FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 Firstly, the more expensive 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, and secondly the budget XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II. I went for the XC50-230mm lens in the end because of two reasons. The weight and the price. The XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II is incredibly light! I remembered the feeling of carrying the 50-140mm F2.8 (rented) when I shot a wedding and did

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. FUJIFILM X100V: ON THE JOY OF SHOOTING The world does not need another review of the X100V. They are already everywhere - Facebook, YouTube, print magazines, reviewers’ blogs, auto repair waiting rooms, bakeries, daycares. Is the X100V the perfect camera? Yes. Over and over. Is the X100V as good as its buzz? Yes. And yes, you should buy one right away. I get it. No, I take that back. I can’t get away from it. But, for some PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well.

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 Firstly, the more expensive 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, and secondly the budget XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II. I went for the XC50-230mm lens in the end because of two reasons. The weight and the price. The XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II is incredibly light! I remembered the feeling of carrying the 50-140mm F2.8 (rented) when I shot a wedding and did EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out 5 TIPS ON MASTERING MANUAL FOCUS WITH NON-NATIVE LENSES ON Photography is a form of exploration and this time we will touch a bit on moving beyond native lenses into the bigger playground together with Fujifilm X-mount cameras. History: Focusable lenses itself have been around since the early 1800s and considering that autofocus did not appear until the 1980s, there is potentially quite a lot of manual focus lenses with interesting character waiting FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. THE PERFECT COMPACT KIT: X-E4 + XF27MM F/2.8 R WR XF27mm f/2.0 R WR with an improved optical design and a silent and quick stepping motor for autofocus. For that extra stop of brightness, I think many of us would put up with a slightly bigger and heavier lens. For my compact primes, f/2.0 is the sweet spot for size, weight, and performance. X-E4 + XF27mm f/2.8. 1/35th sec f/2.8 @ ISO 1600. WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN 2021? The very definition of a professional photographer gets ever-tougher to pin focus on. It may well sound like a strange question to ask, but when you slow down for long enough to think about things then you might just realise that the answer is not quite as simple as it was a few years back, or indeed perhaps it never was that apparent to some. PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. FLASH OPTIONS FOR FUJIFILM X AND GFX CAMERAS Fujifilm EF-500 (TTL, HSS and wireless remote): This top-of-the-range hot shoe flash unit from Fujifilm was the first fully featured, in-house designed flash unit. This flash is compatible with the widest selection of Fujifilm X and GFX cameras. The EF-500 is heavy and can put quite a bit of strain on an X Series camera top plate, especially MY THOUGHTS ON THE FUJI XF 14MM R Initially when deciding on which wide angle lens I wanted to complete my Fuji Holy Trinity, I had 5 choices. My choices were, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 E Touit Fuji XF 14mm R Fuji XF 16mm R Fuji 10-24mm f/4 R OIS After plenty of research on each lens, considering what lenses I already owned, also a huge review of all my previous wide angle shots taken with Canon, I decided that the LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO Today we’ll be taking a look at Venus Optics Laowa’s new 65mm f/2.8 2x macro lens for X-mount cameras. As the name suggests, this is a medium telephoto macro lens capable of 2:1 macro reproductions. When Laowa asked me to take a look at this for you guys, I immediately responded that I have absolutely no confidence when it comes to macro

photography.

REVIEW: XF16MM F/2.8 R WR Being an owner of the extraordinary XF16mm f1.4 lens, the first thing that hit me holding the newly announced XF16mm f/2.8 lens was: This is too tiny to be real. I was secretly hoping to receive the much-mentioned XF33 f/1.0 when I was told there is a new piece of glass to review, but then the XF16mm f/2.8 started to take hold of my curiosity - will this mid-range 're-release' of the full

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM M MOUNT ADAPTER: WHAT’S THE POINT? Making a connection between Fujifilm and Leica isn’t difficult. Fujifilm’s X series has taken design and function cues from Leica’s venerable M Mount rangefinder cameras since the beginning. By creating the M Mount adapter for X Mount cameras, Fujifilm has logically placed the Leica brand even closer to their own. It’s the only official adapter made by Fujifilm to allow another HOW MUCH BOKEH DO YOU LOSE WHEN LEAVING FULL FRAME I remember my first photography mentor explaining to me the “necessity” of a full frame sensor. I was promised sharper images, less noise, and smeary backgrounds that would help isolate subjects. I rather blindly made the leap, quickly falling in love with the expanded capabilities. I spent 5 years accustomed to the benefits, and internally scoffed at the idea of using a lowly APS-C body

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 Firstly, the more expensive 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, and secondly the budget XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II. I went for the XC50-230mm lens in the end because of two reasons. The weight and the price. The XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II is incredibly light! I remembered the feeling of carrying the 50-140mm F2.8 (rented) when I shot a wedding and did THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. FUJIFILM X100V: ON THE JOY OF SHOOTING The world does not need another review of the X100V. They are already everywhere - Facebook, YouTube, print magazines, reviewers’ blogs, auto repair waiting rooms, bakeries, daycares. Is the X100V the perfect camera? Yes. Over and over. Is the X100V as good as its buzz? Yes. And yes, you should buy one right away. I get it. No, I take that back. I can’t get away from it. But, for some PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO 5 TIPS ON MASTERING MANUAL FOCUS WITH NON-NATIVE LENSES ON Photography is a form of exploration and this time we will touch a bit on moving beyond native lenses into the bigger playground together with Fujifilm X-mount cameras. History: Focusable lenses itself have been around since the early 1800s and considering that autofocus did not appear until the 1980s, there is potentially quite a lot of manual focus lenses with interesting character waiting

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 Firstly, the more expensive 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, and secondly the budget XC50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II. I went for the XC50-230mm lens in the end because of two reasons. The weight and the price. The XC 50-230mm F4.5-6.7 OIS II is incredibly light! I remembered the feeling of carrying the 50-140mm F2.8 (rented) when I shot a wedding and did THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. FUJIFILM X100V: ON THE JOY OF SHOOTING The world does not need another review of the X100V. They are already everywhere - Facebook, YouTube, print magazines, reviewers’ blogs, auto repair waiting rooms, bakeries, daycares. Is the X100V the perfect camera? Yes. Over and over. Is the X100V as good as its buzz? Yes. And yes, you should buy one right away. I get it. No, I take that back. I can’t get away from it. But, for some PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO 5 TIPS ON MASTERING MANUAL FOCUS WITH NON-NATIVE LENSES ON Photography is a form of exploration and this time we will touch a bit on moving beyond native lenses into the bigger playground together with Fujifilm X-mount cameras. History: Focusable lenses itself have been around since the early 1800s and considering that autofocus did not appear until the 1980s, there is potentially quite a lot of manual focus lenses with interesting character waiting THE PERFECT COMPACT KIT: X-E4 + XF27MM F/2.8 R WR XF27mm f/2.0 R WR with an improved optical design and a silent and quick stepping motor for autofocus. For that extra stop of brightness, I think many of us would put up with a slightly bigger and heavier lens. For my compact primes, f/2.0 is the sweet spot for size, weight, and performance. X-E4 + XF27mm f/2.8. 1/35th sec f/2.8 @ ISO 1600. WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN 2021? The very definition of a professional photographer gets ever-tougher to pin focus on. It may well sound like a strange question to ask, but when you slow down for long enough to think about things then you might just realise that the answer is not quite as simple as it was a few years back, or indeed perhaps it never was that apparent to some. PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. FLASH OPTIONS FOR FUJIFILM X AND GFX CAMERAS Fujifilm EF-500 (TTL, HSS and wireless remote): This top-of-the-range hot shoe flash unit from Fujifilm was the first fully featured, in-house designed flash unit. This flash is compatible with the widest selection of Fujifilm X and GFX cameras. The EF-500 is heavy and can put quite a bit of strain on an X Series camera top plate, especially LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO Today we’ll be taking a look at Venus Optics Laowa’s new 65mm f/2.8 2x macro lens for X-mount cameras. As the name suggests, this is a medium telephoto macro lens capable of 2:1 macro reproductions. When Laowa asked me to take a look at this for you guys, I immediately responded that I have absolutely no confidence when it comes to macro

photography.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE FUJI XF 14MM R Initially when deciding on which wide angle lens I wanted to complete my Fuji Holy Trinity, I had 5 choices. My choices were, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 E Touit Fuji XF 14mm R Fuji XF 16mm R Fuji 10-24mm f/4 R OIS After plenty of research on each lens, considering what lenses I already owned, also a huge review of all my previous wide angle shots taken with Canon, I decided that the REVIEW: XF16MM F/2.8 R WR Being an owner of the extraordinary XF16mm f1.4 lens, the first thing that hit me holding the newly announced XF16mm f/2.8 lens was: This is too tiny to be real. I was secretly hoping to receive the much-mentioned XF33 f/1.0 when I was told there is a new piece of glass to review, but then the XF16mm f/2.8 started to take hold of my curiosity - will this mid-range 're-release' of the full

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM M MOUNT ADAPTER: WHAT’S THE POINT? Making a connection between Fujifilm and Leica isn’t difficult. Fujifilm’s X series has taken design and function cues from Leica’s venerable M Mount rangefinder cameras since the beginning. By creating the M Mount adapter for X Mount cameras, Fujifilm has logically placed the Leica brand even closer to their own. It’s the only official adapter made by Fujifilm to allow another HOW MUCH BOKEH DO YOU LOSE WHEN LEAVING FULL FRAME I remember my first photography mentor explaining to me the “necessity” of a full frame sensor. I was promised sharper images, less noise, and smeary backgrounds that would help isolate subjects. I rather blindly made the leap, quickly falling in love with the expanded capabilities. I spent 5 years accustomed to the benefits, and internally scoffed at the idea of using a lowly APS-C body

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN 2021? The very definition of a professional photographer gets ever-tougher to pin focus on. It may well sound like a strange question to ask, but when you slow down for long enough to think about things then you might just realise that the answer is not quite as simple as it was a few years back, or indeed perhaps it never was that apparent to some.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. TELEPHOTO ZOOM LIFE: THE NEW XF70-300MM F/4-5.6 R LM OIS The top announcement from this year’s Fujifilm X-Summit Global event was the new GFX100S. This compact medium format camera is going to be transformative to the photo industry, allowing professionals to upgrade to a larger format camera system at a reasonable price. The new X-E4 with the XF27mm f/2.8 R WR was also big news, although somewhat polarizing. I’ll save my thoughts CAN PHOTOGRAPHY HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES Over one year ago I left the office and began remote life under a worldwide pandemic. Initially, our team thought that we would be back in a couple weeks once this “Covid-19” situation had blown over if only we had known then! I definitely wouldn’t have left my spare set of apartment keys in my locked desk drawer.So, here we are a year later, still working from home. EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non WHY I RECOMMEND SHOOTING IN B&W WITH YOUR FUJI, EVEN IF The Right Way To Get Inspiration From Other Photographers - 10.September.2017; Top Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Fujifilm Cameras - 4.September.2017; Forget The Labels, Let Your Vision Speak For Itself - 8.August.2017; Why I Recommend Shooting in B&W with your Fuji, Even If You Plan to Process in Color (NSFW) - 3.August.2017 Plot Twist – Why I Prefer Shooting Portraits with APS

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. WHAT IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER IN 2021? The very definition of a professional photographer gets ever-tougher to pin focus on. It may well sound like a strange question to ask, but when you slow down for long enough to think about things then you might just realise that the answer is not quite as simple as it was a few years back, or indeed perhaps it never was that apparent to some.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. TELEPHOTO ZOOM LIFE: THE NEW XF70-300MM F/4-5.6 R LM OIS The top announcement from this year’s Fujifilm X-Summit Global event was the new GFX100S. This compact medium format camera is going to be transformative to the photo industry, allowing professionals to upgrade to a larger format camera system at a reasonable price. The new X-E4 with the XF27mm f/2.8 R WR was also big news, although somewhat polarizing. I’ll save my thoughts CAN PHOTOGRAPHY HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES Over one year ago I left the office and began remote life under a worldwide pandemic. Initially, our team thought that we would be back in a couple weeks once this “Covid-19” situation had blown over if only we had known then! I definitely wouldn’t have left my spare set of apartment keys in my locked desk drawer.So, here we are a year later, still working from home. EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non WHY I RECOMMEND SHOOTING IN B&W WITH YOUR FUJI, EVEN IF The Right Way To Get Inspiration From Other Photographers - 10.September.2017; Top Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your Fujifilm Cameras - 4.September.2017; Forget The Labels, Let Your Vision Speak For Itself - 8.August.2017; Why I Recommend Shooting in B&W with your Fuji, Even If You Plan to Process in Color (NSFW) - 3.August.2017 Plot Twist – Why I Prefer Shooting Portraits with APS ETERNA IN STILL PHOTOGRAPHY 15 hours ago · If you ask a hundred Fujifilm X/GFX owners why they chose their Fujifilm gear over another manufacturer, you’ll undoubtedly hear a large number talk about size, weight, cost/performance ratio. But you’ll also likely get plenty of answers related to the colours Fujifilm cameras produce, and specifically the Film Simulations. Film Simulations At present, Fujifilm has 19 different presets, or

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FUJILOVE MAGAZINE - FUJILOVE GEAR TALK - LIVE WEBINARS PDF HANDOUTS -YOUR ACCOUNT Rico Pfirstinger - Mastering Focus - Part 1 Piet van Den Eynde - Capture One: Catalogs and Importing Images Bobbi Lane - Aspect Ratios: Set Your JPGs to Help You Frame Dylan Goldby - Using the Custom Settings on the GFX 100S Rico Pfirstinger - Using All New Custom Settings Piet van Den Eynde - Four Hours THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 I’ve heard that a lot of folks are really tired of the word lockdown at this point in the UK. I’m one of them. We are ready for summer, ready to go places again, and ready to be with people again! With all regulations and precautions in place of course. That being said, I’d like to share with you an uplifting experience with Fujifilm’s budget zoom lens that helped me get through ABANDONED SOVIET MILITARY AIRBASE You never forget childhood memories you just have to find them again. Sounds, human voices and scents are especially strong and lively. They a buried in your mind for decades then something ignites them and it feels like being in the good old days. This is exactly what happened when I visited the ghost town. I heard the sound of engines of Soviet tanks we were regularly watching as kids back ONE YEAR AFTER THE LOCKDOWN: A PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE One Year After the Lockdown: A Photographer’s Perspective. By Take Kayo · 15.March.2021. March 11th, 2020 was a day of global significance as the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. March 15th, 2020 was also a significant day for me. It was my last pre-pandemic day of shooting on the streets of

Vancouver.

THE ROAD FROM FUJIFILM TO LEICA AND BACK John is a street, travel and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, NC Working in the 3D printing business for two decades has sent him to all parts of the globe. He finds walking the streets in a new town with a camera one of life's great enjoyments. The Road from Fujifilm to Leica and Back - 3.December.2020. FLASH OPTIONS FOR FUJIFILM X AND GFX CAMERAS Fujifilm EF-500 (TTL, HSS and wireless remote): This top-of-the-range hot shoe flash unit from Fujifilm was the first fully featured, in-house designed flash unit. This flash is compatible with the widest selection of Fujifilm X and GFX cameras. The EF-500 is heavy and can put quite a bit of strain on an X Series camera top plate, especially FUJIFILM M MOUNT ADAPTER: WHAT’S THE POINT? Making a connection between Fujifilm and Leica isn’t difficult. Fujifilm’s X series has taken design and function cues from Leica’s venerable M Mount rangefinder cameras since the beginning. By creating the M Mount adapter for X Mount cameras, Fujifilm has logically placed the Leica brand even closer to their own. It’s the only official adapter made by Fujifilm to allow another

LIGHTROOM VS FUJI

We as Fujifilm users have a bit of a love hate relationship with Adobe and Lightroom. The combined asset management and image development makes for a great workflow environment, but the way Fujifilm X files are handled can be a little tear inducing at times. Previews especially take much longer to generate and read than normal Bayer Array based sensors. Even at Import, you have to wait HOW MUCH BOKEH DO YOU LOSE WHEN LEAVING FULL FRAME I remember my first photography mentor explaining to me the “necessity” of a full frame sensor. I was promised sharper images, less noise, and smeary backgrounds that would help isolate subjects. I rather blindly made the leap, quickly falling in love with the expanded capabilities. I spent 5 years accustomed to the benefits, and internally scoffed at the idea of using a lowly APS-C body

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FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE ROAD FROM FUJIFILM TO LEICA AND BACK John is a street, travel and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, NC Working in the 3D printing business for two decades has sent him to all parts of the globe. He finds walking the streets in a new town with a camera one of life's great enjoyments. The Road from Fujifilm to Leica and Back - 3.December.2020.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. ADVENTURES IN DURBAN WITH THE FUJIFILM X-E3 Adventures in Durban With the Fujifilm X-E3. It is no secret that one of my preferences when it comes to choosing my photography gear is to keep it light and portable. But this preference becomes my top priority when I travel. The first time I had a little play with the X-E3 was when Fujifilm lent me one of their pre-production cameras to

test it.

LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these TRAVELING LIGHT GETS YOU PHOTOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Whenever I leave the house I always have a camera. Even if it is just a quick jaunt to the market or a restaurant. Call it my security blanket if you will, but I feel better knowing I will not miss a shot that for me, a cell phone camera image just can’t compare. Traveling light is important on these occasions, as I want the advantage of being able to get a high-quality image yet don’t IS THE FUJINON 35MM F/2 MY NEW WALKAROUND LENS? The Fujinon 35mm f2 is simply the perfect companion of the X-T20 for “wearing” it all time on: it is compact, lightweight, with a super fast and accurate AF even in low light, and when coupled with the new facial recognition and eyes focusing of the X-T20 it rarely misses a shot, even on a randomly and quickly moving subject, such as my

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FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE ROAD FROM FUJIFILM TO LEICA AND BACK John is a street, travel and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, NC Working in the 3D printing business for two decades has sent him to all parts of the globe. He finds walking the streets in a new town with a camera one of life's great enjoyments. The Road from Fujifilm to Leica and Back - 3.December.2020.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. ADVENTURES IN DURBAN WITH THE FUJIFILM X-E3 Adventures in Durban With the Fujifilm X-E3. It is no secret that one of my preferences when it comes to choosing my photography gear is to keep it light and portable. But this preference becomes my top priority when I travel. The first time I had a little play with the X-E3 was when Fujifilm lent me one of their pre-production cameras to

test it.

LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these TRAVELING LIGHT GETS YOU PHOTOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Whenever I leave the house I always have a camera. Even if it is just a quick jaunt to the market or a restaurant. Call it my security blanket if you will, but I feel better knowing I will not miss a shot that for me, a cell phone camera image just can’t compare. Traveling light is important on these occasions, as I want the advantage of being able to get a high-quality image yet don’t IS THE FUJINON 35MM F/2 MY NEW WALKAROUND LENS? The Fujinon 35mm f2 is simply the perfect companion of the X-T20 for “wearing” it all time on: it is compact, lightweight, with a super fast and accurate AF even in low light, and when coupled with the new facial recognition and eyes focusing of the X-T20 it rarely misses a shot, even on a randomly and quickly moving subject, such as my THE PERFECT COMPACT KIT: X-E4 + XF27MM F/2.8 R WR XF27mm f/2.0 R WR with an improved optical design and a silent and quick stepping motor for autofocus. For that extra stop of brightness, I think many of us would put up with a slightly bigger and heavier lens. For my compact primes, f/2.0 is the sweet spot for size, weight, and performance. X-E4 + XF27mm f/2.8. 1/35th sec f/2.8 @ ISO 1600. THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 I’ve heard that a lot of folks are really tired of the word lockdown at this point in the UK. I’m one of them. We are ready for summer, ready to go places again, and ready to be with people again! With all regulations and precautions in place of course. That being said, I’d like to share with you an uplifting experience with Fujifilm’s budget zoom lens that helped me get through

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FUJILOVE MAGAZINE - FUJILOVE GEAR TALK - LIVE WEBINARS PDF HANDOUTS -YOUR ACCOUNT Rico Pfirstinger - Mastering Focus - Part 1 Piet van Den Eynde - Capture One: Catalogs and Importing Images Bobbi Lane - Aspect Ratios: Set Your JPGs to Help You Frame Dylan Goldby - Using the Custom Settings on the GFX 100S Rico Pfirstinger - Using All New Custom Settings Piet van Den Eynde - Four Hours ABANDONED SOVIET MILITARY AIRBASE You never forget childhood memories you just have to find them again. Sounds, human voices and scents are especially strong and lively. They a buried in your mind for decades then something ignites them and it feels like being in the good old days. This is exactly what happened when I visited the ghost town. I heard the sound of engines of Soviet tanks we were regularly watching as kids back COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SHOULDN’T BE THIS DIFFICULT I struggle to shoot colour. I don’t mean changing the camera out of monochrome mode, I mean pre-visualising colour and composing for colour. Sure, I know a cute sunset when I see it, but I don’t have the intuitive awareness to bring colour composition into my snaps and street photography with the kind of speed a fleeting moment might

require.

THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. TELEPHOTO ZOOM LIFE: THE NEW XF70-300MM F/4-5.6 R LM OIS The top announcement from this year’s Fujifilm X-Summit Global event was the new GFX100S. This compact medium format camera is going to be transformative to the photo industry, allowing professionals to upgrade to a larger format camera system at a reasonable price. The new X-E4 with the XF27mm f/2.8 R WR was also big news, although somewhat polarizing. I’ll save my thoughts THE FUJIFILM JPEG CHALLENGE: SHOOTING ONLY STRAIGHT OUT OF I think many can agree, that one of the reasons we adopted the Fujifilm camera system is it’s amazing color science. I know when I first picked up a Fuji camera, I immediately went for the Film simulations and started tweaking settings to see how close I could get to a ready-made image, straight out of camera. I was quickly amazed by the JPEG results, and the level of detail and dynamic

THE HOLY GRAIL?

The bag has a large flap that is fastened with a snap buckle. So both fairly secure and fast to open and close. Also, on the outside at the bag is a pocket that runs the full width of the bag. It doesn’t have a zip or other fastening, so don’t go putting anything valuable in

this pocket.

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FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE ROAD FROM FUJIFILM TO LEICA AND BACK John is a street, travel and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, NC Working in the 3D printing business for two decades has sent him to all parts of the globe. He finds walking the streets in a new town with a camera one of life's great enjoyments. The Road from Fujifilm to Leica and Back - 3.December.2020.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. ADVENTURES IN DURBAN WITH THE FUJIFILM X-E3 Adventures in Durban With the Fujifilm X-E3. It is no secret that one of my preferences when it comes to choosing my photography gear is to keep it light and portable. But this preference becomes my top priority when I travel. The first time I had a little play with the X-E3 was when Fujifilm lent me one of their pre-production cameras to

test it.

LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these TRAVELING LIGHT GETS YOU PHOTOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Whenever I leave the house I always have a camera. Even if it is just a quick jaunt to the market or a restaurant. Call it my security blanket if you will, but I feel better knowing I will not miss a shot that for me, a cell phone camera image just can’t compare. Traveling light is important on these occasions, as I want the advantage of being able to get a high-quality image yet don’t IS THE FUJINON 35MM F/2 MY NEW WALKAROUND LENS? The Fujinon 35mm f2 is simply the perfect companion of the X-T20 for “wearing” it all time on: it is compact, lightweight, with a super fast and accurate AF even in low light, and when coupled with the new facial recognition and eyes focusing of the X-T20 it rarely misses a shot, even on a randomly and quickly moving subject, such as my

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography. THE ROAD FROM FUJIFILM TO LEICA AND BACK John is a street, travel and portrait photographer based in Charlotte, NC Working in the 3D printing business for two decades has sent him to all parts of the globe. He finds walking the streets in a new town with a camera one of life's great enjoyments. The Road from Fujifilm to Leica and Back - 3.December.2020.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only

MEDIUM FORMAT FILES

When I was shooting with the X-series cameras, mostly the X100-line, I really enjoyed the high-contrast imagery with the deep blacks, which played an important role in my photography. Over time, this type of shooting and then post-processing has become my trademark. This all changed when I started shooting medium format. It didn’t happen right away, and I wasn’t initially aware of this change. FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. ADVENTURES IN DURBAN WITH THE FUJIFILM X-E3 Adventures in Durban With the Fujifilm X-E3. It is no secret that one of my preferences when it comes to choosing my photography gear is to keep it light and portable. But this preference becomes my top priority when I travel. The first time I had a little play with the X-E3 was when Fujifilm lent me one of their pre-production cameras to

test it.

LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these TRAVELING LIGHT GETS YOU PHOTOS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED Whenever I leave the house I always have a camera. Even if it is just a quick jaunt to the market or a restaurant. Call it my security blanket if you will, but I feel better knowing I will not miss a shot that for me, a cell phone camera image just can’t compare. Traveling light is important on these occasions, as I want the advantage of being able to get a high-quality image yet don’t IS THE FUJINON 35MM F/2 MY NEW WALKAROUND LENS? The Fujinon 35mm f2 is simply the perfect companion of the X-T20 for “wearing” it all time on: it is compact, lightweight, with a super fast and accurate AF even in low light, and when coupled with the new facial recognition and eyes focusing of the X-T20 it rarely misses a shot, even on a randomly and quickly moving subject, such as my THE PERFECT COMPACT KIT: X-E4 + XF27MM F/2.8 R WR XF27mm f/2.0 R WR with an improved optical design and a silent and quick stepping motor for autofocus. For that extra stop of brightness, I think many of us would put up with a slightly bigger and heavier lens. For my compact primes, f/2.0 is the sweet spot for size, weight, and performance. X-E4 + XF27mm f/2.8. 1/35th sec f/2.8 @ ISO 1600. THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 I’ve heard that a lot of folks are really tired of the word lockdown at this point in the UK. I’m one of them. We are ready for summer, ready to go places again, and ready to be with people again! With all regulations and precautions in place of course. That being said, I’d like to share with you an uplifting experience with Fujifilm’s budget zoom lens that helped me get through

SUBSCRIBER AREA

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE - FUJILOVE GEAR TALK - LIVE WEBINARS PDF HANDOUTS -YOUR ACCOUNT Rico Pfirstinger - Mastering Focus - Part 1 Piet van Den Eynde - Capture One: Catalogs and Importing Images Bobbi Lane - Aspect Ratios: Set Your JPGs to Help You Frame Dylan Goldby - Using the Custom Settings on the GFX 100S Rico Pfirstinger - Using All New Custom Settings Piet van Den Eynde - Four Hours ABANDONED SOVIET MILITARY AIRBASE You never forget childhood memories you just have to find them again. Sounds, human voices and scents are especially strong and lively. They a buried in your mind for decades then something ignites them and it feels like being in the good old days. This is exactly what happened when I visited the ghost town. I heard the sound of engines of Soviet tanks we were regularly watching as kids back COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SHOULDN’T BE THIS DIFFICULT I struggle to shoot colour. I don’t mean changing the camera out of monochrome mode, I mean pre-visualising colour and composing for colour. Sure, I know a cute sunset when I see it, but I don’t have the intuitive awareness to bring colour composition into my snaps and street photography with the kind of speed a fleeting moment might

require.

THE PERFECT EVERYDAY LENS? THE NEW FUJIFILM XF18MM F1.4 R The year was 2015, the last time Fujifilm launched an f/1.4 lens. The year before, Fujifilm released the XF56mm f/1.2, and then in 2015 revealed the mighty XF16mm f/1.4 R WR. For many Fujilovers, myself included, it looked like Fujifilm was going to release a slew of super-fast primes in the coming years. As we know, this did not prove true. To Fujifilm’s credit, they focused on rounding out PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. TELEPHOTO ZOOM LIFE: THE NEW XF70-300MM F/4-5.6 R LM OIS The top announcement from this year’s Fujifilm X-Summit Global event was the new GFX100S. This compact medium format camera is going to be transformative to the photo industry, allowing professionals to upgrade to a larger format camera system at a reasonable price. The new X-E4 with the XF27mm f/2.8 R WR was also big news, although somewhat polarizing. I’ll save my thoughts THE FUJIFILM JPEG CHALLENGE: SHOOTING ONLY STRAIGHT OUT OF I think many can agree, that one of the reasons we adopted the Fujifilm camera system is it’s amazing color science. I know when I first picked up a Fuji camera, I immediately went for the Film simulations and started tweaking settings to see how close I could get to a ready-made image, straight out of camera. I was quickly amazed by the JPEG results, and the level of detail and dynamic

THE HOLY GRAIL?

The bag has a large flap that is fastened with a snap buckle. So both fairly secure and fast to open and close. Also, on the outside at the bag is a pocket that runs the full width of the bag. It doesn’t have a zip or other fastening, so don’t go putting anything valuable in

this pocket.

FUJILOVE MAGAZINE

FujiLove is the most comprehensive source of Fujifilm X and GFX related news and inspiration. It is all about Fujifilm cameras and lenses, and good photography.

MAKING MONOCHROME

When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO REVIEW: XF16MM F/2.8 R WR Being an owner of the extraordinary XF16mm f1.4 lens, the first thing that hit me holding the newly announced XF16mm f/2.8 lens was: This is too tiny to be real. I was secretly hoping to receive the much-mentioned XF33 f/1.0 when I was told there is a new piece of glass to review, but then the XF16mm f/2.8 started to take hold of my curiosity - will this mid-range 're-release' of the full PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. ZONE FOCUSING WITH YOUR FUJI Fujinon XF23mm f1.4 lens showing the depth of focus scale. So zone focusing is basically pre-focusing your lens to a certain distance away e.g. 3 meters and using the ‘depth of focus (or field)’ so that everything within a certain range e.g. 1.5 to 4 meters will be in focus. A few of the Fuji lenses (14mm, 16mm and 23mm) are marked out

with

BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non SIRUI 50MM F/1.8 ANAMORPHIC LENS FOR CINEMATIC STILLSANAMORPHIC LENS FOR STILLSANAMORPHIC LENS FOR IPHONEANAMORPHIC LENS FOR NIKONANAMORPHIC LENS PHOTOGRAPHY The Sirui 50mm f/1.8 uses a smooth de-clicked aperture ring from f/1.8 to f/16 with 10 rounded aperture blades for creamy out-of-focus areas. Since this is a manual focus lens, make sure your Fujifilm camera is in manual focus mode and have focus peaking turned on for quick and

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When I started writing last month's article, it was going to be about the process of shooting black and white. Then the backstory ran away and discovered a life of its own. I’d mentioned in passing that I shoot in the black and white film simulation so there’s no color in the electronic viewfinder. This month, I'm going to expand on that - how I set my camera up for this purpose. The only FUJIFILM X-SERIES VS GFX: TIME TO UPGRADE? Fujifilm GFX 50R + Fujfilm GSW690III 6 x 9 medium format camera. In 2019 Fujifilm released the much anticipated GFX 50R. It was a rangefinder styled medium format camera, much like the X-E3, just bigger. The price, size and weight was similar to a high-end 35mm DSLR, so I was looking forward to testing it. LAOWA 65MM F/2.8: NOT JUST FOR 2X MACRO REVIEW: XF16MM F/2.8 R WR Being an owner of the extraordinary XF16mm f1.4 lens, the first thing that hit me holding the newly announced XF16mm f/2.8 lens was: This is too tiny to be real. I was secretly hoping to receive the much-mentioned XF33 f/1.0 when I was told there is a new piece of glass to review, but then the XF16mm f/2.8 started to take hold of my curiosity - will this mid-range 're-release' of the full PRIME OR ZOOMS FOR LANDSCAPES The widest Fujinon prime is the 14mm f2.8, which is a great landscape lens, but I like to go wider and this is where I favour the 10-24mm zoom. Yes, Samyang and Zeiss both make a superb 12mm prime, but the 10mm focal length on the zoom provides an even wider angle while covering the focal lengths of the various primes as well. ZONE FOCUSING WITH YOUR FUJI Fujinon XF23mm f1.4 lens showing the depth of focus scale. So zone focusing is basically pre-focusing your lens to a certain distance away e.g. 3 meters and using the ‘depth of focus (or field)’ so that everything within a certain range e.g. 1.5 to 4 meters will be in focus. A few of the Fuji lenses (14mm, 16mm and 23mm) are marked out

with

BURSTS OF OBSERVATION WITH THE FUJIFILM X100F Bursts of Observation with the Fujifilm X100F. So many of us photographers – definitely myself included – struggle with more or less frequent, shorter or longer periods of so called creative blocks. Well, let us first get this one out of the way: IT IS NORMAL. Even more than that: IT IS ABSOLUTELY NORMAL and everyone experiences these EF-X20 FLASH FOR DAYLIGHT STREET PORTRAITS I love the Fujifilm EF-X20 compact flash. It is my favourite flash from any brand and I won't leave the house without it. I love it so much that I put it on every review camera that has a hot shoe, especially if the camera has a leaf shutter. I've used it on the Leica Q, the Pentax Q-S1, Canon G5X, and every Fujifilm X camera with a leaf shutter. In fact the opening image was taken with a non SIRUI 50MM F/1.8 ANAMORPHIC LENS FOR CINEMATIC STILLSANAMORPHIC LENS FOR STILLSANAMORPHIC LENS FOR IPHONEANAMORPHIC LENS FOR NIKONANAMORPHIC LENS PHOTOGRAPHY The Sirui 50mm f/1.8 uses a smooth de-clicked aperture ring from f/1.8 to f/16 with 10 rounded aperture blades for creamy out-of-focus areas. Since this is a manual focus lens, make sure your Fujifilm camera is in manual focus mode and have focus peaking turned on for quick and

easy focusing.

THE SURPRISING ABILITY OF THE FUJIFILM XC50-230MM F4.5-6.7 I’ve heard that a lot of folks are really tired of the word lockdown at this point in the UK. I’m one of them. We are ready for summer, ready to go places again, and ready to be with people again! With all regulations and precautions in place of course. That being said, I’d like to share with you an uplifting experience with Fujifilm’s budget zoom lens that helped me get through ABANDONED SOVIET MILITARY AIRBASE You never forget childhood memories you just have to find them again. Sounds, human voices and scents are especially strong and lively. They a buried in your mind for decades then something ignites them and it feels like being in the good old days. This is exactly what happened when I visited the ghost town. I heard the sound of engines of Soviet tanks we were regularly watching as kids back COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY SHOULDN’T BE THIS DIFFICULT I struggle to shoot colour. I don’t mean changing the camera out of monochrome mode, I mean pre-visualising colour and composing for colour. Sure, I know a cute sunset when I see it, but I don’t have the intuitive awareness to bring colour composition into my snaps and street photography with the kind of speed a fleeting moment might

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REVIEW: XF16MM F/2.8 R WR Being an owner of the extraordinary XF16mm f1.4 lens, the first thing that hit me holding the newly announced XF16mm f/2.8 lens was: This is too tiny to be real. I was secretly hoping to receive the much-mentioned XF33 f/1.0 when I was told there is a new piece of glass to review, but then the XF16mm f/2.8 started to take hold of my curiosity – will this mid-range ‘re-release‘ of the ZONE FOCUSING WITH YOUR FUJI Fujinon XF23mm f1.4 lens showing the depth of focus scale. So zone focusing is basically pre-focusing your lens to a certain distance away e.g. 3 meters and using the ‘depth of focus (or field)’ so that everything within a certain range e.g. 1.5 to 4 meters will be in focus. A few of the Fuji lenses (14mm, 16mm and 23mm) are marked out

with

FLASH OPTIONS FOR FUJIFILM X AND GFX CAMERAS Fujifilm EF-500 (TTL, HSS and wireless remote): This top-of-the-range hot shoe flash unit from Fujifilm was the first fully featured, in-house designed flash unit. This flash is compatible with the widest selection of Fujifilm X and GFX cameras. The EF-500 is heavy and can put quite a bit of strain on an X Series camera top plate, especially THE DIVERGENCE OF THE X100V FROM THE X-PRO3 The original Fujifilm Finepix X100 is the OG. It and the X10 set the aesthetic and functional standard for the entire X Series family of cameras since its release in 2011. The following year Fujifilm launched the X-Pro1 and X-E1, solidifying the design language: Retro Rangefinder. Although the X100 came first, the X-Pro series set the lead when it came to the latest technology. TOP 10 TIPS FOR STREET SHOOTING AT NIGHT WITH YOUR FUJI Lets be honest, most street photographers, myself included are fair-weather photographers. As long as it’s dry, warm and light we are out there taking pictures. But for a lot of us as soon as dusk falls and it gets colder, it’s time to pack up and go home. However some really exciting and atmospheric photographs can be taken at night.The night adds a brand new dimension to otherwise USING FUJIFILM’S TOOLS TO ASSIST WITH COMPOSITION Composition is an immense topic in photography. There are rules to be followed, bent, and broken. There are concepts such as visual weight that will blow your mind with their complexity. While we learn these, however, there are several things we can do to help our photography along the way. Fujifilm have provided us with several tools in the X and GFX cameras to help us with the multitude of FUJIFILM M MOUNT ADAPTER: WHAT’S THE POINT? Making a connection between Fujifilm and Leica isn’t difficult. Fujifilm’s X series has taken design and function cues from Leica’s venerable M Mount rangefinder cameras since the beginning. By creating the M Mount adapter for X Mount cameras, Fujifilm has logically placed the Leica brand even closer to their own. It’s the only official adapter made by Fujifilm to allow another

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