RUMOR FLASH: It’s a long term rumor, but it comes from a Trusted Source (thanks for your ongoing support): Profoto will add Support for Fujifilm X series in 2017!
These is the last week to take advantage of the USA Fuji X Deals. NOTE 1: BHphoto offers 4% Reward on the X-deals. Check out the Overview at BHphoto. NOTE 2: If you want the XF23mmF1.4 or XF27mm, you better buy it at Adorama, since you will get also a $100 Gift Card
XF 23mm(save $250 + $100 Gift Card):Adorama XF 27mm (save $100 + $50 Gift Card): Adorama
One of the questions that I read sometimes in the comments, regarding the upcoming Fujifilm Medium Format Camera, is if it will have an X-Trans Sensor or not.
Well, I got word, from a Source, right in the Past, that it will not have an X-Trans sensor.
We are in the wonderful world of the rumors, so until a product really materializes, we should take rumors with a grain of salt anyway. But I’m confident this rumor is correct.
MEDIUM FORMAT RUMORED SPECS
Trusted Source
Fujifilm working on a Medium Format Camera (rumor here) – first Medium Format rumor by Source right in the past here.
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Here are the most liked images of the Fujirumors facebook page… and keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:
1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photo page (click “See All”). You can vote, share & comment the images there.
NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from August 30!
Enjoy the X-shots
Georg Hirsch: Foggy morning in Val D’Orcia, Toscana
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Roy Rozanski: Tel Aviv 2015. Fujifilm X-T1 & XF18mm
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Michel Mayerle: My little princess in natural light. Fuji X-Pro 2, XF 90mm f/2
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Nicolas Winspeare: X-T1+10-24mmF4ROIS. A long exposure taken in Paris, La Défense with the camera on the floor. A tutorial on the making of this photo. Follow me on Flickr and on 500px
VERY OLD NEWS RELOADAD
XF50mmF2 WR + Fuji Photokina Page
Here on FujiRumors you are used to get the news as soon as it happens, in real-time… and quite often also before it actually happens.
But it can happen, that sometimes someone of you guys might miss a news. That’s why you should check out FujiRumors every day, and you’ll be sure to be first to know about Fuji’s present… and future ;)
So here are two news, that are currently “brand new” according to some, and I keep getting emails about. So I thought it might be time to share it again, so that I won’t get any emails anymore.
Photokina Page
The dedicated Fuji Photokina Page is an old News, shared by Fujifilm on August 25, and also shared on FujiRumors on the very same day. But it seems some might have missed it, since this new page has been launched along with the XF23mmF2 and X-A3. Of course I’ve shared this news in the Live Blogging. But here is the link again.
XF50mmF2 WR
In the X-A3 First Look on Youtube, Fuji Guy Billy mentioned a mysterious XF50mmF2 WR lens. Some people where really surprised by this, and thought Billy just announced a new lens. So time for a short recap: I’ve shared rumors about the 50mmF2 WR back in May here. The lens has the been officially shared in Fuji’s roadmap already back on July 7, Fuji even showed pics about it at an event, and the X-magazine already told us it will come in Spring 2017. So no… Fuji Guy Billy didn’t announce the XF50mmF2.
What’s more interesting, though, is that he mentions the expertise Fujfiilm has in making Medium Format lenses… who knows why ;)
X-Pro2 gone to meet it’s maker at kjguch / The X-Pro Series Content: All In One Place at adambonn / Fujifilm XPro2 Review…The Fuji Awakens at jamesbrokenshaphotography / Using the X-Pro2 for macro work at discreetphoton / Review at wflbc /
Sony Vs. Fuji
Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light /
Other X-series cameras
Fujifilm X-E2 — Taking it to the Street at domvarney / Fujifilm X-T1 + 35mm f1.4: first hands on review at alexcoghe / X-A3: $600 Selfie Cameras are Real at HardwareCanucks youtube / A Tree Paradise (X-T1 infrared) at johann.vdwalt / The X-Pro1: Understanding the Dynamic Range Feature and its Relationship to ISO at adambonn
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X100/S/T + X70
Hares Gap with the X100T at thex100diaries / Viet Nam Flashback, 1970 … Fuji X100T at streetshooter / Fujifilm X70 field review – “an X-100 for the rest of us” at eyesuncloudedphoto / Hip Replacement : The Fujifilm X70 for Street Photography at derekclarkphotography /
Lenses
X-mount lenses
XF100-400 Review at photozone. From the conclusions:
“The Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR impressed me quite a bit – not only in the lab but also in the real life. Honestly I was almost about to purchase the lens from the rental company (but I kept my sanity). The center sharpness is very high throughout the zoom range. The borders/corners are also very sharp between 100 and 300mm. Expect slightly softer corners at 400mm though (but then who cares here). Lateral CAs are not a real issue. Most users will keep image auto-correction activated thus neither distortions nor vignetting are issue in this case. The native characteristic isn’t quite as good here though. The quality of the bokeh is very decent for such a lens – at least technically – but don’t expect wonders regarding the depth-of-field at conventional focus distances.”
Two years with the Fujifilm XF27mm lens at diegoe / What Wide? Fuji XF 14mm vs XF 16mm vs XF 10-24mm at littlebigtravelingcamera / My 3 favourite lenses for the Fuji X-series at howardyangphotography / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker / Top 10 Fujifilm Lenses Reviewed 2016 at ephotozine / 18mm, the The Fuji X Sleeper Lens at ipcloud / Fuji XF 35mm F2 IR & UV hotspot test at kiwiinkyushu / Macro Outings with the XF60mmF2.4 R Macro lens at nigelwhealphotography / X-T1: Concepcion Fish Port in Iloilo The Philippines at hendralauw / “Strong & Free” with the XF 50-140mm F2.8 OIS at olafphotoblog / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker /
other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes
Zeiss Planar 45mm F2 (test with X-Pro 2) at capitalfaces /
X-Trans
The X-Pro1: Jpegs, Blast from the Past or Way to the Future? at adambonn / Lightroom Editing Tutorial – Fujifilm X-Pro2 RAW Conversion with Presets at Joe Dodd youtube / Fuji X-T1 RAW Processing Part 1 and Part 2 at thelightweightphotographer / Complete Shooting and Raw Processing Workflow with Adobe Lightroom Mobile at Elia Locardi Youtube /
Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / X Weddings
A 3-Day Sri Lankan Wedding at vopoku / Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light / Camping with the X-T1, 10-24mm and 50-200mm at mattrussellphoto / Isle of Skye, Scotland at marccooper /
Acessories / Flash / Bags
New Custom Plates with Grip for Fujifilm X-Pro2 from Sunwayfoto at scvphotoideas /
a bit of everything
Why I use Fujifilm cameras at alastairarthur / There is something about mountains… at olafphotoblog / Models captured with X-gear at blogbyfred / Surrealist Work with the X-T10 and a XF 23mm & 16mm lens at CJ Tajonera Bio facebook / Choice of Ultra Wide Angle Lenses on the Fujifilm X Series at macleancomms /
New X-gear might never be so cheap again… and that’s my problem in these very last X-deals days: should I get those few Fuji lenses I’m lusting after since a long time now?
It might be well my last chance to get new unused lenses for such a low price. Why?
Because starting from September 1, Fujifilm will increase the price on X-gear here in EU (see here)… just like many other companies did (or will do soon) too, due to the Kumamoto earthquake & the currency fluctuations caused by the Brexit Vote.
It’s your decision, of course, but I believe it might be just the right time to get you X-gear… especially since there are currently Cashback and Instant Rebates all over the world. Here are some:
USA: Up to $350 Instant Rebate – exp. September 17 (cameras) and October 1 (lenses). BHphoto offers 4% reward, whereas Adorama adds up to $100 Gift Card to some lenses. Full Details here
I don’t know if there will be a price increase also in USA, but frankly I would not be surprised to see one coming it in the next few weeks or months. But I repeat: I have no information about a price increase in USA until now.
NOTE :: FACEBOOK CHANGE
To see, add and vote images click on “Photos” and then “See All“
Here are the most liked images of the Fujirumors facebook page… and keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:
1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photo page (click “See All”). You can vote, share & comment the images there.
NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from August 20!
Fujifilm just made the Complete Fuji X Series Guide available for download here. It includes the brand new XF23mmF2 WR and the X-A3 – LIVE BLOGGING HERE.
X-shooters know it: Fujinon lenses are just amazing…. and it gets better year after year.
But at the same we X-shooters know, that we are just a marginally niche in the photography world.
And just like Photozone, I also have a hard time to understand, why such an amazing system is not more successful. Photozone says at the end of their XF16mmF1.4 WR review:
“Honestly, given the depth and quality of their lineup, it is quite surprising that Fujifilm isn’t more popular. I, for one, think that it is the best mirrorless system out there (at this stage) and it just got a bit better again.”
You can read the Photozone XF35mmF2 WR Reviewhere. From the conclusions:
“Center quality is great and the borders are also impressive. The corners aren’t quite as good but decent. It is worth mentioning that the quality, primarily the contrast, decreases at very close focus distances. This is probably also the reason why Fujifilm limited the lens to a min. focus distance of 0.35m (1:7.5) which is longer than usual. Lateral CAs are quite low. From a real life perspective, vignetting and distortions are also nothing to worry about. That being said, the Fujinon is slightly underdesigned. It relies on auto-correct to compensate its high original distortions and vignetting. […] the AF is now both very fast and silent.
Finally we have to answer the question how the Fujinon XF 35mm f/2 R WR compares to the Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R. When looking at our ratings the answer is obvious. Yes, the f/2 lens is sharper at all overlapping apertures. The weather sealing as well as the faster AF are also on the plus side. Yet .. nothing beats speed but more speed. If you simply require an ultra-large aperture as well as a superior bokeh, the XF 35mm f/1.4 R is still the better choice – also because it isn’t that much more expensive nor much bigger.”
The XF16mmF1.4 WR Review can be read here. From the conclusions:
“The Fujinon XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR may not knock your socks off like the XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR but it is a capable performer nonetheless. The center quality is just fine at f/1.4 whereas the corners show some softness – emphasized by field curvature. However, how often do you require sharp corners at such a setting anyway? Stopping down to f/2 lifts the quality substantially and it’s impressive from f/4. Lateral CAs are negligible but we spotted a bit of purple fringing in extreme scenes. The amount of vignetting is good unless you disable auto-correction. The (native) amount of distortions is very low for a 24mm lens. The bokeh is surprisingly decent for a lens in this class albeit not without weaknesses.
