Nice cars! Reminds me why I don't often go to car shows - I would like to go 
out and find and buy some just like most of what I see.

I didn't notice your photography, looked right past it to the cars. Which is a 
good thing. You didn't get in the way of my viewing the subject.

stan

On May 26, 2013, at 11:33 PM, Bill wrote:

> There was a small car show down at the park today.
> 
> http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrphoto/pictures/cars1/index.html
> 
> Shot with the X-Pro 1 and 35/1.4.
> Things I am learning about the Fuji:
> I have some trouble with framing for some reason. I tend to put my subjects 
> high in the viewfinder and somewhat offset. Every picture in this gallery is 
> cropped to some extent. With my Pentax SLRs, I rarely crop.
> It's easy to miss setting the ISO (all shots at 3200).
> Using the camera in full program is dead easy, moving the focus point around 
> is simple, more or less as easy as on the K5, not as good as the K7. The 
> zoomable focus point is cool.
> The optical viewfinder is lovely, the EVF, not so much. There is a button 
> that turns on the LCD and puts the camera into an adjustment mode. It's too 
> easy to hit. At the same time, it's fast to get at, I can live with the 
> compromise.
> One thing that is too easy to get at, and hit by accident, is the exposure 
> comp dial. It has solid detents, but I almost think it could use a lock.
> It would also be nice to be able to lock the lens into the A position. No 
> such need for the shutter speed dial, it's almost too hard to turn.
> Overall, I am enjoying the thing very much indeed. I almost went out 
> yesterday and bought the 14/2.8, but work kept me longer than expected and I 
> didn't have time to get to the pusher. So it goes.
> I want the 14, and there is, apparently, a 56mm f/1.2 coming out, which I am 
> very excited about (though I don't want to know what it's going to cost me, 
> the Fuji glass is quite expensive).
> 
> anyway, enjoy my little gallery, and comments are joyfully accepted.
> 
> bill
> 
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