“Create with Me”: Fujifilm USA launched Wedding Photography Competition with Chance to win Fujifilm X-T4 kit

This month the Fujifilm X/GFX USA “Create With Me” competition will focus on wedding photography. You have a chance to learn something new and also an opportunity to win a Fujifilm X-T4 Kit!

Learn More at the dedicated Create With Me page.

How Create With Me works

A hand-picked selection of FUJIFILM Creators will be sharing insight and secrets behind their distinctive photographic styles, then inviting you to create and submit images inspired by their advice. Send an image and you could win some incredible prizes, but you can also simply use each round as a new challenge for your photography – and maximize this fantastic opportunity to learn from the best!

The competition is split into twelve monthly rounds, with two FUJIFILM Creators setting a challenge each round. There’s something for everyone from portraits to landscapes, street to weddings. Sign up below to be informed when each round goes live.

TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 for Available Now with Launch Discount until May 8

The TTArtisan 50mm f/0.95 for Fujifilm X Mount is now available at TTArtisan Store here (available with launch discount from May 6 ot May8), AmazonUS here and other stores.

As far as I can see the launch discount is available only at the TTArtisan store here, but down below is a list of stores you can check out by yourself.

Lenstip Fujinon XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR Review: “SENSATIONAL Image Quality” and More XF18/23/33 Reviews

So, here is what I am probably going to do. I do plan to replace my current Fujinon XF 23mm F1.4 R with the brand new Fujinon XF23mm F1.4 R LM WR.

Not that I am unhappy with my 23mm, which has served me well for many years. At my parents-in-law home there are two big prints of images I took with that lens. And also at the wedding I shot last year is was my absolute workhorse along with my XF56mmF1.2 delivering images that the bridal couple totally love.

However, if I am in love with my XF35mmF1.4 and will never sell it, I can’t say the same of the XF23mmF1.4. So, if Fujifilm releases something “better”, then I have no problem to sell my good old 23mm for the newer version.

And I must say, the latest Lenstip review of this lens, is really pushing me towards replacing my XF23mmF1.4 faster than I actually planed. The only problem: go and find one! It’s mostly out of stock.

Look at the Pros and Cons that Lenstip identified for the new Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 R LM WR:

Pros:

  • solid, weather-sealed casing, mostly made of metal,
  • sensational image quality in the frame centre,
  • very good image quality on the edge of the frame,
  • negligible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • excellent correction of lateral chromatic aberration,
  • sensible coma correction,
  • blur areas pleasing to the eye,
  • efficient, silent, and accurate autofocus.

Cons:

  • a bit too high vignetting,
  • performance against bright light should have been better.

They conclude:

The results of our test show clearly that refreshing the 1.4/23 model was a very good idea. The new lens provides an excellent image quality across the frame, no matter what aperture you employ. Taking into account the fact that you deal here with a fast, wide-angle lens such an achievement is especially praiseworthy. The price of the Fujinon XF 23 mm f/1.4 R LM WR is not low, reaching $900, but complaining here would be justified only if the lens had some serious slip-ups. Our test showed that it performs exceedingly well in almost all categories so you can only shrug and say that high quality doesn’t come cheap.

You can read the full review at lenstip here.

And since we talk about the latest and greatest lenses, let’s add to Lenstip review also some other about the XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR, but also about the other two siblings, the XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR and the XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR.

More XF18/23/33 Reviews

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Show your Monochrome Photography – The Art of Subtraction – #10YearsOfXMount

The #10YearsOfXMount initiative continues.

In April Fujifilm wanted us to tell them which is our favorite film simulation and asked us to share images using that film simulation with the hashtag #10YearsOfXMount.

For May the theme is “Monochrome Photography“. Fujifilm writes:

Show your Monochrome Photography!!

“The Art of Subtraction”

We always want more and more, but sometimes things are better when it’s less and less!
The monochrome photos is exactly that.
It allows you to draw more attention to the subject by eliminating the color elements from the photos.

Show us your monochrome photos shot with X mount cameras!
Make sure to tag your photo with #10YearsOfXMount and your photo may be featured on our official accounts!

Personally, most of my images are in color. But there are some, including one of my favorite images, that are in Black and White. Taking away colors can be a great way to remove distractions and focus on the story you want to tell.

And if you don’t want to go full black and white, Fujifilm offers several film simulations that subtract colors and saturation in order to help to make the story stand out, for example with Classic Chrome or even Eterna.

Some Black&White Images

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