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Fujifilm X Summit – The Full Coverage Live!

  • last items coming in 2022
  • X-T series is like a violin
  • perfect like it was originally made and hasn’t changed much since then
  • nature of photography
  • the dials capture the basic of photography
  • dials are important if photography is your first priority
  • X-T4 had vary-angle screen with both photo and video in mind
  • but now there is the X-H line
  • now X-T can go back to be more photography centric
  • classic and modern coexist in X-T5 and enhance each other
  • improved grip
  • shutter dial shifted forward
  • better hold on entire hand and index finger moves better on the shutter button
  • even lock button on dials has been improved
  • better black camera body, better color
  • this camera will fuel your desire to shoot
  • large capacity battery
  • it was important to come up with a size that fits well in the hand and can be used intuitively with the dials
  • it is smaller than X-T4, dimensions are almost the same of the X-T1. But X-T5 has IBIS
  • 50g less weight than X-T4
  • more pixels increase resolution but also tonality and improve colors
  • X-T5 uses same battery of X-T4 but the X-T5 can shoot more images on 1 battery
  • new Autofocus system and AI learning
  • high precision autofocus, taking advantage of high pixel count
  • last X summit of 2022
  • introducing XF30mmF2.8 R LM WR Macro
  • minimum focus distance of 10cm from the sensor surface. From the front lens it is about 1.2cm minimum focus distance
  • very versatile
  • extreme closups often suffer from chormatic abberation. Fujifilm used 3 aspherical lenses to improved closeup performance
  • superior resolution
  • portable size
  • 1 asperhrical lens is equivalent to 2 to 3 spherical lenses
  • the closer you shoot the harder it becomes to control focus unit
  • precision is required
  • XF30mm uses linear motor, high speed and accurate
  • perfect match for this lens
  • this lens will re-define the standard of compact macro lenses
  • X-T5 is $1,699
  • XF30mm is $599
  • both shipping November 17

Screenshots from the Event

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Fuji Guys: First Look at the Instax SQUARE Link

Fuji Guy Francis gives you a first look at the new Instax Square Link.

TTArtisan 27mmF2.8 Autofocus X Mount Lens Announced and Comparison with Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR (First Look by FujiRumors)

TTartisan just announced their first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X mount, the TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8.

You can check out price and specs at the dedicated Amazon US page here (for Canada click here and for Amazon Europe here).

Now, I have a golden rule on FujiRumors: never review gear!

In fact, a full time teaching job as well as running FujiRumors is enough work if I still want to have some time left to beat my son at soccer.

But when TTArtisan asked me if I’d like to test their upcoming TTArtisan 27mm f/2.8 AF lens, I was very tempted, as you know how much I love my Fujinon XF27mm f/2.8 R WR especially in combination with my Fujifilm X-E3, which is the perfect combo to document my family life.

And well aware that the only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it, I accepted to get the lens.

But since I received the lens almost two weeks ago, there were a few problems:

  • my son had 1 week of fever
  • my wife got the chicken pox
  • I got shingles

This means I had no time and energy to review the lens and to go out to take pictures.

All I could do was to give it quick first look here at home and share my findings in the video you can see below.

Attention: the video review below has been filmed before I could even go out and shoot. Only yesterday I was able to use the TTArtisan a bit on the field and I quickly noticed a flaw that I did not fully catch on at home (you really need time and field testing to get to know a lens properly), so I have rapidly edited the video to added those considerations.

So… and now let me finish my Fujifilm X-T5 review to go online on November 2 (just kidding ;))

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Sony A7rV vs Fujifilm X-H2 vs Fujifilm GFX100S – The Complete Specs Comparison

Sony just announced the Sony A7rv, a 61 megapixel camera without stacked sensor.

In the Fujifilm world the non-stacked high resolution competitors would be the Fujifilm X-H2 and the Fujifilm GFX100S.

You can check out the complete specs comparison at the B&H comparison page here.

With the Fujifilm X-H2 costing just half the price of the Sony, to me this shows once again that the best balance is offered by APS-C. Also considering that the 40MP Fujifilm X-T5 will come in at an even lower price.

But if price does not matter and resolution as well as ever so slight increase in dynamic range is what you need, then you can also pay 50% more than the A7rV and get 67% more pixels and plus better dynamic range on the Fujifilm GFX100S.

It’s just nice that we have so much choice these days.

But Specs…

But specs alone don’t tell the whole thing and in some cases they can be even a bit misleading.

The Fujifilm GFX100S might beat the Sony A7rV when it comes to resolution and dynamic range, but the Sony A7rV and of course the latest Fujifilm APS-C cameras have superior autofocus and better video features.

Another example… the Sony A7rV has a 9 Million dot viewfinder as opposed to the 5 million dot EVF of the Fujifilm X-H2. But the EVF of the X-H2 has all new optical elements that give an incredible corner to corner sharp view.

And once you go at 5+ million dots and beyond, it gets harder and harder for the human eye to notice any difference. In fact, I have read statements of journalists who used both viewfinders, the one of the new Sony A7rV and the Fujifilm X-H2, and they said that they honestly can’t see any difference. So I guess it’s up to companies to decide if customers have to spend more money on even higher resolution EVF’s that bring no real life benefit, but that allow them to brag on the specs sheet, or use a more affordable EVF that gives just the same results.

What on the other hand makes much more influence on the real life shooting experience of the Sony A7rV is the new tilt screen, which is similar to the one Fujifilm already used many years ago on the Fujifilm X-T100, and here on FujiRumors we said that this is actually one of the two features Fujifilm should take from their entry level line and implement in higher end cameras.

So, as in everything, there is much more than just specs that define a camera. But specs are a good start, and you can compare them here at BHphoto.

Photons to Photos Fujifilm X-H2 Dynamic Range Data Shows Best Base ISO Dynamic Range on X series

Photons to Photos just published its data regarding the sensor performance of the 40 megapixel Fujifilm X-H2.

We see that at base ISO the Fujifilm X-H2 has the best dynamic range of all Fujifilm cameras thanks to its new native ISO125.

Dual conversion gain is at ISO 500.

An astonishing result for a camera with significantly more megapixel than any other X series camera. And remember, the Fujifilm X-T5 will have the same sensor of the Fujifilm X-H2, so the results of the X-T5 will be pretty much identical to the one of the X-H2.

Well done, Fujifilm!

You can check out the results at Photons to Photos here.

Camera Model

Maximum PDR

Low Light ISO

Low Light EV
Fujifilm X-H2 10.75 2854 9.83
Fujifilm X-H2S 10.04 2884 9.85
Fujifilm X-T4 10.45 3298 10.04