robvisual - photography

As I reported some days ago I had a serious problem with my new X100F. The AF switch was broken and the camera could not be set to AF-S via the switch on the left side. The camera is now repaired and works fine again. There is only one minor thing that bothers me a bit. Back in the days Fuji pulled my camera via UPS for free and now you have to send the camera in on your own bill (except you are a pro how owns more than two cameras). I think that this is okay if your camera is older than two years, but my camera was freshly bought and near mint. The guy I phoned with at Fuji repair was not really cooperative and I had to add another amount of money (delivery with insurance) to the pile of money I've spent on the camera. Sad but true. I don't think that this is the right way to treat customers who bought a premium product. UPDATE 17/05/12: My camera has a new problem now. The silver cell that keeps the settings when you change the battery is now dead. After one to thr...

Is it just me who is a bit disappointed about all this tech-reviews out there without a real life part? Most of the time there is one individual sitting in front of a camera and talking about that brand new thing he or she is holding in their hands. They go trough all menus and buttons without showing how to use that damn thing in the wild. When it comes to cameras and lenses I like the digitalrev -channel on youtube. The videos are always out in the streets or in a studio. And they are a mix tech-talk, taking photographs and entertainment. At the end of the vid I have a better picture in my mind how this thing works. Sitting in your living room and talk about gear for half an hour is great when you hypnotize other people or just try to force them to sleep. ;-)