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The Fujifilm Film Simulations are hands down one of the main things that keeps me coming back to the brand. It is by far one of the most fun things to tinker with while shooting and really increases my enjoyment out in the field. I have been shooting alot less with my X-T1 lately and have been enjoying my X100F far more but here are a few examples of the film simulations I have enjoyed using from my X-T1 and still use while shooting my X100F. Classic Chrome: Monochrome: Velvia/Vivid: Pop Color: I threw in the over saturated Pop Color example because although its unrealistic for most real world shooting applications it can still be fun and provide some interesting results!

I'm considering migrating from a crop-frame DSLR (Nikon D90) to the well-loved mirrorless world of Fuji X. The impetus is my upcoming honeymoon, where we'll be taking our dream vacation to New Zealand and French Polynesia. I can hardly wait to get my eyes on those beautiful landscapes! I was looking at full-frame cameras from Nikon and Canon, but after spending an hour with a work colleague who's maniacal in his love for the X100 series, I've changed course. The challenges I face with my current DSLR (bulky for travel/hiking, multiple lenses but never change them, too much effort to let photos happen organically or take the camera out regularly), seem to be addressed with these smaller, but just as powerful, cameras. As I read more, my excitement increased - people are obsessed with the Fuji color, sensor, and engineering. I do have a few questions before I make the switch. For landscape photography, am I sacrificing up anything major by not going full-frame? Have you been satisfied with your shots in this area? X-T2 vs. X100F - is there one that you would recommend based on my anticipated usage? About me: mid-30's outdoor lover, photo enthusiast, loves photography for travel and capturing lifelong memories of friends/family/moments. As I mentioned, I'm pretty much sold on the smaller profile since I know I'll use the camera more often (vs. pulling out my phone), just wondering about image quality for this once-in-a-lifetime trip! Thanks in advance.

XT1, XT20, XT2, XP2, X100F, GFX 50S, plus XT2 manual vers 2 All links here: http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-releases-new-kaizen-firmware-for-fujifilm-x-t2-x-pro2-and-gfx-50s/

A few from last year this time with the XT1 + 90mm f2.

We all know the effects of the Electronic shutter on moving subjects or when used from a moving platform but from the results of a discussion on another forum I recently reversed my previous habit of using mainly M shutter and swapping to E as necessary to one of using E shutter as standard and switching to M when subject movement was a factor. However, I was doing some tests yesterday to check the bokeh on my Canon FD 300mm lens which, when fitted with its matched X1.4 TC shows just a little nervousness and CA with the very twiggy background to my bird feeders. Without the TC the lens is fine but I noticed this severe distortion from using the E shutter on some of the files. I don’t stand nor hold a camera quite as steadily as I used to so I was using a monopod and light levels were low (see Exif). I was shooting CL to allow for misfocus knowing that I was not holding quite steady. This method has improved my hit rate allowing for some subject movement when shooting with a long MF lens - some even shoot BIFs this way with MF lenses. The distortion you see in two images is the result of very slight camera movement and E shutter. The day was still – in fact foggy and there was no swaying of the bird feeders. Shooting CL allowed me to get some sharp images as you can see and with no distortion usually the second or third of a 5 shot burst - while the distortion is in the first of each sequence as I press the shutter. I’m really surprised at the amount of distortion when camera movement was minor. I'm aware that the E shutter of the XT1 takes as much as 1/15th sec to pass fully across the frame while exposing/activating each row of pixels at the set shutter speed or auto shutter speed but I didn't expect this sort of distortion even taking into account the relatively slow shutter speed 1/300 for the focal length and and minor camera movement. I shall rethink my use of the E shutter with long lenses. XT1, Auto E shutter, Canon FD 300mm f4L @ f4, ISO 5000 and shutter speed as shown. First of each pair is distorted.

I posted a half dozen in the gallery - feel free to tell me what you think. Please click the expand arrows top right and fill size tab bottom left otherwise sharpness suffers.