Fuji Guy Billy: Fujinon XF 33mm f/1.0 Development Challenge, XF 16-80mm f/4 very silent AF, X-H1 Market Misunderstanding and More

Fuji Guy Billy Interview

Fuji Guy Billy joined the Fujilove podcast. For those of you, who are right now on the road or at work and you can’t listen to it all at iTunes, Stitcher or on fujilove, here are the key points:

Fujinon X Mount Lenses

Fujifilm X100, X-E3, X-T20 and X-T3

  • Fujifilm X100 was the game changer and started the X series success
  • When developing the X100, Fujifilm wondered who is going to buy a fixed lens camera at this price point, but it turned out to be a success
  • Fujifilm X-T3 is balance of size, weight and quality in a good price point, but for Billy even the X-T3 is big
  • Billy’s go-to camera is the Fujifilm X-E3, paired with XF35mmF2, XF23mmF2 and occasionally the XF50mmF2 because of portability
  • Fujifilm X-T20 with no joystick is a dealbreaker for him

Fujifilm X-H1

  • Fujifilm X-H1 latest firmware introduced lots of improvements and the new lower price makes it very tempting
  • The Fujifilm X-H1 maybe has been misunderstood by the market. It had a lot of new video features, so people considered it more a video camera. But it is also a better and more robust camera, and facilitates handling of bigger lenses. For Professionals weight is sometimes not a problem, but more durability. That’s why Fujifilm launched the Fujifilm X-H1. It should also appeal to DSLR customers, who were on the fence of switching to mirrorless. IBIS is quite nice also for photography, especially in low light
  • Shutter has an S1 (half press) and S2 (full contact to release shutter) position. Regarding the Fujifilm X-H1, you can contact your Fujifilm service and see if they have an option to adjust the S1 and S2 position to your taste (low, medium or high). There might be a charge for that service, depending on your country

IBIS

  • Fujifilm wanted to make an excellent IBIS system, and it is one of the best on the market. But the size of the system was too big to put it into other X-series cameras. At this moment, it can’t fit in other cameras, but hopefully one day IBIS can be designed smaller and make it fit on other cameras

Fujinon G Mount Lenses

  • Fujinon GF 50mm f/3.5 coming in 2019 and Fujinon GF 45-100mm f/4 in 2020
  • Fujinon GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR: If you look to move into medium format, you don’t have many lenses initially to choose from, so zoom lenses can cover various focal lengths. The GF100-200 is compatible with teleconverter. It’s a little bit heavier, but very sharp. At that focal length with medium format sensor, you can isolate your subject very well

External Battery Packs

Navigate Menu

  • Tips and Tricks: Best way to navigate the menu is using the front and rear command dial. Front dial jumps from page to page, and rear dial jumps from item to item

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ON1 Photo RAW 2019.2 Lauched – Save 20% with Coupon Code FUJIRUMORS

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Fujifilm GFX 50R Kenji Leather Half Case :: Haoge Square Metal Lens Hoods :: Angelbird X-T3 SD-Cards :: Fuji X Geek T-shirts

Fujifilm Accessories

Kenji Leather’s Half Cases are now available for pre-order. Check out more product details at kenjileather.com. The shopping cart is disabled, so you have to email at kenjileather@gmail.com to pre-order. There is also a special and unique 15% discount for our Fujifilm GFX facebook group members. In order to see the discount code, you must be part of our GFX group and you will find the discount code in this post.

Down below a few more accessories, from the affordable Haoge Square Metal Screw-in Mount Lens Hoods, to the new Angelbird Match Pack SDXC Memory Cards and even some Fuji X Geek T-shirts. Check it all out down below.

And if you were looking for a Fujifilm X-T3 KAZA leather case, we reported about it in September 2018.

Haoge Square Metal Screw-in Mount Lens Hoods – Customer Reviews

 

Angelbird Match Pack SDXC Memory Cards availbale for Fujifilm X-T3

Fuji X Geek T-shirts

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Which Fujifilm X and GFX Gear do you Own and Which Lens do You LOVE Most? – POLL

I have a curiosity: which Fujifilm X and GFX do you own and use, as well as what kind of photographer are you?

We have launched the “most owned Fuji Gear” poll also on our Fuji X Forum here. Hundreds have already voted, so check out the results in this thread.

Before you vote on the gear, please tell us if you are:

  • Pro Photographer = majority of your incomings comes from photography
  • Enthusiast
  • Amateur

Also tell us, what kind of photography do you do, so we can see in which genres you guys use your Fuji cameras most.

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