Fujifilm launches Ultra Compact “INSTAX Pal”

Fujifilm has launched the minuscule Fujifilm Instax Pal camera as well as the new Soft Lavender Mini film.

In USA, the INSTAX PAL digital camera will be sold bundled with the INSTAX MINI LINK 2 Smartphone printer and a 10-pack of INSTAX MINI film for $199.95.

In other countries you get it also without printer, for example in UK here, for about $100 (£89).

Press Release and Launch Videos, Fuji Guys

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Fujifilm GFX100 II Owners Manual Available

Fujifilm GFX100 II Owners Manual

The Fujifilm GFX100 II owner’s manual is now available in html here and PDF here.

Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F0.9 Disassembly

Yukosteel did it again: he disassembled yet another lens.

This time the victim is the Voigtländer NOKTON 35mm f/0.9 and you can read the full article as well as see the images here.

In his conclusions he writes:

I’m not surprised to see that Voigtlander 35mm F0.9 Nokton Aspherical lens has very advanced build with extremely high machining quality of all parts. It is quite complex lens optically and mechanically and its proper maintenance and even basic cleaning requires highly skilled actions.

I would not recommend to perform any DIY cleaning and repair even if you have good experience working with lenses – it’s one of that more rare cases when I’d personally ship the lens to service center instead of attempting to repair it myself.

The build is very robust and solid, lots of large durable bolts are used to hold precisely machined parts together, and inner frame is all crafted from thick metal. Lots of brass is used for helicoid guiders including FLE mechanics, and aperture transmission is beautifully crafted too.

Personally I think the weakest spot of this lens is its electronics which may get potentially damaged or broken over decades of intense use, but that will not affect mechanical and optical performance of Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F0.9 in any way, so in general it’s very reliable tool that can serve for generations if properly maintained.

Nokton Lenses for Fujifilm X mount.

TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 and 55mm f/1.8 Autofocus lenses for Fujifilm X Mount Coming Soon

Qing Li, the founder and CEO of TTArtisan, was interviewed by RIchard Wong.

Around 16′ in this interview Qing Li states that they will soon launch the following two lenses for Fujifilm X mount:

  • TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 XF autofocus lens – Standard Prime Lens
  • TTArtisan AF 55mm f/1.8 XF autofocus lens – Portrait Lens

Also, Richard Wong shared some samples taken with the TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8.

Thanks to Mistral for letting me know.

And time to update our third party autofocus lens list below.

Full List of Third Party AF X Mount Lenses
— Available, Coming Soon, Rumored —

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