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REVIEW : Fujifilm X-T2 - This May Be the Mirrorless You Need/Want/
The good people at Fujifilm Canada have made an X-T2 available to me for review. It came with the little flash in the box and two lenses, the Fujinon 10-24/4 and the Fujinon 55-200/3.5-4.8
The unboxing is very nice. Fujifilm follows the Apple trend of making the unboxing an experience with very nice packaging of high quality. It's so different from other providers that give you corrugated cardboard and a plastic bag. It's a little thing, but the subtle message is that a) we believe that this is a very high end product and b) by purchasing our product, you are a classy individual. Whether you like this sort of thing or not, it is absolutely effective and a relatively low cost investment for the message that it sends.
First Roll
The X-T2 that I received is the Graphite version. That's basically a dark grey with a partially shiny surface. It looks quite elegant, but I found the black text on graphite, challenging to read unless in bright light. My prior experience with the X-Pro2 in black with white lettering delivered a much higher usability. Finishes are often perceived as cosmetic only. I don't agree. Were I purchasing an X-T2 for myself, with my eyesight, I would definitely order the camera in black with white lettering.
Once I get past the reading challenges, the fit and finish are excellent. Fujifilm understands control deck layouts for photographers. There are three large dials. ISO is on the left top, shutter speed is on the right side near the faux pentaprism and exposure compensation is on the far right edge. Both the ISO and Shutter Speed dials have very high tactile response clickstops and lock buttons to prevent inadvertent changes. The exposure compensation dial, is perfectly positioned, in my opinion offering a +- 3 stop range in 1/3 stop increments. Another reviewer did not like that the dial has no lock. I take the position that I am glad it has no lock as I use this tool all the time and I can see in the viewfinder when it is active and never need to take the camera away from my eye to use the compensation. If only all cameras had such a large and capable exposure compensation dial instead of forcing me to use some button press and rear wheel or worse, force me to dive into a menu.
The EVF is the best that I have ever used. It is bright, sharp and it is actually possible to validate focus post shot without moving the camera from your eye. Holy efficiency Batman! I nearly never shoot in Live View mode, except when it would make life easier on my back and knees, and the EVF is so darn good, I wouldn't miss Live View if it was not there at all. Unlike most of the EVFs that I have looked through, the X-T2 EVF is stunningly accurate for colour with no shift and no artificial boosted saturation to burn out my retina. You can of course set the camera for eye detection to switch between the EVF and LiveView. The EVF is so good, I set the switch to EVF only and used the LCD for playback and information display. I cannot say that I have ever done this before.
The day of the first roll was about as grungy as possible, complete with icy rain from time to time. The X-T2 is weather resistant and held up fine over a couple of hours in the cold. In two hours of runtime, with over 100 images shot, along with a few minutes of video and plenty of menu pokery, I was still at over 40% battery remaining. Pretty decent performance in my book.
I copied the RAW files to my NAS and then imported them to the current release of Lightroom. Something felt off. Fujifilm uses in camera lens profiles, so I went back and disabled the auto application of profile corrections in Lightroom. Hmm, still not right. The previews took a while to render and they all looked a bit soft. I was not nuts about the rendering in LR for the X-Pro2 but this was really unpleasant. It took far more work than I would have hoped to get decent looking stuff, and for the four finals from the roll, there was a fair bit of Photoshop involved. The next day, I looked at a couple that I was certain had been tack sharp in the EVF, and they were definitely soft. Was this a camera AF issue? I decided to take another route and imported all the originals into Capture One Pro 10. Capture One uses a completely different RAW conversion engine and I was very pleased to see substantially better images right out of camera in Capture One. I will explore this more in the deep part of the review, but right up front, I will suggest that Adobe has not gotten the converter for the X-T2's X-Trans sensor correct yet. I did try RAWtherapee because it advertises an X-Trans specific engine, but I found the UI so confusing that I packed it in after about ten minutes. For the remainder of the evaluation, I will be using Capture One for all the image processing.
Roll #1 Samples
These are taken from both rolls. The available light would have had to to improve significantly to achieve the level of suck. Most images shot in RAW and processed in Capture One Pro 10 because Lightroom did such a poor job on the RAW conversion. The canal is an HDR processed in Lightroom. The final two are artistically (I hope) treated for a different look.
In this very short clip, I was walking back to the truck and decided to record a bit of 4K to the internal card while walking along. I dropped the volume of the in camera microphone recording because it's just footsteps and breathing, not exciting at all. Considering I was walking along at a normal pace, there is a fair bit of motion in the clip but what is impressive is that it is not terribly jerky.
Camera Core Info
The X-T2 is the latest in Fujifilm's high end mirrorless family. I mean high end not specifically in price but in positioning as well. This is a prosumer class body. It is equipped with the Fujifilm X-Trans III sensor, delivering 24MP 14 bit RAW images. As with all Fujifilm cameras, JPEGs are also capable of being delivered in camera, and are done so using Fujifilm's superb film emulations. There are no "scene" modes, further indication of the target audience. Images are stored on SD style cards, with the camera spec'd to support up to 256GB cards.
The X-T2 accepts all Fujifilm X mount lenses. In Fujifilm Fujinon lenses, whether there is image stabilization or not is defined in the lens. Most Fujinon X mount lenses have actual aperture rings, sometimes labeled, sometimes continuous, but there are the rare ones that use a body control for the aperture setting.
ISO range runs from ISO 200 to ISO 12800 and a Hi setting of ISO 51200. There is an L setting as well of ISO 100. It's important to remember that these are digitally delivered and non-native ISOs so they will not deliver optimum quality, but will get the shot when nothing else will do.
Shutter speed range is from 1/8000 to 30 seconds on the mechanical shutter. There is an electronic shutter that will go as high as 1/32000 but the E shutter may not work well on very high speed subjects. Flash synchronization is 1/250 or slower. The shutter is of a focal plane design.
The 256 zone TTL metering system offers the user a variety of modes, including multipoint, centre weighted, average and spot metering. The camera offers Program, Shutter Preferred, Aperture Preferred and Manual modes of operation. Exposure compensation is available ± 5 stops in 1/3 stops increments, and ±2 stops in movie mode.
The drive selections include single shot, low speed continuous at 5fps, high speed continuous at 8fps, self timer and bracketing. The high speed can be increased to 11fps by adding the X-T2 vertical battery grip and to 14fps by employing only the electronic shutter. I did not try shooting the X-T2 for sports, but did use it to photograph my dog while he was running full out and I was quite impressed by the efficiency and lack of viewfinder blackout.
Bracketing is configurable for exposure, white balance, film emulation, ISO and Dynamic Range, selectable one at a time. In my tests, I was able to obtain a maximum of 3 shots in the bracketing settings with a span of 2 full stops between shots. Some may prefer the option for more images in a bracket sequence. I felt this way initially but after doing three shots at two stop increments, the dynamic range of the sensor really comes through and HDR work comes out looking lovely using Photoshop's 32 bit HDR capability.
Autofocus is selectable via a front plate switch. You can choose between single shot, continuous and manual focus. The Fujinon lenses are such a joy that manual focus feels natural and has no lash at all. There is a wide mode option in single shot. There is also an option via function key to select a tracking focus mode in continuous. My first tests with it failed miserably, so I need to spend more time on it. You can configure the grid size and number of points for AF-S and AF-C. This was not entirely obvious and my initial efforts produced very large spot focus areas, that did not lock down very well. The AF is very fast and quite decent in low light, but suffers in lower contrast and has a tendency to hunt when the light level drops. It's no worse than other systems, but does not match the speed of higher end Canon or Nikon AF systems.
The White Balance controls are widely inclusive, offering the usual suspects but three different fluorescent options as well as a specific underwater mode. The camera is not waterproof, so I expect that this means the Fujifilm is aware of demands to use the unit in an underwater housing. Shooting RAW, the WB setting is for the JPEG preview only, but because the JPEGs are so superb, I appreciate the wide list of predefined options.
There is a built in intervalometer, that is quite easy to set up. It's not overly sophisticated but it gets the job done well.
The device comes with a tiny shoe mount flash with a GN of 7. It mounts to the shoe and then tilts up to get the tiny tube a bit of distance away from the body. It's ok for minor fill, but for serious flash work, you will want the flash off camera. Fujifilm has a larger hot shoe flash in the EF-X500 that can be remotely controlled via infrared from the tiny slip on flash wirelessly. Flash exposure can be TTL or Manual, and there is even a PC port on the front panel to use older style strobes with. This port is typically covered, by an easily lost cap. My unit didn't even have the cap, which reinforces that the cap will vanish on you. This will impact the weather sealing, so if you do not have to remove it, don't. I have not had any opportunity to test multiple Fujifilm flash units so can offer no insight other than that the TTL flash exposures look good and are consistent from shot to shot.
The electronic viewfinder on the X-T2 is far and away the best EVF that I have ever used. I have liked the Olympus variants and while the hybrid EVF on the X-Pro2 is probably my favourite for usability, this pure EVF is just brilliant. I can see the image well, even in poor light and the high pixel density means that it can be used to check focus and chimp your shots without taking your eye away from the camera. It's so far beyond the competition, that I sense that this is going to be a huge competitive advantage for Fujifilm. It has 2.36M dots in its OLED display. Unlike some other OLED EVFs, I did not find myself with any eyestrain or headaches after use. The diopter adjustment ring is on the left side of the fake pentaprism and is quite good, although I would like a tiny bit more fine grained control in it.
The rear LCD is a 3" tilting design that can also work in portrait mode. It locks into the normal position, and while it is a bit of an erector set / meccano style system, it does the job well and the LCD does not flop around. There is, thankfully for all humanity, no idiot selfie mode. That means that Vloggers will need a separate display to see themselves while they shoot their magnum opus, but I do not see this as a negative. In relatively short order, I found myself configuring the LCD as an information only screen. I used the EVF for shooting and for playback, it's just so much better. I only used the LCD to place the camera for some studio video shots.
The X-T2 shoots 4K video at up to 29.97fps pushing 100mb/s for up to about 10 minutes. The X-T2 is not designed to be a continuously running cine camera. You will need high speed storage cards to support the 4K push. I am aware that some reviews are bashing the X-T2 for the limits on its 4K. I would say that Fujifilm 4K kicks the 4K from Canon's 1DX Mark II right to the curb all day long. The X-T2 is a photographer's camera that shoots video, not a videographer's camera that shoots stills. Thus, while I will use a dedicated video camera for large projects, the X-T2 is so usable that I could be convinced to back off my feeling that video in a still camera is wasted on most users. Shooting video with the X-T2 is blind simple. The autofocus is fast and precise and the 4K to the card is really very good.
I mentioned the film emulation options. There are 15 of them to choose from. There are also a number of in camera "looks" that you can impose including spot colour, soft focus, toy camera and similar options. I have no use cases requiring these so did not bother to look at them.
The X-T2 has built in WiFi and connects relatively easily to your smartphone via the downloadable Camera app. It disconnects when you change function modes such as from remote control to playback and while it works fine in the field, the constant disconnecting is annoying if you are in an environment where there are multiple WiFi networks and others have higher connectivity priorities on your phone. Usable, and better than most remote control apps, but I would personally prefer a proper cable release. I have no use cases requiring me to upload images to anywhere straight out of camera.
Connectivity is via USB 3.0 and video output is via Micro HDMI. Both are excellent choices. Fujifilm does have a tethered app for Windows (no Mac support), although you can purchase a tethering app from Adobe Exchange to be used with a Mac. Yeah, I won't be paying extra for tethering to my preferred platform. I encourage Fujifilm just to license the Mac tethering and be done with it. If you must drag images directly off a card, USB3 is the way to do it, because a RAW image averages just over 50MB in size. I like taking the HDMI cable with me in the bag when travelling so I can review images on hotel room TVs without having to download and import and blah blah blah just to do a quick success scan. The USB cable is included, the HDMI cable is not.
Ending the core section is the power. The camera is rated at about 340 frames on a full charge of the single battery. More shooting is available by adding the vertical battery grip. That's better than most mirrorless cameras in the market.
Real World Shooting - Roll #2 and Onward
As I did with the X-Pro2, I found a use again for my Peak Design Everyday Messenger bag. I am convinced it was designed for mirrorless cameras because that's about the only place that I find it useful. I also managed to borrow the Fujinon XF 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 OIS LM WR lens. I have to confess, I cannot make hide nor hair of the Fujinon naming conventions. This lens is grouped with the other two I have at this point. They all have clickable but unnumbered aperture rings. In the past I have shot the Red Badge zooms, and the 24/1.4, 35/1.4 and 56/1.2 primes. Guess what? The more expensive primes and zooms deliver nicer images, but you have to be really pixel peeping to see them. I have never even seen the consumer XC series so have no comment on them at all. The incredible American landscape / story photographer Bill Fortney has done a series with this lens, and, well it's Bill, so the images are gorgeous.
I have a fair amount of overlap in my now three lens kit. Roll #1 was shot solely with the 10-24 and the 55-200. I was sure I had sharpness in the viewfinder in most cases, but the imports looked soft. At first, I thought it was me doing something wrong, then I checked my notes and found that the soft ones had looked great in the EVF. That's when I found the challenge with Lightroom. It's irksome because this is the same sensor as in the X-Pro2 and I didn't have this issue, but there have been LR changes since last fall. Using Capture One instead delivered a far superior, sharper and better image consistently across roll #1. Disappointing as I worry that Lightroom's poor handling of X-Trans III images may cause people who wouldn't consider the software to be an issue, might be inclined to blame the camera, when clearly the issue is in Adobe's hands.
I have made a note to myself to always request a proper flash for evaluations. I do this with Nikon, and because so much of my work is strobified, I feel I am doing readers a disservice. The X-T2 flash capability reads very well, with support for slow sync, first and second curtain sync and multi flash support. Sadly, because of my own error, I cannot tell you how the camera fairs, except with the little flip up unit. Like all flip up units, it has very low power, is very close to the lens axis and when used as the primary source is unflattering and unpleasant. No surprises there.
I also pushed myself to use the tracking autofocus. It's not that I think that the X-T2 will replace the 1Dx Mark II for sports, but I was hopeful for pets and even children at play. I have no good news on this. I got much better images in regular AF-C with a single point after converting the camera to back button focus only. I'm not crazy aboutthe placement of the back button focus button. It is too far to the right to suit my hands in comfort and does not offer as much tactile feedback as I might like. I can train my thumb to go there, but the bone then rides on the minor ridge on the back grip. This is probably just me griping, but I only use back button focus and it's the way that I work. Interestingly, the layout on the X-T20 is the same, but the feel was more comfortable. Go figure. The tracking focus just didn't track quick enough even for a running wolfdog, and was hunting too much. What I do like in AF-C is the very Canon like AF settings options, what Canon calls Cases. They work quite well and once I starting using them more aggressively, my AF-C success went up considerably.
As I noted on Roll #1, I had some issues making the dot small enough for single point AF. Consequently, the dot ending up being larger than the subject in many cases and that made for some frustration in focus hunting. Again, this is my personal use case, I do not like having any camera make decisions for me about what should be in focus. A little RTFM before roll #2 helped address this. The APS-C sensor produces a bit more depth of field at any given aperture and distance, than a full frame. I caught myself a few times because my eye locked onto the razor sharp image in the EVF and I neglected to do DoF checks on occasions when I really should have been. Have I mentioned how singularly impressive the EVF is?
One of the common complaints for DSLR shooters coming to mirrorless is viewfinder blackout. The X-T2 is incredibly improved over the X-T1. There is blackout, but it is so short that in most situations, you don't notice it at all. In burst mode, with the wolfdog running straight at me, I did not find it worse than any DSLR at a similar burst rate. That's a huge win for Fujifilm. I also like that the display is configurable and that when you flip to portrait orientation, the information displays flip with you. In manual focus you get this cool dual display in the EVF showing both the full scene and a zoomed in point for focus lock in. As a videographer, I use focus peaking a lot as a convenience tool and it's availability in manual focus is both effective and powerful.
Pushing the Video Button
I liked the ease of use for video I experienced with roll #1 so I wanted to do some deeper tests in the studio. I've included a link to a supplemental video on this article where I do a number of recording tests in studio. Lighting was provided by a KinoFlo Tegra and a KinoFlo DIVA. The camera was mounted on a RRS tripod and I was using the Atomos Shogun as both the external display, and where noted, as the external recorder.
My first clip is recording 4K to the card in the camera and using the built in microphone for audio. The video is very nice, even if it is MP4 format. This keeps the file sizes down and MP4 is a pretty decent compression model. The audio is about what you would expect, passable but hardly professional. For the second clip, I used a RODE VideoMic Stereo Pro plugged into the microphone port. The video was the same setup but by disabling the internal mics for the RODE microphone, audio quality went up substantially. The RODE is quite compact but sounds very good, significantly better than the internal microphones. It's completely usable audio.
My next clip used the same audio, but I switched the camera to send the full 4K over HDMI including control sequences to my Atomos Shogun. The Shogun was configured for ProRes 422. The files are substantially larger, but the quality is substantially higher on the editing desk as you should expect. Even compressed and published to YouTube, I think that you can see the difference.
My final supplementary clip is the same as the third, but I have set the camera to send the signal in F-Log Gamma. Log format is a very flat looking file, with flat colour and minimal contrast. The purpose of shooting in Log, is so the colourist can finely tune the look and feel of the final produced shot. I shoot in C-Log on my Canon C300 and while it makes for more work in post-production, the flexibility is amazing. I was very impressed to see a stills camera in this price point being able to push Log format. I played around using manual colourizing techniques and then tried using the free F-Log Gamma LUTs (lookup tables) that Fujifilm provides free for download on the support page. They are both excellent, although in this particular clip I chose to go with the Flog to WDR cube for correction.
I use the Atomos Shogun predominantly but you could also do this with another high quality external recorder such as the Odyssey 7Q+. Being able to eliminate the challenges that come with internally recording high rate 4K, and having the Log output option, the usability of the X-T2 for more serious video goes up substantially.
I always download the PDF version of the manual and store it in iBooks so it is available on my phone, my tablet and my computers. I like having the manual handy and being able to search the electronic document. I found that the chapter on movie recording and playback was extremely sparse, basically full auto only. To go more deeply, you have to dive into the Movie section of the menus chapter. This is very "what this does" oriented, and doesn't really offer much in the way of guidance. One thing it did clarify is that when you select output to HDMI, while the camera is pushing content live, the manual says to start the "recording" process on the camera, not on the external recorder. This changes to push the full 4K stream out the HDMI port rather than a lower grade FullHD sequence. There is also an option to select to send control information over the HDMI link. This was very convenient in that pressing the shutter button both started and stopped the camera and the external recorder simultaneously. I was very impressed by the video of the X-T2. Fujifilm might choose to strengthen this section of the documentation. Much lesser and less capable products spend far more manual space on video.
Other Thoughts
While I take good care of evaluation gear, I was very pleased by the strong feel of the magnesium shell body. Bad stuff happens, and the more you shoot, the higher the probability that you will meet Mr. Murphy at the wrong time. I like that the X-T2 is built tough and I do not find it heavy or cumbersome in any way.
I had not yet mentioned the card slots. I have no illusions that the Fujifilm engineers have read or listened to any of my card slot rants. I still credit them for delivering two card slots and making them both identical. How convenient! How handy! How user friendly! How not stupid! Other manufacturers should pay attention.
I cannot offer input on the vertical battery grip. I didn't request one. I like the idea of more battery power on tap, and I like that the grip does more than just deliver more battery life, it also gives the camera a performance boost.
There are folks starting to call me a Fujifilm fanboy. Okay. I have been very impressed by the cameras that I have had time to review, specifically the X-Pro2 and the X-T2. I have respected Fujinon glass since the early eighties and I have very much enjoyed every lens that I have tested. I have not tested the entry level lenses and have no opinion one way or the other, but I am definitely biased to those that have a real aperture ring, even over those that have a ring that controls aperture but is not a true aperture ring. It just feels natural. The camera, despite it's small size, fits my hand well and once I got past the enthusiasm of shooting and followed my normal process, I stopped making images with camera shake and too little depth of field.
The camera and lenses are tough enough, and the viewfinder blackout tells me that I could use the camera for most of the things that I shoot except perhaps for high speed sports, but it is so much better than earlier versions that I am becoming swayed. I find the layout of controls comfortable and easy to use, and the menus are well laid out and quick to learn. The APS-C sized sensor doesn't have a big noise tradeoff, and the X-Trans III sensor kicks butt. The only downside is that even after a dot upgrade, I still think that Lightroom's X-Trans III converter is horrible. I found the free Silkypix converter to be a bit of a kludge, but absolutely loved the image quality that comes out of RAWs processed in Capture One. I already knew about the quality of the Fujifilm JPEGs and didn't shoot many on the X-T2, because I just don't shoot in JPEG.
Would I buy an X-T2? I very much could. I've been looking for something smaller than my full-sized DSLR that still has autofocus and that works in crappy light. I'm personally leaning towards an X-Pro 2 because I love the rangefinder feel of it. I have tried mirrorless cameras from other vendors, and I either found the low light noise still needing some work, or that the physical layout of the camera bodies was uncomfortable or that I didn't like the performance of the lenses. I have no such qualms with the X-T2. The camera works brilliantly, the lenses are wonderful, and I can be working quickly and without headache with a very light kit, that can go in a bellows pocket in my jacket. Highly recommended.
Full Specifications (courtesy Fujifilm Canada)
Model Name
Number of effective pixels
24.3 millions pixels
Image sensor
23.6mm x 15.6mm(APS-C)X-Trans CMOS III with primary color filter.
Sensor Cleaning system
Ultra Sonic Vibration
Storage media
SD Card (2GB) / SDHC Card (32GB) / SDXC Card (256GB) UHS-I / UHS-II*1
File format
Still image
JPEG (Exif Ver.2.3)*2, RAW : 14bit RAW(RAF original format), RAW+JPEG
Movie File Format: .MOV
Movie Video Compression: MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
Audio: Linear PCM/ Stereo sound 48KHz sampling
Number of recorded pixels
L: (3:2) 6000 x 4000 / (16:9) 6000 x 3376 / (1:1) 4000 x 4000
M: (3:2) 4240 x 2832 / (16:9) 4240 x 2384 / (1:1) 2832 x 2832
S: (3:2) 3008 x 2000 / (16:9) 3008 x 1688 / (1:1) 2000 x 2000
Lens mount
FUJIFILM X mount
Standard Output Sensitivity : AUTO1 / AUTO2 / AUTO3(up to ISO12800) / ISO200 to 12800(1/3 step)
Extended output sensitivity : ISO100 / 25600 / 51200
Exposure control
TTL 256-zone metering, Multi / Spot / Average / Center Weighted
Exposure mode
P(Program AE) / A(Aperture Priority AE) / S(Shutter Speed Priority AE) / M(Manual Exposure)
Exposure compensation
-5.0EV - +5.0EV, 1/3EV step
(movie recording : -2.0EV - +2.0EV)
Image Stabilizer
Supported with OIS type lenses
Shutter type
Focal Plane Shutter
Shutter speed
Mechanical Shutter
4 sec. to 1/8000 sec.(P mode), 30 sec. to 1/8000 sec.(All modes)
Bulb mode(up to 60 min), TIME : 30 sec. to 1/8000 sec.
Electronic Shutter*3
30 sec. to 1/32000 sec.(P / A / S / M modes)
Bulb mode : 1 sec. fixed, TIME : 30 sec to 1/32000sec.
Mechanical + Electronic Shutter
4 sec. to 1/32000 sec.(P mode), 30 sec. to 1/32000 sec.(All modes)
Bulb mode(up to 60 min), TIME : 30 sec. to 1/32000 sec.
Synchronized shutter speed for flash
1/250 sec. or slower
Continuous shooting
Approx. 14.0 fps [Only Electronic Shutter](JPEG: 42 frames, Lossless compression RAW: 28 frames, Uncompressed RAW: 25 frames)
Approx. 11.0fps [with VPB-XT2](JPEG: 73 frames, Lossless compression RAW: 30 frames, Uncompressed RAW: 27 frames)
Approx. 8.0fps (JPEG: 83 frames, Lossless compression RAW: 33 frames, Uncompressed RAW: 27 frames)
Approx. 5.0fps (JPEG: endless, Lossless Compression RAW: 39 frames, Uncompressed RAW: 30 frames)
- * recordable frames depends on recording media
- * Speed of continuous shooting depends on shooting environment and shooting frames
Auto bracketing
AE Bracketing(±2EV / ±5/3EV / ±4/3EV / ±1EV / ±2/3EV / ±1/3EV)
Film simulation bracketing(Any 3 types of film simulation selectable)
Dynamic Range Bracketing (100% · 200% · 400%)
ISO sensitivity Bracketing (±1/3EV / ±2/3EV / ±1EV)
White Balance Bracketing (±1 / ±2 / ±3)
Single AF / Continuous AF / MF
Intelligent Hybrid AF (TTL contrast AF / TTL phase detection AF)
AF frame selection
Single point AF: EVF / LCD: 13x7 / 25x13 (Changeable size of AF frame among 5 types),
Zone AF: 3x3 / 5x5 / 7x7 from 91 areas on 13x7 grid,
Wide/Tracking AF: (up to 18 area)
- * AF-S : Wide
- * AF-C : Tracking
White balance
Automatic Scene recognition / Custom1~3 / Color temperature selection (2500K~10000K) /
Preset: Fine,Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White),Incandescent light, Underwater
10sec. / 2sec.
Interval timer shooting
Yes (Setting : Interval, Number of shots, Starting time)
Flash modes
TTL (FLASH AUTO / STANDARD / SLOW SYNC.) / MANUAL / COMMANDER / OFF (When EF-X8 is set)
Hot shoe
Yes (Dedicated TTL Flash compatible)
0.5 inch approx. 2.36 millions dots OLED Color Viewfinder Coverage of viewing area vs. capturing area: approx. 100%
Eyepoint: approx. 23mm (from the rear end of the camera's eyepiece) Diopter adjustment: -4~+2m-1
Magnification: 0.77x with 50mm lens (35mm equivalent) at infinity and diopter set to -1.0m-1
Diagonal angle of view: approx. 38° (Horizontal angle of view: approx. 31° )
Built-in eye sensor
LCD monitor
3.0 inch, aspect ratio 3:2, approx. 1040k dots
Movie recording
[4K (3840x2160)] 29.97p / 25p / 24p / 23.98p 100Mbps up to approx. 10min.
[Full HD (1920x1080)] 59.94p / 50p / 29.97p / 25p / 24p / 23.98p 100Mbps up to approx. 15 min.
[HD (1280x720)] 59.94p / 50p / 29.97p / 25p / 24p 50Mbps up to approx. 30min.
- * For recording movies, use a card with UHS Speed Class 3 or higher.
Film Simulation mode
15 modes (PROVIA/Standard, Velvia/Vivid, ASTIA/Soft, CLASSIC CHROME, PRO Neg.Hi, PRO Neg.Std, Black & White, Black & White+Ye Filter, Black & White+R Filter, Black & White+G Filter, Sepia, ACROS,ACROS+Ye Filter, ACROS+R Filter, ACROS+G Filter)
Dynamic range setting
ISO restriction (DR100%: No limit, DR200%: ISO400 or more, DR400%: ISO800 or more)
Advanced filter
Toy camera, Miniature, Pop color, High-key, Low-key, Dynamic tone, Soft focus,Partial color (Red / Orange / Yellow / Green / Blue / Purple)
Wireless transmitter
IEEE 802.11b / g / n (standard wireless protocol)
WEP / WPA / WPA2 mixed mode
Access mode
Wireless function
Geotagging, Wireless communication (Image transfer), View & Obtain Images, Remote camera shooting,PC Autosave, instax printer print
Other functions
PANORAMA, AF-C CUSTOM SETTINGS, 4K MOVIE OUTPUT, SHUTTER AE, SHUTTER AF, AF-ON,Exif Print, PRINT Image Matching II, Language (35 languages including JP/EN), Time difference,Exposure preview on LCD during Manual mode, EVF brightness, EVF color, LCD brightness, LCD color,Mode effect on monitor, Customize
Digital interface
USB3.0 (High-Speed) / micro USB terminal
HDMI output
HDMI micro connector (Type D)
ø3.5mm, stereo mini connector (Microphone) / ø2.5mm, Remote Release Connector
Hot shoe, Syncronized terninal *Mechanical release : shutter button
- * connectable with Remote Release RR-90 (sold separately)
Power supply
NP-W126S Li-ion battery (included)
132.5mm (W) x 91.8mm (H) x 49.2mm (D) (minimum depth 35.4mm)
Approx 507g(including battery and memory card)
Approx 457g(excluding battery and memory card)
Operating Temperature
Operating Humidity
10 - 80% (no condensation)
Battery life for still images*4
Approx. 340 frames (NORMAL MODE), Approx. 1,000 frames (with VPB-XT2) When XF35mmF1.4 R is set.
Starting up period
Approx 0.3sec.
- * Fujifilm research
Accessories included
Li-ion battery NP-W126S
Battery charger BC-W126
Shoe-mount flash unit EF-X8
Shoulder strap
Body cap
Strap clip
Protective cover
Clip attaching tool
Hot shoe cover
Vertical Power Booster Grip connector cover
Sync terminal cover
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We haven't purchased regular bleach in over a year, but I needed an all-natural alternative. I'm not sure where I found the recipe for homemade "bleach," but I'm glad I did. It worked like a charm on our shower curtain and bathtub!
- 1 1/2 cup of hydrogen peroxide
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- Distilled water to fill a gallon jug
- 10-12 drops of lemon essential oil
Instructions: Mix all ingredients together in gallon jug. Gently shake to combine.
My oldest son helped me make it, which is always fun. Five year old's are the best helpers. We made two smaller amounts — one in a mixing bowl that was poured into a 24 oz. spray bottle for the bathtub and the other in a mop bucket to soak the shower curtain. My son got to spray down the tub, which made him smile from ear to ear. In my adventures, I've found that homemade products may take a couple of applications and some scrubbing to remove grime, but a little elbow grease never hurt anyone, right?
You can use this as a substitute for bleach, however I'd suggest spot testing to be sure. The recipe does mention that you can use one cup of homemade bleach in your washing cycle to whiten clothes. I'll try this the next time I wash our whites. This solution will be used in many, many ways and is oh so cheap and easy to make. And it actually smells pretty good, which is always nice. Overall, I think this is another keeper that is now added to my rotation. Yay, homemade products! I love 'em.

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Success for Jaguar Land Rover and drp in Annual Tata Group Awards
drp and Jaguar Land Rover have been working in partnership to deliver engaging and unique communications to employees across Jaguar Land Rover's Global sites. The positive impact of such communications has been proudly acknowledged by Jaguar Land Rover's parent company at the recent 2017 Annual Tata Group Awards.
Notably winning 'Best Internal Communications' for an augmented reality app for Jaguar's launch of its highly anticipated I-PACE to its internal employee base.
The Jaguar I-PACE augmented reality app, developed by drpdigital, featured several 'triggers' which allowed employees to explore the key features and benefits of the car, and enjoy an immersive driver experience that enabled users to digitally drive the I-PACE around their desks.
The iconic 'Jaguar Growler' was used on a 'Top Trumps' inspired card and distributed to all Jaguar Land Rover employees. The card was as an innovative 'marker' to stimulate the app and bring the digital car to life.
These awards are testament to the strong and trusted relationship with Jaguar Land Rover, and a mutual aspiration to continually drive positive engagement
As well as the app, the All New Discovery's 'Drive Experience Media Book' won Best Publication in the External Engagement category.
Produced and designed by drp, the book was a truly collaborative effort with photography provided by Nick Dimbleby and content by Jaguar Land Rover's own Communications team.
The bespoke piece of high-end literature was created to accompany the journalists on their 'adventure drive' through the dreamscapes of Utah and Arizona. The book, the first of its kind, has been received very positively and will now be included as a regular asset for all Jaguar Land Rover's Media Drive experiences.
drp's Jaguar Land Rover Account Director, Emma Collins, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to have been part of two fantastic projects that have achieved such great results. These awards are testament to the strong and trusted relationship with Jaguar Land Rover, and a mutual aspiration to continually drive positive engagement."


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Popping bottles with top VIP rappers and ballers every night is a coveted fantasy for many, and an everyday reality for Tracy Egan. As one of the most respected concierges in the game, Tracy has left the VIP podium at LIV Miami and started her own concierge company, Miss Tracy Productions, continuing the endless step & repeat that she calls life.
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I'm just focused on the state title right now, nothing else. —Brayden Cosper
Bingham High wide receiver Brayden Cosper is excited for Friday. In his senior season, Cosper will try and help the Miners win their second straight state football championship, and do it against another of the premier football programs in the state — East.
"I'm really excited. It's obviously the biggest opportunity for us and we're all really excited that we've come this far and that we've worked this hard," Cosper said.
For Cosper, who had been playing football since he was 8 years old, a win on Friday at Rice-Eccles Stadium would send him and the Miners' senior class out the right way and cement their legacy in school lore. Cosper played in his first varsity game in 2015, as a sophomore. He had three receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns and has had a reception in every game that he's played since. He had four receptions and a touchdown in the 2015 semifinal game against Lone Peak, and he says that loss has motivated him and his team.
"It definitely motivated us for 2016, that was our whole emphasis — the revenge tour. This year, not as many guys were part of that 2015 team, but we definitely don't want to feel like that again, and some of us know how that feels," Cosper said.
When Lone Peak and Bingham faced off again in 2016 for the state championship, Cosper caught a 22-yard pass from quarterback Matt Degn that put the Miners on the board. Bingham hasn't lost since 2015, and Copser wants to keep it that way.
"We honestly have terrific coaching and that helps a lot. I think that leadership plays a big role, those guys that were there (in 2015) are now leaders on this team, and it helps us," Cosper said.
Over the course of his career, Cosper has played in 54 games, hauling in 115 receptions for 25 touchdowns and 2,047 yards.
"Brayden has been with our varsity squad for four years, so he brings really good experience, some good maturity. He's very, very athletic and extremely competitive. He steps up in big games, I can't say enough about what he does," Bingham head coach John Lambourne.
Cosper stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 200 pounds, and his ability to catch the football attracted attention in his junior year. The three-star wide receiver committed to Brigham Young University in the summer of 2017, after receiving offers from Air Force, Navy, Nevada and Weber State.
"It was awesome, just because I had worked really hard in the offseason and seasons before and it was something that I really wanted to do was play at the next level. It was a great feeling to finally get that opportunity, I'm really grateful for it," Cosper said. "I committed there because the coaching staff is amazing. I feel like it's a really great place to be, even though they've had a down year, there's no doubt in my mind that they're going to turn it around. They've got terrific talent in there."
But before he suits up at BYU, Cosper has one more piece of business to take care of.
"I'm just focused on the state title right now, nothing else.
Cosper hasn't forgotten the feeling of winning a state title and wants to be a state football champion one more time before he graduates.
"There's no better feeling. When you look back at how hard you worked, to go all that way and look back on how hard you've worked, all the way back, even the spring getting ready for seven-on-seven stuff, there's no better feeling than finally getting it and knowing you're the best team," Cosper said.


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The poems,
The carols,
The centuries
Of art,
Paint Nativity
In a stable
As cosy.
The ox, the ass,
Well fed,
Unreally clean,
The straw
Luminous gold,
All of us
In rich and spotless robes.
The reality
Of manure,
Watched by
A scrawny ox,
A diminutive,
Patch-furred ass,
Prickled by rough, dusty straw,
My child was born,
Slowly, ordinarily,
As if this child,
My child,
Were not
Flesh made miracle.
Too soon after,
Yellow-toothed shepherds
Staggered in,
Hesitant, resolute,
Oblivious to the mess,
My sweaty exhaustion,
Joseph's embarrassed confusion,
Dragging skinny sheep
For a King
Lying on a folded shirt
In a hard-grimed manger.
They babbled
Of God's glory,
Of heavenly hosts,
Angels in thousands,
Singing past enchantment
Of the Messiah,
In a stable,
Son of God,
Here, now,
Made flesh.
I held their tale
In my heart,
With John's leap
In Elizabeth's womb,
With this outsider's birth,
Its poverty,
Its inconvenience,
Knowing that this, too,
Was part
Of Gabriel's promise,
Of my first,


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Topic: Atomic List -- Definitely Not Radioactive
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The event on our premises kicks-off at 5pm. The fireworks will then start at 8pm.
Admission to the annual event is just £2 per person and children under one metre are free of charge.
In addition to all the exciting rides and fireworks taking place, the Iron Bar will be open and refreshments will be available around the ground.
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Research Interests: I study different aspects of animal behavior. I am particularly interested in animal cognition – how animals perceive the world and how they learn and remember information. My research addresses why animal cognition varies, for example what factors affect how clever an animal can become, how accurate it is or how fast it is in making decisions?
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Almost all my current research is with fish. I use a variety of different species to explore different kinds of question. My group and I choose to work with fish because they can behave in sophisticated ways - integrating different kinds of information to allow them to make different choices – for example, 'Is this a safe place to forage?', 'Should I fight this rival?' or 'Which mate should I choose?'. While fish behavior can be considered to be complex, they generate their behavior through a relatively simple vertebrate nervous system - the simplicity of their brain provides us with an opportunity to study specific mechanisms. In this way my group and I tackle aspects of neurobiology, physiology all the way through to behavior in the whole organism.


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Kevin & David
Kevin & David
Race of child interested in adopting: No Preference
Gender of child interested in adopting: No Preference
Family Type: LGBT
Children: No
State we live in: SC
Religion: Catholic/Baptist
Dear Expectant Mother,
It can be hard to find the words to say how grateful we are to you for considering us as adoptive parents for your precious child. The word "adoption" can take on so many meanings, depending on what it means to the person speaking it. To us, it is the greatest blessing. But to you, this word may be the hardest decision you will ever face. We want you to know that you are one of the most courageous people on this earth. To consider adoption for your child by giving him or her the best opportunity in life is a great act of selflessness. As an expectant mother, you are putting the needs of your child above the wants of your heart.
"Adoption was a dream that had planted itself in our mind like a seed and we watered it with wishes and fed it with hope" –Author Unknown
If you choose us as adoptive parents, we promise to love your child unconditionally and to teach him or her to love and accept others in the same way. As parents with a strong, loving relationship, we will provide a safe, nurturing home for your child. Unconditional love, strong morals, and a quality education are important to us as we begin to grow our family. We and our extended families will provide opportunities for your child to thrive and grow in an environment that allows him or her to achieve his or her full God-given potential. If you choose us, we look forward to taking this journey with you and hope that you find comfort in your decision through these words. Thank you for considering us for this blessing.
About Us
Life is meant for good friends, a loving family, and great adventures. The greatest adventure for both of us has been the committed relationship we have built over the past 12 years. We like to tell our friends and family that life is like a roller coaster - you can scream every time you hit a bump or you can throw your hands up in the air and enjoy the ride. We choose to enjoy the ride.
We met at the University of South Carolina where we both attended college. David is a Masters-prepared National Board Certified elementary school teacher. Kevin is an Infection Control Practitioner at a community hospital as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice student at the University of South Carolina. We both have a passion for traveling. We also love to spend our free time taking our boat out on the lake during the many sunny days South Carolina has to offer.
Our Home
Our cute bungalow house is in a vibrant in-town residential neighborhood with eight beautiful parks, tree-lined streets, commercial and industrial districts, an urban farm and a public airport. Residents enjoy the friendly atmosphere, diversity, and convenience of in-town life and amenities. We are also close to amazing schools, museums, and exhibits. We are just a short 20-minute drive to the lake, a 60-minute drive to an amusement park, a 90-minute drive to the mountains, and a 90-minute drive to the beach.
The head of our household is our 11-year-old Rat Terrier, Mia. She is quite the diva and likes pampering. She is child-friendly, especially when a child shares his or her treats. She is a mastermind at manipulating humans.
Our Extended Family
Family isn't always blood. Our favorite definitions of family are "a crazy bunch of people who deeply care for each other; those who drive you nuts; those who accept you for who you are and would do anything to see you smile; and those love you no matter what." Does this sound like your definition of family?
Kevin's family resides in Maryland and David's family resides in South Carolina. Kevin grew up as an only child and David grew up in a blended household with biological, half-, and step-siblings. Kevin, however, has two best friends, Michelle and Chad, whom he believes are the "siblings" God intended him to find.
David's family traditionally hosts Thanksgiving dinner in South Carolina every year, whereas Kevin's family traditionally hosts Christmas dinner in Maryland in the hopes of experiencing a white Christmas. Both of our families get along great and look forward to the holiday season every year. An adopted child in our family would be the first grandchild on both sides, so needless to say, everyone is excited for future holiday seasons and new traditions to blossom.
What Led Us To Adoption
The love of a family is life's greatest blessing. Both of us are blessed to have loving and supportive families. We have always wanted to have a family of our own - a family full of laughter, love, and happiness. Neither of us could see a life without expanding our own family. We have so much love and so many blessings in our life that we want to share. Our greatest wish is that, when we adopt a child, that he or she will always know just how much we love him or her. We want him or her to know that no matter what, we will always be there, and any way we can.


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A soldiers familys primary contacts for any question, issue, rumor or comment should be:____________________
Know these numbers - write them down - have them with you at all times - and by all means use them even when you dont think you need to.
The Unit Military Point of Contact -MPOC (ie: the Unit Full-timer, Re-detachment MPOC, or sometimes called the Readiness NCO or Training NCO)
The Unit Family Readiness Group Point of Contact -
Information you must have when you soldier is away (ie AT, Drill, Schools, or Deployment)
Soldiers Full Name____________________________________________________
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With the award ceremony, the eighth Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities – Bosifest came to an end.
The Grand Prix of the 8th Bosifest went to the French documentary film, entitled "Arise and Walk" by Matthieu Firmin, the award for the best director went to "Daniel" by Anastazja Dabrowska (Poland) and for the best-case scenario to "Listen to the Silence" by Mariam Chachia (Georgia). Special recognitions were given to films "In another world" by Anna Bedynska (Poland), "Two worlds" by Maciej Adamek (Poland) and "My hero brother" by Yonatan Nir and Enosh Cassel (Israel).
At the closing of the Festival, on October 12 at the Sava Center's "Amphitheatre", the awards were given by the president of the jury, Anica Dobra and the member of the jury, Radoslav Zelenović.
The winner of Grand Prix, Matthieu Firmin, who is showing his battle with paraplegia through this film, said that he was very happy to receive this award, primarily because of the opportunity to show this film outside of France. He thanked Bosifest for shedding a positive light on the problems that people with disabilities are facing.
"Deep down inside, all of us have the strenght to fight. It is important to know that. I was a pesimist, and if I was able to find that strength, then everyone can do it. Nevertheless, I wouldn't be here without the help of my friends and public health care. Therefore, we all should defend our public health care system", said Firmin.
Director Anastazja Dabrowska, along with giving thanks to the organizers of Bosifest, emphasized the value of this Festival because of its focus on the people with disabilities. The award for the best-case scenario was received by the assistant to the author, Mariam Chachia.
The receiver of the special recognition, Anna Bedynska pointed out that this recognition means a lot to her, as this was her first time to be competing in a festival, and she thanked both the Bosifest and the heroine Kasia, who let her into her world. The other two special recognitions were to be given later on.
Anica Dobra stressed that her desire was for all participants to receive awards."Thank you for the inspiration, for the strength. It is incredible that a festival, like this one, exists in our city. That is one of good reasons why we must remain here", said Anica while addressing a large number of young people in the audience.
Radoslav Zelenović stated that this was his second time to be on the jury of Bosifest and that he has become a serious fan of these kind of films, especially since he had the oppourtunity to meet both the authors and actors of the films. "These films don't need a translation. No matter which part of the world it comes from, it is absolutely clear what the problems of that person are and how they are dealing with them. I think that we shouldn't be giving out awards at Bosifest, because all the authors and the actors of these films are winners", pointed out Zelenović.
Director of the Bosifest, Darko Ivić was very pleased to see a large number of highschool and university students who were following the Festival, saying that the films they had seen will make a huge impact on their way of thinking, both now and when they become politicians, journalists, doctors, artists...
"It is important to be humane in our relationships, to empathize not only with people with disabilities, but with every single person. That is the aim of our Festival", said Darko.
Ivić thanked all the professors, school and university parliaments for their organized visit, as well as the members of the jury for their support, the hotels who hosted foreign authors and a large group of volunteers.
For their contribution in the realization of the 8th Bosifest, volunteers received diplomas from the Hendi Center Koloseum. The Letters of commendation were given to hotels Constantine, Evropa, In hotel and Hotel Park.
Enclosed - explanation given by jury members, Anica Dobra, Radoslav Zelenović and Predrag Antonijević, which was read at the Award ceremony by Anica Dobra:
"Arise and Walk" - This is in many ways a unique documentary. Matthieu Firmin, Spicee's editor-in-chief, speaks of his struggle with paraplegia. One day, after a stroke, he woke up as a paraplegic, as a handicapped man. The camera noted all the pain of overcoming the situation he found himself in and his struggle to deal with that situation. His battle, motivation and the support of people around him, are remarkable. Throughout the year, he will be keeping a video diary from the very first day until the moment he is able to walk again.
"Deniel" - Daniel and his friends are spending their holiday in a camp. They are at that age when topics about girls are unavoidable. They are asking some serious questions, "What do you get out of being close with someone?" and "What is the right way to experess love?" They talk about problems that every person encounters at some poin in their life.
"Listen to the Silence" - Having dreams is a natural and easy thing for each one of us, but following that dream when no one else believes in it, is a destiny only for the commited ones. This feature-length film speaks of a boy, Luka, who is deaf, but has a dream of apprearing on a stage one day and dancing. He believes that in such a way he will be able to take his place in the world around him. This story, told in an incredible film language, is about one boy's dream and his desire to be heard.
"In Another World" - An exciting documentary about a happily married woman, a mother of two children who finds out she is pregnant and carries a child with Down syndrome. The author, as the tradition of best documentaries goes, follows all dilemmas and her personal struggle concerning whether to give birth to the child or to abort the baby. She is aware that neither solution is acceptable. Over six months, the author records with the camera all her mental states and emotions.
"Two worlds" - In this inspiring family portrait, Laura, a twelve-year-old girl, is our guide through her life, but also through the lives of her deaf parents. The film records a series of unusual situations, as well as some ordinary things that are a part of their everyday lives.
"My hero brother" - This unusual documentary speaks of great capacities of people with disabilities. It talks about an unusual, and what seemed to be an incredible undertaking, by a group of young people with Down syndrome on a demanding journey through the Indian Himalayas. In this unusual venture, they receive help from their brothers and sisters.
During the 8th Bosifest, from October 10-12, the audience was able to see 18 films chosen by the selector Gorana Radovanović, 10 in the competitive and 8 in the non-competitive part of the program. All films had their premieres in Serbia at this time, and on the first day of the Festival, there was a World Preview of the Israeli documentary "My hero brother".
This year, Festival's accompanying program was a conference "Start a change", held on the second and third day of the Festival, before the film screenings (12a.m. - 3.30p.m.). Participants of this conference were experts, who held interactive lectures on following topics:
- Media reports on people with disabilities;
- The influence of media - film on creating attitudes towards people with disabilities;
- Application and importance of media in the inclusive education;
- Culture, tolerance, diversity.
With the award ceremony, the ninth Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities – Bosifest came to an end
Ninth Bosifest, was held in the Sava Center from 10 to 12 October 2018 under the slogan "RAMPA!", Shows 15 relevant documentaries on various topics related to persons with disabilities, according to the selection of Goran Radovanovic, our famous director .
Selector Goran Radovanović selected films for the 9th Bosifest
Prominent director and selector of our Festival, Goran Radovanovic, has just selected 15 film productions that will be presented within the Competitive and Non-competitive program of the upcoming 9th Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities - Bosifest. The Festival will take place on 10-12 October at the Sava Center.
9th Bosifest's Jury: Goran Marković, Dragan Petrović Pele and Jovana Stojiljković
With great pride and extreme professional pleasure, we present to you our jury of the 9th Bosifest (10-12 October 2018, Sava Center), consisting of: our well-known director, writer and professor Goran Marković, famous actor and professor Dragan Petrović Pele and a talented young actress Jovana Stojiljković.
The award winning director, Goran Radovanović, selector of the 9th Bosifest
After a successful cooperation and an excellent selection of films last year, once again we will have Goran Radovanović as the selector for the upcoming 9th Bosifest, that will take place on 10-12 October at the Sava Center.
Anica Dobra: As long as there is a BOSIFEST, there is hope for this country
Famous Serbian actress Anica Dobra in a interview for the website of BOSIFEST explains that she was honored to be part of the eighth Belgrade International Film Festival of Persons with Disabilities.
Volunteers like the silent heroes of the BOSIFEST
Belgrade International Film Festival of Persons with Disabilities - BOSIFEST was held for the eighth consecutive year. This film festival probably would not exist without the main engineer Darko Ivic, many institutions that supported him for years, as well as sponsors who helped him. However, a large number of volunteers who performed daily "behind the scenes" performed a number of most diverse tasks, in accordance with the standards of the biggest film festivals.
Matthieu Firmin: I am proud of Gran prix, BOSIFEST is a serious festival
Grand prix at the 8th Belgrade International Film Festival of Persons with Disabilities won Matthieu Firmin for the film "Arise and Walk". The French author in the film talks about his struggle against the paraplegia that he suddenly received after a stroke.
Guests of the BOSIFEST are delighted with the festival and Belgrade
The authors of the films that were guests of the 8th Belgrade International Film Festival of Persons with Disabilities -BOSIFEST say that they bare beautiful memories from the festival and from Belgrade.
With the award ceremony, the eighth Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities – Bosifest came to an end.
The Grand Prix of the 8th Bosifest went to the French documentary film, entitled "Arise and Walk" by Matthieu Firmin, the award for the best director went to "Daniel" by Anastazja Dabrowska (Poland) and for the best-case scenario to "Listen to the Silence" by Mariam Chachia (Georgia). Special recognitions were given to films "In another world" by Anna Bedynska (Poland), "Two worlds" by Maciej Adamek (Poland) and "My hero brother" by Yonatan Nir and Enosh Cassel (Israel).
"Normal Autistic Film" and "My hero brother" thrilled the audience on the first day of the 8th Bosifest
Czech documentary "Normal Autistic Film" by Miroslav Janek and the Israeli film "My hero brother" by Yonatan Nir and Enosh Cassel, opened on Tuesday the eighth Belgrade International Film festival for and by people with disability - Bosifes. The "Amphitheatre" hall of Sava Center was packed during the screenings of both films and there was not an indifferent person in sight.
Numerous guests at the opening of the 8th Bosifest in the Sava Center
The eighth Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities - Bosifest, held from October 10 to 12 in Sava Center, attrackted numerous guests from Serbia and abroad.
The eighth Belgrade International Film Festival for and by people with disabilities - Bosifest is officially opened.
The eighth Bosifest was officially opened last night at the Belgrade Sava Center's "Amphitheatre". Director of the Festival, Darko Ivić, assistant to the Minister of Culture and Information Ivana Dedić, acting assistant to the Minister of Labor, Empoyment, Veteran and Social Policy - Sector for protection of people with disabilities - Biljana Barošević, representative of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological development Gordana Cvetković and a member of the City Council of Belgrade Dragomir Petronijević addressed a numerous and mostly young audience.
The official selection of films for the BOSIFEST 2017
Competitive program:
- 50 X Rio
Director: Francesco Mansuti
Country: Italy
Duration: 36:14
- 88MhZ
Director: Yana Titova
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 39:00
- Altrove
Directors: Cesare Cicardini, Mauro Melgrati
Country: Italy
Duration: 18:00
- Daniel
Director: Anastazja Dabrowska
Country: Poland
Trajanje: 24:00
- In another world
Director: Anna Bedynska
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 26:00
- Lêve-toi et marché
Director: Matthieu Firmin
Country: France
Duration: 83:00
- Listen to the silence
Director: Mariam Chachia
Country: Georgia
Duration: 80:00
- Normal autistic film
Director: Miroslav Janek
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 82:00
- They went dancing
Director: Maryam Makhieva
Country: Russia
Duration: 19:43
- Two worlds
Director: Maciej Adamek
Country: Poljska
Duration: 52:00
Non competitive program:
- Andre The Anti-Giant
Director: Kim Saltarski
Country: Canada
Duration: 16:46
- Champion and Ballet Dancer
Director: Ekaterina Timoshenko
Country: Russia
Duration: 26:00
- I'm Jeeja
Director: Swati Chakraborty
Country: India
Duration: 26:00
- If i could choose
Director: Mirijana Isakov, Žarko Sebić, Željko Mandić
Country: Serbia
Duration: 8:30
- The kangaroo komplex
Director: Sarah Moon Howe
Country: Belgium
Duration: 57:45
- My hero brother
Director: Yonatan Nir, Enosh Cassel
Country: Israel
Duration: 78:22
- Sanctuary
Director: Len Collin
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 86:00
- Toloo
Director: Ebrahim Nematijan
Country: Iran
Duration: 17:42
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Two worlds
Maciej Adamek is director and scriptwriter. Recognized documentary director. Graduated from the Polish philology at University in Gdańsk and directing at the Łódź Film School. His films was screened at few hundred film festivals where received about 50 awards (at San Fransico FF, Palm Springs FF, Silverdocs in Washington, Shanghai FF, Munich, Toronto, Moscow , Montreal FF etc.)
Normal Autistic Film
Miroslav Janek born in 1954 in Nachod in the Czech Republic. He started making photographs from the age of ten and short films from the age of fifteen a great number of which were awarded prizes at numerous amateur film festivals. He emigrated to Germany in 1979, and then to USA in 1980 where, during the eighties and nineties worked as an editor and cameraman.
Anastazja Dabrowska, born on 1990 in Warsaw. Since 2012 she is a student of Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice. Previously studied Environmental protection at UKSW.
Arise and walk
Matthieu Firmin starts as a journaliste at AFP (Agence France Press) at the middle east / African desk after a master's degree in history at La Sorbonne University.
88 Mhz
Yana Titova was born on February 26, 1983 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. At the age of 14, while studying piano and singing in the prestigious Musical School in Plovdiv, she was at cast as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Since then, acting has become her life. In 2007, Yana received her degree in acting from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.
I'm Jeeja
Swati Chakravarty did her Masters in Economics from Jadavpur University and then trained in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). She heads the Department of Information Communication Technology at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy and has won the international ABLENET. Award for developing low-cost indigenous technology for AAC. She has worked as a script writer and assistant director for several films commissioned by MHRD, FD, PRI, etc.
Cesare Cicardini is a director and photographer based in Milan. Five. He graduated from the film school in Milan in 1997. He has collaborated with magazines of the most important media groups as well as major record labels and publishers. His works have been exhibited in various national and international art galleries. He has directed various documentaries, short films and TV commercials.
My hero brother
Award winning documentary filmmaker Yonatan Nir started his storytelling career as a photojournalist. His photo essays, from countries such as Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, and South Africa, have been featured extensively in Israeli and international newspapers and magazines.
Listen to the Silence
Mariam graduated from Georgian State University Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film - Drama faculty in 2003 with honors where she studied Theatre Directing and Acting. Since then Mariam has led a distinguished career in film and television production where she has worked as an award winning scriptwriter, art director, assistant director, director and producer.
Len Collin was born in London and lives in Ireland with dual citizenship. He trained as a professional actor at Arts Educational Drama School London and he is also a production and Direction MA graduate of the Huston Film School, Galway, Ireland. Len started writing for the theater in the early nineties.
The Kangaroo Complex
Sarah Moon Howe was born in 1972. Was a professional dancer before started filmmaking in 2003. Her filmography includes Don't Tell My Mother (2003), In Case of Loss of Pressure (2009) The Kangaroo's Complex (2014) is her third film.
50 x Rio
Francesco Mansutti lives and works in Padua. He has been director, filming and editing since 1995. As a director he has produced numerous docu-films, short films and commercials.
Among his last works are: The Games of Others (2009); Rosso70 (2009), Luce/Light (2011). He is co-directed of numerous docu-films with Vinicio Stefanello. He is Art-Director of a major advertising agency.
Andre The Anti-Giant
Kim Saltarski gripping documentaries for NGOs Children International & Plan Canada shot in Benin, Colombia, Peru, Zambia, The Philippines and Ecuador have touched the hearts of millions across North America. His bevy of broadcasters include: Nickelodeon, CTV, CBC, The Comedy Network, YTV, Disney Channel, Global, Discovery Channel, BBC Kids, Cartoon Network, and The Family Channel.
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We are fooled by our senses. We see and believe whatever we perceive through the senses. To approach reality we need to purify our vision and the point of view to see the world as it is in real. In the pre-historic and ancient times some people tried to approach reality and they did. For that they did chose meditation and restrained all the five senses to realize their self. Shri Krishna has said that, "The enlightened is aware where the ignorant is sleeping, and the ignorant is aware where the enlightened is sleeping." That does mean the enlightened has perfect vision and he is not aware where the ignorant is absorbed, the subject of five senses.
To understand reality we need to understand the nature of the cosmos. Everything in this cosmos has dual nature. I have written about the six eternal Substances earlier. Nobody has created them and nobody can destroy them. These are Soul, Matter, Motion, Rest, Space and Time. All are independent and none depends on another. If we see through senses then we realize that all depends on each other. We have identified our self as human body. Animals have identified their self as their present body, like cow, lion, monkey etc. But actually this body is the Matter, the second substance. We are the souls that is another substance which has no relation with matter and the rest of four substances. Even there is no relation between every soul. To get rid of this confusion we have to see through higher stand point. It is known as The Absolute Stand Point. From the Absolute Stand Point substances will appear as they are. But this is still not absolute reality. There is one more stand point called The Practical Stand Point. Whatever we see and believe right now comes into this stand point, like I am body, I born once and dies once; I can do others' welfare and can hurt or kill others. Every substance can do other's work also comes in this stand point. Both stand points are real.
Going deeper into thinking we find two more stand points called The Substantial Stand Point and The Modal Stand Point. To know them we need to know the nature of all substances. All the six substances are with attributes like, Substance, Essence and Modifications. A substance undergoes changes but still maintains its eternity and Essence. The change is called modifications and is seen through the Modal Stand Point (Paryayarthika Naya). The eternity and essence that remains same is seen through the Substantial Stand Point (Dravyayarthika Naya). This is strange nature of all substances. For example, when we light up a candle then we think that the fire has emerged and when we light it off we think that the fire is vanished. But actually it has not! Our observation was through the Modal Stand Point. From the Substantial Stand Point the fire is still there in the form of atoms. All was the scientific process. The atoms that went into process created fire still exist and they were existed before the fire emerged. In this case the atoms are seen through the Substantial Stand Point and the fire is seen through the Modal Stand Point. The atoms are substance (Pudgal according to Jain terminology) and the fire was their modification (Paryay). Same thing can be observed in the soul substance. The pure soul (free from karma), which has no mass, no color, no taste, no smell; no touch is seen from the Substantial Stand Point. And the soul as seen from the Modal Stand Point appears to be in humans, animals, plants, insect etc forms.
Every substance has dual nature, Special and General. Both are present in a substance in all three times (past, present and future). The Special nature is their various modifications which are seen through the Modal Stand Point and the General nature is the basic substantive qualities that remain same, unchanged that can be seen through the Substantial Stand Point. The soul is the knower-seer and the rest of all substances have no consciousness so are called "Jáda" in Jain terminology. The soul has two visions called general and special. Seeing through General vision we find all substances are eternal and unchanged. Seeing through Special vision we find all substances as always changing and momentary. The single vision is not perfect and is not taking an individual to ultimate realization. We can't say that substances are only eternal. We can't say that substances are only transitory. Such statement will be single faceted. The truth is multi faceted and can be expressed by integrating all stand points. So by just opening our single vision of consciousness we can't approach reality. To approach the truth we have to open both visions together and such vision is called the perfect vision. If a pot made of clay breaks then the one who has perfect vision will say the pot is broken as well as it is not.
If observing all souls in this cosmos by opening the substantial vision what will we see? We will see all souls alike (by qualities). And what will we see if we close the substantial vision and open the modal vision? We will see all souls in various forms like plants, humans, animals, insect, and microorganism and so on, because all the souls are absorbed in their present modification. Now what will we see by opening both eyes together? We will see the souls' both General and Special forms together. For example, I am the pure soul but I am right now absorbed in my human modification. Human modification comes from within but this human body is not mine. In my perfect vision I see that modifications and my soul (the substance) are united. The modifications are infinite but all comes from within (my own soul substance). Right now, in present birth I am in human modification. In the next birth I will be in other modification but my soul substance will remain unchanged. Same thing can be observed in the non living substances like Matter, Medium of Motion, Medium of Rest, Space and Time. Attachment and aversion arise because of our orientation towards modifications only. Thus we have divided people, places into so many relations and names. We say, my father, my son, my mother, my wife, my home, my country and thus we becomes attached to them and whenever we depart from them we feel with aversion. Thus we further accumulate karma particles and keep wandering in the mundane world. Adopting the perfect vision we can easily get rid of attachment and aversion and can progress in spiritual meditation.


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From 9th October to 24th Oct 2007
Once upon a time....were those your favourite words as a child? They were mine, because with those words my favourite time began - reading or being read to. Those words signaled that I would be transported to a faraway place or time and that my imagination would be engaged to go beyond my world into another - the world of a storyteller. Tell me a story.Objects too, could tell stories without words and that narration has been among the generative impulses of artmaking from the beginning of time.Sreekanth Kurva is a storyteller besides being an artist and printmaker. His motifs being the Bull as an animal and the cock/rooster as the bird. After pursuing a BFA in painting from the College of Fine Arts, JNTU, Hyderabad, Kurva did his MFA specialising in Graphics from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. It was this experience that opened to him various possibilities and honed his penchant for craft techniques that allowed him to be very comfortable with intaglio and lithograph printmaking techniques. In a natural progression he moved from painting to collage making using drawing as an act of registration and as an act of imagination. Using coloured glossy swatches and textile prints from fashion magazines to begin with, he then progressed to actual textile swatches and ethnic prints of brocade and jari as materials for his collages again moving from works on paper to works on canvas embellishing the final outcome with brush strokes of paint.The small format and the individual attention suggest intimacy, and as an oeuvre they are like memories gone over and over, as he goes over these two motifs again and again, rearticulating them differently but with comparable vividness, not only of detail, but of gesture and stance. Enlivened by the gestures of life, they represent the changing expressions of the familiar world. Kurva's strength is his ability to fuse graphic animation and colouristic expression with great skill and reason creating movement and a three dimensional form and image. His collages are dotted with ephemeral beauty, which haunts, questions and always delights, bringing harmony within contradictions and harmony between light and dark with his undulating grid of diamond and square swatches of paper or ethnic brocade or jari. The off-kiltercolours and the uneasy melding of order and irregularity provide a whiff of nostalgic, romanticized historical sensibility.It is the integration of narrative constructions that determines Kurva's use of the rooster and the bull that inhabit his paintings. The narrative in his paintings become emblematic of contemporary economic and political tension.Sheer decorative brillance and luminescent colours in his rooster and bull paintings fill us with pleasure and they both enchant our eyes and engage our minds. Bernadette da Cunha


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