A few days ago, we received a number of Fujifilm products for testing including the two pro zoom lenses. Luckily for us, on Sunday there was the perfect event to put them through their paces: a bicycle race divided into three different paths with the longest one being 104 miles. The Gran Fondo Conwy is a non-competitive cycling race that takes place in North Wales. It starts and finishes at the promenade near Conwy Castle. The cyclists travel through some of the most stunning scenery in the Conwy and Denbighshire counties.
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A Foggy Easter Morning with the Sony A7 II & 16-35mm and Fujifilm X-T1 & Touit 12mm
The weather forecast looked promising. Following nearly two weeks of persistent rain and wind, the skies had opened just in time for the Easter long weekend, beckoning work-weary holidaymakers from all corners of the UK to the coast of Wales to enjoy some sand and sun.
Mathieu and I love sand and sun just as much as the next person but it was the words “morning fog” that caught our eye yesterday evening as we checked the forecast. Since we had both the FE 16-35mm f/4 (on the Sony A7 II) and Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 (on the Fujifilm X-T1) in for testing, we decided to get up nice and early to chase the fog and put these two wide angle lenses through their paces.
Walking the Welsh Coast with the Fujifilm X-T1 and XF 35mm f/1.4
The Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 first came into our possession a year ago when we saw it sitting in our local camera shop’s window at half price. Although it is one of the oldest XF lenses – it was released in 2011 alongside the X-Pro1 – its specifications aren’t to be underestimated. Besides having a compact and lightweight design, it also has a fast 1.4 aperture and a focal length that most photographers, regardless of their specialisation, want in their collection.
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Fog on the River Po in Turin – A Fujifilm X100t & Panasonic Lumix LX100 Gallery
George Eastman, the founder of the Eastman Kodak company, once stated:
Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.
Light comes in many forms. It isn’t limited to the traditional sunset, sunrise or the golden hour. Sometimes other weather phenomena can create the perfect shooting conditions as well. [Read more…] about Fog on the River Po in Turin – A Fujifilm X100t & Panasonic Lumix LX100 Gallery
Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 APD, XF 50-140mm f/2.8 and Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 – A portrait gallery
A couple of weeks ago, Heather and I spent the day at a special Touch & Try event organised by the great people at the Riflessi Shop in Turin. There we had the chance to have a second look at the new Fujinon lenses announced at Photokina, which we briefly tried at the event. Due to limited time and the restricted location, this article isn’t an actual review of the lenses but a gallery of images taken in a studio environment combined with a few personal thoughts.