BLUE BOTTLE COFFEEについては、今更語る必要も無いと思いますが、カリフォルニア・オークランド発のサードウェーブコーヒーの代表ですね。
Everyone has their own image of what they look for in a café, and different brands have different images, but I visited BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE Kandamanseibashi at mAAch ecute Mansebashi, a renovated version of the old Mansebashi station between Akihabara and Kanda.
I don’t think I need to talk about BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE now, but it represents third wave coffee from Oakland, California.
I heard that the FUJIFILM X-E4 had been discontinued. This is somewhat unexpected. Not selling well? Component problems? The X-E series is, to put it very roughly, like X-Pro and X100 added together and divided by 2, minus the OVF. Would it be more correct to say that the X100 has interchangeable lenses and no OVF?
I have the impression that the X-E series is an interchangeable lens camera that allows you to enjoy the high quality of FUJIFILM at a reasonable price. Looking at SONY, even though their digital cameras are doing well, it seems that the ability to shoot video is becoming more and more important. (The X-H2S has been very well advertised).
I can’t think of anything to write about this, but here are some pictures I took while waiting to receive “my number card”. Sunday pickup inevitably takes a long time, doesn’t it? It was long… – “my number card” is printed personal number and photo card from the Japanease government to a person. In japan this card is still not popular now, but now the government campaign to spread the “my number card” to person. The future the car license and a health insurance card will integrate to my nuber card.
FUJIFILM X100V – TOKYO SKYTREE
Camera Settings
ISO : 400 Aperture : F5.6 Shutter Speed : Manual FILM SIMULATION : CLASSIC CHROME GRAIN EFFECT : WEAK LARGE COLOR CHROME EFFECT : WEAK COLOR CHROME FX BLUE : WEAK WHITE BALANCE : AUTO R1 B-5 DYNAMIC RANGE : 200 D RANGE PRIORITY : OFF TONE CURVE : H:+1 S:+1 COLOR : +4 SHARPNESS : 0 NOISE REDUCTION : -2 CLARITY : 0 COLOR SPACE : sRGB
The weather had been cloudy and rainy for a long time in Tokyo, Japan. Finally, the sun shone brightly in the morning, and although I had only bit time, I walked around Shimbashi with X100V dangling in a circle.
Since it was now autumn light, the contrasting sunlight was falling through the gaps between the multi-tenant buildings. It’s gradually becoming the season to see such pictures. It was a short but refreshing time.
A photo from my trip to Taiwan 2017 that I thought was finish last post, but it was still there. Fujifilm PRO400H is also a film whose 35mm version is no longer available. I want to have PRO400H, don’t you?
I think PRO400H was a negative film with a unique character that was very Fujifilm-like. That’s why I’m sorry to see the end of sales.
Looking at it again, Kodak’s Taiwan is good, but Fujifilm’s Taiwan is more Taiwanese, leaving an impression closer to the image of Taiwan. I think it is a film that is only made by Japan, and I think it is a film that goes well with Asian countries…
I wish I could have taken PRO400H to Singapore or other places….
After the heat wave, the days are starting to feel a little cooler and more like autumn. The sky is starting to clear and I can feel that we are gradually approaching the winter sky. The humidity is also dropping, so the way we perceive light is also changing. It is just about this time is comfortable to get out and take pictures.
I still want an FUJIFILM XQ3 even though I know it won’t be released. Some of the older compact film cameras are now priced at a premium and are not even a little expensive. (like a CONTAX T3) With digital cameras, it is hard to get a premium price for a vintage camera (not that I want a premium price for my camera). In the end, the old digital cameras is older sensors and digital circuits, that why the pictures that come out of them are not good enough (in terms of resolution, color, etc.).
I have been using the XQ1 from time to time recently, and I have to say that it is just as nice photo as ever. There are some things I would like to say, such as the lack of a viewfinder or the fact that once you turn off the camera, you forget to zoom and always start from the wide-angle side, but the palm-size is hard to give up, and the fact that FUJIFILM colors are available even in this size is the biggest thing.
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