There are many other websites that promote accessories to use with your Fujifilm X-H1,this list of recommendations and accessories will be different than theirs. Not everyone will agree with my list, but it's my take on what's best. This list is also not specific to the Fujifilm X-H1 only,If you buy a second-hand camera, the... Continue Reading →
The Tokina SZX f8.0 400mm, a new mirror lens released by Tokina from august 2020. Mirror lenses where popular in the 70's and 80's - by the 90's, nobody wanted them anymore.What has changed ?The digital camera has come and broken trough, but that has been a while now.Especially the arrival of mirrorless cameras with... Continue Reading →
Hello, here we are again with a new Lut (Cube) update, however ! This time I used a different way of presenting.Well, in the WordPress editor, there is a way to convert your new article into a podcast of sorts, and I've actually been interested in that for a long time.However, the method offered -... Continue Reading →
As always scouring the internet for free Presets, Luts or other stuff. This time I came across a website that had Free Presets not only for Lightroom, but also for Photomatix, Aurora HDR, Camera Raw, Luminar, Affinity Photo and ON1. But that wasn't all : Photoshop Actions, Overlay's, PNG Overlay's, Brushes, Textures and Templates. Yes,... Continue Reading →
One of the subjects I like to photograph are flowers, plants, mushrooms etc. but sometimes those things are very small, and the range of your standard lens or zoom is just not close enough. I use my XF 18-135mm a lot and it can actually close focus pretty well, but to be able to photograph... Continue Reading →
Boletus Reticulatus — La Gallerie I was very surprised today when I came across this one during a walk with one of our dogs.Apparently they can be found between May and October, but I had never seen them in July. with us they are called "eekhoorntjesbrood", which freely translated is "squirrel bread", but a more... Continue Reading →
I think that several (if not all) photographers among us have used a smartphone for making videos and photos, and there is nothing wrong with that, I also do that sometimes. As they say: the best camera is the one you have with you. Even for product shots I dare to use the smartphone, easy... Continue Reading →
1) How I came to this purchase (if you want to skip my boring and sleep inducing chatter, please scroll down to nr. 3) : The story starts with making a very important decision, which is to put my entire Pentax gear up for sale and switch completely to Fujifilm. That decision came after the... Continue Reading →
Oh boy, yes, again a great set of Luts in Cube format, my computers disks are exploding of the many luts !Getting the "largest Collection Luts/Presets and Recipes" together, runs like clockwork.And I'm very happy for that.My advice is : create an extra folder for newly downloaded Luts, and keep the ones you really like... Continue Reading →
The Fujifilm X-H1 - 24MP X-Trans IIIThese are my first impressions after buying this camera second-hand mid-June 2021. When I first got hold of the camera, it immediately felt perfect, a nice big grip, well placed shutter button, and finally a viewfinder that is placed in such a way that you don't have to stick... Continue Reading →
I'm not a trainspotter, but today I had the unique opportunity to go and photograph the original Orient Express from Agatha Christie's famous story "Murder on The Orient Express".The battery of my new X-H1 was completely empty when I left the station :-)I've put some of these pictures on my photo site "La Gallerie", and... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I accidentally published a new Lut Update too soon, the intention was to put out two posts at once, the great Fujifilm Eterna Lut from the Fujifilm company itself, but also this DOUBLE film simulation, namely :A second Eterna Lut, but version Ian Worth,and also an Eterna Recipe for your Fujifilm camera like the... Continue Reading →
Fujifilm Eterna Film Simulation - Lut For F-Log - in other words: intended for video. However, you can also use it perfectly in software like Darktable, probably also Adobe, Luminar and many others.It contains cube files for different Fujifilm Cameras, but for other cameras this should work too - in that case just pick one... Continue Reading →
Hello, hereby the second part of "Reviewing my camera gear - should I upgrade or not ?"First of all, I wrote this after I made my decision, but I did write it in order as it actually happend.I can assure you that for me too, the outcome was very surprising. First let me sketch what... Continue Reading →
Buying a new camera is always fun, the question is do you really need it?Sometimes it's hard to decide because the urge to buy that new toy can be bigger than what your mind says.Should I buy or not - dilemma ! So, recently I did this research on how to make an informed decision,... Continue Reading →
Frank Glencairn's article and the Luts were a success, many readers have visited his page and downloaded the Luts.It is not every day that an award winning filmmaker gives away free coloring Luts.And judging by the photo of Frank, he seems to be a very nice guy to.As I wrote, the Lut in Cube format... Continue Reading →
Some may have noticed that the pages "PictureFX Original" - "PictureFX v3.0" and "PictureFX 3DLut Cube" have been removed.In its place has come one page "PictureFX" which will contain all information and downloads on one page.Temporarily the page "PictureFX Professional 4.0 - "The Analog Film Look" is still online, but it will also be fully... Continue Reading →
Coincidentally, our good friend Mark G Adams also publishes new recipes.So not one but two updates today! Eterna Sun : "A retro style, warm color recipe based on the Eterna film simulation" as Mark says.Well, "warm and retro" is spot on I think,I'm someone who's always going to compare, and that's what I've done now,the... Continue Reading →
"Frank GlencairnAward winning German cinematographer, Filmmaker, and hardcore BBQ lover - not necessarily in that order" from About @ Frank Glencairn Luts, in whatever form (PNG-Cube…) are scarce on the internet, that is, unless you are willing to pay for them.Pat David, Stuart Sowerby, Cédric Eberhardt and Myself with PictureFX were the only ones I've... Continue Reading →
In my previous post "How To Preview all your Luts ?" we talked about a program that could produce a preview of your Luts.Bulk Lut's Previewer is a real asset for those who have a lot of Luts on their computer, but there was one problem, you couldn't preview Haldclut's or PNG files.Today we have... Continue Reading →
Thomas Schwab - alias: effzwo.thommy Created or participated in many recipes.As far as I discovered, only has an Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/effzwo.thomy/His recipes or those in which he participated can be found on the Ritchie Roesch website fujixweekly.comGo to the search box and type in "Thomas" or "Schwab" to find his recipes. If you are looking for... Continue Reading →
Do you like Film Simulations ?Do you use Lut's for this ?Then you should definitely read on ! If, like me, you have a lot of Lut's on your computer, it can be difficult to find out which Lut fits best with a picture,especially if you have to load them one by one in your... Continue Reading →
New Recipe Update to "The Largest Collection of Recipes brought together" and free Capture One Styles ! Veijo Matikainen Film Simulation recipes and Capture One Styles
National Geographic, a new PictureFX Film Simulation in the Cinematic series.The previous Cinematic Simulation called "Crime Scene" was published in November 2020, so it's high time for a new one !This one (and another one) actually stayed in the drawer for a long time, on one hand because I was also working on other simulations,... Continue Reading →
Yes, 125 free Luts - all in Cube format, this time from commercial manufacturers : ON1 and Rocketstock.But they are free, only an email is required but no registration for ON1, direct download for Rocketstock.Just to be clear, I don't get money to promote someone or a company, normally I don't like to use commercial... Continue Reading →
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