About my New Fujifilm X-E3 and About JPEG only in Full Auto Mode

Fujifilm X-E3… All Good :)

As you might know, back in December 2017 I purchased a silver X-E3 as well as two Fujinon lenses. I have explained in a first impression article why I picked the X-E3 and not the X-T20, X-T2 or even the Fujifilm X-H1. You can read it here.

I also told you, though, that I was having 2 issues with my X-E3

  • sticky joystick
  • SD-card not recognized sometimes

Of course I didn’t make a big drama out of it. I just went to my local store and asked for replacement.

Sadly, it took them almost a month to get a new X-E3, because of the holidays and also because they said the X-E3 is selling well, so Fujifilm is a bit slow in delivering and fulfilling the demand.

But now it’s here, my new Fujifilm X-E3, and this time it comes all in black.

I promised you an update, as soon as I get my new X-E3, and here it is: I am happy to report that, at least until now, everything seems to work just fine. The joystick isn’t sticky and the SD-card has, so far, always been recognized by the camera.

X-E3 Review?

I will see if I can find some time to write a comprehensive review, but time is not really what I have at the moment, since basically almost every spare minute of my life goes into FujiRumors, due to the imminent announcements of the Fujifilm X-A5 and XC15-45 on January 31 and the huge announcement of the Fujifilm X-H1 on February 15.

The weeks after that, will be even more busy, in order to cover properly all the Fujifilm X-H1 news and reviews here on FujiRumors.

But I’m excited by the good stuff coming from Fujifilm, so I’m 100% motivated to give you guys the best Fujifilm coverage in the known universe ;) .

Auto Geotagging

The review might come later… but for now…

… I have written a detailed article about one of the new features of the Fujifilm X-E3, the auto-geotagging.

I have received great feedback about it and many readers told me it helped them to make it work not only properly, but also quickly. Feel free to read it here.

Full Auto Shooting why JPEG only?

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Fringer Canon EF to Fujifilm X Pro Smart Adapter Released for $299 – UPDATE

Fringer just released their Canon EF to Fujifilm X Electronic Smart Adapter has just been released for $299. It has a build in eletronic aperture ring and both bayonets are made of brass.

There is also a standard version, where you need to set aperture through camera body, the lens bayonet is made of brass and the camera bayonet is made of alloy.

“We are proud to announce the release of Fringer EF – X mount smart adapters. There are two version, i.e. Pro version and none pro (standard version). Currently only the Pro verion is avaliable on Fringer’s official website for $299 (plus $25 international expedited shipping). Please be noted that only very limited quantity is available now and it may sell out soon.

Fringer EF-FX Pro has built-in electronic aperture ring. You may set aperture value through the aperture ring just like the fujifilm XF lenses. Meanwhile, both bayonets of the Pro version are made of brass…”

UPDATE:

The Fringer EF-FX Pro adapter has been sold out in less than an hour. The requirement was way beyond our expectations. I apologize for the very limited quantity of the initial batch. Now it’s close to Chinese new year and all the factories stopped their business. Thus, the next batch would not be ready in short time. If you are interested in buying this product, please leave a message on m y website. I’ll let you know once it’s available again.

To know more about this adapter check out:

Fujifilm Sponsored TCSTV Movie Shot with “Unreleased Gear” Screening at Movie Theater on February 16. Fujifilm X-H1 Film?

Wooden Niccolls

FR-reader and X-shooter Allen (Images on instagram) noticed something watching the latest TCSTV live stream.

TheCameraStoreTV will be screening a new “Wooden Niccolls” episode (short films they do to mimic movie scenes and test/review gear) at a movie theater on big screen in Canada next month.

They just said they used some gear that hasn’t been released yet, so they can’t talk about it.

But here is why the FR-reader thinks (and me too), that it could be the Fujifilm X-H1:

Guys, if that’s not a movie taken with the Fujifilm X-H1, then….

… I promise…

… that I will shoot SEPIA only for an entire month! :)

All details about the “Wooden Niccolls Movie” here.

everything will be real soon… stay tuned on FujiRumors via Facebook, RSS-feed and Twitter

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The Poster of the Movie… taken with the Fujifilm X-H1? Maybe Eterna?

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Kevin Mullins Reveals his Monochrome Fujifilm Files Processing in Lightroom… and he Starts with Classic Chrome!

It is always interesting to see, how fellow X-shooters post process their images, and we have shared them here on FujiRumors in the past (a few of them linked again below).

Today it’s time for Kevin Mullins, to guide us step by step through his black&white post-processing workflow. And interestingly, his starting point is Classic Chrome. What happens after that, you can see it in this Kevin Mullins video.

The image he edits has been taken with Fujifilm GFX 50S.

And in case you want to see more of the settings of fellow X-shooters, here are some other articles on FujiRumors

have a FANTASTIC weekend,
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Fujifilm named Thomson Reuters 2018 Top 100 Global Technology Leaders… and the Road to No.1 in Premium Mirrorless Camera Market

Fujifilm has been named (again) amongst the 2018 Top 100 global technology leaders by Thomson Reuters.

In the camera segment, Fujifilm was indeed innovative, by launching a new line of mirrorless medium format cameras with the Fujifilm GFX 50S, that has all the potential to become a game changer in the industry, especially once the Fujifilm GFX 100S hits the market, with its new 8K capable 100MP BSI sensor and faster sensor readout. And also an affordable rangefinder version is coming, the Fujifilm GFX 50R.

On the APS-C front, the current effort is set to give customers a wider range of camera body offers, by adding for example the Fujifilm X-H1 to the lineup, which will have IBIS and is more oriented towards video shooters, as well as giving “older” cameras a refresh, first and foremost the Fujifilm X-T3 by the end of 2018.

And lenses… lots of lenses for both, ASP-C and MF line, as we reported here.

The goal of this huge effort is very humbly described in Fujifilm’s medium-term management plan Vision 2019: “work toward capturing No.1 market share in the premium mirrorless camera market” within March 2020.

An incredibly ambitious goal, but as we can see, Fujifilm has lots of great stuff in the pipeline for 2018/2019, that has all been rumored on FujiRumors already (+ some surprises I am sure ;) )

I am ready to cover Fujifilm’s rise to camera-world domination here on FujiRumors…

… and if you want, you can follow this journey with me, by joining us also on Facebook, RSS-feed and Twitter.

Here is a list of some stuff, we can expect, but there will be more…

stay tuned… we are going to have fun :)

Fujifilm named Thomson Reuters 2018 Top 100 Global Technology Leaders

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