You should be indoors, and perhaps looking at your walls, wondering what you could do to spruce them up!

Magnum has the answer, and signed or estate stamped prints by photographic masters will do just what you need!

I have 3 in my home and love them! Each one strategically placed so I see them as I move through the apt..

Please remember: they are 6″ x6″, so when framed, they fit almost anywhere in your home, without overwhelming the space.

Over 100 international photographers looked over their personal archives in search of images relating to, or capturing events that changed the course of history, society, a life, or a practice.
Their museum-quality signed and estate-stamped 6×6” prints are available for $100 through Sunday, April 12 on www.magnumphotos.com/shop. 
Magnum photographers will be donating 50% of their proceeds from the sale to Médecins Sans Frontières’s COVID-19 emergency response. These donations will be matched by a private charitable donor, up to a figure of $500,000.

And a pluson this is the charitable donation that is made with every sale.

They have joined up with a few other organizations in this, Aperture and The Everyday Projects Org. Plus Aperture has a crazy good book sale right now!

And due to the current world situation, there may be delays in delivery, but they are great communicators. so don’t worry!

They are doing that with a unique proposition:

To start, 20%-40% site wide on their high quality products. All of them!

and then this, from their site:

“By this point, your inbox is littered with well-meaning emails from companies telling you confidently how they will be navigating the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout. We considered piling another note on the heap, but it didn’t feel useful or honest.

The truth is we’re scared, too. It’s a frightening time to run a small business.

Instead, we thought we’d share our recent all hands meeting, where we try to figure it out.

With no outside investment, Peak Design’s lifeblood has always been the enthusiasm of our customers. Your support is keeping the lights on and letting us launch Travel Tripod globally on April 7th, giving 100% of profits to coronavirus relief and fighting climate change.

Let’s all keep creating, connecting, and helping.”

this is the latest iteration of the Travel Tripod:

“…giving 100% of profits to coronavirus relief and fighting climate change.” Let that sink in for a moment. Then make a purchase.

I had about 4 diff posts ready to go, and then the Covid-19 hit and I kept revising as the intensity increased.

Do you really need to know about the latest Spider wrist strap right now. Probably not. It’s the best, but you may have other things on your mind. And they have new products which are super cool, and we’ll come back to them, I promise.

The question is, what can we all do as we keep the social distancing, and a walk outside is a gift? Especially living in NYC?

Well, here are some ideas, and things to do that may serve you well when we come out of this. And we will.

For instance, I’ve signed up for a Udemy Master Photoshop Class online. Yes, have taken the adobe tutorials, just wanted to check it out. Great price right now as well. Currently just above a mid level. So far a good thing.

And then another thing is practicing and getting better at gimbal work. Not as much space to run around, so that becomes part of the challenge.

Then there is audio. Just moved to a MixPre 3ii as a portable interview rig, and learning a new piece of kit is pretty fun, and useful.

And the books. So many books. For lightness, it’s been going back over and looking at the primarily image based books. Nothing like finally relaxing and sitting back fro another look.

Midlevel on that is the Aperture series, that I quite enjoy, on process of the master photographers. Like Mary Ellen Mark.

Then a move onto the heavier stuff, like the Sally Mann autobiography. Saw her speak, bought a book, had it signed, and just never got to it. Till now.

And there is the Marie Kondo part of the time. You know her, the master of organizing and cleaning up your overload on possessions? Yep, have accumulated many things that could be turned around. Selling will begin soon. We know how many bags we all have!

How are you spending the social distancing time? It would great to share your ideas here! or on our FB page, or twitter @photoinduced.

It’s always a tough call when there are product leaks, and you know what you hope for in a new model of a camera.

I do love the Fuji line, and the files are beautiful, so when this new X-T4 was announced, I had a wish list.

and like all things in life, I got some, and missed some.

Yes, IBIS on board. A flippy LCD?

Sure, that would come in handy. Double the battery life? OK, have to buy new batteries, but if that will make my pockets less weighed down, cool.

Double the shutter life is awesome, as i run these into the ground!

Now, it’s the same sensor as the X-T3, so no change up.

What did I miss? A headphone jack! Yes, i sometimes shoot video with my still camera and it would come in handy. I’ve heard that there is a USB-C jack, so you can use a dongle and hook up some 3.5 mm jacked headphones. and use a splitter if you want to power the cam at the same time. Probably not.

So…. should you upgrade? good question. Unless that flippy LCD, the battery, and the onboard IBIS is a must have, maybe the X-T3 will be just fine. If you shoot video, that IBIS is a must have.

Until I have the camera in hand and actually use it in real world situations, I can’t say.

Here are the specs. Notice how the “audio out” is not listed.

It’s a tough call. My absolute go-to camera for walk around and street shooting, is going through some growing pains.

Well, maybe not exactly pains, but some upgrades.

Sure, I know nothing will stay the same, and improvements keep happening. The question is, should I/you upgrade??

The Fuji x100F has not only beautiful files, and all of the features I think I need, like a easy nodule button to choose focus points, 24 MP, perfect 23mm f/2 lens, and all of the sweet film algorithms that I want to choose the look in camera. (honestly, I shoot RAW/JPEG, and post via wi-fi the jpegs for speed if desired)

And them, of course, the new X100V gets announced today!

What’s new?

•   Featuring a new 23mmF2 lens, advanced hybrid viewfinder, optional weather resistance*, and 2-way tilting rear LCD screen, among a host of other product line updates, the X100V also uses the latest generation X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 
• Weather resistance appears for the first time in the X100 line when the optional AR-X100 adapter ring and the PRF-49 protection filter are attached. Additionally, a new two-way tilting touchscreen LCD screen fits flush at the back of the camera and provides intuitive touch controls, unlocking even more possibilities for image-makers to see, frame, and create images. 
•  a new 23mmF2.0 lens to ensure that every detail from its X-TRANSTM CMOS 4 Sensor is resolved beautifully. Designed for higher resolution, lower distortion and improved close focus performance, this lens is a significant upgrade from the design used on previous X100 cameras, while maintaining the same overall size and compatibility with legacy WCL/TCL conversion lenses, and retaining its internal ND filter that now features 4 stops. 
•  state-of-the-art X-Trans CMOS 4 sensor and X-Processor 4 combination. The 26.1MP sensor uses a back-illuminated design to maximize quality and dynamic range, while its unique color filter array controls moiré and false color without the need for an optical low pass filter. All complemented by the quad-core X-Processor 4. 
• the ability to record 4K video at up to 30 frames per second or capture 120 frames per second at 1080p to create super slow motion effects. Filmmakers needing extreme color fidelity can record 10-bit, 4:2:2 color externally via the HDMI port and leverage Fujifilm’s advanced color reproduction technology, to apply film simulations, like “Eterna”, to your video footage. 

So slightly more MP, weather resistance with optional bits, 4K video, face/eye detection, upgraded lens.

I’ll be honest – if you don’t have one of this series of cameras, buy this. Do Not Hesitate. Pre-orders are now available. If you do have one, like the X100T, or X100F, I question the upgrade. MSRP of $1400.

Hmmmmmm…I do think my love affair with the X100F is still on.

Some things I did miss on this: I wish there was a headphone jack to monitor video. I’m not clear on the “Drive Delete” button is on the back, but it scares me. Strange, but they didn’t supply any images of the articulated LCD, or I would have shared.

Overall though, this FujiFilm camera series design is outstanding, and is my sidekick, at all times. And now, the X100F will drop in price. Just saying.