Tamron X Mount Deals End Tomorrow and Latest Fujifilm Deals

END TOMORROW

The deal on these Tamron X mount AF lenses ends tomorrow.

Fujifilm Deals in USA

X Gear

GFX Gear

Sigma X Mount

Other X mount AF lenses

Cosina Voigtländer Deals (with electronic contacts)

SPINN

Until Februay 7 you can use our checkout code SD15-FUJIRUMOR-GMAIL-COM to get a 15% discount on all SPINN products (Click here).

Maven Filters

The Maven Color Coded filters have raised over 360,000 Dollar so far. And it’s the last week where you can get them with a Kickstarter rebate. Check out all the details at the dedicated Kickstarter page here.

Best Selling Gear 2023: Third Party AF Lenses Threaten Fujinon Supremacy, Ultra Compact MF Lens, GFX100II Beats X-H2/S and More

Fujifilm X100V Discontinued at Several Stores: Giving Up on X100V Delivery and Getting Ready for Fujifilm X100VI?

Fujifilm Gives Up on X100V

Japanese stores are usually the first to mark items as discontinued or in general giving us indications on what’s happening with certain gear.

The X-T4, X-E4, GFX100, XF56/F1.2 and much more gear got first marked as discontinued in Japan before anywhere else on the world.

And today we get another significant hint: many stores in Japan have now completely delisted the Fujifilm X100V from their stores, such as Map Camera, Bic Camera, and Yodobashi Camera. Some stores mark it as “we finished sale“.

It looks like Fujifilm has at this point just given up delivering all those Fujifilm X100V people have still on order, at least in Japan.

And it’s not the first time: the same thing happened with the Fujifilm X-E4, where lots of people had one on order, patiently waited to get it shipped, but then out of nowhere Fujifilm canceled all orders and discontinued the X-E4.

The Last Samples

In USA the Fujifilm X100V is still listed at stores.

At Amazon you can find some samples in stock (at the time of this post), but at a higher price.

But I guess it won’t take long at this point that also US stores will mark the Fujifilm X100V as discontinued.

A Bad Move?

The X100V is huge missed opportunity for Fujifilm. They could have made tons of money with it, but just were incapable of manufacturing enough sample to meet even a small fraction of its massive demand.

To me it looks like Fujifilm just gave up on shipping the X100V at this point.

My guess (not rumor) is that they decided to use all the parts they have still available for X100V and re-use whatever they can of those pieces for the manufacturing of the Fujifilm X100VI (for example the lens, which is the same on both cameras).

I am not sure this is a smart move: I mean, give up on lots of money you can make right now in the hope to make money with another model in future. The best solution would have been to just finally solve that chronic parts issue, which other manufacturers seem to have fixed but Fujifilm still struggles a lot with.

Fujifilm Deals End Today in Europe (and Just Started in USA)

The Fujifilm X and GFX deals in Europe will expire tomorrow. You can find the full list of deals below.

On the contrary, the Fujifilm USA deals just started and will end March 31.

Our Top X Deal Picks

New Fujifilm USA Deals

X Gear

GFX Gear

All Fujfiilm EUROPE Deals – End January 18

** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

The (Late) Rise of the Fujifilm X-T5 and the Definitive Success of Vintage-Camouflaged Modern Cameras

Just recently Fujifilm started to take orders again on Fujifilm X-T5 in Japan. Not all combos, but better than nothing.

And we saw: the Fujifilm X-T5 instantly jumped into the top selling camera ranking on MapCamera.

Well the same thing is happening at Kakaku, which is a pretty popular shopping aggregator in Japan.

At Kakaku, the Fujifilm X-T5 has climbed the ranking up to the second spot, beaten only by the Nikon Zf.

I own the Fujifilm X-T5 myself and it is a camera I can blindly recommend to everyone. It’s Fujifilm at the next level and a huge upgrade over my Fujifilm X-T4 (which I have sold)!

And quite frankly in my opinion the X-T5 is still vastly the better pick over the Nikon Zf for the reasons I’ve explained here.

The success of the Nikon Zf and Fujifilm X-T5 shows that it pays off for companies to make vintage-styled high performing modern cameras.

Which is why I don’t understand why Fujifilm is no longer offering a retro-styled GFX camera. I am sure such a camera would become an instant best seller.

Oh well, let’s hope in the Fujifilm GFX100SII, which should come pretty soon according to our sources.

via Kakaku

Vote Your Top (Realistic) Fujifilm Kaizen Firmware Wish

click the image to find out my top firmware wish
click the image to find out my top firmware wish

Kaizen Dreams

Time to launch our first survey of 2024.

And I thought we make it Kaizen firmware poll.

Now, I am well aware that in terms of firmware requests there could be endless possibilities. So guys, feel free to unleash your firmware wishes in the comments.

But for the purpose of this article I decided to keep the survey as small and “realistic” as possible.

This means I will include in the survey only features that Fujifilm has already implemented on some of their 5th generation cameras, but not all of them.

We are talking of the fully automatic subject detection mode present in this little and lovely Fujifilm camera and a couple of features present only on Fuji’s most high end camera.

It’s a total of seven features that hopefully will find its way also on the Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S.

NOTE 1: I think all features above are pretty clear. Maybe only “custom focus zones” could create some confusion, so here is an extract of the GFX100II owners manual (vs X-T5), so you know what is meant.

NOTE 2: I have no rumors about future Fujifilm firmware updates (sadly).

NOTE 3: I think that articles like this one can help to push Fujifilm to release more firmware updates if….

  • many of you vote the survey
  • many of you comment down below

So, vote and comment as much as you can :).

I picked my top wish already and it’s this one!

I would like to get via firmware update (max. 2 selections)

View Results

Loading ... Loading ...

First Fujifilm X/GFX Deals of 2024 Launched with up to $1,600 Savings

Fujifilm has launched the first deals of 2024, which look almost identical to the ones that ended December 31 of last year.

There are new entires (such as this GF lens is now $500 off), but other gear is no longer included in the rebates.

A welcome comeback: the massive $1,600 on this camera!

And, only at BHphoto, you get a sweet bundle deal on the Fujifilm GFX100II, where they’ll give you this CFexpress TypeB card and this vintage camera bag for free if you buy the GFX100II.

X Gear

cameras & accessories

Lenses

GFX Gear

Newest GFX Gear

Maven Filters

The popular Maven filters are now available on Kickstarter (Click here). Check out all the details at the dedicated Kickstarter page here.

Spinn Products

Until Februay 7 you can use our checkout code SD15-FUJIRUMOR-GMAIL-COM to get a 15% discount on all SPINN products (Click here). These includes the very popular CW.01 protective camera wrapper.

RUMOR: The Fujifilm X100V Successor Will be Called…

Fellow FR-readers… welcome to the first rumor of 2024.

And while it might not be the most crucial rumor ever shared, it is one that triggered lots of guesses and speculations on the web: the name of the Fujiiflm X100V successor.

Today we can finally give you the answer to this questions.

** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

Say (Soon) Goodbye to the Sigma 18-50mmF2.8 Rebate (and all X/GFX Deals are Gone too)

The Fujifilm X and GFX deals expired in USA.

What’s left are some sweet deals on Fujifilm X mount Sigma and Tamron lenses, including a rebate on the Sigma 18-50mmF2.8, which was the best selling Sigma X mount lens of 2023.

The deal on the Sigma 18-50mmF2.8 ends tomorrow. No time indication is given on when the other third party lens deals will end.

Mixed Deals

Third Party AF lenses

Manual Focus Lenses

All Fujfiilm EUROPE Deals – End January 18

** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

Fujifilm X Summit February 20 :: Fujifilm GFX25 Rumors :: Fujifilm X-T6 Talks :: My Biggest Fujifilm 2023 Disappointment and More – Top 10 December Articles

Here are the most read articles for December.

  1. What to Expect from Fujifilm in 2024 (and What Probably Not)
  2. Fujifilm 2024: A Look Ahead Between Rumors and Speculations (X-Pro4, X100R, X-E5, X-T40, New XF Lenses, GFX Future)
  3. Fujifilm GFX25: High-Speed 25.44MP, 12fps, Oversampled DCI 4K/60p (no Crop) and the Return of a Wrong Rumor
  4. Fujifilm X-T6 in 2024? Let’s Talk about it!
  5. I was WRONG about Fujifilm X100V Successor – RUMOR CORRECTION
  6. These are the 17 New Autofocus Lenses we Got for Fujifilm X in 2023
  7. Capture One offers FREE Fujifilm RAW Converter for Fujifilm Users
  8. LEAKED: This is the Date of the Next Fujifilm X Summit
  9. My Biggest Fujifilm Disappointment of 2023
  10. Best Selling (Fujifilm related) Gear 2023

Runner Up

Honorable Mentions

100% Rumors Only at our YouTube Channel

Viltrox NP-W235 Orders Available Now

The brand new Viltrox NP-W235 battery is now available for order at BHphoto here.

The Viltrox NP-W235 battery is also listed at Amazon here (two pack here), but you can’t place your order yet.

In 2023, the best selling accessory on FujiRumors was also a third party NP-W235, and it was this one of Smallrig.

Some NP-W235 options: