GFX 50S IN BEIJING by Andy King

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 11, 2017


Originally posted at akpo.ca by Fujifilm GFX Owners Group Member Andy King

GFX 50S IN BEIJING
Back in March I wrote an article on using 35mm lenses on the Fujifilm GFX 50S. Although the lens and camera setups worked extremely well, I didn’t think I would be able to purchase so suddenly after the launch. Lo and Behold, with help from Fujifilm Canada and Vistek, I was able to secure a GFX 50S the day before I left for Beijing.

There was just one problem. I didn’t order any lenses with the body. With two Fotodiox (Nikon G and Canon EF) adapters ordered a week before, I frantically tested the 35mm and vintage 645 lenses I had while packing.

In the end I decided to bring the least amount of lenses possible:
1. Carl Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 for the Nikon mount (ZF). I specifically bought the ZF version for the aperture ring, otherwise the ZE version could only shoot at wide open with the dummy adapter
2. Canon EF 24mm f/3.5L TS-E II (could only shoot at f/3.5 because of the dummy adapter)
3. Pentax Super Takumar 35mm f/3.5 (M42 version and then adapted to EF)
4. Tokina AT-X 90mm f/2.5 Macro (Nikon mount) Read More »

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Impact Venture TTL-600 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 11, 2017


I consider myself primarily an available light photographer that dabbles in flash for creative purposes, but the release of the Fujifilm GFX 50S and E-FX500 caused me to seriously reconsider my preference for getting the best results from my equipment. Quality lighting makes a huge difference in image quality, and the GFX benefits from studio strobes more than any camera I have ever owned. If you’re going to invest Fujifilm GFX 50S money on a camera, you owe it to yourself to own at least one strobe capable of providing adequate illumination under any circumstances.

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: The Worst Thing About The GFX, Lens Reviews, and Roundup

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 10, 2017

Bert Stephani published his review of the Fujifilm GFX50S and it is rather typical. The Fujifilm GFX has great image quality and is super sharp etc… which is something that just about every reviewer brings up. The less common thing he includes in his review is complaints about how the Fujifilm GFX strap attaches. In particular, he doesn’t like how they rattle when attached, how it can get twisted on one side, or how they can block the SD card door on the GFX. Hopefully a 3rd party will design a more compact clip in the future if the GFX market grows large enough to justify the R&D.

digitalcamaralens – Fujinon GF 32-64mm f4 R LM WR Testing and Samples

thephoblographer – Lens Review: Fujifilm 120mm F4 R LM OIS WR Macro 5.0/5.0

yugatech – Fujifilm GFX 50S Review

Lewis Von John – Live Blog 1, Live Blog 2 (Very long Q&A)

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 110mm F 2 R LM WR: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F 4 R LM WR: B&H Photo  / Amazon / Adorama

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Cinema 5D: FUJIFILM Promises to Focus More on Video

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 10, 2017

Cinima5D interviewed Fujifilm’s general manager Toshihisa Lida at NAB about their new MK line up. Some would like to see the MK lenses come to other mount’s, but the design can only be reworked for cameras with a similar flange back distance. I suppose it could be possible to adapt these lenses to m43 at some point in the future. Their goal when designing the MK lenses was to make them as small, lightweight, and compact as possible.

Fujifilm’s push into the world of video is a big move because they don’t currently have a video camera division to canalize, which will allow them to produce more well-rounded cameras in the future. Fujifilm doesn’t limit their cameras across their camera line, which is why the Fujifilm GFX comes with audio jacks, etc… Fujifilm design their cameras to be ready for the future. Maybe we will see 4k or even 8k video come along with the 100mp BSI sensor we reported first a few months ago.

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 110mm F 2 R LM WR: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F 4 R LM WR: B&H Photo  / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T20: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

 

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Fujifilm Marketing Videos Get Shuffled

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 9, 2017

Earlier today I noticed that a few of my earlier posts had broken video links in them and I wondered why. It seems Fujifilm is shuffling some of the content around, which was released early on X-Photographer channels. This content covers the Fujifilm GFX 50s, X-T2, X-T20, and Fujinon MK18-55 T2.9 Cine Lens. Only some of the original videos have been removed and it’s not uncommon for Fujifilm to cross-post videos on multiple international channels, but having photographers removed videos they are featured in from their channel is a first.

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 110mm F 2 R LM WR: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F 4 R LM WR: B&H Photo  / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T20: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Fujifilm GFX 50S & Broncolor Bridal Shoot, ACROS Video, and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 9, 2017

The Fujifilm GFX system is an absolute bargain compared to the compitition acording to the majority of independant reviewers, but photographers are still trying to decided if it should be an everday use camera. I use mine for just about everything except telephoto photography, but I am looking into adapting glass so I can do some birding with my GFX in the near future. If the GFX improves as much as the X-Pro1 did then we shouldn’t need phase detect autofocus anytime soon. m43 has proven that contrast detect autofocus can be good enough for the majority of photography needs.

thephoblographer – Lens Review: Fujifilm 63mm f2.8 R WR 5/5

supersecretfilmblog – First Impressions: Fuji GFX 50s

fujilove – Quick Street Shots With The Fujifilm GFX 50S

maczupicture – Fujifilm GFX 50S – first meeting

macleancomms – Wildflowers at Innerwick Castle

macleancomms – Ferrari Pitstop at Spa-Francorchamps

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 110mm F 2 R LM WR: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F 4 R LM WR: B&H Photo  / Amazon / Adorama

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