So, Fujifilm Middle East here in Dubai sent me a pre-production unit of X-T1 Graphite Silver Edition and I have playing with it for more than a week now. What’s the difference between the older X-T1? Is it better? So let’s get started… Looks and other physical differences The main difference with this camera is the color, in Fujfilm film terms, it is graphite silver. To me it looks a bit like that gun metal finish which is very popular in […]
This is a follow up on the Fujifilm X-T1 camera that Fujifilm Middle East provided me . Here is a video of the menu structure of the X-T1, it shows the new menu structure including advance settings, time lapse, movie settings and other settings on the menu. If you haven’t seen my first impressions for the X-T1, you can read it here. I think the menu on the X-T1 is a lot more organized and if this is the direction […]
This lens has been pretty much the missing link from the entire X-Series lens line up. Fujifilm Middle East is kind enough to send me one unit for testing. Yay!! The 56mm f1.2 which is 85mm equivalent on full frame cameras is the classic “Portrait lens” focal length. The build quality is on par with the rest of the XF X-Series lens and other world class lenses from Zeiss and Canon L series lenses. I will be posting my initial […]
I’ve had the X-E2 for about two days now (as of this writing) – Fujifilm Middle East gave me a pre-production unit and asked me if I want to try it out and see how it performs; Well, being a photographer, there’s nothing better than trying out new gear 🙂 Hardware Changes Like a kid getting a new toy, first things first… Fiddling time. Being a gadget geek, I checked all the hardware changes side by side with the […]
If you are in Dubai or in UAE, you can join me in a FREE workshop sponsored by Fujifilm Middle East and Fullframe Photography Magazine. There are 4 workshop covering, portraiture, fashion editorial, car photography and product photography. I myself will be doing car photography. I’ll be showing the participants : 1) How to properly light a car , showing different lighting techniques. Lighting positions, light power, direction, etc. a) Using multiple lights (studio strobes) b) Using a single […]
Had a funshoot today. I have to test if I can use the Fuji X100 for some serious shooting. I took advantage of the fact that the fuji X100 had a built in ND filter and can sync with the flash with 1/1000 or more 🙂 that enables me to kill the ambient light even if its high noon. I had a 580exii with lumiquest softbox III on top right to get some nice highlights and shadows to the model […]
Visited Ferrari World Abu Dhabi for the first time 🙂 Gear: Fujifilm X100 Settings: f2.0 | 1/420 | ISO 800 Post process: Curves adjustments Cheers! /Mike
I really had no plans on using my Fuji X100 for this shoot; I just wanted to try if it will work in a photo shoot like this with off camera lighting. I used a Yongnuo RF-603C together with 2 x 580exII speedlites 🙂 Surprisingly, the x100 handled it quite well, in fact the skin tone is slightly better than my Canon 7D + 24-70mm f2.8 L 🙂 I just wish the write speed (with raw enabled) is faster on […]