If youve been with me for a while you know that i have a lovehate relationship 90% love, 10% hate with the widely acclaimed, previousgeneration fuji x100s mirrorless camera. The x100 had the option to store custom settings too and this was modified and enhanced a little for the release of the x100s. After digging around, i decided to try out toshibas 32 gb flashair wifi card. Iso 6400 is obviously the grainiest, but still pretty usable in my opinion. How to save the custom settings on the x100 and x100s. Jun, 2011 i had the fuji ex42 flash for a few weeks, and then sold it again. I used the same card on the nikon d5100 and the camera had no problems writing to the card i was getting 4 fps on it. Fuji x100s high speed sync off camera flash cheesycam. X100 plus is transponder key programmer x100 key programmer update version. The software isnt as fancy as eyefi, but having used both i like the toshiba better. Great daylight portraits begin with balancing the sun and shadow.
It produces a harsh light that has a more gritty feel which fits a certain style of street photography. Use the flash to lighten them up against the background. How i fell in love with flash neewer tt850 fuji x100t. Travel portrait photography with the fuji x100s fujilove. In 2015 i traveled to thailand, morocco and indonesia. Flashair w04 operation checked device listkioxia corporation. Flash mode ttl choose a flash mode for ttl flash control. Now that thats out of the way we can get into the meatandpotatoes of the discussion. Keenai took over the software end and designed a free mobile application that far more reliably. Liion battery np95 battery charger bc65n leather case lcx100s lens hood lhx100 adapter ring arx100 shoe mount flash ef20, ef42, efx20 wide conversion lens wclx100 protector filter prf49s stereo microphone micst1. A 50mm perspective has long been loved as a short portrait focal length providing nice compression without distorting facial features. Aside from already being one of the best imaging cameras, the fuji x100s built in nd filter is enough to keep the aperture wide open at f2. The x100f looks great lets start with whats good about the new. All you have to do is change the camera model field in the exif data from x100t to x100s.
Special fujifilm x100s raw conversion software included for the management, viewing and conversion of raw image data on your pc, you will find a special fujifilm x100s version of the powerful and easytouse raw conversion software powered by silkypix included in your camera box. Some facts about the camera which are easy to forget as well some notes to self. Fujifilm x100t mirrorless camera steelevisions blog. I must say, when i first saw the little builtin flash on the x100 i just chuckled. Its a simple enough unit, and easy to use, but it was useless to me because on the fuji x100 x100s there is no autofocus assist beam due to the fujis focusing system. The latest app software of xtool x100 pad tablet key programmer with special function software app released to v2. The x100t and x100s apparently share the same 14bit raw file format, which means that you can trick most raw converters into accepting x100t raws as long as they support the x100s.
French tear gas, serbian refugee camps, and the japanese fujifilm x100s by elham ehsas. Fujifilm has rolled out firmware updates aimed at fixing quirks in the x100t and xt1, improving image quality in the finepix s1 superzoom, and improving ois functionality in several xmount zoom lenses. Any higher iso value is pushed with software in camera. X100s, 23mm, f2, nd, off camera flash yn560iv tclx100 tele conversion lens. Jun 14, 2011 aside from the odd assortment of brands fuji camera, nikon flash, and canon version of a pearstone cable, the resulting lighting cocktail that the x100 is capable of wrangling is quite impressive. Jun 02, 2017 the latest app software of xtool x100 pad tablet key programmer with special function software app released to v2. Aug 23, 20 the flashair card is an 8gb sd card with a builtin wifi access point and web server. Flash sync speed x100x100s feb, 20 i understand that due to the leaf shutter the x100 and x100s will flash sync at the maximum capable shutter speed of the camera. The camera has many benefits for traveling, a few of them i will point out in this article. Its the dead of midnight and i am in northern france surrounded by thousands of pissed off refugees from afghanistan, syria, eritrea, ethiopia, sudan and 27. But the main purpose of this article is not to glorify this great camera for traveling and street photography, but to give you some advice on how to take. But getting into using flash in street photography can be tricky to work out how to use it correctly. The fujifilm x100s is designed to quickly capture your special moments in subtle, simple style.
And yet, the camera itself is compact and highly portable. The strobist crowd is really going to dig this thing. The options available vary with the flash control mode. Compact body the exceptional performance of the lens and viewfinder, in addition to rich functionality, is packaged into a compact body that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Talk about killing the sun using an old nikon sb26 in manual mode connected via a pearstone 6. Both cameras have a commander mode, redeye removal setting more options on the f and flash compensation that ranges between. The xpro1 doesnt have a useable auto iso function so i dial in 1125th second instead. Toshiba flashair w04 operation checked device list depending on the electric wave environment of wireless lan, actual behavior may differ from the contents described below.
If flashair is affected by magnetic fields, electromagnetic waves andor multiple wireless lan access points, flashair may not. Ive tested it sidebyside with the x100s and the x100s still has the edge, but it is literally by a fraction of a second in most cases. The x100s has a built in flash which, in keeping with the retro styling isnt a popup design but is mounted in the middle of the top section of the front panel. Mark cohen and bruce gilden are two great example of street photographers who have made great use of flash. The colour rendering is faithful and can become more or less beautiful or different depending on the filter used e. I was looking for a camera to travel with and decided to buy the fuji x100s as my companion. Click on download now to access the license agreement. Leaf shutter was present in medium format cameras way before x100s even existed. Fujifilm x100 settings for portraiture prophotonut. When i try to highlight and then select flash mode from the a shooting menu the cursor jumps to the next selection. Using the flash using the flash use the builtin fl ash for additional lighting when shooting at night or indoors under low light.
Transcend 64gb sdxc class 10 uhs1 flash memory card up to 90mbs ts64gsdxc10u1 customer rating. The data on the flashair operation checked device list the list of this file is. Toshiba flashair w04 vs eyefi mobi pro the machine planet. Toshiba flash air, i like it better than eyefi so far. Fujifilm announces firmware updates for x100t, xt1, s1. In your experience does the x100s work well with wifi cards, and if so which ones. You take photos as usual, only you can also connect to. Iso 100, iso 12800, iso 2006400, iso 25600, iso auto.
Iso 3200 adds more visible noise, especially in the shadows and there is some loss of color in the image. These two features combined may appeal to portrait. The short answer is that although it looks good, im not upgrading and i suspect you wont either. Iso 1600 adds a little more noise, but the image retains a lot of details. Liion battery np95 battery charger bc65n leather case lc x100s lens hood lhx100 adapter ring arx100 shoe mount flash ef20, ef42, efx20 wide conversion lens wclx100 protector filter prf49s stereo microphone micst1. X air for android delivers comprehensive control for the x18, xr18, xr16, and xr12 mixers.
Phone connected i could see all the photos picked and transferred over what i wanted. The flash mode can be selected using the flash mode option in the shooting menu. And so the fuji x100s custom settings are almost as useful. Use the flash for additional lighting when shooting at night or indoors under low light. For what its worth, i tested it in a sony rx100 and a fuji x100. How to set up the transcend wifi sd card with a fuji x100s.
Oct 18, 20 ive tested it sidebyside with the x100s and the x100s still has the edge, but it is literally by a fraction of a second in most cases. Kioxia recommends that you check update information of related software of the card with your device, and if necessary, update the latest software. Flashair configuration software downloadkioxia corporation. And, in case you were wondering, because were going all manual with the flash, the flash and cable dont really matter since its just a. Setting up the fujifilm x100f for street photography ian. Toshiba flashair 4th generation sd wifi sdhc sdxc memory card 16gb oem pack sandisk ultra 32gb class 10 sdhc uhsi memory card up to 80mbs sdsdunc032ggn6in wifi sd memory card 16gb class 10 new new inca 2nd generation ez share. A canon 430exii flash was connected to the x100s via an ocf. Click agree on the bottom of the page to access the download page.
I have an x100s on order and would like to buy the external ef20 flash. Unboxing and testing flashair toshiba wireless lan data transfer sd card 8gb with panasonic lumix and huawei honor u8860 smartphone android. Much more similar to the behaviour of fujis camera remote i have on my xt1. Jun 11, 20 2 thoughts on fuji x100s high speed sync off camera flash donald f. A slow motion look at the fujifilm x100s shutter speeds. To choose a fl ash mode, press the command dial right n to display the following options, then rotate the dial or press it left or right to highlight an option and press menuok to select. Mar 23, 2015 or why you should update the x100s that being said, there is one thing i really do not get, and its about a firmware for the x100s a pretty successful xcamera that would still deserve a bit of kaizen love.
I was won over at first sight it was the best pocket camera for me. In fact its exactly where the rangefinder window would be on a traditional rangefinder model. The 10 key differences between the fujifilm x100s and x100t. Setting up the fujifilm x100f for street photography february 6, 2017 december 11, 2017 ive had a lot of requests over the last few weeks to describe the camera settings i use when i am out shooting on the street, so i thought i would take a few minutes to walk through how i set up the new fuji x100f.
Here is how the fuji x100s performs at high iso levels between iso 1600 and 6400. Ive done a very quick video below to show the older version against the new version please excuse the screen being a bit too bright on the latter part of the video i dont have a good enough. The fuji x100 has a crazyhigh flash sync speed thanks to its 4leaf shutter. The design of the fujifilm x100s prioritizes photographing playback functions. You take photos as usual, only you can also connect to the card directly using your iphone, ipad, or any. I dont want something to manage my pictures for me. On the second day, i started shooting in raw and the write speeds on a 30mbsec sd card were painfully slow. A malfunction in which flashair drive does not work with macos 10. The flashair card is an 8gb sd card with a builtin wifi access point and web server. The toshiba flashair makes adding wifi to your camera dead. Ive spent quite a bit of time with it jumping around the menus and playing with everything and all seems in order with one exception. Theres no better way to do this than with a wide aperture, leaf shutter, and neutral density filter.
This is based on the fujifilm x100s but the same principles and settings can be used for the x100 too. The auto iso function of the x100 s and the xe2 allow this setting. As a huge fan of the x100t and long time owner, i was keeping an eye out for the successor and whether it would convince me to upgrade. The x air android app allows you to control all mixing, processing and effects functions of behringers x air digital mixer series right from your android tablet or smartphone.
Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10 mobile, windows phone 8. Toshiba took over with its flashair series where eyefi left off. Press the selector up or down to highlight the desired flash mode and press menuok to select. Im not going to go into all the technical details of how the leaf shutter on the x100t and x100s and x100 enable this flash wizardry. The flash air does what i wanted it to do give me a way to pull a few pictures off my camera to my phone so i can post to facebook or whatever right away. With the builtin flash, the x100f can work in ttl or manual mode, and synchronise with the front or rear curtain. With the 23mm lens of the x100s or with the 23mm lens on the xe2 or xpro1 i need to use 1100th second to get sharp pictures. Its a superstylish camera with a cool, retro design and a rather large apscsized sensor. Sometimes there are failed dates, abortive love stories. Working with the toshiba flashair ii wireless sd card help net. Luckily, nick is about 9 feet tall, and as im only about three feet tall it made sense for him to hold the flash which i clicked. Choose if the flash is being used to control remote synced flash units, for example as part of a studio flash system. Fujifilm x100s specifications x series digital cameras.
By the way, if your camera uses sd memory storage cards, it. The x100s sat on a table looking into the lens of a phantom v1610 highspeed video camera, which was set to record at 40,000 framessec. My goal was to have photos i take with a fuji x100s camera automatically transfer to the photo app. The cards of this file are labeled based on the memory chip s they contain, not the amount of memory capacity available for data storage by you. A slow motion look at the fujifilm x100s shutter speeds and. Nov 12, 2014 the x100t and x100s apparently share the same 14bit raw file format, which means that you can trick most raw converters into accepting x100t raws as long as they support the x100s. Also, raw files from my fujifilm x100s are not recognized and have no thumbnails, which makes them difficult to browse onthefly. Flash wont fire in 3 fps mode on my x100s i guess the t will be the same.
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