Fujifilm GFX 100 vs Salt Water Teardown: Weather Sealing Could be Better Around the Dials, but IBIS Unit Could Stabilize a Small Child

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Fujifilm GFX100 Teardown

Lensrentals made a teardown of a water damaged Fujifilm GFX100 (it was used in an underwater housing for GFX100 and some water went in).

The main criticism:

The outside part of the camera could be better weather sealed. They write:

Did you notice all those weather resisting barriers and gaskets in the teardown? Yeah, me neither. I did notice some wide-open areas around the command dials you could shine a light through, and pour water in if water happened to be around.

That’s interesting, as Fujifilm managers clearly said that one tricky point to weather seal are the areas around the dials, which is why Fujifilm said here they removed some dials on the Fujifilm GFX100, so it’s better weather sealed. Looks like the dials, that remained, could need an additional sealing.

A $10,000 camera should be better weather sealed, period.

But other than that, the construction is top overall notch. Lensrentals writes:

A medium format camera has a big-ass shutter and shutter slap happens. Fuji has advertised a shock-absorbing shutter, but I hadn’t realized they mounted the entire shutter assembly on springs, it’s not mechanically attached to the body at all.

everything in here was as well supported and robust as you could ever hope. The IBIS unit looks like it could stabilize a small child, and certainly is strong enough to support this big sensor.

Make sure to read the full story and check out all images at lensrentals here.

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New Fujinon Premista Lens and More Coming September 2

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A third Fujinon Premista lens will be annonuced on September 2, in addition to the 2 we already have:

More about Premista lenses:

  • fujirumors.com – Craftsmanship of Fujinon Premista Lenses Cine Lenses
  • fujirumors.com – FUJINON Premista PL Mount Cine Lenses Cover Fujifilm GFX sensor
  • fujirumors.com – Fujifilm Introduces the Zoom Cinema Lenses “Premista” Series

The press conference will feature a number of presenters and guests.

Presenters Include:

Marc Cattrall – Fujifilm United Kingdom
Stosh Durbacz – Fujifilm Canada
Thomas Fletcher – Fujifilm USA
Hideyuki Kasai – Fujifilm Germany & Japan

Special Guests
Marko Massinger – DoP, Germany
Matthew Duclos – Duclos Lenses, USA

Other Products that will be Introduced include:

  • An extremely long, fast, PL Mount FUJINON zoom lens developed in response to the unique needs of the Multi-Cam Cinema Style Production market.
  • A cost-effective solution to Blackmagic’s new URSA Mini 12K camera.
  • A variety of new Third Party Products that enhance FUJINON lenses for film crews.

Zoom Session RSVP

Two Zoom sessions are available and RSVP is required to receive the links.

FIRST SESSION – RSVP Link

10:00am – London – BST
11:00am – Central Europe – CEST
Noon – Moscow – MSK
2:30pm – India – IST
5:00pm – Beijing – UTC
6:00pm -Tokyo – UTC
7:00pm – Sydney – AEST

SECOND SESSION – RSVP Link

10:00am Los Angeles – PDT
Noon – Mexico City – CDT
1:00pm – New York – EDT
2:00pm – São Paulo – BRT
6:00pm – London – BST
7:00pm – Johannesburg – CEST
8:30pm – India – IST

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Fujinon XF Lens Roundup: The Travel King, The Pancake Experience, Best Astrophotography Lenses and More

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One of the privileges I have running FujiRumors, is that I get to (virtually) meet thousands of Fujifilm X shooters every year.

I get all sorts of questions, feedback, ideas, feature requests and more.

I really try to do my best to answer you all, and one of the things I really enjoy, is that I can give additional exposure to Fujifilm X and GFX shooters out there, by sharing roundups like this.

Sure, it’s a hell of a work, but I feel it’s a nice way I can give back something to the FujiRumors community, which is always so numerous and wonderfully active here.

The content to share is still massive, so I stepped a bit on the gas, and, in addition to the mixed zone I have shared recently, here is another dedicated Fujinon lens roundup… and more will come.

Fujinon Roundup

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Why I Love Fujifilm, My Professional Switch to Fujifilm, 5 Reason to Choose Fujifilm, Sell All Sony to go Fujifilm? and More – miXed Zone

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This Saturday I have a mixed roundup for you, dedicated to switch stories, love declarations, letters to Fujifilm and more.

So, if you are having a rainy day like we have here in my home, and hence decided to stay at home, then you might enjoy spending a bit of your time checking out the content down below.

The Big Roundup

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LEAKED: Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 Press Text – World’s First F1.0 Autofocus Mirrorless Lens!

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The full press text for the Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0 have been leaked by nokishita. You can read it down below.

As FujiRumors reported a few days ago, the Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0 will be announced on September 3 and there will of course be a live blogging covering the event on FujiRumors.

Don’t miss it… we are going to have fun :).

Press Text

World’s First F1.0 Autofocus Lens for Mirrorless Cameras

As the world’s first autofocus F1.0 lens made for any mirrorless system, including full-frame, XF50mm F1.0 brings more light to the sensor than any previous XF lens, making it possible for the autofocus to operate at -7EV luminance level. The previous limit of -6EV luminance level was achieved using lenses with a maximum aperture of F1.4, X Series users now have fast and precise low-light autofocus, even in near-darkness. With the added benefits of on-sensor Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Face/ Eye AF and a powerful DC motor, precise and fast autofocus at shallow depths of field is now a possibility.

Incredibly Shallow Depth-of-Field

The XF50mm F1.0 R WR consists of 12 lens elements in nine groups and also contains one aspherical element and two ED elements to achieve optimum control of spherical aberration. Used at or near to its maximum F1.0 aperture, XF50mmF1.0 R WR can produce an astonishingly narrow depth-of-field. Its precision-engineered, rounded diaphragm produces large, smooth bokeh for a professional look, allowing photographers to create portraits with a striking simplicity and an almost three-dimensional quality with wonderful edge-to-edge sharpness. Photographers can use this new power in selective focus to keep only the subject’s eyes in focus and make captivating close-up character studies. But it’s not just for portraits. Take this lens out onto the street or into a lifestyle session and one can turn cluttered locations into clean backdrops with unrivaled subject separation.

Great in low-light

The very wide maximum aperture on XF50mmF1.0 R WR means there are more options when it comes to making images in low-light conditions. At night, or in darkened interiors, XF50mmF1.0 R WR offers the widest apertures yet seen on an XF lens, allowing more light to be drawn in to make an image. XF50mmF1.0 R WR lens also easily achieves fast shutter speeds that freeze movement and keep ISO settings lower for detail-rich results. Alternatively, combine high ISO settings with the F1.0 aperture for incredible versatility and use in other low-light applications like astrophotography.

Precise Focus

To make the most of its super-shallow depth-of-field, focusing must be precise. As a result, XF50mmF1.0 has a focus ring that is eight times more accurate than any previous XF lens. This makes it possible to change the focus from the minimum focusing distance to infinity very precisely. For this, XF50mm F1.0 R WR uses 120o of rotation in its focusing ring to let users focus manually without error – and achieve accurate focus when using an X Series camera’s Focus Peaking and Focus Assist modes. The 120o of rotation also makes autofocus movements notably precise and deliberate, while the lens’s engineering is designed to minimise focus shift effects when making images.

Weather resistant

This lens is sealed in 11 locations to protect against moisture and dust, as well as being capable of use in temperatures down to -10°C

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