Fujifilm 2017 Rewound: Top Highlights Month by Month

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Fujifilm 2017 Rewinded

2017 was another exciting Fuji X year, and in order to cover it properly, I have shared almost 1,000 blog posts.

A lot of things happened, and maybe some of you might have missed something. So I have checked back all articles and selected some highlights for you. No FujiRumors rumors are included in this list.

It was not easy to pick out a few highlights… but below you can find the list month by month. Let us know what you consider the highlight of 2017.

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Fujinon XF 80mm Macro “Sharpest Lens I Have Ever Used in My Entire Life… but Too Sharp For Portraits”

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Fujinon XF80mmF2.8 Macro

It’s not the first time, that we hear “complaints” about the XF80mmF2.8 Macro being too sharp for portraits. We reported about it already here.

Now also ZedProMedia shares the same opinion. I know, some say it’s better have an ultra-sharp lens, and eventually soften the image in post production. But another aspect that makes the lens not ideal for portraits, is that the bokeh tends to be swirly and have a cat eye form wide open at F2.8, which resembles the character of some old vintage lenses.

Here are a few considerations ZedProMedia made (full video at ZedProMedia Youtube):

  • Sharpest lens I have ever used in my entire life
  • Too sharp for portraits
  • Swirly, cat eye looking bokeh at F2.8
  • At 2.8 tons of vignetting, fixable in post. Less vignetting stopped down. No vignetting at F6.4
  • Insanely sharp in corners, also at F2.8
  • Fast AF, but not as fast as XF50-140
  • At close ups not super-accurate AF. Manual focus better
  • Probably the nicest Macro lens I have ever used

Shooting flowers with the XF80mm Macro at dcfever (translation)

Fujinon XF 80mmF2.8 Macro: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera

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Fujifilm GFX 50S: Top Camera 2017, Focus Stack, Long Exposure, Himalayan Adventure, Sports Awards + Fantastic Images (NSFW)

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Fujifilm GFX 50S

Full Frame or Medium Format?

What should Fujifilm offer along with its APS-C line up?

Well, I’m glad Fujifilm answered: we should offer the best image quality of any mirrorless camera ever… hence Medium Format was the obvious choice.

In todays’ Roundup we will tell you how the Fujifilm GFX 50s has been declared Top Camera of 2017 and much more, including many fantastic images shared by fellow Fujifilm GFX shooters at our Fujifilm GFX facebook group.

And don’t worry, the Fujifilm GFX is still on my radar… and as you can see in this image, I’m working restlessly to get the money to buy it ;) .

And just in case you missed it, we have a dedicated Fujifilm GFX facebook page for 100% GFX coverage only.

Cover Stories

  • ePHOTOzine’s Overall Camera Of The Year 2017 is the Fujifilm GFX 50S. Check it out at ePHOTOzine
  • Fuji GFX 50s Focus Stack (using Lightroom and official Fujifilm tether Plug-in) at Stuart Harper Youtube
  • Long Exposure Photography with Medium Format – Fujifilm GFX 50S – Extensive Review at juliaannagospodarou
  • Himalayan adventures with the Fujifilm GFX 50s at sarayacortaville
  • Thorsten Baering: My photo made it to the round of the last 25 photos from the IAAF photo competition. Photographed with a Fuji GFX 50s. Image here (or down below).

And more

Workshops

IMAGES – NSFW INCLUDED

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Switching to Fujifilm in 2018? Here are the Top 2 Lenses To Start With, Recommended by FR-readers – POLLS

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TOP FUJINON LENSES

Hi all…

Today I need your help :)

Why? Because one of the most asked questions I get via email is more or less like this:

“Hey Patrick, I am switching to Fujifilm. Which lenses do you recommend to start with?”

or

“Hey Patrick, next month I will travel to destination XY. Which lenses should I bring with me?”

I always have a hard time to answer these, because I tend to recommend lenses that I like and prefer for my way of shooting. And of course different lenses are good for different types of photography. And different people prefer different lenses.

So I had an idea.

I can escape the responsibility of making all alone lens recommendation in future, by launching a few polls here on FujiRumors, so that all of you guys can vote your own two favorite lenses.

So, if I get the question again via email in future, I will still be happy to give my humble advice, but I can also link to this post, so that people can have a larger feedback, than just my own.

How It Works

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Fujifilm X-E3 Wooden Grip, The Mini X-Pro2, Fuji X-E3 Bug Fixes, X-E3 or X-T20, A Great Little Street Camera & More (X-E3 Roundup)

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JBCameraDesigns X-E3 wooden grip at dc.watch (translation) – Grip by JBcameraDesigns

Fujifilm X-E3 Roundup

So Christmas is over, and it was the first one with my new Fujifilm X-E3.  So far I am in love with it, especially if used with the XF27mm, it’s the perfect walkaround, street and travel camera.

I have only two issues, one of them I already reported abou it here.

  • The focus stick blocks – video here
  • Sometimes my X-E3 tells me that no SD card is inserted, although there is one. In that case, I have to remove SD card, put it in again, and then shoot again. The SD card issue happened also when I shot on tripod… and God knows why the X-E3 has still no centered tripod mount. So I had to unscrew everything, take out SD-card, put it in again, mount it again on tripod, and shoot.

For these two reasons, my local store told me they will replace my camera with a new one, as soon as they get one from Fujifilm after holidays.

I think I was just unlucky… the next sample will work perfectly fine. But of course I will keep you updated.

In the meantime, enjoy this huge roundup dedicated to the lovely Fujifilm X-E3.

But before that, feel free to join our Fujifilm X-E facebook group.

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