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Comment on LENS: Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R by Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:48:02 +0000

Thanks Mark. If I were to choose two lenses in the XF range at the moment it would be the 18-55 and the 35mm f/1.4. Having both of those will cover most of what you will need from and X-E1 and give you fantastic results. The XF 55-200mm zoom is proving to be a great lens too – I’m working on the review now!

Comment on LENS: Fujinon 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R by Mark

Mark — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:40:42 +0000

I like your style of review. It’s the way I think, words…picture (back up what was said) I’m picking mine up tomorrow hopefully. EX1 + 18-55. I’m actually a Canon guy, but owned an AE-1 and this felt familiar. I keep being blown away by the image quality this lens produces couple with the Xpro1 or EX-1. I’m thinking in time the 35mm will be added, but who knows – this lens for walkaround use my just do the trick, we’ll see! Thanks for the great review, appreciate it!

Comment on Fujifilm EF-20 v EF-X20 Flash by Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:35:11 +0000

Check my article on off-camera flash below.

http://www.photomadd.com/off-camera-ttl-flash-with-the-fuji-x-series/

Comment on Fujifilm EF-20 v EF-X20 Flash by Jazz1

Jazz1 — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:00:28 +0000

Matt thanks for the reply. The EF-X20 is ordered. Any ideas on a TTL cord? I’m searching various forums and I haven’t seen anything yet.

Comment on Fujifilm EF-20 v EF-X20 Flash by Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:24:36 +0000

Hi,

Get the EF-X20 and a Canon TTL cord, that’s the best solution for every day stuff and will probably do for what you need. It has a wide-angle lever on the side, which is handy for group shots.

The X20 will also remotely fire the EF-X20 flash (in the right mode) using the X20′s on-board flash, but only in manual mode.

For anything more serious, get something like the Yongnuo 560 II manual speedlight and fire it remotely with a radio trigger, dial in the right level of flash manually.

Make sure you set the ISO manually on the camera when using flash because if you leave it in auto then the camera will most likely choose the highest value (1600/3200) which won’t give you the best quality.

Matt

Comment on Fujifilm EF-20 v EF-X20 Flash by Jazz1

Jazz1 — Fri, 31 May 2013 01:26:46 +0000

Matt, I’m glad I found this story on flash for the Fuji. I’ve purchased the new X20 camera, and never thought I’d need much in the way of flash. However, I need to take some shots of a small panel of speakers and probably some after event shots of two or three people at a time. Given the X20 is a small camera, and my needs are still pretty minimal do you think I could get by with the EF-X20 flash, or should I go with the larger flash, flash bracket and a cable?

Should I just compromise and get the X20 and a TTL cable and hold the flash up?

Comment on Quick Comparison – Nikon 50mm v Fujifilm 35mm v Fujifilm 18-55mm by Jick Magger

Jick Magger — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:10:09 +0000

I took a good long look at the 100% crops, but I don’t see how the 35mm f/1.4 outperforms the 50mm f/1.8. Actually, I think the latter looks better.

Comment on Fujifilm X100S Firmware Update v1.02 by Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:58 +0000

Thanks. I’ve written the first few hundred words. Not doing a traditional review – I think they have been done do death by now!

Comment on Fujifilm X100S Firmware Update v1.02 by Peter

Peter — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:50:49 +0000

Don’t worry. DPreview still haven’t made their review, seems like every other major photosite has.

Look forward to reading yours

Comment on Fujifilm X100S Firmware Update v1.02 by Matt Maddock

Matt Maddock — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:14 +0000

I haven’t really been back to test it properly yet (my X100S review is long overdue as I’ve been busy!) and I haven’t got the X100 to compare it against any more.

My guess is that unless Fujifilm mention focus speed specifically (they always have in the past) then nothing has changed in that regard.