miXed zone :: Fujifilm History by Tony Northrup ** Fujifilm X-T2: 10 things I wish were different ** When GAS becomes Stupid

2016 Crankworx Whistler Red Bull Joy Ride with Fujifilm X-T2 at joengphotography

Full List of Today’s Gold Box Deals
AmazonUS, BHphoto, AmazonDE, AmazonUK

Fujifilm GFX

  • Fujifilm’s Medium Format GFX 50S Digital Camera: First Impressions And Frequently-Asked Questions at popphoto
  • Opinion & Thoughts by a Pro Photographer using Medium Format cameras on the Fujifilm GFX at frankdoorhof
  • Welcome to Fujikina (with X-photographers backstage images) at blickwechsel
  • Bert Stephani and Patrick La Roque filmed their road to Photokina 2016 and their stay in Cologne and at the Fuji booth. Check it out at Bert’s youtube channel.
  • Max De Martino, X-Photographer: 360° Hands on Fujifilm GFX 50S medium format camera on youtube
  • Why Fuji’s New Medium Format Camera Is Important at fstoppers

Fujifilm X-T2
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

X-T2 + 100-400 at Alex Benyon Photography youtube

XF23mmF2 WR

  • The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride at ivanjoshualoh
  • The difference between the XF23mmF2 WR and the 23mmF2 on the X100 series at thephoblographer

Other X-series cameras

Cologne with X-Pro2 + X70 at ivanjoshualoh / Nikon D5 & Fuji X-E2 Shooting Live Theatre at blog.stanleyleary / Budapest, a city trip with the X100T Part I at stockografie /

Lenses

Fujinon XF 10-24mm Lens Review: High Quality Wide Angle for Crop Sensor Cameras at improvephotography /

X-Trans

Lightroom CC 2015.7 and Camera Raw 9.7 are now available. Nothing Fujifilm specific.

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / X Weddings

Switching back to Fuji… or When GAS becomes stupid at stockografie

Acessories / Flash / Bags

Cokin P-Series Filters are Good Enough – My Favorite Landscape Filters for Fuji X Mirrorless at roycruz

Fujifilm Instax Share SP-2 Wireless Printer Review at ephotozine /

a bit of everything

Fujifilm History: Kodak Film Wars, Lenses, & the Rise of X-Mount at Tony Northrup youtube

Fuji X-T2 In Stock at eBayUS (7 left) and AmazonUS (1 left) – UPDATE: X-T2 Kit In Stock at Adorama

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UPDATE: the kit in stock at Adorama

The Fujifilm X-T2 is available at eBayUS via Top rated and authorized Fuji Seller Kenmorecamara here. There is also still one left at AmazonUS (via third party seller Focus Camera – official Fuji Seller).

Moreover, I’ve heard from a FR-reader, that Adorama received some X-T2 boxes. They are now in the warehouse and Adorama should ship them today or tomorrow.

Posted earlier today:

Fujifilm X-T2: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Marine Shoots Bride & Groom on Their Wedding Day!

Wind in the Hair by Rick Birt with a Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan f2.8/100

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Written for Kelly Williams Photography by Rick Birt of RomeoBravoPhoto.com

I recently had the honor of documenting the union of Anna and Hayden Taylor. They are a cute and fun couple, and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting them. I should also mention that Anna’s mother, Charla, was kind enough to provide me with a shot list, and kept everything running smoothly that day. It was arranged to be an intimate ceremony with close family in the living room of the Groom’s parents’ home. It all sounded like the perfect scenario for photographing my first wedding.

So was it all rainbows and unicorns? Not quite…

I had just switched from a Sony a7R II camera to a Fuji X-Pro2 the month before. I absolutely love the Fuji, but I still haven’t mastered it like the Sony. Moreover, I got a bad copy of the 16-55mm zoom-lens and was in the middle of an exchange – so I didn’t have it for the ceremony. Therefore, I went looking for a second body. I almost bought another X-Pro2, but I got a great deal on an Olympus Pen-F and two prime lenses the night before the big day. Suffice it to say, I had not mastered the Olympus either.

As for lighting, I purchased an on-camera speedlight, a Diva ring-light, and a small LED continuous light array. My wife also suggested I bring her light-gun, so I stopped by her studio on the way to meeting the bride, and her mother, at the salon. When I got to my wife’s studio she told me her light gun was “in the attic.” So I proceeded up the stairs to a little loft area where she keeps some of her equipment.

She then asked, “What are you doing?”

I explained, “I’m looking for the light-gun.”

She then said, “It’s in the attic – at home.”

Great :/

So, I grabbed a couple of her Westcott Ice lights and off I went.

The salon was very nice, but was pretty crowded (which I’m sure is normal for a Saturday), so it was hard to find a good shooting position, but I managed to get a few nice portraits.

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Two Years, Two Trips & X-E2

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Hoi Patrick, hoi everyone.

This is Boris, a newbie in this Fuji wonderland. Unlike many of you guys, I am by no means a professional photographer- not paid, not freelanced, nothing. Currently I’m doing photography as a hobby, but this pastime is getting a little bit pricey, thanks to my obsession with faux-rangefinder cameras (more on the term “faux-rangefinder later). For goodness sake it’s not a genuine German rangefinder camera. Gimme one and I’ll buy all the compatible lenses till I become bankrupt… 

It has been two years since I bought the Zeiss Touit Duo during “the crazy sale” for $900 – a deal that was too good to be true and nothing but irresistible. To be honest, it was a reckless decision because back then I didn’t even have an X-camera to go with those lenses (or more accurately, I didn’t know which X-body to buy since they all have the same 16MP sensor). Luckily there was a XE2 – XF 18mm F2 bundle and I snatched it up (not in a sense that I didn’t pay) immediately without the slightest hesitation. And that was how I hopped on the Fuji X bandwagon.

In this article, I am not going to bore you all with the specifications, scientific test charts and comparisons because you guys either know it better than I do or can read it on any review page, so I will keep this article very subjective and personal.

My first impression with the XE2 wasn’t all roses.

The build quality surprised me – the silver paint on the top plate started to chip after a week of light use, and what’s beneath is not the attractive lustre of brass as you may have expected to see in such a Leica-like camera, instead the black base paint reared its ugly head. No wonder why some confused the magnesium top plate with a plastic one. Based on my past experience with Panasonic GF1, the paint should hold up quite well, unfortunately that wasn’t the case for the Fuji.

Secondly, the autofocus is quirky. It hunts a lot, it is slow, and when it doesn’t hesitate it confidently focuses on the background rather than the subject. Whoever designed the original autofocus algorithm deserves to be spanked if not sacked. Again, that wasn’t something that I have anticipated in a highly acclaimed premium camera system, as a result I have missed focus in 20-30% of the photos I took in the first week.

Another problem is the stated ISO. I cannot get a correctly exposed image with the Sunny 16 rule, images often appear to be underexposed by one stop.

And then the distance scale – it is not as accurate as it looks, especially when coupled with the Zeiss 32mm.

If there were a 14-day return policy in Hong Kong, I would have exchanged it for a Pansonic GX7, but there isn’t any. As you could have guessed right now, I didn’t sell it. After all, Kaizen is all above constant improvements, right?

During these two years, I have taken this camera on two trips, first to the West Coast, and then to Amsterdam and the UK. And during these two years I am getting used to most of the quirks, which can be partially attributed to the new firmware improvements, and partially to the overall shooting experience.

At first, I didn’t quite get why people compared this digital camera to an old school rangefinder film camera a la Leica M – to me it doesn’t feel like a rangefinder at all. This is a faux-rangefinder camera. It doesn’t have a rangefinder. It doesn’t even have an optical viewfinder. With a liveview EVF, I can preview what the final image will look like with my exposure settings and film simulations (yes, I am a lazy JPEG shooter); and since there is no optical viewfinder to show the world beyond my framelines, I can frame as precisely as I can with a SLR camera. By the way, let’s not forget this camera has autofocus, which again isn’t something you can find on an old school rangefinder with a rare exception of the late Contax G1 &2. To keep things short, the more I shoot, the more I like this camera. 

Okay, let’s talk about the image quality. Blimey, that’s where this camera shines. Punchy & contrasty? Checked.  White balance? Quite accurate. Saturation? Slightly too saturated but in a pleasant way.  Grains? Absolutely bonkers, I swear there’s real film behind that lens. Sharpness? Well, that depends on the lens, right?

Despite all that rubbish I hear about the 18mm F2, it is my favourite lens. It may not be as sharp as the Zeiss lenses, but mind you it weighs half as much, it focuses twice as fast, and just these two points alone make this a must-have for any X shooter. And despite the wide angle distortion, it’s also a great environmental portrait lens thanks to the smooth, characterless bokeh. If you’re looking for an art lens, this isn’t it; but if you want a wide reportage lens, this is it, until the 23mm F2 comes out.

Big Wave by Boris Chan on 500px.com

Sharp, contrasty, and having quite a bit of extra headroom to crop, I see no excuse to pair this camera up with a zoom lens.
Golden Gate Bridge by Boris Chan on 500px.com
 With firmware 3.0 came classic chrome film simulation, which has been my favourite and default film for a year or so.

Space Needle & Sun Flowers by Boris Chan on 500px.com

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Fuji X-T2 AF-Tracking :: Mysterious Fuji 8mm Lens :: Comparing FF to APS-C :: Leaving Fuji for Olympus & More (miXed zone)

8mm F2.8

8mm

Camera Bag manufacturer Lowepro strongly believes in the long term Fujinon 8mm rumor… they even listed it on their website, coupled with the X-Pro2. See their “bagfinder feature” (X-series cameras are listed under “DSRLs”.
thanks to the FR-reader for the link

Fujifilm X-T2
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Review by John Armstrong at OrmsTV Youtube

AF-Tracking Video at ThaiDphoto youtube / Fujifilm X Series Batteries NP-W126 & NP-W126S at brandonremler / Fujifilm X-T2 at kagecollective / German X-T2 fotopraxis (translation) / shooting Elephants and Ballerinas with the X-T2 at TechSmart Mag Youtube / 4K video Samples at ThaiDphoto youtube 1 and youtube 2 /

Wildlife Episodes: X-T2: Chris Weston (UK) x Wildlife at youtube / Tracking Birds at Joan Roca Juncosa Youtube /

Fujifilm X-Pro2
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

comparison

Comparing Full Frame (Canon 1DsIII) to APS-C (X-Pro2) Landscapes at aevansphoto
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Canon 1DsIII vs Fuji X-Pro 2 Colour (for skin) at aevansphoto
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Comparing Full Frame to APS-C (tripod test) at aevansphoto

Brugge ~ street portraits at prophotonut / Fujifilm X-Pro2 in an Action Shoot ? at philippowell / The museum as subject — part II at aboutphotography-tomgrill + Vertical panorama with the Fuji X-Pro2, 100-400mm lens, and 2x teleconverter at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Review at shotkit / London from an air balloon with Fuji X-T1 and X-Pro2 at androloria / X-Pro2: Lost in Marrakech Pt. 1 at josephpadiernos / Fujifilm X-Pro2 in New York City’s Chinatown at TheCameraProject youtube / Fujifilm X-Pro2 – My 6 month field review at erohne /

Other X-series cameras

Fuji X-T1 Infrared Fujifilm youtube series: Video One / Two / Three / Four / Five

A X-Pro1 Lust/Hate/Love Affair at adambonn + The X-Pro1: The Mirrorless Camera of my Dreams? at adambonn + X-Pro1 – Comparing the Fuji Look to the Fuji Look at adambonn / Macro with X-T1 at sidewaysglance / X-T1: Haute Route Rockies 2016, showreel at thesoftsaddle / Walking the streets of Rio with the XF35 F2 & X-T1 at caveiraphotography / X70 In Cornwall at saywellhq /

X100/S/T + X70

X100S Inside The Camera Bag Of White House Photographer Pete Souza at popsci / Ready to go guide for Street Photography with Fujifilm X100-S-T at alexcoghe / Fuji X100T: What’s the future now for the X100 series? at macfilos / Fuji X100T at colinnichollsphotography / X100s, the best camera for street photography at streetberlin /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

Small, Black, Strong: the XF35mmF2 in German at peterpoete (translation) / Fuji XF 16-55 for travel and city photography at mel365 / 16mm review in German at peterpoete (translation) / XF100-400 Review at luminous-landscape / XF14mm First Impressions at gerenm.photography / Natural light portraiture with the Fuji XF60mm at gallerylefey /

other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes

Sigma Mini-Wide 28mmF2.8 on Fuji X-T1 at simonhawketts / X-Pro 2 Diary: Trying adapted Lenses at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Lightroom and X-Pro2 RAW (why I’m no longer shooting RAW+Jpeg) at aevansphoto / The ISO-less Power of the X-Series: A Monochrome Film-Look straight out of Camera at markusrack / Adobe Improves X-Trans Support? Fuji X-Trans RAW Conversions With Lightroom at thewanderinglensman / Preliminary Settings for Using X-Pro 2 Raw Files in Capture One at thomasfitzgeraldphotography / Dynamic Range of X-Trans III at mirrorlessons / Fuji’s X-Trans sensor at ipcloud (NSFW) /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X

From Fuji X to the Olympus Pen-F at stockografie / Nikon D500: Back to Nikon from Fuji? at ricklewisphotography / A move to Fuji mirror-less at simonhawketts / 2016 Mid Year Review, All In With Fuji at winebergimages / Camera Therapy: Back To Fujifilm? at keenanrivals / A summer hike up Slieve Binnian at flixelpix /

Skye & The Glens A trip I should have made a long time ago at jonasjacobsson

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Acessories / Flash / Bags

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Free Priority Shipping – Anywhere… for RoboSHOOT Fuji X series TTL Flash Triggers

Just Say “NO” To the Fancy Bag at xshooters / Underwater With The Fujifilm X-T1 at macleancomms / Peak Design Everyday Messenger Kickstarter here.

Bolt VS-570F Wireless TTL Flash for Fujifilm Cameras shipping at BHphoto / Instax SP-1 Vs. SP2 in French at lemondedelaphoto (translation) /

12 Essential Techniques for Night Photography
& a Bit of Everything

Night Photography – 12 Essential Techniques at sebastianboatca / Fuji OIS Oddity? at ipcloud / Why Fujifilm Mirrorless? at gdanmitchell / Interview with X-photographer Palle Schultz at fiftythreemm / This Weekend… at xshooters / Shooting motorsports with the Fuji X series at mirrorlessons /

What Camera Should a Beginner Buy? :: CaptureOne 9.1.2 Released :: X-Pro2 Reviews & More (miXed zone)

Full List of Today’s Gold Box Deals
AmazonUS, BHphoto, AmazonDE, AmazonUK

Fujifilm X-Pro2
USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

X-Pro2 Review Trinity at thistonybridge
Walking with the X-Pro2 for the fist time at thistonybridge / X-Pro2 is getting under my skin at thistonybridge / A jolly Good slapping thistonybridge

In the Field: Photographing Duke Riley’s ‘Fly By Night’ with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at BHphoto / Eric Bouvet en Laponie (X-Pro2) on youtube / X-Pro2 Maximizing the image quality of Fuji’s X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Fuji X-Pro2 Field Test Part II at imaging-resource / X-Pro2 + 100-400 Bull Roughing Up a Rodeo Bullfighter Video at Joe Ng youtube / French X-Pro2 review at jd-photos (translation) / Streets of Budapest with the X-Pro2 at gaborimages / The Three Worst Things and the Three Best Things about the Fuji X-Pro 2 at jlwilliams / The monochrome battle! – Fuji X-Pro2 vs. Olympus Pen F vs. Panasonic GX85 at mirrorlessons / A Quick and Dirty Fuji X-Pro2 Review at zanderwhite / Fuji X-Pro2 and X100T: Toy lens comparisons at macfilos / Six Months with the X-Pro2 at macleancomms / Long Term Impressions at billfortney / Going over to the dark side with the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Start to an Olympic Summer at tskrljphoto / Riding In The Rain at littlebigtravelingcamera / Fuji X-Pro2 real-world hands on review at Maarten Heilbron youtube / Fujifilm X-Pro 2 Field Test: Costa Rica at photographyconcentrate / Review & testing of Fuji X-Pro2 at Zed ProMedia youtube / Nightskies with the Fuji X-Pro2 at floriansphotographs /

Other X-series cameras

Meet Winston. The most unusual thing I ever photographed: Product photography with the Fuji X-T1 at tomleuntjensphotography / X-T1: London Underground at briansolomon / Underwater Test Shots with the X-T1 at macleancomms /

X100/S/T + X70

Going Wider with the Fujifilm X100T and WCL-X70 at brettsimison / Remote Control Street Photography with the Fuji X100T at strongfoto / X70 Review at anthonythurston / X-T1: Rural street photos, rapeseed fields and stormy skies at marccooper / Berlin in leisure time… at wolfgangmayrhofer / X100T Review at tigzrice / Fuji X100T: A Wedding Photographers Review at particlenews /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

Night Photos With The Fuji XF 100-400 at findingrange / Photographing Some Boats With The Fuji XF 100-400mm at findingrange / 100-400 Review at lenstip / The New Fujinon 2x Converter at macleancomms / The Fuji XF 2X TC at fujixphotoworkshops / Review: A day at the zoo with the Fujinon XF100-400mm super telephoto lens at photoxels / Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR Review at fujix-pectations / Lens Review: Fujifilm FX 18-55mm F2.8-4 Zoom Lens – Not your average kit lens at fujix-pectations / 27mm review at johncaz / Which Fuji Normal Prime NSFW at ipcloud / A wider angle with the Fujinon XF16 at tomleuntjensphotography / 100-400 review at amateurphotographer / Fuji 35 f2 v. 18-55 at ipcloud /

other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes

XF 56mm & XF 90mm with Fujifilm MCEX-11/-16 Extension Tubes at markusrack / Ohh… The Helios! at rasve /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Capture1 9.1.2 released here… nothing Fujifilm specific / Fuji compressed raw support for the Fuji X-Pro2 in AccuRaw and PhotoRaw at chromasoft / Aurora HDR Update Brings X-Pro2 RAW Support & Performance Improvements at photohangout / Fuji X-E1 + Iridient Developer + Lightroom + QuickLux2 at thomasfitzgeraldphotography / X-Pro 2 Diary: Part 3 – The Current State of Raw Converters at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

The Sunrise Country with Fujifilm at sebastianboatca / Is the Fujifilm X-T1 Ready for Weddings? at cameraninjablog / Heading to Europe – What’s in my Bag? at misha.gallery / Bali High’s at thesoftsaddle / Wild Mustang at thesoftsaddle / Fuji cameras – 20+ weddings in… at gwls.photium / Fuji x100T, A Wedding Photographers Review at geneoh /

Acessories / Flash / Bags

Fuji X-T1 & Bowens Streamlite 530 Portraits at derekclarkphotography /

a bit of everything

selfie

What camera should a beginner buy? at thedigitaltrekker

Night Photography – 12 Essential Techniques at sebastianboatca / Fujifilm X Cameras: Understanding the ‘ISOless’ Sensor at adambonn / Win A Think Tank Photo Mirrorless Mover 25 (Contest ends June 5) at cameraswithoutmirrors / Tutorial: Bath shot by Damien Lovegrove at Fujifilm youtube / Fuji X Passion Magazine at fujixpassion / Weekend Stock Trip to New York City at xshooters /

Fuji is the Leica of the New Millenium :: Mirrorless Telephoto Comparison :: X-Pro2 + Iridient = WOW… & more (miXed zone)

RockyNook Moving Sale

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Full List of Today’s Gold Box Deals
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Fujifilm X-Pro2

USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

X-Pro2 + 35mmF1.4 + ACROS: Zoe & Janosch – Photography session with a couple at museandmirror

X-Pro2 Review at lensrentals / My Experience So Far with Fujifilm X-Pro 2 & Fujinon XF100-400mm lens at joengphotography / Fujifilm X-Pro2 high ISO comparison at grittymonkey / The Fujifilm X-Pro2 is a fantastic camera, but it’s not for me at linkis / Tram Line no 2 in Belgrade at flemmingbojensen / Fujifilm X-Pro2: The next level of X Series at marclafreniere / X-Pro2 review at timstechblog youtube / Dealing with film grain simulation and the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / 75 days with Xpro 2 at jorgefm / Fujifilm X-Pro2 is the Compact Camera to Beat for 2016 at gadgetreview / Field test: X-Pro2 + XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 – Birdwatching in Tokyo at grittymonkey / Club kyo in Singapore at flemmingbojensen / Enlightenment at littlebigtravelingcamera + Hard as a Rock at littlebigtravelingcamera / Fuji’s Classic Chrome and the X-Pro 2 at concreteshadows / Review at pictopro / A Portrait of Eduard ~ X-Pro2 & Acros Film Simulation at f16.click / X-Pro Tour, Villages of France at joelwolfson / The art out of everyday life by Gian James Maagad at theinspiredeye / Verona Photography Trip with the Fuji X-Pro2 at andrewnewson /

Other X-series cameras

X-T1: Long Toes & Broad Shoulders at ipcloud / A practical and hands-on review of the Fujifilm X-T1 and 56 at malachiajose / Fujifilm X-E2S review – Great photos but can it beat the X-T10? at expertreviews / X-T1, The Same, Different at instagram /

X100/S/T + X70

X70 vs X-T10 at ivanjoshualoh /X70 + X100T: Wandering the cobblestone streets of Rome with camera in hand at inmenlo / Being British with the X70 & WCL-X70 at f16.click / Fuji X70 – Alternative Review at therashootic / A fashion set with Alena testing the new Fuji X70 at alessandromichelazzi /

Lenses

Mirrorless Telephoto Comparison Leica, Fuji, Nikon, Olympus at naturalexposures / Shooting wild raptors with the new Fujinon XF 100-400mm at josecarpin / Party Hard – Bittersweet Goodbyes with the Fuji 18mm at petetakespictures / The other nifty-fifty: a review of the Fujifilm XF 35mmF2 at eyesuncloudedphoto / 100-400 review at imaging-resource / XF16-55mm lens gets added to the kit at doncraigphoto /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

WOW ! Combining X-Pro2´s X-Trans III and Iridient at hendriximages / JPEG Versus RAW Versus HDR With The Fujifilm X-T1 at thewanderinglensman / Adobe Lightroom Versus Capture One for Fuji X-Trans Sensors at fstoppers /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

The Fuji X-T1 in Myanmar at stockografie / Epic Iceland at palleschultz / Fuji X Wedding at gusmank / Travel Blog: San Francisco (X100T) at erictillotson / Wedding Photography Fuji Xpro2 at thefxworks / Why Did I Leave The Fuji System…. at steveashtonphotography / Wedding photography with Sony A7Rii. My Switch from Fuji X-T1 at markhaddenphotography /

Acessories / Flash / Bags

Low key portrait with one speedlight at richardsimko /

a bit of everything
– Fuji, the Leica of the New Millenium –

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Nice T-shirt :-)
FujifilmNordic, Behind the frame, Episode 7 on youtube

Bill Palmer’s Passion: Fuji is the Leica of the new Millennium at macfilos / How to Clean your Sensor in Spanish at fuji-xperience (translation) / Training Your Eye at olafphotoblog / The importance of light when shooting street photography at ianmacdonaldphotography /

Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense :: X-Pro2 Reviews :: & more (miXed zone)

Silverstone 24hr with the 100-400mm shared by chphoto

Fujifilm X-Pro2

USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Olya, high key portrait shoot with the new Fuji X-Pro2 at alessandromichelazzi / Starting my blog with my Fuji X-Pro2 impressions at dragan.photos / My Experiences with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 in Shooting Weddings at petapixel / X-Pro2 review at thephoblographer / Fuji’s holy trinity of XF zooms and X-Pro2 Acros-R simulation — a hot combo at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Heart Of Gold – Thoughts about the Fuji X-Pro2 at littlebigtravelingcamera / Samyang f/2.8 Fisheye II lens on a Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / X-Pro2 Mini Review at jaredcharney / Using the Fuji X-Pro2 OVF and XF 100-400mm for birds in flight at mirrorlessons / X-Pro2 Review in Dutch at pixelmania (translation) / When I tested the X-Pro2 at hmeye / Fuji X Pro2 at russellordphoto / The Fujifilm X-Pro2 is One Solid and Sexy Camera at petapixel / 3 weeks user review at billfortney / X-Pro2 review at findingrange / Fuji Xpro2 Auto Focus review at thefxworks / New Year, New Camera at doncraigphoto / WEC Press Conference in Black and White at macleancomms / DR vs ISO chart is now updated with X-Pro2 at photonstophotos /

Other X-series cameras

The X-T1 And Battery Life at thewanderinglensman / She said “YES!” (X-T1 + 56mm) at leiaphoto / X-T1 JPEG Sharpening Settings; Pros And Cons at thewanderinglensman / The Brewer staircase with X-T1 androloria / X-T1 in Japan at dariocannone & X-E1 in Australia at dariocannone / Model Shoot with the Fuji X-T1 at dcphotoartist / A nice day out with the X-T1 at elliotpaulstern / Why I Went Mirrorless With the Fuji X-T1 at davidjulian / Day Out With The X-E2 at daveyoungfotografia /

X100/S/T + X70

Fuji X70: Beyond the Specs at staysanesleepoutside / Fujifilm X100T Review at photographic-central / Fuji X70 review at techradar / Kevin Mullins Fuji X70 First Look at f16.click / X70 Review at cameralabs / X70 review at sftwins / Concerts with the x100t: King Diamond, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar joshsisk / Brighton Rocks… and so does the Fuji X100T at daveyoungfotografia /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

XF100-400mm explores Skye at bencherryphotos / XF100-400 review at photographyblog / XF100-400 Review at glazerscamera / The Fujinon XF100-400mm…(Whew!) at studio46west / XF100-400 review at mirrorlessons / The Fuji 100-400mm Lens; My Initial Thoughts And Use  at thewanderinglensman / 55-200 review at ollithomson / Fujinon XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS II: The Urban Traveller at photodanielm / the versatile XF18-135 at billfortney / My 1st Month with the Fuji X Pro2 at imaginegnat / The Fujinon XF 60mm F2.4: the twin personality lens at photodanielm /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Darktable 2.0.3 Fuji X70 support. More at darktable / Mylio Adds X-Pro 2 Raw Support at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

Hiking in Budawang National Park at richardsimko / Incredible India ! at cedricleclercq / One More Comment On “The” Decision To Choose Fuji over Olympus at thewanderinglensman / New Beginnings: Why I Switched From the Fujifilm X Series to Sony’s Alpha System at keenanrivals / Quick Day Trip to Washington DC at xshooters / Bhutan at inabyss / 11 Days in Myanmar at thomasdlh /

a bit of everything
(Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense)

Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense at olafphotoblog / A Road-Trip & Fuji Instax Mini 90 at alexsopchak / What I Would Like In An X-T2 at thewanderinglensman / New fujilove magazine / Incident at the 7-mile Bridge, or Know your Rights as a Citizen and a Photographer at xshooters /

Deal

From a FR-reader: You can get the xpro2 with 35mm 1.4 for $2600 with a few other deals. You don’t need to bring in an old camera but if you do it gets donated to charity. Deal running in Australia at teds /

Images

The Other Side of the Moon by Goran

You Can’t Get Enough Fujifilm X-Pro2 Reviews? Then here is the next bunch… & more! – miXed zone

Very Interesting Podcast with Damien Lovegrove

Very interesting depthoffield Podcasts! Generous with his knowledge and experience, fellow X-Photographer Damien Lovegrove speaks with Matt Brandon about creating what he calls that “big picture equation” that helps a photographer stay afloat financially. They also spoke about developing a style that is uniquely yours and how critical this is to your work. Matt asks Damien straight out, are X-photographers promoting G.A.S. “Gear Acquisition Syndrome” and so much, much more. Listen it here.

Fujifilm X-Pro2

USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

AF-speed Test: X-Pro2 + 90mm tracking ice-skaters at the Singapore indoor stadium at ivanjoshualoh / Fujifilm X-Pro2 – All About the Gear at This Week in Photo (TWiP) youtube/ X-Pro2 Review at wired.com / Matt Granger X-Pro2 Testing at Matt Granger youtube / Boudoir Photography with Victoria Bond at prophotonut + An X-Pro2 studio session at prophotonut/ Either I have lost the plot or I am in love with the Fuji X Pro2 at eoshd / First Look at fstoppers / POV: The Fuji X-Pro2 And Red at thetravelphotographer / Fuji X-Pro2, Making Me Smile at ricklewisphotography / Trying Out The Fuji X-Pro2 Downtown Manhattan at findingrange / X-Pro2 with 60mm at macfilos / X-Pro2 Does International Rugby at macleancomms / Interview with Fuji Manager: How Fujifilm modernized the ultimate retro camera at techradar / Oxford University Church wedding photography at mcbweddings / Fuji X-Pro2: First impressions of camera, 35mm f/2 and Zeiss Touit Makro Planar at macfilos / A Lifestyle Photographer’s Fujifilm X-Pro2 Review at allanhiga / Home-Hacking the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at botzilla / Fujifilm X-Pro 2 review-in-progress at camerlabs / Night and day photos with the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / X-Pro2 on Wheels at fjamesconley / FujiFilm X-Pro2 Film Simulations at botzilla / First Look part 1 at dearsusan / San Francisco with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at sjl / Asbury Park New Jersey With The Fuji X-Pro2 at findingrange / Review of Fujifilm’s X-pro2 from inside an igloo at John & Jeong youtube / Acros film simulation with the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Thoughts about Street Photography (images taken with X-Pro2) at olafphotoblog /

Other X-series cameras

Streets of Belfast with the X100T at gaborimages / New Fuji X100T – Shooters Dream at daveyoungfotografia / Revival of my X100: 1 day in Bangkok at the-light-x-wanderer /Buy the new X-PRO1 at robvisualfuji / X-E1 Shoots Wedding Video at {Matchless} Photography youtube / Two and half years with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and X-E1 at steveschwarz / Love how the Fuji X-E2 is for Theater at stanleyleary / X-T1: LAOS – Legacy of War at andybushphotography /X70 Vs. Ricoh GR at mirrorlessons (video) / Fuji X70 at a concert at sftwins / Ursula and Ivan’s Wedding at whitecubestudios /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Thinking of upgrading your gear? Don’t Bother – buy Iridient Developer instead at soundimageplus / Affinity Photo soon also for Windows / New Fuji Colour Profile Presets for Lightroom at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Tethered Shooting Software

The Tethered Shooting Software HS-V5 Ver.1.2 for Windows and the Tethered Capture Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Ver.1.2 are now available for download.

Windows users can purchase the HS-V5 software for tethered shooting in Europe at AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonITA, AmazonFRA and AmazonESP… still not listed as available in major US stores. How To Get the HS-V5 Tethered Software in USA: Here is how a FR reader bought his HS-V5 copy in USA – “Tethered Shooting Software is available in the United States directly from Fuji USA. Call (800) 800-3854 [FujifilmUSA Customer Information Services] – Prompt #4 (Parts). There you can order Fuji’s HS-V5 Tethered Shooting Software for the Fuji X-T1. The software price is $121.63, plus $9.95 shipping, plus tax (if you live in New Jersey). I ordered it over the phone with a credit card. Kelley [Fujifilm employee] told me that the HS-V5 software is available at retail in the U.S. at stores like B&H and Adorama, but they do not show it online.”

Lenses

X-mount lenses

100-400 Samples at fredauxphotos / A ‚Monster‘ goes Zoo – Review of the new Fujinon XF 100-400mm at lichtklicker /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

One More Comment On “The” Decision To Choose Fuji over Olympus at thewanderinglensman / Travel Photography with the X-T10 at gusmank /

An Ode To ACROS: “A Game Changer, My Favorite Film Simulation by far!” :: And about the Best ACROS (or B&W) Settings!

I LOVE FUJI COLORS

Old habits do NOT die hard!

I once was an almost pure RAW shooter, but when I switched to Fuji, my old habits changed quickly. I found myself keeping more and more JPEGs. The main reason was that I immediately Loved & Trusted the look & colors I was getting from Fuji’s film simulations.

The magic Fuji X box delivered (mostly) perfectly finished images, that did not need any (or just little) tweaks in post.

Luckily, Fujifilm never stopped to develop new Film Simulations. With the Fuji X30 they gave us Classic Chrome, which quickly became my favorite Film Simulation… and it’s not over yet.

An Ode To ACROS

With the X-Pro2, Fujfilm introduced a new film simulations that seems to be highly appreciated amongst photographers, ACROS!

One of those is Ted Vieira, who posted this Video, where he basically declares his Love to the Acros Film Simulation. He used ACROS+G (Green Filter) and says:

I shoot RAW+JPEG, and I have both files in front of me, but I’m not looking at the RAW file at all, I couldn’t care less about the RAW file, the JPEG is so beautiful, so gorgeous, so warm. It has that real film-like quality. […] To me it really adds a lot of emotion and just adds more to the story and to the feeling of the photograph. […]

I have to say that after seeing the ACROS film simulation, this could be kind of a game changer. […] To me, Fuji, this is a Home Run, this is my favorite film simulation… by far!

The Best ACROS Settings

In case you’ve missed it, here is Damien Lovegrove‘s ACROS blog post. For his portrait session he used ACROS-G (green), because “skin contrast is higher and the lips are more clearly defined irrespective of skin colour. […] For landscapes, the R and B options are very popular and for street and architecture the regular Acros is generally considered the best.”

Also Kevin Mullins fell in love with ACROS, he calls it here “the new love of my photographic life.” He apparently likes the ACROS+R (red) combo, which is by the way also great setting for landscape photography, since it adds more contrast between sky and clouds and gives you more dramatic looking landscape images.

The filter I use quite often in my Black&White shots is the Yellow Filter (B+Ye). This filter adds overall a bit of contrast to the images. For the same reason, the Yellow filter is also the favorite one of mirrorlessons, as you can read here (in this case Acros+Ye).

Bad News: As I already told you in my Top 10 Resons why the Fujifilm X-Pro2 surprised me, ACROS is limited to the X-Processor Pro engine, which means that only the X-Pro2 and following X-Processor Pro cameras (like the Fujifilm X-T2) will have ACROS.

And what about you? Did you find the time to play a bit with the ACROS film simulation? Then feel free to share your personal favorite ACROS Settings here and in the comments down below.

I hope this was a bit interesting and useful for some X-shooters out there. Now all you have to do is to go out and shoot, and have a lot of fun playing with the different B&W / ACROS filters :-)