Fujifilm GFX100 II Engineers and The Truth About the “New” Sensor and “Up to Twice” Readout Speed

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Fujifilm GFX100II

Over the past few weeks, many have contacted me asking why I don’t talk about the reports that claim:

  • the Fujifilm GFX100 II sensor is not new
  • the Fujifilm GFX100 II does not read out at twice the speed and faster readout speed is achieved only with software tricks, meaning dropping down at 12 bit when in 8 fps mode

The answer is simple:

When Fujifilm published their first Fujifilm GFX100II development story episodes, they said they would talk about the GFX100II sensor in future episodes.

This is why I decided to wait, hear Fujifilm’s position, and then write an article that is as comprehensive and complete as possible.

And I am happy I waited, because in the 5th X Lab episode dedicated to the GFX100II, we get some helpful insights in the inner workings of the sensor (full episode with summary below)..

But before we dive into it, let me express my admiration for Jim Kasson’s brilliant work in analyzing the inner workings of the GFX100II and to Petapixel for bringing his findings to the attention of the larger public.

I decided to wait for more details coming from Fujifilm before reporting about it, but maybe they would not have disclosed those in such detail, if Jim would not have done his great work, and Petapixel made a huge buzz out of it.

The Truth in a Nutshell

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Beyond Fujinon: Big Roundup of Third Party Autofocus and Manual Focus X Mount Lenses

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It took Fujifilm long, too long, but eventually they figured it out: it was a huge mistake not to open their mount to third parties.

That’s why we now have the luxury of covering lots of third party AF lenses.

But not only that. There are lots of interesting lenses also when it comes to manual focus lenses.

That’s why today we will cover them both, auto and manual focus lenses, in this dedicated roundup.

Because there is lots of good stuff also beyond the world of Fujinon lenses.

Roundup

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New Sirui Sniper 23mmF1.2, 33mmF1.2 and 56mmF1.2 Autofocus APS-C lenses Officially Announced

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Back in September we reported about the upcoming Sirui Sniper f/1.2 series of lenses. There is also a CineD video that introduces these lenses and we shared it here.

Now the lenses are listed at Indigogo and the campaign will start on November 20.

You can check out the dedicated Sirui Sniper page at Indiegogo here and at the dedicated Sirui page here.

The super early bird price will be of $299 (14% discount, reg. $349).

Two more “Sniper” lenses will be announced in 2024.

This news has been first shared by CineD here.

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This is How Your Camera Lens is Made from Start to Finish – Most Detailed (and Best) Video

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Over the years, we have seen lots of videos showing us the process of manufacturing cameras and lenses.

And while they all gave an interesting insight in the manufacturing process, they all just gave us a nice, but short look into it.

The video today is different.

In this video shared on the Japanese channel Process X, we enter inside one of the best lens manufacturing companies, Sigma, and we get an almost 25 minutes non stop and uninterrupted look into the art of crafting lenses.

We can see parts and details of the manufacturing process that we have never seen in other videos before.

The video comes with English subtitles. But there is no talk, just 100% video from inside the factory with short descriptions about what they are showing to give the images a proper context.

It really gives us an idea on how much work and care for the details goes into the manufacturing of a every single lens.

This is the factory where also the following Fujifilm X mount AF lenses are made:

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Price Increase on Fujifilm X/GFX Gear Starting November 10 in Japan

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Fujifilm has announced price increases for lots of Fujifilm X and GFX gear starting November 10 in Japan.

The increases for X and GFX lenses vary between 8% to 30%, whereas there is still no clear indication on how much the price increase for X-T5, X-S20, X-H2 and X-H2S will be (currently marked as “open”).

I have not yet heard of any price increase coming outside of Japan, and I hope there won’t be any.

Down below you can find the press release as well as the full list of gear affected by the price increase.

Press Release

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