Fujifilm GFX100S vs Hasselblad X2D Dynamic Range Test

The web is full of professional reviewers suddenly discovering how amazing the Hasselblad X2D is, how gorgeous its dynamic range, the flexibility of those files. It’s all so amazing. Forget full frame, medium format is the future!

Sadly many of those reviewers have since now totally ignored that the Fujifilm GFX100S exists. And by the way, they also ignore the Fujifilm X-H2 and X-H2S. Fujifilm simply does not exist.

Luckily for us, Bill at Photon to Photos did not forget that Fujifilm makes digital cameras and has them all in his database.

And he also added the Hasselblad X2D now.

How you can see, the Fujifilm GFX100S matches the Hasselblad dynamic range at base ISO, but starting from ISO 400 and beyond there is not competition and the GFX100S beats the X2D in terms of dynamic range.

So Fujifilm is able to take out more of the sensor than Hasselblad.

You can access the data here at Photon to Photos.

UPDATE: Jim Kasson, a very respectable and competent fellow GFX shooter, has a different view on the chart. He writes:

Bill’s PDR tests don’t take sensitivity into account. My tests show that, at base ISO (64 for X2D, 100 for GFX 100S), the two cameras are within 0.2 stops of having the same sensitivity. Once you correct for that, Bill’s curves for the two cameras are nearly on top of each other. So the Fuji Rumors claim is at best misleading, and at worst just plain wrong. C’mon folks, these cameras have the same sensors, albeit operated slightly differently. How far apart can the DR be?

You can read more at blog.kasson here.

19 Fujifilm Products Win Good Design Award, Including an Unreleased Product – Fujifilm X-T5 [UPDATE]?

19 Fujifilm products won the Good Design Award!

The most interesting part of this award?

Well, only 18 products are listed, as one has not yet been released! Will that award be for the Fujifilm X-T5?

So here are the “winners”*.
*18 products excluding one product that has not been released.

*UPDATE: the unreleased product is the Electronic Video Endoscopy System [EG-840N]

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Fujifilm X-T5 Announcement in November: What do You Want to Know?

The Fujifilm X-T5 will be announced in November.

And some of the big questions we had, FujiRumors has already answered them:

But while some of the big questions are answered, there are still other questions (big and small) that remain open.

So this article is here to ask you what you’d like to know about the Fujifilm X-T5. Is there any question that you’d like me to investigate?

If so, just drop in the comments down below, and I will see if I can answer it before the official announcement of the Fujifilm X-T5.

Oh… also… the other way around….

I mean, if you don’t have any question, but you have answers about the Fujifilm X-T5, feel free to contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com, via rumor box (use a nickname if you want) or via personal message on my Facebook, my Twitter or my Instagram.

So guys, before going to bed my son wants me to play a bit of soccer with him (he has still a long way to go to beat me as you can see in the video below).

After that, I’ll come back to check your questions and instantly start to work on them.

My evening/night will be dedicate to find the answers to your questions.

LEAKED Internal Fujifilm Document Shows Name of New new Camera Remote “X-App”

I have received an internal and confidential document about the Fujifilm X-H2 and X-H2S.

It shows a list of specs that are known to us, but towards the bottom you can read “new remote X-App”.

This confirms our previous rumor about the fact that new camera remote App would be called X-App (at least that’s Fuji’s plan at this point in time).

I explained already why the fact that it will get an all-new name is also an indication that it is a totally re-written App.

When will it come?

I don’t know. Certainly the fact that it is circulating in internal documents means that Fujifilm is at an advanced stage regarding its development.

My hope is that they will at least announce it during the Fujifilm X-T5 launch very soon. But that’s not a rumor at all, just a mere speculation. And my speculations are just as valid as any of yours. Only when sources tell me something we will have something more solid.

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The Fujifilm X-T5 Dominates…

The Fujifilm X-T5 dominates our dreams and desires.

And how do I know that?

Well, because on the month where Fujifilm dropped a true stunner, the Fujifilm X-H2, the rumors and speculations of the Fujifilm X-T5 crushed anything X-H2 related in terms of views here on FujiRumors.

And guys, if the Fujifilm X-T5 is what you want, then you’ll get it… very very soon they say ;).

But while the Fujifilm X-T5 dominates your interest, there are some articles shared in September that you should not have missed. And if you did, here they are.

Top 10 September Articles

  1. Fujifilm X-T5 to be Announcement in 2022
  2. Fujifilm X-T4, X-E4, X-T30II Discontinued at Major Japanese Stores: So Let’s Talk Fujifilm X-T5, X-E5 and X-T40
  3. New Firmware Updates for Fujifilm X-T4, X-T3, X-H2S, X-H2, X-S10, Fujinon XF18-55mmF2.8-4 and XF56mmF1.2 R WR
  4. Trusted Source Confirms: Fujifilm X-T5 Announcement in 2022
  5. Fujifilm X-H2 Full Specs Leaked
  6. Tamron Telephoto Zoom for Fujifilm X Mount Coming 2022
  7. SPECS COMPARISON: Fujifilm X-H2 vs Canon R5, Sony A1 and Nikon Z9 8K Cameras (To Be Updated)
  8. Fujifilm Managers Talk 100 Megapixel GFX-R, XF56mmF1.2 MKII, How to Train the New Autofocus, Updated Camera Remote APP and More
  9. Fujifilm X-H2 DigitalCamera Review: “Fujifilm just Broke all the Rules for APS-C camera Sensors”
  10. List of Fujinon XF Lenses that Get Maximum Benefit from Fujifilm X-H2 (and X-T5) with 40 Megapixel Resolution

As for the Nr.10 in the list, make sure to check out the follow up article of Fujifilm:

The Tamron rumor was about the Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7.

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Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Compatibility List with Fujifilm X Cameras

The Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD has just been announced.

We have it covered its launch here.

But here is one important thing that should not pass unnoticed: the official list of supported Fujifilm cameras, hence I will share it now in a dedicated article.

The Fujifilm cameras compatible with the new Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD are:

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Fujifilm Manager Teases Another Launch Event “Very Very Soon” and adds “Oh, I Should Not Have Said That” – Fujifilm X-T5?

The House of Photography in Sydney was packed with guests for the Fujifilm X-H2, XF56mmF1.2 R WR and GF20-35mmF4 launch event, when the whole presentation came to an end, and the Australian Fujifilm manager closes the event by saying:

Thank you everyone here, thanks to everyone out there in the web world for tuning in and watching us. I am sure we will be doing this again very very soon… oh, I shouldn’t have said that, shouldn’t I? Alright. Good night everyone. Thank you again!

So he just teased that another launch event is just around the corner.

What could it be?

Some might say he is referring to the only remaining gear Fujifilm already said would come in 2022 and we are still waiting to be announced: the Fujinon XF30mmF2.8 Macro.

But frankly I doubt that for this lens alone Fujifilm would set up a bigger launch event with guests at the House of Photography. And also, why say “I should not have said this“, when Fujifilm already announced it for 2022, so it’s all but a secret that it is coming.

He is probably referring to something we don’t know about yet… unless you follow FujiRumors of course. In that case you know what it is (hint: Fujifilm X-T5) ;).

Fujifilm Removes X-T4 and X-E4 from their Japanese Catalog Page

We already told you that major Japanese stores marked the X-T4, X-E4 and X-T30II as discontinued.

Now we have another puzzle piece to add to this: as you can see from the screenshot above, Fujifilm has removed the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-E4 from their Japanese product catalog.

The last available Google cached version of September 2021 still shows both items on the website.

What does this mean for Fujifilm X-T5, X-E4 and X-T30II? Well, I have tried to explain it as good as possible here.

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Fujifilm X-T4, X-E4, X-T30II Discontinued at Major Japanese Stores: So Let’s Talk Fujifilm X-T5, X-E5 and X-T40

Several major Japanese stores like MapCamera, BicCamera, and Yodobashi have now marked the Fujifilm X-T4, X-E4 and X-T30II as discontinued.

Map camera still has it in stock, but they won’t be receiving anymore units for sale after their stock is depleted. There’s a note on the pages that says “在庫限り(生産完了品)” which translates to “Limited stock (discontinued item)“.

So let’s talk about it.

Fujifilm X-T5:

In the past, especially when it comes to the X-T line, once a successor was released, the older model was still manufactured for a while, simply because they remained very popular. So discontinue the X-T4 even before the Fujifilm X-T5 arrives would be very unique.

But hey, we also live unique times with the massive parts shortage.

Since the Fujifilm X-T5 will be announced shortly, Fujifilm could have decided to stop Fujifilm X-T4 production in order to use some of the X-T4 components for the Fujifilm X-T5 production. A unique, drastic but maybe necessary move. But that’s just a mere speculation of mine, trying to make sense on why it is marked as discontinued at some Japanese stores.

Fujifilm X-E5:

It usually takes Fujifilm almost 4 years to update the X-E line. So a Fujifilm X-E5 coming so soon (X-E4 was announced in January 2021), would be extremely surprising.

If Fujifilm really discontinued the X-E4 as some Japanese stores write, then I believe the most likely reason is not because a Fujifilm X-E5 is about to drop, but because Fujifilm needs some of the parts to manufacture newer and more important cameras (in terms of revenue for Fujifilm) as the Fujifilm X-H2S, Fujifilm X-H2 and the imminent Fujifilm X-T5.

Fujifilm X-T40

Fujifilm needs about 2 years to update the X-T** line.

The Fujifilm X-T30 was released in February 2019. It’s successor, the Fujifilm X-T30II came in September 2021. So one might think we might have to wait late 2023 or early 2024 for an X-T40, but consider that the Fujifilm X-T30II is a last second emergency product of Fujifilm: they run out of parts and in order to keep the manufacturing process of the X-T30 alive, they needed to use new and slightly improved hardware parts (such as a better LCD screen).

Not even Fujifilm sees the X-T30II as a true successor to the X-T30. So I guess a Fujifilm X-T40 in not too distant future could be a possibility.

But the problem here is: I have zero rumors or ever so slight hint and whisper about it, which makes me believe that the Fujifilm X-T40 won’t come that soon.

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