OHM AIR episode #006: lost Fujis

Well organised as ever, Fuji X Forum admin, Timo Schnitzlein (aka Arjay) comes back to remember lost Fujifilm bits and bolts. Later, he speculates about the X-Pro 2, and cheerfully disseminates the new bits and bolts of the X100t, and some exciting firmware changes to the X-T1.

Timo has a lot of great things planned for readers of Fuji X Forum, and will be coming back to OHM AIR from time to time. 

Relevant talking points from this episode include:

Novoflex BALPRO T/S -- ohm image
Fujinon-EX 90/5,6 enlargement lens -- ohm image
Fujifilm X-Pro 1 diopter -- Fujifilm Global
Fujifilm X100t -- Fujifilm Global
Leica S (Typ 007) -- Leica Global

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And be just as sure to check out Fuji X-Forum, which is one of the friendliest, helpfulest X forums on the planet. 

Em-Zwee-ko 40-150 f28 Pro, hey!

Oh how I wish John Stewart got ahold of this Olympus video.

via Steve Huff Photo

Equivalence

Joseph James's piece, entitled Equivalence, is the most thorough article on the subject in the English language. It is well annotated, well reasoned, and precise. It is also like forty pages long. You may not be ready for it. I wasn't. But I bookmarked it anyway.

Equivalence

OHM AIR episode #3: Photokina Ho!

Fuji X Forum admin, Timo Schnitzlein, (known in the forums and across the web as Arjay), joins me for episode 3 of OHM AIR. We discuss Fujifilm's latest announcements, sliced bread, the challenges of shooting still life with an X camera, the new X100T, why fly-by-wire rocks, why it sucks, and a flippy-floppy back-and-forth about Nikon and Fujifilm kit lenses, a strange misunderstanding about kit VS 50mm prime, and what have you. 

Meanwhile, I drink.

Timo will be heading to Photokina this week, to gather the skinny on several most-wanted items, and hopefully, will grace OHM AIR again with his presence and a proper run-down of the event. 

Relevant talking points include:

Fujifilm X100T (Fujifilm Global)
Sliced bread (Wikipedia)
Photokina (official site)
Sony A7r (OHM's scathing review; OHM's comparo of the A7r and D800 live views)
Nikon 50/1,8 (Nikon Global)
Nikon 18-55 kit lens in plastic mount (Nikon Global)
Nikon 17-55 f/2,8 pro-APS-C lens (Nikon Global)
Fujifilm 18-55 f/2,8 - 4,0 kit lens (Fujifilm Global)

Be sure to follow OHM AIR on SoundCloud.
And be just as sure to check out Fuji X-Forum, which is one of the friendliest, helpfulest X forums on the planet. 

Fujifilm X-T1 electronic shutter via hardware or firmware upgrade?

It's kind of cheating to give two options against which Betteridge must contend, but I'm going to say 'no'. It's fair to say that thus far, Fujirumors hasn't fared well against Betteridge. (Fujirumors may not even have heard of Betteridge, in which case, the '?' marks may just seem clever.)

Here's a hint: if you have to ask, you're being baited. On the other hand, Fujifilm don't exactly play a steady hand. With interfaces changing left and right, who knows, maybe they will offer to upgrade your old X-T1. 

The question should be, then, 'how much for an electronic shutter in your now-shitty old, X-T1?'

Hilarity ensured here: X-T1 firmware in December + Rumor-Riddle: electronic shutter via hardware or firmware upgrade?

Fuji VS Fuji: Fujifilm X30 hands-on review

Fuji VS Fuji's well-organised Fujifilm X30 review is well worth the read. The review picks out several of the compounding interface inconsistencies across Fujifilm's camera line:

“The twist to turn on feature is clever, but this is one of those things I’ll have a hard time getting used to as the owner of multiple Fuji bodies. I always pick up the camera while fondling the shutter release, looking for the power switch. This is a non-issue for folks who only intend to own an X30 of course.”

as well as several of the improvements being made to the line, namely direct-selectable AF points:

“If you’re constantly changing your AF point and need to do it on the fly as fast as possible, Fuji has you covered. You can now set the D-pad to move the AF point immediately, rather than after tapping the AF button to activate. With this mode enabled, the functions listed on the D-pad are only accessible via drilling down into menu, or configured in your “Q” Menu.”

Fujifilm fans startled by new picture of XF 16-55 f/2,8 R

DPReview user, Robert Garcia NYC, posted the above photograph in this thread at the Fujifilm X System / SLR Talk forum. 

Reader reaction has been mixed. Readers disappointed by the lens quote its ostensible lack of OIS (optical image stabilisation), its size, and more. 

My thoughts go like this: what were you expecting? With the notable exception of the 18/2, current Fujifilm X lenses aren't small. They fall perfectly in line with APS-C lenses and FF equivalents. My hope is that Fujifilm install focus helicoids in their most expensive lenses, therefore enabling real-time manual focus override, and that that switch on the left, in the shadow of the man's palm, is for OIS. 

Martin Irwin discovers whisky

Says Martin:

“Written whilst enjoying a single malt, “With a Whisky” brings you the latest ramblings from my side of the world. I can’t promise prominent prose, or impressive imagery, but I’ll do my best to keep you entertained.”

Glad to have another contemporary writing under the influence. The other tool Martin wields in his inebriate article, is the classic Jupiter-3 50mm f/1,5, a lens, that even without alcohol, can really skew reality. 

Check it out here: With A Whisky #1