Fuji X: Snapshooter, pro pretender or photographic panacea | Bill Palmer
Our friends at DP Review have published an illuminating report of an interview with Yuji Igarashi, general manager of Fujifilm’s Electronic Imaging Division, Takashi Ueno, manager of Fujifilm’s Electronic Imaging Group Sales and Marketing and Optical Device and Electronic Imaging Read more …
Fuji X100T: What’s the future now for the X100 series? | Bill Palmer
As I walked past my camera shelf yesterday I heard what I can only describe as a soft whimpering. I searched for the source and realised it was coming from my Fuji X100T. I lifted it up to face me and looked Read more …
Fuji X-Pro2: Lensmate thumb rest and soft release transform handling | Bill Palmer
I have been a fan of an accessory thumb rest for digital cameras ever since Tim Isaac of Matchtechnical produced his first model for the digital Leica bodies back in 2007. My preference is born of long use of film cameras, Read more …
Travelling light with the inexpensive Fujinon XC 50-230mm | Bill Palmer
Those of you who have followed my scribbles for any length of time will readily recognise that I have a few, shall we say, personal foibles that surface from time to time. My preference for an OVF and the rangefinder Read more …
Fuji X-Pro2 and X100T: Toy lens comparisons | Bill Palmer
While we wait for the announcement of the XF35mm f/2 WR from Messrs. Fuji, what to do if you want the occasional burst of 35mm-equivalent Fuji X goodness? In effect at the moment you have three viable options: a) The Read more …
Fuji is the Leica of the new Millennium | Bill Palmer
So why do I say that Fuji is the 21st Century Leica? What is it about the X Series that makes it so much better? It’s a combination of factors, some organisational, some technological and some related to what I Read more …
Peper Harow, the Fuji X-Pro2 and Fujinon XF100-400 | Bill Palmer
Peper Harow. Even the very name is redolent of past times, often characterised by sticking an e one the ende ofe everythinge. It’s a small, picturesque pre-Domesday Book village in the Surrey hills, largely famous for some of the rules of cricket Read more …
Kaizen: Fuji’s reasoning behind the sequence of firmware upgrades | Bill Palmer
Last week ago Michael Evans wrote about Fuji’s policy of offering firmware upgrades to bring older cameras as near as possible to later releases. It’s a policy that most Fuji owners appreciate. Fuji refer to it as kaizen. My venerable Read more …
Fuji XM-FL vs XF 23mm: The most fun you can have with your lenses on | Bill Palmer
Last year Fuji brought out a bit of an oddity, a body cap lens. The XM-FL is only available in Japan as at time of writing. In order to get hold of mine I had to resort to eBay and part with Read more …
Fuji X100T plus – real-world enhancements and accessories | Bill Palmer
In simple terms there are two types of photographic accessory in the world—the useful and the decorative. In the latter category fall things like Hello Kitty flashguns and selfie sticks and any camera strap that proclaims the brand of your Read more …