Magic Image Processing?

Image quality is determied mostly by 3 things: sensor, lenses and image processing.

However, we often underestimate the power of image processing.

For sure Fujifilm believes in the power of the imaging processor. In fact, I think to remember Fujifilm saying a few years ago, that the processing engine is responsible for at least 30% of the final image quality.

But this might change one day.

In fact, a team of researchers of the University of Illinois has developed a new image processing technique based on artificial Intelligence that promises to “see in the dark“.

The researchers write:

Back in July 2017, Fujifilm announced the re-launch of the long standing Fujifilm Masterpiece award program. Now we have the first winners :)

Press Release

Josh Lewis Youtube – Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware 4.00 Major Flaw. Basically when shooting F-log with an external monitor plugged in via HDMI, the X-T2 shows it is recording onto the SD-card, but in fact it is not. Can anyone duplicate the issue or maybe there is some camera setting to change?

Fujifilm X-T2 Firmware – The Day After

Yesterday it was another huge Kaizen firmware day, this time for Fujifilm X-T2 owners, who basically could download a complete new camera for free.

If you haven’t seen it already, then make sure to go back to the original post, which got massive comments.

The upgrade for the Fujifilm X-T2 was so big, that some Fujifilm X-H1 owners were even a bit annoyed by it, since Fujifilm now brought the X-T2 almost on par with the brand new X-H1 (besides IBIS, 200 mbps and other minor things). But overall the feedback was mostly very enthusiastic.

I bought the H1 for the better focus through ibis as well as the improved video and am more than a little unhappy that all these features have found their way into the xt2… I sold my mine.

— Jaco van Rensburg (@jacojvr) May 8, 2018

Firmware Bugs Report

However, the FR-community asked me to launch a “bugs report” article… and here it is.

This feedback will be good for Fujifilm, who, as you know, reads us with greatest care, but also for us mere mortal X-shooters, because we can see if firmware 4.00 has introduced some bugs.

Also, maybe some out there, who are not yet familiar with the new features, could consider bugs some things that are actually wrong settings in the camera, and you guys can eventually help those of us, who are setting the camera wrong.

Fujifilm Reads You

As you know, FujiRumors is Fujifilm’s reference website for Fuji X and GFX online customer feedback  (I mean, even Fujifilm’s top manager Toshihisa Iida “loves” FujiRumors, not to talk that Fujifilm also uses our polls in private meetings ;) ).

This is no surprise, since here on FR, for example, we can collect 10,000 poll votes in just 3 days and in 2017 we had a total of 45,261 comments (124 comments a day).

Your massive feedback simply can’t be ignored by Fujifilm.

So first of all thanks to every single one of you, who reads FR, votes the polls and comments.

Feel free to keep it up :)