Optical Limits: Fujinon XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR Review


Fujinon XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Optical limits posted its full review of the Fujinon XF 80mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR and you can read the full review here or read the excerpt below:

The Fujinon XF 80mm f/2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro is an impressive lens in many ways. It comes packed with a ton of features, but also in a huge and heavy housing. Given the size, the weight and last but not least the price, the build quality is a bit disappointing, because of the amount of plastic parts involved, even though everything is tightly assembled.

Optically, the lens delivers very good results. The native distortion is quite low and easily handled by the automatic software correction. Vignetting is on the high side, though, even after software correction is applied.

In terms of image resolution, the lens performs very well on the 26MP sensor. It delivers excellent resolution in the image center straight from the maximum aperture combined with very good image borders and corners.

The lens really shines when it comes to pleasing bokeh and smooth background blur. On top, the amount of bokeh fringing is very low.

So, even though on the 26MP sensor the lens does not quite reach similarly outstanding resolution as it did on the 16MP sensor in our initial review (in relative terms, not absolute numbers), in summary it’s still “highly recommended”… if you don’t mind the size and the weight.

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Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Review Round-up

Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2: Amazon B&H Photo / Adorama

We have been seeing more and more fast glass lately and the Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 is one of the latest lenses worth picking up. Below is a round-up of some reviews:

  • DC.Watch – Fujifilm X series NOKTON 35mm F1.2 (Part 1)
  • DC.Watch – Fujifilm X series NOKTON 35mm F1.2 (Part 2)
  • Fujiya-camera – Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 X-mount live-action review
  • Mapcamera – Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 X-mount
  • Beersandcameras – Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 Fuji X-Mount

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Fujifilm X-E Owners Group
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Fujifilm X100 Owners Group

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Notice Regarding Special Repair Charges For Products Damaged by Debris Flow in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture


Notice regarding special repair charges for Fujifilm products damaged by debris flow in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture in 2021
We would like to express our deepest sympathies to all the victims of the debris flow that occurred in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture in 2021, and pray for the earliest possible recovery.

We will repair Fujifilm products that have been damaged by this disaster at a special price.

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  • Repairable Fujifilm products damaged by debris flow in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture in 2021
  • Repairable Fujifilm products owned by customers living in areas to which the Disaster Relief Act has been applied due to this disaster and damaged by this disaster.

The homepage of the regional Cabinet Office to which the Disaster Relief Act was applied due to the debris flow that occurred in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture.

Products
Digital cameras, film cameras, instant cameras, smartphone printers, digital photo albums

Special repair fee
For repairable products, we will support you at 50% of the normal repair fee.

* We will consult with you regarding flooding, flooding, severe shock (burnout), etc. In addition, it may not be possible to repair depending on the damage situation.
* Consumption tax, cash on delivery fee, shipping fee, etc. are not applicable.

Correspondence period
Until March 31, 2022 (Thursday) for repairs

Special repair request method
As a general rule, please attach a disaster certificate (copy is acceptable) issued by a public institution and request it from the following window.

The information desk
Fuji Film Repair Service Center
95-1 Wakayanagi
Kawakitanakamonji, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture 989-5501  TEL: 0570-04-1040 FAX: 050-3786-2040

* If you cannot use the Navi Dial, please call 03-6625-2810.

* If your photo is submerged, please refer to the website below and take appropriate measures to minimize the deterioration of the photo.

We recommend that you take action as soon as possible so that you do not lose your irreplaceable memories. Handling of submerged photos

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New Luminar Neo


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Introducing a new creative image editor — Luminar Neo
Skylum helps visual creatives achieve complex results with innovative AI technologies and a flexible workflow

NEW YORK, NY – September 9, 2021 —Skylum revealed Luminar Neo, a new creative image editor which empowers visual storytellers to bring their boldest ideas to life. Luminar Neo builds upon the unique, purpose-driven, AI editing technologies for which Skylum is well-known. Driven by our tradition of innovation, Luminar Neo further reimagines the image editing experience which enables creators to be more expressive with fewer boundaries and rediscover joy in their creative work.

“As the latest member of the Luminar family, we designed Luminar Neo to allow artists to take on more challenging image creation work and achieve results which often seem unattainable.” said Dima Sytnik, Co-founder & CPO of Skylum.

Innovative technologies
Skylum continues to lead the market with innovative approaches and advanced technologies designed to improve the image editing process. Luminar Neo continues Skylum’s commitment to eliminate boring and repetitive tasks and help artists achieve results often seen as difficult.

Transform photos with new relighting options. Luminar Neo analyzes each image to recognize the depth of a scene and its subject which allows precise control over exposure and tone.

Remove blemishes and distracting elements. Luminar Neo automatically recognizes and removes artifacts caused by a dirty camera sensor or lens. New tools make removing unwanted background elements easier than ever before.

Powerful background replacement. Take full control of the background for portrait photos by quickly replacing it with an all-new image or background.

Round-trip mobile image management. Our new companion mobile app makes it simple to add pictures captured on a mobile device to your Luminar Catalog. Once edited in Luminar Neo, results can be sent back to the mobile device for easy social sharing or viewing on the go.

Precise control with flexible editing
We designed Luminar Neo with input from working photographers, artists, and colorists. With this guidance, we built Luminar Neo to help artists break new creative ground with an image editor that allows precise control over every aspect of the final image while providing artists a flexible toolset that can be tailored to their unique creative workflow. These capabilities include:

AI-Driven Compositing

  • Smart, AI-based masking easily isolates elements in individual images.
  • Add numerous images as layers to create entirely new art.
  • Apply any tool and any mask … to any layer, in any order, multiple times.
  • Use creative blending modes, guided by AI, to achieve clean, precise, composite images.

Improved Ease of Use

  • Users can save their photos as well as presets for easy reuse.
  • All editing steps remain editable for complete control over the final image.
  • With a minimalist user interface, the whole process is enjoyable and easy.

High performance
An all-new editing engine drives Luminar Neo, making it possible to apply multiple tools to an image without significant performance loss. Luminar Neo allows for complex layering of several raw images. Our new Luminar engine enables Skylum to further optimize and refine the entire image-processing pipeline.

While built atop an efficient new engine, Luminar Neo inherits the proven, AI-driven technologies which made LuminarAI a ground-breaking image editor.

“The goal of Luminar has always been to help everyone create images they truly love. With Luminar Neo, we empower even more artists and photographers to achieve their full creative vision,” said Ivan Kutanin, CEO of Skylum. “With new tools and a flexible editing workflow, they’ll find powerful new ways to create while being inspired to explore new ways to do so. We can’t wait to see what our creative community comes up with.”

Availability
Luminar Neo ships this winter, but new artists don’t need to wait to create. They can pre-order and save on a bundle that provides LuminarAI now and Luminar Neo when it launches.

Visual storytellers who use other image editing applications can also use Luminar Neo as a plugin. Used in this way, Luminar adds incredibly useful and powerful, AI-driven editing tools to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.

To learn more about Luminar Neo and sign up for updates, visit http://skylum.com/luminar-neo. We will release additional details about new technologies and explore the core benefits of Luminar Neo in the coming weeks.

Early-bird pricing is available here and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee from the time of shipping. Luminar Neo will also be carried in both the Microsoft Store and macOS App Store.

About Skylum Software
Skylum is a global imaging technology company focused on creating tools that make it easier for creatives to get things done. Skylum’s Luminar platform unleashes creativity through the innovative use of automated and intelligent image processing, which still allows the artist complete control over the final product. Skylum has won the Red Dot Award, Apple’s Best of Year, “Best Imaging Software” by TIPA and EISA, as well as several other top industry awards. To learn more about Skylum, visit skylum.com.

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Profoto B10X 250W and B10X Plus 500W Announced

Profoto B10X Plus: B&H Photo / Adorama
Profoto B10X: B&H Photo / Adorama
Profoto B10X Plus Duo: B&H Photo / Adorama
Profoto B10X Duo: B&H Photo / Adorama
Profoto Air Remote TTL-F: B&H Photo / Adorama

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ON1 2022 Announced


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New Sky Swap AI — Automatically detects the sky in photos and creates a mask. Select from one of the over 100 included skies or import your own. You have complete control over the mask used to blend the sky and can use the masking tools you are already familiar with to adjust it as needed. You can adjust the sky to blend better with your foreground, even blur the sky to simulate a long exposure. Not only does it replace the sky, but it will adjust the foreground lighting and color and add a reflection of the sky to water found in the foreground. You can even copy and paste to other layers for ultimate control.

New Time-Lapse Creation — The New time-lapse creation dialog can quickly create time-lapse videos from still photo sequences. You can preview your results right in the dialog and create quick proof versions or high-quality final results. It detects when the camera is bumped and can filter out misaligned frames. It also detects changes in exposure and can even them out automatically, making day to night videos possible. Finally, you can increase or decrease the speed to stretch out short sequences into longer, smooth videos.

Integration of ON1 NoNoise AI — ON1’s powerful, AI-based noise removal is now built into the core raw processing in ON1 Photo RAW. You can use it on the fly and non-destructively, just like any other raw processing adjustment—no need to create intermediate DNG or TIF files.

New Photoshop Plugin Host — You can now run plugins made for Adobe Photoshop right inside ON1 Photo RAW. If you have been collecting plugins for years, now you can access them and what makes them unique right inside the app where you do the rest of your work, no need to launch or subscribe to Photoshop.

Newly Retooled Export — We took over 100 suggestions from our users and have rebuilt Export from the ground up. It is the most powerful Export and image converter you can imagine. First, presets are more powerful. You can run them right from the file menu, and you can run more than one simultaneously. There are more options for everything. In File Type, you can now create DNGs or export copies of the original. The file renaming is infinitely flexible, as is the creation of destinations. You can now use multiple watermarks at the same time and use text or graphics for them. Resizing is more powerful and flexible than ever. And finally, you have control over what metadata is written to exported files.

New Line Mask Tool — Similar to a polygonal lasso or pen tool, it can quickly create masks using straight lines. You can now curve the lines, add and remove points, or change the feather and opacity of the shapes you create anytime, even after creation. They are entirely non-destructive and work hand-in-hand with the other powerful masking tools in ON1 Photo RAW.

Backup and Restore — Prepare for the worst and recover easily with the backup and restore features. They back up all your work, settings, albums, presets, and extras. You can use the restore feature to recover from a disaster on your computer or migrate everything to a new computer.

Favorites in Browse — We have added a Favorites pane to Browse to help you access frequently used folders easier. Drag and drop a folder you often access to the Favorites pane to create a shortcut to it. You can navigate through the favorites subfolder quickly in the Favorites pane without having to worry about all the folders above it.

Customizable Thumbnails  — Now, you have great flexibility over the appearance of the thumbnails in Browse. You can control what is displayed on them, how big the labels are and when they appear. You can choose between light or dark themes and also between regular or square thumbnails.

Gestures — Zooming, panning, and changing photos is more natural with a smooth, animated experience, with full gesture support on macOS trackpads and Windows touch-screen devices

Apple Silicon Native — ON1 Photo RAW now runs natively on Apple Silicon-based macOS computers.

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