Pelican and Snow

IMG_0937Canon EOS 6D (245mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec, ISO400)

Yes this is still a blog dedicated to little cameras with big sensors => littlebigtravelingcameras. And the Canon 6D is one. It’s not exactly little but little by full frame standards. And it features GPS. Finally one of my cameras is capable to record where I took the image. Great. Just like my iPhone. 😉 Continue reading

In The Museum, X100 vs RX100 vs X-Pro 1

DSCF0412FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO2500)
 DSC00719SONY DSC-RX100 (11.32mm, f/2.2, 1/40 sec, ISO800)
DSCF3217FUJIFILM X-Pro1 (18mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO1600)

Three very different cameras – one location.

  • The cameras: The Fuji X100, the Sony RX100 and the Fuji X-Pro 1.
  • The location: The Natural History Museum in Vienna

I shot those cameras on different days so light is very different but my main topic is not image quality it is shooting experience. How does it feel shooting them? Do they deliver in poor light? Which camera is most fun? Which one is the most annoying? But of course also about: How do the images compare in real life? Continue reading

Some Old Stuff, X100 high ISO JPEGs again

FUJIFILM FinePix X100 (23mm, f/2, 1/40 sec, ISO1000)

Will I become a JPEG shooter? I don’t think so. I just like the idea to have a file that I can change years after I took the image without any loss of data but I have to admit that the JPEG from my X100 is extremely impressive. This is especially true for the Velvia setting. The images just get the punch and boost in colors they need. The effect is not overly aggressive but it really makes a lot of difference to the original RAW file. Continue reading