BHphoto (and Adorama) expect Fujifilm X-T2 available for Mid August!

Fujifilm X-T2 available mid August

They might be a bit too optimistic, but let’s hope they are right: BHphoto expects the Fujifilm X-T2 available for mid August.

A FR-reader also wrote to Adorama, asking when the X-T2 will be shipped, and they answered:

Thank you for your inquiry on the status of your backorder.
According to the manufacturer estimates we expect to fulfill your order for the following item(s)
SKU IFJXT2 by 2nd week of August

Please note these are estimated dates given to us by the manufacturer. They are generally accurate, but are subject to change at the discretion of manufacturer.”

Crossing fingers :)

Fujifilm X-T2: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

New NP-W126S Batteries: BHphoto / Adorama /

Vertical Battery Grip: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Metal Hand Grip: USA: BHphoto / Adorama /

EF-X500 Flash: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Fuji X-T2 Roundup :: Fuji X-T2… why “Taurus”? :: X-T2 First Looks :: Fuji X-T2 Really Right Stuff Plates

Taurus 2

Fujifilm X-T2: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

What’s Taurus?

A weekend curiosity. When I opened the new Fujifilm Catalogue, I noticed that on my Firefox Tab, instead of “X-T2“, the name “Taurus_EN_Cover” appreared. Sounds like some kind of secret code Fuji used for the X-T(aurus)2. But maybe you have better specualtions.

And if you are a future X-T2 owner and haven’t done so far, then download the Catalogue here.

*** UDPATE *** A trusted source dropped me an email saying that Fujifilm started naming it’s prototypes after constellations. So, Fuji, I’m “Aries”… take that name for the Fuji X-E3 (Read also my LOVE LETTER to the Unborn FUJIFILM X-E3)

Mixed Links to First Looks

On Flagships: X-T2 and X-Pro2 at laroquephoto / Is the X-Pro2 for the heart and the X-T2 for the head? at olafphotoblog / Sample Photos at ephotozine / First Look: Fujifilm X-T2 camera review (part 1) bjornmoerman part 1 and part 2 / Review: Fujifilm X-T2 -The X-Series Camera We’ve Been Waiting For! at macleancomms / X-T2 First Look at doncraigphoto / The Fuji X-T2, a new beginning! at sarayathestudio / PRO photographers about the X-T2. Interview at the German Fuji X Forum (translation) / Spanish Hands-On at dslrmagazine (translation) / Australian Fuji introduce the X-T2 on youtube / Review at danbaileyphoto

BXT2 Really Right Stuff X-T2 Plates

The Fuji X-T2 BXT2 Really Right Stuff Plates are now available for pre-order at the Really Right Stuff Website.

Fujifilm X-T2 Vs. Nikon D810 Action Shoot Comparison :: but is the Test 100% Fair?

Fujifilm X-T2
BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama

There is a Video going quite viral right now, and I also get many emails about it: Fujifilm X-T2 Vs. Nikon D810 Sport Photography Comparison!

The video compares the Nikon D810 Vs. Fujifilm X-T2 for Sport Photography. The testers make some right observations and they have lots of good thing to say… but also a few bad things about the X-T2 (or the lenses for sports). Some of those bad things are absolutely spot on.

However, the testers, John & Jeong, might have been a tiny bit too over-hasty when making the overall conclusions (which are mostly positive anyway)… for these 2 reasons:

  1. Unlike the Nikon D810, the Fujifilm X-T2 is a BETA camera, which means the Firmware is not final. And if there is one thing Fujifilm can (and will) improve from here to September (X-T2 release), then it’s the AF-performance. That’s why TheCameraStoreTV & Co didn’t mention AF-speed in their first looks: they know Fujifilm is right now tweaking it!
    In the Video they say the X-T2 can keep up with the D810 (which is not really the Nr1 sports camera in the Nikon offering). These are acutally quite good results, for a Beta-Camera. I’m confindent that the final firmware will improve the AF even more.
  2. The test was made without vertical Grip attached, which boosts the continuous AF performance of the Fujifilm X-T2. Consider also that, as umad said in the comments, “the camera has 100fps in boost mode. And the other boost mode on the vertical grip reduces blackout, improves AF and other thing“. And the blackout time was a major complaint in the video. The Grip might reduce the blackout.

I like the stuff John & Jeong are doing on their channel. However, in this case I think they were not 100% accurate. They should repeat it with final firmware and vertical grip attached. That would be fair… and that I’ll share here on FR again.

For now, with no final firmware available, it might be too early to jump to any conclusions.

via youtube / Petapixel / ISO200

Fujifilm X-T2: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / Calumentphoto DE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

New NP-W126S Batteries: BHphoto / Adorama /

Vertical Battery Grip: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro