues, Reggie’s Portra, Kodachrome 64 and Bright Summer. I’ll probably change them depending on where I’m bringing the camera.

Shadowness · 21 Sep 2023 at 19:12

Caved and picked up an XT-5. Great upgrade from the XT-2. The IBIS is astonishing, 1/4 handheld pin sharp. Wow.

Little bug bear from XT-2 still, does anyone know if you can limit the modes you can select in the viewfinder more? I get fed up with pressing it countless times and you can never keep track of what mode it’s on. I just want to alternate between EVF and screen.

Barks · 22 Sep 2023 at 09:27

Shadowness said:
Caved and picked up an XT-5. Great upgrade from the XT-2. The IBIS is astonishing, 1/4 handheld pin sharp. Wow.

Little bug bear from XT-2 still, does anyone know if you can limit the modes you can select in the viewfinder more? I get fed up with pressing it countless times and you can never keep track of what mode it’s on. I just want to alternate between EVF and screen.

It’s an astonishing bit of kit. Fujifilm lent me one for a hike in Iceland as I was doing some work for the trekking company and I was dead impressed. I can’t quite tempt myself to upgrade from my X-T30 II though, I think I’d have to have both as the X-T30 II is all about portability and makes the perfect travel companion.

Scuzi said:
You could probably try to emulate the effect in lightroom, but from what I’ve read so far it is difficult to reliably replicate it across a range of subjects. You can apply the effect to raw images through the Fuji raw editing software but it uses the camera processor and thus requires it to be plugged in.

Does the X-T30II have customisable presets? The X-S10 has 4 to which I assign 4 recipies to cover a range of styles. Off the top of my head I have pacific blues, Reggie’s Portra, Kodachrome 64 and Bright Summer. I’ll probably change them depending on where I’m bringing the camera.

Found this guide, configured the settings and loving it!

How To Add Film Simulation Recipes To Your Fujifilm Camera

I’ve published over 100 film simulation recipes for Fujifilm X cameras, but I’ve never explained how to program them—the practical side of entering the data into the gear. How do you ad…

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Raymond Lin · 22 Sep 2023 at 09:32

Shadowness said:
Caved and picked up an XT-5. Great upgrade from the XT-2. The IBIS is astonishing, 1/4 handheld pin sharp. Wow.

Little bug bear from XT-2 still, does anyone know if you can limit the modes you can select in the viewfinder more? I get fed up with pressing it countless times and you can never keep track of what mode it’s on. I just want to alternate between EVF and screen.

There is a sensor that auto switch between the 2? Are you blocking it? any dirt on the sensor?

Shadowness · 22 Sep 2023 at 18:15

Raymond Lin said:
There is a sensor that auto switch between the 2? Are you blocking it? any dirt on the sensor?

I don't want to use the auto one.

I just want to manually switch between the two (but only those two).

Barks · 24 Sep 2023 at 12:24

Been playing about with that pacific blue preset and got me thinking.

Does anyone know a decent resource for high quality Lightroom presets I can try? I have VSCO ones I bought eons ago which are fantastic but I see they phased out support for LR.

Another question is that I now edit only on my Ipad Pro. Profile and Presets are distinct things in LR CC but can you actually adjust the settings or see what the preset is doing (I am sure in Lighroom Classic on Mac when I loaded a preset I could see all the adjustments to the image - that doesn’t happen on the LR CC iPad app).

To be honest the Lightroom app on IPad Pro is absolutely pants but it’s all I have right now. Can’t wait to get a MBP and be back on LR Classic at some stage.

Raymond Lin · 24 Sep 2023 at 12:52

Barks said:
Been playing about with that pacific blue preset and got me thinking.

Does anyone know a decent resource for high quality Lightroom presets I can try? I have VSCO ones I bought eons ago which are fantastic but I see they phased out support for LR.

Another question is that I now edit only on my Ipad Pro. Profile and Presets are distinct things in LR CC but can you actually adjust the settings or see what the preset is doing (I am sure in Lighroom Classic on Mac when I loaded a preset I could see all the adjustments to the image - that doesn’t happen on the LR CC iPad app).

To be honest the Lightroom app on IPad Pro is absolutely pants but it’s all I have right now. Can’t wait to get a MBP and be back on LR Classic at some stage.

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Wait for Black Friday though.