Top Gear 2017

I warned you already 10 days ago, when National Geographic declared the Fujifilm X-T2 the best travel camera 2017… get ready for many more articles like this popping up on the web in the near future.

And indeed, there is a lot more already on the web already, and I will share them here on FujiRumors for you in a dedicated roundup.

Fujifilm is well represented in the “Top Gear Rankings“… here we go:

• The BHphoto “Best mirrorless cameras of 2017” ranking includes 2 Fujfiilm cameras… discover which one here
• Camera of the Year, Best Medium Format – Fujifilm GFX 50S at imaging-resource
• Camera of the Year, Best Enthusiast Fixed Lens Camera – Fujifilm X100F at imaging-resource
• Fujifilm X-T2 Top APS-C Mirrorless camera at digitaltrends
• X-T2 Gear of the Year: Lonely Speck Gift Guide 2017 at lonelyspeck
• Top 10 sample galleries of the year #3: the Fujifilm X100F at dpreview
• Top 10 sample galleries of the year #5: the Fujifilm X-T20 at dpreview
• Top 10 sample galleries of the year: #9 is the Fujifilm GFX 50S at dpreview

We recently asked you what you think is the Top Fujifilm gear of 2017. A couple of thousands of you already dropped their vote… keep it up :)

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The dolomites with my X-Pro2 and X-T2 shared by darkshine231

Top Fuji X Forum Threads

shared by pete1959 Battery Management and the Fuji X-T2

shared by Andy H X-T10, Have I made a mistake by buying it?

shared by algrove What does X-T2 offer over the X-T20?

shared by pringles First Camera X-T2?

shared by raybce X-T2 Flash

shared by TheHobbit X-A1 vs X-A2

shared by milandro Using the camera “miniature effect” for portraits?

shared by Wing Yip X-Pro2 – Flash Modes Not Selectable?

shared by algrove What does X-T2 offer over the X-T20?

shared by alitopuz Fujifilm X-S2 !!

shared by Tommyboy Fuji 55-200

shared by gaz55 Format X-T2

shared by Mike G Focus point grid

shared by markmwq X-Pro 2 LCD live view color different than final image

shared by Patrick FR Fuji wins 9 Red Dot Design Awards

I have received some emails, asking me if I ever heard of RAW Power. Sure I have :). Actually FujiRumors was the first site to report about it 10 months ago here. I included it also in my 10 Lightroom alternatives article lately. So at least for regular FR readers, it’s old news.

What nobody told you until now is that you should keep in mind RAW Power uses the Apple RAW engine, which so far, to my knowledge, does not support Fujifilm compressed RAW files. This could be a dealbreaker for many out there, who like to shoot lossless compressed.

With that said, let’s jump over to today’s X-Trans conversion roundup… hope you can find something useful for you :)

Debunking X-Trans Myths

• Debunking Fujifilm X-Trans Myths: Purple Flare, Wormy Artifacts, High ISO Cheating, Waxy Skin Tones & More at fujirumors.com

Capture One

• How to convert RAF to DNG into Capture One automatically on Windows at martin-zwick
• Capture One 10.2.1 released at phaseone – release notes
• Capture One Pro 10 Problems with Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet on Windows 10 and How to Fix It at Ming Cai Youtube

Luminar 2018

• Luminar 2018 has now been officially released
• A first look at Luminar 2018 at thomasfitzgeraldphotography.
• Luminar 2018 coverage at David Watts Jr. youtube channel: New Stuff Part 1, Dehaze Filter, Reflections, and NYC at Night, Keeping Sun Rays Realistic, Quick clarification on Sun Rays filter, 4 Tips for Success
• Using LUTS in Luminar 2018 for Fuji Film Simulations at thomasfitzgeraldphotography

Lightroom

• Lightroom Classic CC From a Fujifilm Shooter’s Perspective at anthonythurston
• Initial Thoughts on Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic at thomasfitzgeraldphotography
• Answering Your Questions on Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic CC and More at lightroomjournal
• Hey!! Lightroom hides JPEGs on your hard drive!! at zonefocus
• Final Version of X-LR is Out, The Plug-in that Automatically Applies Fuji Film Simulations in Lightroom at fujirumors.com

Lightroom Vs. Photo Mechanic

• Lightroom Classic CC Vs Photo Mechanic for culling editing images at Omar Gonzalez Photography Youtube

& More

• Affinity apps get performance boost and free content bundles at press.affinity
• DxO acquires Nik Collection assets from Google, and plans to continue to develop the Collection for the benefit of the photographer community. More at nikcollection

The end of 2017 is approaching, so get ready for many “Top gear of the year” and similar articles appearing on the web. So let’s start, this time with National Geographic, who listed their Top 10 compact cameras for travels.

This year, there are 3 Fuji cameras in the ranking, the Fujifilm X-T2, the X100F and the X-T20 (in 2015 Nat Geo awarded 2 Fuji cameras, the X-T1 and X100T, as reported here).

Read the whole article “Top 10 Compact Cameras for Travelers” at nationalgeographic here and click on the product link in the list below for specs & price:

• Fujifilm X-T2: For the traveler who wants the best model overall
• Fujifilm X100F: For the traveling street photographer
• Fujifilm X-T20: For the value-conscious traveler
• Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II: For the technologically-demanding traveler
• Sony RX100 V: For the ultra-lightweight traveler
• Panasonic Lumix GH5: For the travel cinematographer
• Leica Q: For the luxury traveler
• Olympus TG 5: For the water-loving traveler
• Sony a6500: For the app-loving traveler
• Panasonic Lumix GX8: For the traveler seeking a truly flexible camera

About the X-T2 they write:

“The X-T2 has everything one would want in a professional DSLR in a APS-C mirrorless camera. The combination of quality manual dials to control settings, speed of image processing, the amazing line lenses and the build quality make this camera such a pleasure to use that many professionals now use this camera as their main system. You simply cannot go wrong with the X-T2 as a high end travel camera; it’s an all-star, all-around team player that just won’t quit or let you down, no matter where your travels take you.”

However, in the features list of the X-T2 and X-T20 they mention the “five-axis image stabilization“. Now, Fujifilm has arguably the best optical lens image stabilization system on the market, but so far, IBIS is something that will come… in a not so distant future ;) .

Anyway, do you agree with this list?

Sure, the Fujifilm X-T2 has weather sealing, so definitely a nice to have feature on travels. On the other hand, nothing can beat the simplicity and lightness of travelling with the X100F. And coupled with the WCL-X100 and TCL-X100, the X100F is a wonderful mini-system with leaf shutter and build-in ND-filter, that makes it so much more versatile than “just” for street photography.

But let’s see what you think about it :)

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Last but not least, Fujifilm X-shooter Matteo had his work (taken with X-Pro2) published on National Geographic here.

X-T2 Body (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
X-T20 body (save $100): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujifilm X100F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera