Mitakon 35mm f0.95 Speedmaster Mark II Fujifilm First Look:
Today’s going to be a quick post. I just received this, so I haven’t really tried it yet but I’m super excited about it, and thought I’d post something real quick just to let all of you know what is coming up. This is the Mitakon 35mm f0.95 Speedmaster Mark II for the Fujifilm X Series. It’s been out for a while now but quite honestly, bokeh was getting a little old for me haha :). But I’m back in the bokeh world, and with an aperture of f0.95, I’ll be getting some serious shallow depth of field. With such a fast maximum aperture, you would think that this lens would be huge but it’s surprisingly very compact. It’s around the size of my XF 35mm f1.4. At $599, it’s also priced the same. [continue reading…]
Fujifilm X100F Mirrorless Camera Review:
I owned the original Fuji X100, and it’s still an important camera to me because it basically started me on the X Series System. It was a great little camera, if you think about it. For all those rangefinder aficionados out there, here we were with a rangefinder-like camera that was roughly 1/7th the price of the Leica M9. It even came with a 35mm equivalent, and it was autofocus. To top it off, it had a hybrid viewfinder where you could switch from an optical to an EVF with a simple flip of a lever. But while the concept was great, there were bugs that took away from the user experience. Firmware updates did help but ultimately, while the X100 complimented my M9 quite well, I ended up trading it in when Fuji came out with the X-Pro1. Through the years though, serious improvements have been made through each model iteration of the X100. Now, we have the new Fuji X100F, and based on the specs alone, I knew I had to try it. Is this the ultimate version of the X100? Read further to find out. [continue reading…]
Fujifilm X-T20 Mirrorless Camera Review:
I’m an owner, so obviously I’m a little biased 🙂 but in my opinion, Fuji’s X-T2 is one of the nicest mirrorless cameras currently out on the market. It’s such a capable camera but at the same time, it’s also compact enough where there’s almost no reason not to take it everywhere with you. However, at $1,599, it’s not going to be for everyone, especially for those who may not be diehard photographers. So, what does that leave us with? Well, how about the new Fuji X-T20. The X-T20 not only has many of the key features that make the X-T2 such a great camera like the same sensor, for instance, it even has a similar overall appearance. The X-T20 is also more compact, and at $899, it’s priced significantly cheaper. [continue reading…]
Fuji XF 50mm f2 R WR Lens Review:
Ultra fast glass is always great to have but it can bring its own baggage at times. For one, it can often mean more complicated designs, and more hurt on the wallet. It can also mean a larger lens overall. Sometimes we don’t need the fastest version of a focal length. Sometimes a smaller lens that still has a reasonably fast wide open aperture is more preferable, and of course, it definitely never hurts if we save a little money as well. Fuji, being the good listeners that they are, have released some pretty awesome f2 versions of many of their most popular focal lengths. I reviewed all of them so far, and they are some of my favorite Fuji lenses. Now, they’ve added one more to the f2 range of lenses: the new XF 50mm f2 R WR lens. With a wide open aperture of f2, it’s still plenty fast for most purposes, and while this short tele doesn’t give you quite the same focal length as the ultra fast XF 56mm f1.2, which I’m sure many will compare it to, the XF 50mm f2 is a lot more compact. At $449, it is significantly cheaper than the XF 56mm f1.2 as well, so the question is, is it any good, and can it run in the same circle as the rest of the X Series lenses? Read below, and find out! [continue reading…]
Fujifilm X100F Digital Camera First Impressions:
I’ve been testing the new Fuji X100F with the two tele-conversion lenses, and my first impressions are that I may be in-love :). Seriously. There are definitely some notable improvements to the camera like the new 24.3 MP sensor that is found in other X Series cameras like the X-T2 and X-Pro2. However, none of the improvements have changed the overall formula that has helped this camera reach almost a cult following. [continue reading…]
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