The size of 16-50 and 18 on X-A3 are made using camerasize.com. FujiRumors just added an empty X-A3 body, and added a line with the size of the XC15-45.
As you can see, the XC 15-45 will be much closer in size to the pancake XF18mmF2 than to the Fujinon XC16-50. I’d say it will have roughly the size of the Fujinon XF35mmF2 WR. Only the XF18mmF2 and the XF27mmF2.8 will be smaller in the Fujinon XF and XC world.
The Fujinon XC15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 will be bigger than Sony’s Power Zoom solution, the Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6, but I guess that Fujifilm tried to find the sweet spot between compact size and image quality.
Given the fact that we now have a close estimate of the final XC15-45 size, I will launch again the poll, if you are interested to buy it or not.
FujiRumors and PhaseOne teamed up to offer to all FujiRumors a 10% discount on Capture One 11. Use coupon code “AMBFR” to get the discount.
Capture One has made great progress regarding X-Trans support in 2017. For example, they added Fujifilm compressed RAW support, OpenCL is now also supported by X-trans files and more (we reported about it here).
Sadly this is not a deal for Fujifilm GFX 50S shooters, since this camera is not supported (and probably never will).
At this stage, I think also the X-E3 is not supported, but I guess support will come, since they support all other Fujifilm X series cameras, too. Full list of supported Fujifilm cameras here.
If you want to get your copy with a 10% discount, go to Capture One 11 and use code “AMBFR”.
These numbers explain very good, why, as proven multiple times (such as here and here), Fujifilm reads us with greatest care on a daily basis. You are their best online source for all things Fuji feedback… and if it’s correct what a source told me here, their absolute and by very far favorite one ;) .
I Tried to Honour Your Participation
I have tried to honour your participation as good as I can, delivering you in 2017:
952 blog posts (in my not so impeccable English)
129 rumors
94% correct rumors (full overview will follow in a separate article)
I have also put heart and soul in my personal messages with you:
5,000+ emails written via fujirumor@gmail.com
easily another 1,000+ private messages on Facebook and Twitter
at least about 17 to 20 emails/private messages every single day, weekend and holidays included
I’m Motivated Like Never Before
Being part of this amazing community is extremely motivating for me, and you can be sure that I’ll put all my passion/fun/excitement (and a lot of time) into this blog also in 2018, in order to make your time here on FujiRumors the most informative & exciting as possible.
Top Blogger Moment 2017
Having raised, thanks to the FujiRumors community, additional $1,500 for free education for Cambodian kids (total $5,000 in two years).
And behind the scenes, I have also donated for free education the money I made with various cooperation over the last 5 years.
Could I have afforded a Fujifilm GFX with that money?
Yes! But after having cleaned and repaired the dirtiest toilets in Nicaragua, played with the kids there and distributed food to kids living in the largest waste disposal site of Central America, I wanted to continue to find a way to support a little bit some projects around the world, also via FujiRumors.
But I know which one will be the flop moment of 2018., and I have given a hint here in the X-H1 announcement day rumor. But that’s how it is… I’m 100% concentrated and looking forward to make 2018 a great year for every Fuji X and GFX shooter out there.
Most Read on FujiRumors
Total Blog Post Written: 952
Rumor hit rate: 94% correct rumors (full overview coming soon)
Now you guys promise me to keep up having fun with your photography, and I promise you to put my best into FR also in 2018… so that when you decide to tune in, you will always find fresh content and exciting rumors on fujirumors.com :)
A wonderful, healthy and fun 2018 to everybody out there… and may your SD-cards be full of great moments captured with your X or GFX camera in 2018 :) Fuji X Forum, Facebook, RSS-feed, Twitter and Instagram
2017 was another exciting Fuji X year, and in order to cover it properly, I have shared almost 1,000 blog posts.
A lot of things happened, and maybe some of you might have missed something. So I have checked back all articles and selected some highlights for you. No FujiRumors rumors are included in this list.
It was not easy to pick out a few highlights… but below you can find the list month by month. Let us know what you consider the highlight of 2017.
Also FocusCamera has a special promotion on Fujifilm gear. In addition to the regular Fujifilm deals, they add a $100 gift card to all cameras and lenses listed below. You will get a $200 gift card if you purchase the X-T2 with 18-55 and vertical grip.
Now they also added the Fujifilm X-E3 and X-A3 to the deals :)
All camera offers also include a SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB 95MB/s UHS-1 SD Card.
X Camera Series
Fujifilm X-E3 – $899 + $100 Gift Card + SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB
FocusCamera has a special promotion on Fujifilm gear. In addition to the regular Fujifilm deals, they add a $100 gift card to all cameras and lenses listed below. You will get a $200 gift card if you purchase the X-T2 with 18-55 and vertical grip.
All camera offers also include a SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB 95MB/s UHS-1 SD Card.
After almost a month’s research and development, Fringer EF-FX smart adapter prototype’s PDAF performance has been further improved.
Unlike Sony E mount cameras, Fujifilm X mount is quite complex in PDAF support. More than two years ago, when A7r2 introduced phase detection AF (PDAF) for adapted lenses for the first time, I spent a night to find out the key mechanism and in very short time let my Contax N-E adapter become world’s first third party smart adapter supporting PDAF on mirrorless. Now I finally find the way to make X cameras do the same when adapting EF lenses. All the PDAF points on CMOS, not only the central one, but also the others around it, are all working properly, whatever the lens is wide or tele, zoom or prime and whatever the aperture is set wide open or stopping down.
Although the firmware of smart adapter for GFX50s can be easily modified to support X mount as what some other smart adapter manufacturer probably is doing , it doesn’t support PDAF. Compared with CDAF (contrast detection AF), PDAF is a performance leap. Thus, I developed the new version specifically for X mount. I made a short video to demo the AF-C zone focusing performance when PDAF is enabled. The lens is Sigma 30/1.4 art (for EF mount) and the camera is X-T2. Remember that S30/1.4A has a bad reputation for its slow AF speed.
In addition to that, I also did some real field tests. Using a EFs 55-250/4.0-5.6 IS STM lens and X-T2 camera, I tried continuous shooting on a moving vehicle towards the camera. I set the AF mode to zone and AF-C, continuous shooting mode to CH, and shutter mode to electronic only. The lens was at 250mm/F5.6.
I shot 34 photos in less than 4 seconds with a rough speed of 10 frames per second.
As you can see, it’s not perfect. several of them were out of focus. But most, i.e. about 80%, of them were OK. I guess that’s a not bad performance for zone AF/AF-C with speed of 10 frames per second.
The Fringer EF-FX smart adapter (production version) is expected to be released on early 2018.
Fujifilm X-shooters have a few ultra fast X-mount third party lens options, such as the Mitakon 35/0.95 and the Ibelux 40/0.85. But how do they perform?
Well, there are many reports already shared on FujiRumors, such as Jonas Rasks’ Mitakon 35/0.95 review. And today I want to add a few more reports, also about the second generation Ibelux 40mm/0.85, the currently fastest lens you can buy in Fuji X mount, and which is no longer a “HandeVision” but a “Kipon” product, as reported by dc.watch here
Third Party X-mount Lenses
Kipon Ibelux 40mm f0.85 MkII Review in German at qimago (translation)
Fringer just uploaded a video, demonstrating the autofocus speed of the Sigma 18-35mmF1.8 on the Fujifilm X-T2, using the Fringer EF-FX smart adapter prototype, which will be available in several months.
To see how the Canon EF 50mm performs on the Fujifilm X-T2 with the same adapter, check out this article.
Also Steelsring is offering a smart adapter for Canon EF to Fuji X… and they plan to make also Nikon F to Fuji X and GFX smart adapters.
Here is a list of smart adapters available or to come soon.
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