Fringer Smart Adapter for Canon EF

UPDATE: As Yeiter said in the comments: “contacted company and they will have it out within next month or two and it will cost under $300”

Fringer just uploaded a video, that demonstrates the continous autofocus of the Canon EF 70-300L on Fujifilm X-T2 using the Fringer Smart Adapter.

The Canon EF 70-300L represents a challange for smart adapters, since it has a very special design, i.e. nonlinear AF motor. But Fringer solved this problem, and the video above shows you how it works.

Regarding the EF70-300 L, Fringer says:

“EF70-300L has special design that prevents smart adapters properly handle its AF. Now Fringer EF-FX Pro smart adapter has overcome the problem. Meanwhile, all PDAF focus points’ support is a must for high performance AF on X mount. That’s also shown in the demo video.

I though EF lenses are all the same and planned for optimizing EF70-300L’s AF on X mount in just one day. Finally I spend almost a week to solve the problem. This lens is equipped with a nonlinear AF motor which is definitely a nightmare for smart adapter developers. Its feature curve is like this:

Unlike smart adapters for GFX mount, e.g. my Contax645-GFX adapter and EF-GFX adapter from other manufacturers, smart adapters for X mount must support PDAF which is essential for high performance AF. That needs to calculate precisely on how to move AF motors which is very difficult when adapting EF70-300L. Now we made it!

Fringer EF-FX smart adapter products would be available soon. Visit my website for more information on all Fringer’s products.”

Last month, Fringer also uploaded a video showing the electronic aperture control on Canon EF lenses here, as well as a video showing the AF using the Sigma 30/1.4 which you can see here.

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Regarding smart adapters, here is a little overview of available or soon to come adapters.

• Techart (Canon EF-GFX)
• Steelsring (Canon EF-Fuji X, Canon EF-GFX, Nikon F-GFX, Nikon F-Fuji X)
• Fringer (Contax 645-GFX, Canon EF-Fuji X)
• Kipon (Canon EF-GFX, Contax 645-GFX)

NP-W126S Vs. NP-W126

With the introduction of the Fujifilm X-T2 back in July 2016, Fujifilm also launched new batteries, the Fujifilm NP-W126S. Same capacity of the old NP-W126, but optimized for better heat dissipation, making them mandatory, if you really want to squeeze the most out of your X-T2 & Co without occuring in any overheating issue.

For the old NP-W126, there are several offerings from third party manufacturers. I personally use PATONA batteries (I think they are WATSON rebranded in USA, but I’m not sure), and I’m very happy with them.

However, not all third party batteries work as well as PATONA/WATSON. As tested, and we reported here, some third party batteries are so bad, that some called them to be a “fraud“.

NP-W126S Third Party

Back to our new NP-W126S batteries.

A FR-reader now spotted the PATONA Platinum NP-W126S batteries at Amazon Germany here.

UPDATE 1: FR-readers told us in the comments about the ecoEfficiency NP-W126S batteries available at AmazonUS (reviews at AmazonUS)

For a fraction of the price of the original NP-W126S batteries, the Patona Platinum battery should allow you to take the most out of your Fujifilm X-T2 & Co without occurring in any overheating issue. Here is the first feedback of the FR-reader:

“Today I received 2 batteries and they are working perfect in my booster grip (without the camera internal battery)“

UPDATE 2: Thanks to our fantastic community, we have more feedback about more NP-W126S third party options.

• ecoEFFICIENCY NP-W126S Battery
• PATONA Platinum NP-W126S Battery
• Jupio NP-W126S Battery
• Duracell Fujifilm X-T2 Battery

Unless you really want to sped 3x the money on OEM Fujifilm NP-W126S batteries, third party options are a great alternative… you just have to know which one to buy. And luckily here on FujiRumors, we investigated this questions here, so you can have a bit more feedback about which one to grab ;) .

TESTED: Third Party Fuji Batteries? “Inflated capacity values. Some batteries almost Fraud!”… and the Winner is…?

Fujifilm Goes Wildlife

Back in October, we reported how an image of Peter Delaney won the Wildlife Photographer award in the portraits category.

But there is more.

Also Marco Urso snapped one of the wildlife photographer awards winning images 2017. The picture “Funny Brothers” shows two young bears standing and watching out for some fresh Salmon.

Congratulations, Marco!

Marco’s image is also available for public “People’s Choice Award” voting until February 5th here. So feel free to support his image.

Interesting to note, both images, the ape of Peter Delaney and the bears of Marco Urso, have been taken with the XF50-140, which, according to our huge polls, is your top 2 favorite Fujinon lens for wildlife photography.

XF 50-140mm (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, FocusCamera, Adorama
X-T2 Body (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera

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Fujifilm X series camers also…

• made the cover of the TIME magazine (story here)
• won the World Photography Arts&Culture Award 2015 (story here)
• won the First Prize of the World Press Photo Category “Stories (stroy here)
• made the front page of the Wall Street Journal (story here)
• were good enough for God’s work (story here)
• captured America’s most hated man (story here)
• distracted a French presidential candidate during his interview (story here)
• won the world wildlife photography award in Portraits category (story here)
• won the world wildlife photography award (story here)
• and more…