Fujifilm GFX100 Replacement Coming with Detachable Battery Grip

The Fujifilm GFX100 replacement is coming to end the moaning ;).

Let me explain.

When Fujifilm launched the original GFX100, it camera with an integrated battery grip.

This was welcome for those photographers, who love operating cameras with battery grips, but many others would have preferred a smaller camera without the built-in grip.

So Fujifilm launch the glorious Fujifilm GFX100S without battery grip.

But then the moaning started again, because that camera had no battery grip option at all.

And here comes the good news that will make everybody happy (maybe).

The Fujifilm GFX100 replacement will come with a detachable battery grip. Best of both worlds with the maximum flexibility.

Fujifilm X Summit September 12
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Fujifilm X Summit September 12 with GFX100 Successor and 3 GF Lenses Coming (And More?)

Fujifilm has officially announced the Fujifilm X Summit for September 12 (which for FujiRumors readers is boring old news ;)).

Well, according to our sources, we will get for sure at least the following gear on that day:

So there will be lots of love for the Fujifilm GFX system, which addresses one of my main complaints after the last X summit in May.

But the above gear is only what we will get for sure.

Fujifilm could easily launch more cameras and lenses, as well as treat us with surprises (as they always do on X summits).

So, no matter what the state of the leaks will be, make sure to stay tuned on FujIRumors on September 12, because we are going to have lots of fun.

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Fujifilm X Summit Officially Announced for September 12

Fujifilm has officially announced the next Fujifilm X Summit for September 12, which is old news for FujiRumors readers because thanks to our sources we told you the date already in early July here.

Also in early July we told you what will come.

Here is what is said in the video:

  • X-S20 very well accepted
  • X App will be continued to be upgraded and expand functionality in near future as well
  • GFX challenge Grant Program updates (15 winners)
  • GFX challenge Grant Program will for 2023 will start with prizes like $10,000, GFX gear and more. Applications end October 15
  • September 12 X Summit in Stockholm
    X Summit = announcement by Fujifilm including testimonials by Photographers
  • FujiKina Stockholm on September 13
    Fujikina = hands on event setup by Fujifilm for people to get hands on with the latest equipment. Like a trade show

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Venus Optics Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 Coming for Fujifilm X Mount – Hands on Images and Specs

During a photography show in Shanghai, Venus Optics has displayed the Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 APS-C lens for Fujifilm X mount. Some specs and images are now appearing at the Chinese social media micorblogging platform Weibo for example at 独立摄影师联合会 and 相机笔记et.

All images and specs available so far are shared in this article.

  • Laowa CF 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer
  • 12 Groups 16 Elements
  • 5 aperture blades
  • closest focus distance 0.2m
  • fiter size 86mm
  • 88.3*88.54mm
  • weight 463g

Laowa lenses for Fujifilm X and GFX are available at VenusOptics, BHphoto, Amazon US and Adorama.

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Fujifilm Manager Interview (D.Etchells – PP): A Look into Fuji’s Deep Learning AF, Why X-T5 has No Battery Grip, Firmware Improvements and More

image courtesy "imaging-resource" - We use this image because the article at PetaPixel was done by Dave Etchells, who previously worked for imaging-resource - check it out here
image courtesy “imaging-resource” – We use this image because the article at PetaPixel was done by Dave Etchells, who previously worked for imaging-resource – check it out here

Manager Interview

David Etchells, formerly at Imaging Resource, and always highly respected for his deep technical knowledge, has now shared his talk with Fujifilm managers at the CP+ earlier this year.

As usual, David knows how to dig deep into technical details and make the right questions.

Here on FujiRumors we will provide just a short summary in bullet points for those of you who are in a hurry and want to give it a quick glance. But for the full talk you have to check out the very interesting article at petapixel.

Deep-learning based AF tracking system

  • it’s an enormous task to develop it. Tens of thousands of photos of an intended subject must be manually processed by humans
  • Fujifilm has to constantly add new elements to the training database to improve AF tracking
  • X-H2S firmware 3.0 improved mainly
    – AF tracking with fast moving subjects
    – increased the AF frequency during continuous shooting by making the algorithm more efficient and processing faster (double the AF processing speed of previous firmware)
  • they talk how certain AF improvements might come to X-T5 and X-H2 at some point – which then happened on May 24
  • Fujifilm might be the first manufacturer, who, with their latest firmware, now tightly couples AI subject recognition with conventional phase-detect-based AF tracking. David says that this is significant because AI subject recognition and conventional AF tracking are two fundamentally different processes. Getting the two to work together in close coordination is a big breakthrough.

Fujifilm X-T5 – 3 millimeters too much ;)

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