I couldn’t resist grabbing this image with my phone today and then playing with it a bit in post. I love the soft yellow against the starkness of the lines in a sea of cool blue.
Camera – Samsung Galaxy S8+
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In my opinion, the Fujifilm FinePix S9900W is one of the finest bridge cameras made – period. It’s also the only one I’ve used so my opinion and general “love” of all things from Fujifilm cloud my judgment.
Shown here with a hard-to-find sales brochure.I purchased this wonderful camera for general use in my home studio shooting pictures for this blog and for listings in my online camera shop.A crazy long Fujinon 50x zoom lens with 5-axis image stabilization.Super macro image.
Pairing an expansive zoom lens with a versatile imaging system, the FinePix S9900W Digital Camera from Fujifilm features a 16.2 MP 1/2.3″ BSI-CMOS sensor along with a 50x optical zoom lens. The lens covers wide-angle to super-telephoto perspectives, and a 24-1200mm equivalent focal length range, and 5-axis image stabilization helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper, clearer imagery. With respect to the image sensor, both high-resolution still shooting and full HD video recording is supported, and a top sensitivity of ISO 12800 benefits working in difficult lighting situations. A continuous shooting rate of 10 fps is available, and the processing abilities of the S9900W also maintain quick handling performance throughout the camera system. Additionally, built-in Wi-Fi connectivity enables seamless sharing of imagery to mobile devices as well as wireless remote control over the camera using the Fujifilm Camera Remote app.
Covering wide-angle to super-telephoto perspectives, the Fujinon 50x optical zoom lens provides an equivalent focal length range of 24-1200mm to suit working in nearly any environment. Intelligent Digital Zoom can be used to effectively double this range to 100x, with minimal image quality degradation, to benefit working with very distant subjects. For working with very close subject matter, a Super Macro mode permits focusing as closely as 0.4″ away.
Five-axis image stabilization combines both two-axis optical (pitch and yaw) and three-axis digital (roll, vertical shift, and horizontal shift) image stabilization systems, and helps to compensate for camera shake across all pertinent axes. This helps to realize sharper, clear imagery when shooting stills at slower shutter speeds or just maintaining a steady frame when recording video on the move.
It’s such a versatile camera and I hate selling it but my camera collection needs to be thinned out a bit. It’s in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com if you’re interested. Thanks for stopping by, Chris
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ISO 800 color film was made for shooting in full sunlight to be able to take advantage of the film’s full capabilities.Image trickery.I’ve decided to sell my Fuji. It’s available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com
The Fujifilm Instax Wide 300 is one of my all-time favorite instant film cameras. The large 62 x 99mm picture is a format that I more easily relate to (6 x 7cm). The fill-in flash feature is nice since it “fills in” shadows in bright sunlight which is the best way to take advantage of the color and sharpness of the film. I haven’t used the Mono Chrome film yet so I don’t know how well it actually performs. Thanks for stopping by, Chris
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I can’t even begin to guess how many rolls of this I shot in the 1970s.You had better have lots of bright sunlight and a fast lens to shoot this back in the day!
One of my many unused rolls of film that I have on display in my camera collection. How many remember shooting this stuff? Thanks for stopping by, Chris http://www.ccstudio2380.com
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Yashica Zoomate 150EF set from 2001.Kyocera Zoom Lens – 10 elements in 8 groups, coated, dual aspherical optics.Still new in its box!
PRESS RELEASE
February 9, 2001
KYOCERA RELEASES SECOND COMPACT ZOOM
CAMERA WITH THE YASHICA ZOOMATE 150EF
Somerset, NJ—Following in the wake of its successful launch of the Yashica Zoomate
165EF compact zoom camera, Kyocera Optics now unveils the latest offering in its line
of “Super Flash” cameras—the Yashica Zoomate 150EF.
Like its sister camera, the Zoomate 150EF is fully loaded with the features and
performance photographers demand in a compact 35mm camera. Fully automatic, the
camera provides auto focus, auto exposure, and five built-in flash modes. A precise, five-point
passive focusing system locks your subject in focus for exceptionally sharp
photographs with every shot. The 38mm-150mm lens glides to the setting of your choice
with the touch of a button. With its programmed auto exposure, the camera insures the
best color and contrast under a range of lighting conditions. Five flash options—
including fill flash and red-eye reduction—allow the photographer to select the flash
strength desired to properly illuminate his subject: Backlit objects are brightened,
daytime shadows are eliminated and intimate portraits can be created using only natural
light.
Constructed of ten elements in eight groups, the lens system in the Zoomate 150EF
provides astonishing color and clarity. Brilliant colors pop off each photo, whether the
subject is a Cape Cod sunset or a family reunion. The sharpness of the images perfectly
complements the color. Thanks to the camera’s coated dual aspherical lens, crisp,
detailed photos are created shot after shot.
The Zoomate 150EF boasts an array of other key features as well. Standard features
include automatic film load/advance/rewind, mid-roll manual rewind, a top shutter speed
of 1/300 second, Infinity Lock, and a built-in panoramic switch. For users with
eyeglasses, the camera offers a built-in adjustable diopter (+1 – -3). For photographers who demand excellent optics,
outstanding flash functionality and fully automatic features in a compact, lightweight
camera, the Yashica Zoomate 150EF is the perfect combination of power and
performance.
The Zoomate 150EF is manufactured by Kyocera Optics, Inc., a division of Kyocera
International, Inc.
Just in time for Christmas, I’ve added this to my online camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com… Thanks for stopping by, Chris
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Taken in deep shade during the late afternoon so it skews overly bluish which is actually how the scene looked. Nice true reds and again natural greens.Out of the shadows and into the light the blue sky looks more natural against the deep greens of the trees.I purposefully shot this high-contrast scene to see how my Yashikor lens handled it. Well, I believe.I’m always pleasantly amazed by the quality of my images when shooting vintage lenses on a mirrorless digital camera. I believe I took this at f/11.
This is the first time in a very long time that I switched on the Velvia film simulation mode on my Fujifilm X-A10 mirrorless digital camera. I do enjoy shooting my classic film lenses on my camera – I used the Fotodiox L39 – FX adapter to mount the Yashikor lens to the modern camera. You can too… give it a try as it opens up a whole new world of photographic fun.
Vintage glass from Yashica and Tomioka.
Let me add that none of these images were cropped in any way nor were they subject to endless post-production manipulation. These are about as straight from the camera as you can get.
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Yashima Kogaku, later Yashica (1958) made this wonderful gem in 1954. It’s a great medium-format camera that shoots 120-roll films which are still widely available today and very popular. This camera features an attached exposure meter that was made by Sekonic. Photographed in the downtown Fernandina Beach Historic District post office ca. 1911.
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A wonderful LTM lens from 1959 was likely made for Yashica by Tomioka Optical for use on their new Yashica YE 35mm Leica-inspired rangefinder camera. The YE was also known as the 35 YE and the 35 E type during its short run.
Here the lens is shown mounted to my Nicca 3-S.It’s a handsome lens and it looks well-suited for this mid-1950s Nicca.A test image from my Fujifilm X-A10 with Fotodiox adapter. I believe this was taken at f/11.At f/8 or f/11This one was taken late in the day in deep shade. The Fujifilm X-A10 was set to Velvia film simulation mode. Nice strong colors and sharp contrast.
If you’re interested in discovering more about this under-the-radar lens and Yashica camera might I suggest you stop by my good friend Paul Sokk’s site at http://www.yashicatlr.com/YE&YF.html#yashicaye
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