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LEE Tandem Adapter and Hood Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 10, 2019

LEE Tandem Adapter: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
LEE Hood: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Welcoming the latest additions to the LEE100 Family

Following on from the hugely successful launch of the new LEE100 Filter Holder earlier in 2019, LEE Filters has now introduced two new products to further enhance the system.

The LEE100 Tandem Adaptor
There are occasions when one filter holder isn’t enough, and this is when the new LEE100 Tandem Adaptor proves invaluable. Unique to the LEE Filters system, the Tandem Adaptor, which is constructed from aluminium, allows the photographer to use more than one ND grad and rotate each independently of the other, so they can be set at different angles. This allows for far more precise creative control of the exposure in complex lighting situations than one holder alone.

To fit, the first LEE100 Filter Holder is attached to the lens via the adaptor ring as normal. The LEE100 Tandem Adaptor then slides into the holder’s outermost slot, and the second LEE100 Filter Holder is attached to the adaptor. The holder closest to the lens can be used with up to three filter slots (one must be used for the Tandem), while the holder that’s attached to the Tandem Adaptor can be configured with one, two or three further filter guides.

Both holders can be rotated freely until the desired effect is achieved, and then locked in place to avoid any accidental movement of the filters.

The LEE100 Hood
Versatile and sturdy, the LEE100 Hood is fully compatible with the new LEE100 Filter Holder. Designed to shade the camera’s lens, and reduce the risk of stray light and flare spoiling the image, it can be used with up to three slot-in filters plus the LEE Filters Polariser. Constructed from a water-resistant reinforced nylon in a collapsible concertina design, it is self-supporting, with no need for intrusive and fiddly rails or guides, and can be adjusted to different angles and extensions for maximum versatility.

Simple to set up, the hood comes with an attachment ring that is affixed to the LEE100 Filter Holder via four locking tabs. The hood is then locked securely on to the attachment ring with a lever. It is then attached to the adaptor ring in the usual way.

The hood can be rotated independently of the LEE100 Filter Holder, allowing the photographer to use ND grads as normal, while still getting the most out of the hood itself. At its fullest extension, the hood can be used with lenses of around 28mm and a two-slot filter guide without the risk of vignetting. Once it is reduced to half extension, lenses as wide as around 20mm can be used without vignetting.

Simple to extend and collapse, and quick to attach and detach, the LEE100 Hood is the ideal addition to the photographer’s kit bag.

Pricing
The LEE100 Tandem Adaptor is available to purchase from LEE Filters dealers from 5th August 2019, with a RRP of £44.50 ex-VAT.

The LEE100 Hood is available to purchase from LEE Filters dealers from 19th August 2019, with a RRP of £208.00 ex-VAT.

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Fujifilm Landscape Photo Festival 2020

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 9, 2019

Fujifilm has a landscape photography exhibition for Fujifilm film users in Japan open for submissions right now. The deadline for submissions is August 20, 2019, but students have until September 9, 2019. You can read more about it below or go to Fujifilm’s site to start the submission process yourself.

Application overview
The 100 Beautiful Scenery Exhibition will be widely recruited by amateur landscape photographers who film colorful Japanese landscapes on film. There are three categories: ①100 people exhibition department, ②Japan sunrise department, and ③Student department. In both categories, the display prints are spectacular, high-quality, high-quality silver halide prints. Read More »

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Fujifilm FY2020/3 Q1 Financial Results: Revenue Fall 15.1% With Strong GFX100 And X-T30 Sales

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2019

Imaging Solutions
In the Imaging Solutions segment, consolidated revenue amounted to ¥74.6 billion (down 15.1% from the same period of the previous fiscal year).

Consolidated operating income amounted to ¥4.5 billion (down 63.2% from the same period of the previous fiscal year).

In the photo imaging business, revenue decreased due to such factors as declined sales of photographic paper. As for instant photo systems, which enable users to enjoy on-the-spot printing of photos, favorable sales were seen in Japan for instax mini LiPlay, a hybrid instant camera launched in June 2019. Its high portability with the series’ smallest and lightest body and “sound function” that records voices together with photos are well-received. In the high-value-added printing businesses, FUJIFILM PhotoBank, a photo cloud service, was launched in May 2019. In early 2020, the service will also start where users can purchase products that match their interests with AI guessing their preferences from saved photos, offering new lifestyles by utilising photos.

In the electronic imaging field of the optical device and electronic imaging business, although revenue decreased mainly due to a decline in the sales of entry-level digital cameras, the sales of middle and high-end models were strong, including FUJIFILM X-T30, a compact and light-weight high-function mirrorless digital camera launched in March 2019, and FUJIFILM GFX100, a mirrorless digital camera equipped with a large format sensor with the world’s highest 102 million pixels resolution , launched in June 2019.

In the optical device field, revenue decreased, reflecting a declined demand for industrial use lenses such as vehicle-mounted lenses due to an economic slowdown in China. Fujifilm is enhancing the deployment of new products for business growth such as FUJIFILM PROJECTOR Z5000, a projector that drastically expands the flexibility for installation with a rotatable lens, and the Premista series of zoom lenses for cinema cameras supporting large format sensors, which was launched in April 2019 and highly acclaimed across the world.

via Fujifilm Holdings

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DPR: Fujifilm GFX100 Takes Home The Gold By Significantly Outperforming Full Frame Cameras

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2019

It’s not surprising, but the Fujifilm GFX100 took home the gold in DPReview’s review. You can read the full review here, but if you just want the high lights I have posted them below:

From the point of view of image quality alone, the GFX 100 is the best camera we’ve ever reviewed (though its larger sensor 150MP peers should out-perform it). The new BSI sensor and higher pixel count of the GFX 100 puts clear water between it and even the best smaller sensor cameras, and if you need the kind of detail that the GFX 100 offers, there’s no more affordable way to get it. On top of this, its in-body stabilization, autofocus performance and well-designed user interface make it significantly more flexible (and usable) than other medium format competitors.

DPReview editors also had lots of praise for the king of mirrorless cameras:

The Fujifilm GFX 100 is among the finest cameras I’ve ever used. It comes with absurdly good image quality and resolution, and yet, in most respects it responds like Fujifilm’s X-series APS-C cameras. Would I photograph an entire wedding with one? Because of its bulk and large file sizes, perhaps not. But could I photograph an entire wedding with one? Absolutely. And that is something I never thought I’d be able to say about a camera with a larger-than-full-frame sensor. – Carey Rose Reviews Editor

and

The GFX 100 is the first medium format camera I’ve ever used – film or digital – which doesn’t feel like a compromise. In almost all respects, the GFX 100 handles like a professional DSLR, but with all of the benefits of mirrorless, plus excellent 4K video capabilities and the unimpeachable image quality offered by a cutting-edge sensor. It’s not perfect, and it’s not cheap, but if I was a working professional photographer I’d buy a GFX 100 in a heartbeat. -Barney Britton Senior Editor

Finally, nothing quite compares to the GFX100 today and finally a major publication is saying it “the GFX 100 significantly outperforms full-frame camera“:

Having said that the GFX 100 significantly outperforms full frame cameras, we should still consider the Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R, since it’s able to shoot and combine multiple shots in order to offer resolution and light capture (and hence tonal quality) comparable to a larger sensor. But, while it does so in a smaller, lighter body and doesn’t have any phase detection elements to limit its usable dynamic range, its multi-shot mode only gets its best results when tripod-mounted, and applied to static subjects (and its use of electronic shutter limits its use with strobes). For most high-res applications, the GFX is the simpler, stronger, and yes, more expensive option.

What we like	What we don’t
Stunning images in terms of both resolution and tonal quality Image stabilization makes it easier to get full benefit of 100MP resolution GF lenses live up to the resolution demands Autofocus is swift and accurate by medium format standards Impressive video quality and specifications Viewfinder is highly detailed and compatible with existing tilt/articulation accessory Twin batteries give solid ‘in the field’ endurance Chargeable/operable over USB	Control dials feel small and cheap Autofocus performance isn’t impressive compared to smaller format cameras Portrait orientation grip is slim and slippery Portrait orientation controls don’t mimic normal orientation layout On-sensor AF causes banding, slightly limiting usable dynamic range We found it hard to find a dial setup that worked smoothly

What we like

What we don’t

Stunning images in terms of both resolution and tonal quality
Image stabilization makes it easier to get full benefit of 100MP resolution
GF lenses live up to the resolution demands
Autofocus is swift and accurate by medium format standards
Impressive video quality and specifications
Viewfinder is highly detailed and compatible with existing tilt/articulation accessory
Twin batteries give solid ‘in the field’ endurance
Chargeable/operable over USB

Control dials feel small and cheap
Autofocus performance isn’t impressive compared to smaller format cameras
Portrait orientation grip is slim and slippery
Portrait orientation controls don’t mimic normal orientation layout
On-sensor AF causes banding, slightly limiting usable dynamic range
We found it hard to find a dial setup that worked smoothly

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Free Fujifilm GFX100 Warranty Extension For Those Affected by Side Shutter Release “Lock” Defect

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 6, 2019

My shutter lock broke last week while walking around Miami for my Laowa 17mm f/4 GFX Zero-D review (I didn’t really use it), so I contacted Fujifilm and received some good news. Those affected by the Side Shutter Release “Lock” Defect will have the warranty of their camera extended to two years. Fujifilm hasn’t exactly worked out how this will happen, but according to FPS:

The extended warranty will be applied to the affected GFX 100 cameras that are being sent in. We will send you an extended warranty or it will be added to your registration. They haven’t made the decision yet.

This is very good news for those affected, but I think a camera at this price point should come with a 2-3 year warranty, to begin with. I have a lot of thoughts about the Fujifilm GFX100 that I will be sharing soon, but in the meantime, if you have any questions about the GFX100 shutter release problem feel free to contact Fujifilm at 1-800-659-3854.

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Notification Regarding Potential Loosening of FUJIFILM GFX100 Side Shutter Release “Lock” Function （Vertical grip control lock）

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Fujifilm Announces Second Quarter 2019 Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Winners

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 6, 2019

Fujifilm Announces Second Quarter 2019 Fujifilm Masterpiece Award Winners
August 5, 2019, Valhalla, New York – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is excited to announce the second quarter 2019 winners of the FUJIFILM Masterpiece Award for photographic excellence at the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) affiliate print image competitions. This award is administered by state and regional affiliates of the PPA exclusively for the members of these organizations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The FUJIFILM Masterpiece Award is the highest honor given in connection with the PPA image competitions by Fujifilm. The award is given for images in three separate categories–Wedding, Portrait and Illustrative–that reflect the highest level of professional photography. Only photographic images with scores above 80 (out of 100) meet the criteria for the award.

The following photographers have been awarded the FUJIFILM Masterpiece Award for Q2 2019, via their local chapters of the PPA:

Northeast District:
● Aaron Beale, of A.R. Beale Photography, Enola, Pennsylvania, is a member of PPA of Pennsylvania. His image, “The Trapper”, earned a score of 82 and was printed on FUJICOLOR Crystal Archive Digital Pearl Paper by Bay Photo of Scotts Valley, California.

Southeast District:
● Constance Sanders, of Constance Sanders Photography, Bellevue, Kentucky, is a member of the Kentucky PPA. Constance’s image, “I’m All Ears”, earned a score of 80, and was printed on FUJICOLOR Crystal Archive Professional Paper Super Type CN by American Color Imaging of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
● Suzanne Deaton, of Suzanne Deaton Photography, Hazard, Kentucky, is also a member of the Kentucky PPA. Suzanne’s image, “Rapunzel’s Curse”, earned a score of 96 and was printed on FUJICOLOR Crystal Archive Professional Paper Super Type CN by American Color Imaging of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Western District:
● Chris Wooley, of Heads and Tails Photography, Spokane, Washington, is a member of PPA of Washington. His image, “The Colorization of George B. Miles – 1891”, earned a score of 85 and was printed on FUJICOLOR Crystal Archive Digital Pearl Paper by American Color Imaging of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
● Jenni Knezovich, of Fotos by Jenni, Rock Springs, Wyoming, is a member of the Wyoming PPA. Her images, “Lady in Red”, and “Teensy Kittles”, earned scores of 80 and 84 respectively, and were printed on FUJICOLOR Crystal Archive Professional Paper Super Type CN by American Color Imaging of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Fujifilm is proud to honor photographers who strive to create images of excellence and distinction with this award and to work with PPA to recognize these incredibly distinguished professionals.

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