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Fujifilm GFX100S Among Top Rented Gear 2021 at Lensrentals and Top 4 Stills/Hybrid Cameras

Lensrentals has listed their top rented gear for 2021.

There is only one Fujifilm gear in the list, and it’s the Fujifilm GFX100S, which Lensrentals calls their “personal favorite“.

Worth to note is that there are only 4 still (or hybrid) oriented cameras in the list, and the Fujifilm GFX100S is among them. The rest are mostly video cameras and lenses.

A pity only that those, who rented the GFX100S and then maybe wanted to buy it, very likely could not find any sample available, as that beast is mostly unavailable even 11 months after its announcement.

Down below you can find the full lists of top rented gear shared by lensrentals.

  1. Canon EOS C70 Cinema Camera (RF)
  2. Sony FX3 Full-Frame Cinema Camera
  3. Sony Alpha a1
  4. Sony FX6 Full-Frame Cinema Camera
  5. Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (EF)
  6. RED DIGITAL CINEMA KOMODO 6K Camera Production Kit
  7. Nikon Z 7II
  8. Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM
  9. Leica Q2 Monochrom
  10. Aputure LS 600d Pro Daylight LED V-Mount Kit
  11. DZOFilm Pictor 20-55mm T2.8 Parfocal Zoom (EF)
  12. Fuji GFX 100S Medium Format Mirrorless
  13. Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM
  14. Sony FX6 Camera Kit w/ 24-105mm f/4 G OSS Lens
  15. DZOFilm Pictor 50-125mm T2.8 Parfocal Zoom (EF)
  16. Canon EOS C300 Mark II w/ Touch Focus Kit (EF)
  17. Blackmagic Design ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel
  18. SmallHD Cine 24″ 4K High Bright Pro Monitor

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Fringer EF-GFX Pro Smart AF Adapter Firmware 1.10 Released

Firmware v1.10 is released for Fringer EF-GFX Pro (FR-EFTG1). Updating your adapter is highly suggested.

Main improvements include:

2021/12/16

Version 1.10

  1. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
  2. Issue fixed: Lens names recorded in EXIF for the following lenses are not accurate.
  3. Bug fixed for EF85/1.4L IS: In some circumstances AF search may be very slow.
  4. Software switch functions added. When connected to a computer through a USB cable, there is a file named SETTINGS.INI in the root folder of the adapter. It’s in format of ordinary INI files. Don’t modify it unless you know how to do that. If you want to restore it to default, just remove it. The adapter will re-generate it when the next time it works on a camera body.
  5. Focus bracketing support added. By default, it isn’t turned on. To turn it on, edit SETTINGS.INI and change the value of “FocusBracketing=” from 0 to 1.

Be noted:

  • When setting focus range and begin position, don’t manually turn focus ring! Always use AF to drive focus point to the position you want. Or the focus bracketing function may not work properly.
  • When “FocusBracketing=” is set to 1 in the SETTINGS.INI, the adapter is set to native mode and some functions of the camera may change, such as the 35mm auto mode will not crop automatically, IBIS may not work properly any more, etc.
  1.  User option for power-off behavior added. On one hand, some lenses with external focus design such as some STM lenses may not be convenient to be stored in a bag when its AF isn’t on infinity. Moving AF to infinity automatically when powering off (or switching to playback mode) is preferred. On the other, some of them, e.g. EF85/1.2L II, may have very heavy front elements so that the experience of moving it to/from infinity every time switching the camera to/from playback mode is really bad. Thus, it’s better to let the user decide. We have added an option item named “PowerOffInfinity” to SETTINGS.INI. Default value (0): only some STM lenses, EF50/1.4, Sigma 70/2.8 ART, etc. will be moved to infinity when powering off/switching to playback mode. Value 1: all lenses will be moved to infinity.

Please download the firmware file and its release notes from the Fringer website here. Follow the instructions in the release notes or users manual to update your adapter. To understand the new features better, you may also refer to the new version of users manual.

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Black Friday is Over, but the Massive Fujifilm X/GFX Rebates Continue and New Topaz Deals

Black Friday is over, but not for us Fujifilm X and GFX shooters.

The deals are not many, but they are good, some of them really good.

The top 3 deals in my eyes are these ones:

The deals end on December 26, but note that the deal is not available for back orders. So it’s better to get yours as long as the gear is in stock.

Full List of Deals

Also, there is a new 25% discount on all TOPAZ products (Click here).

DPRTV Best and Worst Camera Gear 2021: Lots of Love for Fujifilm GFX100S and Fujinon XF MK II Lenses, but Best Stills Camera is…

In their usual very entertaining way, Chris and Jordan from DPRTV share their best and worst camera gear episode for 2021.

Instead of the best stills and hybrid camera categories (as they did last year), this year they axed the hybrid category and replaced it with the best video camera, which has been won by the DJI Ronin 4D. I wish they would have kept the hybrid category.

Also, there is not one overall best lens, but best lens for M4/3, APS-C and Full Frame. Medium Format is not contemplated in the lens options, so the stellar Fujinon GF80mm f/1.7 (which I use every now and then with very gratifying results) had no chance to participate to this years’ DPRTV selection.

Best Lens for M4/3

  1. Olympus 8-25mm f/4 Pro
  2. Panasonic/Leica 25-50mm f/1.7

Best Lens for APS-C

  1. Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN
  2. Fujinon XF33 mm f/1.4 R LM WR: They are happy to see that Fujifilm is updating their older prime lenses

XF 33mm f/1.4 R LM WR: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera / Moment
XF 23mm f/1.4 R LM WR: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera / Moment
XF 18mm f/1.4 R LM WR: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera

Best Lens for FF

  1. Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD
  2. Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM

Best Video Camera 2021

  1. DJI Ronin 4D
  2. Nikon Z9

Best Stills Camera 2021

  1. Nikon Z9: 3D AF tracking. Excellent dynamic range. 45 MP. Rugged and versatile and not the most expensive.
  2. Fujifilm GFX100S: they love image and build quality. Really premium medium format sensor with more approachable price point. Makes high end medium format accessible to a lot more people. You can’t find the camera anywhere, as everybody wants one.

Look, I own the Fujifilm GFX100S and I admire it. It stunns me over and over again. And if you want the best image quality, more then you could ever desire, then go for it. But as much as I admire it, I can’t fall in love with it as I do with my Fujifilm X gear, since it lacks of manual controls. To be clear, it is fast and stupidly easy to operate. But just not as fun. So Fuji, take the X-T form and function, and make a GFX out of it, pretty much like this prototype you’ve showen to us in the past.

And yet, it has captured some precious family memories at a quality I do not deserve :).

GFX100S: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera / Moment

Worst Video Camera 2021

  1. Sigma fpL

Worst Lens 2021

  1. Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95

Worst Stills Camera 2021

  1. Sigma fpL

GFX100S

 

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Coming Soon: 7Artisans 25mm T1.05, 7Artisans 35mm T1.05 and 7Artisans 50mm T1.05 Cine Lenses

7Artisans is soon going to announce the following cine lenses for Fujifilm X mount:

  • 7Artisans 25mm T1.05
  • 7Artisans 35mm T1.05
  • 7Artisans 50mm T1.05

That’s some seriously fast cine lens! They look like the Cine version of the f/0.95 photo lenses:

Fellow Fujifilm X-T group member Malte already has these new Cine lenses in his hands and shared a post on the group here. His initial impressions:

What I can tell you today, this are the best build lenses I ever had in my hands. No focus breathing and the run of the focus and aperture ring is a dream…

Down below you can see some images he shared as well as the lens specs:

Thanks to Malte and you can check out his article at schlueter-enteprises.

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Fringer EF-GFX Video Demo Shows why PDAF is Important for Adapted Lenses vs CDAF

As we reported back in August, Fringer will officially release the Fringer EF-GFX smart autofocus adapter soon. Fringer also shared a video, showing the performance of the Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 VC G2 on the Fujifilm GFX100S, which you can see here.

Now Fringer shared a small tests to show the importance of PDAF capability for adapted lenses as well as some sample photos taken by different lenses.

The gear used for the test is:

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A Taste of More than Full Frame: Wedding with GFX50SII, X-T4 vs GFX100S, TTArtisan 11mm on GFX100S, Fujinon GF Lens Reviews and More

2021 was a definitely a GFX year, mainly thanks to the launch of the Fujifilm GFX100S and the Fujifilm GFX50SII. So let’s give this wonderful system a dedicated and major roundup.

GFX100S and GFX50SII

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  • williamchua – GFX100 + GF 250 mm f4 + 1.4xTC fantastic combination
  • williamchua – Dance Photography workshop with GFX 100
  • keithwee – Revisiting the Fujifilm GFX100 in 2021 and my beliefs on what makes a trustworthy reviewer
  • roycruz – The Everyday Medium Format Companion – Fujinon GF 50mm f/3.5 Review 2021
  • photoreview – Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR lens
  • newsshooter – Large format cinematography in a small package: Tokina Vista lenses on Fujifilm GFX100
  • blog.kasson – Copying watercolors with the GFX 100

TT Artisan 11mm Fisheye on the GFX100s

by FR-reader Neil

I have attached some images taken with the TT Artisan 11mm Fisheye on the GFX100s so that people can see what to expect. Images are reduced to 2048 pixels on the long side for ease of email. (full size can be sent by WeTransfer if required.)

  • Image 1. Straight Out Of Camera converted to jpeg – No Editing. You can see the dark corners and blue fringing in the top corners.
  • Image 2. Edited in Capture One Pro 21. Lens Correction >Distortion set to Maximum sorts out the corners but keeps the Barrel Distortion look.
  • Image 3. Affinity Photo – Lens Distortion (Go Pro Hero 3-Black) applied and it gives a good rectilinear fisheye look. (Thanks YouTuber for the Go Pro settings for this lens body combination.)

The rest of the Blacksmith in action shots using the 30mm and 45-100 are better looking images, these are to show the different stages of editing you can get with the TT Fisheye. It is a cheap, well built lens that is up there with the top brand names for image quality (but all Manual – no electronics.)

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Top 10 Attacks on Fujifilm (That Don’t Make Sense): Full Frame Desires, GFX Facts Distortion, Kaizen Death, X-Trans Flaws, DOF and more

Criticizing and attacking Fujifilm is quite popular on the internet, and down below I will talk about possible reasons why it is like this.

Sometimes these critiques are justified, but sometimes I feel these attacks are unjustified.

Let’s talk about it now.

10 Critiques To Fujifilm

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LEAKED: Fujifilm GFX50SII, GF35-70mmF4.5-5.6, XF33mmF1.4 and XF23mmF1.4 Specs and Details

Nokishita has leaked the specs and details for the Fujifilm GFX50SII and the Fujinon GF35-70mm F4.5-5.6 as well as for the XF23mm F1.4 R LM WR and XF 33mm f!.4 R LM WR leaked.

“GF35-70mm F4.5-5.6 WR”
11 elements in 9 groups (1 aspherical lens, 2 ED lenses)
minimum 35cm,
maximum 0.28x
filter 62mm, size φ84.9mm x 73.9mm (Collapsed) / 96.4 It seems to be mm (Wide) /95.7mm (Telephoto)
weigh 390g

Fujifilm “XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR”
15 elements in 10 groups (2 aspherical lenses, 3 ED lenses)
minimum 19cm,
maximum 0.2x,
filter 58mm
size φ67×77.8mm
380g

FYI: Specs of original XF23mmF1.4 R
11 Elements in 8 Groups
minimum focus 28 cm
maximum magnificaion: 0.1x
filter size 62mm
size 63 x 72 mm
weight 300 g

“XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR”
15 elements in 10 groups (2 aspherical lenses, 3 ED lenses)
minimum 30cm
maximum 0.15x
filter 58mm
size φ67×73.5mm
360g

FYI: Specs of XF35mmF1.4 R
8 Elements in 6 Groups
minimum focus 28 cm
maximum magnificaion: 0.17x
filter size 52mm
size 54.9 x 65 mm
weight 187 g

Announcement is on September 2 at 9AM New York time. Make sure to follow FujiRumors.

Fujifilm GFX50SII

GFX50S II offers the perfect mix of accessibility and flexibility. Pair it with the new GF35-70mmF4.5-5.6 WR lens and you’ II find a wonderfully affordable combination that delivers images from a 51.4-megapixel sensor, which makes it the perfect gateway to !arge format photography. Get outstanding results w ith professional features that include 19 Film Simulations, advanced autofocusing, and a vast range of exposure controls providing limitless opportunities for creativity.

The Freedom to Create

GFX50S II features a redesigned in-body image stabilization (IBIS) system that is 20% smaller, and 10% lighter, than the version found in GFX 100. Despite this reduction in size and weight, it provides up to an impressive 6.5 stops of five-axis stabilization (based on CIPA standards), providing dramatically broad possibilities for image makers wanting to work more freely with slow shutter speeds. Even when light levels are low, and a tripod isn’ t available, steady images are on the horizon.

GFX50S II weighs just 900g and is similar in size to many to full-frame camera s, which makes the ergonomically contoured handgrip and PASM dial – used to access the camera’ s main exposure functions
– feel wonderfully familiar and accessible. A gorgeous blend of curves and edges, the camera body is finished with a top-plate LCD to display key settings, a redesigned focus lever, and a feather-touch shutter release to turn that familiar feeling into an intuitive image-making experience.

Responsive Autofocus for Ultimate Creativity

Fast, reliable autofocus comes to GFX50S II, thanks to a combination of advanced technologies and Fujifilm’ s powerful X-Processor 4 imaging engine. Sensor readout speeds have been boosted from 130fps to 250fps compared to GFX 50S, enabl ing razor-sharp responses – whether subject tracking or picking out a face in a crowd. An improved autofocusing algorithm, taken from the latest FUJIFILM X Series and GFX System camera s, boosts focusing performance in all modes, including face and eye detection. The AF system also brilliantly works in tandem with in-body image stabilization (IBIS) to provide up to 6.5 stops of handheld stability. This simply means the camera’ s autofocusing performance will be up to the task when the creative senses are flowing.

Proven Technologies Deliver Outstanding Results

Fujifilm has been perfecting its color science know-how for more than 85 years – and all the knowledge from this impressive heritage has been poured into GFX50S II. The 51.4MP !arge format sensor uses a specially designed CMOS Bayer array that delivers images with minimal noise and an incredibly wide dynamic range, while 19 Film Simulation modes allow creatives to produce images with colors that stir emotion and memories. Coupled with the ever-growing family of G Mount lenses that can resolve sensors of 1OOMP or more, this is a camera – and system – that meets the demands of exacting creators seeking the ultimate image quality.

Fujinon XF23mm F1.4 R LM WR

Perfect for Today, Ready for Tomorrow

When making images is a passion, image quality can be all-consuming, especially as technology evolves and image resolutions increase. Capable of resolving up to 40 megapixels. XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR is an incredible combination of portability and performance that will continue to provide stunning detail and vibrant colors with minimal imperfections long into the future.

For those Unpredictable Moments

The best images happen when we least expect them to, which is why XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR features a redesigned internalfocusing mechanism, driven by a fast, near-silent linear motor,for immediate response and precise results. With good timing,fast reflexes,and a little help from XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR.those unpredictable moments will turn into a lifetime of memories.

Total Control Over Every Element
XF23mmF1 .4 R LM WR provides incredible optical performance. This is thanks to two aspherical and three ED elements used in its construction . plus its F1.4 maximum aperture – created by nine rounded iris blades -that allow for pinpoint focus and smooth background bokeh. A large manual focusing ring provides further assurance that every element of the image-making process is under complete and total control.

A Continued Standard of Excellence

At a weight of 380g and length of 77.8mm XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR underscores Fujifilm’ s continuing mission to create compact and lightweight X Series cameras and lenses. Beautifully engineered to withstand the demands of day-to-day use, XF23mmF1.4 R LM WR blends a durable,all-metal construction with practical touches, like a 58mm filter and a close focusing distance of 19cm, to bring a versati le solution for street, documentary , and wedding photographers alike.

Make Any Moment a Masterpiece

Making the most of moments is the hallmark of any great image-maker. Regardless of whether the sun is shining, or whether the heavens are starting to open up when used with our weather -resistant X Series cameras . XF23mmF1 .4 R LM WR is ready to turn any inclement situation into a potential masterpiece. Weather-resistant seals throughout the lens’ construction repeldust and moisture,allowing itto perform effortlessly down to -10° C Simply put,the elements should not get in the way of your next great image.

Fujinon XF33mm F1.4 R LM WR

Simply the Best

Passionate image makers are constant ly looking for ways to make the most of the best light and the perfect subject . With its unmatched opticalquality and ability to resolve details up to 40 megapixels, XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR is poised to deliver vibrant, true-to-life colors, minimal optical aberrations, and outstanding detail in those rare moments where passion meets perfection.

Focused on Performance

XF33mmF1.4RLMWR may be the first X Mount lens to have exactly the same equivalent field of view as a50mm lens, but it certainly won’ t be the last one to perfectly blend optical engineering with cutting edge technology. Ready to document events and scenes as they unfold, XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR is equipped with a powerfully accurate linear motor to ensure that images are always in focus and creativity is never suppressed. Fast, near silent, and unerringly accurate, this lens effortlessly performs to keep any image maker in the moment, no matter how brief it is.

Precision When lt’s Needed

Minimal focus breathing, precise manual focus , and wonderfully blurred backgrounds make X F33mmF1.4 R LM W R a perfect choice for videographers who need wide apertures for low-light situations or to create separation between subject and background. Manual focusing is easily controlled, thanks to a mechanism that delivers near-perfect precision down to a minimum object distance of 30cm.

Unmatched Quality Featuring

15 elements in 10 groups -including two aspherical and three ED elements -XF33mmF1.4 R LMWR is engineered to provide optimum quality and unparalleled color accuracy,with minimal coma and chromatic aberration.This ensures unmatched resolution and fresh, vibrant color.

Engineered for Every Eventuality

Weighing just 360g and measuring 73.5mm in length, XF33mmF1.4 R LM WR is easy to handle,simple to use,and beautifully balanced for any X Series camera.Its gorgeously constructe’d from its aperture and manual focusing rings to its all-metal construction and is built to withstand dust, moisture,and temperatures as low as-10°C when used with a weather-resistant X Series camera, to keep creative doors open when nature tries to keep them closed.

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