Top Selling Black Friday Deals (and Last Chance to Grab Them) + New Cyber Monday Deals on SD-Cards, Tripods and More

There have been a myriad of deals over the last few days. But which one were the ones that sold best among the FujiRumors community?

I’ll list them down below.

Most of the deals listed below expire either today or tomorrow. So, if there is something that interest you, you might be better off grabbing in right now.

Also, the new Cyber Monday deals are now live (list below).

New Cyber Monday Deal Pages Live Now!

Selected Cyber Monday Deals

  • Capture One – save 41% at Adorama
  • Save big on up to 1TB Sandisk cards at Amazon.
  • Save big on Lexar SD cards at Amazon.
  • Save big on up to 256GB Sandisk cards at Amazon.
  • Save on PNY SD cards at Amazon.
  • Save on Joby, Manfrotto, and Lowepro accessories at Amazon.

Best Selling Camera

  1. Fujifilm X100F (save $400): only at B&H Photo here
  2. Fujifilm X-T4 body/kits with Vertical Battery Grip (save $200): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
  3. Fujifilm X-S10 (not in offer, and yet beating other cameras): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Moment, Focuscamera

Best Selling Lenses

  1. Viltrox 56mm f/1.4 AF (save 10%): Viltrox Store, BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
  2. Fujinon XF 55-200mm (save $200): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
  3. Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 AF (save 10%): ViltroxStore, AmazonUS, BHphoto, Adorama, eBay

Best Selling Software

  1. TOPAZ one-time-only mega bundle deal (save 68%+)
  2. Capture One (all products) (save 30% with code BLACKFRIDAY30)
  3. All products at the entire DxO shop (save 50%)

Best Selling Accessories

Note that you save on ALL Peak Design products directly at Peak Design store or at official retailers like BHphoto here and AmazonUS here.

  1. Peak Design Leash Straps (save up to 20%): PeakDesign, BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
  2. Godox AD200Pro (save $80): BHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS
  3. Peak Design Slide Straps (save up to 20%): PeakDesign, BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama

The Full Deals List

Dedicated Black Friday Pages

Software Deals and More

Viltrox Savings

Apple Deals (including NEW MacBooks with APPLE SILICON M1 Chip!)

Peak Design

Officially Fujifilm Recommended SD-Cards

Officially Fujifilm Recommended Power Banks

Fujifilm Deals

XF Lens Deals

X Camera Deals

Also, if you purchase of Fujifilm X100V, you get a free DOMKE Medium Camera bag or DOMKE Camera Strap.

GFX Gear

Black Friday Starts Now: Savings on New Apple M1 MacBooks in USA, eBay EU Deals and Much More

Dedicated Black Friday Pages

Apple Deals

Ebay EU

eBay Germany has launched a black friday deal: save up to 50€ on electronics and domestic appliances unti 4PM using code POWERFRIDAY20.

Other Deals

Black Friday Pages

Mixed Deals

Officially Fujifilm Recommended SD-Cards

Officially Fujifilm Recommended Power Banks

Fujifilm Deals

XF Lens Deals

X Camera Deals

Also, if you purchase of Fujifilm X100V, you get a free DOMKE Medium Camera bag or DOMKE Camera Strap.

GFX Gear

Photokina GAME OVER: Suspended “Until further Notice”

The Photokina team just announced that photokina has been “suspended until further notice”.

Originally, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Photokina 2020 had been canceled and postponed to May 2022. But apparently there won’t be any photokina in 2022, and probably never again at this point.

I have been to photokina a few times (2016 report here – 2018 report here) and I always hugely enjoyed it. It’s sad to see this show ending. But to me, the error was made when they dropped their 2 years cycle and decided to take place every year in May. It was the wrong answer to a real problem.

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TODAY ONLY: Save up to 30% on SD cards and Storage Media at Amazon US

Today only you save up to 30% on Sandisk SD cards and storage at Amazon US (Click here to see the full list).

There are also a lot of accessory deals at BHphoto and Adorama.

Fujifilm Winter Deals

XF Lens Deals

X Camera Deals

Also, if you purchase of Fujifilm X100V, you get a free DOMKE Medium Camera bag or DOMKE Camera Strap.

GFX Gear

TODAY ONLY: Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 Mark II for $419

Today only you can get the Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 Mark II Lens for Fujifilm X for $419 only.

BHphoto marks it with a $100 discount, but if you compare it to other stores, you’ll find it for $479 at AmazonUS here and Adorama here and hence the discount compared to other stores is of $60. Still the best price at BHphoto today only.

New Fujifilm X and GFX Deals

XF Lens Deals

X Camera Deals

Also, if you purchase of Fujifilm X100V, you get a free DOMKE Medium Camera bag or DOMKE Camera Strap.

GFX Gear

DPRTV Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 Review: “Impressively Sharp, Who Needs a Wildlife Lens Anymore ;). Totally Recommended, Except for One Thing…”

DPReview TV has now published their Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 hands on review, which was filmed with a GF30mm F/3.5 mounted on a Fujifilm GFX100.

The lens is another winner, and can easily keep up with the 100 megapixel of the Fujinon GFX100.

At some point of the video, he took a video of the forest, with a deer far away in the distance, and then cropped in and says “who needs a wildlife lens anymore“. Of course he said it as a joke, and the GF30mmF3.5 can’t replace a proper wildlife lens, but it was also a statement made to underline that with the combination GFX100 and GF30mmF3.5 you are in photographic crop-heaven.

The biggest problem with the GF30mmF3.5? Well, there is the GF32-64mmF4 (compare both lenses specs & price here).

You can find the video above and summary of the video down below:

  • 24mm full frame equivalent
  • is surprises how compact it is: just over 500g
  • 58mm filter thread
  • very chunky aperture ring and two-step phase between aperture ring and focus ring means you are not going to confuse where your fingers are
  • a very nice tactile experience
  • basically no real chromatic aberration and longitudinal chromatic aberration
  • about 32 cm minimum focus distance, hence you can get fairly close to objects and with that 3.5 aperture get nice and soft background
  • flare is pretty average, lots of ghosting. Sometimes you see rainbow pattern, but that’s not the lens, it’s reflection coming from the sensor, which you can see on a lot of modern cameras
  • autofocus speed is fine, it is not super fast, but on medium format you don’t need ultra fast focussing lenses
  • bokeh is not Chris’ favorite, not the greatest out there, a little bit busy around the edges, and gets more busy if you stop down the lens, but that’s not the end of the world on a wide angle lens
  • it’s a very sharp lens, especially wide open Chris was quite impressed. Very impressive at f/3.5 from center to corner, and corners sharpen up more really nicely if you stop down
  • he took a shot of a deer from far away and cropped in and said “who needs a wildlife lens” (of course joking, but to underline how sharp this lens really is)
  • like the other GF lenses, also this one is optically excellent lens
  • it’s capable of supporting the 100 megapixel resolution of the GFX100
  • nice compact lens, balance nice on GFX50R
  • as for video, the GFX100 got a recent firmware update that supports ProRes Video
  • in video, the lens has very little breathing
  • the entire episode was shot on the GF30mm f3.5
  • compact, fairly wide aperture lens for your GFX system, Chris would totally recommend it, except for one thing: there is also the excellent GF32-64mmF4
  • the GF30mmF3.5 is a little bit better optically compared to the the GF32-64, but the IQ of the 32-64 is great, too
  • but if you like primes, or if you maybe have already the GF45-100mmF4, this could be your lens

The Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 is now in stock.

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ACT FAST: Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 now on Offer

 

The Fujinon XF16-55mm f/2.8 is rebated only at AmazonUS (shipped and sold by Amazon).

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Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 Announced – Reviews, Samples, Pre-Orders and More – LIVE BLOG

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The Fujinon GF30mmF3.5 is Coming and We Celebrate Its Arrival with a Stunning GF Lenses Image Roundup

As you know, the upcoming Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 specs have already leaked here.

We wait for nokishita to leak the images in the next few days, and as soon as it happens, I’ll report about it on FujiRumors.

Of course there will be a live blogging. When exactly? Well… let’s say you should just trust my sixth sense. I will start the live blog 0.01 seconds after the lens has been announced, don’t worry about that at all. ;)

The Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 equals to a much loved focal length among Fujifilm APS-C X-shooters, the 16mm (in terms of primes, there are the XF16mm f/1.4, and the compact XF16mm f/2.8).

If we want to be precise, the Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5, converted in other formats, is about:

  • Full Frame: 23mm f/2.8
  • APS-C: 16mm f/1.8

To me, that’s a very nice focal length.

The GF30mm f/3.5 also seems to be well balanced in terms of price and size, as you can see from the leaks here and from the size comparison with the Fujinon GF23mm f/4 and the Fujinon GF 45mm f/2.8 we made in this post.

The Advantage of GF lenses

Fujinon GF lenses are about the top lenses you can get on the market.

And in fact, one crucial advantage of medium format GF lenses over full frame or APS-C lenses, is that they can be designed for much higher resolution than lenses for smaller formats.

This is why, if sharp images with tons of detail is what you are looking for, then the best and most future proof system you can buy into (without breaking the bank), is the GFX system.

I am sure the new Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 will keep the excellent G mount tradition, and deliver spectacular results, too.

Image Roundup

And in order to celebrate the arrival of the Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5, I thought I share a rounudp of GFX images, with some selected photographs taken by members of our massive Fujifilm GFX facebook group.

The roundup includes many Fujinon G mount lenses, but not only that.

The GFX system is a joy to use with adapted lenses, hence in this roundup, you’ll find GFX cameras taking picutres with the following lenses:

I hope you will enjoy the images below as much as I did, and I wish you a fantastic day ahead.

The GFX Community

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Meet the Dolomites, Home of FujiRumors

If you you think at Italy, my home, you probably think at Rome, Florence and Venice.

And in fact, probably 70% of the tourists coming to Italy, visit those three cities and leave.

But there are many more beautiful spots to visit here in Italy, and one of them is definitely my hometown, the Dolomites.

After I unveiled my location a couple of days ago here, I got a significant numbers of emails from readers, asking me information about the Dolomites. I tried to reply to everybody as good as I can.

One recurring question was: do I recommend visiting the Dolomites also to people, who are not so fit and used to mountains.

My answer is a very clear “absolutely yes!“.

There are tons of cable ways, that bring you everywhere. For example, you can reach the highest peak of the Dolomites, the Marmolada, at 3,300m (10,800 feet) without walking a single step and enjoy views like this.

And if you are more on the adventurous side, of course there are tons of tracks and hikes of all kind of difficulties.

Old or young, single of family, fit or lazy, there is a lot ot enjoy for everyone.

Needless to say, also photographically speaking you are in paradise here, as the images below show.

So, if you ever plan a trip to Italy, try to put the Dolomites on your “to do” list.

I can’t wait these days of lockdown and isolation to be over and get a beer on the Dolomites again.

Today I decided to go through our Fujifilm X-T and GFX group and pick a couple of images that members shared of the Dolomites, in the hope this article inspires you for you next photographic journey.

Stay safe, let’s go through these challenging times together, and done that, enjoy life again as never before!

stay strong, healthy and happy
Patrick

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