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…]
Patrick
December 20, 2013
Rokinon 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye Lens Review:
Nowadays, there are a variety of lens choices for the Fuji X Series bodies. Fuji makes some pretty great lenses themselves but so does companies like Zeiss. If you have any of the lens adapters designed for the Fuji, such as, an M adapter, you can even use M mount lenses, which will give you even more lens choices from manufacturers, such as, Leica, Voigtlander, and more from Zeiss. The Rokinon 8mm F2.8 fisheye lens has been a lens that I’ve been wanting to try out for quite some time because I love using ultra wides, and unlike any of the wide angles that I’ve owned before, the Rokinon is a fisheye. Best of all, this lens can be found for around $300, which makes it even more appealing. [continue reading…]
Billingham Hadley Pro Review:
There are plenty of decent camera bags out there nowadays. Domke, Artisan & Artist, and Think Tank are just a few companies that come to my mind that make great camera bags but there are plenty more. Billingham is another company that has been making great bags as well, and one series that Billingham has been producing for quite some time is the Hadley range, which is one of their most popular series of bags for several reasons: the Hadley range is made up of a bunch of bags that are extremely dependable, perfectly sized, comfortable, and built to last. They make various models but one of their most popular bags in this series is the Billingham Hadley Pro (B&H Photo/Amazon). [continue reading…]
Patrick
November 18, 2013
Fuji XF 23mm F1.4 R Lens Review:
The 35mm lens is one of the most popular focal lengths for photographers because of its versatility in street, reportage, and landscape photography. For a long time, it was the one lens that was sorely missing in the Fuji XF lineup. If you wanted a 35mm equivalent lens, you would have to either adapt another manufacturer’s lens, purchase the XF 18-55mm zoom or the XF 18mm, which is approximately a 27mm equivalent. Fuji made a promise a long time ago that they would produce a 35mm equivalent lens, one with an F1.4 aperture no less, and people have been waiting very patiently for Fuji to deliver on this promise. The wait is finally over: Fuji has finally released the XF 23mm F1.4 R lens (B&H Photo/Amazon), which is one of the most highly anticipated lenses in the XF lineup. [continue reading…]
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