miXed zone: new X-website, new settings for Iridient, new book + new fisheye lens for Fuji X-mount!
The new firmware is here. Check it out!
A new X-E2 and X-M1 website
Do you recognize the guy on the left side? It’s Max Angeloni from riflessifotografici, and he made a little travel through time back to ancient Rome in the year 47 a.C. All he needed are: the X-M1, the 23mm, 35mm and the 18mm. Now see here at fujifilmxstories what you can make using “just” the X-M1 and a Tungsten lamp (250 Watts)!
And check out also Luca’s travel discovering the wild side of America through Canyons and deserts, always at fufilmxstories here. The site is Italian, but the images are universal. But you can find an English introductions to Max’s work in ancient Rome here.
X-E2 – USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / DigitalRev / Pictureline / EUROPE: wexphotographicUK / DigitalRev / Fotomundus24 GER / PCHstore / AmazonDE (via DR)
X-M1: [shopcountry 13828]
Iridient alternate settings
Brian Griffith created some alternate Iridient Developer settings for the Fujifilm X-Trans cameras, mostly intended for use with ICC camera profiles created for Capture One, but they also include some new default ICC camera profiles that are a work in progress for possible inclusion in a future Iridient Developer release. Four settings files are included which have camera curves setup to be reasonably close matches to the four curve options in Capture One 7 (Standard, High Contrast, Extra Shadow and Linear). Instructions on use are included in the zip file that can be downloaded here.
Various example ICC profiles created to give looks similar to the in-camera styles (Provia, Astia, ProNeg, etc) can be downloaded from this dpreview.com forum thread (posted by Scottie Wang).
New book
X-shooter Sabino Parente just returned from Istanbul, with a a lot of beautiful images on his SD-card, all taken with the X-E1. Check out his images on his blog and his book here. You like them? Well, you may be interested to get his book… and save 25% until December 2 using one of the following codes at checkout: CYBER2 – BOOKEND20.
image courtesy: Sabino Parente (book)
TFX-02
There is a new fisheye lens for Fuji X-mount available: the TFX-02 12mm f/7.4 fisheye lens ($250) has been announced in Japan here. Check the specs below.
