Fujifilm X-H1 Listed at Stores – Update

Share

 

As we reported yesterday, AmazonUS had the Fujifilm X-H1 camera and vertical grip listed. As you can see there, they say shipping starts March 1.

Now also Adorama had it listed for a while, but it has been taken down.

The Fujifilm X-H1 will be announced Feb. 15 at 2PM Toyko time (midnight in New York).

Make sure to follow the Fujirumors Live Blogging…. and expect non stop coverage for a few days, which basically already started, since I have reduced sleep to 3/4 hours a night already and of course I will sleep even less starting from February 15.

And to manage my impatience for the big day, I made a little Fujifilm X-H1 announcement trailer. :)

Share

Xerox’s No. 3 Shareholder Sues to Block Fujifilm Takeover Deal

Share

Just two weeks ago it seemed to be a done deal: Fujifilm buys 50.1% of Xerox and gains control over the company.

But maybe the last word has not yet been spoken.

In fact, Xerox’s Nr.3 shareholder Darwin Deason sued the company trying to block the takeover, calling the deal “a one-sided transaction that leaves Xerox investors virtually powerless. […] He claims the agreement is the result of fraud and that directors breached their fiduciary duties.”

Also Xerox’s second-biggest investor, Carl Icahn, agrees that the deal “dramatically undervalues” Xerox.

As a consequence, Xerox shares fell 2.1 percent this morning.

via bloomberg

Shareholder blocks Xerox-Fuji deal, sues for fraud from CNBC.

Share

Godox AD600 PRO Review, Part 1: First Impressions

Share

The Godox Witstro AD600 PRO has landed! Markus Klinko offers an early hands-on review, with comparisons to the original Godox H1200.

guest post by Markus Klinko

Today, as everything in Shenzhen is coming to a shrieking halt, for Chinese New Year’s celebration, a DHL box arrived from China at my studio, containing the first actual production model of the much anticipated AD600 PRO.

Ever since it was announced first, on October 25th of last year, that a PRO version was rumored to be in the works, speculations on the internet about this new model have run wild.

If you have read my previous article, you know by now that I have been quite enamored with the H1200, the previous Godox flagship portable flash, powered by two AD600 units.

Now, seeing the new PRO version in person, it is a stunning achievement by Godox, and perhaps another nail in the coffin of the established European flash brands and their ill-fated battery powered products.

Make no mistake, the guys in Switzerland and Sweden still make some of the best studio units and special light shaping tools.

But in terms of portable battery flash, Godox has just crowned themselves as the undisputed king of the business!

The Pro is an incredibly well designed and highly efficient light and will be for sure the market leader for some time to come.

New flashtube design

Share
** CLICK HERE to Read the Rest of the Article **

Lightroom Classic CC 7.2 Released: Speed Improvements and Fujifilm X-A5 and X-A20 Support

Share

Lightroom Classic CC 7.2

Lightroom has never been fast, especially not with X-Trans files. However, Adobe is working to make it faster and we reported already back in January 31, that the upcoming version of Lightroom CC will be 80% faster when it comes to import Fujifilm X-Trans files, as tested by dpreview.

Now Lightroom Classic CC 7.2 has been released, and it promises to be faster than ever before:

“Experience faster Lightroom Classic performance on machines with 12 GB of RAM or more, when you import and export photos, move between photos in Loupe view, or create HDR images and panoramas.”

It also adds Fujifilm X-A20 and X-A5 support.

Check out more details at blogs.adobe

Share