2 days ago, Darktable ver. 2.4.0rc0 has been released here.
It’s a great update for Fuji X and GFX shooters, since it adds support for Fujifilm compressed RAW files and improves the X-Trans demosaicing.
Feel free to test it and let us know in the comments.
thanks Vutshi :)
Here on FujiRumors we started the Fujiflm IBIS camera rumor 6 months ago, in July 2017. And since then, the rumors just kept coming.
We have shared detailed specs, such as the Eterna film simulation, the lack of sensor shift multishot, the X-Processor Pro, the IBIS with full sensor readout, the internal F-Log and a lot more (see list below).
Until now, 99% of the rumors shared in our detailed specs list is still only rumored by FujiRumors, but I am confident that our friends at digicame-info, nokishita (who leaked the name X-H1) & Co will follow soon, and that they can confirm and integrate the rumored specs shared on FR.
Until then, I’ll do my best to share whatever I can. I admit it’s a long and hard rumor marathon, but the X-H1 is an exciting camera, so I’m highly motivated to find out and share more about it…
… and to answer 2 of your questions today :)
btw… keep up making questions. Sometimes I can forget to make specific questions to sources. So let me know in the comments what you would like me to ask, and I will see if I can find out the answer for you.
Some of you asked me via email if the X-H1 has 3 or 5 axis stabilization. I guess this comes because a Fuji manager said X-mount is not compatible with IBIS, so some of you are afraid it could be “only” 3 axis stabilization.
Well, the good news: it will be 5 axis in body image stabilization.
As reported earlier, it will have full sensor readout (no crop when IBIS is activated). It will lack of sensor shift and dual IS (OIS+IBIS), at least at the current firmware stage, but the IBIS only function will work just fine, don’t worry.
I received many questions via email, if the Fujifilm X-H1 will have a fully articulating screen.
Quick answer: nope! Same 3-way tilting screen of X-T2 and GFX.
It will also have a touch screen.
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stay tuned :)
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I’m in the rumor world since many years now, and I know it’s not easy to share accurate information. It’s way more complicated than you think.
This is why I never shout “fake clickbait rumors“, when I read some wrong rumors that surface on the web.
All I do in those cases, is to correct those wrong rumors, so that you guys have an accurate idea of what Fujifilm is going to launch (or not).
And today, it’s my job to correct some wrong rumors that I think have been shared with good will, but are nevertheless wrong.
I have the choice to leave them wrong, or correct them. And I decided to correct them. With great respect to the source though, who I think shared really what it heard.
No shitstorm, no hate, just a little help to get closer to the truth (and I know that it’s not easy, believe me).
Wrong Rumor 1
25/30 lenses for GFX in the next 5 years?
GFX lovers, don’t have too high expectations. Fujifilm will not have 25 or even 30 GF lenses in total within the next 5 years.
The current schedule is to release 2/3 GF lenses a year, so this means maximum 10 to 15 GF more lenses will be added in the next 5 years.
Add to these 10/15 lenses the current 6 GF lenses, and we will have from 16 to a maximum of 21 GF lenses 5 years from now (not bad at all!)
But the only way for Fujifilm to have a total of 30 GF lenses 5 years from now, would be to stop developling lenses for X-mount ;)
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Wrong Rumor 2
GF 80-180 ?
Sorry guys, Fujifilm has no plans for such a lens. Again, I invite you to check out this secret GF roadmap (which shows a 100-200 lens, though ;) ). There is no GF 80-180 on Fuji’s internal roadmap.
Wrong Rumor 3
Fujifilm X-H1 will have a different processor?
Nope. It’s the same X Processor Pro used in X-T2, GFX, X-Pro2 etc. I might publish a more in-depth article later on about this. But at the end of the day there is no doubt that the X-H1 will get its power from the good old X Processor Pro.
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Message to source I have corrected
I have corrected some of your rumors, and publicly on FujiRumors I can’t say more than this.
But privately and confidentially, and of course only with permission of my sources, I can give you a more in-depth and detailed insight behind the scenes of what my current Fuji long-term knowledge is and if you want we can compare our knowledge.
If you want, feel free to contact me via email creating a fake email account if you feel more comfortable.
Message to sources in general
As I said above… rumors are always complicated. So even if you think “Ah, Patrick will probably already know it”, don’t hesitate to contact me. Given the amount of fake rumors I get, even every double/triple confirmation I can get is extremely useful for me.
stay tuned… the best has yet to come :)
Fringer just uploaded a video demo of the Canon EF to Fuji X smart adapter.
You can see how the Sigma 30/1.4 performs on the Fujiflm X-T2 in this youtube video.
Here is a list of smart adapters available or to come soon.
Fringer writes at fringerdev.strikingly.com
After almost a month’s research and development, Fringer EF-FX smart adapter prototype’s PDAF performance has been further improved.
Unlike Sony E mount cameras, Fujifilm X mount is quite complex in PDAF support. More than two years ago, when A7r2 introduced phase detection AF (PDAF) for adapted lenses for the first time, I spent a night to find out the key mechanism and in very short time let my Contax N-E adapter become world’s first third party smart adapter supporting PDAF on mirrorless. Now I finally find the way to make X cameras do the same when adapting EF lenses. All the PDAF points on CMOS, not only the central one, but also the others around it, are all working properly, whatever the lens is wide or tele, zoom or prime and whatever the aperture is set wide open or stopping down.
Although the firmware of smart adapter for GFX50s can be easily modified to support X mount as what some other smart adapter manufacturer probably is doing , it doesn’t support PDAF. Compared with CDAF (contrast detection AF), PDAF is a performance leap. Thus, I developed the new version specifically for X mount. I made a short video to demo the AF-C zone focusing performance when PDAF is enabled. The lens is Sigma 30/1.4 art (for EF mount) and the camera is X-T2. Remember that S30/1.4A has a bad reputation for its slow AF speed.
In addition to that, I also did some real field tests. Using a EFs 55-250/4.0-5.6 IS STM lens and X-T2 camera, I tried continuous shooting on a moving vehicle towards the camera. I set the AF mode to zone and AF-C, continuous shooting mode to CH, and shutter mode to electronic only. The lens was at 250mm/F5.6.
I shot 34 photos in less than 4 seconds with a rough speed of 10 frames per second.
See all images at fringerdev.strikingly.com
As you can see, it’s not perfect. several of them were out of focus. But most, i.e. about 80%, of them were OK. I guess that’s a not bad performance for zone AF/AF-C with speed of 10 frames per second.
The Fringer EF-FX smart adapter (production version) is expected to be released on early 2018.
The Fujifilm X-H1 will use the same batteries of the X-T2 & co, the NP-W126S.
Given the X-H1 increase in size over the X-T2 (size comparison here), Fujifilm will also launch a new vertical grip.
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stay tuned… the best has yet to come :)
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