The Annual Upgrade

[Alan Gales]

I'm still getting accustomed to it, getting my hands going to the right places and whatnot but it is a remarkable little camera. My only wish so far is that they used a lens with a "real" focus ring rather than the sort that spins forever. I like to zone focus for street photography and this doesn't really allow me to do that without looking through the viewfinder. Small gripe, really. I'll get used to it.

Yeah, it's not great for manual focus. I use the autofocus. I know Frank Petronio had one but sold it. He said that he wanted to like it but he has huge hands and had trouble with the controls. I can understand that. If it was any smaller then I'd have problems. The Fujis are a bit quirky. I was in a restaurant shooting my mother-in-law's 80'th birthday party and my flash wouldn't work because I had the camera in silent mode. I quickly figured it out since that was the only change I had made before I left the house. I find that the more I shoot it the more comfortable I get and like the camera. It's so tiny and lightweight that you can take it anywhere and it prints nicely up to 11x14.

[Kirk Gittings]

[StoneNYC]

Well if that counts then this counts... Both 8x10

[David Lobato]

Kirk, good for you.

My 27 year old Gitzo tripod and Bogen 3047 head have wobbled excessively when shooting the 8x10. A little bit of play (with everything locked tight) in the center column and joints in the head amplifies considerably with the large dimensions of the Deardorff extended as little as several several inches, much less 14 -19 inches with two of my lenses. Went out today and was sorely reminded of the unwanted movement and wobble. I got home and immediately ordered a Ries Tripod and head. 2015 should be a steadier year for my LF cameras.