[UPDATE: the store removed the XF140-400 from their page]

Dutch store cameracompleet has, already, the XF 140-400mmF4.0-5.6 available for pre-order. You can add the lens in the winkelwagen (the cart) and place your order for the tidy sum of €2,000!

The Fujinon XF 140-400mmF4.0-5.6 is expected to be released in Winter 2015 (so in about a year from now).

Google Translated Product descritption

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 140-400mm f / 4.0-5.6 R LM OIS lens is a serious telephoto zoom lens for X-camera system. With a range of up to 400mm, this is the zoom lens for wildlife and sports photography. It forms with the new 18-135mm a great torque which includes a very broad range.

The minimum focusing distance is 1.1 meters throughout the zoom range and lens is very fast focusing. Thanks to two linear AF motor focus the lens in 0.28 seconds. The lens is also equipped with an image stabilization system that can compensate up to 4.5 stops. A tripod bracket ensures perfect weight distribution of this lens when used on a tripod.

The Fujifilm Fujinon XF 140-400mm f / 4.0-5.6 R LM OIS lens has seven aperture blades and is made up of fourteen lens elements are divided into ten groups. There are two ED-glass elements built-in and a Super-ED lens element for the control of chromatic aberrations. Internal reflections are prevented by a special coating on all glass surfaces. The lens mount, the housing and the focus ring and zoom ring are made of metal

Original description:

De Fujifilm Fujinon XF 140-400mm f/4.0-5.6 R LM OIS objectief is een serieus telezoomobjectief voor het X-camera systeem. Met een bereik tot 400mm is dit dé zoomlens voor natuur- en sportfotografie. Hij vormt met het nieuwe 18-135mm een geweldig koppel dat een zeer ruim bereik omvat.

De minimale focusafstand is 1,1 meter over het gehele zoombereik en het objectief is razendsnel met scherpstellen. Dankzij twee lineaire AF-motoren stelt het objectief scherp in 0,28 seconden. Het objectief is bovendien uitgerust met een beeldstabilisatiesysteem dat tot 4,5 stops kan compenseren. Een statiefbeugel zorgt voor een perfecte gewichtsverdeling van dit objectief als hij op een statief gebruikt wordt.

De Fujifilm Fujinon XF 140-400mm f/4.0-5.6 R LM OIS objectief heeft zeven diafragmalamellen en is opgebouwd uit veertien lenselementen die zijn verdeeld over tien groepen. Er zijn twee ED-glaselementen ingebouwd en één Super ED-lenselement voor het tegengaan van chromatische abberaties. Interne reflecties worden voorkomen door een speciale coating op alle glasoppervlakken. De lensmount, de behuizing en de focusring en zoomring zijn uitgevoerd in metaal. – See more at: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Awww.cameracompleet.nl%2Fobjectieven%2Fzoomobjectieven%2Ffujinon-xf140-400-mm-f4-5-6-wr-ois#sthash.xO1mcpns.dpuf

As you migh remember, back in November, Fujifilm announced the Tethered Shooting Software “HS-V5 for Windows® Ver. 1.0”. According to Fujifilm itself, the windows software should be available as soon as this months (quote: “The HS-V5 for Windows® Ver.1.0 software will be on sale from January 2015. Pricing will be announced on launch.“)

Now, according to a new source (thanks), Adobe is right now working on the tethered shooting support for the X-T1 and will implement it in the next version of Lightroom.

The grain of salt is mandatory for now… but if true, with the next LR update both, Mac & Windows users, could be able to use tethered shooting.

And just a few hours ago, Billy of the Fuji Guys offered (via twitter) an SDK to those who would like to develop their own tethering software. Sadly, the SDK is not availble for public download (for now).

MUST READ: First Look at the XF 16-55mmF2.8 WR

PRE-ORDER XF 16-55mmF2.8 WR: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: wexUK / PCHstore /

the Fujifilm EF-42 is one of the Fuji flashes available at the market. More flash units are needed…. a new flash could come in spring 2015

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[MESSAGE TO THE ANONYMOUS FLASH RUMOR SOURCE: Thanks, and in case you decide to share more Fuji related rumors, please quote the beautiful saying you added at the bottom of your rumor, so that I can recognize you in future.]

THE RUMOR

An anonymous source told us that:

“Fuji should present a flash system for X series at the CES.”

The flash has long been rumored. A guide number of 50 or 52, HSS capability, wireless control ability… previous rumors said it will be available in spring. So, if this anonymous source is right, the flash will be announced at CES (6th to 9th of January) and available a couple of months later.

It’s an anonymous source, so, for now, take it with a grain of salt… but at least we will soon see if it’s correct.

That said, I’ll do the best I can also in 2015 to match (or exceed) the 83% correct rumor hit rate of 2014. It will be hard, but I can reach this goal with your support… so, if there is anybody out there, who has some insights to share with Fujirumors, feel free to can contact me 100% anonymously via rumor box (maybe using a nick name so that I can eventually recognize you in future) or via email at fujirumor [at] gmail.com.

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After a trusted source here, now also an anonymous source (thanks) confirms the release date for the 16-55mmF2.8 OIS WR lens, and about the price it says:

“As for price it’s gonna be less than the 50-140 and I think about £900-1000“

So, while the source is sure that it will be cheaper than the XF 50-140, it seems not be 100% sure about the final retail price in UK, since it says “I THINK about £900/1000“. So take it with a grain of salt. But if true, this lens would be at least £250 cheaper than the XF 50-140, which is selling for £1250 in UK right now.

If you have read the interview with Fuji Manager Hisashi Toshi,  you’ll know that the manager said, the XF 16-55mmF2.8 will cost around 120,000 yen ($1,010). This would make it the most expensive lens in Japan after the XF 50-140 (164,000 yen = $1,381) and XF56mm APD (160,000 yen = $1,347). src – Amazon Japan

The price in Europe should be of €1049, at least according to this store here.

As always, I’ll be here on FR to make a live blogging about this lens: wherever on the world-wide web there is something worth to shared and known about this lens, I’ll let you know about it in real-time through the live blogging.

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