Ongoing project making panoramas using the X-Pan and Tri-X film…….film remember that stuff?
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Panorama Eclectic
In Random Moments on July 5, 2011 at 3:24 PMOn the Bus
In Random Moments, Street Photography on June 26, 2011 at 1:52 AMfrom Nerang Train station to Surfer’s Paradise Queensland Australia……………..
© Photograph by Jack Picone
Taking the X/100 for a walk
In Random Moments, Street Photography on April 30, 2011 at 4:08 AMForget about the tedium of pixels and megabytes, other then to say, the X/100 has sufficient and high enough quality of both.
Let’s talk about making pictures.
What is great about this camera is the psychology of it. Shooting on the street and amongst an increasingly neurotic (about being photographed) Australian public-is that nobody cares. It is a great advantage in being able to document people as they are, instead of them reacting to a photographer with a ‘house brick’ DSLR.
The images it produces are incredibly sharp even at F2. Noise does not even get on the radar to after iso1600. Time lag on releasing the shutter is minimal, if not at all. Too many features to mention but if I can sneak one in-the Panorama is a lot of fun.
I think it is a great second camera for professionals or a great camera-period-for anyone who loves making pictures.
It is not a compact and not a DSLR it fills the void between both.
There always was a high end small film camera that serious photographers could take with them anywhere even when they were not on assignment. A decade and more after the tidal wave of digital photography, swamping film photography, Fuji has provided the digital version of that camera. It comes in a beautiful and classic retro package with superb build quality.
It has been a long time coming but has arrived.
Firmware needs a serious update, it is quite idiosyncratic but that is a minor minor. It is a camera that takes a while to get to know but once you do know it, you will be very happy that you did meet.
This is the thinking photographers camera.
I will be back with more.
In the meantime here are a few random images made with the X/100 while walking around Surfer’s Paradise….
Jack
All Photographs © Jack Picone
Khaosan Road
In Random Moments, Street Photography on April 29, 2011 at 6:28 AM
A father and daughter moment on Khasosan Rd. Khaosan ” translates as “milled rice”, a reminder that in former times the street was a major Bangkok rice market. In the last 20 years, however, Khaosan Road has developed into a world famous “backpacker ghetto”. Jack
Chess
In Random Moments on April 28, 2011 at 2:29 AM.
Chessboard, Bali-on the iPhone. © Photograph by Jack Picone
X/100 Panorama Mode
In Photography News, Random Moments on April 24, 2011 at 3:04 AM
Self portrait taken in Panorama Mode on the X/100. Just press the button and it sweeps 120 degrees. No stitching needed, the camera does it for you. Too clever. Lots of fun! © Photograph by Jack Picone
Fish and Chips
In Random Moments on April 18, 2011 at 9:13 AMGet a job! Buy your own Fish and Chips! © Photograph by Jack Picone
The Never Never
In Random Moments on April 18, 2011 at 9:03 AM
The Indian Pacific transverses the Australian outback. Enroute from Perth to Sydney. © Photograph by Jack Picone
Random Moments-Battery Operated
In Random Moments, Street Photography on April 8, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Battery operated American toy soldier, pavement, Puerto Vallarta Mexico. © Photography by Jack Picone
Random Moments-The Longest Paddock
In Random Moments on April 8, 2011 at 10:21 PM
© Photograph Jack Picone
Sheep graze on the verge during a time of drought. Outback NSW, Australia.
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