COMPLETE Palle Schultz FUJIFILM Tips Series: “Portraits? Don’t wait for Poses, wait for Response to What you Say or Do to get Great Pictures”

Palle Schultz Youtube :”Portraits: Don’t wait for poses, wait for response to what you are saying or doing. That’s when you get the great pictures”

Palle Schultz Quick Tips

Palle Schultz completed his Fujifilm Quit Tips series. I will add the links down below.

And as a little bonus, one of my favorite youtube videos of the year: Don’t Shout Man

In Japan, Fujifilm Professional Service costs $45 a Year for GFX and X Cameras with Lots of Benefits

Back in April 2017, Fujifilm has launched a professional service (FPS) in USA. For an annual fee of $500 you get discounts on non-warranty repairs, freebies, loaners and more – full details here.

The FPS service in USA covers only GFX series.

Also in Japan Fujifilm launched a professional service, but it’s much better than the US-FPS.

Here is what you get for $45 only:

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Fujifilm X-H1 Wins EISA Award 2018 for Best Mirrorless Camera. But Can We Trust Any Award and Do They Make Sense?

Let’s Talk Awards

It’s time to say a few things about these awards, and to start a debate:

  • Do they make sense?
  • Can we trust any award?

Can we Trust any Award?

Let me explain….

When a few months ago Fujifilm did not win anything at the TIPA awards (except for the Instax SQ10), I tried to understand why this happened.

Did Fujifilm products simply suck, or is the story a bit more complicated?

So here is what I’ve heard:

If a company wins an award for a certain product, then this company must pay TIPA, EISA or other award companies thousands of dollars if they want to get the license to use the winning-logos for their products.

This could explain why TIPA, EISA & Co always have so many categories.

It’s a big business! Which isn’t bad per se…

But now I ask you guys…

… if a company decides to stop paying for award licenses, because they prefer to invest their money into real R&D for their cameras and lenses, how likely is it that this specific company will win something the following year?

More precisely…

… if an award company has the feeling (or even knows) that a certain company won’t pay for licenses anymore, then will they prefer to give more awards to products of other companies, which they know are more willing to pay for them?

I’m sure not… I mean, I am sure they will just reward the cameras and lenses that deserve it, even if they know (or think) they won’t be able to sell the licenses afterwards, because rewarding the gear that deserves it, is more important than making money by selling as many licenses as possible.

Or do you guys think differently than me? ;)

Do these Awards Make Sense?

How important are these awards, in the era of internet?

I mean, everybody is reviewing everything on websites and on youtube. People can easily read and compare hundreds of reviews, as well as select reviewers they trust and value their (free, unpaid and independent) opinion.

I wonder, does Fujifilm really need that nice logo to display at the photography fairs and magazines under their product that says “best camera in category xy“?

Also here… I would like to hear your opinion.

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And The Winners Are…

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Meike Hand Grip for Fujifilm X-A5 / X-A3 + Vertical Battery Grip for Fujifilm X-T2 + JJC Metal Lens Hoods for Fujinon lenses

Meike Hand Grip

Meike is already offering lots of hand grips for various Fujifilm cameras, including a vertical battery grip for X-T1 and soon also a vertical battery for X-T2, as we told you already last month.

Now Meike added also the Fujifilm X-A5 hand grip, and you can purchase them for example at AmazonUS (coming soon) and AmazonUK (already available).

  • MK-XA5G metal grip is suitable perfect for fujifilm X-A5 camera
  • Improve the comfortable grip
  • The bottom is equipped with 1/4 screw hole, which can be used with 1/4 screw peripheral products
  • Bottom with quick-loading plate chute for quick use with tripod head
  • The handle carries the battery hole, and the battery can be quickly replaced without disassembling the handle

Metal Lens Hoods for Fujifilm

Last month we also reported about new metal lens hoods for Fujifilm cameras. I share again today, in case you missed the news.

JJC has metal lens hood for XF 16mmF1.4 and metal lens hood for XF 23mmF1.4. They cost about half the price of the original metal Fujifilm lens hoods.

Fujifilm X-A5: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-A3: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera