Category: Shop Talk
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Fujifilm X-E1 vs X-E2 – RAW Performance
In the second (and last) of my tests between the new Fujifilm X-E2 and X-E1, I take a look at the image quality over the ISO range in RAW, using Lightroom 5.3 RC. I’d like to do the comparison in Capture One 7 (and I may revisit it later), but right now Capture One doesn’t…
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Fuifilm X-E1 vs X-E2 – Write Performance
One of the big questions with the release of the new Fujifilm X-E2 is whether existing X-E1 users should consider upgrading to the X-E2. If you’ve read my review of the X-E2, you know that I feel that the improvements the X-E2 offers are substantial enough to warrant an upgrade, though this will vary for…
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Nik Stealthily Adds Analog Efex Pro to the Nik Collection
If you already own the Nik Collection of plugins for Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture, you may have been surprised by a curious addition to your filters menu. There, atop the menu, without any interaction from you, sits a new plugin called Analog Efex Pro. The new plugin is free to all owners of the Nik…
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First Impressions: Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95
I have the Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 in my hands this week for review, and I thought I’d give a quick few thoughts from my first day with the lens. My full, in-depth review will be coming sometime in the next week or so, so stay tuned! Edit: My full review is now up: Click…
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Using Manual Focus Lenses on Mirrorless Cameras
Mirrorless Compact System Cameras (CSC) are great at a lot of things. They’re smaller, with smaller lenses, they have ultra-accurate autofocus and in most cases very high quality native lenses. However, one of the biggest advantages of these mirrorless cameras is the ability to mount and use almost any manual focus lens ever made. All…
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Fujifilm’s New Firmware for X-Pro 1 and X-E1
Today, Fujifilm released versions 2.0 (X-E1) and 3.0 (X-Pro1) of the camera firmware for their X-Mount mirrorless cameras. This has been a long anticipated firmware update, and it adds some great features: Addition of focus peaking to highlight in-focus areas during manual focus Quick adjustment of viewfinder magnification between 3x and 10x using the rear…
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Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 vs Fujinon 14mm f/2.8 R
With the release of Zeiss lenses for Fuji and Sony’s NEX, many owners of Fuji’s X system have been wondering whether the new Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon is worth the nearly $400 price premium over Fuji’s already outstanding 14mm f/2.8. I reviewed the 14mm f/2.8 last month, and I’ve found it to be one…
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Panasonic 7-14mm vs Olympus 9-18mm
The Micro 4/3 system has been around for a while now, and early on, each of the two main Micro 4/3 companies released their ultra wide-angle lenses. Panasonic came out with the impressively specified 7-14mm f/4, while Olympus went a little more moderate, but shot for size, creating the incredibly tiny 9-18mm f/4-5.6. I’ve owned…
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