Cactus RQ250 TTL Wireless Monolight Kickstarter

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 8, 2018

Cactus has been supporting Fujifilm cameras for a long time now with their Cactus V6 II which can also be used to trigger their new Cactus RQ250 TTL Wireless Monolight. There are still a lot of early bird specials left for this affordable lighting option and if you already own a Cactus V6 II, you might want to take advantage and pick up a few lights before other Fujifilm sites copy this post later.

Press Release:

Cactus RQ250 is now on Kickstarter

The Cactus RQ250, a palm-sized, 250Ws, Li-ion battery-powered TTL wireless monolight, is now on Kickstarter!
Cactus, the award-winning manufacturer of the world’s first cross-brand wireless trigger, is proud to present its first project on Kickstarter: The RQ250 Li-ion battery-powered TTL wireless monolight.

With the freedom of going wireless using portable flashes, location shooting is much easier than before. “Over the years, Cactus started to think about making a flash with all the essentials of a studio strobe, powerful yet portable enough like a speedlight, a light that can pair up with various kinds of modifiers to shape the light photographers want. A light photographers can use on location, fast and smart,” says Henry Chan, the head of R&D at Cactus.

The Cactus RQ250 is small, versatile, fits all kinds of light modifiers in just a click, and addresses all location shooting needs. Read More »

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7artisans Photoelectric 12mm f/2.8 Lens for Fujifilm X-mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2018


Update: Yes this lens was teased 8 months ago and my post for it is here, but it wasn’t available at that time and I did not receive any additional details to share until now. A certain site is trying desperately to paint a different picture for some reason… Must be running out of ways to infer things from the rumors I leaked first.

7artisans released their Photoelectric 12mm f/2.8 Lens for Fujifilm X-mount. This lens is a very good value and the samples look pretty good too. You can find the Photoelectric 12mm f/2.8 Lens for Fujifilm X-mount at B&H Photo.

Compatible camera mount: Sony E-mount;  Canon and Fuji cameras
Full frame: No, APS-C
Focus: manual
Focal length: 12mm
Aperture range: F2.8-F16
Angel of View: 102°
Closet Focus Distance: 0.2m
Blades Number: 7 diaphragm blades
Construction: 10 elements in 8 groups
Weight: 295g

Manufacturer’s preferred price ¥ 29,000 (excluding tax)

World’s smallest size 12 mm “APS-C” super wide-angle lens. It corresponds to 18 mm in terms of 35 mm format, the lens composition is 10 lenses in 8 groups, and the inner focus which does not change in focus adjustment is adopted. Keeping high resolving power from the center to the periphery, thoroughly suppressed distortion aberration can be widely used for scenes, buildings, shooting in narrow indoor spaces, etc. It uses an aluminum alloy for the exterior, and it has an appearance with a high-class feeling. The aperture ring is a stepless type with no click feeling, and you can enjoy movie shooting.

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Lensbaby Sol 45 f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lenses Available For Fujifilm X-Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2018


Fujifilm is still waiting for an official Fujinon tilt-shift lens, but until then Lensbaby is a good inexpensive option if you’re looking to learn. Lensbaby even released a step by step guide which you can read here about how to do tilt-shift photography.

Create unique-looking photos with the selective-focus SOL 45 f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens from Lensbaby for Fuji X-mount cameras. With 8.5° of tilt, this lens lets you easily isolate a subject within the frame and surround it in blur and smooth bokeh. The lens also features a center-locking feature that will lock the lens into place for dead-center focus. Furthering its creative potential are two adjustable bokeh blades that can add slight lines or textures to bokeh. This manual-focus lens also has an all-metal construction and accepts 46mm filters.

photographyblog – Lensbaby Sol 45 Review

dpreview – samples

You can find the Lensbaby Sol 45 f/3.5 Tilt-Shift at B&H Photo.

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Fujifilm X-E3 Brown and X-A3 Kit Coming to Japan August 9th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 7, 2018


Fujifilm will launch the Brown Fujifilm X-E3 + Fujinon XF 23mm f/2 R WR and a Silver Fujifilm X-A3 double zoom kit in Japan August 9th. We previously found out about the Brown X-E3 here.

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Fujifilm Announces Second Annual Fujifilm Festival To Take Place in Venice, California

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 6, 2018

FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL FUJIFILM FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE IN VENICE, CALIFORNIA
The FUJIFILM Festival 2018 will be an immersive, hands-on photography and videography learning experience; Open to photographers of all skill levels and styles

Valhalla, N.Y., August 6, 2018 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the second annual FUJIFILM Festival, which will take place from October 5-7, 2018 in Venice, California.The Festival will be held across various venues in Venice including The Rose Room, Big Red Sun, The Unlikely Florist and Hotel Erwin, with ticket availability strictly limited to just 150.

“The FUJIFILM Festival was created to unite many different people in one inspiring event for the common purpose of learning more about capturing stills and video in an immersive and exciting way,” said Yuji Igarashi, General Manager of the Electronic Imaging Division & Optical Devices Division at FUJIFILM North America Corporation.

This immersive Festival will offer a range of learning experiences including intensive full-day workshops, mini-workshops, elective courses, demonstrations, professional portfolio reviews, and exclusivenetworking opportunities.

“After the successful inaugural launch in 2017, we are very excited to be holding the second annual FUJIFILM Festival this year, as our way of delivering a unique and epic experience directly to photographers,” said Lisa Yang, Product Manager of the Electronic Imaging Division at FUJIFILM North America Corporation. Read More »

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Fringer EF-FX Firmware 2.30 Coming Soon With Tameron 150-600mm G2 AF Support

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 5, 2018

Fringer just released firwmare 2.20 and they are already teasing firmware 2.30, which will add support for a very long lens the Tamron 150-600mm G2 AF. When it comes to mirrorless long glass is the only real weakness left and it’s mainly because of how specialized and expensive it can become but now that mirrorless has matured we should start to see more native long glass in the near future. Until then companies like Fringer will provide adapters for Canon and Nikon glass to be used on cameras like the Fujifilm X-T2, X-T3, X-H1 and GFX.

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