Street Photography and The Fujifilm X-T2 by Omar Z Robles

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 13, 2016

This is a great lecture by Omar Z Robles and sponsored by B&H Photo, discussing his experience using the Fujifilm X-T2 for street photography. During his lecture he gives some very good tips about building your confidence/skill shooting street and things you should think about before starting a street project.

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5 Day Deal Sponsored in Part by Fujifilm

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 13, 2016

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The 5 Day Deal sponsored in part by Fujifilm starts tomorrow and includes the opportunity to win a variety of photography tools including a creative cloud membership, Fujifilm X70, MacBook Pro, etc… In the mean time you can enter for a chance to win $10,000.

 

 

 

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The Fuji Guys X-T2: New AF-C Custom Settings Explained

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 12, 2016

The Fuji Guys released a video guide to the new Fujifilm X-T2 AF-C custom mode settings that makes the new settings very clear. The 5 presets of the X-T2 AF-C custom menu vary the Tracking Sensitivity/Speed Tracking Sensitivity/Zone Area Switching to maximize performance.

Tracking Sensitivity – Delay from when the camera loses sight of the subject it is tracking, to when it tries to pick up a new subject. So if the camera is set to 0, the camera will adjust the moment something moves in front of the subject, but if you set the camera to 4 the camera will pause.

Speed Tracking Sensitivity – The way the camera predicts the position of the subject as it is moving, while it is being tracked. If it is set to 0, the camera predicts a constant rate of speed, but if you have it set to 2 or 1, the camera will take into account changes of speed when predicting where the subject will move too.

Zone Area Switching – Only applies when the camera is set to zone AF mode and allows you to prioritize which part of the zone is in focus. So you can set it to center/front (closest to the camera)/auto (first subject the camera locked onto).

The video is loaded with good examples of these settings applied and explanations of when to use each of 5 presets if you don’t want to set your own custom settings.

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Fujifilm Blog Updates

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 12, 2016
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Fujifilm Photographers have been subjecting their X-Pro 2’s and X-T2’s to some extremes since Photokina and writing about it in the Fujifilm-X site and Blog.

Tommy Simonsen has been pushing his gear in extreme arctic conditions well beyond those encountered by the majority of photographers in a lifetime. In his article he discusses the importance of keeping batteries warm and rotating them into his pockets multiple times before they are completely dead. His camera also sleeps outside at night, secured in a water proof sack so that condensation is never given a chance to form.

Maya Sugiharto and Aviva Minic go untethered in the Australian outback where they encounter severe weather conditions including flash floods, mini cyclones, thunderstorms, gale force winds and red dust storms. They switched from Nikon thanks to the Fujifilm X100S and aren’t looking back.

There are also two lens specific articles from Fujifilm, about the excellent Fujinon XF16mm F1.4 R WR and the new Fujinon XF23 F2 R WR.

The Fujinon XF16mm F1.4 R WR has become many photographers go to lens for photographing weddings/music/photojournalism/street and more. Check out this short article for some impressive work from a variety of photographers and their impressions about this great lens.

The Fujinon XF23 F2 R WR is Fujifilms 3rd 23mm APS-C lens and arguably the one with the least compromises, but each Fujinon lens is uniquely designed. Read More »

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12 Fujinon Lens Firmware Updates Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 10, 2016

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Fujifilm released 12 lens firmware updates along side the big X-Pro2 Firmware 2.00 update we were all waiting for. The updates mainly improve functionality with the OVF. The lens firmwares are available here.

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Fujifilm X-T1 Savings

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 10, 2016

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Fujifilm increased their X-T1 savings from $300 to $400 and B&H Photo/Adorama are currently running an additional 4% incentive.
X-T1 + 18-135 (save $400): Amazon / B&Hphoto / Adorama
X-T1 + 18-55 (save $400) Amazon / B&Hphoto / Adorama
X-T1 Black Body (save $400):  Amazon / B&Hphoto / Adorama
X-T1 Graphite (save $400): Amazon / B&Hphoto / Adorama

via Fujifilmcamerasavings

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