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X100S vs. 23mm ƒ/1.4 | Fuji vs. Fuji

This comparison is between the Fuji X100S, which is a fixed 23mm ƒ/2 lens, and the newly released FUJINON XF 23mm ƒ/1.4. Test specs All images aside from the light spheres were made using a tripod, and mechanical shutter release. Read more …

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Ibelux HandeVision 40mm f/0.85 announced, world’s fastest lens for
mirrorless systems | Nino Leitner

An impressive German / Chinese joint venture between Shanghai-based Transvision Photographic Equipment co. Ltd. and Bavaria-based IB/E OPTICS GmbH has announced the release of the world’s fastest lens for mirrorless cameras: The Ibelux HandeVision 40mm f/0.85. (“Han” means China in Read more …

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(re)Married | Mark Schueler

Dawn and Robert have been mar­ried for ten years, and finally had the wed­ding they’d always wanted. Durham fix­tures who I have had the good for­tune to get to know over the past few years, Dawn and Robert are incred­i­bly Read more …

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Adobe releases final versions of Camera Raw 8.3 and Lightroom 5.3 |
Digital Photography Review

  Adobe has announced the final versions of Camera Raw and DNG Converter 8.3, along with Lightroom 5.3. Different versions for ACR 8.3 are available for Photoshop CC and Photoshop CS6 – both from Adobe.com and through the update mechanisms Read more …

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My 4 Favourite Fujinon XF Lenses for the Interchangeable Fuji X Series |
Mirrorlessons

The camera may be the chassis that records your images, but it is the lens that collects, manipulates and directs the light towards the sensor. I believe Shakespeare might have said, “the lens maketh the camera” if he had been Read more …

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My first Vietnam Travel adventure | Rasha Yousif

I took 2 dare decisions last October. First I decided to travel to Vietnam solo and second I ditched my Canon DSLR to travel only with Fujifilm cameras x100s and X-E1. The actual planning of the trip started couple of months back. I Read more …

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Mr Jim Wheeler, the ship maker | Francois Marclay

Walking down Fell’s Point in Baltimore (USA), I stumbled upon this extraordinary man smoking a cigarette outside of The Preservation Society & Fell’s Point Visitor Center which was closed down for the day. After exchanging a few words he offered Read more …

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Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R real-world samples gallery |
Digital Photography Review

We’ve been shooting for a while with Fujifilm’s latest X-system lens, the XF 23mm F1.4R, and have prepared a gallery of real-world samples. They cover variety of subjects and lighting conditions, and were all shot on the X-E2. We’ve also quickly Read more …

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Shooting the streets of Hong Kong with the Fujifilm X-E2 &
27mm pancake lens | Björn Moerman

A last test I wanted to do with the Fujifilm X-E2 I had on loan from Fujifilm Middle East, was a Street Photography shoot. Spending 36 hrs in Hong Kong earlier this week, was perfect to see how documenting the streets Read more …

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Fujifilm X-E1 vs X-E2 – RAW Performance | Jordan Steele

In the second (and last) of my tests between the new Fujifilm X-E2 and X-E1, I take a look at the image quality over the ISO range in RAW, using Lightroom 5.3 RC.  I’d like to do the comparison in Read more …