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Fujifilm GFX Vs. Nikon D810 :: X-T20 Vs. 5DMK3 (Not Really) :: And Yes, Fujifilm WILL make You A Better Photographer (miXed zone)

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Canon 5D Mark III vs Fuji X T20 sensor showdown!! at Omar Gonzalez Photography youtube

  • Fujifilm X Series WILL make you a better photographer by Kevin Mullins at fujifilm-blog
  • The Fujifilm GFX 50S, your new telephoto lens? at Georges CamerasTV youtube (compares it to Nikon D810 starting starting from min. 3:00)

Fujifilm GFX
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Cambo Actus with GFX 50s at Gerhard Witteveen youtube

Jim Kasson shared at the GFX group here his GF 63mm conclusions. All details details at blog.kasson.

I just finished the on-axis sharpness, focus shift, and LoCA tests for the 63mm f/2.8 lens on the GFX at 2 meters.
Conclusions:
This is one sharp lens on-axis.
There’s a fair amount of LoCA
The focus shift, while easily measurable, is modest.

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Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR Announcement on April 19, 2017

Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR
Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR

Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR

The Fujinon GF 23mm F4 R LM WR will be announced on April 19, 2017.

Just as rumored yesterday, on April 19 Fujifilm will also announce the Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM.

To me this means just one thing: I have to recover good from my birthday party on April 17, since on April 19 I want to be fit for the Live Blogging here on FujiRumors :).

And in case you missed it, I am selling a “FujiRumors” personalized wooden hand grip (for X-T1), a “FujiRumors” hot shoe cover and also a leather strap here. The value is of $110, and currently the highest bet is of $155. 100% of the money goes to charity to support free education in Cambodia at KNGO, the NGO we collected $3,500 last year with the sale of the fair trade recycled X-shirts.

So help me to make my brithday party awesome, and bid for a good cause (and awesome products) at the auction here (exp. April 17).

Oh, right, also the new Instax Square cameras, the Instax Square SQ and Instax Square SQ10 will be announced on April 19. The Instax Square SQ10 will be a hybrid digital/film camera. All details here.

Feel free to join other fellow 11,000 GFX owners and fans at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group. Follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page for 100% GFX news and rumors.

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stay tuned for more :)
Fuji X Forum, Facebook, RSS-feed
and Twitter

Novoflex Adapters for Fujifilm GFX 50s Available Soon

Fujifilm GFX 50s Novoflex Adapter

Credit goes to fellow Fujifilm GFX member Martin, who shared at the group here the news:

Two hours ago, Novoflex announced that they are working on an adpater for Fujifilm GFX 50s. The news has been shared at their official facebook page here.

Somebody said in the comments to the Novoflex facebook post: “Great!!!! I want use the Balpro on the GFX” and Novoflex answered in German “dauert nicht mehr lange” (it won’t take long anymore).

Nathan wrote a Novoflex/X-T1 Trilogy for FujiRumors. Here it is:

  1. Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 1 – Design, Operation, Controls, Adapters – Read here
  2. Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 2 – stability and accuracy – Read here
  3. Novoflex BALPRO T/S adapter review: Part 3 – Fun with the BALPRO T/S – Read here

Feel free to join other fellow 11,000+ GFX owners and fans at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group and to follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page for 100% GFX news and rumors.

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Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM and Fujifilm INSTAX Square Announcement April 19, 2017

Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM
Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM

Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM

The Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM will be announced on April 19. Just two days after my birthday :) .

Earlier this year, the estimated price of the 3 remaining GF lenses, including the Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM, surfaced on the web. I reported about it already in the past here, but here is the rumored price again:

  • GF23mmF4 = $2599
  • GF45mmF2.8 = $1699
  • GF110mmF2 = $2799

Please take them with a grain of salt, not only because they could be wrong, but also because the price leaked a few months ago… enough time for Fujifilm to change the price tag.

My personal guess though, is that you should not be surprised if the GF110mm costs more than $2,800.

Along with the Fujinon GF 110mm F2 WR LM, Fujifilm should also announce the new Instax Square cameras, the already leaked Instax Square SQ and Instax Square SQ10.

The Instax Square SQ10 will be a hybrid digital/film camera. All details here.

Feel free to join other fellow 11,000 GFX owners and fans at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group and to follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page for 100% GFX news and rumors.

Fujifilm GFX 50s: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

stay tuned for more :)
Fuji X Forum, Facebook, RSS-feed
and Twitter

DPReview Fujifilm GFX 50S vs Pentax 645Z vs Hasselblad X1D Comparison

DPReivew just published their full comparison between the Fujifilm GFX 50s, Pentax 645z and Hasselblad X1D.

“For a start, a good-looking JPEG can be used as a proof for a client almost as soon as you shoot the image.

Clearly this puts the Pentax and Fujifilm at an advantage, since these companies have more experience of delivering customer-friendly JPEGs. However, the GFX benefits further, not only gaining the results of Fujifilm’s well respected color response in JPEG, but also in that some of that color knowledge has been shared with Adobe, meaning that Film Simulation-simulating profiles are available in Lightroom and Camera Raw, to provide an attractive starting point for processing.

Ultimately, the nearer you can get to your preferred output at the start of the process, the less post-processing you need to do; saving time and money on every image.

[…] Overall, of course, these are exotic pieces of kit. Expensive and, despite the mass-market roots of the Pentax and Fujifilm’s interfaces, still more complex to shoot with than the full frame cameras that are probably the more sensible choice for most mortals, given the price, image quality and performance offered. That said, there’s something special about shooting with such daunting machines, and something that’s likely to immediately impress most would-be clients.”

Check out the whole comparison here at dpreview.

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Fujifilm GFX 50s: “$10,000 for Body + 2 Lenses? It’s Totally F***ing Worth!” :: Aurora Timelapse with the GFX

image courtesy: sebimagery here

This Fujifilm GFX 50s Roundup is brought to you entirely by the Fujifilm GFX facebook group, biggest source of inspiration for FujiRumors (and Co :) )

Fujifilm GFX 50s Review

Sebastian Lee (check out his instagram) is a very active Fujifilm GFX facebook group member, who shared many awesome images on the group and I had the pleasure to feature here on FujiRumors already.

Well, he now completed his Fujifilm GFX review, and it’s a great real world review that includes also wonderful images. And btw, he uses also a Sony A7rII (oh, well, he sold it now :) ) and could also test the Hasselblad X1D.

You can read his review at sebimagery here. Here an excerpt:

But I must tell you…there is something about it [the look of the images]. […] I’m just very pleased with the images coming out of the GFX. Now keep in mind my day to day camera is a 42MP Sony A7R2. This is only a 8MP bump going to the GFX. But there’s just (enter W. Shatner voice) some….thing about the images. Hell…maybe there is some magic after all?

[…]

Maybe I’m just becoming a better photographer….haha…nah it’s gotta be magic. Maybe it’s just a illusion in my head. I simply don’t care…I’m really enjoying this camera and right now it looks like I’m going to be buying one. I took the first step and sold my A7R2 last week.

Are my photos any better? Nope I don’t think so. Are they a little sharper…yeah…the details are better and sharper by a little bit. I look at 200% and 300% shots and I’m constantly impressed with the images and I simply enjoy shooting with it. But it’s not twice as good….

[…] for portraits, macro/detail and land/cityscapes…this thing is a beast!

[…] And yeah, I get it, $10,000 for a body and two lenses is a significant investment and again…that magic question to most…”is it worth it?”. That’s up to you…for this dude….yeah…it’s totally f***ing worth it.”

There is much more to read and to see at sebimagery here. Check out Sebastian’s instagram here.

Fujifilm GFX: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

Aurora Timelapse

Another Fujifilm GFX facbeook member, William Chua, shared his Aurora timelapse video on the GFX group here. You can check it out on his website williamchua here or directly at vimeo here.

Fujifilm Are Nailing it and Here’s Why :: X100F LeicaTime Half Case :: Uncompressed Vs. Compressed :: GFX Cambo Actus Tilt Shift (miXed zone)

DEAL ZONE

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Fujifilm X-T1 black body (save $500 + Free Accessories): Adorama
Fujifilm X-T1 graphite body (save $500): BHphotoAdorama, AmazonUS
Fujifilm X-T1 + XF18-55 (save $500): BHphotoAdorama, AmazonUS
Fujifilm X-T1 + XF18-55 (save $500 + Free Accessories): Adorama

Fujifilm X100T (save $200): BHphotoAdorama, AmazonUS

Fujifilm X-T10 body (save $200): BHphotoAdorama, AmazonUS
Fujifilm X-T10 + XF 18-55 (save $200): BHphotoAdorama AmazonUS
Fujifilm X-T10 + XC 16-50 (save $200): BHphotoAdorama, AmazonUS

MIXED ZONE

Sebastian Lee: shared at the GFX group here: GF120. 1/125@F5.6 ISO 100. Edit: Forgot to mention, main light was an AD600 in a beauty dish and kicker from an AD360 with a snoot. Triggered with XT32C

Fujifilm Are Nailing it

  • Kings of Photography Fuji Are Nailing it at the Moment – Here’s Why! at lightstalking

Fujifilm GFX

Gary Tyson – shared at the GFX group here: “Picked up the Cambo Actus GFX yesterday will do some testing. Just sharing a quick look at how far up/down/left right can move before vignetting kicks in. Using a hasselblad 40mm CFE lens on it. Seems to be an outstanding bit of kit” – NOTE: I could not embed the video here on FR, so only GFX members can see it.

Fujifilm GFX: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Fujifilm X100F
USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Paolo Fraternale: shared here at the X100F Facebook group. Hand made leather case by Luigi LeicaTime

Fujifilm X-T20 & More
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X-Trans / Compressed Vs. Uncompressed RAW

Picktorial First Look at Lightroom Blog youtube


Fujinon GF Lenses Lab Tests :: Fujifilm GFX 50s Field Tests & More (GFX Roundup)

Full lab test of the GF32-64, GF120 and GF63 at the French site lemondedelaphoto (translation): “The sharpness is generally excellent considering the level of requirement of a 50 Mpxl sensor, vignetting and distortion are very well contained, only the distortion measured on the 120 mm may require a small correction in post-processing.”

Fujifilm GFX 50s: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

And feel free to join our 10,800+ members strong GFX facebook group and to follow the dedicated GFX facebook page.

Matthias Leberle shared at the GFX group here
i heard you like black & white

“Guys, I Got a Serious Problem: After Testing two Days the GFX, How Can I Go Back Shooting with my Sony A7r2?” (GFX Member Aziz)

Aziz Nasuti wrote on the Fujifilm GFX facebook page here:

Guys, I got a serious problem here: after shooting two days with GFX (testing) how I go back and shoot with my Sony A7r2 :( “

As to expect, the comment section is running hot, and Aziz explains:

I am 100% honest with you, not paid by Fuji. This camera is absolutely the best camera that I ever had. It is amazing in low light and boosting shadows and recovering the highlights. Now it doesn’t offer the best lens combination but it will come with the time.

[…] the GFX is much richer in depth and really deliver cleaner images.”

Fujifilm GFX 50s: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

The 10,700+ members of the Fujifilm GFX facebook group are extremely active.

Below is some more feedback

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Fujifilm GFX 50s in the Canadian Darkness… and Enjoy these Wonderful Images (NSFW)!

Mike Hamel: shared here
Beautiful sunset @ #ammersee #bavaria #fuji #gfx 32 mm, f 8, 65 sec

Fujifilm GFX 50s Roundup

Fujifilm GFX 50s: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, ParkCamerasUK, PCHstore AUS: CameraPro

All Images shared at the Fujifilm GFX Facebook group

Wirawan Sanjaya shared here
one of my reason to buy GFX is because the sensor is bigger than 24×36 and it comes with nice EVF

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Lulú Herrera shared here
The window painter. (GF63mmF2.8) Mexico City

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Damien Lovegrove shared here:
There is a calmness to these GFX images that I find alluring. They were shot in natural light with the 32-64mm lens wide open at f/4. Part of the calmness comes because the camera is on a tripod and the stillness is a result of me using 1/30th second exposure. With my X-T2 I’m usually darting around working hand held or with it on a monopod. I now have a different approach when using the GFX and I love it.

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Stuart Mccann shared here:  Damrak, Amsterdam last night with 32-63mm

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Sebastian Lee shared here: “Juat the tip” GF120mm @2 seconds F4.

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NSFW Images Included

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