A New Era Captured by the FUJINON MK Series

In the last article, I wrote about the optical performance and body design of the MK Series of Cine lenses released by Fujifilm. This time, I'd like to talk about the usability and creativity of these products during actual shooting.

Aiming to shoot the dark green season at the end of May, I chose the location of "Tofukuji," said to be the oldest temple in Kyoto. First of all, I'd like to show off the shots I took.

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[photo] Close up of an actress in traditional Japanese headgear and attire standing infront of Japanese art indoors

Shot on the α6500 with grading. A texture unimaginable for 8-bit.

[photo] A less saturated photo of a lady dressed in a Japanese attire sitting on the floor Japanese temple

The dynamic range of 14 stops can be clearly seen. Captured using the MK 18-55mm at T2.9.

[photo] A more saturated photo of a lady dressed in a Japanese attire sitting on the floor Japanese temple

Sony's official LUT was applied and further noise processing performed to create a reference image

[photo] A less saturated version of a medium shot of an actress in traditional Japanese headgear and attire looking up

One cut shot outdoors using S-Log3/S-Gamut3.cine with no light

[photo] A saturated version of a medium shot of an actress in traditional Japanese headgear and attire looking up

Final image after grading. The colors are absolutely stunning

[photo] Tree leaves in the foreground out of focus and tree leaves in background in focus

[photo] Tree leaves in the foreground in focus and tree leaves in background out of focus

Focus without breathing is truly the technology of cinema lenses

[photo] A very wide shot of a lady in traditional Japanese attire standing under a tradional Japanese wooden house

[photo] A more zoomed in wide shot of a lady in traditional Japanese attire standing under a tradional Japanese wooden house

When video expressions using zoom become possible, the possibilities of expression methods expand

[photo] A color saturated version of a lady in traditional Japenese attire standing under a wooden bridge

In order to show off the abyss-like appearance of Tofukuji's Tsuten-kyo Bridge, grading while remaining conscious of the depth was performed

[photo] A camera crew shooting an actress dressed in traditional Japanese attire leaning against wooden railing

Thanks to the light weight of the lenses, you can carry additional special equipment. Operation is simple and precise.

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MK Series achieves high optical performance and low distortion with T2.9 speed across the entire zoom range.