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The Hollywood Distagon at f/2: A Single Daffodil and the Contax Zeiss 28mm on the Sony A7RV
April 28, 2026
XPro-1 Video
For my clients, I do a mix of still photography with a growing number requesting video of one type or another. So any new camera I would consider using in my work will need to have a good video capability as well as stunning stills. Sadly, I didn’t have the time to really give the XPro-1 I had on loan a solid workout video wise, but I did manage a few clips to test with. I was most impressed with the dynamic range, video resolution detail, and how well the files took color grading – even the extremes I pushed
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Only my second day with the XPro-1 and already it’s beginning to feel like an old friend. The controls are simple, intuitive, and for the most part as well laid out as is possible while still keeping the body small. Fuji engineers obviously spent some time using this camera themselves. It feels like it. Real hands crafted these button positioning – not a CAD computer screen. I’ve used many different camera systems over my years. Some great, some not so great. Every one of them took a period of time to learn. Each interface is different. Different positioning of even
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