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FUJIFILM – How to find shutter count?

FUJIFILM – How to find shutter count?

You are interested in finding your FUJIFILM Camera's shutter count for two reasons - you are curious for your own self or you are buying/selling a camera so you want to know/advertise how used it is. When buying a used camera you'd want to go for lowest shutter count...

Understanding Highlights & Shadows in FUJIFILM Cameras

As a JPEG shooter it is very important to understand how to use and leverage the Highlight Tone and Shadow Tone settings of your FUJIFILM Cameras. This is also handy for those who shoot JPEG + RAW where your JPEG will be produced with your defined settings and while...

Save AF (Auto-Focus) Point by Orientation – FUJIFILM

In my latest video I decided to tackle this question that is asked frequently in several forums online and is something that is new to anyone using or moving to FUJIFILM for the very first time. Check out the video or continue reading below. What do you mean? AF...

Battery Management Tips

Whenever I buy any camera or gear that uses batteries I always buy extra batteries for it, no matter how good the storage capacity or rating of it would be. And with all the batteries, I then label them in numbers. Am I just being OCD or is there some method to my...

Secret Macro Camera – X100V

Ever since I bought a Fujifilm X100v I've been impressed by this little compact power house that is the FUJIFILM X100V. One of the things I really love about the camera is its ability to get really close to the subject and the pictures you get are macro level. It just...

What is the ‘Clanking’ sound from your FUJIFILM lens?

What's that sound? This is pretty scary if you don't know what you are dealing with! First time I heard this "clanking" sound from your FUJIFILM lens..I was concerned that I had been scammed as I had just bought the XF50-140mm F2.8 lens from another person as a used...

Fujifilm X-PRO3 – OVF or EVF

In this post, I want to share some of the key differences between the Optical Viewfinder (OVF) aka Rangefinder and Electronic Viewfinder of the Fujifilm X-Pro3. Thanks to Fujifilm Australia for letting me borrow this camera for sometime but when I was considering what...

Macro Photography with MCEX-11 & MCEX-16 Extension Tubes

  Macro photography is a one of the photography genres that is quite exciting and rewarding as it gives us opportunity to see the things with a whole new perspective. Things that we often miss suddenly become much more noticable with macro photography. However to...

Fujifilm X-T4 ALL Film Simulations

  Fujifilm Cameras inherit a great bit of history from the 35mm Film days when there were different films available that will give you different looks and results based on your selection. With Fujifilm's X-Series range, you find many of these films now included...

Low Light IBIS Performance Fujifilm X-T4

Finally in this latest camera by Fujifilm we now have 5-axis In Body Image Stablisation (IBIS) which means that you can get a lot more steady handheld shots in low light or night scenes. I decided to test this capability of the X-T4's IBIS as I know that I'm quite...

Unboxing Fujifilm X-T4

Earlier this May, Fujifilm released these next flagship camera X-T4 with the rumoured articulating screen and In Body Image Stablisation (IBIS).  I reached out to Fujifilm Australia to request if a review unit could be sent to me for testing and review. Sure, enough...
Secret Macro Camera – X100V

Secret Macro Camera – X100V

Ever since I bought a Fujifilm X100v I've been impressed by this little compact power house that is the FUJIFILM X100V. One of the things I really love about the camera is its ability to get really close to the subject and the pictures you get are macro level. It just...

What is the ‘Clanking’ sound from your FUJIFILM lens?

What is the ‘Clanking’ sound from your FUJIFILM lens?

This is pretty scary if you don’t know what you are dealing with! First time I heard this “clanking” sound from your FUJIFILM lens..I was concerned that I had been scammed as I had just bought the XF50-140mm F2.8 lens from another person as a used lens.

Later when I bought the XF80mm F2.8 Macro brand new it also had this sound. So it turns out it is nothing to be scared or worried about.

Featured Instagram Photographer @sixstreetunder

Featured Instagram Photographer @sixstreetunder

sixstreetunder Craig Whitehead In this new series, I will feature some of the amazing photographers that I follow on Instagram who take some of the most amazing photographs you will ever see. Craig Whitehead aka @sixstreetunder is this week's featured photographer. He...

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