Mitakon released the 35mmF0.95 Ver.II. It’s already available at Adorama.
And Quincy (yep, the X-shooter, who made me drop my coffee) will update again his complete overview over all existing (and upcoming) X-mount lenses (with links to reviews, short comments, main specs, price in $/€)
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
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Hands-On: Fujifilm X-Pro 2, X70 and XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 at admiringlight:
“The new Acros black and white film simulation is incredible. It produces black and white conversions that show punch, contrast and subtlety at the same time, while really capturing the feel of high-end black and white film. It’s outstanding, and I was instantly jealous that it isn’t available on my X-E2 or X-T1.”
Revitalisation of 18 at jonasraskphotography:
“On the X-Pro2 the 18mm f/2 receive an even faster AF. I was really surprised by this. Its now super precise and super-fast. No hunting, no nothing. The added resolution of the X-Pro2 also seem to do something good for the lens performance.”
b&w straight out of camera at fauland-photography / On Assignment With Fujifilm’s X-pro2 Under Tough AF and Lowlight Conditions at John & Jeong youtube / Fuji X-Pro2 real world gallery images at imaging-resource / On Assignment: Mum for Fuji at strobist /
MUST READ: X-Pert Corner X-Pro2 First Look
New X-E2 Firmware
The New Fuji X-E2 Firmware Update – A Review at colinnichollsphotography / The XE 2 Firmware Update: “Kaizen” Is Not Dead at henrysmithscottage /
Fujifilm X70
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MUST READ: X-Pert Corner X70 First Look
Sleepless in San Francisco: my photo-diary with the Fujifilm X70 at bjornmoerman / Fuji X70 – 1st shots with a production camera at imaginegnat / X70 at the Japanese site dc.watch (translation) / X70 initial thoughts at keegansreviews youtbube / Fujifilm X70 Shooting Experience: Taking it to the streets at dpreview / Review of the Fujifilm X70 For Street Photography at erickimphotography / First Impressions: Fujifilm X70 at phoblographer /
Fujinon XF100-400
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Rico’s Samples at Flickr /
Jpeg / RAW / Converters
Darktable 2.0.1 released, fixes red/blue interpolation for X-Trans at darktable / Photo Ninja adds Partial Support for Fuji X-Pro 2 Files at thomasfitzgeraldphotography / Fujifilm’s In-Camera Raw To JPEG Conversions; Is It Something That You Might Find Useful? at thewanderinglensman /
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Other X-series cameras
X-T1: 72 Hours in Istanbul at jonasjacobsson – Follow Jonas Jacobsson on Instagram
X-Pro1 or X-T1… can you tell the difference at robvisualfuji / Fujifilm X-T1 VS Leica M9 (35mm, 50mm, 75mm) at seattlesteve / What’s In My Bag (Fuji X-T1 Location Photo Shoot Gear) at tavphotography / X-T1: A Bangkok Train Station Never Looked So Film Noir at wired / Fuji X-T1 vs. Leica D-Lux Typ 109 ISO Comparison at findingrange / Northern light Lofoten at flipbook / X-T1 best APS-C camera at thetechnofile / Long live XPro1… welcome XPro2 at igormotl / Fujifilm X-Series Overview Part 1 – Cameras at admiringhlight / Fuji X-T1 (or any Fuji really) Are You Shooting RAW or JPEG? at tavphotography /
X100/S/T + TCL/WCL
Fuji X100T Street Photography Review – There’s A Lot To Like at streetshootr / One Week in India with the X100T at Guillaume facebook / Our X100T photo gets featured at imidg / Fuji X100T, Osaka! at nicolaslambert /
Lenses
X-mount lenses / Teleconverter
90mm review at the Italian site instantart (translation)
The Fuji 90mm f/2 lens – a versatile performer at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Taj Mahal III – Love Letter to the Fuji XF 14/2.8R at littlebigtravelingcamera / Fuji XF 10-24mm: The Essential Lens for Real Estate & Architecture Photography at eyebeamimages / XF16-55 review at photozone / Winter Photo Walk with the Fujinon 18-55 at photo.stjeanm / Fujifilm 35 f/2 At The Beach at jordanmay /
Fuji XM-FL vs XF 23mm: The most fun you can have with your lenses on at macfilos /
other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes
Using Manual Lenses With the Fuji X System at blog.roycruz / Skink Pinhole Pancake lenses for Fujifilm at skinkpinhole /
Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings
Fuji X – 3 kit options for weddings at ehnamour / Travel Gadget: What Makes Fujifilm X-T10 a Perfect Camera for Travelers? at outoftownblog / Marrakesh ; Beautiful and Chaotic at vopoku / Travelling Through Vietnam with the FujiFilm X-Series and the XF35 F2 at caveiraphotography /
Acessories / Flash / Bags
X Series XT1 & Xpro2 FLASH TALK on and off camera flash options Part 1 at John Armstrong Photography youtube + follow up here / Fuji X100T plus—real-world enhancements and accessories at macfilos / Flashguns and Fuji X-T1 at robgrayphotographer / 360° virtual panorama tour inside super narrow space of luxurious motor-home. Used equipment X-E1, Samyang 8mm F2.8 Fisheye II, and Pannomax (panorama head) at adphoto /
a bit of everything
X-Do Yourself :) – Meet Mister Ferri at ivanjoshualoh
Are Full Frame Digital Cameras Better Than APS-C or M43 Cameras? at thewanderinglensman / Three reasons to shoot jpeg + raw with Fuji at zonefocus / The beauty of vintage, or why I use Fuji at insigniachiaki / A year with Fuji at scottwilliamsphotographer / Couples Portraits Barcelona at vopoku / Photographing the city shadows – Classic Chrome on the Fuji X-T1 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Order our new Street_Spot magazine! at robvisualfuji / What is in your bag, on your shoulder, in your pocket, at your hand, in your mind? at photodanielm / Photography and fruit: apples and oranges are not exactly the same at the Spanish site fujix-perience (translation) / My Gear Shift at davidduchemin /
Fujifilm X-Pro2
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Some readers made me notice, that AmazonUS still marks February 25 as the X-Pro2 shipping date. But this will not happen because:
1) FR Sources told us about the X-Pro2 delay here. Fuji needs more time to optimize the final Firmware .
2) After the rumor Fujifilm officially confirmed the delay due to “high demand“. The new release date is set to “early March”
3) BHphoto changed the expected release date to March 25.
4) NEW ENTRY: Now also the Fujifilm X-Pro2 Manual release has been changed to “beginning of March 2016“
Good Read: A conversation with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at olafphotoblog:
Olafphoto (O): It’s good to have you here! It’s been a very long wait!
X-Pro2 (X): It took me a while but hey, don’t you think I was worth waiting for?!
O: OK, you got me there but please make sure your next incarnation won’t take that long. Some of us got really impatient.
X: Let me explain. My creators approached the process of designing me a little bit differently from the others. The intention was to create a camera as a photographic tool that is an extension of the photographer: something that doesn’t get in the way of seeing, but complements it. That kind of camera would amplify the soul and spirit of the image. This objective is very difficult to achieve and requires years of planning, collaboration and consultation.
Read more at olafphotoblog.
Edition 13 of the interactive Fujifilm X-Magazine just went online. This time it’s a special issue: The Ultimate Guide to the X-Pro2 – all you need to know about it.
From the interview with T. Ueno: “It’s important to produce 2nd generation lenses of our fast primes. […] We also get many requests for lenses such as a 300mmF2“
As usual, there is a competions. This time you have the chance to Win an X-Pro2 :)
MUST READ: X-Pert Corner X-Pro2 First Look
Fujifilm X-Pro2
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Back on February 5, Fujifilm said that due to “high demand”, the X-Pro2 release has been postponed to early March.
Well, BHphoto seems not so optimistic, since they now say it will be available on March 25. I guess that also AmazonUS will also change release date soon.
Now, you can believe the “high demand” story or not. But according to FR-sources, there is also some firmware fix to be made (post here)… and personally I would not be surprised if Fuji would also have to fix some minor hardware things.
Take your time Fuji, fix it… we have waited 4 years for this camera, so we can also wait a bit more. However, try to ship that good thing within 2017, ok?
MUST READ: X-Pert Corner X-Pro2 First Look
Fujifilm X-Pro2
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