The Travel Trinity: Fujinon XF 16-80mmF4 vs XF 18-55mm vs XF 18-135mm Specs Comparison

The Travel Trinity

Two of the most popular and loved travel lens options for Fujifilm X shooters are the Fujinon XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 and XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6.

But there is one lens, that might rule them all: the just announced Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.

The XF16-80 sits nicely between the XF18-55 and XF18-135 in terms of size and price, but it stands out from the rest by offering 6 stops of OIS and a new feature, where the lens automatically detects if you are shooting on a tripod, and automatically adjust OIS accordingly.

Optically it’s all still to evaluate. But initial impressions as well as full size samples can be found in our live blogging.

In this post, we are going to just compare the mere specs of the travel trinity. So, if you want to compare filter size, weight, size, minimum focus distance and more, access this dedicated BHphoto specs comparison page.

Personally I am very happy with my XF18-135mm, which snapped my favorite image of 2018 and makes it hard for me to replace it with anything, unless the XF16-80 has some significant image quality advantage.

Time will tell how the XF16-80 stands up against the other zooms, and of course you’ll be the first to know, if you follow FujiRumors on Facebook, Instagram, RSS-feed, Youtube, Flipboard and Twitter.

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Fujifilm GFX100 with X-Trans Sensor? These Fujifilm Slides Show 100 Megapixel X-Trans IV Sensor for Best 4K Results

X Trans Fujifilm GFX100?

The following Fujifilm slides have been sent to me (thanks), and they show what evidently is a Fujifilm X-Trans IV sensor with 101 megapixel for improved 4K video performance.

It’s called X-Trans IV, because it is based on the same sensor architecture of the Fujifilm X-T3 / X-T30, just 4 times bigger.

Is Fujifilm planing a Fujifilm GFX100 with X-Trans coming for best 4K video performance?

Let’s go through the slides (that you can see at the bottom of this post):

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LEAKED: Fujinon XF16-80mm f4 Press Release: 6 Stop OIS and Priced $799

Fujifilm USA pulled the trigger a bit too early, and published the full press release of the Fujinon XF 16-80mmF4.

It’s all copied down below, so do not panic even if they remove it :).

Please note the nice feature:

“The OIS can also automatically detect when the camera is being used with a tripod and adjust its performance to provide optimum image quality.”

The official annoucnement is tomorrow, July 18, at 1AM New York time

Full XF 16-80mm F4 Press Release

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LEAKED: Full Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 Press Release: Price $999 and Shipping September 26

Fujifilm USA pulled the trigger a bit too early, and published the full press release of the Fujifilm GF50mm f/3.5.

It’s all copied down below, so do not panic even if they remove it :).

The official annoucnement is tomorrow, July 18, at 1AM New York time

GF50mm f/3.5 Press Release

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Fujifilm GFX 100 Reviews and Change Your Factory Default Menu Settings

Nick Schreger has published a video, showing a couple of Fujifilm GFX100 factory settings that, according to him, don’t always make much sense, and he recommends you to change them.

The video is in German, so down below his setting advices in English.

  • change FINE to RAW+SUPER FINE
  • change UNCOMPRESSED RAW to COMPRESSED RAW
  • change sRGB to Adobe RGB
  • enable FOCUS PEAKING
  • set INSTANT AF SETTING to AF-C (so you have AF-S with single press and AF-C if you keep pressed)
  • set shutter type to MECHANICAL SHUTTER only
  • If you work with flash in dark studio, deactivate Preview exp/wb in manual mode
  • set NATURAL LIVE VIEW to ON
  • Activate histogram and live view highlight alert
  • Set Shoot without Card to OFF
  • set AUTO POWER OFF to 5 minutes (default is 2 minutes)
  • set high performance mode ON

Do you agree with this list? And which changes did you make to your Fujifilm default menu settings?

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Iridient Developer 3.3.7 and Silkypix 9.12 add Fujifilm GFX 100 Support

Fujifilm GFX100 Support

IRIDIENT DEVELOPER

The Iridient Developer 3.3.7 update for macOS has been released. In case you missed it, Iridient X Transformer added Fujifilm GFX100 support a few days ago.

This release includes:

  • Support for the GFX 100
  • All new “Iridient Standard v2” camera profiles matching the DCP (DNG camera profiles) now the default in X-Transformer. These are now the defaults for most all cameras though Iridient Developer specific ICC camera profiles remain available as well.
  • Support added for new license file based registration system for Iridient’s new web store provider (Paddle.com). Iridient’s prior e-commerce provider (eSellerate) shut down as of June, 2019.
  • Iridient Developer is now notarized by Apple for their Gatekeeper security enhancements introduced in macOS 10.14.5 and upcoming 10.15 (Catalina).

This new update can be downloaded from the Iridient web site here. Full release notes available here.

SILKYPIX Developer Studio Pro9

SILKYPIX Developer Studio Pro9 Ver.9.0.12 added Fujifilm GFX100 support.

Improvements and New Camera Support:

  • [Fixed] [Windows] Application is forced to quit at the start of batch development when hiding the “Batch development status” button on the toolbar
  • [Fixed] Other small fixes
  • [NEW] Fujifilm GFX100 (*1)
  • [NEW] Sony DSC-RX0M2
    *1 “FILM SIMULATION” is supported and an available film simulation can be selected

Download link at silkypix.us

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Fujifilm GFX100 Firmware 1.01 Released

Fujifilm just released Fujifilm GFX100 firmware ver. 1.01.

The firmware update Ver.1.01 from Ver.1.00 incorporates the following issues:

  1. Stability improvement of operability when the GFX100 is connected to an external power supply via a USB cable.
  2. Improvement of connectivity with smartphones and tablets when “WIRELESS COM. FREQUENCY SETTING” is set to 5GHz.

You can download GFX100 firmware 1.01 here.

Our gigantic Fujifilm GFX group is collecting all the potential bugs they found in the Fujifilm GFX100 in this post.

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