CONGRATULATIONS: Fujifilm USA Proudly Introduces 16 New Photographers to its U.S. X-Photographer Program

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Back in July, Fujifilm announced significant changes in their Fujifilm X Photographers program, including an explanation on the 3 step on how you can become an official Fujifilm X photographer. If you want to know all the details, check out this article.

Now Fujifilm USA just announced 16 new Fujifilm X Photographers.

I already follow the wonderful work of some of the new official Fujifilm X photographers whereas I am not so familiar with the creative work of others, but I’ll catch up now and make sure to check them out.

You’ll find all the details down below in the press release.

Well done guys, and looking forward to be stunned by your photography.

Press Release

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Fujifilm X100 with 20mmF2 and 21mmF2 Lens Patent Spotted

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As you know, the Fujifilm X100V features a redesigned 23mmF2 lens, by adding a second aspherical element in oder to increase corner sharpness and image quality at close focusing distances at wide apertures.

Now the patent for this new lens has been spotted.

But interestingly, that same patent also includes examples of a “20mm F2” and “21mm F2” lens.

  • [Publication number] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-177110 (P2020-177110A)
  • [Publication date] October 29, 2020
  • Description: Imaging Lens and Imaging Device
  • [Application date] April 17, 2019
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 306037311
    [Name or name] FUJIFILM Corporation
  • PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup lens having a small size, high resolution, a small F number, and high performance, and an image pickup device provided with the image pickup lens.

Here are the variations of this lens as found in the patent as spotted by the Japanese site asobinet.

I find the 23mm focal length perfect for the X100 line, but if Fujifilm is really looking into slightly wider options, then I’d go with an 18mm lens, like the Ricoh GR cameras or the Fujifilm X70 and XF10.

Fujifilm X100 line Group

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Focal length 23.689 23.553 23.670
F value 2.06 2.20 2.06
Angle of view 62.0 61.6 61.2
Image height 14.20 14.20 14.20
full length 38.35 37.85 37.57
BF 4.861 3.869 4.560
Example 4 Example 5
Focal length 20.875 21.727
F value 2.06 2.06
Angle of view 67.8 68.2
Image height 14.20 14.20
full length 34.39 36.10
BF 2.905 5.404

 

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Lensbaby Spark 2.0 with Sweet 50 Optic Announced

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The Lensbaby Spark 2.0 with Sweet 50 Optic has been announced. It’s available also for Fujifilm X mount.

  • FUJIFILM X lens mount.
  • Flexible, accordion-like body design resembles the Original Lensbaby from 2004 and enables tilting the optic up to ~30° in any direction.
  • Unique squeeze-to-focus, squeeze-to-tilt design requires a fun “dance-like” process of achieving sharp, selective focus with creative distortions and blur.
  • Accepts various optics from the Optic Swap System.
  • Permits focusing as close as 1.1′ away.
  • Metal lens mount for improved durability and rigidity.
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Fujifilm X-T3 New Features Guide for Firmware 4.00

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Fujifilm has just released firmware 4.00 for Fujifilm X-T3.

It’s a major update, and hence it requires an update to the manual.

You can download the new features guide in several languages:

For more details about the firmware and the download link, check out our previous article here.

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