Fujifilm X-H1 Listed at Stores – Update

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As we reported yesterday, AmazonUS had the Fujifilm X-H1 camera and vertical grip listed. As you can see there, they say shipping starts March 1.

Now also Adorama had it listed for a while, but it has been taken down.

The Fujifilm X-H1 will be announced Feb. 15 at 2PM Toyko time (midnight in New York).

Make sure to follow the Fujirumors Live Blogging…. and expect non stop coverage for a few days, which basically already started, since I have reduced sleep to 3/4 hours a night already and of course I will sleep even less starting from February 15.

And to manage my impatience for the big day, I made a little Fujifilm X-H1 announcement trailer. :)

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Xerox’s No. 3 Shareholder Sues to Block Fujifilm Takeover Deal

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Just two weeks ago it seemed to be a done deal: Fujifilm buys 50.1% of Xerox and gains control over the company.

But maybe the last word has not yet been spoken.

In fact, Xerox’s Nr.3 shareholder Darwin Deason sued the company trying to block the takeover, calling the deal “a one-sided transaction that leaves Xerox investors virtually powerless. […] He claims the agreement is the result of fraud and that directors breached their fiduciary duties.”

Also Xerox’s second-biggest investor, Carl Icahn, agrees that the deal “dramatically undervalues” Xerox.

As a consequence, Xerox shares fell 2.1 percent this morning.

via bloomberg

Shareholder blocks Xerox-Fuji deal, sues for fraud from CNBC.

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Godox AD600 PRO Review, Part 1: First Impressions

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The Godox Witstro AD600 PRO has landed! Markus Klinko offers an early hands-on review, with comparisons to the original Godox H1200.

guest post by Markus Klinko

Today, as everything in Shenzhen is coming to a shrieking halt, for Chinese New Year’s celebration, a DHL box arrived from China at my studio, containing the first actual production model of the much anticipated AD600 PRO.

Ever since it was announced first, on October 25th of last year, that a PRO version was rumored to be in the works, speculations on the internet about this new model have run wild.

If you have read my previous article, you know by now that I have been quite enamored with the H1200, the previous Godox flagship portable flash, powered by two AD600 units.

Now, seeing the new PRO version in person, it is a stunning achievement by Godox, and perhaps another nail in the coffin of the established European flash brands and their ill-fated battery powered products.

Make no mistake, the guys in Switzerland and Sweden still make some of the best studio units and special light shaping tools.

But in terms of portable battery flash, Godox has just crowned themselves as the undisputed king of the business!

The Pro is an incredibly well designed and highly efficient light and will be for sure the market leader for some time to come.

New flashtube design

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DEALS: Fringer Contax 645 – GFX Smart Adapter $200 off + Picktorial Buy 1 and Get 1 more License Free

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Fringer GFX Smart Adapter

The Fujifilm GFX 50S is an ideal camera for adapted third party glass. In fact, over at our GFX facebook group, there is a terrific amount of images shared with all kind of non Fujinon lenses.

Most of the GFX photographers use “dumb” adapters, but especially for the Fujifilm GFX, there are quite some great smart adapters available (list below). This is made possible also because the GFX mount was obviously designed to working with electronic adapters, as we reported here.

One of those smart adapters is the Friger Contax 645-GFX.

We shared last official AF demo in this article. If you want to see samples, of course there are many photographers at our GFX facebook group, who use the Fringer adapter on Contax glass.

Now the Friger Contax 645-GFX is available with a $200 discount at fringerdev website here.

List of smart adapters available or soon to come:

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