Camerasize has added the latest Fujifilm gear to their database (although they call it the XT-50 there, so use that term to make your own comparisons).
I will share three comparisons in this article. You can see them below.
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A few months ago Fujifilm asked 200 journalists which lenses they’d like to see next for the X mount system.
Fujifilm proposed them 10 lenses that you can see here.
Well, we thought 200 votes are not enough, so we asked the FujiRumors community to vote on the Fujifilm suggested X mount lenses, and you guys dropped over 8K votes so far.
Now it is time time see the results and share some addition thoughts.
So, as far as most wanted lenses goes, this is the result:
Some thoughts…
Already back in our mega-survey of 2022, the Fujinon XF23mmF2 pancake lens grabbed the first spot. So at this point this is a no brainer for Fujifilm. Just go and make it. FujiRumors even already shared a fan made rendering here.
Also very much wanted: a compact wide f/2.8 zoom lens. And actually this was kind of the top lens too in our survey. In fact, there were a couple of wide zoom lenses you suggested, and if we were to sum them up into a Fujinon XF 14-30mm f/2.0, then that would be the true most wanted lens by the FujiRumors community. But yes, our wish was mostly f/2, but we’d be fine with f/2.8 too.
Another hot lens would be the XF16-200mmm. Now it depends on the aperture range, but overall I think I’d be already happy with a XF 16-135mm f/4 for my needs. But if they can make it compact enough, then I’d take the 200mm too.
I once saw Chris of PetaPixel TV expressing his wish for more affordable and compact XC lenses in one of his videos.
However, it looks like the vast majority of Fujifilm users couldn’t care less about more XC lenses.
As far as fisheye lenses goes, also here, no real wish for some. And I know who wants one, already owns one of the lovely third party MF versions out there and you don’t really need autofocus on a fisheye lens anyway.
So, we just reported that Fujifilm will launch a fixed lens Fujifilm GFX camera in 2025.
And while many might hugely rejoice at this news, others remained a bit sceptical, as you can see for example in the comments here.
Why?
Because we recently reported that Fujifilm is currently spending ZERO money and time into the development of the Fujifilm GFX100R. Which means that even if they’d start today to develop the GFX100R, we would probably not get it before 2027, since Fujifilm explained in the past they need about 2/3 years to develop a camera.
So what some now wonder is: wouldn’t it have been better to develop the GFX100R with interchangeable lenses rather than a fixed lens GFX camera?
Personally I still have to make up my mind about this one.
I mean, if I look at the X series, I simply could not imagine it without the X100 line. And why not, a fixed lens GFX version could also become an iconic and much loved line in the GFX system.
And always looking at the X series line, the X-E line sells much worse than the X100 line. If that would apply also to the GFX series, a fixed lens GFX camera would outsell the GFX100R.
So for now, from a mere business point of view, I believe Fujifilm does well to come out with a fixed lens GFX camera as soon as possible.
But at the same time, as an X-E lover (rangefinder with interchangeable lenses), I’d also love to see the GFX100R.
So my final vote?
I vote fixed lens GFX, just because I think from a business point of view it is the better choice for Fujifilm. But I hope this does not come at the expense of the GFX100R being delayed for too long or even worst, the GFX-R line being canceled.
Loading ...Fujifilm shared the official teaser for the upcoming Fujifilm X Summit event on May 16.
As you can see from the brightened image here, we can spot 2 cameras and 2 lenses.
Here on FujiRumors we have already shared very clear images of all products, except for the GF500mmF5.6.
All of it will drop on May 16.
As you can see above, Venus Optics will launch the Laowa TS 100mm f/2.8 1X Tilt Shift lens for Fujifilm GFX on May 10 according to reports surfaced at the Chiense social media account on Weibo 独立摄影师联合会 (via asobinet).
The price is rumored to be of almost 500,000 yen (converted $3,250).
That’s still a hefty price tag, but a few hundred bucks cheaper than the Fujinon GF110mm f/5.6.
Fujifilm did launch the Fujinon GF 110mm f/5.6 tilt shift as well as the GF 30mm f/5.6 tilt shift lenses last year, but they have been hard to find in stock.
Actually I wonder if Fujifilm even shipped all those units that got pre-ordered on launch day.
Did you get yours? When did you order it?
The Fujifilm X Summit on May 16 is getting bigger and bigger.
Not only will we get the Fujifilm X-T50, the Fujinon XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 and the Fujifilm GFX100S II, but according to our sources also the Fujinon GF500mm f/5.6 will be announced on May 16.
And we also have the price for you.
The Fujinon GF500mm f/5.6 will cost €3,899 in Europe. So far I have no indication about the price in US Dollar.
Shocked?
Well, that’s actually a bargain compared to what other brands charge for equivalent lenses.
Fujinon GF500mmF5.6 Size
At the last CP+, the French Website Phototrend had the opportunity to talk to Japanese Fujifilm manager Jun Watanabe about the X series and to Japanese Fujifilm manager Makoto Oishi about the GFX series.
Down below you can find a quick summary. For the full French version check out the articles at Phototrend here (X series) and here (GFX series). Plus a little rant at the end.
X series
GFX series
Let me just say that I strongly, vehemently, vigorously and fervidly disagree with Fujifilm in regards to what they said why they stick with PSAM on their GFX lineup.
First: the GFX system is not know to be blazing fast and immensely popular among high end sports photographers. I actually feel the GFX system would be the ideal system to use a retro layout.
Second: maybe Fujifilm should watch my video so they learn how to operate their own cameras.
They will find out that one can operate their retro styled cameras exactly as any PSAM camera out there. It’s a marvellous and ingenious design that gives us photographer the best of both words: retro if I want to have fun shooting or want to actually operate the camera already before turning it on, and PSAM if one needs to make lots of adjustment all the time on the fly.
Retro Fujifilm cameras offer both options. PSAM cameras force you into one way to operate the camera.
And in my opinion not offering retro styled GFX cameras anymore is one of the all time biggest mistakes Fujifilm is doing.
C’mon Fujifilm, look at what is selling best in your X system. You’ll see that retro X cameras outsell PSAM cameras by very far. And Nikon had a colossal success with the Nikon Zf lately. It’s clear that in times where every camera is just so good, what people really look for is to have a different photographic experience thanks to dedicated vintage dials.
The joy of shooting sells better than any specs boost you can show off on paper.
An example?
The X100VI sells like hot cakes. The revolutionary global shutter ultra modern high speed blazing fast Sony A9III is selling way below Sony’s expectations (you could always find it in stock everywhere all the time because demand is not high… ask your local retailer).
Make sure to read/watch below:
Fujifilm displayed 10 lenses that they have currently “under study”, as we already reported here.
The did let 200 journalists vote on which one they’d like to get.
But I thought Fujifilm should get a little bit of a larger feedback, so I took the 10 lenses and made a survey out them here on FujiRumors.
Please vote the hell out of this survey and give Fujifilm a massive feedback.
Show them what the FujiRumors community is capable of, when it comes to giving feedback to Fujifilm ;)
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