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Jack Picone, world renowned Photojournalist & Documentary Photographer talks to FUJIFILM about his work with the X-Pro1 & X100. View here:
Very interesting. Have you shot with any of the digital Leicas? Obviously there’s a very significant price diff between the Fuji & Leica.
What about the film vs digital aspect? You have been a long term devotee of film – are you know shooting almost exclusively digital? Is this a change of attitude or a commercial reality?
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Tim,
I have tried the digital Leica’s. The X-Pro-1 and M9 appear similar – structurally in some ways – but there are major differences in what both can individually achieve digitally. Of course having shot with the M series film Leica’s for decades, it is hard not to be seduced by everything that Leica is. However, in my opinion (and without going into the micro of it but especially the noise issue with both the M8 and M9) there is much that is still not perfect with the M9 and the Fuji X-Pro-1 actually out performs the M9 in several specific ways.
On the side of, ‘the bold exchange of commodities’ the price of the price of the X-Pro-1 contrasted against the M9 represents extraodinary value for what it can do in a very high quality way and comparable to the M9 within that context.
On the question of digital v’s film; I have found ‘peace’ in the strategy of still making all my B+W photographs with film and my digital images are made with digital camera’s, just as I am doing – with the X-Pro-1. I know my beloved Tri – X will eventually run out now Kodak has gone chapter 11 but it is affirming to see that there are other B+W film companies that seem committed to be around for a while yet.
It should be noted that while I have helped with promoting both the X/100 and X–Pro-1, I have said to Fuji that I will always will be transparent and honest in what I relate to others about their cameras and it will be strictly from a working professional photographers perspective.
JP