Back on April 4, we reported about the release of Picktorial 3.0, with proprietary Fujifilm X-Trans RAW support. Now, just as rumored, Picktorial released an update which adds Fujifilm’s film simulations profiles.

You can get the latest Picktorial version here, and then get the X-pack here for $15 (Note: Requires Picktorial 3.0.4 or later)

FIRST LOOK: Picktorial X-Pack First Look by thomas fitzgerald

Full Press Release

The Endless Tale of the Organic Sensor

Do you remember when back in June 2013 Fujifilm and Panasonic announced together the development of the organic sensor? If not, then check out below all the articles we shared here on FujiRumors about the organic sensor in last 4 years.

The last thing I’ve heard from sources about it (in March 2016), was that they had issues with too much heat generated by the sensor.

I have still no word about when (or if) the organic sensor will (if ever) find its way into actual digital cameras. For sure they are having more problems than they expected, since in June 2013 X-guru Rico Pfirstinger expected it to be read for mass production within 2015… and it we still have no organic sensor.

And despite delays and issues, both, Panasonic and Fujifilm, continued to publish press-releases about the organic sensor development.

The last one comes from Panasonic and has been published on May 2017. It’s written completely in Japanese, except for the English part I’ll share here on FR:

“We are trying to effectively offer greater value to customers and developing technology to dramatically enhance performance and functions utilizing the structural feature of organic photoconductive film (OPF) image sensors. In these sensors, the photoelectric conversion part and signal processing circuits are vertically stacked and they can be designed independently. We have proposed and developed a dual-sensitivity pixel utilizing this unique feature of the OPF CMOS image sensor. It realizes a simultaneous wide-dynamic-range image capture of over 120 dB without time distortion. Photoelectric-conversion-controlled global shutter technology has also been developed by only modulating the voltage applied to OPF. It has improved the tradeoff performance and realized a high-saturation signal up to 10 times larger than the conventional image sensors. These technologies enable high-speed, high-precision imaging without time distortion in high-contrast scenes, and will be applied to new imaging and sensing devices.”

The FR-reader, who spotted (and shared with us – thanks a lot) also reminds us what Image Sensor World (via 43rumors) said about this paper:

“[Panasonic is] describing, essentially, a way to control sensitivity on per pixel basis. It’s quite similar to the sensor presented at ISSCC 2017, but without the IR sensitivity.”

You can read the entire (Japanese) publication “Development of Simultaneous-Capture Wide-dynamic-range Technology and Global Shutter Technology for Organic Photoconductive Film Image Sensor” in this PDF here.

And now, as promised, all the episodes of the long organic sensor story :) – just click READ MORE

Press Release

Valhalla, N.Y., July 21, 2017 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, is pleased to announce the re-launch of the long standing Fujifilm sponsored Masterpiece Award on August 1, 2017. This award will be available to all members of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), State and District Affiliates in the United States and Canada, as well as, IPC of PPA and National PPA print competitions.

The Fujifilm 2017 Masterpiece Award will be awarded to a PPA members residing in the U.S.A and Canada in each of three separate categories – wedding, portrait and illustrative – whose work best represents the specific category of photography.

“With over 80 years of heritage in photography the Masterpiece Award underscores Fujifilm’s commitment to supporting and recognizing photographic excellence. Fujifilm is proud to honor photographers who strive to create images of excellence and distinction, and to be working with Professional Photographers of America (PPA) to recognize these incredibly distinguished professionals,” said Manny Almeida, Imaging Division President, FUJIFILM North America Corporation.

Honored photographers will be named in a national press release to be issued by Fujifilm. In addition, the Fujifilm 2017 Masterpiece Award recipients will receive a crystal glass trophy, a certificate of award, and a lapel pin.

For more information including full guidelines, please visit: http://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/photofinishing/paper_lab_products/masterpiece.html

• Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Guidelines
• 2017 Masterpiece Award Application

via FujifilmUSA

Hey all!

In today’s “Behind the X-gear” episode we are going to meet Matteo Bastianelli, the Fujifilm X-shooter, whose work has been published also at National Geographic and CNN.

• (Using X100T) The poetry of Rio’s ‘Suppressed Favelas at cnn.com
• (Using X-Pro2) Inside a Flourishing—and Conflicted—Weed Industry at nationalgeographic

Interested to know more? Then check out the full interview below :-)

Tell us something about you

I am a freelance documentary photographer and filmmaker based in Rome, Italy. I am a member of Italy’s National Order of Journalists since 2009. Above all I work on long-term projects related to social, environmental and human rights issues, with a keen interest in consequences of wars and their effects on those who live through it, focusing on the theme of memory and identity.

I was a member of Reportage by Getty Images Emerging Talent till 2014. My images and videos have been published and commissioned by a number of media outlets, NGOs, national and international magazines, such as Al Jazeera, Burn, CNN, Der Spiegel, Discovery Channel Interactive, D- La Repubblica, El Pais, Il Corriere della Sera, International Committee of the Red Cross, Internazionale, International New York Times, Lens – The New York Times, L’Espresso, L’Europeo, L’Oeil de la Photographie, La Repubblica, La Stampa, MSNBC, National Geographic Photography (Australia, Netherlands, Usa), National Geographic Italia, Newsweek Japan, PDN, RTL News, Rhythms of Taipei, TIME Lightbox, Vanity Fair, among others.

My projects have been widely awarded and shown in Belgium, Brazil, Estonia, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, The Netherlands and USA.

Professional Photographer or Amateur or something in between?

The Fujifilm GF670 Rangefinder Folding Camera is now in stock at BHphoto here.

Back in January we reported here, how BHphoto found some Fujiflm GF760 in their warehouse.