These are the official press images of the XF50mmF2 WR that will be announced along with the Fujifilm GFX, X100F and X-T20 on January 19. Looks like the one I photographed this fall at photokina (where you can see it also side by side with the 35mmF2) with the same 46mm filter thread.
UPDATE: Message to Anonymous Source with nick name: Thanks for letting me know about the ISO value setting change via command dial (which will probably come to the X-Pro2, too), and also the image you sent me. If you want, you can specify what I can share or not on FujiRumors. If you don’t specify, I’ll assume that I have permission to share on FujiRumors. And if you want to talk directly to me, you can contact me (also via fake email) at fujirumor@gmail.com. Thanks again for sharing :)
I hope you had a great weekend and could relax properly, because this week we will have a very exciting one and especially on January 19 hard core X-fans won’t really sleep much ;)
But before the announcement on the 19th of January, there are still some interesting rumors to share… and today it’s about the price of the upcoming Fuji gear.
We already leaked the price for the Fujifilm GFX (and lenses) in € and $ here. And right now I got the price for the rest of the gear, that will be announced on January 19:
Fujifilm X-T20 = €899
Fujifilm X100F = €1399
Fujifilm XF50mm = €499
It will be a great week, so don’t miss anything and follow FR on Facebook, RSS-feedandTwitter
The Fujifilm X100F, X-T20 and XF50mmF2 will start shipping in mid February. That’s the current shipping embargo. However, as you know, you should take these kind of rumors always with a grain of… sodium chloride mineral ;)
Here is a big GFX Overview, based on information Fujifilm shared at the Photokina 2016 and later, and also based on Rumors you could find here on FujiRumors. I’ll mark with “R” the rumors and with “F” the facts, although keep in mind that even the facts revealed earlier by Fujifilm could have changed in the meantime.
Everything you can read below has already been published on FR starting from September 2016, but I thought a Recap could be useful, since I keep getting emails with questions, that have already been answered in the past, but given the huge amount of information are easy to miss.
I strongly recommend you to allow push notifications and follow us on Facebook, RSS-feedandTwitter in order not to miss anything.
FUJIFILM GFX CAMERA
Fujifilm GFX 50S – F
Announcement Janaury 19 – R
Release February 23 – R
Body Price €6999/$6499 – R
G-Mount – F
Mirrorless – F
Weather Sealed body/lenses – F
X-Processor Pro (used in X-T2/X-Pro2) – F
No Low-Pass Filter – F
Contrast Detection AF only with 117 AF points – F
RGB color histograms in the live view – F
51.4MP 44 x 33mm Medium Format Bayer Sensor (No X-Trans, because not needed with this huge 50MP sensor) – F
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (default), 3:2, 1:1, 4:5, 6:7 and 6:17 – F
MF Sensor made by Sony but customized by Fujifilm. The challenge is how to get the light hit the sensor evenly – in the center and also at the corners. In order to achieve that, Fujifilm customized the microlenses in front of the sensor and optimized the silicon process. – F
MF sensor is 1.7 (70%) times bigger than Full Frame. Crop factor 0.79x. – F
Weight about 800g – F
12 pins on the lens mount (useful when it comes to adapting third-party lenses) – F
Flange Distance of only 26.7 to shorten the back focus distance as much as possible. This prevents vignetting to achieve edge-to-edge sharpness of the world’s highest level – source Fujifilm Press release via dpreview. – F
ISO: base-ISO 100 :: Max ISO 51200 – F
minimum back focus 16.7mm – F
Focal Plane shutter max 1/4000 – F
Flash Sync Speed 1/125 – F
EF-X500 with HSS Supported – F
Bigger Battery compared to X-T2/X-Pro2 – F
Electronic shutter – F
Full-HD with 30 fps – F
Dual SD Cards UHS-II – F
EVF: 3.69 megadots with a magnification of 0.85x (X-T1/2: 0.77x) with frame rate of around 60 fps – F
EVF: Detachable and fully tiltable if used with an adapter – F
EVF has a hot shoe on the top – F
All Film Simulations of X-T2/X-Pro2 available (including ACROS) – F
Adapter for Leaf Shutter Lenses in the works – F
Tethering support at launch – F
Joystick – F
E-ink LCD display on the top of the camera (always visible, even if camera is switched off) – F
WiFi – F
dynamic range settings of DR800% and maybe even DR1600%. – Source fujixsecrets
Fujifilm Will Launch Professional Support Service Along with the GFX Camera – R
FUJIFILM GF LENSES
GF63mmF2.8 R WR (50mm equiv.) available at launch. Price €1,599/$1,499 – R
GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR (25-51mm equiv.) available at launch. Price $2,299 – R
GF120mmF4 Macro R LM OIS WR (95mm equiv.). Magnification of 1:0.5. available at launch. $2,599 – R minimum focus distance 45cm – max. magnification of 0.5x, 1:2 Macro – F
GF110mmF2 R LM WR (87mm equiv.) available mid 2017 – F
GF23mmF4 R LM WR (18mm equiv.) available mid 2017 – F
GF45mmF2.8 R WR (35mm equiv.) available late 2017 – F
Dedicated C positions on the aperture ring (The C position can be locked to avoid accidental changes) – F
The lenses are ready for sensors with a resolution of 100MP – F
Only the GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR zoom lens has inner focussing – F
The prime lenses are optically corrected for distortion – F
Fuji Guys – Fujifilm Photokina 2016 Booth Tour at youtube
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Big print made out of an images taken with the Fujifilm GFX
GFX Hands-On Report at ivanjoshualoh
Mirrorlessrumors calculated the FF eqivalent focal length AND aperture for the new Fujinon GF lenses. Here they are:
23mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 18mm f/3.4
32-64mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 25-51mm f/3.4
45mm f/2.8 in Full Frame 36mm f/2.4
63mm f/2.8 in Full Frame 50mm f/2.4
110mm f/2.0 in Full Frame 78mm f/1.7
120mm f/4.0 in Full Frame 95mm f/3.4
Fuji says it clearly (again) no plans for full-frame system after GFX. Interview at camerajabber
There is a lot of buzz at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group in these days. Fellow X-shooters share thoughts and hands on experience with Fuji’s latest gem. One of these is Joel, who compared the Hasselblad X1D and the Fujifilm GFX… and then wrote in this post:
Hasselblad X1D
I spent more time with this camera, including 30 minutes alone with it in a studio. Pros: It is more beautiful (my personal opinion), smaller, weather sealed, and available now-ish (preorders should all be fulfilled by November). It feels really good in the hand. Well balanced. Cons: it has fewer lenses, it has no zoom lens (yet), a higher price (I assume), it feels less rugged, and it is warm to the touch when powered on. Those MF sensors create a lot of heat!
Fujifilm GFX:
I spent about 15 minutes with it and took a few photos of other people who were in the room. Pros: there are more announced lenses, including a zoom, it is weather sealed, it feels more rugged and it will presumably cost less. Cons: it is larger, not as attractive, and it is not available for several more months.
One reason for the Fuji being larger is the placement of the battery. It is not in the handgrip, like many cameras (including the Hassy X1D), but rather it is between the sensor and the rear screen. The battery is inserted from the left side (if you are holding it like you would shoot with it). This makes the body much thicker, but it separates the two heat sources (the sensor and the screen) from each other and keeps the camera cooler. I understand this choice from an engineering perspective, but I think it makes the camera larger and less attractive.
To me, there is no clear winner yet. They are both very tempting. I look forward to learning more over time. Ultimately, it’s up to each photographer to decide which tool is right for themselves.
This short video shows how the big shutter moving in front of the sensor
Fujifilm just announced the Fujifilm GFX 50S, a 50MP mirrorless Medium Format Camera. It will be launched along with 3 lenses in early 2017. Overall Fuji has 6 lenses in the raodmap.
Standard prime “GF63mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 50mm in the 35mm format)
Wide-angle standard zoom “GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 25-51mm in the 35mm format)
Mid-telephoto macro 1:0.5 “GF120mmF4 Macro R LM OIS WR” (equivalent to 95mm in the 35mm format)
Fast aperture mid-telephoto “GF110mmF2 R LM WR” (equivalent to 87mm in the 35mm format)
Ultra wide “GF23mmF4 R LM WR” (equivalent to 18mm in the 35mm format)
Wide “GF45mmF2.8 R WR” (equivalent to 35mm in the 35mm format)
Fujifilm said that some lenses can resolve over 100MP. To me, this means that it is “future proof” for when the Fujifilm GFX 100S will hit the market, the 100MP successor to the current 50S version.
But let’s get back to the present.
The Fujiflm GFX 50S will cost less then $10,000 with lens and viewfinder (that’s Fuji’s “commitment”). The viewfinder is interchangeable. You can attach a tilting EVF to it.
I’ve found all the following deals at dealsrunner. To see more Fuji-deals or insert by yourself new deals stop by dealsrunner.com.
-Save about $50 on the X20 (DEMO camera) at ebay here.
-$25 price drop for the X-E1+18-55 at AmazonUS here.
-X-PRO1 body only for $1.1120 at ebay here.
Fujirumors readers roundup
– Olivier: “Hi Patrick, a big HELLO from tiny Luxembourg :-) I’ve been following Fujirumors ever since my interest in Fujifilm cameras arose, with the announcement of the fantastic X-E1 last year.
A couple of weeks ago, I spent a morning shooting an old industry and railway park with my best friend who carried along 4 (!!!) Sony Alpha bodies (he hates changing lenses ;-) ), while I only took along the X-E1 equipped with the XF18-55mm lens, the [shoplink 11322]XF 35mm[/shoplink] and [shoplink 11919]XF 60mm[/shoplink].
In the end though, I only used the [shoplink 12483 ebay]XF 18-55mm[/shoplink]. This is one seriously great allrounder!
As far as postprocessing goes: I shot raw and (minimally) edited the shots under LR 4.4. Really love the improved X-Trans support.
– Jim “Hi Patrick, First off thank you for your site and all of the work you put into it for our Fuji community. On my blog site gambofoto.blogspot.nl I have just posted a review/user impressions of using the X-Pro 1 with a Cosina [shoplink 11534 ebay]Voigtlander Nokton 50mm[/shoplink] f/1.5 lens. Possibly some of your readers might enjoy it. Regards, Jim Gamblin”
Jim
– Nick: “Hi there. Your blog has been of great assistance to me now that I’m a Fuji convert. I’ve even started blogging my Fuji photos and my camera collection […]. Thanks for all of your efforts. Nick http://camerapassion.wordpress.com”
Nick
LEGO-rangefinder: made by Nick’s son! (Fuji X100s, Aperture RAW conversion, cropped)
– Shahrokni: “I have a Fuji X100 and recently I bought a beautiful Fuji X Pro1 with 18-55mm ( I ordered it separately ). At the beginning I was not happy with the color of sky and landscape until I found out about a correct setting […] I have to say Now I love my Fuji X Pro1. Yesterday was HOT Here in Laguna Beach in SoCal. I took many pictures and here are some of them , Hope You like them. Best Regards SM Shahrokni http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/seyed-m-shahrokni.html?page=1 http://digitalcitycenter.blogspot.com/