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serr: Using the Fujifilm XH2S as a Cinema Camera – Commentary

serr: Using the Fujifilm XH2S as a Cinema Camera – Commentary

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LensTip.com: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WRAPS-C, Capture One Pro, documentary cinematography, documentary photography, Fujifilm XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR, Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R, Fujinon XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR, photojournalism, prime lenses, Super 35

LensTip.com: Fujifilm Fujinon XF 18 mm f/1.4 R LM WRAPS-C, Capture One Pro, documentary cinematography, documentary photography, Fujifilm XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR, Fujinon XF 14mm f/2.8 R, Fujinon XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR, photojournalism, prime lenses, Super 35

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DPReview: Field review: Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR

DPReview: Field review: Fujifilm XF 18mm F1.4 R LM WR

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Press Release: FUJIFILM Announces New FUJINON XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR Lens, Fujifilm Australia

Press Release: FUJIFILM Announces New FUJINON XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR Lens, Fujifilm Australia

FUJIFILM Announces New FUJINON XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR Lens Incredible optical performance in a lightweight and compact body with an 18mm focal length (27mm in 35mm format equivalent) and a wide F1.4 aperture FUJIFILM Australia Pty Ltd is pleased to announce the introduction of the FUJINON XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR lens (XF18mmF1.4), set to be released at the end of May 2021. Having a 35mm equivalent focal…

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SmallRig: SmallRig Professional Accessory Kit for BMPCC 6K PRO 3299

SmallRig: SmallRig Professional Accessory Kit for BMPCC 6K PRO 3299

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News Shooter: Why don’t we see more ENG/EFP form factor digital cinema cameras?

News Shooter: Why don’t we see more ENG/EFP form factor digital cinema cameras?

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I have been trying out a Fujifilm X-T3 loaded up with the latest firmware in order to shoot some HLG, Eterna and F-Log video footage and further try out the camera’s radically improved autofocus functionality which will reportedly be getting better again in a future firmware update, possibly in April this year. 

Fujifilm X-T3 with Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8-4.0 R LM OIS kit zoom lens.

Fujifilm X-T3 with VG-XT3 Vertical Battery Grip and Fujifilm XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR lens.

The first X-T3 I borrowed was half silver and half black while the current loaner is all black, and what a unexpected and pleasant difference that has made.

I made great use of the silver X-T3 in a two-day documentary photography project and shot quite a bit of footage with its Eterna and F-Log picture profiles, on location in available darkness and the brightest of high UV sunlight.

Each time, halfway through the day I would notice my eyes becoming sore and by day’s end the soreness would be unbearable, especially in my right eye.

I am ambidextrous and tend towards right eye dominance though that is not exclusive, and with DSLR-style cameras alway use my right eye to view their electronic viewfinders.

I had attributed the unaccustomed soreness to the slowly worsening eyesight of my ageing myopic eyes, and had feared the worst for my eyesight despite recent eye tests showing expected slow, steady but not marked deterioration in vision.

I wondered whether using an EVF camera might be the cause of the soreness given I own two Fujifilm viewfinder cameras, an X100 and an X-Pro2, and use their optical viewfinders in preference to their EVFs.

But then I also have two Panasonic Lumix EVF cameras, one viewfinder-style and the other DSLR-style, and have never experienced problems like this with either of them.

This week, after extensive use of the black X-T3 for shooting video and stills, I am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that the silver X-T3 and its highly reflective silver-coloured magnesium upper body might be the reason for my previous and constant eye soreness.

I have had no eye soreness with the black X-T3 at all.

Of course, this observation about the difference between the two versions of the X-T3 is a deduction and not the result of any form of scientific test, but it is something worth thinking about when I am in a position to invest in my own X-T3 and the coming  Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.0 R OIS WR zoom lens.

I had been wondering whether my eye soreness was the product of the particular EVF in the X-T3, and was worried the problem might rule out investing in an X-T3 or any other DSLR-style Fujifilm camera, but the electronic viewfinder clearly is not the source of that problem.

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Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.0 R OIS WR – to be released later in 2019.

Bounce-Back and Sore Eyes: Choosing Black-Bodied Cameras Over Half-Silvered Ones I have been trying out a Fujifilm X-T3 loaded up with the latest firmware in order to shoot some HLG, Eterna and F-Log video footage and further try out the camera's radically improved autofocus functionality which will reportedly be getting better again in a future firmware update, possibly in April this year.