Old News You Might Have Missed (XF50mmF2 + Fuji Photokina Page) :: XF100-400 Review@photozone :: XF23mmF2 & More (miXed zone)

Photokina

VERY OLD NEWS RELOADAD
XF50mmF2 WR + Fuji Photokina Page

Here on FujiRumors you are used to get the news as soon as it happens, in real-time… and quite often also before it actually happens.

But it can happen, that sometimes someone of you guys might miss a news. That’s why you should check out FujiRumors every day, and you’ll be sure to be first to know about Fuji’s present… and future ;)

So here are two news, that are currently “brand new” according to some, and I keep getting emails about. So I thought it might be time to share it again, so that I won’t get any emails anymore.

Photokina Page

The dedicated Fuji Photokina Page is an old News, shared by Fujifilm on August 25, and also shared on FujiRumors on the very same day. But it seems some might have missed it, since this new page has been launched along with the XF23mmF2 and X-A3. Of course I’ve shared this news in the Live Blogging. But here is the link again.

XF50mmF2 WR

In the X-A3 First Look on Youtube, Fuji Guy Billy mentioned a mysterious XF50mmF2 WR lens. Some people where really surprised by this, and thought Billy just announced a new lens. So time for a short recap: I’ve shared rumors about the 50mmF2 WR back in May here. The lens has the been officially shared in Fuji’s roadmap already back on July 7, Fuji even showed pics about it at an event, and the X-magazine already told us it will come in Spring 2017. So no… Fuji Guy Billy didn’t announce the XF50mmF2.

What’s more interesting, though, is that he mentions the expertise Fujfiilm has in making Medium Format lenses… who knows why ;)


Fujifilm X-T2
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XF23mmF2 WR

  • First Look: Fujifilm XF23mm f2 R WR Fujinon lens at bjornmoerman

Fujifilm X-Pro2

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X-Pro2 gone to meet it’s maker at kjguch / The X-Pro Series Content: All In One Place at adambonn / Fujifilm XPro2 Review…The Fuji Awakens at jamesbrokenshaphotography / Using the X-Pro2 for macro work at discreetphoton / Review at wflbc /

Sony Vs. Fuji

Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light /

Other X-series cameras

 Fujifilm X-E2 — Taking it to the Street at domvarney / Fujifilm X-T1 + 35mm f1.4: first hands on review at alexcoghe / X-A3: $600 Selfie Cameras are Real at HardwareCanucks youtube / A Tree Paradise (X-T1 infrared) at johann.vdwalt / The X-Pro1: Understanding the Dynamic Range Feature and its Relationship to ISO at adambonn
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X100/S/T + X70

Hares Gap with the X100T at thex100diaries / Viet Nam Flashback, 1970 … Fuji X100T at streetshooter / Fujifilm X70 field review – “an X-100 for the rest of us” at eyesuncloudedphoto / Hip Replacement : The Fujifilm X70 for Street Photography at derekclarkphotography /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

XF100-400 Review at photozone. From the conclusions:

“The Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR impressed me quite a bit – not only in the lab but also in the real life. Honestly I was almost about to purchase the lens from the rental company (but I kept my sanity). The center sharpness is very high throughout the zoom range. The borders/corners are also very sharp between 100 and 300mm. Expect slightly softer corners at 400mm though (but then who cares here). Lateral CAs are not a real issue. Most users will keep image auto-correction activated thus neither distortions nor vignetting are issue in this case. The native characteristic isn’t quite as good here though. The quality of the bokeh is very decent for such a lens – at least technically – but don’t expect wonders regarding the depth-of-field at conventional focus distances.”

XF100-400: Best Wildlife Combination For Wildlife Photography at peterdelaneyphotography

Two years with the Fujifilm XF27mm lens at diegoe / What Wide? Fuji XF 14mm vs XF 16mm vs XF 10-24mm at littlebigtravelingcamera / My 3 favourite lenses for the Fuji X-series at howardyangphotography / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker / Top 10 Fujifilm Lenses Reviewed 2016 at ephotozine / 18mm, the The Fuji X Sleeper Lens at ipcloud / Fuji XF 35mm F2 IR & UV hotspot test at kiwiinkyushu / Macro Outings with the XF60mmF2.4 R Macro lens at nigelwhealphotography / X-T1: Concepcion Fish Port in Iloilo The Philippines at hendralauw / “Strong & Free” with the XF 50-140mm F2.8 OIS at olafphotoblog / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker /

other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes

Zeiss Planar 45mm F2 (test with X-Pro 2) at capitalfaces /

X-Trans

The X-Pro1: Jpegs, Blast from the Past or Way to the Future? at adambonn / Lightroom Editing Tutorial – Fujifilm X-Pro2 RAW Conversion with Presets at Joe Dodd youtube / Fuji X-T1 RAW Processing Part 1 and Part 2 at thelightweightphotographer / Complete Shooting and Raw Processing Workflow with Adobe Lightroom Mobile at Elia Locardi Youtube /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / X Weddings

A 3-Day Sri Lankan Wedding at vopoku / Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light / Camping with the X-T1, 10-24mm and 50-200mm at mattrussellphoto / Isle of Skye, Scotland at marccooper /

Acessories / Flash / Bags

New Custom Plates with Grip for Fujifilm X-Pro2 from Sunwayfoto at scvphotoideas /

a bit of everything

Why I use Fujifilm cameras at alastairarthur / There is something about mountains… at olafphotoblog / Models captured with X-gear at blogbyfred / Surrealist Work with the X-T10 and a XF 23mm & 16mm lens at CJ Tajonera Bio facebook / Choice of Ultra Wide Angle Lenses on the Fujifilm X Series at macleancomms /

It Might NOT be Just a HYPE :: Fujifilm X-T2 Autofocus “Super-Fast” + “Formidable AF. Rivals The Most Impressive DSLRs”

Fuji X-T2 BHphoto

It’s Time to Hit the Market, dear Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm X-T2
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It… might… not… be… just… a… HYPE!

Maybe the Fujifilm X-T2 Autofocus is really blazing fast!

But let’s go step by step:

Do you know Nathan Wright (ohm-image.net)… yep, the one, who wrote the Novoflex Review series for Fujirumors. Well, if you followed him in the comments here on FujiRumors in the past, then you will know he had no fear to criticize Fujifilm, also very hard, whenever he thought that Fuji deserves it.

Well, Nathan had the chance to put his hands on a production X-T2, and here is what he just shared on Twitter:

AF SUPERFAST

If even Nathan says it, a photographer, who was never scared in the past to criticize Fujifilm under several aspects, then I start to believe that all this is not just a hype!

And that’s not all.

FXF member HendrikOsula tested both, the Fujifilm X-T2 and X-Pro2, at the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2016. And he says here that the “X-T2 is kicking X-Pro2s butt […] I completely missed only few shots out of hundreds!” For his full report (and images) click here. NOTE: don’t forget the X-Pro2 will get the new algorithm in October, too.

Moreover, the very popular French site lesnumeriques (translation) says that the AF of the X-T2 is “formidable” and “it is also excellent in low light“. Overall they consider the X-T2 a “rival for the most impressive DSLRs!”

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Fuji X-T2: Final Production Firmware Released :: Fuji X-T2 Roundup + EF-X500 Flash

So the Fuji Rep confirms: the final X-T2 firmware has been released! In the Video at Zed ProMedia Youtube, they also go over the X-T2 specs and talk about the EF-X500 Flash.

  • DON’T MISS THIS ONE: Fujifilm X-T2 Review by Rico Pfirstinger! 12,000 words and hundreds of sample images, animated GIFs and videos. Everything you need to know about the Fujifilm X-T2.
  • Behind the scenes at the skateboard ramp with Fujifilm X-T2 and Profoto B1 at profoto
  • Fuji X-T2 – Hands on Discussion with Maarten Heilbron at ArtoftheImage youtube
  • Fujifilm X-T2: Passport to Adventure at pfmagazine

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20 Years With Fujifilm Medium Format

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Fuji GX 680 bellows and finder hood | Fujifilm X-pro2, XF 35mm 2.0, extension tube, Acros |photo: fotogw.nl

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guest post by Gerhard Witteveen – fotogw.nl

Last January marked my 20th year as a self-employed photographer. A lot has changed in those years. But there was, however, one constant. From the start on I made most of my images with Fujifilm. Of course, back in 1996 the Astia, Provia and FP100C was ordered in bulk. Those films where loaded in the one camera I used from the very start, and I still use, on a daily basis, today.

Fuji GX680

My true workhorse. Even though it regularly feels like the workhorse is me… Nope. It’s the Fuji GX680. (Not the Fujifilm. The Fuji. Ironic; the cameras that used film did not have the “film” added in the name, the digital camera’s are FujiFILM cameras…) It was one of the biggest investments I made when I started.

A brand-new Fuji GX680, with 65mm, 100mm and 210 mm lenses. and some accessories: An extra long bellows for close-ups, rail extender for the same purpose an a wide-angle bellows. It was actually a little to expensive for a starting business, but I wanted it! The other big investment was lighting equipment. Since I am a fan of quality gear I chose Broncolor lights. I still use many of those lights today. So choosing quality gear paid off for me.

A camera system still in use after 2 decades is remarkable. Sure, some lenses where repaired or replaced, because of broken internal flash-contacts. But the reliability after so many years exceeds my expectations.

Now, in 2016 the camera and lenses can not be repaired anymore. But there is a reasonable amount of second-hand gear out there. I even bought brand-new lenses for it on Ebay. Bought a spare camera just to be sure. Had the battery-packs adapted and the cells renewed. But it is still there. In daily use. Not with the film-back, but with the Leaf Aptus 65. A 28 megapixel back, top of the line in 2006. Still the old Fujinon lenses are superb. The focusing is great. The tilt-shift the GX680 offers is awesome.

Tilt-Shift | Fujifilm X-pro2, XF35mm 2.0, Extension tube, Acros
Tilt-Shift | Fujifilm X-pro2, XF35mm 2.0, Extension tube, Acros |photo: fotogw.nl

Fujifilm X-pro

Fast forward: X-pro. To answer the question that pops up in Fujifilm users heads; Both. First the X-pro1, with the XF18mm and XF27mm. Later a XF56mm was added. The X-pro1 taught me to shoot in a different way. Very different from the DSLR’s I worked with earlier. More intuitive. Less menu’s. Superb feel.

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“Fujifilm X-T2 Updated Firmware Showing Mature Video Colours” – cuckoo


submitted via guest post feature by cuckoo

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Hi,

I’ve been reading FujiRumors for a few years. So after I spotted the news of the X-T2 Firmware 1.35 update seeping out into the hands of testers I felt it only natural to share this video with all of you passionate about Fujifilm.

It’s showing amazing strides in the video colour reproduction on the X-T2. Whereas the videos from the unveiling were hard and contrasty, with crushed blacks and blown highlights, here’s a fresh video showing that they’ve taken video really serious the last month. I think it looks amazing now. I’m not hesitant at all anymore about the X-T2 as a video camera.

https://vimeo.com/180197898

Take a look for yourself.

cheers
Cuckoo

Admin Note: Cuckoo is refering to the fact that Fujifilm is constantly releasing new Firmware updates in the pre-release time, in order to fix bugs but also to improve IQ. In this case he is refering to FW 1.35, one of the latest if not the latest pre-release FW [Update: the latest version is 1.42], as mentioned by Ken here.

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