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
ePhotozine published a couple of hands-on photos of the Fujifilm GFX 50R with GF 50mmF3.5.
I am pretty sure ePhotozine just did it just to trigger my GAS even further, because I kind of fell in love with the Fujifilm GFX 50R while trying it out at the Fujifilm booth.
They also shared hands on images of the GF45-100mm and GF 100-200mm here.
Down below Lok’s Fujifilm GFX 50R first look and here are the dpreview sample images.
And despite all the reviewers make a brilliang job covering the Fujifilm GFX 50R, they have a hard job this time, since it has the exact same performance of the Fujifilm GFX 50S. The only difference is the design, and I strongly invite you to test it out by yourself, because what I loved to handle on the booth, you might hate it.
And in no case I would recommend this camera to left eye shooters, since you are going to cover the screen with your face, and you can forget to swipe the touch screen to access your custom functions while you have your eye on the viewfinder. The swipe function will be used a lot, since there is not D-Pad, where to assign custom functions.
With that said, if you are a rangefinder lover, then you probably already are right eye dominant and the corner viewfinder placement.
Fujifilm GFX 50R: BHphoto (save up to $2,800), Adorama, AmazonUS
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These are the last hours before the second Fujifilm price increase.
Fujifilm has officially declared to various news outlets that on August 30 there will be further price increases. According to information we have gathered, the list of price increases should be the one you can see below.
Interestingly, some Fujifilm X and GFX gear on Amazon is still listed at the pre–August 1 pricing. While certain items have already sold out, a few are still available at the original lower price—at least for now.
Still resisting at Amazon is also the anti-deal :)
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We reported that Fujifilm will again increase prices on plenty of Fujifilm X and GFX gear (full list below).
Not affected by any increase is the original Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R WR.
In fact, it is still sold for $999 at BHphoto here and $989 Amazon here (via third party). Other stores like Adorama here and Nuzira still sell it for $1,199.
So starting August 30 we will have a $400 price difference between the two lenses, which might revive the interest for the original XF16-55/2.8, which really struggled to sell even at rebated price after the launch of the XF16-55mmF2.8 MK II.
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On August 30, Fujifilm will implement yet another price increase in the USA, affecting a wide range of X, GFX, and Instax gear.
This marks the second price hike this month, following the one that already took effect on August 1.
Interestingly, some Fujifilm X and GFX gear on Amazon is still listed at the pre–August 1 pricing. While certain items have already sold out, a few are still available at the original lower price—at least for now.
Some gear at Amazon is sold at even lower price than the original launch price.
I’m not sure whether import taxes apply when ordering gear from Amazon Germany or Japan. What I do see is that Amazon lists free shipping—but to be safe, double-check at checkout to avoid any unexpected import fees. In any case, we always recommend using your local Amazon branch—for our US readers, that means Amazon USA.
With that said, below you’ll find the complete list of upcoming price increases.
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We told you which Fujifilm X and GFX gear will get a price increase on August 30. You can check out the full list here.
But also Instax gear will get a price jump in USA due to tariffs. Here is the list with the new price:
Earlier today we reported how Fujifilm said to some news outlets that prices for certain Fujifilm gear will go up on August 30.
Well, I think we can now share the full list of price increases that will come into effect August 30.
Not all X cameras and lenses will get a price increase. What’s not in the list below is safe.
On the GFX front, pretty much everything will get a price bump.
The biggest price jump (+30%) will go to all sorts of Fujifilm accessories, which I guess are still all made in China.
Of course that’s for now just a rumor. All I can say is that last time we were spot on with the list of price increases. It does not mean that we will be also this time, but it might explain why I am confident enough to share it.
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There could be typos in the list, but I tried to put it down as good as I can in the short time I have right now.
On August 1st Fujifilm did increase prices on plenty of X and GFX gear.
We already warned you that further prices increases are planed, but at the time of that article we knew only about instax gear price increases.
Well, Fujifilm has now issued a statement (read below) to several news outlets such as PetaPixel and DRPeview.
The global marketplace continues to present business challenges, driven by the volatile market conditions facing manufacturers, retailers, and consumers alike. With these changes and the instability of the marketplace, we have made the business decision to further adjust prices to accommodate for these global changes. As we navigate the current market situation, Fujifilm is doing all we can to work with our retailers and consumers to weather this storm together. We appreciate your continued support.
Last time the price increases ranged between 8 to 15%, with only one item seeing a hefty 43% price increase.
Last time the Fujifilm X-E5 and Fujifilm X half were not affected by price increases, and it seems that also this time the X-E5 and X half won’t get any price hike.
How much could the price increase be this time?
Well, given that the Fujifilm X-E5 costs $1,699 and the its DSLR styled clone, the Fujifilm X-T50, costs $1,599, it could well be that the X-T50 gets a further $100 price jump, hence a further 6% price increase. But that’s a speculation of mine.
I guess US residents now have less than two weeks left to purchase their gear at current price and avoid even worst surprises.
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The Fujifilm price increase came into effect today, but I just wanted to let you know that, in case you missed the deadline, some gear is still for sale at the old price at Amazon.
For example, the Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 II is for sale at lower price shippend and sold by Amazon. At other stores it costs $150 more now.
Same goes for the XF150-600mmF5.6-8 sold by Amazon at the lower old price as well as the XF33mmF1.4 sold by Amazon.
But there is probably even more gear still available at the old price, so make sure to check out the items you are eventually interested in.
Other gear is sold for old price at Amazon sold by third parties, as it’s the case with the XF70-300mm, sold at Amazon via official Fujifilm retailer True Modern Electronics.
You can also find the Fujifilm X-T5 at old price at Amazon via Dodd Camera, which is also an official Fujfiilm retailer.
You can check out the list of official Fujifilm retailers here.
I guess it’s just a matter of time until those stores will align with the new prices.
We told you that Fujifilm will increase prices on August 1st, and so it happened.
Now that the new prices are official, I will list them all below and I will also add by how much (USD and %) the price increased (because some of you asked me that in the comments).
The price increases are between 8 to 15%, with only one item seeing a hefty 43% price increase. The 43% price increase is already visible at Adorama here, but other stores like BHphoto here and Amazon here still show the old price for now (I guess that will change soon).
I hope some of you have saved some bucks thanks to FujiRumors warning you ahead of the imminent price increase.
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