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    JaapD got a reaction from Ruthless Rabbit in Fuji 1.4X XF TC WR Teleconverter   
    Yes, I will going to buy the 1.4x TC, to accompany my 50-140mm. I will trade in my 55-200mm which is a 'good' lens but not a 'great' lens in my opinion.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Festus in Fuji wins 9 Red Dot Design Awards   
    Aping Leica design? I don’t think so and I’m glad for that, otherwise the Fuji cameras and lenses weren’t such top of the line products. Fuji is miles ahead of Leica design in almost every aspect. Keep in mind that product design is the combination of optics-, mechanics-, electronics-, and software design altogether.
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    JaapD got a reaction from heinzeroth in XF120mmF2.8 Canceled! :: XF80mm Macro Coming!   
    I understand Fuji’s decision as far as ‘macro’ goes. A 120mm macro (180mm FF) is a bit too much tele. On the other hand I think it is a real pity that we’re not getting a 180mm f/2.8 tele lens. I think such lens would perfectly fit in Fuji’s lens roadmap.
     
    There is room for 200mm f/2.8 (300mm FF) and 270mm f/2.8  (400mm FF) lenses and I hope Fuji also sees that there are gaps to fill.
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    JaapD got a reaction from struttob in Iridient Developer is the best RAW processor for Fuji X sensor   
    Waiting for the PC version of Iridient, or C1 with fully functioning lens corrections for the X-Pro2 & X-T2, whichever comes first....
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    JaapD got a reaction from Mike G in XF120mmF2.8 Canceled! :: XF80mm Macro Coming!   
    I understand Fuji’s decision as far as ‘macro’ goes. A 120mm macro (180mm FF) is a bit too much tele. On the other hand I think it is a real pity that we’re not getting a 180mm f/2.8 tele lens. I think such lens would perfectly fit in Fuji’s lens roadmap.
     
    There is room for 200mm f/2.8 (300mm FF) and 270mm f/2.8  (400mm FF) lenses and I hope Fuji also sees that there are gaps to fill.
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    JaapD got a reaction from T-Man in IBIS degrades image quality   
    In an ideal situation you would have a tripod and no IBIS. For those less ideal situations in life IBIS has most certainly an added value. So Hassleblad (!) is correct but not telling the complete story here.
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    JaapD got a reaction from JBoris in DOWNLOAD NOW :: Massive FUJIFILM FIrmware Updates :: Bug Fixes + Improvements for X-series cameras / lenses!   
    Most likely your mac has renamed the file. The correct name is "FWUP0008.DAT". If necessary manually rename the file and you should be fine.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Ilya_p in DOWNLOAD NOW :: Massive FUJIFILM FIrmware Updates :: Bug Fixes + Improvements for X-series cameras / lenses!   
    Thanks for your reply. It is of course required to use a formatted card, otherwise the card won't be readable in the first place. It is not mentioned that only one file should be put on the card. Since all upgrade files have their unique name (i.e. FWUP0001.DAT, FWUP0005.DAT, XFUP0018.DAT, etc) I expect the camera kwows what file to select for upgrade.
     
    When I want to upgrade all my different cameras and lenses, can I then put all upgrade files in one go onto an SD card, then put it into the camera and let the camera decide what file it needs.
     
    What do you think?
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    JaapD reacted to milandro in DOWNLOAD NOW :: Massive FUJIFILM FIrmware Updates :: Bug Fixes + Improvements for X-series cameras / lenses!   
    For the reasons that I’ve mentioned before, I would certainly err on the side of caution and do the updatedsone by one.  What have you got to lose? A bit of time?
     
    The number of things that could go wrong are very high (certainly if you are upgrading a number of lenses) and the, even remote, possibility that you would then have to send your camera for service to reupload all the software frankly speaking would scare me.
     
    What is the benefit? Saving few minutes? Not worth the risk!
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    JaapD reacted to milandro in DOWNLOAD NOW :: Massive FUJIFILM FIrmware Updates :: Bug Fixes + Improvements for X-series cameras / lenses!   
    I don’t know it it is possible but I really think it is best to do this one by one, why would they, otherwise, tell you to do this on a formatted card?
     
    If the camera could, without any problems, chose the software it needs among all the data on the card without any interference formatting wouldn’t be necessary.
     
    I think that it is best to do all operations one by one. Remember that if you camera gets mixed up with conflicting data you might not be able to restore its functions alone for the same reason that downgrading is not possible.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Mike G in FUJIFILM will develop an XF 8-16mmF2.8 WR lens   
    An XF 8-16mmF2.8 WR would be great, resulting in the holy trinity of:
     
    8-16 f/2.8
    16-55 f/2.8
    50-140 f/2.8 
     
    I think Fuji owe it to themselves to complete their 'PRO' product line. I would buy an XF 8-16mmF2.8 WR instantly!
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    JaapD got a reaction from Curiojo in NIK EF EX PRO   
    For RAW conversion you could use Fuji's free RFC converter, creating a 16 bit TIF. Then you could apply the NIK effects.
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    JaapD got a reaction from thedwp in 16-55 vs Primes   
    In some aspects, for instance when shooting at f/5.6, the 16-55 mm  is better than the 16mm.
    In order to compare the 16 and 56 mm versus 16-55 mm I find this a good site:
     
    http://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/fujinon/xf-16-55mm-f2.8-r-lm-wr/review/
     
    http://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/fujinon/xf-16mm-f1.4-r-wr/review/
     
    http://www.imaging-resource.com/lenses/fujinon/xf-56mm-f1.2-r/review/
     
    If you don't need anything faster than f/2.8 I can highly recommend the 16-55mm. When shooting RAW you do need to have a RAW converter utilizing automated lens corrections (CaptureOne, Adobe, Silky, RFC), taking care of pincushion, barrel and chromatic distortions.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Curiojo in Will Fujifilm Make The Same Mistake?   
    People have different expectations with ‘mirrorless’. Most seem to think that it is equivalent to ‘small’. I don’t know who said that, where this was coming from or who have convinced them that this is the case. Possibly the 4/3 camera range is responsible for this, but here it’s also about sensor size as we all know.
     
    When defining 'mirrorless' myself I only think of ‘no-mirror’ (no autofocus offset errors anymore, no unsharpness caused by flappy mirror) and ‘EVF’ (with all its advantages and disadvantages, improving incrementally until in the end it will surpass OVF).
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    JaapD got a reaction from meloaku in XF120mmF2.8 Canceled! :: XF80mm Macro Coming!   
    I understand Fuji’s decision as far as ‘macro’ goes. A 120mm macro (180mm FF) is a bit too much tele. On the other hand I think it is a real pity that we’re not getting a 180mm f/2.8 tele lens. I think such lens would perfectly fit in Fuji’s lens roadmap.
     
    There is room for 200mm f/2.8 (300mm FF) and 270mm f/2.8  (400mm FF) lenses and I hope Fuji also sees that there are gaps to fill.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Jonesy in New X-T1 Buyer. Needs Lens Recommendations   
    You are of course right prefering something smaller. However the image quality is significantly better and you also get the 16mm. 16 mm versus 18mm (24mm vs. 28mm on FF) is for me still a big step. I have the 18-55 and 16-55 but I never use the 18-55mm anymore.
     
    Bye the way, there is not much image quality difference between the 16mm and the 16-55mm from f/4 onwards. In some aspects the 16-55 mm @16mm is even better!
     
    My proposal: get the 16-55 and the 50-140.
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    JaapD got a reaction from Aswald in 55-200 Focus Past Infinity.   
    I have seen this on many other lenses, including my Canon 70-200 f/2.8. This has to do with tolerances in the design, mostly temperature related aspects. You always need to be able to focus at infinity, over the complete temperature range between the extreme cold and heat. In order to guarantee this the lens is designed in such a way to mechanically focus beyond infinity. So there is nothing wrong with your lens.
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