kermaier
Well-known
Well, there's still one thing, but there's obviously nothing to be done about it: Why, oh why, couldn't they have done a mechanically linked focus ring, with distance scale, like on the Pentax DA Limited pancake lenses, instead of the fly-by-wire focusing they went with?? :bang:
::Ari
Edit: If they'd done that, so scale/zone focusing is really usable, then there'd be no reason, IMO, to ever put down the X100 until you needed a different focal length lens!
Mlehrman
Mlehrman
Just a question concerning the update. Is it practical to simply download the update directly onto a freshy in-camera formatted card, instead of using the cable? Thanks, all.
keytarjunkie
no longer addicted
Yes, it's much more practical than Fuji's website instructions. I just download the file, put it onto a formatted card, start the camera in update mode, and update it.
rbelyell
Well-known
first, thanks gavin, the update is great! though i dont understand why 'updating' has to blow out all camera settings including date/time...gosh!
also re above quote, i think there are two issues being collapsed into one. up until this update the 'fly by wire' manual only focusing has been virtualy worthless. this update makes my manual only focus much more 'useable', though probably not as 'useable' as if it were mechanical. there were always 'workarounds' like having cam in MF, pushing AFL button to achieve AF, then if necessary 'fine tuning' by turning focus ring. i will still probably use this as my primary focus method.
however the above quote called 'zone focusing' useless, and that it certainly has not been. using the 'blue line' on the bottom of vf distance scale (which indicates 'zone of focus for a given aperture), i have found zone focusing extraordinarily easy and effective. the blue line changes, expanding or contracting, as you change your f stop. moving the focus ring clearly moves along the blue line to whatever distance range you want. you see it all play put right there without lifting your eye from the vf! much easier than film to me, and has always been so on the X.
kermaier
Well-known
IMO, that's not a great method for zone focusing. I want to be able to set focus before bringing the camera to my eye, so I can quickly bring up the camera, frame and shoot in 1-2 seconds -- using OVF only. It's possible to do that using the LCD in eye-detection mode, but I prefer to have LCD off in shooting mode, and only use it for image review. And, unless the new firmware makes an order-of-magnitude improvement, there's no comparison in speed and convenience of setting focus directly vs. by peering at an electronic readout -- for sake of argument, I'll ballpark it at 2 seconds vs. 20 seconds. So the X100's capability for manually setting zone focus may not be useless (and I didn't say it was), but it's not very usable for the way I (and probably many others) would like to zone focus.
::Ari
David_Manning
Well-known
So, I checked and the camera operated as it was supposed to while checking the previous (onboard) firmware.
Followed instructions. Voilà! Problems before even updating. The firmware screen won't appear, and the camera stays ON after I turn the switch off. I had to remove the battery and reinstall it to get it to come alive and shutdown.
I guess I'm "the one" this time with problems (again)...and I CAN read and follow instructions! :O
Followed instructions. Voilà! Problems before even updating. The firmware screen won't appear, and the camera stays ON after I turn the switch off. I had to remove the battery and reinstall it to get it to come alive and shutdown.
I guess I'm "the one" this time with problems (again)...and I CAN read and follow instructions! :O
Nelson Tan
Established
I spoke too soon. Updated my firmware and discovered that while it is possible to set Auto ISO from the ISO Selection within the menu, it is NOT possible to go to Auto ISO from the "Fn Button" which I've assigned for quick selection of ISO speeds. Sigh... kinda defeats the purpose of quick selection, no?
The upside is that the X100 seems more responsive in terms of autofocusing and changing screens in the menu than before.
rbelyell
Well-known
well i guess, but i really dont have any trouble setting zone focus externally on the lcd, it takes literally 5 seonds. you also dont have to leave the lcd on, just push the 'view mode' button once as your lifting the camera, make your setting, press it once again, good to go! but in either case the 'fly by wire' nature of the focus ring seems not so relevent to effective zone focusing on the X. i more understand if you are lamenting the lack of zone/f stop markers on the lens.
kermaier
Well-known
Yes, that's it exactly - I am missing the focus distance and depth-of-field scales marked on the lens barrel. Having those scales requires that the focus ring has hard stops at defined positions for close focus and infinity focus, rather than allowing the ring to turn indefinitely in both directions. I guess you're right that, so long as the above condition is met, it's irrelevant whether the focus ring's position is transmitted to the lens' focusing apparatus via mechanical linkage or electronic signal.
::Ari
Mlehrman
Mlehrman
andy_v
Established
No doubt, in dim light AF is better and faster now.
Mlehrman
Mlehrman
Tested AF in extremely dim light yesterday - the function is much more sensitive and much faster.
Bike Tourist
Well-known
I posted this by itself, but maybe it will be seen better here:
Before the Ver. 1.20 firmware upgrade my jpeg files were named "_DSF". After the upgrade they are now named "DSCF".
Is there any significance to this? Did I inadvertently change a setting?
Before the Ver. 1.20 firmware upgrade my jpeg files were named "_DSF". After the upgrade they are now named "DSCF".
Is there any significance to this? Did I inadvertently change a setting?
Spyro
Well-known
same here, I just took some photo at ISO3200, f2, 1/30 and AF would lock every time in half a second without fail. Seriously it doesnt get more low light than this for me, after that I'm entering tripod territory and AF becomes irrelevant anyway.
Is it all in my head or is Fuji quietly upgrading AF little by little with every FU??
OlliL
Well-known
Mine seems to expose different.
I used to turn the comp dial to -1/6 EV before the update and now I'm happy with 0...
Strange
I used to turn the comp dial to -1/6 EV before the update and now I'm happy with 0...
Strange
kermaier
Well-known
+1 same experience here.
Snacks
Established
Maybe it's just the benefits of a formatted memory card, but I have found low light focusing to be better too. Great to see that Fuji is being supportive!
gavinlg
Mentor
The AF has definitely been upgraded with every firmware update. Honestly it's now at a level where it's both quick and accurate, even in low light.
