Review: Mind Shift Gear’s Photocross 13 Sling Bag at Matt Brandon Youtube

Accessories Roundup

Here is a mini accessories roundup for you guys. I hope you can find something of interest for you amongst it :-)

• Fujifilm Batteries Charging, USB, Solar, Powerbanks at ultralightphotography
• The Best Accessories for the Fujifilm X-T20 Compared at mirrorlesscomparison
• The 5 best travel tripods: great carbon fiber stands for your camera at techradar

Shameless use of FujiRumors (and your time) for a personal tripod help request

2 weeks ago I travelled for the first time 7 days (through South Italy) without a tripod. I sold mine to a friend (whom I also convinced to purchase a Fujifilm X-T20).

As you can see me here, I sometimes missed my old tripod (even though I had the XF 18-135 with an insane OIS – the other lenses I brought with me where the 35/1.4 and 12 Samyang) . Now I’m looking for a compact and light carbon travel tripod to replace it… recommendations welcome in the comments.

My Top Tripod Criteria:

• No super expensive tripods: I’m a low-budget backpack traveller. So I often travel in cheap trains and busses, sleep in hostel dormitories and so forth. I don’t want to have a $1000 Gitzo tripod in my bag. I’d be afraid to leave my bag alone even to go to the toilet, scared it gets stolen. I’m ready to pay a fair price for a good tripod, but no super expensive options.
• Compact: Damn… so it happens also to me… I’m getting older. And I now appreciate every space and weight I can safe while travelling. So only compact solutions will be considered for my pruchase (and since I travel with a light mirrorless camera and small lenses, it does not have to be the sturdiest tripod on earth).

I read the techradar article I’ve linked above… but it would be great if you would list your favorite light carbon fiber tripod in the comments below.

Finally… TheCameraStore published their Fujifilm GFX 50s review from Tokyo… and it seems they like the GFX a lot (unlike the Hasselblad X1D). Commercial photographer Brent Taylor joins for the last part of the review. He uses the Fujifilm GFX 50s on assignment and likes it so much, that at the end he says: “I’m very impressed… switching to Fuji”

Here are some tidbits:

• comfortable handling and controls
• they mention the “quite light and compact” GF 45mm F2.8 (min. 5:25)… which is currently on the roadmap and coming soon. So they might have seen (and maybe tested) a Beta version of it in Japan… or maybe they just assume it will be as light and compact as the GF 63
• in daylight, single focus is very quick and accurate. In low light, AF slows down, but still very accurate. Continous AF too slow and hunts.
• Fujinon glass beautiful bokeh
• GFX shoots incredible stable photos (low shutter vibration). You can get very sharp shots at slow shutter speeds. Good handheld camera, but he also says, that to take the most out of the big sensor it in low light, you better use a tripod.
• touch screen is responsive
• focal plane shutter is a big advantage. You can adapt a lot of other glass
• the design is practical, looks professional, but lacks of classic beautiful retro design
• positively surprised by the batter life
• You can see them using Godox flash (which I remind you can do HSS and TTL)
• Colors really good
• “lot’s of meat in the files” – lot’s of dynamic range, sharpness etc.
• for street and travel, camera is too big and heavy (although considering it’s size, it’s a light camera)

Make sure to check out the full review of the Fujifilm GFX 50s here at TCSTV.

Join the 14,000+ strong GFX facebook group, and incredibely helpful community creating infinite GFX content. For fast, reliable, and 100% GFX news and rumors follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page.

Fujifilm GFX 50s: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 110mm F2: USA: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore
Fujinon GF 23mm F4: USA BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore

Mike Leung
shared here
Shooting pelican with GFX and GF23 ultra-wide lens
ISO 800, 1/1250, f/11

Fujifilm GFX

• Shooting hummingbirds with the Fujifilm GFX 50s at ironcreekphotographyblog –  he’s also a Phase One XF user (and ambassador I think), and he compares the GFX to the Phase One XF.
• Bird shots with GFX + GF110 mm at williamchua
• Sunshine & GFX…. All is Well by Kevin Mullins at f16.click
• Hear how Omar integrates fantastical elements of professional dancing with routine, traditional street photography at Fuji Guys youtube
• Work with the GFX at Leigh Miller flickr
• Join the 14,000+ strong GFX facebook group, and incredibely helpful community creating infinite GFX content.
• For fast, reliable, and 100% GFX news and rumors follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page.

Fujifilm GFX 50s: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 110mm F2: USA: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore
Fujinon GF 23mm F4: USA BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama Europe: WexUK, PCHstore

Francis Yap M.
shared here
GFX sunrises with 32-64mm. Hello summer

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Mike Leung
shared here
Killer combo: GFX 50s + Capture One Pro 10
I posted this pic 3 months ago. The Super Fine JPG file could show the hairlines of fireworks. With Capture One Pro 10, it can extract even the micro hairlines between hairlines!
Lens: GF32-64 @32mm

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Arthouse cinema Veteran Agnes Varda and photo artist JR toured France to shoot their VILLAGES, VISAGES Project (in cinemas now) they apparently did so in a giant X100. Check it out at festival-cannes

Fujifilm X100F
BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

The success of the Fujifilm X100F is beyond everything Fujifilm could have ever imagined, and hence, the X100F is still not easy to find in stock.

The X100F is also a wonderful example of how higher end fixed (prime) lens cameras are still something highly requested on the market.

Photographers are not scared by the fixed focal length. On the contrary, the feedback I often get from X100 shooters is that it’s actually liberating not to think about switching lenses anymore.

One camera, one lens, one focal length… go and get creative with it!

In my recent 1 week trip through South Italy, I brought the X-T1 with XF 18-135, XF 35/1.4 and Samyang 12 with me. But while climbing up and down the astonishing city of Matera (a city that can easily match in beauty all other more well-known Italian cities), I noticed a guy with nothing but a X100T on his neck… and in that moment I thought: “he’s doing it right… that’s the best way to travel“.

And of course, you can still add the WCL-X100 and TCL-X100 converters, if you want a little more of flexibility.

Now back to today’s X100F zone, with a lot of interesting reads I want to share with you. Enjoy it :)

• Wedding with X100F? at ivanjoshualoh
• On Bus X100F at ivanjoshualoh
• Concrete workers in Agra – Fujifilm X100F at markbellringer
• Why I’m Done w/ the Fuji X100 Series at Denae & Andrew youtube
• Camera Review: Fuji X100F at photographything
• Los Angeles Street Photography with the Fuji X100F – Part One at ianmacdonaldphotography
• Fujifilm X100T vs X100F – The complete comparison at mirrorlesscomparison

Fujifilm X100F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS