Publication on National Geographic Italy and Usa shot with Fuji x pro2

Matteo sent me this:

Dear Mirrorless rumor’s staff,
I ??am ??a? ?documentary photographer ??based in Rome, Italy?. I? read Mirrorless rumors to have anticipated news? regarding the tools I need for my work ?and I? think you may be interested to know that the majority of my publication ?(which includes Burn, CNN, Der Spiegel, D- La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera, I?CRC, Internazionale, International New York Times, Lens – The New York Times, L’Espresso, La Repubblica, La Stampa, MSNBC, National Geographic Italia, ?National Geographic Usa, ?Newsweek Japan, PDN, Rhythms of Taipei, TIME Lightbox) are done using Fujifilm cameras such as x100t and x pro2?; both of these ?have a place in my arsenal, along with my rangefinder film cameras Hasselblad xPan and Mamiya 6?.

?I am writing you to share ?also this news: my long-term project “Green gold”? has been published as cover ?story ?of June’s issue of National Geographic Italy? and in National Geographic Photography Usa along with an interview: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/06/italy-cannabis-marijuana/

A?ttached you will find ?the 22 pages photographic essay I shot with my Fuji xpro2?, along with ?the cover ?of Natgeo Italy. I hope it can be of interest for yo?u. ?Kindly let me know if you wish to feature it on ?Mirrorless rumors? and keep up the good work!

All the best,
Matteo

Matteo Bastianelli
?Photography & Films

Web: www.matteobastianelli.com

Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.6 announced

The new Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.6 lens is now available for preorder at Adorama and BHphoto.

Dan Mandell (Click here) wrote a first impression review:

I could justify buying it simply because of its increased situational versatility. While you have the option to go full artsy with this lens, you can dial it down or season to taste if you prefer. It would have been interesting to really see how this lens works in even more diverse scenarios. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few things. There are probably ways to exploit what the lens does to create more targeted areas of effect. Using spotlights or fresnels, you could literally paint in or pinpoint areas of light that would receive the effect. Even light painting or long exposure shots have interesting possibilities here.
I’m happy to see Lensbaby making some moves in this direction. I look forward to more and more interesting entries into the market from them.

Is this the new Sony RX100VI sensor? Has all-pixel global reset function!

Sony announced a 20 Megapixel sensor that could find its way in the next generation RX100 camera:

In the industrial application field, needs are increasing for faster products with higher pixel counts and for rolling shutter functions. To meet these needs, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation has developed the “IMX183CLK-J/CQJ-J” CMOS image sensors equipped with an all-pixel global reset function. The image sensor uses a high sensitivity back-illuminated structure 2.4 µm square unit pixel, and we have developed both color (IMX183CQJ-J) and monochrome (IMX183CLK-J) products. The optical size is Type 1 to enable use of a C-mount lens. In addition, these products are equipped with a variety of functions such as 4K video mode and a vertical arbitrary cropping function.

via Image Sensor World