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Adobe Lightroom Release Candidate 4.4 has mostly eliminated the "watercolour" issue exhibited from the Lightroom 4.3 and earlier RAW processing engine for Fujifilm X-Trans Sensors. 
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I took the XE1 and the x10 out today. I had the XE1 set to black and white film mode with yellow filter and took some shots of this art deco bowling alley.
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Carl Zeiss' legendary glass is coming to Fuji X and Sony E mount cameras. If you have an X series or NEX mirrorless camera, you'll soon be able to purc
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As you can see the Fuji X-E1 is an uncluttered camera. Next to the OM-D its actually quite minimalist. The back is a little more populated, but still pretty functional. In the picture above it looks around the same size as the OM-D, but in reality its a different feeling camera. Much more rectangular and basic. It reminds me in many ways of the Panasonic L1 / Leica Digilux 3 . The brick like 4/3 cameras from a few years ago....
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"Maybe I should have titled this Fuji X100s - 2nd through 4328th thoughts. My opinions and feelings stated in my last post about the Fuji X100s remain exactly the same. In summary I am not interested in any of the things listed in the improvements and feel not one of them will contribute to my photography or the enjoyment of the camera. Here’s the rub ..."
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Via Thomas Menk
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I will be updating my thoughts--both the pros and cons--of the Fuji X100s camera, so please check back.
Edited with updated information on 3/3/13"
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"... How did it go? Very well! The 14 mm has proved to be a really great bell'obiettivo. At a constructional level we find the same characteristics as the previous focal home Fuji therefore, no problem. Although, personally, I would prefer the rings (aperture and focus) a little more "hard", with more friction, since they can move (unintentionally) a little too easily. Max Angeloni also noted above, the positive news of the scale with indication of the depth of field. As for performance, the impression was entirely positive: 14 mm proved to be virtually free from excessive barrel distortion that often characterizes these focal lengths, the loss of light and resolution at the edges is very small (if any) , keeping the backlight (with the help of the hood) is excellent and, even taking into account that it is a supergrandangolo, the focus is nice and with good selective detachment of the plans. Nor are they able to detect (at least in the shots) effects of chromatic aberration. Honestly, I do not know what you ask for a 14 mm, taking into account its price class. An optical truly successful! ..." Via google translate
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"Above there is a somewhat opposite view to the general enthusiasm for the new updated Adobe Camera Raw conversions for the Fuji X-Trans Sensor. It includes this - ... Bottom Line - I like what I can now get from my X-Pro 1 files. (and yes its taken long enough!!) They are different to what I'm used to, but I find them very attractive and quite flexible. Everyone who has files from this family of cameras with this sensor will of course have to decide if they are now getting something they are happy with. I was beginning to think that I would never say this, but I am now very happy with what I see. I've even managed to sell a few already so that always makes me think more positively!! "
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A couple of weeks ago, we took a short but much needed break from the Belgian winter and from all other things-as-usual. We set course on Granada, a city of UNESCO World Heritage fame that we hadn’t visited before. This was to be a relaxing family trip, so I was told to go tourist-style and leave behind any heavy stuff or tripods.
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Over the past few weeks, support for Fuji's X-Trans sensor, as found in the X-Pro, X-E1 and the new X100s has gone from minimal to quite extensive. Phase One have for the the first time shipped a product with support (Capture One V7.1) and Adobe (with Lightroom 4.4RC and Adobe Camera Raw 7.4) have improved their X-Trans support. In addition, AccuRaw is close to release as a commercial product.
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"When Fujifilm launched the X system in January 2012, it did so with an unusually high-end body: the X-Pro1. With its unique hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder, solid metal body and analogue dial-led control philosophy, it was clearly targeted at professionals and enthusiasts looking for an updated take on the classic rangefinder concept. The X-Pro1 was generally well-received, but its price was always likely to limit its appeal. Fujifilm's X-E1 aims to broaden the line's appeal to wider range of enthusiasts, and will compete directly with the likes of the Sony Alpha NEX-7 and Olympus OM-D E-M5."
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This is a little update to my last post of my Velvia 100 RVP Film Simulation with a link to the preset for your own use. It has been really well received and I thank all those who have sent me feedback and also donated to the cause. Every little bit is appreciated. ... For X-Trans users who have been looking for presets that match the in-camera JPG simulations, I'm hoping to have those simulations out very soon.
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***See updated photos from Day 2–Fuji X100S Street Photography I was lucky enough to have Fuji send me an early release (about 1 month before the official U.S. release) of their new flagship camera– the much anticipated ...
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Fujifilm Finepix X100S - compared to the X100 [[MORE]] This page will get updated as I get to know the camera better. Having used the previous model, the X100, I will primarily focus on the...
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... Now however there are more applications on the market to deal with the problems presented by the almost-analogue nature of the Fuji sensor. Recently, Capture One released a version which supports the X-Trans sensor. More and more application developers are coming to the X-series party...
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... This is the third year running I've been to focus on imaging, been somewhat unimpressed by the Fuji camera I went to see and then bought it. Nothing if not consistently inconsistent. And yes I'm not impressed by the body of the X-E1 in terms of how it is often described as being metallic and old-school, but I'm beginning to think that when it comes to these cameras I just impulsively feel the need to have a go at them! It did however strike me, in a rare moment of common sense, that making a decision on a camera that has probably been abused by photographers all across the world might have been somewhat hasty. And the arrival of my X-E1 yesterday confirmed that. It may not be as well put together as the Olympus OM-D, but in terms of everything else its actually pretty good...
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The Latest on Digital Cameras, New Cameras, Scanners, Printers, & More. Current Digital Camera Reviews, Specifications and Comparison Shopping! Technology of the Year: Fujifilm's X-Trans Sensor Fujifilm has been at the forefront of sensor innovation for years now, although some of their previous efforts saw only limited success. ...
Compact System Cameras of Distinction: Fujifilm X-Pro1:
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I have found quite a few commentators on the internet referring to how they have started to use the electronic viewfinder more than the optical viewfinder on their Fujifilm X-Pro1s. The main reason...
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After receiving the new X100S from Fuji yesterday (see initial photos), I got to hit the streets of Denver today for a couple of hours. I took the camera for a little spin and it did not disappoint. I shot all these photos as jpegs files.
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"... I guess it's pretty obvious by now to anyone who has read this blog over the past year - I love shooting street, and I love doing it with the XP1. In my hands the camera feels like the perfect tool to craft the images I see and feel in my eye and gut. And the 14mm f/2.8 lens is ideal for the crowded streets and public transportation of Manhattan. ..."
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Our pal and fellow photo blogger David Hobby of Strobist is currently over in Dubai for Gulf Photo Plus 2013, and yesterday he had the privilege of pur ... His conclusion: “This camera is pretty close to perfect for what it purports to be.”
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Just as a final piece on the improvements to the Fuji X-Trans sensor with the new version of Adobe Camera Raw, I shot some multi-image files on the X-Pro 1 when I had it, but never felt inclined with the software available to me at the time to stitch them together. ... So overall I believe this is now a system with great potential. Its one with interchangeable lenses which makes it much more useful than a fixed-lens camera, certainly to me, and the lenses are seemingly being made to a high quality. Its a system which sees the virtues of whats gone before and sees no problems with viewfinders, dials, knobs etc. and offers the ability to change things manually. It taps into the retro chic, rangefinderesque, lookaleica aesthetic which is what the market likes currently and the products are reasonably, if not yet attractively priced. ...
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Since pretty much everybody wrote about Lightroom 4.4RC in the past few days, I won’t. After all, what’s the big story? It took Adobe a full year to get their paying customers what the free RAW File Converter EX software and Fuji’s internal JPEG engine delivered from day one: decent X-Trans demosaicing quality. Big deal! Instead, let’s take a look at colors, so-called “Fuji Colors” in particular. It’s often noted that Fujifilm’s built-in JPEG engine is one of the best in the entire industry. Obviously, people either love it, hate it or are just plain ignorant about it, but if you belong to the “I love it” crowd, there’s a good chance that “Fuji Colors” have played a role when you made your decision to buy an X-series camera.
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