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Meet Asias nest photographers
and know how sased they are with
Fujilm X Series Cameras
Meet Asias nest photographers
and know how sased they are with
Fujilm X Series Cameras
PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
SOUTH EAST ASIAVOLUME 1 - ISSUE 1
Dening CultureGathot Subrato
Redescovering PassionJessica Chan
Creang His Own LegacyKeith Low
Finding Your ImageLe Kim Hung
Timeless PhotographsLito Sy
A Pictures ValueTorwong Salwala
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CULTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Dening CultureGathot Subrato
Indonesia
FINE ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Redescovering PassionJessica ChanMalaysia
14REVIEW
The X-E2
Kenneth Wong
Desert Challenge
18LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Creang His Own
Keith Low
Legacy
Singapore
22SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY
Finding Your ImageLe Kim HungVietnam
PHOTOGRAPHY
26REVIEW
Fujilm XF 18-135mm
28WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
Timeless PhotographsLito SyPhilippines
32STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
A Pictures ValueTorwong SalwalaThailand
f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WRLens ReviewMichael CruzPhilippines
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CULTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Gathot SubratoIndonesia
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Publishing as an illustrator and an avid
photographer eversince. Unl today,photography is his greatest hobby and
though he works as lecturer in Training
and Educaon Center of Ministry of Fi-
nance in Jakarta, with specializaon in
Accounng and Taxaon, he hopes to
give more me to his cra.
Aside from his cause, Gathot has
achieved a lot of success in photogra-
phy already. He had won 2nd prize in
photography contest is in 1994 for the
Naonal Flora and Fauna compeon,won Best in Landscape in Salonfoto In-
donesia in 2008, Best in Architecture in
Salonfoto Indonesia in 2009, and Bestin People Shoot in Gambara Nias Ban-
gkit Photo Compeon in 2011. He hasan eye for what is outstanding and seesthe world as pure as it could be. Gath-
ot is more than just a photographer,
but more of an eye opener of what the
world has to oer.
He travels a lot during his spare mes.He made many trips in Indonesia and
met hundreds of tribal people. He
dreams of knowing more by complet-
ing all the Archipelago and hopes to
encourage other photographers to be
an instrument in giving aenon to ourculture.
Preserving culture is not an easy task.
With the way the world is forwarding
and developing in every aspects, tracing
back our roots would be very hard to do.
The way we act, the way we dress, the
way we live our lives - it is far beyond
grasp of our yesterday. Dening our cul-ture may yet be impossible but not too
late. For Gathot Subrato, a photographer
in culturaly rich country Indonesia, we
as arsts - no, we as the people of today- has a moral obligaon of at least pre-
serving of what is le in the trace of our
culture.
Gathot is one of those rare arsts who
uses his art for a moral cause. He had
been acvely praccing photography
as a mere hobby and oenly, he takessubjects with great contribuon to thesociety. Normally, he takes images of the
daily lives in the street. Whatever caught
his aenon, he tries to freeze them inframe. But beyond these, his lenses has
been capturing something bigger. Tribes
and cultures of what is le in his home -land is what fascinated him the most.
And every snap of his nger, he is pre-
serving the heritage of his country.
Gathot Subrano has been taking pictures
since his 6th grade using a Fujica M1 an-alog camera. He was acve in Academic
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The rst reason I love Fujilm
is its AUTO WB. The color
reproducon of Fujilm isthe best. I can get the natural
skin tones and natural colors
only with this camera. Sec-
ond is the Fujilm Simulaon
that reminds me of the
Fujichrome Provia, Velvia andAsa. Its so amazing that the
new cameras brought back its
strong feature and now can
be done in digital. The third
feature is the exibility to
arrange the pictures con-
trast. I can tune the shadow
and highlight partly. These I
found only with Fujilm andno other cameras else.
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Jessica ChanMalaysia
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ove is sweeter the second me around.
his is what most people say and this mayame true to Ms. Jessica Chan as well. She
ll in love with photography at early age,
st her way to it through me, but
ekindled the romance soon aer. Photog-
phy nds its way back to her life and this
me she is taking it with her where ever sheoes.
ssica started dabbling in photography
ack in her teens. She rst played with aorrowed camera from her brother and
ook a lot of images with it. She found
appiness in every snap of her nger andach me her brother would come home
om his school bringing home the
eveloped lms she took, Jessicas passionst grows deeper and deeper. Photogra-
hy became a huge part of her early life,
nd though she lost me to the cra aerhe went to study in her unversity,
he had always kept a space in her heart for
king photographs.
me pass by, Jessica became an engi-eer specializing in failure analysis in the
emiconductor industry. She had a job in a
ulnaonal company that gave her a
uite a rewarding career. She was in a
osion that most people would love to
have for themselves. Her job gave her
nancial stability and security. Yet, for heromething more is missing. She knows for
erself that she wants to do more than to be
onned in a closed door.
Who would have thought that her j ob would
ad her back to her old passion. One of her
roject required her to perform taking pic-
tures for sample of their analysis. She
delved in photography through the scan-ning electron microscope and in the midst
of analysis, she saw the arsc side in
the images of the defects. The old amesignited. Photography has been calling to
her once again and this me she
wouldnt let go.
In 2001 - 2002, she took up a course in
basic photography at a training center
established by a renowned professional
photographer, Kim Teoh. She rediscov-
ered her interest in experimenng with
the lile box and had been more mo-
vated in brushing up her skills. She took
inspiraon from a lot of people. She re-members of what Steve McCurry had
once said; Somebody who wants to be
a photographer needs to actually look at
photographs and learn from those pho-
tographs. Jessica took those words into
her heart and spend me to observethe photographs taken by others. She
learned through interacons with other
photographers and browsing of maga-zines and she was exposed to more as-
pects of photography.
She also began to explore the world to
know more about photography. In 2008
she went to China and took a journey of
her lifeme. She spent 75 days travel-
ling, took more than 20,000 kilometres,
chugging 200 hours on the train, tra-
versing 12 provinces and municipaliesand capturing 8,000 images. It was an
amazing experience for her and made
her realized more that this is what she
wants to do - to travel and take pictures.
Unl now, she takes a lot of trips to visit
various places and countries and con-nue on developing her skills. Photog-
raphy had helped her to appreciate her
surroundings. She found observing the
world through the small peep hole of
a camera can make you more focus on
details of what is in front of you. Taking
images introduced her back to world,
and photography once again is what she
lives for.
Now, Jessica is working in a eld where
she makes use of her photographic skills.
Her teacher at PCP Art, Kim Teoh oeredher a role in two of his magazines. Her
passion became her career and she nev-
er looked back. It could easily be said
that Jessica had established herself in
the chosen eld. She became the Ed-itor-in-chief for Advanced Images and
Fotograka photography magazines and
the Editor-in-chief for Traveluon travel
magazines. She became a bonied in-
structor for Fujilm Youth Photography
Workshops & Camp and Instructor forGaleri Petronas Photography Courses.
She had been given the priviledge as well
to be speaker at Kuala Lumpur Photogra-
phy Fesval.
Even though, she is well occuppied in
her commitments, Jessica sll takes meo to shoot. For her, the cra has taken
the stressed out of her and hopes with
a camera, she would set foot on every
connent and explore to her hearts
content.
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One unique feature worth
menoning is the RAWCONVERSION. There are
many opons in the RAW
CONVERSION feature like
push/pull processing apart
from the usual enhance-
ment and even the opon
of converng the FilmSimulaon. In case when
Im working on RAW but
need to send a jpg quickly,I dont have to get back to
the desktop to convert a
RAW le, I can just do it onthe camera itself.
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The XE-2 is remarkable in how unremark-
able it is, really, and thats how cameras
should be, in my book.
Let me explain. Back when I purchased
my rst serious camera in late 2010,the choices were prey clear-cut to an
absolute newbie - you either had a DSLR,
or you had a point-and-shoot. Mirrorless
systems were, at least in Singapore, rel-
avely new, and largely unproven. And
Fuji wasnt even yet on the roadmap.
Through the years with a number of
cameras along the way, I experimented
with numerous forms of photography,
including shoong concerts and mo-torsports, through to portraitures, but
chose to step away from the eld of
commercial photography and focus in-
stead on a personal body of work, one
that had fascinated me since I arrived in
the UAE - desertscapes.
So when Fujilm Middle East approached
me several months back to put the XE-2
through my process, I inially hesitated.Desertscapes have been nothing but
stressful on my gear because it is a harsh
place to work in - tripods and ball heads
get jammed, sand inevitably gets into
the sensor, viewnders, and lenses. It
is, without a doubt, a most inhospitable
place for delicate camera equipment.
And so aer a bit of a disclaimer to the
Fujilm Middle East team, I added theXE-2 to my outdoor kit alongside my
Hasselblad H4D system, which inciden-
tally is also produced by Fuji.
Having shot with the Fuji X100 for some
me, the XE-2 felt like an old friend in myhands. The familiar menu system made it
easy to set up, so that I could get out and
start shoong. Unlike many DSLRs outthere today which almost require a PhD
to congure, the XE-2 just gets the basics
out of the way. The camera should, aerall, be no more than a tool, and not a hin-
drance, to creang great images.
While many photographers eschew au-
tomaon in favour of being in full con-
trol, and choose to shoot fully in manual
or at least in aperture-priority, Im biased
towards Ansel Adams approach cap-
ture as much data as possible in the me-
dium, and work with that in developing
and prinng. Focus on geng the im -
age, and leave the tools to do their job.
And ironically, despite my innate need
for control, Ive learned to trust this lileguy to get the job done, in P mode. And
Auto-ISO.
And you know what? Its refreshing. Re-
freshing to be able to just focus on the
moment, on composion, on nding theperspecve I want. And when the wind
whips up the sand around you in the
heat of summer, Ive learned to be really
grateful for how well this camera does
the job.
The 256-point evaluave/matrix meter-
ing mode is spot-on 90% of the me,save for heavily backlit situaons, which
is easily corrected by a conveniently lo-
cated exposure compensaon dial. AF isquick and accurate, even with the kit lens,
and details in the shadows and highlights
are well-retained by the X-Trans sensor.Unlike some of its competors out there,
the XE-2s LCD display easily overcomes
the bright desert sun, and the exibilityof using the EVF remains a useful alter-
nave.
While many experienced photogra-
phers cringe at the idea of using a kit
lens, favoring instead fast primes and fast
zooms, the nature of my subject doesnt
always require fast lenses as I shoot at
f8-f11. The on-board opcal image sta-bilizaon does a ne job when I need to
shoot at 1/15s as the sun rises or sets.
Given the environments I shoot in, primes
arent the best tools for the j ob switching
lenses introduces the risk of sand genginto the sensor bay, and unlike dust, sand
brings the risk of scratching the sensor and
is less easily removed with a blower.
Unless I shoot nightscapes, I rarely need the
speed oered by the excellent Fuji primes,which makes up for the XE-2s lack of super
long exposure (The X100 was capable of
60 minute exposures), and kept well undercontrol by the very clean les at ISO800.
On the whole, Fuji lenses appear underrated
compared to Canons signature white
lenses and Nikons pro lenses with the N(nano) designaon and gold ring up front.
Very few people realize how brilliant Fujilenses are superb enough that Hasselblads
H-system lenses are produced exclusively by
Fuji, along with the Hasselblad Xpan system,a panoramic 35mm system whose compact
lens designs rivaled the best medium for-
mat lenses. In the world of 4x5 large formatphotography, Fujinon lenses have, for de-
cades, rivaled lenses produced by European
heavyweights that cost far more, delivering
pleasing, warm renderings that suit my style
a lot beer.
For years, street photographers have debat-
ed for years over the beer focal length
35mm vs 50mm for their work. And luckilyfor Fuji X-series photographers, the 23mm
f1.4 and 35mm f1.4 lenses are brilliant with-
Te X-E2Desert Challenge
By: Kenneth Wong
Can Fujifilm X-E2deliver the quality expected amidst the harsh desertscape?
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X-to-M mount adapter, so users can at-
tach M-mount lenses from Leica and Voi-
gtlanders, and with a simple LTM adapter,users can increase their choices even fur-
ther with vintage LTM lenses. Personally,
despite owning a number of Leica lenses,
Ive never felt the need to do shoot a Lei-
ca lens on the XE-2, seeing that the 23mmand 35mm lenses render so beaufully,
with silky smooth bokeh, thanks to the al-
most circular aperture design (which Ive
only come across on the older Jupiter-3
50mm f1.5 lens - which also works on the
XE-2 via the adapter).
Kenneth Wong is a Customer Experience Director for du, a Dubai-
based telcom company. Originally from Singapore, Kenneth has
been in the Middle East for past eight years and spends his me
travelling the world and taking photographs.
To say he loves photography and camera gear is an understate-
ment - he has shot with everything from the Nikon D3100 to theD700 and D3s, to a Fuji X100, a modied Samsung NX100 con-
verted for IR photography, an Olympus OM-D E-M5, to the Leica
M9P, M, and Monochrom, and Hasselblads digital medium for -mat H4D-40. And thats just the digital side.
In parallel, he also ventured into the world of negave, slide and
instant lm, shoong 35mm with a Leica M2 and a Zeiss Ikon,to 35mm panoramic with the Hasselblad Xpan, to Hasselblads
500-series 6x6 medium format, Mamiyas RB and RZ 6x7 sys-
tems, to 4x5 eld and view cameras from Linhof and Sinar, and afamed Burne Graex Speed Graphic with a very vintage Ko-
dak Aero Ektar 178mm f2.5 lens. Keep updated as he will host his
rst exclusive Photo Exhibion in UAE soon.
Prole picture credit to Mr. Gerald Donovan
About the Author
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In retrospect, the XE-2 is a perfect system
for almost any photographer. I have yet
to use a Fuji lens that Ive been unhappywith, and while I had some early reser-
vaons about the longevity of the alumi-
num body and lenses, they have survived
a full season of desertscapes with not so
much as a scrape, despite being uncere-
moniously tossed around between the car
seats and oor.
Remarkably unremarkable, or unremark-
ably remarkable youll nd out whenyou get your hands on one.
ut a doubt, and so small and light that
ou can carry an extra lens or two without
eeling the weight or bulk. Ergonomically,hey are a joy to use, with a mechanical
perture ring that selects in stop incre-
ments, and t so well in hand.
mages are crisply rendered without be-
g clinical, colors are warm, true and
brant, and the autofocus is precise and
lent. Lile known fact: Both of thesenses feature extra-low dispersion (ED)
spherical lens elements which mini-
mize distoron, chromac aberraonnd coma, and allow for a smaller, more
ompact lens design since less glass is
equired. The EBC coang, also foundn Hasselblads H-system lenses, reduce
hosng and are, making for clean, richmages.
o accommodate the chromac aberra-
on and coma commonly associated inide angle lenses, Fuji has overcompen-
ated by design in their 14mm f2.8 wide
ngle lens (basically a 21mm equivalent
n a full frame 35mm format) but dou-ing the number of aspherical lens ele-
ments. The result? A beaufully compact,ompetent, and surprisingly aordable
ide angle lens thats perfect for those
mong you with X-system cameras who
re looking to shoot nightscapes and gal-
xies, and conned indoor spaces. Themechanical MF/AF selector on the lens
another reason to love the 14mm lens
no ddling with menus to override AFhen Im in the middle of a pitch black
esert at night.
pparently, Fuji also oers a very nice
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During the age of 11, Keiths uncle who wasphotographer back then bought him a
eagull 120 TLR. His uncle was a very talentedress photographer in Singapore during the
960s and Keith had always looked up to
im as his role model. Probably his uncle
would also want someone to carry the
egacy aer. From all the items a kid could
njoy, he choosed to give a camera as a ginstead. And though Kieth have not met
is uncle personally and only knew him
rom the stories of his family, he had always
eels strongly connected to his uncle for
is passion and love for photography. The
i marks the birth of Keiths passion forhotography and he never looked behind
gain.
His interest to photography led him to learn
he cra properly. He had always love tech-
ology, and photography became a natural
ath which he had chosen for himself. He
was intrigue by how the camera works so
ater on at the age of 14, he bought a 2MPigital camera for himself. Though he did not
ad a formal studies in the cra, the world
s more than enough for him to become
is teacher. Keith learned from connuesxperience. His eagerness to develop
is skills each day was enough to fuel his
movaon to learn more.
Sooner than later, Keith found himself
working full me as a regional producttrainer and a product manager for a cam-
era makers. His passion grows deeper as
he was able to meet up and engage with
top working photographers who are the
best in their eld. It spurred more of his
interest in photography and made him
contemplated to leave his job and startliving his dreams. He became, just what
he wanted a photographer like his uncle.
It was a dream came true for him as he
gets the best of both worlds.
Now Keith is living his life to the fullest.
His passion became his work. He never
regreed his decision and connued topolish his skills. Keith nds sasfaconin photography like he never had felt
before. When he shoots and all the el-
ements falls right in to place it feels like
the greatest ecstacy for him.Photogra-
phy led him as well to know more people
and to know more about life. One of the
many people photography introduced
to him was his Mentor Mr. Aundry Gan,
who is the top sports photographer in
Singapore. Aundry sculpted him to the
way he is today. He is Kieths Mentor,
Friend, A brother and now his working
partner in photography as well.
Unl now, Keith takes inspiraon from
his uncle. He believes that by taking pic-
tures of the world, he gets to connuehis Uncles legacy. For him, like his uncle,
a photographer is someone who thinks,
imagine and ancipates moments. Thisis what he does. Through photography,
he wants scribe the moments in me
and share his thoughts, his imaginaonto the world.
Keith can be seen taking pictures all over
the places. He is an instructor in pho-
tography, and has already trained more
than 8,000 parcipants from all walks oflife. Keith had managed to turn some of
them in to working photographers andlike his uncle and Aundry, he hopes that
he became an eye opener for them as
well. Keith had also conducted camera
trainings to most of the dealers in Sin-
gapore and acvely invited to be the
guest speaker for product launches and
photography seminars. Keith hopes that
when his photographic journey ends, he
had cemented his legacy and new buds
will connue it for him.
CREATING HIS OWN
LEGACYLANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
Keith LowSingapore
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Totally my heart has been
won by Fujilm X Series
Cameras. The richness
of colors and black and
white, the intuive controls
thought for the photogra-
phers and the never ending
improvement brought to
by every Single X mount
camera of FUJIFILM is
amazing. Image comes
beer from the X-Tran
Sensor by Fujilm andthe depth in my picture
brought fore by the
exquisite lenses of FUJIFILM
is magnicent.
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For L Kim H ung, photography came in
his most unexpected me.
In 2009, he led for unemploy-
ment to take a break away from his
corporate life and during those needed
vacaon, Kim nds himself free and
having enough me to spare. Kim made
used of this me searching for his calling.He took me to know himself beer. Kim
tapped into his inner passion and wan-
dered how he can express his creavity.Finally, he found his answer through his
younger sister as she handed him his
rst camera. At that moment, Kim un-
derstood what he needs to do and what
he needs to become... He needs to nar-
rate stories in life through his images.
Kims rst shot was taken in hishometown village in Saigon,
Vietnam. He found taking pic-
tures interesng and appreciat-
ed the beauty of these images as it
materialized on paper. Photography
did not just allowed him to know moreabout himself but opened his eyes as
well to witness the myriad surround-
ing the world.Photography became an
essenal part of Kim. It gave him way
to discharge emoons. He nd extemesasfacon when he shoots, especially
those he took with his family and friends.
In 2011, Kim landed a job as the
photo editor and photojournalist for
t Vit newspaper. Though hav-ing the job means going back to the
typical corporate world for him, at-
least this me, he is geng paid
to do what he loves most. His jobwith the newspaper opened a lot of
opportunity for him as well and al-
lowed him to start his own pri-
vate projects. Kim later on extend-ed his interest in lm and became a
cinematographer in his region. His
experience in cameras and lenses made
the transion for him easier and now con-
sidered by the many as one of the uprising
talents in the country.
Kim doesnt see himself dierent much
from the other photographers. There are
so many dierent styles applicable forphotography and like anybody else, he
usually nd the most suitable style based
on any given circumstance. He knows
that there are a lot of photographers
who takes good photos, but those who
are hard headed and rarely feels sased
in the pursuit of nding their image iswhat he admired the most.
L Kim HungVietnamx100 x100s
Finding YourImage
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I had my rst Fujilm camera
in 2011. It was an x100 and
it sparked my interest withthe brand. Now I have an
x100s also and admired thepocket size of these cameras.
The output color of the
cameras are minimalisc andsincere compare to other
brands which I feel a lile bit
exaggerated and unrealisc.For me, those are the biggest
assets of Fujilm cameras;
they gave you the real color
of life.
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Build Qualityyou are familiar with the 18-55mm lens or any Fujinon
F lenses you will have the same feel right at home with
he XF 18-135mm. The build quality of the lens is topotch and with a reasonable price tag it is a very attractive
ens.The mount like with any Fujinon XF lenses is metal
nd looks like it will last for a long time. The Zoom ringas enough torque and smoothness combination to it. I
ave no issues going back and forth for a different zoom
ange. Theres also a knob to turn the OIS (Optical Image
tabilizer) on or off and a button for manual or Automatic
perture control. It also comes with a lens hood and a
oft cloth pouch.
ooming is not internal so the length of the lens changess you change focal lengths, the longer the focal length
he longer it goes. I didnt observe any zoom creep issue.
verall the build quality is excellent and it feels great in
he hands, it is a combination of metal and high quality
lastics. It feels very solid and at 490 grams, it is a lot
ghter than any 7.5x DSLR super zoom I have tried. Theweight is very well balanced for a bigger camera like the
-T1 and X-Pro1.
egarding the weather-sealed capability; I have conducted
test with X-T1 and this lens and pour a bottle of water,
eres the video :http://bit.ly/18_135
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Performance and Image qualityThe lens has an internal focusing (IF) system and it is very
quiet compared to Fujinon 35mm f1.4 for example. Ihave a canon system and the focusing is as quiet and as
smooth as the L lenses. The front of the lens is also fixed
and doesnt rotate on focus which is good for those who
are planning to use filters. In actual use, the focusing
is fast and accurate in any focal length or any lighting
conditions.
Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, in fact I
didnt find any fringes on all the images I took with the
18-135mm, which is a very good indication about the
quality of the glass used in this lens. The out of focus bits
or bokeh is very smooth as well. This is really a well put
together lens.
When it comes to image sharpness, it doesnt fall short,
it is sharp not only on all focal lengths but even when
aperture is set wide open. Especially at 18mm up to
100mm. At 135mm, the center sharpness is still superbbut the edges are on the soft side at f5.6; I dont find
that as a problem since it gives better subject isolation.However, if you want it sharp from edge to edge, stopping
down to f8.0 is where the sharpness is at its best.
Personally, I didnt have any problem shooting wide open
on this lens; the images are sharp and with good contrast
and details.
his is Fujis rst weather sealed lens. It is not the fast lens by any means, widest at f 3.5 up to
5.6; but the focal length makes it a great travel lens. This 7.5x super-zoom lens is equivalent
o 27-206mm on a full-frame camera (35mm) it also comes with Opcal Image Stabilizaon.
Fujifilm XF 18-135mm
f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Final ThoughtsThe Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR is a superb telephoto
lens. I dont see any major flaws for this lens. Of course it could be fasteror it can have a fixed aperture of f2.8, but this is not the purpose of this
lens. This is an all-around purpose lens, which is perfect for travelling or
photo walks in which you dont want to change lenses or simply because
you want to travel light. For that purpose, this is a superb lens. This is
not a surprise since all Fujinon lenses to date are all wonderful lens andwith excellent build quality with a very reasonable price tag. For those
who are waiting for a fast telephoto that lens in Fujifilm lens roadmap;
so that should be coming in the future. But for those who wants to enjoy
the benefits of a 7.5x super zoom, I dont think you will regret getting thislens. Pair it with a Fuji X-T1 and you have a weather-sealed kit that you
can take pretty much anywhere without having to worry about water or
dust ruining the your gear. It is a perfect adventure and travel companion.
Lens ReviewBy Michael Cruz
Michael R. Cruz is a photographer based in Dubai, UAE. He is a tech geek and an artist - and
digital photography became a fusion of both of his interests.
He is originally from Manila Philippines and most of his works are focused on commercial,
landscape and architecture photography. He enjoys creating visually stimulating digital
composites and fine art imagery. His love for photography has evolved over the years. He
believes that in photogrphy, you should include a part of yourself in your images; like how you
feel when creating a certain image. That makes your images unique and most importantly it
makes them your own. His works has bee n featured in photogrphy magazines, travel magazines
and architectural books.
About the Author
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Lito Sy Philippines
Lito Sy
PhilippinesX Pro 1 X-E2 X-T1
TIMELESSHis style of photography is something that people will be looking at for the
longest me and yet sll appreciate it even aer decades pass by. He brings
drama, emoons, romance in all of his shots and he tells stories
glamorously and yet seems so natural. The way he paints the light in a
canvass is extraordinary and the way he take images is TIMELESS.
PHOTOGRAPHS
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY
of Malaysia, Master Photographer of
WPPAsia. One of the top 30 weddingphotographers of Asia, and chosen by
Grand Master Jerry Ghionis as one of the
best 20 wedding photographers in the
world for his PICPOCKETS Apps (free on
IOS and Android devices). Ambassador
for Fujilm, Phox, Epson, Lexar, ThinkTank, Wacom, Spider Holster and Van-
guard... What more can I say.
This is Lito Sy in his nest photography.
Who would have thought, this lad hailing
from the Davao City, Philippines, would
be one of the best photographers in this
era. He started out as a videographer 25years ago and assistant for other photog-
raphers during their shoots back then.
For him, photography is not a luxury
he chosed but a choice he had to make
to earn a living. Lito was an Electrical
Engineering student and to support his
studies, he had to take a job to cover his
expenses. Desny had brought him tothe photography world, and desny it is
that had brought Lito Sy to our lives.
Lito did not had any formal schooling in
photography. All he had was photog-
raphy books and several trainings and
workshops he aended to. He just kept
on praccing his skills and learning from
experience. Passion is what drives him to
excelled. For Lito, probably the best thing
that photography brought to his life is
gaining a lot of friends.He loves making
people happy on their most memorable
moments of their lives and being a part of
those special days is something he would
cherish forever.
If the day comes that Lito will not be into
photography anymore, he wished to do
some teaching and sharing of his knowl-
edge and talent to all the new generaons
who will connue his legacy. Perhaps oneday, people will remember him as an art-
ists who made meless photographs and
the person who shared his passion to ev-
eryone.
he rst and only Master Photographer of
he presgious organizaon Weddings &ortrait Photographers of the Philippines
nce 2010. 4 me WPPP wedding
hotographer of the year and 3 meinner of WPPP photo of the year. One of
he 30 Master Photographers of WPPI (Wed-
ng and Portrait Photographers Interna-
onal) Master Photographer of WPPMWedding and Portrait Photographers
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What I like the most in my
Fujilm cameras is the size,the color, the sharpness,
the retro feel, the focusing
speed and the controls are
very easy to nd and use.The Panoramic shots of my
X -T1 is uncomparable. The
capturing device that when
you zoom in the images
even at 500%, it is sll ne
and specially the skin tone
for my portraits. I just love
the Film simulaon eects.
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Aer the event, Torwong couldnt be
more sased in his decision. He jumpedto a career that he feels he would be
more producve. He didnt failed towhat he has decided upon and now
he is one of the best photographers in
the country and had gained a legion of
clientelle.
His style always show sophiscatedatmosphere and warm tone which seems
to come out of my feeling at that mo-
ment. He uses only basic photography,
techniques such as Lighng, Tone,Composion, Depth of eld during his
shoots and just try to nd the best wayto blend all of them into his pictures.
He thinks of what his clients would like
and approach the shoot on how he
perceived they would like them. Hebelieves by being yourself and having
strong passion to create your own style
could make one a beer photographer.
For Torwong, the best thing about
photography is that it helps him record
many precious moments around him
and share them to the world. Pictures
remind us of their value and he thinks
photography is like a long journey, you
dont have to be hurry. Walk slowly,
look around then think how to tell
story through photography and make it
interesng.
orwong started in photography early.
e was just a kid when he had his rstamera and his father was his biggest
nuence in his cra. He sll rememberss old guy taking a lot of photos and
ompiling them in to albums that lled their
ome. His childhood was built basically
round the art of photography.
orwongs rst chance to take
ctures was during their relavesedding day and it was his father who
anded him a compact camera to shoot
the ceremony. Aer seeing his works,s dad took some of his pictures and
dded it to his compilaon and shared
ith his relaves the other. It wasorwongs crowning glory, and a day to
emember where he saw how proud his
ther with his works.
ears have passed and Torwong was
ving his corporate life and prey muchased with it. He couldnt ask for more
n what he had, but sll, photographyeems lingers and something he would
ke to do as well. In 2004, he had his
eepest contemplaon on his career. At
hat me he wanted to change his jobeld and thought that he could be a pho-
ographer. He did not faltered and move
to a career that will make him happy.
e decided to start taking photography
more seriously.
Torwong SalwalaThailand
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Stylish and compact, yet possessing the power to capture every scene with unprecedented image quality
and richness of color reproduction. Its everything you wished for in one camera, and more.X-M1. A small camera with the big impact.
Featuring sensor architecture
that eliminates the need for an
X-Trans CMOS Sensor can
reproduce scenes with resolution
and clarity rivaling a larger sensor.
APS-C Image Sensor
23.6 x 15.6mm
On-The-Go Wireless Image Transfer Express A New Point Of View Freely
Sharing on the go is made easy
with the effortless wireless
transfer of photos to smartphone,
tablet and PC. No ID, password
or other settings is required. In
no time, high-quality photos are
ready for sharing. The built-in
Wi-Fi can also save photos on PC.
The little details that
make a big difference.
Simple One Handed Operation
Tilting Screen. Change the LCD
angle and your perspective.
My rst Fujilm camera
that I bought is FujilmX100. I love its overall
image. I think that it looks
good, simple and friendly.
Most important is the le
quality it produce. It is very
impressive. Im very sas-
edusing Fujilm. Im very
serious in les quality and
I like the le character ofFujilm. I dont have to be
worry about les qualitywhich can be processed
easily and very exible.
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0.77x*, allowing it to work at optimum levels. Its tough performance will enhance your photographic opportunities even
in the harshest conditions. Stretching your imagination, the X-T1 captures perfect images each time you shoot.
X-T1 EVF
By maximizing the power
X-Trans CMOS IIFor UnmatchedColor Reproduction
A high resolution 2 36
Worlds Highest
Ratio Of 0.77X*
Weather sealing protects
ToughPerformance
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