The Fujifilm X-T3 Victory Parade Continues: Best Camera of 2018 According to Matt Granger, Imaging Resource, Cinema5D and More

 

Fujifilm X-T3 Best Camera 2018

The Fujifilm X-T3 already been declared best camera of 2018 by DPReivew TV here, Tony Northrup, ephotozine and photographyblog here and more. And also the Fujifilm X-T3 customer reviews are overwhelmingly enthusiastic (with some exceptions).

Now other huge blogs and youtube channels awarded the Fujifilm X-T3 as best camera of 2018, such as Matt Granger, imaging-resource, cinema5D and Philip Bloom. You get all the links down below.

Now I just wait for the Fujifilm X-T3 to be declared UNESCO world heritage. :)

Down below the full list of fresh Fujifilm X-T3 best 2018 awards.

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DPReviewTV Best and Worst of 2018: Fujifilm X-T3 Beats Sony A7III and Nikon Z6, but Fujifilm X-T100 and XF10 Fail

Best Gear 2018

Chris and Jordan from DPReviewTV just published their best and worst gear 2018 epsiode.

The GOOD News:

The Fujifilm X-T3 wins the award for the best camera of 2018, beating the full frame Sony A7III and Nikon Z6.

The Fujifilm X-T3 has already been declared best camera of 2018 by many big youtubers and blogs. Check out our recent best of 2018 overview here.

The BAD News:

The Fujifilm X-T100 has been declared worst video camera of 2018, with a useless 4K. The Fujifilm XF10 is the thrid worst camera of 2018. Bad and unreliable focussing. Slow, laggy.

Dear Fujifilm, this is what happens if you put an old and slow processor in cameras that otherwise would have a very nice sensor.

The MISSING News:

Strangly, not a single Fujinon lens makes it into the list.

I believe the Fujinon XF200mmF2 would have deserved a top spot, and not to forget the Fujinon XF8-16mmF2.8 or the Fujinon GF250mmF4.

And maybe also the medium format Fujifilm GFX50R should have gotten at least an honorable mention.

BEST CAMERA 2018

  1. Fujifilm X-T3
  2. Sony A7III
  3. Nikon Z6

WORST CAMERA 2018

  1. Yashica Y35
  2. Pentax K1 II
  3. Fujifilm XF10

BEST LENS 2018

  1. Canon RF 50mm F1.2
  2. Tamron 28-75mm F2.8
  3. Sony 24mmF1.4 FE GM

WORST LENS 2018

  1. Sony 18-135mm F3.5-5.6
  2. Nikon Z lenses, particulary the 50mmF1.8. Ugly bokeh

BEST VIDEO CAMERA 2018

  1. Panasonic GH5S (FYI: no IBIS camera. And why that is good, is explained by Panasonic here)
  2. Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
  3. DJI Mavi II Pro

WORST VIDEO CAMERA 2018

  1. Fujifilm X-T100

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Fujifilm X-T3 Best Camera of 2018 according to Tony Northrup, ePhotozine and More

Fujifilm X-T3 Best of 2018

It’s the time of the year, where blogs and youtube channels declare the top gear of 2018. And as to expect, the Fujifilm X-T3 turns out at the top of the list quite often.

The Fujifilm X-T3 is the best allrounder camera on the market right now, a terrific value for money. Just take a look at the overwhelmingly enthusiastic feedback Fujifilm X-T3 customer reviews. At the end of the day, you get a lot for just $1,499, and that makes customers very happy.

And yes, many favor the Fujifilm X-T3 over the Sony A7III, even though it was a close call.

So here is an overview of the latest best of lists.

  • fujirumors – DPReview Declares Fujifilm X-T3 Best Consumer Stills/Video Camera 2018
  • fujirumors – Top Fujifilm Product 2018 – VOTE NOW
  • photographyblog -Fujifilm X-T3 Mirrorless Camera of the Year Award 2018
  • ephotozine – Fujiifilm X-T3 Best Advanced DSLR-Style Mirrorless Camera 2018
  • lensrentals – Most Popular Photography and Videography Products of 2018 (not many rent a Fujifilm)
  • ephotozine – Top 11 Best Entry Level Mirrorless Compact System Cameras 2018 (Fujifilm X-T100 ranked 11th)
  • TheHybridShooter Youtube – Best Cameras and Lenses 2018 [ Sony A7III | Fuji XT3 | GH5S | G9 ]

Tony and Chelsea Northrup (video below) declare the Fujifilm X-T3 their favorite camera of the year 2018. Incredible versatile camera. Great focussing during video, too. Great lenses and controls.

They do also say, though, that the Fujifilm has made one of the biggest overstatements of the year, by saying the Fujifilm X-T3 does shoot 30fps with AF (11/12 fps is more realistic). The Fujifilm X-H1 battery life is one of the biggest disappointments.

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Fujifilm GFX100 Gets Rid of (Marked) Dials, a Good Idea? VOTE NOW

Fujifilm GFX100 Dials

At photokina 2018, Fujifilm displayed the first mock-up of the Fujifilm GFX100 Megapixel camera, which will be announced in the first half of 2019.

And it could not pass unnoticed to the FR-community, that the Fujifilm GFX100S got rid of the shutter dial, leaving only one unmarked and customizable dedicated dial on the left side.

This change has let to some heated (but civil) discussions at our Fujifilm GFX group here, with the community split between those, who applaude this change, and others, who think Fujifilm should have kept their classic dial layout.

Here are some of the comments from this post:

  • Bigger screen – less dials
  • Bigger back panel – less clunky top plate
  • Its the reason I use Fuji, without I might as well just switch to a different brand
  • Oh please get rid of those useless dials
  • I do like the iso dial. It shortens the iso changing from three steps to one. (I work in the dark, so have to press the lcd light on before pressing the iso button, then adjusting the dial to the right iso)
  • Top dials need to stay
  • I love my dials, but if they made some small buttons with iso/af/wb/etc, I would be able to live with one wheel and no dials
  • Dials are much easier to operate then digging into 2 or 3 level menues

So what do you think? Is it a good move to minimize the amount of dedicated dials and offer only one unmarked dial, or would you prefer to keep the current ergonomics of the Fujifilm GFX 50S?

And wouldn’t that big top LCD be nice, if it was a touch screen? ;)

Feel free to vote the survey below.

  • Read here – Size Comparison: Fujifilm GFX 100S vs Sony A7III, Nikon D5, Canon 1DX, Canon EOS R, Nikon Z7, Nikon D850, Fuji GFX 50R
  • Read here – Fujifilm Manager Says Fujifilm GFX100 has Less Noise than GFX50, Less than 10 fps, OIS/IBIS Combo, X-T3 AF Algorithm and More
  • Read here – Fujifilm GFX 100 sensor information published by Sony
  • Read here – Fujifilm manager says Fujifilm GFX100S will cost $9,995
  • Read here – Size Comparison: Fujifilm GFX 100S vs Sony A7III, Nikon D5, Canon 1DX, Canon EOS R, Nikon Z7, Nikon D850, Fuji GFX 50R
  • Read here – RUMOR: Fujifilm GFX 100 with Pixel Shift Multishot
  • Read here – Fujifilm Manager: GFX 100 Full Sensor PDAF, no Crop 4K@30p
  • Read here – Fuji Guys Billy Hopes IBIS will be Implemented in Future Fujifilm GFX 50 version of GFX 100

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Photokina 2019 Cancelled: Coming Back in May 2020 and Looking Back at Photokina 2018 with Fujifilm X Photographers Live Stages

Photokina 2019 2020

Kölnmesse has just issued an official press release (PDF here), that Photokina 2019 in May has been cancelled and will come back in May 2020.

It’s pretty sad, but it’ true: Photokina 2018 in September was the last of its kind.

Even US Fujifilm manager Steve said that from now on, Photokina will become more of a smaller regional show. And while in the past Fujifilm (and other companies) organized big launches in proximity to Photokina, it won’t be like this anymore in future.

I personally attended two photokina shows (2016 report here – 2018 report here). It was fantastic, because of the sheer magnitude of the event. Everybody with rank and name was there, and all the latest and greatest gear was launched at photokina. This magnitude will inevitably go lost now.

I don’t think it will be worth for me anymore to travel through half of Europe for a smaller regional show, so that was it. No more Photokina for me.

And to remind us of the good old days, I share the Fujifilm X Photographers Photokina 2018 live stages, which I was lucky to enjoy personally.

Photokina 2018 Live Stages

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Fujifilm X-T1 Survives Crude Oil Swim, Sony A7III vs Fuji X-T2 and X-H1 and NOT Switching to SONY for WEDDINGS – miXed Zone

Mixed Zone

Time for a major miXed zone, this time focused on all kind of Fujifilm cameras, except for the brand new Fujifilm X-T3, Fujifilm GFX50S and Fuji GFX50R and Fuji X100F.

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Fujifilm Manager Says Fujifilm GFX100 has Less Noise than GFX50, Less than 10 fps, OIS/IBIS Combo, X-T3 AF Algorithm and More

Fujiflm GFX100

Fujifilm Manager Mr.Oishi was at the press event for the Fujifilm GFX system in Thailand and also chatted with the media.

The Thai youtube channel กล้องกล้วยกล้วย published 3 videos of the event, but only 2 are of interest for us (see them at the bottom of the article).

GENERAL GFX MEDIUM FORMAT PRESENTATION

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MIRRORLESS WARS Part 2: Fujifilm vs Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic by Tony Northrup

Mirrorless Wars

Back in August, Tony and Chelsea Northrup have posted their thoughts about the so-called mirrorless war, where they basically predicted success for full frame, and said Fujifilm will remain a niche product, because it’s only APS-C and they don’t have super fast glass to match full frame DOF. You can see the summary of the video here.

Did the release of the Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm GFX 50R made them more optimistic about Fujifilm’s future?

And did the Nikon Z7, Nikon Z6 and Canon EOS R keep up with the hype and hopes? And what about the Panasonic S1 and S1R?

Here some key points:

SONY

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FUJIFILM Firmware Updates for Fujifilm X-T2, X-H1, X-T1 and Fujinon XF 50-140, XF 80mm, XF100-400, XC 15-45

Fujifilm Firmware Updates

Fujifilm just released firmware updates for the cameras and lenses listed below.

And don’t worry. Fujifilm plans a bigger update for the Fujifilm X-H1, another one with exFAT for the Fujifilm X-T3 and also the Fujifilm GFX 50S will get some more firmware love.

Fujifilm X-T2 firmware ver 4.30. – download here

  1. Compatibility with the functions below of XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR is added.
    · Focus Preset Function
    · Focus Control button
  2. Compatibility with the functions below of XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added.
    Applicable lenses : XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro, XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR,
    XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
    *Upgrade the firmware of a camera before upgrading the firmware of a lens.

Fujifilm X-H1 firmware ver. 1.20 – download here

  1. Compatibility with the functions below of XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR is added.
    · Focus Preset Function
    · Focus Control button
  2. Compatibility with the functions below of XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added.
    Applicable lenses : XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro, XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR,
    XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
    *Upgrade the firmware of a camera before upgrading the firmware of a lens.

Fujifilm X-T1 firmware ver. 5.50 – download here

  1. Compatibility with the functions below of XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR is added.
    · Focus Preset Function
    · Focus Control button
  2. Compatibility with the functions below of XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added.
    Applicable lenses : XF80mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR Macro, XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR,
    XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
    *Upgrade the firmware of a camera before upgrading the firmware of a lens.

Fujinon XF80mmF2.8 Macro firmware ver. 1.10 – download here

  1. Compatibility with FUJINON TELECONVERTER XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added

Fujinon XF50-140mmF2.8 firmware ver. 1.30 – download here

  1. Compatibility with FUJINON TELECONVERTER XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added.

Fujinon XF100-400mm firmware ver. 1.20 – download here

  1. Compatibility with FUJINON TELECONVERTER XF1.4X TC F2 WR (bundled with XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR) is added.

Fujinon XC 15-45mm firmware ver. 1.02 – download here

  1. The phenomenon is fixed that In rare cases, AE hunting can occur.

FUJIFILM at PHOTOPLUS EXPO 2018

FUJIFILM AT PHOTOPLUS EXPO 2018

Featuring the latest X Series and GFX mirrorless digital cameras, instax instant cameras, printing solutions and photo paper products

Valhalla, N.Y., October 24, 2018 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation will showcase its comprehensive range of new and innovative products at the PhotoPlus International Expo (Booth #537) from October 25 – October 27, 2018 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

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