Fujifilm X-T4 Third Party Dual Battery Charger Available and More Batteries

 

Just yesterday we reported, how the first third party NP-W235 battery can be found in Europe.

Now a FR-reader (thanks) passed me the link to a Chinese third party battery as well as a third party dual batter charger for Fujifilm X-T4.

In USA, you find them available branded as DIGIeye NP-W235 at AmazonUS here. For the same price of a Fujifilm original battery, you’ll also get the dual charger on top of it.

We will soon be flooded with third party options, but not all of them are really good.

Independent testings showed, that some Fujifilm third party batteries can be considered almost a fraud, whereas others are close in performance and reliability to the original Fujifilm batteries (such as Wasabi Fujifilm batteries).

For your convenience, down below is a selection of battery related articles we shared in the past here on FujiRumors.

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→ Top X-T Community: Fujifilm X-T facebook group
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Baxxtar Pro Battery for Fujifilm X-T4 Shipping June 26

As you know, I bought the Fujifilm X-T4 and along with it also an additional original NP-W235 battery and the mandatory BC-W235 dual battery charger.

Thanks to the NP-W235, battery life on the X-T4 has been substantially improved over X-T3.

On my first hike on the Dolomites I came through the day with one battery quite comfortably. Frankly, I don’t think I will ever need more than 2 of these batteries. And probably most of the time, the second battery won’t be even used and stay in my bag just to give peace to my mind.

Hence, I am not in the market for another battery, for now, and that’s good, as those nice NP-W235 batteries aren’t exactly what I would call “affordable”.

But if I’d get a third one, it would probably be a third party battery.

I know a much used (and appreciated) third party battery among Fuji shooters are the Wasabi branded Fujifilm batteries and we already reported here, that Wasabi is working on batteries for Fujifilm X-T4.

But it seems, that the first alternative to the original NP-W235 batteries will be the Baxxtar Pro replacement batteries for Fujifilm X-T4, which can be bought single or in double pack and will start shipping on June 26.

At the moment, the batteries seem to be available only in Europe at AmazonDE here. But it’s probably just a matter of short time now, until a wide variety of third party options will hit the market.

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→ Top X-T Community: Fujifilm X-T facebook group
→ Top X-T Page: Fujifilm X-T Page

Save up to $1,000 on Fujifilm X and GFX Gear and 5 Day Video Bundle Deal

As you know Fujifilm has big spring savings on Fujifilm X/GFX gear running. You can see the full list of deals here.

What you might not know, is that if you purchase any APS-C X mount lens, MKX Cine lens or the X-T200, you also get a free copy of Luminar 4 on top of it. Included in the deal also X100V, X-Pro3 and X-T4, but none of the other cameras.

And in case you missed it, Fujifilm also offers 70% discount on check and cleans. We reported here.

GFX Gear

X Lenses

X Cameras

Fujifilm X-T4 IBIS Stress Tests vs X-H1, Panasonic S1H, OIS only vs IBIS only and More

Andrew comprehensively tested the IBIS on the Fujifilm X-T4. It’s a 30 minutes video.

Just so you know, when below we talk about “scientific test”, it means Andrew placed the cameras on a massage gun. That way, he was able to induce the same amount of vibration to all the cameras he tested.

Down below you will find the video and the summary in a nuthsell, for those who can’t watch the full video right now.

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“I Feel like Fujifilm Understands Photographers”: Interview with 2020 World Press Photo Award Winner Romain Laurendeau

Fujifilm & World Press Photo

Fujifilm continues to interview those photographers, who snapped all those wonderful images with Fujifilm X and GFX cameras.

  • first interview – Alain Shroeder, winner of the World Press Photo overall stories category
  • second interview – Luca Locatelli, 1st Prize for environment story in 2020 Word Press Photo Contest
  • third interview – 2020 World Press Photo Winner Ricardo García Vilanova: “For my War Photography I use X-T3 and Only One Lens, the…”

In this episode, Fujifilm interviews Romain Laurendeau, winner of the overall World Press Photo Story of the Year award with his series of images taken in Algeria.

He took his images with X100 series cameras, and here is what he says:

The Interview + Video

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Save up to $1,000 on Fujifilm Gear and Get Luminar 4 for Free :: 70% Discount on Check & Cleans

As you know Fujifilm has big spring savings on Fujifilm X/GFX gear running. You can see the full list of deals here.

What you might not know, is that if you purchase any APS-C X mount lens, MKX Cine lens or the X-T200, you also get a free copy of Luminar 4 on top of it. Included in the deal also X100V, X-Pro3 and X-T4, but none of the other cameras. Here are Fujifilm’s official terms and conditions:

FUJIFILM value add promotion with Skylum is applicable on qualifying FUJINON XF, XC or MKX lens products and any FUJIFILM X100V, X-Pro3, X-T200, or X-T4 mirrorless digital camera or kit product, from an authorized FUJIFILM dealer in the U.S. during the applicable promotional period (as extended through December 31, 2020). Consumers will qualify for a one-time download of Skylum’s Luminar 4 software (MSRP $89) at no extra charge. All downloads of Luminar 4 will be provided by Skylum, through their website, skylum.com/fujifilmoffer.

And in case you missed it, Fujifilm also offers 70% discount on check and cleans. We reported here.

GFX Gear

X Lenses

X Cameras

Software

All Fujifilm Deals

Used Fujifilm Gear

Official Fujifilm Recommended Accessories

SD-Cards

Power Banks

Fujifilm BAYER vs X-TRANS Blind Test: 88% of Preferences Go To…

Almost 2 years ago, I wrote a comprehensive article comparing the virtues of Bayer vs X-Trans sensor, giving you reasons why Fujifilm should stick with X-Trans, and on the other hand telling you also why for other reasons Fujifilm should leave X-Trans for its APS-C sensors.

Attention: it’s a long article. So do not click this link, if you don’t like it when my articles are too long.

I stand by everything I said back then.

Of course the debate is not ending. Hence, Andrew did what probably is the best thing to do, to evaluate which sensor is better: a blind test.

200+ people commented on his video, and since people do not like long articles, I will leave it to you to read them all, take paper and pen, and note all the results.

Nah… you know what?

I’ll do it for you. I love it when I simplify your life and save you some time.

So, I’ve checked out all the comments, and marked the results on a paper.

There were some (not many) cases, where people didn’t have a clear preference and said that both are very good.

In most cases, people had a rather clear preference.

Sometimes people got more or less equal results between 2 cameras, in which case I gave a point to each camera.

The cameras tested are:

And here are the results people shared in the comments:

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2020 World Press Photo Winner Ricardo García Vilanova: “For my War Photography I use X-T3 and Only One Lens, the…”

As you might know, photographers using Fujifilm cameras creamed off all the top awards at the World Press Photo Awards 2020.

Fujifilm continues to interview those photographers, who snapped all those wonderful images with Fujifilm X and GFX cameras.

  • first interview – Alain Shroeder, winner of the World Press Photo overall stories category
  • second interview – Luca Locatelli, 1st Prize for environment story in 2020 Word Press Photo Contest

The third interview is with Ricardo García Vilanova, who won the 3rd Prize for General News Singles in 2020 Word Press Photo (in the same category, Fujifilm won also the 1st prize, with Yasuyoshi Chiba grabbing the top winning image with his Fujifilm X-H1).

You can see the video below as well as a summary of the talk.

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Fujifilm launches “FUJIFILM X Webcam” to Run Your Fujifilm X/GFX Cameras as a Webcam

Fujifilm has just launched FUJIFILM X Webcam, which will allow you to run some Fujifilm cameras as a webcam.

A few notes from FujiRumors:

  • It is only for PC… but…
  • also the much praised Canon Webcam Utility software is PC only
  • it looks to be compatible with the same list of cameras that you can tether with

If you are looking for a free solution to run your Fujifilm camera as a webcam on a Mac, this is your workaround.

Press Release + Fuji Guys Video Tutorial

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