Why Sharpness Is Overrated :: Are Firmware Updates Good or Bad? :: RoboSHOOT :: X100F, X-T20, XF50/2 Reviews (miXed zone)

FOR GERMAN FR-READERS
Ultimate X Workshop

  • A few spaces left for Rico Pfirstinger’s Fuji X Secret Workshop at the end of May / beginning of June on the wonderful EU Island of Guernsey. If you speak German and love Fuji, the head over to selectedtravel and grab your place now.

Cover Stories

Fujifilm X100F
USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

  • First two weeks with Fuji X100F at dragan.photos
  • Washington Square Park With The Fuji X100F at findingrange
  • Fujifilm X100F with Teleconverter and the digital zoom – a winner I think! at markbellringer

Fujifilm X-T20
USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Fujifilm XF50mm
USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Fujifilm X-T2
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama

Jim dropped his Fuji X-T2 at Jim Duncan youtube:

  • Fuji X-T2 Field Test Part III at imaging-resource
  • Aquatech Underwater Housing for the Fujifilm X-T2 Review at fstoppers and the results of the shoot at the India Street Photography During the Holi Festival at vinsonimages
  • How To Edit RAW Digital Photos From The Fuji X-T2 In Adobe Lightroom CC: Tips For Photo Editing at Jared Polin Youtube
  • Fuji XT1/XT2 Quirks – Why Do I Get those dark bars in my images? (and other quirks) at THOR*tography youtube
  • My 10 Favorite Features in the New X-T2 Firmware Update at danbaileyphoto
  • With The Fuji X-T2, Can You Now Standardize On ISO 800? What Do You Gain And What Do You Lose? at thewanderinglensman
  • Street Photography – Chinatown with the Fuji XE-2 +23mm 1.4 Lens at colinnichollsphotography
  • Getting your hands dirty in the studio with the Fuji X-T1 at fulde

Lenses

a bit of everything

  • Fix our attention on focal fixed lenses. Mix with the Fix(es) at photodanielm

Acessories / Flash / Bags

“Serene Automation have released Beta firmware for their RoboSHOOT MX-20 radio triggers, making them the first to provides TTL and HSS compatibility with Fuji X cameras and the popular Godox / Flashpoint R2 flash system, including strobes like the XPLOR 600, and eVOLVE 200.” via flashhavoc via Serene Automation

TTL and HSS with Godox for Fujifilm X cameras (beta preview) at J.L. Williams youtube

Picktorial 3.0 Released, with Proprietary Fujifilm X-Trans RAW Support (compressed / uncompressed RAW’s)

The developer of Picktorial contacted me, telling me that his ver.3 (MAC ONLY) is now available (which is basically completely new compared to previous versions), with some updates also for X-Trans users. From the press release:

The latest version also offers unique full support for the latest Fujifilm x-trans cameras RAW (including compressed/uncompressed RAF) and auto lens correction based on embedded metadata, an exciting development for Fuji photographers in particular.

He also wrote me:

Except from the quite rare Fuji support we have (no one but lightroom has our Fuji features), there are many exiting we are the first to turn OS X Photos into a non-destructive pro-level editor while recalling the positions of sliders and masks, allowing you to pick up where you left off even after closing Photos.
The first to offer a complete RAW workflow, from-camera-to-edit within a single window without slow switching between library and develop modules.
The first to implement Skin Smoothing utilizing Frequency Separation in a single brush with the ability to control the separation radius.
The first to offer true non-destructive local adjustments including all color adjustment tools (HSL\Curves\Split tone and more).
The first to introduce customizable Color and Luminosity Masks in local adjustments.
and so on..

If there is any X-shooter out there, who will test the software, then feel free to drop your findings in the comments down below. You can download the Picktorial software from their website here (free trial available at the website). They also have a youtube channel here.

Full list of supported Fujifilm cameras here.

Full Press Release

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Fujinon MK Cinema Lenses for X-mount to be Launched by the End of 2017

 

Fujifilm MK Cinema Lenses for X-Mount

Fujifilm just issued an official press release about the new Fujinon MK cinema lenses (the MK18-55mm F2.9 and MK50-130mm T2.9), where they say amongst the others, that the X-mount version of these two lenses will come only by the end of 2017.

“X Mount versions of the MK lenses (with focal lengths of 18-55mm and 50-135mm) used in the FUJIFILM X Series line of digital cameras (with APS-C sensors) are being developed for launch by the end of this year.”

I remind you that Fujifilm is working on the ultimate APS-C camera, that should also bring some welcome improvements in the video compartment. This camera won’t be based on Sony’s FS5/FS7 (as I also speculated at the beginning), but the design will be based on the X-T series.

Just recently Fujifilm said that an issue with Iris Blades on Fujinon MK18-55mm T2.9 will cause some delivery delays.

Full Press Release

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