FAST LENSES: Mitakon 42.5mmF1.2 Samples at photographyblog + IBELUX 40mmF0.85 REVIEW at Riflessifotografici

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Ibelux 40mm f/0.85 Review at riflessifotografici in English (Italian)

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Maybe you remember that, back in October, I told you that due to a production issue, ZY optics decided to postpone the release of the Fuji X mount 42.5mm f/1.2. Well, it seems that the lens is ready, and we can now enjoy the first samples at photographyblog here.

Please note that the aperture data at photographyblog always says “f/0“. That’s becuase X-cameras can’t “communicate” with this lens. The aperture and the distance & depth of field indicators in the EVF/LCD won’t work. It’s a pity that photographyblog didn’t take manually note of the aperture for each shot and added the information later on their images.

Who did take note manually for each shot of the aperture, is riflessifotografici. But they reviewed worlds fastest lens for mirrorless cameras, the IBELUX 40mmF0.85. You can check out the their review at riflessifotografici (Italian version)  . I also wrote a much more humble review of the Ibelux (part1part2)

The price of the Ibelux is dropping at BHphoto.

And btw, Fuji’s fastest lens, the XF 56mmF1.2, is still available $150 off here.

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CP+ Event Overview to download: Fuji Speech on FEB13 about “X-T1 Real Time Viewfinder”

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Are you one of those considering to visit the CP+ in Japan from February 12 to 15? Then download the Event Overview here. Fujifilm will give a speech on February 13th (from 16:00 to 16:45) about the Fujifilm X-T1’s “Real Time Viewfinder”.

And for those who can’t go there, FujiRumors will be your “Real Time Window” to the CP+, with constant news updates coming from the CP+.

stay tuned on Fuji Rumors,
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ShutterSnitch App now supports Fujifilm’s built-in WiFi

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FR-reader Trenton (thanks) shares this news with all of us. ShutterSnitch app now supports Fujifilm’s built-in WiFi. He tested it and here is his feedback:

Ok, managed to make it work. It does work, but with the current Fuji’s rendering of “PC Auto Save” it has nothing to do with wireless tethering.

Basically, once you’ve registered your iPad as a “PC Auto Save” destination, you gain the ability to transfer photos to that iPad. Not automatically, mind ya. Not “transfer as you shoot”. But by going into playback menu -> pc auto save, then you’ll have to initiate a pc auto save session… after you’ve done that, your ShutterSnitch gains the access to jpegs and RAFs on the card of the camera. You can select which ones to download and do just that.

Any button press on a camera breaks the session, so this is not a tethering. However, it saves a helluva lot of battery power by using an external access point instead of creating ad hoc network.

In short: good start, but needs a lot of Kaizen love to become a true tethering solution.”

Check out also the shuttersnicht Forum here.

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TOP LIKED IMAGES: Fujirumors facebook X-shooter zone

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Ata Mohammad Adnan: Zurich, Switzerland. Fuji X-E2 + 18 f/2

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First selection of the most liked images over at the Fujirumors facebook photostream in 2015… enjoy the X-shots ;)

And keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:

1) SHARE: 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.

NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from January 7.

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Jason Boucher‎: “Storm Rolling In” – Duluth MN – My favorite Fuji X photograph I took in 2014. Fuji XM1 with Fujinon 35mm f1.4.

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Jorge Rimblas‎: Smile Fuji X-T1 XF56mm f1.2

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Herman Layanto‎: near Tanah Rendah, Indonesia – Komodo Island with XT-1 10-24mm.

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HS-V5 Tethered Shooting Software available in Japan for 17,280 yen ($ 147)

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Back in November, Fujifilm announced the Tethered Shooting Software “HS-V5 for Windows® Ver. 1.0” and said that it will be available in January. Just now a FR-reader (thanks) spotted that the software has been released in Japan . The price in Japan is of 17,280 yen ($ 147). The HS-V5 is still not listed at Fuji’s global Application Software site.

It’s rumored here that the next Version of Lightroom will add support for X-T1 tethered shooting.

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