Today Wandrd launched their new PRVKE V4 camera bag on Kickstarter (Click here). And within the first hours it already had 1,000 backers! This bag is the result of over 10 years of constant development. Check out what’s new in this video:
SonyAlphaRumors leaked is the press text for the new Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 APS-C E-mount lens that will be announced on June 17.
Remember, according to our information, the Sigma 12mmF1.4 launch, which also already leaked, has been postponed. So all we get on June 17 is the Sigma 17-40mmF2.8 DC ART.
You can read the full press text below.
Sigma 17-40mm F1.8 DC | Art
Overview
Look, I don’t have access to global sales figures for camera gear.
The only way I can gauge how well a camera is being received is by checking our affiliate sales data.
So I took a look at the Fujifilm X-E5 pre-orders through our link at BHphoto, and in just a few hours, it already doubled the number of Fujifilm X-T5 pre-orders made in the first week after launch.
That puts the X-E5 as the second most pre-ordered Fujifilm camera via our affiliate links—right behind the untouchable X100VI, and ahead of the X-T5.
Also, this makes the X-E5 the most pre-ordered Fujifilm camera with interchangeable lenses on FujiRumors.
The same trend holds true over at WexUK, where the X-E5 is also the second most pre-ordered Fujifilm camera ever through our WexUK links.
But let’s keep things in perspective:
The numbers are not final, as cancellations will inevitably follow. Yet even if half of all pre-orders were canceled, the X-E5 would still match the performance of the X-T5.
Of course, this doesn’t guarantee that the X-E5 will become a bestseller. And in the grand scheme of global pre-orders, FujiRumors is just a small blip.
But while FujiRumors is statistically irrelevant, it’s hard to believe this camera is heading toward failure. In fact, gear that performs well on FujiRumors often goes on to sell strongly more broadly, too.
I think Fujifilm will be quite pleased with the initial sales response for the X-E5. Whether X-E5 customers like you and me will be as pleased is another story—high demand could mean long waiting times.
So here’s my advice: if you’re thinking about getting an X-E5, place your order now. Shipping doesn’t start until August, which gives you plenty of time to decide whether you want to keep the order. And if you do, at least you’ll be closer to the front of the queue.
Anyway, we’ll see. That’s also why I’ve decided to hang on to my Fujifilm X-E3 for now—so I still have an X-E camera to use while I wait for the X-E5 to arrive.
It’s been several hours now that stores are taking pre-orders on the brand new Fujifilm X-E5, so there is huge waiting list pretty much everywhere already.
But Amazon US just listed the Fujifilm X-E5 minutes ago, so if you place your order there, you’ll be very high on the waiting list.
Attention: Amazon keeps opening and closing pre-orders for the various options. No idea why they do that. So check regularly if your desired combo is available for order. At the time of this post, the body only version were available for order.
SmallRig is always blazing fast when it comes to offering accessories for new Fujifilm gear.
In fact, you can now already pre-order accessories for the brand new Fujifilm X-E5.
Pre-Orders