miXed zone: “When god was not there”, the enlight photoshow, lenses and more

image courtesy: Donato Chirulli (riflessifotografici – theartofphotography)

In February Donato Chirulli from riflessifotorafici  visited Auschwitz, equipped with the X-E1, the 35mm and 18mm. He tried to put his feelings and thoughts into images. The result are some really strong pictures that impressed also le journal de la photographie.

You can read Donato’s introduction to his work and see his pictures here at le journal de la photographie.

And if you want, stop by Donato’s new blog the art of photography to see some of his most interesting shots.

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You can see the first episode of the enlight photoshow here at youtube and read Dave’s introduction to the show here at his blog. In this episode: 1) Smart Phone Tip (from minute 00:00) 2) Bill Cunningham (from minute 02:20) 3) Mirroless Cameras / X-PRO1 (from minute 06:30) 4) DKP – Theatre shoot  (from minute 12:43)

“Whether you love shooting photos with your smartphone, compact, mirror-less, compact, SLR, medium format or even good old film, the enlight photo Show is for you. This is a show full of a variety of shooting tips, technique tips, photo film reviews, gear features and more, hosted by James Madelin the founder of enlight photo and produced by Dave Kai Piper, noted UK fashion photographer.”

X100S

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– Photoluma “Fujifilm X100S – outdoor photography usability review ” can be read here.

– “It is a joy to use. I can’t help but agree with the reviews by Zack Arias and Bert Stephani…this is the best camera I have used. It’s small, feels right, looks right, produces stunning images and feels like an extension of my eye/ mind/ heart/ soul. It’s the best, in my opinion, not because of one outright performance factor, but because of the sum of the parts.” Read ianmacmichaelphotography‘s review here.

X20

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– X20 review at CNET (click here). “There’s a lot to recommend the Fujifilm X20, especially if you’re looking for a more old-school shooting experience in a digital compact or want an optical viewfinder and can’t afford the X100S. It delivers very good performance, a nice feel, and a streamlined interface. But its image quality — while very good — doesn’t make it stand out from the competition, and its video disappoints.”

– “Hey guys, I did a ‘usability’ review of the new Fuji’s (X100s and X20) based on a trip to the Easter celebrations in Sicily, thought you might be interested in how the cameras worked for this kind of event based documentary photography. Colin” Click here

lenses

– Review: SLR Magic 23mm f1.7 (specs&price) (Fujifilm X Mount) at the phoblographer here.

– slgear [shoplink 11339 ebay]XF 14mm[/shoplink] review here. “There’s no question Fuji has spent a lot of time on this lens: Sharpness at ƒ/2.8 is very good, and excellent at ƒ/4 or smaller; distortion is non-existent (quite a feat in and of itself on a wide-angle lens), and chromatic aberration is also hard to come by. While the price tag for this lens might be high, there’s no doubt that you get what you pay for.”

– Quick test, XF 60mm vs [shoplink 11909 ebay]Olympus 60mm f/2.8[/shoplink] at admiringlight here.

– “Hi Patrick! I have some pictures with the Fuji X-E1 and the Samyang 8 mm f/2.8 on my site. […]. if you wish to share the link, feel free to do so.” See Matti Sulanto’s shots taken with the X-E1 and [shoplink 12498 ebay]Samyang 8mm[/shoplink] at sulantoblog here.

image courtesy: sulantoblog