Some of you asked us about a brand new addition to the Fuji XF line of lenses – XF 16mm F1.4. In short – we are not getting this lens. Don’t get us wrong. Based on early reviews and samples, we are confident that Fuji has produced another winner: all metal, sharp and bright with [...]
Tag: X-T1
Lenses First, Camera Second
When someone is starting out in photography and asks us a question, it is almost always which camera to buy. Indeed, it’s an important question! However, we are rarely asked about lenses, as if they were just unimportant accessories. It is well known that amateurs get excited about cameras while professionals care more about their [...]
HO! HO! HO! with the XF 50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR
When a package from Fujifilm Canada with the XF 50-140 OIS lens arrived on my doorstep, I got unusually excited. I couldn’t wait to start shooting. How strange, I thought. After all, I have never been a fan of zoom lenses; I mostly shoot with primes and the line of XF prime glasses fills my [...]
Photo Ramblings
It is November and in Vancouver it usually means short days and lots of rain. It’s not that a little bit of water stops us from taking photos, in fact quite the opposite! We are working on several projects, which we will share with you as they take shape. We are planning a ten-day trip [...]
The Barn – Revisited
All shot with the Fuji X-T1, XF 14mm F2.8, XF 56mm F1.2 & X100S. Next time we will go to White Rock, British Columbia. 2014 © Olaf & Kasia Sztaba Photography. All rights reserved.
Romancing with the X-T1
Photographing landscapes, especially in less popular locations, brings us enormous joy and satisfaction. We love the serenity of the mornings and quiet moments just before you press the shutter button. In fact, most of our photography is done in isolation. It’s not that we shy away from photographing people. Quite the contrary! One of our [...]
The Canadian Rockies with the Fuji X-series
The three-week hiatus in our blog postings was not the result of World Cup fever or some R&R. Quite the opposite! We went away for a photo trip to the spectacular Canadian Rockies and we worked hard (waking up at 3:30 AM everyday!) to get you the best imagery possible. We have a lot of [...]
Vancouver in B&W
Last weekend we left home at 4:30 AM to capture Vancouver at its best. The hourly weather forecast was right and we encountered very contrasty weather conditions with stunningly rich skies and beautiful light. All we had to worry about was composition. It is something we spend a lot of time working on in the [...]
Changing Lenses or Maybe Not?
One of our readers, Antoine, raised the important issue of changing lenses (thank you Antoine for sharing this with us). He writes: "How do you handle the lens changes during such trips? Do you prepare so much by scouting that you don’t have to change lenses too often during the trip? Especially if there is [...]
Sharpening – Monster Under the Bed – Debunked
Please keep in mind that in the artistic chain of creating a great image, a processing technique is only secondary to your creativity and your emotional connection with the subject. You should spend most of your time in the field concentrating on composition and light. Only when you master this part, can you complement your [...]