Venus Optics Working on Autofocus Lenses and Laowa 9mm T/2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens Shipping Mid-June for $599

Venus Optics has disclosed further details about the upcoming Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D cine lens, the cine version of the very popular Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D.

  • Zero-D lens with close to zero distortion
  • 113° field of view
  • great for vlogging and gimbal shooting, also architecture and interior
  • 55 filter thread
  • weight: 247 grams
  • all metal build
  • 12cm close focus distance
  • 180° focus throw
  • focus breathing is still visible, but on wide angle lenses it is not as visible as on telephoto lenses
  • price $599
  • shipping mid June
  • comes with dedicated Pelican case

Also interesting, when Cinema5D (video below) asked Kevin from Venus Optics if there will be autofocus lenses at some point, Kevin answers:

We are working on it. Autofocus lenses is one of our targets, but it takes a little bit of time

Now that Fujifilm officially said they open their lens protocols, I hope Venus Optics will have access to them and give us a nice range of AF lenses.

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SmallRig Fujifilm X-T4 Hand Grip and New L-Bracket Version

We already reported about the Smallrig cage for Fujifilm X-T4 in the article here.

They now offer also the X-T4 hand grip and new X-T4 L-Bracket without that wooden grip part, which many did not like. Also, the new version also does not extend, so it is cheaper than the wooden L-grip version.

Many of our Fujifilm X-T members already own it. Check out their feedback here.

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Fujifilm X Webcam: How to Use Your Fujifilm Camera with OBS and Fujifilm X Webcam on Linux

When Fujifilm released the new Fujifilm X Webcam software many Fujifilm X shooter rightfully rejoiced. However, there were two main complaints in the comments:

In the video below (start at 5:30) Fenix Tech shows a “hacky solution” on how to use your Fujifilm camera as a webcam with OBS.

I did a 2.5 hour stream and the battery only lost 33-50%

Check out the video below to see how to set it up.

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New Metabones Speed Boosters Smart Adapters for Fujifilm X Mount

Metabones has released several new Metabones Speed Boosters for Fujifilm X Mount.

They will be available soon at BHphoto and Co.

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Fujfilm X-T4 Kits Now In Stock… and Finally I made My First Dolomites Hike with my X-T4

It was a long wait, but finally also various Fujifilm X-T4 kits are now in stock.

You can get the kit with the Fujinon XF16-80mm f/4 or the kit with the XF18-55mm f/2.8-4.

Btw, after a long online teaching marathon, that kept me locked down even after the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted, recently I finally had some time to get out and hike a bit on my beloved Dolomites again, which I had not photographed since last autumn, as you can see here.

And if until now I used my X-T4 only for video (and used Final Cut Pro to edit them), I finally can open up Capture One 20 again, and edit the X-T4 RAW files.

But I wonder…

… sure, I will use my X-T4 for the next weeks, as it’s new and shiny. But will my super-small X-E3 claim back it’s top spot in my camera bag, or will I just end up buying a bigger bag? I don’t know the answer yet.

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