Deal Zone: Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 10, 2018


B&H Photo is discounting the Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Mark II for today only. Thanks to the two readers that sent this deal in.

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Adobe DNG Converter 11 Now Supports The Fujifilm X-T3

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 10, 2018


Adobe DNG Converter 11 with Fujifilm X-T3 support was just released and you can download it for Mac or Windows now. If you do not like Adobe’s DNG converter than you can also use Iridient X-Transformer to convert your files, which also gives you the benefits of a little extra sharpness along with a more worm/watercolor resistant file. Irident has supported the Fujifilm X-T3 since the camera launched.

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7artisans 35mm F1.2 and 7artisans 12mm F2.8 Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 9, 2018

7Artisans released the 7artisans 35mm F1.2 and 7artisans 12mm F2.8 at the beginning for the year but there hasn’t been a lot of coverage of these lenses so I put together a roundup. These lenses are good inexpensive options for photographers that don’t mind a little character.

yukosteel – Lens review – 7artisans 35mm F1.2

7Artisans 35mm f/1.2

7artisans 12mm f/2.8

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Instax Leica and Hasselblad Mods

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 9, 2018

Fujifilm’s Instax film is incredibly popular and the Instax 9 and Instax SQ10 are two of their more popular cameras, but some makers have turned them into an interchangeable M-mount camera and Hasselblad 500C/M back. Projects like this aren’t uncommon, but the attention to detail in both of these projects is impressive. You can read more about the M-mount ILC Instax at Leicarumors and the Hasselblad 500C/M at isaacblankensmith’s site.

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New VILTROX EF-FX1 AF Adapter for Canon EF/EF-S to Fuji-X Mount Works on Fujifilm X-T3 and Lens Testing

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 9, 2018


The new VILTROX EF-FX1 AF has been reported to work fine on the Fujifilm X-T3 and there is now a testing video available showing how well the adapter works on the Fujifilm X-H1. This affordable AF Smart Adapter is available on Amazon.

Product features:
– Support Fujifilm X series cameras
– Support Canon EF and EF-S lenses
– Integrated USB port for adapter firmware update^
– Support various Auto Focus mode
– Support LCD touch shooting
– In-camera aperture control
– EXIF transmission
– Imagine stabilizer
– Gold-plated contact pins
– Detachable tripod base
– One piece CNC zinc alloy for FujiX mount and tube

Tested Above:

00:10 Canon EF 40mm/2.8 STM
03:37 Canon EF 50mm/1.8 STM
07:02 Canon EF 85mm/1.8 USM
10:47 Canon EF 100mm/2.8 Macro
12:40 Canon EF 100mm/2.8L IS USM Macro
15:55 Canon EF 180mm/3.5L USM Macro
19:12 Canon EF-S 10-22mm/3.5-4.5 USM
22:04 Canon EF-S 18-55mm/4-5.6 IS STM
24:55 Canon EF 20-35mm/3.5-4.5 USM
27:42 Canon EF 24-70mm/2.8L II USM
31:49 Canon EF 24-105mm/4L IS USM
34:43 Canon EF 24-105mm/4L IS II USM
38:16 Canon EF 28-80mm/3.5-5.6 II USM
40:53 Canon EF 70-200mm/4L USM
44:16 Canon EF 70-200mm/4L IS USM
47:38 Canon EF 70-200mm/2.8L IS II USM
50:36 Canon EF 70-300mm/4-5.6L IS USM

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DPReview Clarifies Fujifilm X-T3 Results and Some Lightroom/Capture One Insight

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 8, 2018


DPReview clarified why they believe the Fujifilm X-T3 has a noisier image than the X-T2 and it comes down to the processing in the camera. They believe that the faster information is read off the sensor the noisier it will get. In their estimation, this is really only a deal breaker at 25,600 and 51,200 ISO. They also found that:

  • The X-T3’s image quality is impressive at low, especially at low ISO
  • The highest ISO settings fall behind the best of its peers

I’m already enjoying the Fujifilm X-T3 for long exposures at ISO 80 myself. The pull ISO is very usable and definitely worth a try.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bon4m41H56P/

DPReview believes that Fujifilm strikes a good balance between sharpening/noise/detail in their RAW files with the default settings, but the Fujifilm X-T2 still has an edge.

Lightroom

  • Lightroom is improving their processing engine again
  • The noise performance difference should be around 1/3 stop, but the new Lightroom engine is more like a full stop
  • “increase accuracy of shadow (near-zero) values in raw files,” which can give deeper blacks and more contrast in dark regions of the image.
  • Reprocessing X-T2 files don’t account for the difference.

It looks like we will have to wait for Adobe to fully tweak their RAW engine for this new X-Trans sensor. One of the many joys of shooting X-Trans cameras.

Capture One

  • They processed in Capture One to see if there was an improvement and there was a mild one
  • With noise reduction minimized there is still a difference between the Fujifilm X-T2 and X-T3
  • Even after downscaling, the X-T3 shows more noise

Fujifilm X-T3 News, Rumors, and Collaboration
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Fujifilm X-T3: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
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via DPReview

 

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