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What crazy days we had, triggered by the wonderful Fujifilm X Summit.
Fujifilm managers, engineers and designers explained their work, gave interesting insights and answered live questions of their customers.
Fujifilm even publicly asked us which lenses and firmware we would like next, letting us vote on various options (with overwhelming response by the FujiRumors community).
The X Summit shows, that the way Fujifilm interacts, listens and follows to customer needs, is more unique than rare, and it’s one more reason to fall in love with Fujifilm!
In case you missed it, make sure to check out our compact Fujifilm X Summit summary.
Fujifilm did an amazing job, customers answered in the best way possible, and for what it’s worth, I’ve also tried to honour the event by working restlessly and publishing 14 articles over the last weekend.
However, it seems that not everybody was able to keep track of it all, since I start to get emails from readers notifying me about news I have already published.
So I thought a quick recap could help:
Fun fact: at the X Summit Fujifilm said they will cooperate with Adobe for better X-Trans support, and four days later came this news:
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I understand, that the big Fujifilm X Summit coverage happened right at the start of the weekend and fewer people read FujiRumors.
But for the first time ever, Fujifilm publicly asked us for help in deciding which lenses they should make next, and we have to answer in the best way possible.
Now let’s show to Fujifilm the unique power of FujiRumors and vote massively the polls down below.
Fujifilm top manager Toshi Ilda said during the Fujifilm X Summit “after seeing the results, maybe next week, you will see a new lens roadmap“, and we don’t want to miss our opportunity to impress Fujifilm with our feedback. ;)
Make me fly, guys, and vote, vote and vote!
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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 just unveiled a Fujifilm GFX modular system concept (in Ricoh GXR/S10 style) at their Fujifilm X Summit here.
We thought it is worth to dedicate to this mock up an own article, so that you can discuss it properly.
The message Fujifilm is sending is clear: we are going to make medium format small!
The arrival of the global shutter will help, since the shutter design is one of the challanges Fujifilm faces to minimize medium format. Then there is the battery life efficiency as well as the heat dissipation and more.
Also, a modular system allows for flexibility. For example you will be able to chose your grip size and attach it to the camera. Full video of the prototype in here our GFX facebook group.
And guys… that modular GFX100 I rumored on April 1st last year… the idea for that “joke”… well, now you know it ;).
Full and detailed report in this article (includes video demo of future X-T3 autofocus improvement firmware)
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Today I was curious to know how the Fujifilm X-H1 with Fujinon XF33mm f/1.0 would compare in terms of size to the brand new full frame Panasonic S1 with Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4.
So I grabbed one of the real life pictures of the XF33mm f/1.0 I took at Photokina 2018 and made an approximate comparison.
If the final production XF 33mmF1.0 will have the same size of the mock-up I have seen at Photokina, then the Fujinon XF33mm f/1.0 will be smaller than the Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4.
Let’s hope it will also be cheaper, since the Panasonic Lumix S PRO 50mm f/1.4 comes with a hefty price tag.
When it comes to camera bodies, the Panasonic S1 is noticeably bigger than the Fujifilm X-T3, X-H1 and also other full frame cameras like the Sony A7III.
My guess is that the bigger body is needed for proper heat dissipation to allow 4K/60 and avoid overheating. This is probably also the reason why no Sony A7 camera currently offers 4K60p.
But despite the larger body, the Panasonic has still to do compromises in terms of 4K/60P compared for example to the Fujifilm X-T3.
In our article about the several advantages of APS-C sensors over full frame, we explained how smaller sensors are faster to read out, hence generate less heat and allow for features like the blackout less EVF at 30fps continuous shooting, and, in this case, a better 4K/60 readout.
The Fujifilm X-H1 has no 4K/60, but this is a limitation that comes from the older and slower X Processor Pro.
So, every sensor size has its advantages. It’s now up to Fujifilm to fully take advantage of them. And I expect especially the Fujifilm X-H2 to raise new standards and be a clear step ahead of the competition.
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Now that the Canon RP has leaked, apotelyt has added it to its database.
We don’t think it makes sense to compare the Canon RP to the Fujifilm X-T3, since the more affordable Fujifilm X-T3, plays in another league when it comes to video and stills specifications.
It makes more sense to compare the Canon RP to the Fujifilm X-T20.
And actually it would make even more sense to compare it to the upcoming Fujifilm X-T30, but for that comparison we have to wait until February 14.
I list what Apotelyt writes below, but at the end I add a few notes.
We don’t really agree with this list completely, since the Canon EOS RP has only 2 more megapixel over the X-T20, but has an anti-aliasing filter, which means it won’t have more details than the X-T20. And given the X-Trans array, it also won’t control moirè better.
Also, colors have more to do with the processor, rather than the sensor, hence we can’t really say the Canon EOS RP has “richer colors” due to the sensor.
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Belgian store Art & Craft is teasing a “Fujifilm Mystery Event” on March 30 on their facebook page here.
“We can not say anything about it yet, but we promise you: it is worth a visit! Photographer & Fuji Ambassador Ioannis Tsouloulis will be ready that day to explain the whole event & answer all your questions.”
FujiRumors broke the news that the Fujifilm X-T30 will be announced on February 14, so March 30 could eventually be the shipping start. And before you start again: nope, Fujifilm X-H2 is not coming that soon.
Or it could be something completely different, from the rumored major Fujifilm X-T3 firmware update to not yet rumored Fujifilm gear.
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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.
