Luminar 3.0.2 has been released today. It contains a host of improvements and bug fixes. It also adds support for Fujifilm GFX50R and Fujifilm X-T3.
Full details can be read here.
Picktorial 4.0 has just been released, with a complete overhauled DAM and more new features. Full details here.
At the recent Fujifilm X summit, Fujifilm displayed a modular Fujifilm GFX “Omega” concept, inspired by Hasselblad’s 500-series square format film cameras.
The Omega concept had “direct control for aspect ratio and unusual ‘roller’ style controls“.
It never became reality because of the big shutter mechanism required for the medium format sensor, a problem that could be solved with the global shutter.
Fujifilm displayed even more early Fujifilm GFX concepts at the X summit, such as two X-T camera alike concept and also the progenitor of the current Fujifilm GFX 50R, called Fujifilm SP-X, with sub-ISO dial, a weird tilt LCD screen and no EVF.
Fujifilm’s goal is to create a medium format camera close in size to current mirrorless full frame cameras. Future technology like the global shutter will help to achieve this goal. So the mockups we see today, are Fujifilm’s goal for tomorrow.
You can find the full GFX concept gallery at dpreview.
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The Fujifilm GFX100 removed all dedicated dials except for one “Shooting Mode Dial“, which will allow you select between stills, multi or movie mode.
We had a huge debate about the Fuji GFX100 dial removal here on Fujirumors (includes a poll) and mostly people were not happy at all about it, because they feel that dials and retro-controls are part of the X series DNA.
Well, it seems that Fujifilm was not insensible to the mostly negative feedback that came from the FujiRumors community and they now felt the need to explain why they removed the dials. Check the “new shooting mode switch operation” section below.
I will add all the screenshots to all the media slides below, but I also write them all down here on FujiRumors, just in case you are watching this on a smartphone and you don’t want to open the slides and keep up zooming in and out to read them… we like to take care of our readers here on FujiRumors ;).
You will also find the hands on images by dpreview, who also said:
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GFX Zones
We already knew that the Fujifilm GFX100 will be the first medium format camera able to shoot 4K/30p, but now Italian Fujifilm X photographer Luca Bracali and Italian store NewOldCamera dropped a few more specs from the GPP event in Dubai here (Luca) and here (NOC).
Lucky me that Italian is one of the 3 languages I manage much better than English (and poor you, who have to live with all kind of English errors I make), so here is the translation of the main new specs unveiled by Luca and NOC.
Full rumored and officially announced Fujifilm GFX100 specs and larger view of the images below:
Fujifilm published the results of the 3rd quarter for fiscal year 2019, an important quarter, since it includes the Christmas season.
We will get the report for the full fiscal year 2019 (1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019) sometimes in April 2019.
It’s once again an Instax domination, with 8.5 million Instax products sold in 9 months. Sales for the FUJIFILM X-T3 were favorable. No other camera is mentioned.
The overall conclusion:
Let’s talk about counterfeits, an age-old problem, as also the recent fake SanDisk SD-cards scandal at AmazonUS shows.
Now, there will always be those, who make a cheap imitations trying to suck a few dollars from your pockets. So we better learn to recognize fakes.
In case of the above mentioned SD-cards, this AmazonUS customer explains here what’s the difference between the original and the fake SanDisk SD-card.
In the Fujifilm world, one of the counterfeit products you might encounter are fake Fujifilm NP-W126S batteries.
I was just about to make the papers to get a green card for USA and go living there, because USA has always the best deals, but there is no need for that anymore.
Fujifilm has launched the big lens cashback deals also in Europe*.
These are cashback deals, meaning you pay regular retail price, then head over to fujifilm-connect, select your country and claim back your money.
*Only purchases directly from Amazon (with an Amazon invoice) are eligible for this promotion. Purchases from Amazon Marketplace are not eligible and will be rejected, unless the Marketplace Seller is also a Fujifilm Qualifying (Authorised) Retailer.
Prime Lenses
Zoom Lenses
Camera Deals
The best Fuji deals of the year are usually the ones between January and March, since the Japanese fiscal year ends in March, hence Fujifilm tries to sell as much as possible to show up with better numbers in front of investors.
So we get new Fujifilm deals, that will expire March 30.
Included in the deals is a $1,000 price drop on the XF200mm f/2 and the $500 savings on XF 8-16mm f/2.8. But there is much more, so check out the full list below.
Prime Lenses
Zoom Lenses
Camera Deals
This is the last week, where you cna save big on the following Fujifilm cameras.
Fujifilm X and GFX Cameras
New Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)
Fujifilm Camera Deals
Fujinon Lens Deals
Third Party Lens Deals for Fuji X
Used Fujifilm Gear
SD-Cards
Power Banks
There are a few special deals on the Fujifilm X-T3:
Just because it’s often asked in the comments: yes, Focuscamera is an authorized Fujifilm US seller.
Fujifilm X and GFX Camera Deals
New Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)