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2 4 | ON TRIAL - Fujifilm X-E1
As the new breed of ultrahigh resolution
D-SLRs ~ led by the Nikon D800 - test the mettle of system
high performance fast primes are finding anew audience We test five of the current Zi
models for Nikon model
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Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 SLR Lenses
{As the new breed of ultra-high resolution D-SLRs ~led by the Nikon D800 - test the mettle of system lenses, Zeisss high performance fast primes are finding a new audience We test five of the current 2F2 mount models for Nikon models
3 6 PROFILE -
A Tale Of Two Studios
Sydney's lower north was a key centre of advertising photog- raphy in Australia during the 1970s and “80s, and one studio in particular spawned a great many creative talents, Bruce Usher tells the story of 116 Miller Street in North Sydney
Fine-art photography Andy Cross explains why the
process requires a lot of careful planning and preparation
to ensure an effective selling tool
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Canon EOS 6D Canon's answer to Nikon's D600 is actually uite a diferent animal, but it still combines
a 35mm-sized sensor with a compact, light- weight and more affordable bodyshell
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FIRST FRAME oie
Paul Burrows attended The Event 2012 courtesy of Nikon Australia
The Main Event
to get around to writing about The Event, the AIPPS three-day extravaganza of seminars and workshops staged with key assistance from Nikon Australia, but better late than never Infact, a5 the prograrn for 2013 is announced, its probably very {good timing, This year it’s Hobart in rid-winter (pack those woollies), but last year it was the NSW Hunter Valley in early spring (well nearly) and a few days of warm sunshine helped energise things, but f ever anything Ive attended had abuzz; this was it Now, being old like Father Time, Ive been to a fair few such gatherings, including a number over- seas, but nothing was quite as impressive as The Event in 2012 For starters, the program is very care fully thought-out, although it’s packed if anything, too solidly packed), so there's no doubt youte get- ting value for money But we'e not talking about a few'headline acts’ padded out with second-tier il e's the whole thing was A-grade with, from what I experienced, every presenter putting in a huge effort
to educate, excite, encourage or entertain, The star was the highly-respected American photojournal- ist James Nachtwey who eared a long standing ovation at the end of his keynote presentation, This was the appropriate way to appreciate an astound- ing body of work, but to be honest the delivery was mechanical and he seemed both aistant and dis- tracted By contrast, Steve Parish totally engaged with his honesty and openness as he described the various calamities which led to the devastating demise of his eponymous business empire When, inevitably, Steve shed a few tears during his presenta- tion, it was painfully real and he wasnt the only one
in the room weeping twas also impressive to see how many delegates turned up at the crack of dawn after the previous evening's welcome party — for Mike Langfords workshop about how to tackle a com- mission for a resort client (wich is a lot of what he does these days), but it was well worth the effort
F one reason or another it's taken me a while
as it was as good as on-the-job experience the venue being the Cypress Lakes golf resort | was too late to sign up for Urs Buhiman's workshop at the nearby RAAF base at Williamtown, but by the look of some of the images he created around the F/A-18 Homet it would have been an equally valuable learn- ing experience Likewise when David Olver and his daughter Clare, demonstrated a whole hanabook full of on-location portrait ideas and techniques, ably assisted by the bucolic surrounds of his Hunter Valley farm and a bright, late winter sunset Did I mention the sheer variety of the prograrn which is perhaps why last year’s The Event attracted nearly 500 del egates really no mean feat in an industry the size
Of Australias ve only scratched the surface, but its enough to show that the value here is not just to individuals, but to the industry as a whole Good foundations are being laid here in terms
of collective skill levels, a uniform understanding of what are professional standards, and better business practices This steal learning ~ facilitated, it has to be noted, by talent drawn largely from local ranks ~ and isa valuable investment in the future Itdoesnt hap- pen by accident Its the result of a carefully planned program that’s been put together with a real sense of
‘what's requited in today’s industry, and then execut-
ed in.a way that’s both appealing and accessible The Event is world class, but it's right on your doorstep (even if you may have an overseasflight to Tasmania) and that means you should take a look at what’ on offer this year No matter where you ate in
‘your career, you will come away with something and that may even be a tevived passion for every thing that’s wonderful about photography
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Imaging Products & Processes
he two digital cameras which started Fujifim’s
Tress es on professional sectors have both been
significantly updated The iconic X100 becomes
the X100S and the X10 evolves into the X20
The X100S retains the same classically styled bodyshell as its predecessor, but upgrades to an
updated version of the 16.3 megapixels X-Trans
CMOS sensor from the X-Pr01 AS on the latter
model, the new sensor’ innovative 6x6 pixel
enabling th
potential Fujifilm says the X100 delivers over
0 it more resolution than the previous
model The sensor is mated with a ne,
powerful EXR Processor II imaging eng}
reduces the start-up time to 0
lag to 0.01 seconds
The new camera also has a nee system with phase-diff
ments via dedicated
d quotes a time of just 0.08 ing between phase detection and jon measurement is performed ding to the subject or sc The X100's hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder remains, but the latter is upgraded to 2.36 million
and there's a new ‘Digital Split Image’ display to assist with manual focusing
Additionally, manual focus can be as
“focus peaking’ display which ind
of sharpest focus by highlighting the areas of
0 doubt in anticipation of mare high-end imaging
N2 ne rat eas of XOD format
and a compatible reader Until now, Sony has been the only promoter of XOD ca
and Nikos flagship Dé the sole digital camera supporting the format, but it’s only a matter of time
before others arrive, enti
by the increased
potentially much la storage capacities Long
term, XQD is designed to
be the replacement for
Compactflash
The new Lexar Professional 1100x XD cards are available in
capacities of 32 GB and
64 GB with a minimum
The lens i
im Upgrades Key X-Series Cameras
lla fixed Fujinon 23mm (2.0 lent to 35mm), but it’s been
which displays the ex ings,
150, focusing area, vai nings, and a 3x3 grid Cleverly, the panel automatically changes the colour of its displays according to the scene's char- acteristics in order to maximise legibility This is an important development and another first for Fujifilm which is ikel see its camera selected ahead of the rival models with basic optical
The X20 also has contrast detection autofocusing with a
‘the new sensor The X100S's feature set has
en upgraded to include the same set of Film Simulation’ presets as the X-Pro1 (adding t Pro Neg and extra Monachrome options), a set of
‘Advanced Filter effects and a multiple exposure city Video recording is upgraded to Full HD resolution (at 36 Mbps)
The X20 also retains the sa
Las black ~ and lens as its predecessor, but has a new 2/3-inch 'X-Trans CMOS II’ sensor (with an effective resolution of
12 megapixels) and a much improved optical finder which now includes superimposed info displays Fujifilm calls this an ‘Advanced Optical Viewfinder and the key new element is a transpar- cent ‘Digital Trans Panel’ less than a millimetre thick available in silver as
cus peaking display to aid manual adjustment, This camera's ‘EXR Processor II’ enables continuous shooting at up to 12 fps at maximum resolution ~ albeit only for a short burst of 11 frames ~ and various improvements in other operating speed The fixed zoom’s focal range is equivalent to 28-112mm and has a fast maximum aperture range )-2.8 It incorporates an optical image sta
ch is claimed to give up to four stops of tion Zooming is still, ia a collar- type control on the lens barrel New features include
a set of eight ‘Advanced Filter’ effects, a multiple
‘on 64 possible scenarios, and a stereo audio input, Local launch dates and prices for both models hhave yet to be announced, but for more information about the Fujifilm X-series cameras visit
Im.com.au guaranteed read data transfer speed of 1100x (168 MB
per second) Lexar says its XQD card .adheres to the XQD specification for next-generation D-SLR camera
‘models backed by Nikon and Sony” and is intended
ding of 1080p Full HD and 3D video, and ntinuous shooting in RAW mode with lution D-SLRs The Lexar Prof
ds are ruggedised to protect against water, extremes of temperature, and shock and
ditionally, the Lexar
a limit lifetime warranty and the purch
ludes a download of th
ge Rescue 4 software
Lexar’s XQD USB 3.0 Reader is
a compact device which SuperSpeed USB 3.0 tech
to enable high-speed dat:
transfers from card to computer
It’s priced at $65 The 32 6B Lexar Professi XD card
is priced at $331 while the 64 GB version costs $579
For more information about Lexar data storage products visit www.lexar.com.au
Brief Exposures
Kodak has sold off a huge collection
of its digital imaging patents which must surely spell the end of the companys direct involvement in thìs business Telingly, the main purchasers of these patents are Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and the Chinese electronics giant Huawei Kodak is hoping proceeds from the sell-off
¡ïÍÔ 1100 0Ì protection later this year Having
now sold off virtually all its consumer
imaging assets, Kodak's only pres- enee in the marketplace wiil be
Re RUE RST 55 ments it has with various other companies The sale of around 1100
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HB IMAGING 8N: pRODUCTS
The big gun Nikorrs new 800mm supertelephoto is the longest focal length autofocus lens it has ever built Expect to pay somewhere in the region of $18,000,
Exhibitions * Events * Workshops * Seminars Complete Websites, E-Commerce,
Current to 24 March: Exhibition
Confounding: Contemporary Photography
14 works drawn from the National Gallery
of Victoria collection which explore the uncanny worlds created by human imagination, dreams and memories At the NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Entry is free
Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00 daily (closed Tuesdays) For more information telephone (03) 8620 2222 visit ngv.vic.gov.au
Current to 12 May: Exhibition The Greatest Wonder Of The World Photographs from the famed Holtermann Collection — Australia’s most internationally significant historic photographic archive - 60 years after the 3500 glass plates were discovered
in a garden shed in Chatswood, Sydney At the State Library of NSW, Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000 Entry is free Exhibition hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on Monday and Wednesday to Friday, 9.00am to 8.00pm on Tuesday and 10.00am to 5.00pm con weekends Call (02) 9273 1414 or visit wwwsL.nsw,gov,au for more information
8 March - 5 May: Exhibition South Of
No North, works by the Australian painter Noel McKenna and two international photographers, William Eggleston and Laurence Aberhart, which are connected
by an interest in the vernacular, a regional sense of place and a similar visual sensibil- ity, At the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), 140 George Street, Sydney, NSW
200 Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Wednesday, 10.00am to 9.00pm
‘on Thursday and 10.00am to 5.00pm Friday
to Sunday For more information telephone (02) 9245 2400 or visit www.mca.com.au
9 March - 19 May: Exhibition National Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 At the National Portrait Gallery (NPG), King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT 2600 Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm daily For
‘more information telephone (02) 6102
2000 or visit wwwportrait.gov.au
March ~ Greene: Remote And Wild Panoram apes taken at remote locations wh Richard Green accesses by helicopter At the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery,
30 Parke Street, Katoomba, NSW 2780
Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 4.00pm on weekends Admission $5.00 For more infor- mation telephone (02) 4780 5410 or visit bluemountainsculturalcentre,com.au
12 April - 2 June: Exhibition, Xeno Eucalyptus Images of English landscapes
d through an Australian eucalyp- created by Andrew Merry At the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, 30 Parke Street, Katoomba, NSW 2780 Gallery hours are 10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 4.00pm on weekends
Admission is $5.00 For more information telephone (02) 4780 5410 or visit wavy bluemountainsculturalcentre,com.au
june: Head On Photo Festival Over a month of events staged
in and around Sydney, including exhibi- tions, workshops, artists’ talks, open studios, seminars and the Head On Portrait Prize exhibition at the State Library of NSW For more information visit http;//headon,com.au
16 - 19 June: The Nikon AIPP Event An extensive program of workshops, seminars and presentations, and including a trade show At the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania For more information visit wwwwaipptheevent.com,au
29 June ~ 26 July: Exhibition World Press Photo Awards The winning images and a selection of finalists from the 56th staging of the world's most prestigious photojournalism competition At the State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydn«
NSW 2000 Entry is free, Exhibition hours are 9.00am to 5.00pm on Monday and Wednesday to Friday, 9.00am to 8.00pm
‘on Tuesday and 10.00am to 5.00pm on weekends Call (02) 9273 1414 or visit
|Lnsw.gov.au for more information
The Digital Show
Al the latest imaging products and
Long And Wide From Nikon
fou may not rush out to buy the first of the two
Y cert Site cet ee Nikon, and that’s because it's the 800mm f5.6E FL
ED VR supertelephoto announced towards the end of last Apart from being highly specialised, it's also pretty pricey ~ US$17,900 has been quoted for the American market However, itis interesting in supertelephoto terms as it has optical image stabilisation (a first on a lens of this focal length), two fluorite elements in i 20-element optical construction, an electro-magneti actuated diaphragm, and itis the longest AF built by Nikon at 46 centimetres in length It weighs in
at 4.59 kilograms, which actually isnt all that heavy
to the extensive use of magnesium alloy and the fluorite
ich replace a larger number of conventional
ED types) If 800mm isn’t long enough for you, ther
a matched 1.25x teleconverter which gives you 1000mm (with a maximum aperture of f7.2)
Rather mor ic proposition for most
us is the new 18-35mm angle 20
Nikon is ramping up its range of more affordabl lenses for its D-SLRs with 35mm-sized sensors The 18-35mm has a 12-eleme al construction which
‘includes two ED types made from extra-low disper glass and three aspher s Tt has Nikon's SWM
fe Motor) ultrasonic focusing dri minimum focusing distance of 28 centimetres It weighs in at 385 grams and accepts screwthread filters with a diameter of 7 millim
it lacks a manual aperture collar For more information visit 'www.nikon.com,au
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ight: Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 constant aperture telezoom
Sigma Launches Customisable
Lenses
igma made a number of major
delivering the new lenses promised at last year’s Photokina These are headed by a highly desirable 120-300mm telezoom with a constant maximum aperture of f2.8 which is the first release in Sigma's new “% (for sports line) category This is a G-series lens for use with 35mm- sized sensors and features a weatherised external construction to protect against dust and moisture
Tt also has a heavy-duty brass lens mount Features include both Sigma’s ‘HSM’ ultrasonic autofocusing drive and ‘0S' optical image stabilisation The 23- element optical construction includes two “F” Low Dispersion types (FLD for short, and said to replicate the ultra-low dispersion characteristics of fluorite elements) and one Special Low Dispersion (SLD) type; all of which are designed to minimise chro- matic aberrations An interesting new feature is the facility for firmware upgrades via a USB Dock’ which couples to the lens mount A variety of parameters, including AF speed and OS functions can be updated this way The 120-300mm £2.8 is initially available
in the Canon, Nikon and Sigma D-SLR mounts
‘Also ready for market is Sigma’s 17-70mm f2.8- 4,0 DC-series zoom which is the first release in the
“C (for Contemporary) line It features a new optical construction ~ which includes two FLD elements, one SLD type and three aspherical types (one double-sided) — allowing for a more compact lens overall and enhanced imaging performance
LockCircle Modifies Zeiss Lenses
For Videography
10 video accessories supplier LockCircle has
Nikon's FX format D-SLR
The Prime Circle XT-F lens are all customised
by hand after being ordered by customers and are fitted with an “Ergo Focus’ follow focus gearset,
‘a new 95 mm diameter cinematography-standard front mount and a ‘Cine-Lock Bayonet’ for cine- style locking of the lens onto the camera body
Easier identification of lenses is provided
by a new aluminium cap displaying the focal length and maximum aperture The lens size
is also marked on the side of the barrels
Additionally, ‘Side Index View relocates the focus distance and aperture markings to the side of the lens barrel so they can be easily read from alongside the camera
The aperture control ring is de-clicked and dampened for continuous and silent adjustment of the diaphragm The front mount accepts standard
46 megapixels sensor with a fixed 50mm £2.8 prime lens (equivalent to 75mm),
Designed for D-SLRs with ‘APS-C’ size sensors, the new 17-70mm will be progressively available in Canon, Sigma, Nikon, Pentax and Sony mounts
With a focal length magnification factor of 1.5x, it's equivalent to 25-105mm Tt also gains Sigma's
‘05’ optical image stabilisation (although not in the Pentax and Sony versions as these D-SLR systems use body-based stabilisation) with a claimed correc- tion range of up to four stops Other notable fea- tures include a heavy-duty brass lens mount, seven- blade diaphragm, compatibility with the USB Dock, and a minimum focusing distance of 22 centimetres
Sigma has also unveiled a new enthusiast-Level digital compact camera called DP3 Merrill (named
cine matte boxes and fiter holders, and its circular grooved inner ring helps prevents internal reflections and flaring when using large flat-surface optical filters
‘The Prime Circle XT-F custom lens line-up comprises @ 15mm f2.8, 18mm f3.5, 21mm 2.8, 25mm f2.0, 28mm f2.0, 35mm f1.4, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.4, 100mm f2.0 macro and 50mm F2.0 macro Due shortly is a modded version of Zeiss's recently announced 135mm f2.0 Aprochromatic short telephoto Also available is a
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Left: Sigma 17-7omm
£2.8-4.0 DC-series zoom
after the man who devised the multi- layered Foveon sensor) which has a fixed 50mm f2.8 prime lens precisely matched to the imager It has, naturally, an ‘APS-C format Foveon-type sensor so the lenss effective focal length is 75mm short telephoto which is unusual for a fixed prime, but is designed
to complement the rest of Sigma’s DP-series camera line up (with the wide-angle DP1 and standard focal length DP2) The X3 Merril!’ sensor has an effective pixel count of 46 million (i.e 4800x3200 pixels in each of three layers) and offers the choice of both RAW and JPEG capture However, given the nature
of the sensor, the DP3 is primarily designed for RAW capture to optimise resolution, colour and contrast
Continuous shaoting at up to 4.0 fps is possible for
a burst of seven RAW frames The camera is supplied with Sigma’s Photo Pro RAW converter which now has
‘a new Monochrome Mode for creating B&wW images from the Foveon sensor's multiple imaging layers
Other features include a fixed 7.62 cm LCD monitor screen (with 920,600 pixels resolution), continuous shooting at up to 4.0 fps, full manual control of exposure and focusing, a flash hotshoe and a useful minimum focusing distance of 22.6 cm (giving a maximum magnification ratio of 1:3 or
‘one-third lifesize) Sigma products are distributed
by CR Kennedy & Company
to the 18mm (on the 24x36 mm frame)
LockCircle also offers a range of modified Zeiss
ZE mounts video lenses for use on Canon EF mount camera bodies For more information about the Prime Circle XT lenses visit wwnw.lockcircle.com
LockCircle products are distributed in Australia by Urbancine in Adelaide: visit wwwaurbancine,com
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cers, but this may be changing, as Tokina announces an update to its AT-X 11-16mm f2.8 an all-in-one Web solution for photographers to organise, display, upgrades seen in the D3200 and D5200 models to its new ‘APS-C’
zoom for small format D-SLRs The new DX-II version for Nikon F-mount ma and sell their images, achieving this goal by bringing together a format (a.k.a OX) flagship This would appear to mark the end of the
a built-in ultrasonic focusing drive, allowing it to be used on the Nikon D-SLR bodies which don't highly-qualified team of technical, customer service, marketing road for the enduring D300 which is now
have an integrated focusing motor (for exam ) On a Nikon ‘DX’ format D-SI and business people who are focused on the needs of phioto- The new 07100 has the same 24.7 megapixels (total) resolution as
Tokina zoom’s effective focal length is ch equates to an angles-o raphers This combined expertise and continuously innovating the D3200 and 05200, but the sensor is new and doesn't have a lo
104 to 84 degrees The upgraded model also has revised service fs available in Australia for only $160 a year filter (LPF) This is designed to make the most of the available res
anti-reflection coatings, and the 13-element optical {An indicator of why so many photographers trust Zenfotio to and Nikon conte 0 f atterns and alia
construction includes two super-low dispersion (SLD) display, promote and sell their photographs can be found in the
types and two aspherical types to for, numbers In 2012 more than 30 million visitors viewed images performance C ven more detailing
respectively, chromatic aberrations and distortion on Zenfolio-powered Websites These views directly led to tens than its 24.7 MP OX format sibling
A notable feature is Tokina’s ‘One-Touch Foci of millions of profits, paid out by Zenfolio to photographers The new e lent to IS0 100 to 6400 with Clutch Mechanism’ that allows for rapid switching erent worldwide When calculated as a percentage of all orders placed -stop push to 150 25,600 TY with Nikon's latest generation
between autofocus and manual operation by snapping 'IHUU globally, one percent were in Austratian dollars With the “Đxpeed 3 processor wich, among other things, allows for continuous
using ring forwards or backwards The Canon poo integration of two Australian labs in the last six months, th shooting - with continuous auto-
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London Stansted, London Heathr
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revealed a smart-looki th a black velvet finish and the
re To Be’ embossed on the lid,
at could it be? Openin ox triggered the sound of a flash gun
harging up and then a shutter going off as the word ‘Enlightened!
was well, enlightened, All the action was coming from a little pla
tic model of a Leica S fitted with a 180mm lens which detached from
the camera to become as USB stick containing a press kit
to be the mast i v had press info ered to us and, per i's come from most successful brand: urrent era, Red Bull
So what's it all about? The energy drinks company is sponsoring
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of prominent international publications From best images in each category and an overall winner who receives a Leica $ medium format 7 egory winners each
receive a Leica X2 high-end compact camera Other prizes include Broncolo
new Move portable flash system system from Sun Sniper
The 50 fi will travel around the world as a unique nigh exhibition where they are illuminated in large back-lit displays By the way,
2011 co attracted a total of 22,764 entries
Being Red Bull, of course, there's a 0 it than just our brief out-
ne so visit wwwaredbullillume.com where you'll find lots of interesting stuff,
galleries of pr winning images and background stories, hints and tips, and videos plus all the entry requirements
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The exhibition also includes stunning ‘promotional shots’ of Sydney and Melbourne taken by Merlin and Bayliss from the same era and commissioned
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The collection has the world's lar measures 0.9x1.6 metres and is 5 from the tower of Holtermann’s house at North Sydney (which is now part
of Shore School)
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than a full metal bodyshell like the X-Prot,
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Fujifilm follows up the brilliant X-Pro1 with a more affordable
interchangeable lens X-series model that is a much more realistic
option as a ‘second string’ camera Report by Paul Burrows
hen Fujifilm launched the X-Prot in Australia a year ago it emphasised that it was a “frst camera option”, meaning it wasn’t intended to merely supplement a D-SLR, but to replace it com-
pletely The price tag — similar to that of a higher-end
D-SLR — helped underline the X-Pro1's frontline sta-
tus While no doubt there are some photographers
using the two systems, there are probably plenty
who decided that, as desirable as the X-Pro1 is, i's
really too much of everything when you're already
yedded to a D-SLR So, here's the X-E1 which has pretty well all the good bits of the X-Prot
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packaged up in a more compact and affordable bodyshell that’s stil largely retro-styled to replicate the classic rangefinder camera experience
In addition to being an X-mount camera (an important distinction from the new X100s with its fixed prime lens), the X-E1 has the same “X-Trans' CMOS sensor, the same camera control systems (.e autofocusing, metering, eto), an all-metal con- struction and, importantly, a built-in eyelevel view- finder It doesn’t have quite the same overtly clas- sical appearance as the X-Pro1 and that’s because
of the most significant difference between the two models, namely the viewfinder, The X-E1 replaces
the X-Pro1's clever hybrid opticaVelectronic view
finder ~ as introduced on the original X100 and further improved on the X100s - with a purely elec- tronic one This helps contribute to the reduction in the price tag and also allows the X-E1 to be a litle more compact than its big brother
Fujifilm’s ‘Hybrid Multi Viewfinder I is undoubt- edly one of the X-Prot's selling points ~ primarily with its ability to project digital displays over a direct optical image - and it's backed by a superb RGBW-type LCD external monitor screen with a res- olution of 1.23 megapixels The X-E1 also makes do with a smaller and lower resolution external display, but the good news is that its EVF is a bright OLED panel with a high resolution of 2.36 megapixels, ensuring a much better image quality than when the X-Pro1's finder is run in its purely electronic mode So you're not exactly slumming it in the EVF department with the X-€1 given it matches the best on offer from Sony (the NEX-6 and NEX-7 Use the same EVF) and Panasonic (with the Lumix GH) And the 7.1 cm external
‘monitor isn’t too bad either, even if its resolution is down to a more modest 460/000 pixels However, this also has enabled the X-£1 to be sized closer
to its rivals as it targets a more ‘main- stream’ audience than the primarily pro- orientated X-Prot
In Control
In the light of its positioning in the market,
the X-E1 gains a built-in pop-up flash (while stil retaining @ hotshoe) and an stereo audio input
is added to the feature set for video recording (a
strange omission on the X-Pro1) and the classic cable release socket is supplemented with a provi
sion for connecting an electronic remote trigger (via either the USB port or the stereo audio input)
There's stil a very traditional-looking milled
shutter speed dial (but without the X-Pro1’s lock- ing button), another dial for engaging exposure
compensation (and as easy to accidentally reset
as it is on the other X-series models), leather-look
inserts and magnesium alloy body covers (available ina choice of silver or black finishes stralght away)
‘monitor can be done manually or automatically via proximity sensors set into the eyepiece (which also now incorporates a strength adjustment) Both pro- vide 100 percent subject coverage
The rear panel layout - indeed the entire control layout —is virtually identical to that of the X-Prot with the exception that the replay button moves to the opposite side of the monitor screen and there's a new button for popping up the built-in flash Even the focusing mode selector on the front panel is in exactly the same place on both cameras, but obviously the X-E1 doesn’t have the X-Pro1's viewfinder mode selector lever Additionally, the builtin stereo microphones move from the front plate to the top plate just in front of the hotshoe, and the loudspeaker moves from the side to the back panel, but these are all very minor variations
so the two cameras essentially operate in exactly the same way
Zooming In
The X-E1 arrives with the first X-mount zoom Which has a focal range of 18-S5mm (equivalent
to 27-82mm on the ‘APS-C’ size sensor) with built
in optical stabilisation and the option of manual aperture selection via @ control rng It also has
what Fujifilm calls @ ‘Linear Motor’ (LM) autofocus-
ing drive system which employs two ricromotors
to move the focusing group and is designed to be
both fast and quiet in its operation
Interestingly, the purely electronic viewfinder
is actually more convenient to use with the zoom
as the hybrid finder needs to be switched between
its two magnification settings as the focal length
passes through 35mm (well, you don’t have to, but
it makes viewfinding at the longer focal lengths
easier if you do)
‘The zoom’s click-stopped aperture ring doesn’t
have any set positions or markings, and it's set to
‘R Via a separate switch, As with all the Xf-series
lenses seen so far, it's nicely finished and all the
control rings operate very smoothly, While 18-S5mm
The rear panel layout is also largely retained from the X-Prot, but the LCD monitor screen is smaller
may be a common focal range of the cheap and cheerful kit lenses supplied with many ‘APS-C’
format D-SLRs and CSCs, the Fujinon zoom is a rather more superior offering with a faster maxi mum aperture range of £2.8-4.0 and high-quality apochromatic optics
Sensored!
While the X-£1 inherits the key imaging compo- nents and control systems from the X-Pro1, it has
an updated processor which delivers improvements
in a number of areas including autofocusing speed (and most of which are available in a firmware upgrade for the latter)
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mum image size at the standard aspect ratio of 3:2
is 4896x3264 pixels and JPEGs can be captured at two smaller sizes and one of two levels of compres- sion, There are three image sizes each available at the 16:9 and 1:1 aspect ratios while in-camera pan- oramas are stitched together to cteate a maximum image size of 7680x2160 pixels The X-E1 shares the same battery and memory card compartment arrangement as the X-Pro1 - which is in the base- late and accommodates the same power pack and SD format memory cards (up to SDXC UHS-1 spec) As before the tripod mounting socket is right alongside so the camera will have to be detached in
‘order to change battery or card either mid-shoot
“The X-E1 has pretty well all the good bits of the X-Pro1
packaged up in a more compact and affordable bodyshell
that's still largely retro-styled to replicate the classic
rangefinder camera experience.”
As noted at the start, the sensor is Fujiflm’s 16.3 megapixels 'X-Trans’ CMOS ~ as now also used
in the upgraded X100S - which has a colour filter array employing a 6x6 pixels pattern rather than the conventional 2x2 RGGB arrangement of the Bayer fiter The idea behind this is to create a more random’ arrangement of RGB pixels, giving a higher periodicity which effectively lowers the frequency
at which a moiré effect will occur with repeating patterns This eliminates the need for low pass fiters, enabling more of the sensor's resolution to
be realised Moiré isn't entirely eliminated, but it's much less likely to occur and won't happen with subjects such as fabric textures Furthermore, as there are more RGB pixels in each vertical row and horizontal line the colour fidelity is also enhanced The sensor's specs are the same as those for the X-Prot so the imaging area is 23.6x15.6 mm and the sensitivity range is equivalent to ISO 200
to 6400 with a two-stop ‘push’ to ISO 25,600 and
a one-stop ‘pul’ to ISO 100 However, the auto ISO range now extends to ISO 6400 as well he maxi
Pe eee elecronie display, bụt is an ellent OLED type with a resolution of 2.36 megapix
mencing with a choice of ‘Film Simulation’ presets
‘There are ten in all; five for colour and five for
monochrome capture The main colour presets are
named after the popular Fujichrome professional
transparency films — Provia, Velvia and Astia which equate to Standard, Vivid and Soft - while the other two are celled Pro Neg Standard and Pro Neg High
and these are primarily designed for portraiture,
offering two levels of colour saturation The B&W modes aren't quite so exatic and comprise simply monochrome capture with the options of adding yellow, red or green contrast control fiers, or sepia