Meet the Fujifilm TX-3 XPan Digital Camera (Concept)

One of the most read articles back in 2020 here on FujiRumors was the guest post titled “The X-Pan Rebirth of Fujifilm X-Pro1“, where a reader modified his X-Pro1 into an X-Pan digital camera.

And every now and then the wish of a digital Fujifilm X-Pan camera surfaces again in the Fujifilm community such as here, here and here.

Well, today we have another request for a Fujifilm X-Pan camera coming from Pavel and shared over at his youtube channel SuperSuperka (video below).

He so severely wants a digital XPan Fujifilm camera, that he made a very nice rendering on how he imagines it to be.

He called his rendered X-Pan camera the Fujifilm TX-3, of course inspired by what Jonas Rask called “the most beautiful camera ever created“, the Fujifilm TX-1. He wrote me:

Some notes about the concept. It has GFX sensor cut in half, which gives just perfect match to Xpan proportions
Logarithmic response pixels are not commonly used, but are used in technical tasks. What they can do is to not mimic film but to have native film-like look.
Arca-swiss is the bottom of the body. No additional plates needed. OVF with phase-detect autofocus.
I used 28mm which with this sensor is a bit wider FOV then original 45mm on Xpan. Like, say, 40mm on Xpan.

Quite frankly, at this point, if Fujifilm was to adventure itself in a crafting a unique niche digital camera, then I’d personally find a digital X-Pan much more appealing over let’s say a monochrome Fujifilm X camera.

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ePhotozine Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 R LM WR Review

ePhotozine has published its full review of the brand new Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 R LM WR.

A fantastic lens with virtually no Cons. They call it a “a beautiful lens that delivers the goods with style.”

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm F/1.4 R LM WR Pros

  • Excellent sharpness centre and edge
  • Even sharpness across the frame
  • Virtually banished CA
  • Modest vignetting
  • Almost entirely flare-free
  • Virtually rectilinear
  • Fast f/1.4 aperture
  • Weather resistance
  • Very high construction quality
  • Close focusing

Fujifilm Fujinon XF 23mm F/1.4 R LM WR Cons

  • Slightly pricey

For the full review check out ePhotozine here.

Tokina to Increase Price on Fujifilm X Mount Autofocus Lenses Starting April 8

Given the times we live in, I can’t say this comes surprising.

Tokina has announced it will increase prices on its products on April 8. Affected products include also the Tokina Fujifilm X mount autofocus lenses.

As you can see below, price will increase by 12% to 14%.

I have no rumors about it, but I would not be surprised if Fujifilm itself would be forced to raise prices too in future on some of its products.

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Documenting the War in Ukraine with Fujifilm X and GFX Gear

Eric Bouvet

Fujifilm X Photographer Eric Bouvet is also a war photographer who has ben to Ukraine already a few times, for example to photograph the “Heroes from Maidan” and to other war zones such as in Iraq here.

Now he is back in Kyiv to document the war unfolding in Ukraine.

So, if you want to see what is happening in Ukraine also through the eyes of Eric Bouvet with his Fujifilm GFX, make sure to follow him on Instagram here.

Ron Haviv

Also on the field with his Fujifilm X-T4 is Ron Haviv.

Over at his instagram here he is sharing powerful, touching and dramatic images that show who really loses in wars: the civil and innocent people, who just want to live their lives in peace.

Be aware that these are strong images coming from a war zone.

I guess at this point I should say something about the fact that people use X and even GFX gear to photograph the war proving that you can well do documentary style photojournalism with Fujifilm gear (even though many on forums and youtube say that’s impossible), but I am not in the mood for any further comment on that.

All that matters is that there are some incredibly courageous photographers are out there, documenting what is happening, no matter which gear they use. Because what we need these days is more information, not less.

 

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Ein Beitrag geteilt von Ron Haviv (@ronhaviv_vii)