Note from Admin: Here’s another excellent guest post written by Marco Sobrevinas! He previously wrote an in depth review of the Filson Magnum Harvey Messenger bag, and now he shares with us how he uses the superb Fuji XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS lens for his professional architectural work. Enjoy, and visit his site, Eyebeam Images!
FUJI XF 10-24MM f4: Shooting Architecture
Fuji’s X series lens lineup (including Zeiss’s three X mount lenses) is one of the primary reasons the system has been so well received by both professionals and informed enthusiasts. Even their first-generation line-up of primes performs very well, especially with all of the firmware updates. [continue reading…]
Fuji XF 56mm F1.2 R Lens Review:
A fast short-tele portrait lens is a “must-have” for many photographers, especially for those in the wedding and portrait industry yet for a long time, it was missing in the Fuji X Series lineup. There are third party versions, and there’s also the sharp, compact XF 60mm F2.4 but nothing made by Fuji, below the F2.0 range. As of spring 2014, that changed with the release of the XF 56mm F1.2 R lens (B&H Photo/Amazon), an optic that many have been patiently waiting for. With the crop factor taken into account, the 56mm F1.2 is approximately an 84mm equivalent, which is a preferred focal length for many portrait and wedding photographers. Its fast aperture is also prized in this type of lens both for available light photography and for creating beautiful shallow depth of field or as some refer to as “bokeh”. So far, the details sound promising but does the XF 56mm F1.2 really cut it? Is it worth its asking price of $999.00? Was it worth the wait? Let’s find out. [continue reading…]
Fuji X-T1 Review:
In just a couple of years, the X Series system has grown from the X100, a camera with a fixed 23mm lens, to a formidable, and well established compact mirrorless system consisting of multiple bodies and excellent lenses to match. Throughout this development, Fuji has always stayed true to its roots by placing emphasis on great image quality, traditional analog controls, and retro designs. Fuji’s latest release, the X-T1, follows in this tradition but has also included a list of worthwhile upgrades that makes this camera the most mature and user friendly X Series model to date. On top of that, while the X-T1 still has that retro look, it has broken away from the rangefinder styled form of past X Series models, and embraced the form of a retro DSLR. [continue reading…]
Patrick
February 19, 2014
Note from Admin: Today, we have a fantastic guest post written by Meng Yeap who is a passionate photographer and X Series user! He writes about using a vintage Helios 44M lens on his Fuji X-E1. Trust me, this is a very cool post, and Meng’s photos are superb! Btw, check out his blog when you get a chance: http://www.mengyeap.blogspot.com/. Enjoy!
A Vintage Alternative With Fuji X-E1:
Aside from all the modern lenses with fast autofocus and so on, there are also such things as Vintage lenses. Photography started long before the age of digital, as we know, and after such a long evolution in photography, the principal of capturing a photo is similar whether it is film or digital. Hence, we can still use the old vintage tools together with the latest modern technology. [continue reading…]
Fuji X-E2 Review
Ever since the X-E1’s released, it has been one of the most popular X Series cameras, and there are several significant reasons for this. It’s compact, it reminds us of simpler times in photography with its exceptional analog controls, it’s well built, and it produces stellar imagery. While it’s not a rangefinder, it does have many qualities of one, which many including myself, find extremely appealing. Best of all, the price is very reasonable. But like all cameras, the X-E1 is not perfect, and in order to fix some of these imperfections, the Fuji X-E2 was released. [continue reading…]
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