Fujifilm X Summit on September 12: What Camera are You Hoping for to Come? VOTE NOW

So, we just leaked the date of the next Fujifilm X Summit, which will happen on September 12.

Now I am curious to know what you guys are hoping for to come.

That’s why I have now launched a survey that includes plausible, less plausible and borderline impossible options.

I’ll not include 110% impossible cameras, which would be for example a Fujifilm X-H3 or Fujifilm X-H3s, as those cameras are hardly 1 year old (or less). Or the Fujifilm X-T6 or Fujifilm X-S30.

What we will inlcude are the Fujifilm X-T5s (X-T5 with 26MP stacked sensor of X-H2S), Fujifilm X-Pro4, Fujifilm X-E5, Fujifilm X-T40, Fujifilm X100V successor (X200, X100VI, X100 whatever), Fujifilm X80, Fujifilm XF20, Fujifilm X-T300, Fujifilm X-A8, Fujifilm X-A30, Fujifilm X-M2, Fujifilm GFX100 successor, Fujifilm GFX100S successor, Fujifilm GFX50R successor and Fujifilm GFX50SII successor.

I will give you two options to vote on, because Fujifilm has so far registered two yet to be released cameras.

Have fun voting :)

On September 12 I would like to Get the Following Cameras (max 2 votes)

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Last Day for Many Fujifilm X and GFX Deals

Fujifilm USA Deals

All the US X/GFX deals end today, except for the deal on the GFX100, GFX100S and GF lens deals, which end July 23.

GFX DEALS

X Series Deals

Fujifilm Europe Deals

GFX Deals – Exp. August 30

X Deals – Exp. June 30

*Note: if you buy at Amazon Italy, make sure to buy only gear shipped and sold by Amazon to qualify for the cashback
*Note: Amazon Italy is qualified retailer, but Amazon UK and Germany are not qualified
*Note: purchase camera and lens together so that they appear on the same bill.

Top 5 Great Things You Might have Missed about the Fujifilm X-S20 and LOTS of X-S20 Media Slides

So, the Fujifilm X-S20 was launched a few weeks ago.

And as usual at launch day, there was a lot of buzz.

But in all that buzz, some stuff tends to go under that should actually get way more attention, and some stuff for some reason Fujifilm did not mention at all.

So, in order to celebrate this little wonderful camera, let me tell you the 5 things you might have missed about it.

Top 5 Things

  1. Double the internal memory of X-S10
    This allows for longer bursts over the X-S10
  2. Smoother EVF than X-H2 and X-T5
    The Fujifilm X-S20 can shoot up to 30fps (faster than X-H2 and X-T5). And, so I have been told, as opposed to the X-T5 and X-H2, at the respective highest fps the EVF runs even smoother than its higher end siblings showing no signs of jerkiness at all , and of course also no blackout (with full 100fps live-view). One of the advantages of coupling the new X Processor 5 with the fast to read out 26MP X-Trans IV sensor and a decent, but lower resolution viewfinder than the X-T5 and X-H2
  3. LCD Boost
    Compared the the X-S10, the X-S20 sports an almost twice as high resolution on the LCD (1,04 vs 1,84 million dots)
  4. 6K 3:2 Open gate
    The X-S20 can shoot 6K 3:2 Open Gate, which is not possible on the Fujifilm X-T5 and X-H2 for example
  5. Optional Fan
    Extends filming duration at more than twice the time. note that CineD and other reviews got great heat management performance also without the fan (at CineD the battery died before the camera even was able to overheat). But under tough conditions, the fan will help and extend recording time for more than twice, as we can see from the media slides I will share below.

So, down below (or at my dropbox) are the media slides. These are screenshots I took during the Fujifilm USA Tech Talk. There might be some data in there you might find interesting. Enjoy :).

Last Week for Many Fujifilm X/GFX Deals

Fujifilm USA Deals

All the US X/GFX deals end June 25, except for the deal on the GFX100, GFX100S and GF lens deals, which end July 23.

GFX DEALS

X Series Deals

Fujifilm Europe Deals

GFX Deals – Exp. August 30

X Deals – Exp. June 30

*Note: if you buy at Amazon Italy, make sure to buy only gear shipped and sold by Amazon to qualify for the cashback
*Note: Amazon Italy is qualified retailer, but Amazon UK and Germany are not qualified
*Note: purchase camera and lens together so that they appear on the same bill.

How good is FUJIFILM’s Camera-to-Cloud? A CineD Documentary

CineD tested the Frame.io Camera to Cloud integration on the field.

The video is 17 minutes long but so pleasing to watch, that I strongly invite you to check it out right now.

As for how well it worked, I will only say:

  • in a very busy WiFi environments (the NAB show) with thousands of people connecting to all sorts of different WiFi networks, the connections struggles to be stable
  • in less busy WiFi environments or if you use your cellphone LTE for the upload, it works flawlessly even in remote locations (they tested it in the Las Vegas desert)

Fujifilm manager Victor Ha, also present in this CineD docu-review, said that he tested the C2C Frame.io integration over many months under all sorts of conditions, and that the one of the NAB show was definitely the most challenging by far.

I can imagine that those, who use it as an instant backup during a wedding or for an on-set video production, hence will not have thousands of people getting access to hundreds of WiFi networks simultaneously, will definitely have a much smoother experience.

In fact, the CineD team is overall positive and says it takes away a lot of the “legwork” now that their team in Argentina, Italy and elsewhere can edit videos immediately and this that this Adobe-Fujifilm cooperation gives us a glimpse into the future.

So it’s not perfect for now, but in a less challenging environment than the NAB show, the system seems to work well.

We remind you that the system only works with the Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S when used with the FT-XH file transmitter grip.

MASSIVE DEAL on Fujifilm GFX100 Ahead of GFX100 Replacement Announcement

Fujifilm GFX100 Rebate

Fujifilm has launched a massive rebate on the original Fujifilm GFX100, with a hefty $3,500 rebate!

The only problem: also the Fujifilm GFX100S has a nice rebate and for many this might still be the better deal.

Check out all Fujifilm GFX and X deals below.

Fujifilm GFX100 Replacement

FujiRumors has already told you that the next GFX camera will be the Fujifilm GFX100 replacement.

As you can imagine, I am is working on it and the rumors will drop for sure. What I am not sure is if you’ll love or hate what you’ll hear. For that, you’ll have to read FujiRumors and I’ll have to read your reaction in the comments.

So stay tuned… interesting times ahead ;).

Fujifilm USA Deals

GFX DEALS

X Series Deals

Fujifilm Europe Deals

GFX Deals – Exp. August 30

X Deals – Exp. June 30

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New Firmware Beats New Gear :: New Fujifilm Camera Registered for September :: XApp is Out :: Top on YouTube & More – Top May Posts

Here are the top 10 most read articles in May.

However, I have excluded all the X-S20 rumors from the list, as at this point it’s not a problem if you missed them, since the real thing is now out and you can get all the details and specs at the dedicated pages.

Interestingly, despite all the rumors and new gear, the most read article was about the new firmware updates, which shows that sometimes we want to get improved what we already have rather than new gear.

  1. New Firmware for 13 Fujifilm X/GFX Cameras: Huge Autofocus Boost for X-T5/X-H2, ISO on Command Dial of X-H2/S, XApp Support and More
  2. Two New Fujifilm Cameras Registered to be Launched Separately – May 26 and September 12 According to FCC
  3. Fujifilm X-T4 Discontinued (in Addition to X-Pro3, X-E4, X-T30II, GFX50R, GFX100)
  4. Fujifilm CEO Teiichi Goto: “We Have Found a New Gold Mine in the Photography Business”
  5. The 3 Biggest Fujifilm X Summit Disappointments
  6. New Fujifilm X App Available Now for iOS and Android
  7. TAMRON 11-20mm f/2.8 Announced: Compact, Lightweight Ultra Wide-Angle zoom lens for FUJIFILM X-mount APS-C
  8. LEAKED IMAGES of Five Yongnuo Autofocus Fujifilm X Mount Lenses Coming (including 11mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.8)
  9. ANNOUNCED: Voigtländer ULTRON 27mm f/2 for Fujifilm X Mount
  10. Is This Really All We Will Get? – FUJIFILM CAMERA ROADMAP 2023

May was also my most active month on YouTube so far.

In this case we will include also the rumor related videos, simply because  many of them are filmed while I was out on several locations around my home and you might enjoy to watch a bit of the Dolomites, the Road of Wine and so forth.

 

Fujifilm CEO Teiichi Goto: “We Have Found a New Gold Mine in the Photography Business”

The Japanese website newswitch posted an article, where they talk about the recovery of the camera market.

In that article, they quote the Fujifilm CEO Teiichi Goto, who said that they have found a new gold mine in the photography business.

“The photography business was a stagnant business, but I found a new ‘gold mine’.”

Teiichi Goto, president of Fujifilm Holdings (HD), shows signs of success. The operating income of the Imaging segment in fiscal 2022 is expected to increase to 72.9 billion yen, which is approximately double that of the previous fiscal year.

The company’s Imaging segment includes the instant camera “Cheki” [admin note: known as INSTAX outside of Asia] and the digital camera “X series.” In particular, it seems that the promotion of digitization, starting with the smartphone printer “Link Series,” contributed to the increase in earnings.

Once again, it’s the myriad of Instax products that fuels Fujifilm’s imaging division with money.

But we have seen in the latest financial reports, that also the digital camera business performed well and contributed to the strong growth.

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via newswitch via digicame-info

The 3 Biggest Fujifilm X Summit Disappointments

First let me say it clearly: the stuff that Fujifilm launched yesterday at the X Summit is actually quite remarkable.

Full Coverage

The Good

I agree with Johnnie from CineD, when he says that the X-S20 is the best camera you can get at this price. Fujifilm did pack lots of stuff in it, and even some stuff we don’t find on higher end Fujifilm cameras.

For example, the X-S20 can shoot 6K/30p 3:2 open gate (X-T5 and X-H2 can not). It has a headphone jack (my X-T5 has not). It has fully automatic subject detection mode (not even the high end X-H2S has that). It can be used as a webcam without the need of the Fujifilm X Webcam software and more.

There is lots to love about the X-S20.

And there is lots to love also about the Fujinon XF8mmF3.5, a wonderful little lens capable of resolving all the 40MP of the X-Trans V HR sensor.

Also the XApp is a nice fresh start for Fujifilm, it comes with some lovely new features like activity and timeline, which are kind of a diary of your photographic activity and I think this App is a great new start and I hope in that it will extended with new features in future (RAW transfer anyone)?

But all this goodness could not help me to get rid of that feeling of disappointment. And here are 3 reasons why.

The 3 Disappointments

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