The third episode of the Fujilove podcast with Fuji Guy Billy just went online (episode 1, episode 2). You can listed to it all at sticher and Fujilove.
As to expect it is centered on the Fujifilm GFX100.
Here some excerpts, skipping most of the stuff you have already heard all too often :).
At the last Fujifilm X summit (which we covered and sumed up for you here), Fujifilm talked to us about the “value angle”.
The value angle is not a weird concept invented by Fujifilm, but a factor that influences the whole design and development of a camera system, as well as image quality.
In short: the wider the value angle, the more precise and easier a lens can send light to the sensor. A wider value angle gives more flexibility for lens design and allows for more light and less digital correction.
As you can see below, Fujifilm X has a huge value angle and Sony Full Frame an extremely small value angle, which is why Sigma said that it is a challenge to develop full frame lenses for Sony, especially high quality ones.
Chart below provided by the German site docma.
If you want to get an anology with a soccer player hitting the ball, in order to understand it better, we can get the help of an article appeared at the German site docma many months ago.
Google translated version down below.
Five years ago, in April 2015 here and May 2015 here, we shared the first Fujinon XF 33mm f/1.0 rumors, and in 2020, this long rumor-odyssey will finally end.
Thanks to the XF33mm f/1.0 we will soon:
And, although I am a bit scared about the recently guessed price tag, I am looking forward to this lens.
However, many of you argued in the comments, if such a fast lens really makes sense.
Tony Northrup thinks its makes sense, and in a recent video he even suggested Fujifilm should focus on making even more super fast lenses.
Others think that Fujifilm should focus on smaller, slower, and more affordable lenses.
So the question today is: do we really need the Fujinon XF 33mm f/1.0 R WR?
Today I will go against my own believes, and give you two reasons, why we do not need this lens (and yet I want it badly ;) )
At Photoforum 2019 in Moscow, a Russian youtuber went hands on with the Fujinon XF 33mm f/1.0 R WR and XF 16-80mm f/4.
The youtuber had a chat with the Fuji rep, that the automatic google translation tool has a hard time to tranlsate, so if any Russian FR-reader has some spare time to do something good for the FR-community, feel free to drop your translation in the comments down below.
Until then, all I could get is that apparently the youtuber, after handling the XF33mm f/1.0, says:
Of course the unit shown is just a dummy (the lens is on the roadmap for 2020), but dummies are usually accurate representations of the lens in terms of size, look and weight.
With that said, it’s still a long way, so there might be changes in size and weight until the final Fujinon XF33mm f/1.0 hits the market in 2020, and dummies we see later on this year might look different than the early ones we see now.
Regarding the Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4, I remind you that Fujifilm said it will come this fall.
Check out the video above, which will skip the initial part of X-T30 and 16/2.8 introduction and jump straight to the XF33mmF1 and XF16-80mmF4.
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Phase One just released Capture One Pro 12 ver 12.0.3, which amongst the others adds support for the following Fujinon XF and XC lenses.
Capture One Pro 12 standalone and subscriptions are 50% off in April.
I remind you that the update back in February added support for the following lenses:
50% savings on Capture One Pro 12 in the following versions:
Commlite CM-EF-FX Smart AF Adapter firmware update version 1.21 has just been released.
Download links:
Amazon Purchase Link:
List of smart adapters available for Fujifilm X mount
Profoto just announced their new Profoto Connect Wireless Transmitter, which will be available for several systems, including the following Fujifilm cameras: GFX 50S, X-T2, X-T20,, X-Pro2, X100F, X-H1, X-E3, X-T3 and GFX 50R.
You can check pricing and availability at BHphoto here.
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For the official product page check out profoto here.
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Fujifilm is currently running huge deals on some XF lenses (full list below).
So I have collected a bunch of Fujinon XF lens reviews to maybe help you out to make your decision if to grab one of the discounted lenses or not.
But before we go to the reviews, here is the list of official Fujifilm deals.
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Fujifilm has just launched massive discounts on some Fujinon XF lenses. Check out the full list here.
Not included in the official Fujifilm deals are the
But if you purchase the three lenses mentioned above at BHphoto, you now get at least a $50 gift card.
Not as spectacular as the $1,000 price drop on the XF200mm f/2 and the $500 savings on XF 8-16mm f/2.8, but better than nothing.
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We recently compared here the Fujinon XF8-16mmF1.8 and XF 200mm F2 to equivalent full frame DSLR lenses, and we saw that the Fujinon lenses are generally cheaper.
However, the Fujinon XF 8-16mm f/2.8 LM WR was still more expensive than the Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 or the Sigma 12-24mm f/4. You can check out the specs comparison here.
With the latest rebate, though, the Fujinon XF 8-16mm f/2.8 price has been reduced by 25%, and it now beats in terms of pricing also the other full frame lenses.
So the question arose amongst the FujiRumors community: was the Fujifilm XF 8-16mm f/2.8 overpriced at launch?
Difficult to say, since the price is justified or not also depending on factors you can’t really read on specs papers, like image quality, build quality and more.
At the bottom of this article you will find a poll, where you can let us know what you think.
Regarding the Fujinon XF200mm f/2 LM OIS WR, (which is now $1,000 off), I believe the XF200mmF2 launch price was not overpriced, considering how it performs and that it comes with 1.4x teleconverter. But let us know in the poll below.
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