X-Trans RAW conversion now also with Photo Ninja

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Fujirumors taking a little rest in the fresh air before the hot announcements on October 18th :)

stay tuned on Fujirumors on October 18th via facebook, twitter and RSS feed

Neil wrote me an email saying that “the PictureCode people have come out with preliminary support for X-Trans sensors in their latest PhotoNinja pre-release 1.20. I had sent them some pics earlier to help and they had some other work done but even with it being preliminary it feels like it’s better than the other raw converters out there.”

Another feedback from Larry: “PictureCode (of Noise Ninja fame) is working on a version of Photo Ninja that will accommodate the Fuji X-Trans cameras.  Even in the pre-release version, they claim fewer problems with the greens.”

Now the final version is available here! If you want, try it out and leave your feedback in the comments.

In the meantime VKphoto made a first comparison (Photo Ninja, LR5, C1 and Iridient Developer): “I found that Photo Ninja’s renders x-trans raw files very similar to Capture One Express and a bit of moire is also visible on the bird’s feathers. Iridient Developer is still the “King of Raw Converters”. It pulls more details with no traces of moire whatsoever.” Check the comparison out here.

enjoy your day
Patrick

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save $200 on the X-E1 with 18-55

AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama (also exclusive kit deal X-E1+27mm) / Pictureline

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X-A1 highly recommended at ephotozine: impressive image quality and excellent noise performance!

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In stock check

X-A1 – USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: AmazonUK (via DR)

XC 50-230 – USA: AmazonUS  / BHphoto / Adorama / EUROPE: AmazonUK (via DR)

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The full X-A1 review is online! ephotozine highly recommends this camera. Very good value for the money and:

“[the X-A1] delivers impressive image quality, with low noise right up to ISO3200 and ISO6400 while retaining good levels of detail. Some may even find the results from this camera preferable to the results from the more expensive X-M1. With the introduction of the X-A1, Fujifilm also introduced a number of more affordable lenses, making the Fujifilm X series a much more compelling system. With impressive image quality and a camera packed with features, we would highly recommend the Fujifilm X-A1.”

Read the whole review at ephotozine here. And for a little bit of pixel peeping check out the X-M1 at 12800 and the X-A1 at 12800. Or check out this small comparison of an anonymous FR-reader.

And also photographyblog posted its X-A1 samples here. They seem to confirm the stellar high ISO performance of the X-A1.

I did a quick comparison for you. But feel free to make your own pixel peeping tests and leave a comment. MJr said: “The X-A1 definitely appears to have lots of ‘smart’ noise reduction.” So does it all depend from the settings?

cheers
Patrick

X-A1 – USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline / EUROPE: AmazonUK (via DR)

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X-A1: 1/750 sec f/5.6 | 24mm | ISO 25600  —  X-M1: 1/640 sec f/8 | 24mm | ISO 25600

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XQ1: compact camera with X20 sensor to be launched too! (trusted Japanese source)

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the Indoesian site now removed the X-E2 and XQ1 from the list

This comes again from the trusted Japanese source, so do NOT take it with a grain of salt :)

Fuji will launch a compact camera with the same sensor of the X20 but smaller body. The name could be the one spotted by a FR-reader at the Indonesian registration site: XQ1!

Looks like the next 2 X-series cameras announced on October 18th will be:

1) X-E2
2) compact camera with 2/3 X-Trans sensor II. (XQ1)

Compact size and amazing IQ! Sound a bit like an [shoplink 12885 ebay]XF1[/shoplink] replacement to me, which I suppose didn’t sell well because of the relative complex handling of the camera. But as you can imagine I’m tirelessly working to find out more.

One more thing: no trusted source could confirm the rumor (of an anonymous source) about the X70 until now.

Stay tuned via facebook, twitter and RSS feed on October 18th! Spread the word… and don’t worry to quote the source of this rumor ;)

have a great start in this new week
Patrick

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Bags for your X – part II

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Hey hey!

Do you remember the “bags for your X” post here? There was a lot of interest for this (vintage) bag-collection. (thanks again Martin)

Many of you added their own bags in the comments. So I thought it could be nice to update the post. You’ll find the most clicked bags of the last article, some new suggestions from the comments, the new Think Tank mirrorless mover and TurnStyle 5 bags.

At the end you’ll find a poll where you can vote your 3 favorite bags.

But before we start, FR-reader Dave wrote me that “I was looking at the new Think Tank Mirrorless Mover bags, but it wasn’t obvious from Think Tank’s website that the X-Pro1 would fit in the smaller models. I got a hold of the three smallest bags and took a few images which I posted at the link shown above. I’m thinking that your readers might also be interested in this information?” So check out his flickr [update: the link doesn’t work anymore. I hope Dave will sent me an updated one] here to see how the X-PRO fits in the various mirrorless mover bags.

But now let’s start!

all the best
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1) Think Tank Retrospective 5: [shoplink 14253 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink] / [shoplink 14253]your Amazon[/shoplink] / BHphoto / Adorama / Pictureline

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2) Gariz Leather Bag (website / ebay via slidoo / [shoplink 14254]your Amazon[/shoplink])

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3) Billingham Hadley Small: [shoplink 14255]your Amazon[/shoplink] / [shoplink 14255 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink] / composinghands review

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4) Domke F-series: [shoplink 14256]your Amazon[/shoplink] or ebay worldwide via slidoo)

(picture: Domke F-803 (ebay worldwide)

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5) Think Tank Hubba Hubba Hiney (ebay worldwide or [shoplink 14257]your Amazon[/shoplink]) – review here.

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6) Kalahari L-21 at AmazonGER or ebay worldwide.
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7) Ona Bag The Brooklyn (AmazonUS)… (Ona Bag overview at AmazonUS)
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8) National Geografic NG A2540 ([shoplink 14258]your Amazon[/shoplink] / [shoplink 14258 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink])

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9) Rollei DSLR Vintage bag at ebay via slidoo

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10) Montgomery Street Courier ([shoplink 14259]your Amazon[/shoplink] or ebay worldwide via slidoo)
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11) Think Tank Mirrorless Movers: [shoplink 17019 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink] / [shoplink 14261]your Amazon[/shoplink] / Adorama / BHphoto / Uniquephoto
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12)  Lowepro hatchback 16L: [shoplink 17020 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink] / [shoplink 14260]your Amazon[/shoplink] [shoplink 17020 ebay] photo lovepro_zps77db5ea1.png[/shoplink]

13) Think Tank TurnStyle 5: [shoplink 15717 ebay]your eBay[/shoplink] / BHphoto / Adorama / [shoplink 15717]your Amazon[/shoplink] [shoplink 15717 ebay] photo turnstyle_zps32825347.png[/shoplink]

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Feel free to tell your friends via facebook and twitter to vote the bag-poll.

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So what’s next? Maybe tripods? Just tell me in the comments your favorite tripod.

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