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Tripod Success

The new Benro Theta Travel Tripod is reaching the two million dollars mark on Kickstarter. It’s crazy!

Check out what makes this travel tripod so special and if you want get it with huge launch discount at Kickstarter here.

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Mini USA Fujifilm Deals

Mega EUROPE Fujifilm Deals

Deals that Expire June 30
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EU GFX DEALS

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Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 for Fujifilm X Mount Coming Soon

Viltrox is teasing their lens roadmap for the second quarter of 2023.

The roadmap includes the Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 XF for Fujifilm X mount.

Let us know in the comments what you think about it. As a lover of the 27mm focal length myself (and owner of two 27mm lenses, this one and this one), I am definitely looking forward to see how this new Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 will turn out to be.

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LEAKED: This is the Sensor of the Fujifilm X-S20

Let’s talk Fujifilm X-S20.

And more precisely, let’s share the probably most important rumor I can share about it: the sensor it will have.

According to trusted sources, the Fujifilm X-S20 will feature the 26MP BSI X-Trans IV sensor, so exactly the same sensor we currently have on the Fujifilm X-T4, X-T3, X-S10 and many other Fujifilm cameras.

As an owner of the 40MP Fujifilm X-T5 sensor, my personal wish would be to see that sensor in as many future Fujifilm X series cameras as possible, but I am well aware that many of you consider the combo 26MP + X-Processor 5 to be the best option for the Fujifilm X-S20.

Why?

Well, I have written about it in depth here:

So, there are Pros and Cons in the choice Fujifilm made, which makes me definitely curious to see what the Fujifilm X-S20 will be able to deliver by using this combo.

NOTE: I don’t have rumors about the processor on the Fujifilm X-S20, but I assume it will use the X-Processor 5.

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LEAKED: Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 R WR Images

Thanks to an anonymous source (THANKS!!!) we are now able to leak the first images of the Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 R WR.

The Fujinon XF8mm f/3.5 is the last lens on the current Fujifilm X mount roadmap.

It’s high time to update the lens roadmap, and the FujiRumors community has already voted in a massive survey what they would like to have next.

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My Take on the Four “Groundbreaking” Cameras Coming from Fujifilm in 2023

In the video above I share what I think about the four “disruptive” Fujifilm cameras coming in 2023 according to Fujifilm Spain.

Time for a reality check!

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How to Use ChatGPT to Create Film Simulations Recipes

Fellow Fujifilm Film Simulation member Cris created his own film simulation recipe using ChatGPT.

Today I asked ChatGPT to create a Fuji Film Recipe for the GFX50R that mimic’d Kodak Tri-X Pushed One Stop and it created me a pretty respectable emulation.

If you want to check out the results, go to the dedicated post in the film simulation group.

SonyAlphaRumors guy Andrea found this so cool that he used the ChatGPT to create his own recipe on his personal Fujifilm GFX100S. He shared the results in the video you can see above.

Good that Fujifilm cameras have so many aspects you can fine-tune directly in camera (Clarity, Grain, etc). ;)

Interestingly it works also if you ask to emulate the film on a Sony cameras. I hope Andrea will compare the results between Sony and Fuji and tell us which ones are closer to the real film.

As far as I can see from the few samples visible on the film simulation group and at Andrea’s YouTube channel, the recipe they got are different to the ones of well known Fuji X Weekly.

Since there are many people and websites offering film simulations recipes (for example OneCameraOneLens), maybe the software looks at all film simulations recipes with the same name and makes a mix out of them, or maybe it really just guesses the best settings based on the characteristics of the film.

I don’t know how it works, but it’s curious you can create such simulations also via ChatGPT.

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Fujifilm X-S20 coming with NP-W235 Battery (Rumor) but not in April (Speculation)

Quick update regarding the Fujifilm X-S20.

We know the Fujifilm X Summit in April has been canceled and the next X Summit will take place in May.

But this hasn’t changed what we told you already a long time ago: the next Fujifilm X series camera to come will be the Fujifilm X-S20. Sure, this means that in theory it is still possible we will get a new GFX camera before the X-S20 or along with it. But as for X series, the X-S20 is next.

So when will it come? Could Fujifilm announce the X-S20 in April, just don’t make an X Summit about it?

Well, yes they definitely could. Not all Fujifilm cameras get their X summit. But since the X-S20 is a very important camera for Fujifilm, I believe they’ll honor it with an X-Summit. It’s not a rumor, but a speculation. And I’d be very surprised if I was wrong.

The second rumor instead is a trusted rumor: the Fujifilm X-S20 will use the newer NP-W235 battery. I hope Fujifilm will be able to keep the camera body super small like on the current X-S10 body despite the new larger battery.

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RUMOR: Next Fujifilm X Summit Scheduled for May

Thanks to our sources, we can now inform you when the next Fujifilm X Summit will take place.

The next Fujifilm X Summit will take place in the month of May.

I am working on all the details and will share updates in the next days and weeks. So make sure to stay tuned on FujiRumors.

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Meike 85mm f/1.8 Autofocus STM lens Announced

Meike has announced the Meike 85mm f/1.8 Autofocus STM lens for Fujifilm X mount.

The lens was already lens for other mounts for example the Sony FE mount version here, which costs $199.

  • Filter size: 67mm
  • Format: Full Frame
  • Focal Length: 85mm
  • Aperture range: F1.8-22
  • Lens diameter: 79.5mm
  • Aperture blades: 9 blades
  • Lens structure: 6 groups 9 elements
  • Minimum Focusing Distance: 0.85m
  • Angle of View:  Horizontal: 16° Vertical: 24° Diagonal: 28.5°
  • Weight: 386g/0.85lb (only body)

Meike lenses for Fujifilm can be found at Amazon here and BHphoto here.

More details about this lens at Meike here.

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A New “Home” for DPReview Fujifilm Forum Members – Fuji-X-Forum.com

Many fellow FujiRumors readers were also active members of the DPReview Fujifilm X and Medium Format forum. But sadly DPR is going to shut down completely.

If you are looking for a new home, I can recommend you to join the fuji-x-forum.com, which I run together with my friend Andreas Jürgensen, who manages Forums for a living, hence you are in good hands.

Over 30,000 fellow Fujifilm X and GFX shooters are already part of this community. Feel free to join here.

We also have dedicated Fujifilm facebook groups you can join.

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