New X-E1 videos and X PRO 1 firmware update on September 18th (proerders on Amazon).

What you can see here on top is the well known photographer Gueorgui Pinkhassov using the new Fuji X-E1. And here are links to more new nice videos:
Toshimitsu Takahashi and the X-E1, first look preview by AP, official Promotional Video.

And current X PRO 1 owners will be also happy to know that the new firmware upgrade will be released on September 18th. Meantime Amazon (Click here) created a deidcated Fuji page with all the new stuff. All preorder links here:

Black Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Black Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Silver Fuji X-E1 with 18-55mm lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 14mm f/2.8 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 OIS lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).

Fuji X PRO 1 news roundup…

While I am working ot get some details on the next Fuji announcement in Spetember here is a roundup of X PRO 1 links sent me by our readers. Enjoy!

Short X PRo 1 review at Digitaljournalofphotography. X-Pro1 + Super-Elmar-M 18mm F3.8 ASPH. at DC.watch (Translation here). Kevin Sparrow review at Prollysnotprobably. Streets of Ottawa by John Smith. More Night Shots in Ottawa with the Fujifilm X-Pro-1 by John Smith. Voigtlander 35 + Fuji Xpro 1 for street photography at TheF8blog. Preview at Outbackphoto.

Fuji X PRO 1 review at dpreview, neocamera and LL

If you still need to check out for new X PRo 1 reviews here is a a triple link. Let’s start with the most famous website:

Dpreview posted the very long X PRo 1 review: “the X-Pro1 is a very good camera, with excellent design and image quality, let down by a few small but significant operational bugs and quirks.

Neocamera: “Paired with one of the three excellent XF-mount lenses, the X-Pro1 produces some extremely sharp large prints up to ISO 6400 and even remains usable for mid-size prints until its maximum ISO of 25600.

Luminous Landscape posted an interesting Hands-on: “Their designs are brilliant, build quality is very high, and optical quality second to none. Now they just need to refine their functional execution to have class-leading products.

In short, what they all are saying is that we need an X-PRO 2 that fixes the clear AF and menu issues :)

New lens reviews and X PRO 1 versus Nikon D700 travel photography comparison.


The video on top shows a X PRO 1 versus Nikon D700 travel photography comparison made by Kai from Digitalrev

Photozone published the 35mm f/1.4 X lens test: “Technically it may not be a perfect lens but it is capable of delivering very nice results. The center quality is breathtaking even at max. aperture whereas the outer image field is a bit soft here. From a real world perspective this is surely acceptable because you are rarely really after edge-to-edge sharpness when shooting at f/1.4.

SLRgear tested another FUji lens, the 60mm macro: “exceptional performance, even when used wide open. If you’re an X-Pro 1 user with an interest in macro photography, there really aren’t a lot of choices, so this is a must-buy.