I’m getting a lot of images about the upcoming Fujinon XF 8-16mmF2.8 and XF 200mmF2, which I’m happy to share with all of you guys.
UPDATE: Fujikina Report at the Japanese site dc.watch (translation), also with hands on images on the latest Fuji gear, for example the GF250/4 here. (thanks Mistral)
And don’t forget… the big FujiRumors live blogging will continue NON STOP the whole day and bring you all the latest updates, reviews, hands on images and videos.
– The Fujifilm GFX is like your old SLR + example shots at Palle Schultz Youtube: “When you see the files that come out of it, there is really nothing to complain about. There is only one thing you can complaint about while using the GFX, and that is the photographer, because the GFX will show if the photographer is not good, but the GFX will help you to do the best that you can be. […] the files are so big, that you don’t want to fill up your hard disk too fast. So I slowed down, and I asked my models to slow down, and take fewer pictures, but better. With the GFX you concentrate more, and take that one picture that you want“. Check out also the AWESOME images at the end of the video (music in the background played by Palle Schultz himself)
– Potraits on FUJI GFX 50S, 120mm F4 Macro and 63mm F2.8 by Baljit Singh Deo at baldeo. Another set of stunning images.
Both, Palle Schultz and Baljit Singh Deo are members of our 10,200+ members strong Fujifilm GFX facebook group, share their work with the GFX 50s there and are always open to discuss it with the members. I really love to see how this group is growing together and how much enthusiasm there is for the GFX… and for photography in general.
We also offer a GFX tailored news/rumors stream at our Fujifilm GFX facebook page. You won’t miss a single GFX tidbit by following it.
Lenstip just shared their Fujinon XF50mmF2 WR review, and it’s an extremely positive one.
Pros:
handy but solid and weather-sealed casing,
brilliant image quality in the frame centre,
good image quality on the edge of the frame,
negligible spherical aberration,
low lateral chromatic aberration,
sensible coma correction,
negligible astigmatism,
sensible performance against bright light,
silent, sensibly quick and accurate autofocus on the X-T2 body.
Cons:
some problems with the longitudinal chromatic aberration,
visible vignetting on RAW files.
Conclusion: “An excellent lens – those words would be enough. Still, to make our summary more eloquent we have to add that for a very decent price you get a lens sensationally sharp in the frame centre, small, lightweight, weather-sealed and produced in Japan. It didn’t avoid some flaws but they aren’t very important and don’t change our assessment in any way. A round of applause, Fuji!”
And now also the XF50mmF2 can be found in stock, for example at AmazonUS. They also had the X100F and X-T20 in stock earlier today, but they sold out quickly.
Fujifilm Europe has dropped massive X and GFX deals all over the continent. The deals start today and end January 14.
Depending on the country, some are cashback deals, some are instant rebates, and some are mixed rebates (instant + cashback). I will list details (+ link to pages to claim back money) below.
If you purchase at Amazon, make sure you buy directly from Amazon (not third party). I have seen Amazon listed as official retailer by Fujifilm Germany, Italy and UK. In France I did not see Amazon listed as qualified retailer.
The complicated part I will share it at the bottom.
But for now I’ll just say that given the complications and regional differences in Europe, I will list below only the deals for UK and Germany (the German deals as listed at Calumet.DE, because Fujifilm Germany has not put up the official deal page yet). But there are rebates also in France, Italy, Belgium, Austria and more.
NOTE: In Germany so far the X-T5/X-H2/S bodies are not listed as rebated, but other EU countries include X-T5, X-H2 etc in their cashback offer.
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X-T50 (body or kit) with XF23mmF2 or XF35mmF2 – save €200 (says Calumet.DE and Fujifilm France) or save €100 in Italy according to Fujifilm Italy
Germany: Amazon DE / Calumet / FotoErhardt / Fotokoch
The deals are confusing, mainly because Fujifilm Germany and Italy either do not report about the deals, or they contraddict themselves. So let’s see it country by country:
the official flyer image says X deals are instant rebates and GFX cashback. Although once you click the X deals, they list all items and they show up as cashback, with a cashback claim-money-back page that is not clickable (unlike the GFX claim-back-money page.
Note: We have fixed the IBIS performance issues when activating in-body correction functions. Now there is no need to turn off the auto corrections for IBIS. But if you prefer to manually set the correction in camera menu, you may still disable the auto corrections. To disable it for individual lens: change the corresponding configuration item’s value to 0.
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.
GF120mmF4* – $2,699 ($2,949 regular price – $2,699 pre-tariffs) *note: the GF120mm is sold by third party sellers
Some gear at Amazon is sold at even lower price than the original launch price.
XF33mmF1.4 – $769 (currently $899 – $799 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon.com with free 30 days return policy
XF70-300mm – $759 (currently $899 – was $799 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon Japan
XF16mm F2.8 silver – $347 (currently $449 – $399 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon Germany
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.
GF100-200mmF5.6 – 7% discount ($1,999 instead of $2,149 – $1,999 pre-tariffs) – SOLD OUT, Only Available at Full Price
If you find more gear discounted, feel free to let us know in the comments.
The Curious Case
Interestingly, I have filtered the Amazon results to show me only “new” items (to get rid of all refurbished gear in the results), and some gear pops up as “FUJIFILM X Replacement Lens” at a great price, even lower than the pre-tariff price.
Some are marked as shipped and sold by Amazon, others by Amazon Japan or Germany. They are all marked as coming with free shipping.
Maybe Amazon is simply taking stock they have all over the world and re-directing it Amazon US?
In any case, make sure to check if you have to pay import taxes on it.
XF33mmF1.4 – $769 (currently $899 – $799 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon with free 30 days return policy
XF70-300mm – $758 (currently $899 – was $799 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon Japan
XF16mm F2.8 silver – $347 (currently $449 – $399 pre-tariff) shipped and sold by Amazon Germany
We still recommend to stick with gear shipped and sold by Amazon US to avoid surprises. But I wanted you to be aware why some gear is listed even cheaper: it’s because it’s coming from other Amazon branches.
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.
