Mike Kobal http://www.mikekobal.com PHOTOGRAPHY Fri, 05 May 2017 19:56:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Fuji love: Insanely fast warranty repair turn around http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-love-insanely-fast-warranty-repair-turn-around/ http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-love-insanely-fast-warranty-repair-turn-around/#comments Fri, 05 May 2017 19:56:03 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13426 Fuji gets so many things right,had an issue with the haptic feedback on the shutter button on one of my X-T2 bodies, filled out the online repair form, mailed it in on April 24th, it arrived at the repair center on April 25th, took one day to show up in…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-love-insanely-fast-warranty-repair-turn-around/feed/ 11 street shot of the day: kiss me now http://www.mikekobal.com/street-shot-of-the-day-kiss-me-now/ http://www.mikekobal.com/street-shot-of-the-day-kiss-me-now/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:00:15 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13409 shot with the Fuji X T2 and the 23mm f2, one of my favorite lenses for street shooting.

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/street-shot-of-the-day-kiss-me-now/feed/ 0 Fuji GFX portrait session review http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/ http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/#comments Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:27:50 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13360 Fuji GFX with Fujifilm GF 120mm f4 macro, ISO 100, 1/125 f11 Lets forget about crop factors, depth of field equivalencies for a minute and take a look at how she performs during a portrait session. Adorama was kind enough providing a loaner for a day and artist Raymond Verdaguer…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/fuji-gfx-portrait-session-review/feed/ 2 Snap shot of the day: Winter http://www.mikekobal.com/snap-shot-of-the-day-winter/ http://www.mikekobal.com/snap-shot-of-the-day-winter/#comments Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:21:30 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13356 Fuji X t2 with Fuji 100-400mm, handheld Image stabilization works very well, love shooting with this lens

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/snap-shot-of-the-day-winter/feed/ 0 Smallrig XT2 cage clamp fix http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-xt2-cage-clamp-fix/ http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-xt2-cage-clamp-fix/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:32:07 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13349 SmallRig XT2, two 1.5″ spacers with 1/4″20 male/female thread this does the job nicely, the spacers where part of the PNC cage. You can find the spacers on ebay sold seperately installs easily, perfect width spacing to move up and down by one hole to properly position the clamp for…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-xt2-cage-clamp-fix/feed/ 0 Streetshot of the day: Wind chill: Fuji X T2 http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2017 23:42:58 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13344 Fuji X-T2 with the 16mm 1.4 Check out my street feed on Instagram @globalshutter

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/streetshot-of-the-day-wind-chill-fuji-x-t2/feed/ 0 SmallRig cage Fuji XT2: perfect fit http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-cage-fuji-xt2-perfect-fit/ http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-cage-fuji-xt2-perfect-fit/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2017 21:08:24 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13338 Check out this quick video to see how nicely this cage fits, there is one flaw however, the HDMI cable clamp blocks the battery tray. Adding and removing is fiddly to say the least, I certainly would not consider doing this during a shoot. Hopefully, SmallRig will address this. UPDATE:…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/smallrig-cage-fuji-xt2-perfect-fit/feed/ 1 Model of the day: Lucy: Fuji X T2: XF 56mm 1.2 http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/ http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:01:01 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13335 Shot with the X T2 and one of my two fav portrait lenses, the XF 56mm 1.2 at 1.6.

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/model-of-the-day-lucy-fuji-x-t2-xf-56mm-1-2/feed/ 0 First impressions Fuji GFX 50s http://www.mikekobal.com/first-impressions-fuji-gfx-50s/ http://www.mikekobal.com/first-impressions-fuji-gfx-50s/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:00:22 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13327 I was lucky enough to get a few minutes with this beast at Adorama. Feels great in hand, even for vertical shooting without the grip, AFS performance with the 63mm lens is very fast-even in dim store light. AFC performance, noticeably slower, acts like continuous af in video mode- Not…

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]]> http://www.mikekobal.com/first-impressions-fuji-gfx-50s/feed/ 0 my favorite accessory for candid shooting http://www.mikekobal.com/my-favorite-accessory-for-candid-shooting/ http://www.mikekobal.com/my-favorite-accessory-for-candid-shooting/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2017 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.mikekobal.com/?p=13317 the orig lens flipper, Fuji X mount, I got mine from Adorama, also available at BH. I will review the fantastic SmallRig cage specifically made for the XT2 with grip in an upcoming post you can get the lens flipper in pretty much any mount I find this little gadget…

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