Meike Hand Grip

Meike is already offering lots of hand grips for various Fujifilm cameras, including a vertical battery grip for X-T1 and soon also a vertical battery for X-T2, as we told you already last month.

Now Meike added also the Fujifilm X-A5 hand grip, and you can purchase them for example at AmazonUS (coming soon) and AmazonUK (already available).

• MK-XA5G metal grip is suitable perfect for fujifilm X-A5 camera
• Improve the comfortable grip
• The bottom is equipped with 1/4 screw hole, which can be used with 1/4 screw peripheral products
• Bottom with quick-loading plate chute for quick use with tripod head
• The handle carries the battery hole, and the battery can be quickly replaced without disassembling the handle

Metal Lens Hoods for Fujifilm

Last month we also reported about new metal lens hoods for Fujifilm cameras. I share again today, in case you missed the news.

JJC has metal lens hood for XF 16mmF1.4 and metal lens hood for XF 23mmF1.4. They cost about half the price of the original metal Fujifilm lens hoods.

Fujifilm X-A5: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-A3: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera

Are we Going to Get in Trouble? ;)

This post is dedicated to FR readers like ikeofkc, Sebastian, and all the other XF33mmF1.0 fans out there. We convinced Fujifilm to make the XF33mmF1.0. Now help me to convince X-shooters to buy the Full Frame Killer Lens, too… or we might get in trouble with Fujifilm! ;)

When recently Fujifilm announced the new XF lens roadmap, I was very happy to see that Fujifilm took 1:1 our lens suggestions we made 1.5 years ago, and that they decided to give us what you guys voted your most wanted prime (33/1) and your most wanted zoom (16-80/4).

So we all should be happy about it, right?

Yes of course…

… but now that we convinced Fujifilm to make the 33/1 and 16-80/4, we also better buy these lenses, or we might get in trouble.

I mean, if the FR-community directed Fujifilm’s R&D into projects that turn out to be a failure, then will they ever listen to us again in future?

Now, I have little doubts that the XF16-80mmF4 will be a huge seller. As we have shown in our size comparisons based on technical Fujifilm sketches (thanks again Yoav) and you can also see from the first 16-80 real life images, it is smaller than the XF18-135, which can be seen as a direct “travel lens competitor“. I guess many of us will be tempted to put the XF16-80mmF4 in our travel bag.

But what about the XF 33mmF1.0?

Is it just a spectacular lens on paper (“world’s first mirrorless lens with F1.0 maximum aperture and AF capability“) that will raise lots of curiosity and chatter, but stay mostly unsold in warehouses?

I don’t think so, but of course only time will tell.

What we can do, though, is to discuss why you would buy the XF33mmF1.0 and which use it would have for your kind of photography. Why should we start saving for it? Let us know in the comments down below.

And of course, down below is a little and simple poll: are you interested to buy the new roadmap lenses?

I know it depends on performance, price and many other (also personal and professional) aspects, but I’d just like to know if you have a general interest to eventually buy one of these lenses (or you are absolutely not interested in them).

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How YOU helped Fujifilm Japan

Back on the 2nd of February 2017, I was contacted by source, who told me that Fujifilm was right now collecting ideas and taking decisions on what should be the next lenses on the roadmap. The source told me that this is the perfect (and only) moment, where we can eventually influence Fujifilm Japan’s future XF lens decisions.

I hurried, and a few hours after the sources’ message, I already asked you guys which XF lenses you would like to get next (without unveiling to you about what the source told me, because I had no permission to… but the source gave me clear and expressed permission now to share this curiosity with all of you).

Your response was instant and astonishing, and you guys shared several thousands of suggestions.

And knowing that Fujifilm was about to take decisions, I worked non stop day and night for a few days, in order to sum up all your suggestions into 30 lenses, and be fast enough to ask you what you would like to get, before Fujifilm already took any decision.

Well, 15,000+ of you voted the poll, and the rest is history :).

I LOVE this community… keep it up :)

The Polls

Top Ten FR posts + the invisible XF10

I usually never do it… or I do only my Top/Flop posts at the end of the year, but this month I decided to share with you the top 10 posts of FujiRumors in July.

Why?

Because looking at the FujiRumors visits, it seems that many did not notice that, nestled between an amazing new roadmap and gorgeous new lenses, hidden between Fujifilm X-T3 buzz and new Kaizen firmware, Fujifilm also announced a new camera, called Fujifilm XF10.

The Fujifilm XF10 live blogging was one of the least followed live blogging I have ever done, even though I told you a few days before it would come July 19 (as opposed to the “surprising” XF8-16 and XF200 live blogging on July 20, which on FR went online at the very same second the lenses were announced).

But I guess this was to expect, since the XF10 was overshadowed by the XF 8-16 and XF 200 leaks, as well as by the new roadmap lens rumors. And add to that, that the Fujifilm XF10 is not the X70 successor many of us were hoping for.

Anyway… even though it seems that almost nobody here on FR cares about the XF10, I will try to give it a little bit of visibility by sharing two links with XF10 coverage you might want to check out.

• bigheadtaco youtube – Fujifilm XF10: Unboxing and First Impressions
• Precision Camera & Video Youtube – Exploring Austin with the Fujifilm XF10

With that said, here are the top ten FujiRumors posts of July 2018:

1. Three Big Errors FUJIFILM Makes in the Camera, Lenses and Instax World – 1 is solved now :)
2. Fujifilm Rumor Timeline 2018/2019 – The Complete Overview on Upcoming FUJIFILM Cameras and Lenses
3. Fujifilm X-T3 Registered Online – Made in China
4. BREAKING: Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 and XF 200mm F2 Announcement in July
5. Fujifilm Releases NEW FIRMWARE Updates for X-T2, X-Pro2, X-H1, GFX 50S and Announces FW for X-A5 and X-T100
6. Fujifilm’s New Lens Roadmap: XF 16mm F2.8, XF 16-80mm F4 and XF 33mm F1.0
7. See Fujifilm’s Current IBIS Unit in Fujifilm X-T2 and Why the Fujifilm X-T3 Won’t Have IBIS
8. Fujifilm XF10 Announcement July 19
9. Fujifilm X-Trans Vs. Bayer: Pros and Cons of Going Bayer or Sticking with X-Trans Sensor
10. Dear FUJIFILM, We Decided: These Are the 6 X-Mount Lenses You Should Make Next

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Fujifilm XF10: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera

OUR OWNERS’ GROUPS

• Fujifilm GFX User Group
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• Fujifilm X-H User Group
• Fujifilm X-E User Group
• Fujifilm X-Pro User Group
• Fujifilm X100 line Group

My Holidays

It’s done… I made it…

I drove over 2,500 miles (4,000+ km) with my girlfriend on my old Mazda2 and since a few days now I am back home.

It was a rather complicated road trip, due to the huge Fujifilm rumors and announcements in July. But I had great moments during my trip, and also blogging was exciting… especially the new roadmap made me happy :)

I am now about to edit my images, but I am so happy that I guess in about 80% of the cases I will get excellent results applying Fujifilm film simulations only (or slightly fine tuned).

I travelled with my Fujifilm X-E3, XF10-24, XF18-135, XF35mmF1.4, XF27mmF2.8 and Samyang 12mm F2.

And of course my trusty Sirui T-025X carbon fiber travel tripod (bought upon your recommendation).

My most used lenses were the XF10-24 and XF18-135, since I mostly focussed on landscape photography in this trip.

I used the 35 and 27 mainly to make some portraits of my girlfriend and some street photos, but so far I could not convince her to give me permission to share them on FujiRumors, but I’ll not give up, and if I get permission, I will share them on my Instagram page here.

I have shared the first few images of my trip on my social media already (more will come), so in case you would like to find out which places I have been to, just check out my Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

Just a teaser (includes yet unedited images):

• Most Impressive Colors – Lavender Fields in Provence, France (shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)
• Most Impressive Mountains – The Dolomites, Italy (images on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook)
• Most Impressive Town – Positano (Instagram)… just to pick one of the many fantastic cities and villages I have seen… more images to follow on social media

Your Rumors

Now I am back… 100% focussed on FujiRumors… and I tell you: I have the feeling that rumors will come. Many of them. And here is what you should do, if you don’t want to miss them:

• ALLOW PUSH NOTIFICATION: at the bottom right of your browser, you’ll see a little bell icon. Click on it to enable browser push notifications (or disable them, if you don’t want them). This is an excellent way to get instant notifications.
• FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: another excellent way to get the rumors in your news feeds is to follow Fujirumors on Facebook, RSS-feed, Instagram, Youtube and Twitter

Guys, we are going to have fun… and I have the feeling you don’t want to miss the exciting Fujifilm rumors that are coming ;)

And to have an idea of what is awaiting us, make sure to check out our 2018/2019 Fujifilm rumor timeline.

OUR GROUPS

• Fujifilm GFX User Group
• Fujifilm X-T User Group
• Fujifilm X-H User Group
• Fujifilm X-E User Group
• Fujifilm X-Pro User Group
• Fujifilm X100 line Group

OUR PAGES

• FujiRumors Page
• Fujifilm GFX Page
• Fujifilm X-H Page

… have a fantastic day,