What should be Fuji’s next X-mount lenses to complete the lineup? Tell Fujifilm your dream lenses!

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A couple of weeks ago I posted on facebook here and on twitter here a simple table (posted above), showing the X-mount lenses that Fuji has rolled out in the last 2/3 years… and looking back, it’s really impressive how many high quality lenses Fuji gave us in such a short time.

Add to the XF/XC lenses also the Zeiss 12. 32 and 50 lenses + the various Fuji X Samyang lenses and a few more brands that offer Fuji-X mount lenses and I’d say that, after just three years, X-shooters have a pretty decent lens-option (but where are Sigma & Tamron?)

But X-shooters are hungry for more. In fact, over at the FR- facebook page, many of them expressed their “lens wish-list” in order to complete the lineup: an XF 16mm f2.8 tilt-shift, an XF 135mm f/2.8, an XF 56mm f/1.2 with OIS, an XF 8-16mm f/4 ultra wide angle zoom, a fish-eye lens… or what about an XF 105mm f2.8 1:1 macro lens?

Whatever you are still missing, today you can let Fujifilm know which lenses you would like to see coming in 2015/2016.

THE RULE IS: please express just 2 preferences of future X-mount lenses… I know, it’s hard, but I want you to suffer a bit ;).

So, the comments are open… later on I’ll sum them up into a lens-master-poll! And feel free to continue to vote the “favorite lens” poll.

Which X-series lens do you own?

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Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2 for Fuji-X delayed :: 24mm f/1.7 shipping starts now + Full Size Samples (taken with GH4 & A7)

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Due to a production issue, ZY optics (press release) decided to postpone the release of the Fuji X mount 42.5mm f/1.2. The 24mm f/1.7, ZY Optics will start shipping for all 3 mounts (Sony E/M43/FX) from late Oct as mentioned earlier.

Mitakon published sample photos/videos taken with these lenses, but mounted on a [shoplink 24784]Panasonic GH4[/shoplink] & [shoplink 19559]Sony A7[/shoplink].

– High resolution pictures: download .zip here
– Sample Photos of ZY Optics 42.5mm f/1.2 (GH4) here
– Sample Photos of ZY Optics 24mm f/1.7 (Taken by Sony A7 in cropped mode) here
– Sample 4K Video of ZY Optics 42.5mm f/1.2 (GH4) here

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Weather sealing: just a sales gimmick? Lost Fujifilm X20 survives 3 months of rain, dust and bear attacks in the wild!

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If I understood correctly, in democracy you can have & express in public whatever opinion you want… but nobody forces you to have one ;-) . And, since I live in a democratic country I’ll now admit in public: I still don’t have a final opinion about the following subject: Weather Sealing!

Personally, I don’t worry to shoot with my Fujifilm X-E2 under light rain (see my wet X-E2 here). Sure, I didn’t test it under heavy tropical rain or in sand storms of the Sahara, and I probably would be afraid to use it in such extreme conditions. But I’m pretty confident that my Fujifilm X-E2 can handle any normal adverse weather condition.

Well, some say that weather sealing is just a sales gimmick… and here is a story that made me think about it.

It’s the story of Claire’s Fujifilm X20 (read her whole story here) that was shared and sent to me by Dan Bailey (thanks danbaileyphoto)… and it’s quickly summarized in the following 3 sentences:

1) Claire lost her Fujifilm X20 in the wild, in an area with many bears.
2) The Fujifilm X20 remained 3 months exposed to rain, dust, wind, sun, animals (bear bites).
3) After three months Claire found her X20 again, put a battery into it… and it still worked perfectly!

Ok, we know that Fujifilm cameras are very well made, but that the X20 would still perfectly work after being completely exposed to the brute force of nature for 3 months, now that comes really surprising for me.

So, let us know in the comments what you think about it. And for all those (like me) who don’t have a final opinion about it, keep in mind what my favorite author, Montaigne, would have said: I know that I know nothing, and I’m not even sure of that ;).

You can buy the indestructible Fujifilm X20 here
or its successor, the Fujifilm X30 here

my Fuji X-E2 in the rain… and a shot taken the day after with it

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DEAL FLASH: save $130 on the XF23mm f/1.4 (2 left)

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Just a Deal-Flash. You can now pruchase the [shoplink 29178 ebay]XF23mm f/1.4 for $769[/shoplink] (save $130) at top rated ebayUS store Cameraland (99,8% postive feedback). But hurry up, there are [shoplink 29178 ebay]just two left[/shoplink].

The reason why they offer it for this price is always the same:

“As one of the largest Fuji dealers in the USA we are happy to offer this great lens at a super price. We had an in store event and this was opened to show some customers and put back in the box. Because of this we are selling it at a large discount. It can pass for new. It’s in the original box and includes all manufacturers supplied accessories including the 1 year USA warranty.”

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Nissin i40 release pushed back to the end of December (source BHphoto)

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It was expected for September, its release had been pushed back to mid November, and the latest info we have vom BHphoto, is that the Nissin i40 flash is expected to be available on December 29. The same flash is ready and available on the market for other brands, but not for Fujifilm. I’ve shared rumors in the past, that Nissin is waiting for the proper Fujifilm firmware update to release the flash.

At the German store WexDE the Nissin i40 is said to be ready for shipping “in 1 to 10 weeks“, which basically means “we have no idea when it will be available“.

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