Fujifilm X and GFX Deals (or What Remains of Them)

Good News: Fujifilm has extended the deals on the Fujifilm X-T4 body and kit as well as the one on the original XF56mm f/1.2 R until March 5.

Bad News: all other deals expired (and there were tons of great deals). These were the best selling deals of the last round:

  1. Fujinon GF 35-70mmF4.5-5.6 WR
  2. Fujinon XF 56mmF1.2 R
  3. Fujinon GF 50mmF3.5 R LM WR
  4. Fujinon XF 16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
  5. Fujinon GF 110mmF2 R LM WR

Good News: in most of Europe most of the deals still run until January 22. You can find the list below.

LAST DAY of Fujifilm X and GFX Deals – Save up to $1,000

This is the last day for the Fujifilm X and GFX deals in USA.

The GFX system has been as cheap as never before, with a first time ever deal on the GFX100S and a massive rebate on the GFX50SII. And some 100 megapixel resolving power GF lenses are now available for as little as $500 and $700 only.

There is a big rebate on the Fujifilm X-T4.

The best selling deals so far are:

  1. Fujinon GF 35-70mmF4.5-5.6 WR
  2. Fujinon XF 56mmF1.2 R
  3. Fujinon GF 50mmF3.5 R LM WR
  4. Fujinon XF 16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
  5. Fujinon GF 110mmF2 R LM WR

USA DEALS

EUROPE

In Europe the deals run mostly until January 22.

New Year, Old Deals and One Week Left to Resist to GAS

Fujifilm X-T5 in Stock Check

Fujifilm X-T5
→ USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama
→ Worldwide: AmazonCA / Amazon of Your Country
→ UK: AmazonUK / WexUK / ParkCameraUK
→ EU:AmazonDE / AmazonIT / AmazonFR / AmazonES  / CalumetDE / FotoErhardt / Fotokoch / PCHstore

Official Fujifilm X and GFX Deals
WorldWide Editioin

The deals run for one more week. Stay strong and keep up resisting to GAS. But if you fail to resist, then to the best out of it and enjoy shooting with your new gear ;)

USA DEALS

CANADIAN DEALS

EUROPE

Fujifilm X/GFX Deals Holiday Savings Continue

DxO

If you buy a minimum of two DxO products you save 30% on everything!

Finding Your Creative Voice

Fellow Fujifilm shooter Andrew Gibson has just released his new course “Finding Your Creative Voice“. You can read more details about each of the 10 lessons and find out how it works at the dedicated website here. The price is of $19 only.

Fujifilm X-T5 in Stock Check

Official Fujifilm X and GFX Series Deals
for USA, CA and EUROPE

USA DEALS

CANADIAN DEALS

EUROPE

Holiday Deals: Save 10% on Peak Design Side-Wide (Ends Today) :: Save 30% on DxO Software :: Official Fujifilm X and GFX Deals

Peak Design Flash Sale

This is the last day where you can save 10% on all Peakdesign products (Click here).

DxO

If you buy a minimum of two DxO products you save 30% on everything!

B&H PayBoo

Finding Your Creative Voice

Fellow Fujifilm shooter Andrew Gibson has just released his new course “Finding Your Creative Voice“. You can read more details about each of the 10 lessons and find out how it works at the dedicated website here. The price is of $19 only.

Fujifilm X-T5 in Stock Check

Official Fujifilm X and GFX Series Deals
for USA, CA and EUROPE

USA DEALS

CANADIAN DEALS

EUROPE

Top 5 Best Selling Fujifilm X/GFX Deals so Far

Fujifilm launched huge X and GFX deals very recently.

There are plenty of great deals, but which ones were the best selling ones here on FujiRumors?

Well, here are the top 5 so far:

  1. Fujinon GF 35-70mmF4.5-5.6 WR
  2. Fujinon XF 56mmF1.2 R
  3. Fujinon GF 50mmF3.5 R LM WR
  4. Fujinon XF 16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
  5. Fujinon GF 110mmF2 R LM WR

USA DEALS

CANADIAN DEALS

EUROPE

Fujifilm Europe Launches Massive Deals on X and GFX Gear (GFX100S Included)

No reason to be jealous on our fellow Fujifilm shooters in USA.

In fact, the Fujifilm X and GFX cashback deals are now spreading all over Europe.

If you want to support FujiRumors, feel free to grab your gear using our affiliate links to the following stores:

Three notes:

  1. Amazon is not included in the list of authorized deals, except for Amazon Italy in regards to the X series as visible here (not for GFX)
  2. After you’ve received your gear, claim your money back. You’ll find all info for UK here, Germany here and here for Italy here
  3. also other EU countries join the deals. Check with your retailer

GERMANY / UK / Italy

Important Note Added by Fujifilm Regarding XF Lenses Supporting 40MP Sensor on X-H2 (and Fujifilm X-T5)

When Fujifilm launched the 40MP Fujifilm X-H2, they also published a list of lenses that get the maximum benefit from the new high resolution sensor.

This led quite some folks (also here on FujiRumors) to believe that the lenses not on the list will not profit at all from the increased resolution.

Some even said that because of this, they won’t upgrade to the 40MP Fujifilm X-H2 (and also the upcoming 40MP Fujifilm X-T5)

I did try to explain that you have to see in other terms: the new sensor will finally let all XF lenses express at their best in terms of resolution. it’s just those not on the list won’t go quite up all the way to 40MP.

Finally Fujifilm understood that the message they put out was potentially confusing and now added a note on their official Fujifilm X-H2 page:

*The list specifies our selection of lenses that have high resolution performance from edge to edge at maximum aperture, allowing you to fully experience all that the 40MP sensor has to offer. Lenses not listed will also allow you to experience the improved resolution performance of the 40MP sensor.”

So if you want 40MP resolution from edge to edge at maximum aperture, then only the lenses on the list will deliver (see list below). But Fujifilm now clearly says that lenses not listed will also deliver improved resolution performance when used on the 40MP sensor.

Hence, if you want more resolution, buying a Fujifilm X-H2 or the Fujifilm X-T5 will give you that also by using lenses that are not on the list.

And from how I read it, some might even resolve all the 40MP when stopped down at least in the center of the frame. Would be nice if Fujifilm would be even more specific on that.

List of Lenses with 40MP resolving power edge to edge wide open:

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List of Fujinon XF Lenses that Get Maximum Benefit from Fujifilm X-H2 (and X-T5) with 40 Megapixel Resolution

What’s Best on 40MP

Let’s be clear: more or less every single Fujifilm XF lens will perform better on the 40MP sensor. So even if an older lens can’t really resolve all the 40MP, they will still perform better than on the current 26MP sensor. Some might resolve 30MP, others 33MP, others more or less.

In short: the new 40MP sensor will make every single XF lens perform at its best possible in terms of resolution.

And yet, not all take full advantage of the new 40MP sensor. And Fujifilm was kind enough to provide us with a list of lenses, that will get maximum benefit from the X-H2 40MP sensor.

The lenses are:

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Fujifilm’s Biggest Mistake (Northrup): Medium Format Distraction and Lack of Fast APS-C Zooms to Compete with Full Frame

Tony and Chelsea Norhtrup posted a video about the biggest error the various camera manufacturers do.

  • they don’t offer full frame. You have to jump to medium format
  • they need better autofocus
  • Fujiiflm saw youtube channels comparing their APS-C cameras against FF cameras
  • as a consequence, Fujifilm became too obsessed about sensor size and launched a medium format system
  • but Fujifilm launched their MF system in a time when the whole camera market was going down due to the rise of smartphones
  • by launching a new mount, they split all their R&D and marketing
  • their mounts are not compatible
  • they should have just stick with APS-C at this point and focus all their R&D for their APS-C system, giving us more X mount cameras and lenses
  • Fuji wanted to become a big contender, but they ended up being a niche (a niche the Northrup’s appreciate)
  • but to get work done, they pick a full frame Sony, Canon or Nikon
  • he’d shoot Fuji if they’d offer an XF50-100mmF1.8, as he’d get similar results to a full frame 70-200mmF2.8
  • he wants focusing speed of Sony and Canon, background blur, low light capability
  • all that does not need a bigger sensor, just bigger and faster lenses
  • Fujifilm misunderstood reviewers, and gave us medium format sensor instead of faster APS-C lenses
  • instead of making huge lenses for medium format they should have made huge lenses for APS-C

My own two cents?

GFX – a Distraction?

Offering medium format was a brilliant long term move and I have elaborated why here.

But yeah, I can’t see the future. Nobody can. So Tony’s opinion is just as valid as mine. The future will tell.

Two System, Less Cameras and Lenses for APS-C due to limited R&D

Maybe I am not so much into other brands, but I don’t feel like Fujifilm is releasing less gear than other brands.

The real issue was more that so far not many third party brands released AF lenses for Fujifilm, but that has been solved in the meantime.

But in some way it is true. No GFX system could potentially mean more resources for X mount. But I think this is also why Fujifilm waited so long before offering a second sensor option. They did want to wait that their APS-C lineup is rich in lenses and once well covered, they can free up resources for other projects.

Lack of Fast Lenses

First off, let me say that there are many fast Fujinon XF lenses such as the XF200mmF2, XF8-16mmF2.8, XF50mmF1.0 as well as all the nice f/1.2 and f/1.4 primes.

But what about the f/1.8 zooms he’d wish for the X system? Well, that brings us to the next point.

High ISO

In the past, pushing your digital cameras to high ISO was something we absolutely wanted to avoid, as the performance was so bad. To avoid to go too high with ISO, we did indeed need fast glass for low light photography.

But that was the past. Today, ISO performance on digital cameras is vastly improved, which means you don’t need to try to desperately avoid high ISO with super fast and expensive glass. Nope, you can also push ISO up much higher than you ever could in the past.

What this means is that you can put smaller, lighter and more affordable lenses on your camera, as you can compensate the slower aperture with a higher ISO value.

Down below I will share a video of an extreme low light recovery I made of my wife overlooking the hills of Ronda in Andalusia, Spain (we made our honeymoon there). She basically went from almost invisible black to nicely visible in clean colors (thank you X-Trans for that high color fidelity) and in my eyes also very contained levels of noise, which make the image pleasing and usable.

But what about Bokeh? Let’s talk about it.

Bokeh

Not enough background blur? Well, this one is easy to answer. I’ll just share an image down below. And it’s not even the fastest lens Fujifilm has to offer (you can get even more radical with this one).

Autofocus (and Computational Photography)

True, Sony and Canon have better autofocus. But the point with autofocus is, that once it is near perfect, there is not much to improve anymore. Fujifilm just needs to catch up with Sony and Canon, and then the “autofocus war” will be basically over, since there will be little room for further enhancements.

Where there is much more room for improvement, is computational photography. And this is an area where smaller sensors simply are superior to bigger sensors. In fact, if done wisely, it could be even lead to a Renaissance of the M43 system (as the Panasonic GH6 shows with its terrific high res handheld mode). And certainly APS-C has a potential advantage here over full frame or medium format.

 

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