Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f/0.9 Available for Pre-Order

You can now pre-order the Voigtländer NOKTON 35mm f/0.9 for Fujifilm X mount at BHphoto here. Shipping will start on August 23, as we already told you here.

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Fujifilm X Summit Officially Announced for September 12

Fujifilm has officially announced the next Fujifilm X Summit for September 12, which is old news for FujiRumors readers because thanks to our sources we told you the date already in early July here.

Also in early July we told you what will come.

Here is what is said in the video:

  • X-S20 very well accepted
  • X App will be continued to be upgraded and expand functionality in near future as well
  • GFX challenge Grant Program updates (15 winners)
  • GFX challenge Grant Program will for 2023 will start with prizes like $10,000, GFX gear and more. Applications end October 15
  • September 12 X Summit in Stockholm
    X Summit = announcement by Fujifilm including testimonials by Photographers
  • FujiKina Stockholm on September 13
    Fujikina = hands on event setup by Fujifilm for people to get hands on with the latest equipment. Like a trade show

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Venus Optics Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Coming for Fujifilm X Mount – Hands on Images and Specs

During a photography show in Shanghai, Venus Optics has displayed the Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 APS-C lens for Fujifilm X mount. Some specs and images are now appearing at the Chinese social media micorblogging platform Weibo for example at 独立摄影师联合会 and 相机笔记et.

All images and specs available so far are shared in this article.

  • Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer
  • 12 Groups 16 Elements
  • 5 aperture blades
  • closest focus distance 0.2m
  • fiter size 86mm
  • 88.3*88.54mm
  • weight 463g

Laowa lenses for Fujifilm X and GFX are available at VenusOptics, BHphoto, Amazon US and Adorama.

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Fujifilm Designers Talk X-S20 Camera Body and User Interface (and AI Camera Future)

On a recent visit to Japan, Johnnie had the chance to visit FUJIFILM’s new design center and talk to Aida-san, who designed the Fujifilm X-S20, other cameras as well as the legendary cooling fan, and Nagai-san, who was in charge of designing the camera User Interface.

Above the video (and below some excerpts from it). Check out also the article on CineD here.

  • When the planning for a new product starts, we list all the new features and requirements for improvements on existing features are advised
  • User interface (UI) designers design the UI to make the UI it easy to use
  • the challenge was to keep size small despite using a much larger battery
  • the cooling fan solution was appreciated by the users
  • designing the grip is always difficult. In prototype stage they let several people with different sized hands hold the camera to get to the best shape possible
  • Aida-san is proud of having designed a small camera that achieves a comfortable balance between size and comfort
  • her dream camera to design would be a film camera
  • when asked if it would be possible, thanks to AI, to talk to the camera and dictate the settings to it, Nagai-san said it would be possible. The X series supports 35 languages, so it might be hard to support them all
  • subject detection incorporates the learning effects of AI
  • more AI features will be added in future
  • it’s important to continue to explore the possibilities of AI for photography
  • Nagai-san is particularly proud of designing the menu for the new Vlog mode
  • Fujifilm wants to design a UI that satisfies everyone from first-time camera users to professional photographers

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