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Re: [OM] Question for Fujifilm X-E1 Users

Subject: Re: [OM] Question for Fujifilm X-E1 Users
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 07:38:11 -0400
Lovely results... and good detective work, too!

Rick


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 1:06 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi Chris, Ken, and others who may have read my question.
>
> I was about to post a note that I have diagnosed the problem, and it can
> be attributed to the old catch-all, "pilot error".
>
> I took Ken's suggestion and joined the Fuji X Forum.  Someone there
> suggested I look at the EXIF data from the "black" images. As I did
> that, I tried to recall exactly what I was doing at the time of the
> problem.
>
> To make a long story short, I thought I had the ISO set to Auto ISO with
> a 3200 limit.  The data shows that it remained at ISO 200 throughout the
> outing.  Consequently, when I stopped down to try some zone focusing,
> the exposure decreased accordingly.  There was an image there, just very
> much underexposed.
>
> Thanks for your interest.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 7/30/2013 11:49 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> > I agree with Ken, Jim.
> >
> > And if there is a problem it will be fixed under warranty.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 30 Jul 2013, at 22:45, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>> I am at the 200 actuation limit for return to B&H, and have had only
> one
> >>> bad experience.  Images 171 to 182 failed to produce usable RAF files.
> >>> I went out again, after changing back to the zoom lens, and all went
> >>> well.  The RAF files in question appeared completely black.  The jpeg
> >>> files were ok.
> >> Hmm. A 1% failure rate. Sounds familiar with other Fujis too. I don't
> >> know without hitting the forums if this is a specific failure in some
> >> cameras or if it is systemic across all of them.
> >>
> >> However, that said, I think you've done pretty well with the 99% that
> >> did work. If I was you, I'd just keep it and enjoy.
>
>
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