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  • How to hood a Fujinon XF 27mm 2.8

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    X-M1 27mm with Leica 12550 hood
    Shady dealings with the 27mm

  • Fujinon XF 18-135mm First Impressions (Updated)

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    Fujifilm XF 55-200 18-135 18-55 compared
    I picked this lens up from my friendly local crack dealer, London Camera Exchange in Guildford, with £250 off courtesy of the Fujifilm offer on the X-T1. It didn't take me long to take it out for a quick wander. The results are what you see here, plus some real-world shooting in London a couple of weeks ago. Full disclosure - I'm writing this review as a dedicated user of prime lenses. I have never been a big zoom user, although I do "get it", and I already have the 18-55 and 55-200. In r…

  • The long and the short of it

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    Fuji X-T1 400mm Tokina
    In which I experiment with options for long lenses for the Fuji X series and compare the Samyang 300mm with a legacy telephoto.

  • Under cover

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    Umbrella 1 cropped
    Thoughts on the role of the umbrella in modern society and photographic use