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I recently acquired two little, vintage dinky mini cars and normally would have reached for a 50mm lens and a sub f/2.0 aperture to create a miniature world effect.
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Expert review of the Fujifilm FinePix X-E1 camera with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...
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I got a call yesterday saying my Fujifilm X-E1 & XF 18-55mm f2.8-4 R LM OIS lens had arrived and was waiting for me in my local camera shop, London Camera Exchange in Derby. 2 days early and f...
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I paid a visit to R-Space with the X-E1 and 18-55mm lens to experiment in a different type of photographic environment.
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I first saw and heard about the X-Pro 1 when Fuji presented their new camera at the 2012 CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in January. It looked good and seemed to be an interesting product (at least on paper) but as always with new products, the chances to test or even see the X-Pro 1 in stores before April were close to nil. Therefore I quickly forgot about it and continued to play with DLSRs. At that time my Canon 5D mkII and my beautiful EF 50mm f/1.2 were for sale. I was struggling with micro adjustments issues and poor AF performance. Despite the great user interface and the great specifications of both the camera and the lens, I always felt something was missing (talent maybe?). Anyway, it just didn't fit with me. Back to my first full frame love; the Nikon D700.
June 2012. The 5D2 is sold, I'm back in a store and come out of it with: a Nikon D700a zoom lens (AF-S 24-70 f/2.8 G)three batteriesa flash (SB 900)2 filtersa grip (PDK 1) Yes! Five kilos of incredible gear in my bag, less money in my bank account but hey, I was ready to take pictures again! September 2012. My summer book is ready to be printed on Blurb, it looks great but there's one thing; my eyes like what they see, my body screams: "Stop it! Never bring or carry a stone of gear with you again, especially when traveling! Ever!”. The best camera is the one you have with you? Indeed. I wanted something small, discreet with the picture quality of a full frame camera. As it happens, one of the major retail stores in Paris had the Fuji X-Pro 1 and the three XF lenses available for testing. It took me 10 minutes to fall in love with it. Yes the AF sucked, yes manual focusing was useless and yes the OVF frames accuracy (especially with the 35mm) was dodgy. However the picture quality and colors that came out of such a small combo wiped out all the negatives. The Fuji X-Pro 1 was a no brainer as far as I’m concerned. Even better, Fuji announced a major firmware update for September 18th that would improve the autofocus capabilities quite dramatically....
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Photos captured with the Fujifilm X-E1 compact system camera.
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The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is a remarkable versatile camera that can jump from capturing long exposure images to close up macros with very little user intervention. I headed out to St. John's Point Lighthouse to try and capture it at low tide.
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Want to see exactly what the new Fujifilm X-E1 compact system camera looks like in the flesh?
Hamburg Bokeh Friday (Group) · Paris (Group) · Fuji X Black and White (Group) · Fuji X-Pro 1 by Fujifilm (Group) · Fuji X-Pro 1 Deutschland (Group) · Fuji-x.com (Group) · Fujifilm X-Pro/X-mount cameras (Group) · DoF (Group) ...
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"FujiFilm X-Pro1 is not Video Camera or not even DSLR as you already know but it definitely hold huge capability and functionality to record High Quality High Definition video same as the main functionality which is Photography. ... The video below shot and captured just for the test purpose and to be shared with audience who interested to see how XPro does in video mode.
The challenge was for me to shoot within 10meter around one location, with various lenses. Mostly steady by monopod and some handheld. ( It wasn’t good idea since it was windy evening!)"
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The Phoblographer (blog)A Weekend of Extended Use With the Fujifilm X Pro 1 and Olympus OMD EM5 ...The Phoblographer (blog)The two cameras above are my two current workhorses: the Olympus OMD EM5 and Fujifilm X Pro 1 (my 5D Mk II comes out only for...
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The Fujifilm X-E1 is a compact system camera (CSC) unlike any of the competition out there - that's clear from taking just one glance at this well-oiled,...
When Fujifilm announced the new X-E1 camera I couldn't help wonder where it sat in relation to the fantastic X-Pro1 that I had now grown to know and love.
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I’ve finally got my hands on an X-E1! Actually it’s been sitting waiting for me for a while, but as I was away I didn’t get hold of it for two weeks. I was all set on the silver...
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I was asked my opinion on how the Fujinon 18-55mm zoom lens would fare in Long Exposure Photography setting. Equipped with my trusty tripod I thought I would capture a few very quick test shots using the Fuji XE-1 and 18-55mm lens.
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When Fujifilm announced the new X-E1 camera I couldn't help wonder where it sat in relation to the fantastic X-Pro1 that I had now grown to know and love.
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Autumn is one of those few times of the year when I deliberately try and shoot into the sun.
Pros:
solid and high quality casing, very good resolution in the frame centre,good resolution on the edge of the frame, excellent correction of chromatic aberration, slight spherical aberration, good coma correction, negligible astigmatism, moderate vignetting, good transmission. Cons: noticeable distortion, unreliable autofocus, work against bright light could have been better. Out of three lenses, launched along the Fujifilm X-Pro1, the 2.4/60 model has the best pros to cons ratio. Does it mean it is the best? It would be difficult to answer such a question unambiguously. Usually 60-150 mm macro lenses fare very well in our tests, often breaking resolution records or at least coming close to it. The Fujinon 2.4/60 doesn’t break any records despite its long list of advantages but it must be emphasized that the quality of images, provided by that lens, is still very good. Perhaps the fact that from the very beginning the lens was designed not as a typical macro device but as a compromise between a classic macro photographic instrument and a portrait lens is the reason. Compromises and emphasis on versatility result in gains in one area and unavoidable losses in the other. Objectively we must admit that the losses of the Fujinon 2.4/60 are not very important so this lens is a quite successful compromise. Its biggest slip-up seems to be the autofocus but we hope that with the new firmware and new bodies, appearing in that system, the problems with setting the focus will go away and be forgotten.
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Since I got the Fuji X-Pro1, I wanted to try it out at night. Something more interesting than the normal night street photography. The opportunity presented itself when we were asked to photograph a local artist,…...
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It is great to see my Long Exposure Photography presets being applied to the work of other photographers.
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One of the best ways to get your work out to a wider audience is to enter Photography competitions. It isn't just about the prizes but they offer an opportunity to have your work seen and critiqued by the professional community.
The Need to Reach Out and Touch Something! These three old shrimp boats were in the boat graveyard in Georgetown, SC. The trouble is that they are just too far away to capture with any of the Fuji ...
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As basically everyone knows by now, two months ago I sold my Nikon D700 and most of my lenses (including my beloved 50mm 1.4) in exchange for the Fuji X-Pro1 and their 35mm 1.4 lens. So since I’ve...
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