Lens Review: Fujifilm XF56mm f/1.2 R APD | Bigheadtaco

The Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD is a great lens. It’s not because it’s the sharpest, or has the best colour or an array of other sought after features. It’s great because it’s unique. Not unlike much of the Read more …

What Defines an Amateur versus a Professional Photographer? | Suzi Pratt

If you’ve been taking photos for a while, this question will undoubtedly cross your mind at some point: “Am I a professional photographer or an amateur?” The idea of what separates an amateur from a professional sparks many debates, and Read more …

Macro product photography with the Fujifilm X-T1 | Dan Taylor

My original intention was to take my Fujifilm X-T1 and Nikon 50mm f/1.8 over to the Augarten today and see what happened. But since the flat was warm and the outside air cold, I decided to call it a lazy Read more …

Finding Vision? | David duChemin

I spent way too long last week trying to come up with a way to express something in the 140 characters that Twitter allows. I had seen something in one or another of my social media streams, something about a Read more …

Fujifilm’s Fifty-Sixes Compared! The APD Effect… | Mike Mander

Fujifilm has two versions of the their 56mm lens, the regular Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2R and the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2R APD, one that has an internal apodization (APD) filter. Before I get into the technical lens details, let me Read more …

X-T1 goes medieval | Konstantinos Vasilakis

As a landscape photographer my primary focus is vistas either large or small but in the depths of my mind I always had some small projects like that but never had the courage to dedicate any effort to them with Read more …

Das Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f1.4 ZM | Mehrdad Samak-Abedi

Auf der Photokina 2014 kündigte die Carl Zeiss AG das Distagon 35mm f1.4 ZM für das Leica Bajonett an. Bei einem Straßenpreis von knapp 2000 Euro kann man es nicht unbedingt als Schnäppchen bezeichnen, jedoch ist es recht offensichtlich, welchen Kundenkreis Read more …

Fuji X Raw editing – How to get the jpeg look | Finn-B Hansen

I have seen many discussions about jpeg vs. RAW when shooting the Fuji X cameras. The discussion also often includes witch RAW converter is best for processing the Fuji X files. I have been shooting Fuji X cameras for about Read more …

Vienna on the street with Sony A7R and Fuji X-T1 | Gavin Lyons

… the image below was taken with the Fujifilm X-T1 which is also a very enjoy camera to use especially it’s glorious viewfinder. The image below, is of collectors – record collectors to be specific. It seems to be quite Read more …