Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD ( Fujifilm ) – Review / Test Report |
Photozone

Verdict So is the Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R APD the magician that it is supposed to be ? Well, mostly. I reckon the sample images showed you that the bokeh is mostly as smooth as silk except in really Read more …

The abstraction of an idea | Ming Thein

In a previous post, I tackled the general concept of an abstract photograph. I think it can be refined down something of the following: an image which is balanced equally across the entire frame such at that no one area attracts Read more …

The 10 commandments of Lightroom black and white conversions |
Digital Camera World

Lightroom makes the process of converting a colour image to black and white a two-second job, but it’s deceptively easy. Good black and white conversion is not just about losing the colour; not all images work so well in black Read more …

Ein Tag in Zierikzee mit der Fujifilm X-T1 | Björn Wunderlich

Zierikzee ist eine wunderschöne, alte Stadt im Süden der Niederlande mit 568 Monumenten. Bei einem Streifzug durch diese schöne Stadt sind folgende Bilder entstanden. Leider habe ich nicht alle 568 Monumente finden können… Ich kann nur Jedem empfehlen, diese Stadt Read more …

Fuji XT-1, The Low Down | RW Boyer

It’s been about a week since I decided to take the challenge of shooting exclusively with a Fuji X-Series camera and EVF for the next six months. Since then I’ve been messing around with the XT-1 getting to know the Read more …

Rotterdam’s Legacy | Sebastiaan van Wijk

Rotterdam – New York. Minor obligations brought me to Rotterdam this morning, which means to bring a camera along. This time I decided to shoot the ss Rotterdam. She’s a 1956 double propped steamer, and brought back to the Ports Read more …

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14-bit vs 12-bit RAW – Can You Tell The Difference? | John Sherman

12-bit image files can store up to 68 billion different shades of color. 14-bit image files store up to 4 trillion shades. That’s an enormous difference, so shouldn’t we always choose 14-bit when shooting RAW? Here’s a landscape I snapped, Read more …

Review: Godox V850 manual Li-ion flash: a perfect manual flash for
my Fujifilm X-cameras | Piet Van den Eynde

As mentioned in my Lighting Gear page, I currently use three types of hotshoe flashes with my Fuji X series cameras: for on-camera work where I like to have TTL support, I use Fuji’s own EF-42 flash. It’s relatively powerful, and especially Read more …

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | Florian Ziegler

If you somehow find yourself in Abu Dhabi, you should definitely visit Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It is the biggest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and holds several records, eg. it has the largest carpet and several of the Read more …

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Fujifilm’s 90mm Makes a Colorful Splash on the Set of Indian Summers 2 |
Matt Brandon

Fujifilm has a history of producing amazingly sharp prime lenses in their lens lineup. The latest is the newly announced Fujinon 90mm f/2. Like all of my lens reviews, I will not pretend to know more than I do. No Read more …