Last June, FujiFilm issued their lens development "roadmap" (see chart below) for the two XF mount cameras at the time, the XPro-1 and X-E1. I purchased my X-E1 with the highly regarded and most excellent 35mm f/1.4, deciding to place my bet on Fuji evolving this camera...
Last June, FujiFilm issued the...
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FUJIFILM today announces X-Pro1 and X-E1 firmware updates to offer faster AF and the addition of a “Focus Peak Highlight” function The upgrades will provide improved AF performance for all FUJINON XF lenses and, amongst other benefits, will add a ‘Focus Peak Highlight’ function for manual...
FUJIFILM today announces X-P...
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I am reposting below Roger Cicala's blog post of "A Photography Consumer's Bill of Rights" in its entirety. I could not agree more with Roger's position that these should be basic consumer rights for retail photography products sold here in the United States. Unfortunately, the situations do...
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Back once again from Calgary Alberta, Chris Nichols joins with studio still portrait photographer Rob Caleffi to test the new Fiilex P360 and P200 lighting setup inside Rob's working studio. Rob normally shoots his still portraits using powerful professional grade flash, so it makes for a...
Back once again from Calgary...
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The Light Inside: Dance at Princeton from Jon Roemer on Vimeo. My good friend and kindred spirit Jon Roemer did a blog post this week that caught my attention, as I hope it will yours. I've followed this project from its initial shoot for the vertical print...
The Light Inside: Dance at...
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From http://www.productionhub.com we bring you an interview from the 2013 Cine Gear Los Angeles Expo with August Bradley, a photographer turned cinematographer who has been using Carl Zeiss lenses since he began in the industry. Camera lenses from Carl Zeiss are used by millions of...
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Everest -A time lapse short film from Elia Saikaly on Vimeo. I've never been a mountain climber. I don't have the strength, endurance or the desire to undertake extreme sports in extreme locations. I can appreciate what a great story it can make though. For this...
Everest -A time lapse shor...
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These rules were originally tweeted by Emma Coats, freelance director of films, boarder of story, sometimes public speaker, and a former Pixar Animation Story Artist. Emma has since moved on to directing her own projects and advising others how to make theirs. Reading her great blog at...
These rules were originally tw...
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Tim Tadder Water Wigs from Light Gangster on Vimeo. I've been to some interesting photo shoots in my day, but none as wild as this one. Stop motion flash photography has the power to freeze everything that moves by using extremely fast shutter speeds. For a...
Tim Tadder Water Wigs from...
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CAPTAIN T&T (2013) - A Short Film from Christopher Guinness on Vimeo. I can still remember back when the local movie theatre in my hometown ran a Saturday Double Feature for youngsters like myself. Often, those double features were both from the same director. Those were...
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I've Got A Secret from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I've got a secret, and it is called FotoMagico 4 from Boinx Software Ltd. I'll share my secret as the story continues below, but first some backstory about the footage and stills used in the making of "I've Got...
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Canon 5D Mark II HDR Video from Neumann Films on Vimeo. Working with a variety of the latest tools available are producing some amazing results. One such tool that is getting wide attention lately is Magic Lantern. Magic Lantern? No, this is not some new type...
Canon 5D Mark II HDR Video...
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I'm not quite old enough to remember the Wright Brothers first successful attempt at flight. That took place even before my time. I have seen the filmed footage of the event though, such as it was. I was fortunate to live through the late 1960's...
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Canon 5D Mark III Continuous Raw Video with Magic Lantern (1920x1280 24p) from Andrew Reid on Vimeo. They laughed and called it an April fools joke when the news first broke. Nobody covered the story. Most said it couldn't be done. It has. Here is the...
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QUIK from Colin Kennedy on Vimeo. QUIK is a collaboration between www.theberrics.com and Quiksilver. It's a film shot exclusively on the sidewalks and streets of Los Angeles giving an unprecedented look into the world of street skating. Captured entirely from a moving vehicle, the film follows...
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Canon 5D Mark III & Atomos Ninja 2 ...
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