Fujifilm X Summit Officially Announced for May 16

If you follow FujiRumors, then this won’t really come as a surprise.

In fact, a source told us that Fujifilm would announce the Fujifilm GFX100SII around mid May. Well, we now have the date. It will happen on:

  • May 16 at 1AM New York Time
  • May 16 at 7 AM Berlin
  • May 15 at 10 PM San Francisco Time

Of course we will cover the event live here on FujiRumors. So stay tuned.

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7artisans 50mm F1.4 Tilt-Shift Launched

The 7artisans 50mm F1.4 Tilt-Shift lens for Fujifilm X has just been announced and is now available at Amazon here.

Key Features

  • ๐™‡๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ 2-๐™ž๐™ฃ-1: 7artisans 50mm F1.4 combines a conventional lens with a large imaging circle with a tilting mechanism. When the tilt angle is 0 degrees, it is a conventional 50mm f1.4 large aperture lens; When Tilt or Shift, it turns into a special Tilt-Shift lens compatible with mirrorless cameras.
  • ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฉ-๐™Ž๐™๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š: The 7artisans tilt lens also features a special Tilt-Shift feature that allows you to tilt and twistit for unique viewpoints and Lilliputian visuals, delivering clarity and resolution for portraits,buildings, landscapes,and video.
  • ๐™1.4 ๐™‡๐™–๐™ง๐™œ๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š: As a wide aperture lens, the 50mm F1.4 tilt lens captures breathtaking portraits and night scenes with blurred backgrounds.
  • ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™ช๐™ง ๐™€๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ˆ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ง๐™ค ๐™‘๐™ž๐™šw: With its large f/1.4 aperture and adjustable shift axis, this lens produces a significant blur effect. By cutting space and moving the axis, it can create unique lipt or miniature views, adding a new dimension to your photography. Its 360ยฐ rotation and Tilt-Shift axis enable you to change the focal plane and achieve various effects with superb blur capabilities for photos and videos.
  • ๐™€๐™ญ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™‹๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ: Full metal and multi-coating ensure durability and excellent picture quality. Filter Size is ฮฆ46mm, which can be used with UV, ND, CPL and other filters. The lens structure is 7elements in 6groups, Distortion is only 1.9%, which can provide clarity and resolution for portraits, buildings, landscapes and videos.
  • A๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ก๐™จ:For FUJIFILM XM-H series: X-M1, X-H1; XP series: X-Pro1, X-Pro2, X-Pro3; XE Series: X-E1, X-E2, X-E2S, X-E3, X-H1; XA Series: X-A1, X-A10, X-A2. X-A20, X-A3,X-A5, X-A7; XT series: X-T1, X-T10, X-T100, X-T2, X-T20, X-T3, X-T30, X-T4; XS Series :X-S10

Fujifilm Pulls Plug on X100F/X-T20 Repairs and Full List of Gear No Longer Repaired by Fujifilm

Fujiilfm has a dedicated page, in which they show which products are no longer being repaired.

This year (2024) Fujifilm has ended repairs for the Fujifilm X100F and Fujifilm X-T20. Both cameras had been announced back in January 2017.

Here is the full list update in April 2024:

List of Products No Longer Being Repaired by Fujifilm

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Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7 Available for Order (Again)

The Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7 first showed up on stores at the beginning of April here, but then it was removed from most of them until today, where it shows up again at Amazon here and BHphoto here.

At Amazon it was previously just listed, but now you can also order it.

Fujifilm GFX100 II Cinema Camera Custom Made by Old Fast Glass

Cinema rental house Old Fast Glass made a custom Fujifilm GFX100 II cinema camera. For now it’s for rental only but there are good chances there will be units for sale in future.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Nearly 65mm Format Sized Sensor
  • 14+ Stops of Dynamic Range
  • 12-Bit ProRes RAW recording: 8K Up to 30 fps, 4K Up to 60 fps
  • Dual Stainless Steel LPL / PL Combo Mount
  • Custom Aluminum Housing & Cage
  • ARRI BUD-1 Base Plate and Accessories
  • Gold Mount Battery Plate with Remote RS
  • 3-Pin Fischer, 2-Pin LEMO, D-Tap Power Distro
  • 3 x SDI and 2 x HDMI Outputs
  • 4-Pin XLR AC Power Input
  • 2 Cooling Fans

Down below is the announcement from their IG page as well as a video introduction made by CineD.

ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW GEAR! We are thrilled to announce the latest project from @old_fast_glass and @ofgcustoms – The OFG Customs 65.

With the release of the @fujifilmx_us GFX100 II, we knew we wanted to develop a camera system that would harness the full potential of this camera. It has one of the largest available sensors for cinematography approaching the size of the Alexa 65.

We modified the camera, and designed a new housing that completely integrates the camera, RAW Recorder, video/power distro, cooling system, cage, handle/EVF, and baseplate systems, ready for the demands of professional sets. We wanted to remove the mess of cables, rods, adapters, and messy builds that come with using compact mirrorless cameras. In short, we wanted you to pull the camera out of the case, attached a battery and lens, and youโ€™re ready to shoot.

Why make a GFX100 II bigger? Itโ€™s already a capable, compact camera ready to shoot professional video. But we wanted the full size, โ€œstudioโ€ version of the camera with more functionality. Now you can go into the field with an OFG Customs 65 as A-Cam, and take a couple standard GFX100 II as your B and C-Cams, and they will all give you the same gorgeous images, but in different form factors for different needs. The 65 is on sticks, dolly, crane, or handheld, while the stripped down GFX100 II can be on a gimbal, car mount, or even crash cam. And they will all be giving post production the same look, and the same codec, making both set and post production easier.

If you are curious to get first looks at the camera, we will be at NAB Sunday and Monday, Central Hall near the Fujililm exhibit. We hope to see you there! The camera is available now for rentals!

Footage coming soon!

via Old Fast Glass

CineD

CineD is at the NAB show and has the GFX100II cinema camera covered on YouTube (see below)

Old Fast Glass says in the interview they would not have made the effort to make such a camera if it had only a full frame sensor. But when the GFX100II came out the specs where amazing and the sensor is much larger than full frame, so they decided they want to make it. They also love Fujifilm color science.

Old Fast Glass also said that Fujifilm was very excited about this project. It’s a win-win for both, as it validates their GFX camera for cinema use.

You can check out the full interview below as well as see the camera covered on the CineD website.