Xingyao Optics announced on their Chinese social media that the will launch a Brightin Star large aperture autofocus lens soon.
Given the trend we see from Chinese manufacturers (see below), it is safe to assume that also Brightin Star will offer an X mount version of this lens.
Brightin Star lenses are sold at Amazon here.
via Weibo
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For personal reasons I was not able to make videos this month, nor to really work full power on the rumors and the blog in general. Sometimes life has other plans and sets other priorities.
Good news: an important medical check just a few days ago went well, so now it’s time for me to crawl out of my hole and gain back the energy to give you guys what you deserve: rumors!
So stay tuned… I am back ;).
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Viltrox is going to launch its own NP-W235 third party alternative battery for the Fujifilm X and GFX system, called TNP-W235, as reported at the Chinese Weibo account 独立摄影师联合会.
So far this year the best selling gear on FujiRumors was the new SmallRig NP-W235 (which I own too).
The Viltrox TNP-W235 seems to use the same interface with a built-in USB-C port for direct charging and also the same power (2400 mAh).
The options in terms of third party batteries are substantial and often also of respectable quality.
The two brands I personally use as NP-W235 replacement:
However (and that’s valid also for other companies as far as I know), if you use third party batteries in your Fujifilm cameras, and that third party battery is cause of a problem (for example it swells up and gets stuck in the camera), then, even if your camera is under warranty, you won’t get the problem fixed free of charge. On the other hand, if you use the original battery, for as long your battery is under warranty, every problem caused by the battery itself to the camera will give you access to free warranty repair.
That’s why, if you want to go the 100% safe route during the time you camera is under warranty, you might want to stick with original batteries, so if any problem happens caused by the battery, it will be fixed under warranty.
In all my years using third party batteries, I had my first third party battery fail last year, where my Patona swelled up in my X-E3 and I had to fiddle around to get it out,
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We have long rumored the Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 autofocus lens for Fujifilm X mount.
Well, it look like the wait is almost over, as it will come soon according to reports at the Japanese website asobinet.
It seems to be a luxurious optical design using low dispersion lenses and aspheric lenses. It seems to be a full-fledged lens for YONGNUO’s APS-C mirrorless. From the lens name, the corresponding mount seems to be Sony. It is currently unknown whether Nikon Z-mount and Fujifilm X-mount will also appear. […] It is worth mentioning that the lens is equipped with a wireless module and supports remote control.
The MFT chart you see in this article is for the Sony E mount version. Previous rumros indicated that the lens will be available also for Fujifilm X mount, which makes a whole lot of sense considering that it is a lens designed for APS-C.
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We already covered the leaked images of the Yongnuo 11mm f/1.8 and other Yongnuo AF APS-C lenses in this article.
FujiRumors already told 2 years ago that 7Artisans started to work on autofocus lenses for Fujfiilm X.
Well, it looks like the development is finally done and those 7Artisans AF lenses are already out for testing, according to reports shared at the Chinese social media account on Weibo 独立摄影师联合会 here.
