Fujifilm has finally released the Fujifilm X-T4 firmware 1.40 that the Fuji Guys inadvertently leaked last week.
A new firmware for Fujifilm X-H1 should be released shortly, too. It fixes an annyoing IBIS bug when the X-H1 is used with the brand new Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6.
Also, recently Fujifilm released firmware updates for Fujifilm X-T3, GFX50S and GFX50R as well as for X-E4, X-S10 and X-A7.
Down below the full details for X-T4 firmware 1.20.
FR-reader Kent (thanks), just informed me that he spotted the registration made on January 31, 2021, of a new Fujifilm digital camera with the code name FF200002.
The strange thing here is, that in terms of registrations we had two registered cameras recently:
It was just a matter of time until the FF200002 would appear, and it did so on January 31 at the launchstudio bluetooth registration page here.
So which camera is the FF200002?
The answer is: the Fujifilm X-E4!
I know that, because I have watched countless of youtube videos about the X-E4, and in one of them I noticed that when the screen was flipped out, on the backside of the camera you could read “FF200002“.
But it’s strange: the X-E4 is the first camera that gets registered after it has been announced. We told you in this article that it Fujifilm usually registers cameras from 1 to 6 months ahead of announcement.
Well, I guess this means from now on we have to count also with the possibility, that Fujifilm will announce cameras without them appearing first on some sort of registration website. But don’t worry about that, I will let you know in advance anyway what will come ;).
So let’s update our original article, where we illustrate the time span between registration and announcement of new Fujifilm gear:
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And finally, after the leaked images of the Fujifilm GFX100S including a size comparison with full frame cameras, and after the leaked images of the GF80mmF1.7, XF70-300mmF4-5.6 and XF27mmF2.8MKII, we finally have also the images of the upcoming Fujifilm X-E4 thanks to nokishita.
We also have the press release and the full specs below.
X-E4 will cost $849 and $1049 if bundled with the XF27mm2.8MKII
All the goodness will drop on January 27 at 8AM New York time.
I thought I make a quick list of cameras and lenses that we could see in 2021, and what we surely will not get in 2021.
ATTENTION: It’s a mix of rumors, speculations and hopes. So read carefully to distinguish one from another.
2021 will be full of rumors, so make sure to follow FujiRumors on Facebook, Facebook, RSS-feed, Twitter, Youtube and Instagram.
Promised!
There will be rumors, I tell you that!
We’ll talk about gear & specs. We will get mad at some, we will love others. But in any case, we are going to have fun.
And yet, that’s not how I’d like to start 2021 here on FujiRumors.
Nope, I’d like to start with an image roundup, because what I love most on my Fujifilm system, is not all the cameras and lenses that I have in my bag, but the images I was able to print big and put on my wall thanks to it.
And little it matters which gear you use, as long as it is fun to you.
May it be APS-C, full frame, or that sensor, that is actually 70% “fuller” or “bigger” than full frame and you find inside Fujifilm GFX cameras.
Every system has its strenghts, and the one of the Fujifilm GFX system is definitely portraits and landscape.
And that’s what we want to focus on today: the Fujifilm GFX.
You know, a new and amazing Fujifilm GFX100S is coming soon, so I thought we can give you guys a taste of its power, by sharing images fellow Fujifilm GFX shooters shared at our fantastic Fujifilm GFX group.
I hope you’ll enjoy the images as much as I did, and I wish you a fantastic weekend.
As the Fujifilm X-T4 comes without a charger, the first investment I did along with my X-T4, was to get the Fujifilm BC-W235 Dual Battery Charger.
Since a few weeks now, also Nitecore offers it’s own dual charger for Fujifilm X-T4 batteries, the Nitecore FX3 dual battery charger for Fujifilm X-T4. It costs you about half the price of the original charger.
As of now you can get it in various combinations:
The Nitecore FX1 dual charger for NP-W262S batteries was one of the top 5 sellers on FujiRumors in 2018.
It will soon be available also at other stores:
But as said, it’s not the only option out there. There is for example:
Every week I get many emails from fellow FR-readers, asking me if this is really all.
They look at the current X mount roadmap and the latest G mount roadmap, and they see only 3 lenses in total. That’s meager.
Then they look at our rumors, see that we rumored only two cameras, the Fujifilm GFX100S and the Fujifilm X-E4 and wonder if that’s all for 2021.
I diligently reply to all of them, but it has become quite time consuming. So let me address this question one final time here on FujiRumors, so that in future I can just copy and paste the link to this article and send it to those, who inevitably will make me the same question again.
The Photokina team just announced that photokina has been “suspended until further notice”.
Originally, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Photokina 2020 had been canceled and postponed to May 2022. But apparently there won’t be any photokina in 2022, and probably never again at this point.
I have been to photokina a few times (2016 report here – 2018 report here) and I always hugely enjoyed it. It’s sad to see this show ending. But to me, the error was made when they dropped their 2 years cycle and decided to take place every year in May. It was the wrong answer to a real problem.
What is not yet suspended, but won’t last very long, is the following deal:
TOPAZ has just launched a one-time-only mega bundle deal which allows you to save 60%+ on all Topaz Products.
You’ll get DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, Sharpen AI, JPEG to RAW AI, Mask AI, Adjust AI, Topaz Studio 2, and Video Enhance AI for just $299 instead of $1,000.
If you are not into video, you can remove Video Enhance AI from the bundle and hence get it all for just $199!
And if you already own at least one if not more Topaz products already, you’ll only pay for what you don’t own – meaning you still get to take advantage of some serious savings and Topaz will extract what you already own.
Check out the Topaz Bundle deal here.
I don’t know you, but when I look at an image, the first thing I notice is not how sharp it is at 400% magnification or how grainy it is at 12800 ISO.
Nope!
What first grabs my attention are subject/composition and colors. Those are the main “WOW” factors for me.
And while for the first one (subject/composition) no Fujifilm camera can help you and it’s totally up to the photographer to compose a pleasing image, when it comes to colors, Fujifilm cameras can be quite a good support for us photographers, and certainly they are for me.
Since I switched to Fujifilm (after a long journey searching for “my” system), I have quite radically changed (and speed-up) my editing-workflow thanks to Fuji’s film simulations.
I still shoot RAW+JPEG, I still adjust exposure, add sharpening here and there and make some other tweaks. But the more film simulations Fujifilm was releasing over the years, the less I found myself in the need to laboriously edit the color part of my images in order to set the right mood.
Not to talk of all those times, when the JPEG is just right out of the box, and I don’t adjust anything at all.
So yes, for me, Fujifilm film simulation make a whole lot of difference and are one of the main reasons why I love Fujifilm.
In order to celebrate Fujifilm colors, I recently launched the Fujifilm Film Simulation group, which has reached 10+K members in a very short time.
In this group, images can be edited in all their parts (sharpening, shadow/highlight recovery etc), except for colors. The colors must come purely out of your Fujifilm camera (or be applied in post in Capture One / Lightroom).
It is also allowed to share images that use custom presets, which means take a film simulation and fine tune its settings in-camera (increase contrast, add grain etc), creating your own receipts to store as custom profile inside your Fujifilm camera. Those are very fun to try out!
Now, since I am in total lockdown again (see me here chilling with my dog and cat at home), I have a bit more time this weekend and I decided to use it to go though the images at our Fujifilm Film Simulation group and pick out some of the most liked shots for you.
You’ll see images taken with all kind of film simulations, but you’ll notice that Classic Chrome and Classic Negative turn out to be the most shared and liked ones (or receipts derived from those film simulations).
But also ACROS, Velvia, Provia and one of my favorites, Astia, are also present down below.
Feel free to check out the images below and to join the group if you want.
NOTE: if you join the group and share images, do not forget to tell us which film simulation you used in the description of the image.
I wish you a fantastic weekend,
Patrick
Nokishita spotted the registration of a new Fujifilm camera, the FF200001.
Fujifilm’s digital camera “FF200001” has passed FCC certification. Equipped with Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) and Bluetooth (same RF module as X-Pro3 model number [WM-BN-BM-26 _A_ FF3 ]) .
he designated date for public disclosure of the certified material is October 16, 2020.
This is a list of model numbers of Fujifilm wireless parts, which is not very helpful
WM-BN-BM-26_A: X-E3
WM-BN-BM-26 _A_ FF2: X-H1/GFX50R
WM-BN-BM-26 _A_ FF3: X-Pro3/X-T3/X-T30
WM-BN-BM-26 _A_ FF4: X100V
WM-BN-BM-26 _A_ FF5: X-T4
WM-BAC-BM-25: GFX100
TYPE1FJ: X-A7/X-T200
It’s obviously not the Fujifilm X-Pro4, that I can say for sure! :)
If you want to know what it is, we invite you to stay tuned on FujiRumors.
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