Update: the lens is sold out. :(
Click here for Rico’s take on the lens, or click here for an unboxing video of the lens.
If you are located in the US check the pre-order links (click on shopname): B&H | Adorama
[via systemkamera-forum.de]
Above: Fujinon XF14mm F2.8R unboxing
If you live in Belgium, and happen to be in Brussels, then you may pay a visit to PCH Brussel. They have the very first samples of the Fujinon XF14mm F2.8R available in their shop. The lens can also be ordered online clicking here.
For the rest of us, check the pre-order links (click on shopname): B&H | Adorama
You may also check if the Fujinon XF14mm F2.8R is vailable for pre-order in your country: [shopcountry 6152]
Various tidbits for you to check.
Let's start with some humor: Roger Cicala's Law of New Product Introduction. See the graph below (title says it all):
Next, don't forget that the Fujifilm XF 14mm f2.8 R will be released every day now, you can pre-order it at B&H | Adorama. We featured some reviews about this lens here and here. The lens is already available in Japan on eBay, so it won't take long!
And here comes the big piece of the post: A teardown of the Popular Fujifilm X100 at PetaPixel. The author writes:
[…] if you think the X100 is beautiful on the outside, it is breathtaking on the inside.
Ok, let's have a look…
Going on…
[…] The camera is a giant puzzle of miniscule parts. There were hundreds of hidden, miniature screws, rods, tape and dabs of glue holding it together. It was difficult to take apart to the point where it turned into a game. I’d stare at the thing for 10 minutes until I found that one screw hidden behind something that held everything together. It would be absolutely impossible for me to put this thing back together.
It's getting thougher…
And that's all the X100 is made of. Funny, uh? :-)
Last Thursday Fuji UK unveiled that the new Firmware updates for the XPRO1, X-E1 and 35mm X lens would be released on January 18th (Click here to see the cached site). But the firmware release has been postponed because of a small software issue that will be fixed soon. As a reminder here you have them:
Fujifilm X-Pro1 – firmware version: 2.03 Changes:
* Allows compatibility with the new “XF14mmF2.8R” lens.
* Improved performance of Auto Focus under various shooting conditions.
Fujifilm X-E1 – firmware version: 1.04 Changes:
* Allows compatibility with the new “XF14mmF2.8R” lens.
* Shutter release button now works when an external remote release is connected.
* Improved performance of Auto Focus under various shooting conditions.
* Audio performance has been optimised for the new Stereo Microphone MIC-ST1 (sold separately).
FUJINON XF35mm – firmware version: 2.02 Change:
* Improved accuracy of Auto Focus performance.
USER REPORT: My road to the Fuji X100 by Miroslav Mosko –> read it here
The First Frost (with the Fuji X100) — Thomas Fitzgerald Photography –> read it here
Antarctica with the [shoplink 678]X-E1 (specs&price)[/shoplink] and E-M5 | Cyril Dhénin –> read it here
