Fujinon 14-26mmF5-7 and 12-26mmF5-6.8 APS-C Lens Patents Spotted

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Compact, affordable and wide lenses designed mainly for video use are a popular option at other brands:

And taking a look at the latest patents surfaced on the web, it seems that Fujifilm is investigating this possibility too, as reported by the Japanese website asobinet.

The patents are:

  • Fujifilm 14-26mmF5-7
  • Fujinon 12-26mmF5-6.8

Asobinet speculates that these could be patents for low-priced, small and lightweight lenses for video and powezooms like the XC15-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS PZ.

Anyway, these are just patents, and out of hundreds of patents I have shared in over a decade here on FujiRumors, I think I remember only one become reality before it was announced.

A more more reliable indication on what Fujifilm is working on is given to us by Fujifilm directly, when they made a list of 10 potential lenses, one of them has already been released and the other one is coming in not too distant future, too.

So there are 8 more lenses that could come and you can vote on in the survey linked in the article below.

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Latest MapCamera Sales Rankings Show GFX100RF, X100VI and X-M5 Success

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The MapCamera sales ranking for April are out. Here is the ranking.

  1. Nikon Z5II
  2. Fujifilm X100VI
  3. Fujifilm GFX100RF
  4. Canon PowerShot V1
  5. Fujifilm X-M5
  6. Ricoh GR IIIx
  7. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  8. Sony A7C II
  9. Ricoh GR III
  10. Nikon Z50II

Half of the cameras in the ranking are fixed lens cameras. Two of them are Fujifilm cameras, the Fujifilm X100VI and GFX100RF, further confirming the huge success of both these fixed lens Fujifilm cameras.

MapCamera also reports an overwhelming number of pre-orders for the GFX100RF, but due to the limited initial shipment, they’ve been unable to fulfill many of them so far. The same applies to the X100VI, of course, and even the X-M5 is facing shipping delays due to demand outpacing the available supply.

via mapcamera

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Fujifilm X Half: The Secondary Screen Explained (and It’s Quite Cool)

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When the Fujifilm shared the first image of the backside of the Fujifilm X Half, we could notice a small vertical secondary screen on the left of the camera with “PROVIA” written on it.

Well, today we can tell you a bit more about it.

I don’t know if Fujifilm was “inspired” by this Canon camera, which first introduced the concept of a “Multi-function touch bar” on a mirrorless camera, but I guess we can say Fujifilm took that concept and enhanced it.

Here is why.

That little screen is an LCD touch screen. You can use to swipe and select your film simulation, but also to select/change menu settings. I don’t know if you can do even more with it, like zooming into an image or other things.

And it’s different to the little screen we find on the Fujifilm X-Pro3, which also shows the film simulation, but it is not a touch screen and you can’t use it to swipe through film simulations or settings.

I look forward to see that little touch screen in action in just a few days.

Fujifilm X Half Rumors

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LEAKED: Fujifilm X Half Hands-On Image

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Here is another image of the Fujifilm X Half which will be announced soon.

Apparently it has been leaked at a Vlog video, but I don’t know the original source, so all I can do is to share the image that I have received.

The image does not really say much. What I can say is that the image that we leaked a while ago gives away more information, such as the lens details and you can even see the name printed on the top of the camera.

However, this image shows it in the hands, and we can see that it is a really small camera.

B&H Photo has listed the Fujifilm X-Half teaser on their website.

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B&H Photo BILD Expo in NYC June 17-18: Free Registration Open Now with Fujifilm Top Sponsor

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The B&H Photo Bild Expo will take place in NYC on June 17-18 at the Javits Center in NYC.

In times where photography fairs are being canceled all over the globe (such as the PhotoPlus in New York), it’s nice to see B&H Photo counteracting to this trend by launching its own huge photography event.

By the way, Fujifilm is among the few “platinum” top sponsors of this event. But there are hundreds of brands joining and sponsoring the event.

You can register for free here.

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