image courtesy: Sabino Parente (500px) – Fuji X-E1
Today’s X-shooter zone is all about travels. X-shooters worldwide enjoy the lightness of the X-system and the IQ… and explore the world with it. The image on the top has been taken by Sabino Parente, who is right now in Istanbul. Check out his website and his 500px account. For Sabino’s gallery “Istanbul, people and lifestyle” click here.
In this X-shooter zone you can follow:
– Timo’s ongoing travel in Mongolia… and that will bring him to Beijing and Thailand. (X100S – X-E1)
– Mark’s Asian trip to Vietnam, Hong Kong & Japan. (X100S – X-PRO1)
– Jan’s journey to Eilat. (X-E1)
– Denton’s Canada trip. (X100S)
– Kristian’s travel in Myanmar. (X100S)
– Rey’s adventures from Paris to South Africa. (X100S)
And to all those, like me, who have to go back at work tomorrow… don’t worry, our time will come too. In the meantime get an X, master it (so read Rico’s new book and use code FUJISAVES30 to save 30%!) and prepare for your next travel. And do not forget: share your images and stories with Fujirumors via email at fujirumor@gmail.com, facebook and twitter.
enjoy your Sunday
Patrick (facebook, google+ and twitter)
Timo Soasepp
Hi Patrick!
I’m on my 2 month vacation which includes trans-mongolia, Beijing and Thailand. I have done corporation in this trip with Fujifilm Finland and I’ve shooted only with [shoplink 12883]fuji x100s[/shoplink] and [shoplink 12881]x-e1[/shoplink]. Take a look (it’s in english) and feel free to share! I would have honored! There you go! http://timosoasepp.fi/
Timo Soasepp
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Mark Zaki
Hi Patrick
Firstly I would just like to say what a great site you run, the perfect place to get my daily fix of the Fuji rumour mill while enjoying a morning coffee!
Browsing & reading the rumours and reviews of all the X-series cameras from Fuji as they were announced on your site convinced me enough to ditch the SLR gear and move to Fujifilm.
It started with the X100, then shortly complemented by the X-E1 – a great combination perfect for my style of shooting.
I have now moved onto the X100s & X-Pro1 and there’s no looking back!
Pre-Order is down for the X-E2 (for me will replace the X-Pro1) and will give me the perfect shooting combination.
So, I just wanted to share with you some shots from a recent trip to Asia. Shot exclusively with the X100s & X-Pro1, they were the perfect accompaniment on a trip which took in the amazing sights of Vietnam, Hong Kong & Japan.
Online Portfolio
(Asia, Africa & Europe) – www.markzaki.co.uk
500px
Vietnam – http://500px.com/markzaki/sets/vietnam
Hong Kong – http://500px.com/markzaki/sets/hong_kong
Japan – http://500px.com/markzaki/sets/japan
Hope you enjoy the shots – both your site and the Fuji X-Series cameras have really inspired me to shoot.
All the best & keep up the great work.
(PS. Can’t wait for more news of x200 FF & X-Pro2!!!)
Thanks Mark
Follow me on Twitter: @mark_zaki
Mark Zaki (Vietnam)
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Jan
Hi Patrick, I follow your blog almost on a daily basis, great stuff you share. Maybe interesting but I have several image galleries and a Journey to Eilat done with the Fuji X-E1 and the [shoplink 12887]kit lens[/shoplink]. It was a relief to let my Nikon gear at home, climbing walking is far less cumbersome. I love the high iso performance, also tried some panoramas in the camera.
My site is in dutch but for the images it doesn’t matter. [Read the blog post here (translation)]
Jan
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Denton Taylor
Hi Patrick:
For some time now I have been following FujiRumors, since I started to get excited about the X100s. I’ve been around a while and back in the film days I was always in love with their medium format cameras.
A few months ago I was finally able to obtain my X100s, and it’s been love ever since. I live in Manhattan, and it’s the perfect camera to use for street photography and my street style fashion blog. I carry it everywhere on my belt in a Spider Black Widow holster with a Gordy wrist strap.
Every few years we take a trip to Canada, we go to Montreal, Quebec City, and the Charlevoix region, where we do a little hiking. Last time we went I took my standard SLR kit, 5Dmkiii, 70-200 2.8L, 24-105 4.0L, 17-40 4.0L, and 15mm fisheye. Quite a handful. In the city, by the end of the day I would be dead tired, and on the hiking trails I would have to carry nothing but camera gear and my wife would have to carry everything else, so we’d both be tired.
This year, after working with the X100s for a while, I decided to try something different. I took a 5Dmkiii with 50mm lens, strictly as backup to the X100s. I took the X100s everywhere as my only camera. I felt much better and much less tired. Did I miss my big SLR kit? Well, there were a few times I would have liked a longer lens, but the fact is I came back with almost a thousand exposures. I did some long exposures on a tripod, some HDR, and never felt limited. The X100s packs a lot of features and great image quality in a small light package. I am happy.
I’m so happy in fact that I have an X-E2 on order at Adorama. While I’m not going to sell my Canon, I have sold a couple of my least used lenses so I can buy a few Fuji lenses for the X-E2.
Here are some images from my Canada trip:
Montreal http://www.pbase.com/dentonta
Quebec City http://www.pbase.com/dentonta
Charlevoix http://www.pbase.com/dentonta
Thanks for the site! (http://dentontaylor.com/)
Denton Taylor (Montreal)
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Kristian Helgesen
Hi, I’m a photojournalist from Norway, and I recently did a story in Myanmar, only using the X100S. Being a Nikon user for many years, I only use the X100s now for my own projects. I am very happy with the results, and the camera is great to work with.
Check out the story here: http://kristianhelgesenphoto.com/myanmar
Kristian Helgesen
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Rey
Hi – I’m sending along a link to an article I’ve written as you’ve posted from me in the past (my X-E1 review). I recently returned from a glorious trip to Paris and then South Africa. This link recounts my experiences:
http://2guysphoto.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/what-i-learned-in-paris-and-south-africa/
The first 12 images were taken with a Fujifilm X100s. The rest (on safari) were taken with a Nikon D7100.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Rey
Rey
19 Responses
Really?
I have xpro1 and like it a lot but Sony A7R is a real contender for the best mirrorless camera on the market
Re Sony A7R, I was interested until I read the Shooting with the Sony Alpha 7… article on DPReview. Doesn’t look too hot, based on that write up, and certainly does not relegate the X series to ‘also rans’.
I think fujifilm will go FF way soon also…..
56 f1.2 look hot until you realize it is equivalent of f2.2on FF…..
I had canon 5D and 85 f1.2L. You cannot replicate this on crop.
Imagine a few meter kids shot on f1.2. Perfect object isolation without 200mm lens flattening
This is 1.8 equivalent (1,2 + (1,2*1,5 crop sensor)). No difference visible by the human eye..
This can’t be true. F-number = focal length / aperture diameter regardless of sensor size or film format for that matter. How could it not be?
I think they are referring to equivalent depth of field, 56 1.2 APS-C would produce a similar DOF as 85 1.8 on FF.
That is right. 1.2 APS-C = 1.8 FF speaking of DOF. The amount of light remains the same.
I recently received my X-E2+23mm. Does anyone have information on how to protect the LCD monitor? My iPhone5S, which uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3, takes an adhesive plastic cover as standard to protect from scratches. What ‘glass’ is being used on the Fuji X series and is it smart to put some protective, clear cover on it?
Kaiser Fototechnik GmbH & Co. KG supply LCD Screen Protective Film for Digital Cameras in various sizes.
http://www.kaiser-fototechnik.de
(y)
S/B Thumbs up…thanks.
I’m using on My X-Pro 1 the Glass screen protector from GGS, and I’m delighted with it. Great protection, optical glass, easy to apply and remove, no bubbles trapped underneath.
Also Giottos and Fotka make them, and others. You should check them out.
Did your Pro1 take the 3.0″ or 2.7″? Looks like the E-X2 would take the 2.8″.
The GGS protector looks good. However, I’ll be getting a base plate (for tripod mounting) when they become available for the X-E2 and wonder whether it might interfere, seeing that there’s such tight clearances at the bottom of the LCD.
I’m usng the 3.0″ one on my X-Pro, and the same size was perfect or the 2.8″ screen of my X100 as well. Don’t worry about clearance, I sure don’t have any problems there, and I’m using a Gaiz leather half case as well – I’m sure the base plate won’t interfere at all if the half case doesn’t.
The only thing I would check is the actual size and proportions of the screen proector compared to the X-E2 screen: the 2.8″ GGS sceen protector wouldn’t fit my X100 due to the fact that the X100 screen was 4:3 and the screen protector was 3:2 ratio.
On te other hand the 30″ screen is a perfect fit for the X-Pro 1 (andI mean really perfect, very tight tolerances: you have to b precie fitting it) and was a great it for the X100. I guess the 2.8″ was designed for the Sony Nex screen? Don’t know…
The half case is Gariz, not Gaiz… 😛
Dear admin,
Please refine the titles in the future. Please also notice the number of comments start to fall as more and more trying-too-hard headline grabbing titles are being used…. As a x-mount user/long term fuji fan, I certainly start to lose interest and feel this is abit too hard-sell….
Rgds,
Hi
If you don’t like to see images and visit blogs of X-shooters then feel free to skip X-shooter zones. To me, on a Sunday without any news of particular interest, it’s quite nice to post some photographs taken with X-cameras all around the world… so it’s not about the comments, it’s “just” about images and short stories of X-photographers.
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