DPRTV Fujifilm X-A7 Review: Better Face/Eye Detection than Fujifilm X-T3 and Hope for Fujifilm X-H2 with Flippy Screen
Fujifilm X-A7
DPReview published their Fujifilm X-A7 first look. Here is what they say:
DPReview published their Fujifilm X-A7 first look. Here is what they say:
The Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD is now selling for the lowest price ever at AmazonUS (regular price $129 – currently $67).
The same battery pack is sold still for €119 at Amazon Germany.
Note that it says “with deal“, probably because it is no longer in production (it is marked discontinued here at BH), so these might be the last samples available.
Hence, if interested, you better grab it now.
I own the Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD myself, and I am very happy with it.
Fujifilm officially recommends the Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD (and the Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 PD) battery packs for charging the following Fujifilm cameras via USB: Fujifilm X-T3*, X-T30*, X-T2*, X-H1*, X-E3*, X-T20*, X100F* and X100T*, X-T100**, X-A5**, X-A3**, XF10**.
*charging batteries while camera is ON or OFF
**charging batteries only while camera is OFF
According to our sources, the Fujifilm X-Pro3 will introduce additional in camera RAW editing options, such as clarity adjustments and more.
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The fifth episode of the Fujilove podcast with Fuji Guy Billy and Jonas Rask just went online. For your convenience, here are the previous 4 episodes:
It’s a 1 hour podcast, and in case you are in a hurry and don’t have time yet, I cover the whole podcast below. You can listed to it all at sticher and Fujilove.
Sometimes I wonder, why do I stick with APS-C and plague myself into a world full of photographic shortcomings?
It’s frustrating, for example recently, when I edited an image of my wife watching a sunset.
I exposed for the highlights, and my wife turned out basically pitch black, you can’t even see her shiny yellow dress.
Now watch the image below (or link to the video) and see how impossible it was to recover her with my APS-C Fujifilm X-E3 file. I needed hours and hours of editing, but it turned out completely unusable anyway. A memory thrown away due to my underperforming APS-C camera.
But my case is just one of many that fall under the section #photosfujicanttake.
So, I will list a few more images exposing the terrible shortcomings of Fujifilm APS-C, all shared at our Fujifilm X-T User group, which is full of depressed photographers dreaming of full frame or even medium format.
Sure, some brave guys try to compensate for the immense APS-C limitations with creativity and skills, but that’s not going to work at the end. We all know true photography is all about specs, 500% magnification and 10+ stops push.
I know it’s hard to digest, but the images below show that APS-C simply can’t deliver. Luckily Apple gave us a Pro photographer iPhone 11 Max. I think I am going to try with that one.
NOTE: I hope your sarcasm detector is ON ;)
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Cameralabs published it’s full Sony A6600 review, Sony new flagship APS-C camera with IBIS.
He used both new lenses on the Sony A6600, the Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 G and the Sony E 70-350mm F4.5-6.3 G OSS.
Inevitabely, he often compared the Sony A6600 to the Fujifilm X-T3.
Now, I’ll skip the parts, where Cameralabs talks only about the Sony A6600, and highlight down below only those passages, where he mentions and compares it to the Fujifilm X-T3.
Let’s try to kill the endless waiting time with a little Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 roundup.
Rico’s Coverage
Rico’s full XF16-80 coverage is online, and it has been tested also on the brand new Fujifilm X-A7.
Rico’s Conclusions (from Part 8 of his coverage)
Pros
Cons
Additional XF16-80mm f/4 coverage
The lens itself will ship soon:
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August saw a clear winner when it comes to best selling camera. And I sure you already guessed it.
More interesting are other top sellers, like in the software and lens department.
Top Accessories
The Textured Rubber Non Slip Grip Tape, a useful (and cheap) accessory to add more grip to your smartphone, laptop and camera (especially the GFX100, as you can see here).
The Chinese company JJC has just released the Arca-Swiss compatible JJC FUJIFILM X-T3 / X-T2 hand grip as well as the JJC FUJIFILM X-T30 / X-T20 / X-T10 hand grip. These grips are even cheaper than the Chinese Meike grip for X-T3 and for X-T30, not to talk of the rather pricey original Fujifilm grip.
Top X Series Cameras
It could not be different, Fujifilm X-H1, win by a large margin, thanks to the crazy rebate.
The X-T3 keeps up being a stable good seller.
The X-Pro2 is third, but I wonder if after all the recent leaks regarding the X-Pro3, the X-Pro2 will sell even better. In fact, I hear that many, waiting for the X-Pro3, are disappointed by the leaks. They might well just grab a currently discounted X-Pro2 instead.
Top XF Lenses
The massive X-H1 rebates gets even better, if you bundle it with XF16-55mm f/2.8 or XF 8-16mm f/2.8.
That’s why those two lenses jumped up at the top of the lens sales ranking.
The Fujinon XF16-80 is third, and I predict it has all the potential to become a long time best seller in the Fujinon world.
Top X Mount Third Party Lenses
The Pinhole Pro X 18-36mm has raised over $300,000 already on kickstarter and people seem to be very interested in this lens. The current kickstarter campaign also pushed sales of the already available pinhole lenses for Fujifilm X
Top GFX Gear
Top Software
Fake sky replacement and automatic intelligent selective clarity seem to be features people love, since they catapulted Luminar 4 at the top selling position, dethroning Capture One Pro 12.
An old slides is circulating again on the web, regarding a video centric Fujifilm GFX-H100 camera with X-Trans sensor.
Of course FujiRumors reported about this already a few months ago here.
Not only, we have also shared additional 3 slides exclusively for you, which go even more in detail on how Fujifilm imagines this camera.
So let me recap that for you down below.
I don’t know you, but I hate it when Fujiiflm announced gear, and then lets us wait 3 months to finally ship it.
This is the case with their “July” announcements. X-T2, XF200, XF8-16 and now XF16-80 and GF50 were all announced in July, but shipped only in much later, between September and November.
In case of the Fujinon XF16-80mm f/4, we still have to wait until the end of September, to finally see it shipping.
As a consequence, we are meager on independent third party reviews…. but a fellow FujiRumors has found one, and shared it with us!
The review with lots of high res samples comes from the Slovakian page ephoto, and here are their conclusions of the lens (google translated):
Fujinon XF16-80 / 4 R OIS WR filled a hole in Fujifilm’s portfolio. This is a lens that everyone who starts Fujifilm should buy and is not sorry to pay for a more versatile lens.
The aperture F4 makes it more suitable for outdoor use. In slightly poor lighting conditions, the photographer is assisted by effective optical stabilization. The scope of the lens allows you to comfortably shoot landscape, nature, architecture.
At the same time, he handles the details and does not fear portraits. When taking pictures in poor weather conditions, you will appreciate the seal. It is the ideal lens for trips, vacations, trips anywhere. The weight is only 440 g.
If you want to shoot with a single lens, this is him. I hope we will meet him, as it will be cost-effective with the X-T30, X-T3 and X-H1.
Personally, I find no mistake on the lens that would make sense to bother. In terms of parameters and price, it provides above-average user value and optically exceeds one of the more expensive professional lenses. Such a good and generally balanced zoom is not easy to see. There is no need to hesitate for a moment.
Make sure to check out the full google translated review at ephoto.
It includes a series of brickwall-test images shot wide open from 16mm to 80mm. Once you access the gallery, click on “Zobrazit” to open the high resolution version.
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