miXed zone: X-Trans Rocks :: 100-400, 35mmF2, 120mmF2.8 pictures and impressions, Travel X… and more!

At the moment, one of the most liked images at the X-shooter facebook zone
 In the mist – Streets of Nice :: shot taken by Gabor Nagy‎
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Keep up voting and sharing your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:

1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photostream. You can vote & comment the images there.

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ROADMAP LENSES

Fujinon XF 35mm 2.0, XF 100-400mm and XF 120 2.8 Macro Overview at the Spanish site fuji-xperience (translation)

Christian Nönken said over here at the FR-facebook page: “The rear cap on the 14mm makes all the difference in this image.”

X-T10
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

Rico’s X-T10 First Look / What Should You Expect When You Use The X-T10? at FujiAUS / First Impressions of the New AF system (on X-T10) at the Spanish site Fujistas (translation) / X-T10 review at mirrorlessons / First Shots Lab Shots at imaging-resource /

XF90mmF2 WR
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

Rico’s XF90mm First Look.

XF 16mm F1.4 WR
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / PCHstore

Discovering Tasmania with the FujiFilm XT-1 and Fujinon XF16 F1.4 R WR Lens at caveiraphotography

X100/S/T + TCL/WCL

Fuji’s Sweet 16 at miksmedia / Fuji X100T camera Hands-on review at aboutphotography-tomgrill / The Fujilmfilm X100T: A God’s Camera at brooksreview / The Myth of More (Not Just Another Fuji X100T Review) at petapixel / X100T Review at epicmirrorless / The Fuji X100S, 10 Pictures Out Of Context at photo.rwboyer / First day on the job for my Fuji X100T at aboutphotography-tomgrill /

Fujifilm X-T1 + Graphite X-T1

My Move to Mirrorless and the Fujifilm X-T1 at Anthony Morganti youtube / 40M Camera Underwater Housing Waterproof Case For Fujifilm X-T1 at Rack Yan youtube channel / Ein Tag in Zierikzee mit der Fujifilm X-T1 at bjoernwunderlich (translation) / Fuji XT-1, The Low Down at photo.rwboyer / First shots with the Fuji X-T1 and the Lee Big Stopper at musicphotographer  / Fuji X-T1 settings at prophotonut /

other X-series cameras

Is the Fuji X-Pro1 still relevant? at eyebeamimages / X-E1: Rotterdam’s Legacy at atsight.photos / Why I kept my Fuji X Pro-1 at instylephotographyblog /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

What’s the favorite X lens of… read who picked which lens in Spanish here at fuji-Xperience (translation) / Photo Pro Review of the 16-55mm WR Fuji lens at ideasandimages / An “All-Day-Lens” – My experience with the XF16-55mm at drawwithlight / Close Focus Without a Macro Lens at macleancomms / A month with Fujinon XF 50-140mm F2.8 zoom lens at jeffseltzerphotography /

Travel X

Best Of 8 months on the road with the X-T1 at creativeway / Backpacking around the world with a Fuji X-T1 at thientravelography – 500px / X-PLR, My Travels at vopoku / Thien is backpacking around the world and shares his shots (taken with X-T1) on facebook here /

Switch to the X

The Indonesian lifestyle online magazine called Manual Jakarta (www.manual.co.id) switched to Fuji (not completely yet). Here are the links to some articles that use X-Camera (X-T1 in particular): 1. A Session with Studio Dasar: Istiqlal Mosque. http://bit.ly/1Pw8RAx 2. From Farm to Table With Potato Head. http://bit.ly/1Emk2sk 3. Preview To G’Day Mate (Portrait Photos) http://bit.ly/1CYUOMI 4. Just Around The Yellow Korner. http://bit.ly/1IaP354 5. BART, The Bartender Up ABove. bit.ly/1aJh86k 6. The Way it Plays in The Folks. http://bit.ly/1chToXK 7. A Session with Studio Dasar: Studi-o Cahaya. http://bit.ly/1RZm6O6 8. Ombe Kofie: Affable Friend in The North http://bit.ly/1QlhYEA 9. But First, Let Me Grab a Coffee. http://bit.ly/1cqBUZY All of the photos are taken with either XF35mm, XF56mm or XF10-24mm.

RAW-converters

Capture One 8.3 releases… first look at thomasfitzgeraldphotography / Processing X-Trans with Photo Ninja at fotozones /

Acessories / Flash / Adapter / Extension Tubes

Godox V850 manual Li-ion flash: a perfect manual flash for my Fujifilm X-cameras at morethanwords / X-T1 Accessories at johncaz /

a bit of everything – X-Trans Rocks

X-Trans ROCKS!!! at ivanjoshualoh / My 2.5 Years With Fujifilm X-Series Cameras And Lenses at bradleyhanson / Fuji X-Ploits; Black and White at thewanderinglensman part 1 & part 2 / Behold: A Fuji Instax Camera with a Vintage 4×5 Lens at petapixel / robvisual and his fuji at robvisualfuji / Adventures with the Fuji X System… and maybe a Nikon image or two at xshooters / A guide to perfect panoramas using nodal shift at prophotonut / How wedding photography has changed over the last 16 years and what all photographers can learn from it at inmybag / The 5 Best Cheap Lenses for Fujifilm X Series Cameras at thephoblographer / Long Exposure Photography with the Fujifilm X-T1 and X-E2 at wimarys /

According to the Spanish site Fujistas, the latest Android ver. 5.1 fixes the connectivity problems with Fujfilm Apps.

“Fuji keeps cranking out great lenses, and this lens is simply optically stellar”: admiringlight XF16mmF1.4 review!

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The last ones sold quickly, but now Camerland is offering again a limited number of [shoplink 36067 ebay]XF 16mmF1.4 WR with a $100 rebate[/shoplink]

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It’s just a boring Fujinon Glass… so get ready once again for the usual a long list of Pros and a very short Cons list also in the latest Admiringlight review. From the conclusions:

“Fuji keeps cranking out great lenses, and the 16mm f/1.4 is one of their finest. It brings the sharpness and low distortion of the 14mm f/2.8 and combines it with the great wide aperture performance of the 56mm f/1.2, while keeping almost all lens aberrations at a minimum. The lens is simply optically stellar. The only shooters who should pause a bit are those who are looking to use this lens for astrophotography, as it does show some notable coma. However, for almost all other shooting scenarios, it’s really hard to improve on this lens.”

French Review at k-pture (translation) / Review at thephoblographer / Samples at matthewhartphotography /

Beware: to avoid GAS, you should NOT read (and see) Rico’s XF90mm First Look. For the X-T10 First Look click here.

XF 16mm F1.4 WR
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / PCHstore

“You buy Magic for Money. Bokeh is mostly as smooth as silk!” 56mmAPD review at photozone! – Save $125 on it!

photozone just published their full review and says that you buy Magic for the extra Money. Here an excerpt from their conclusions:

“So is the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD the magician that it is supposed to be ? Well, mostly. I reckon the sample images showed you that the bokeh is mostly as smooth as silk except in really difficult scenes (where most conventional lenses would fail as well).

Now is it worth it? Well, of course, it is! How often can you buy magic for money after all! We’d also favour it over the already great non-APD variant. Therefore highly recommended“”

Why you should get the X-T10 over the X-T1 :: 27 Differences between X-T10 and X-T1 :: 90mm on the Set of Indian Summers 2

 

X-T10 (body + kit)
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

– FXF Member aceflibble tells you why, according to him, the X-T10 is the better choice over the X-T1.
– X-T10 and X-T1: 27 Key differences according to WexUK. Read them here.
– First thoughts on the Fuji X-T10 — possible spare body to an X-T1 at aboutphotography-tomgrill
– Video Review at eyalg youtube and Fuji X-T10 vs. Lumix LX100 Image Comparison here

XF 90mmF2 WR
USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

– Fujifilm’s 90mm Makes a Colorful Splash on the Set of Indian Summers 2: a first look by Matt Brandon of thedigitaltrekker here.

NOTE: AmazonUK corrected the release date of the 90mm and pushed it back to July (previoulsy June)

USA DEALS

X CAMERA DEALS

X-T1 + 18-135 (save $400): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
X-T1 + 18-55 (save $200): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
X-T1 Black Body (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
X-T1 Graphite (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama

XF LENS DEALS

XF 50-140mmF2.8 WR (save $200): AmazonUS
XF 18-135mm (save $300): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 18mm (save $179): AmazonUS
XF 60mm (save $200): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama

XF 23mm (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 56mm (save $160): AmazonUS / – (save $150) BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 56mm APD (save $100): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama /
XF 14mm (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 10-24mm (save $200): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 27mm (save $101): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline

XF 35mm (save $150): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline
XF 18-55mm (save $111):AmazonUS / – (save $100) BHphoto / Adorama

 

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XF 90mmF2 WR: “A Royal Deluxe Portrait Lens that beats all previous XF lenses!”: Review and samples of Jonas Rask

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FXF Member Toon triggered off a hot discussion at the new FXF – 56mm(APD) or 90mm for potraits?

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Is the XF 90mmF2 WR Fuji’s Best Lens in terms of IQ? I had this impression reading the review and especially looking at the tons of samples in Rico’s XF 90mmF2 WR First Look.

Now also jonasraskphotography confirms that it is the best XF lens in terms of IQ. And the inevitable question now is: XF 56mm (APD) or XF 90mm for portraits? A hot debate aroused on the FXF.

Here is an excerpt of what Jonas Rask thinks about it in his First Look:

“The XF 90mm f/2 is the highest performing lens I have ever mounted onto my X-series cameras. It beats all previous XF series lenses in just about every image quality aspect. It’s the royal deluxe model of a portrait lens, and if you are a portrait or fashion photographer using the Fujifilm X-series you cannot pass this lens up. For the system it is quite large, but it is what it is. I’m not even a portrait photographer, but I definitely will add this lens to my arsenal. It really is an amazing lens!

MUST READ: X-T10 First Look / XF 90mmF2 WR First Look

XF 90mmF2 WR: USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro
X-T10 (body + kit): USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama EU: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK / Cameraworld / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

image courtesy: jonasraskphotography

Hot Topic at the new FXF: 56mmAPD vs 90mm

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