6 nights & 6 days with the x100 Photo Gallery by hugo poon at pbase.com

6 nights & 6 days with the x100

This is a series of urban landscapes of Hong Kong taken with a sample Fujifilm X100 between 12 and 18 February 2011.
As always, no pixel peeping, no professional tests, no detailed comparison... just trying to see how this new machine could help me portray the streets and landscapes of my city. It has that magic to keep you shooting.:-)

PS 1. Click "original" for best viewing quality.

PS 2. Received my X100 on 11 March and have been shooting almost exclusively with it; my favourites can be found here: http://www.pbase.com/hpicckcy/my_favourites_since_2007

"day seven"	"mother and son"	"street life"
going by...	"coming soon to hk..."	"nikita"
"evening tram"	"eye-catching"	the tram road by night...
mood of the night...	"top-down approach"	"roofscape"
"roofscape"	"roofscape"	"roofscape"
"contentment"	city melancholy...	"embedded"
a store of yesterday...	"contentment"	"fruits and vegetables"
"eggs & sausages"	"soho spirits"	"stairscape"
"under renovation..."	shopping is fun...	"shopping (shooting) is fun..."
chow sang sang jewellery & an armoured vehicle...	"the great man (Dr Sun Yat Sen) & the bad (mad) guy"	"yesterday" no more...
yesterday once more?	"the cat street"	"night life"
"night life"	evening & brightness	"ad here"
"MK"	"MK"	Langham Place

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nicolas	PM reply	02-May-2011 08:10
wonderful pictures !

hugo poon	PM reply	03-Mar-2011 13:19
Thanks Federico and Mike for the wonderful encouragement! Mike: I won't say its fixed is an advantage but using a fixed lens has never been an issue to me. I have been shooting at roughly the same focal length since I got the F10 in 2005. And 35mm is just right for me - it's capturing a mood quite close to what I see in my mind's eye.:-)

Mike		03-Mar-2011 07:41
Hello Hugo, as always wonderful shots. After following you so long I really start to like your city even so I have never been there. It seems that this cam has been made for you. Do you feel the same? Is it a major advantage for you over other (Zoom) Models?

Federico D'Inc�	PM reply	01-Mar-2011 12:06
Some great images here of a great city !! v !!

hugo poon	PM reply	28-Feb-2011 13:49
Hi Dec, I have yet to shoot RAW. Thanks for the nice comments!:-)

dec		28-Feb-2011 13:38
Hello Hugo. Thanks a lot for this, very impressive!!!. BTW, did you convert raws by fuji converter or shoot it in jpeg? If its a raw how does it work? I've heard that raw files form this camera do not compatible with LR and ACR. Thanks for answer.

Gilles Navet	PM reply	27-Feb-2011 23:46
Great images and work with a new and unusual camera. thank for sharing that V Gilles

Guest		27-Feb-2011 11:58
Hi Hugo, just wondering if you know anywhere in HK that accepts preorders for these? Thanks :)

hugo poon	PM reply	25-Feb-2011 18:24
"... down to earth, honest and original." Oh Hans, you've made me a very happy man! This is exactly how I strive in documenting the "disappearing Hong Kong"! Thanks so much for the warm encouragement!

Hans de Greve		24-Feb-2011 14:37
Dear Hugo, as always I am amazed viewing your nice pictures, they are down to earth, very honest and original. I am interested too in a X100, but here in Europe we'll have to wait until april I suppose. Anyway, I am very glad to see your high iso-results : this is really astonishing for an aps-c. I could not believe my eyes when I saw them, they are so clean... Of course it is hard to judge them without having the original files, but looking at your photographs I am overwhelmed. Best regards and keep up this good work! Hans de Greve

eye2see	PM reply	22-Feb-2011 04:00
Brilliant collection in every aspect! Both B&W and color photos are just impeccable! Bravo ~V

hugo poon	PM reply	22-Feb-2011 02:31
Thank you Ric! I have yet to shoot RAW; I normally do not apply NR unless the noise is too much a distraction. X100's high ISOs are pretty usable... more would be posted! Glad you like these snapshots I squeezed between office and home.:-)

Ric Ettinger	PM reply	21-Feb-2011 17:38
Very nice photos. did you shoot in RAW mode? Did you apply any noise reduction to the high ISO shots?

hugo poon	PM reply	21-Feb-2011 16:12
Steve: Both the OVF and EVF are marvelous! While I seem to using the OVF more during day time, the EVF is particularly helpful at night... really impressed by its exceptional resolution that makes it useful and reliable. Caveman: Can't wait to buy one too - I expect the production model to be benefiting from some fine-tuning subsequent to the recent tests.

caveman_lee	PM reply	21-Feb-2011 14:32
Thanks for sharing these test shots with the X100. I may need to order one very soon.

steve		21-Feb-2011 05:14
btw - I'm really liking "Night Life" B&W and "staircape" - great captures

steve		21-Feb-2011 05:13
thanks for your reply Hugo - if you're allowed to comment I was wondering how you felt about the optical and electronic viewfinders - did you find yourself using one more than the other? - how is focusing with the optical viewfinder. SO looking forward to the X100 :)

hugo poon	PM reply	20-Feb-2011 08:42
You're welcome Steve! The few b&w so far were shot in colour and converted in post-processing! Thanks for the warm words!:-)

steve		20-Feb-2011 07:47
thanks for posting these - they look good quick question: are the black and whites from the incam b&w setting or done in post? Thanks again

Don Mottershead	PM reply	20-Feb-2011 07:17
Thanks for posting.

Niels	PM reply	19-Feb-2011 20:16
Congrats on the 6 nights & 6 days trip :=) Kindly asking 1 or 2 high ISO images if possible - original size, low key and with no noise reduction would be even greater! As you may be aware the high ISO quality of the camera is discussed - most agree to very promising pictures so far, but all are compressed and most likely post processed as well.

Guest		19-Feb-2011 17:24
Are you able to convert any raws? How's the lens?

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