In their latest Video here, the Fuji Guys talk about the various Fuji Flash options you have for the Fujifilm X-T2. All nice and good, but as you know, and as also written in Rico’s First Look Review, the Fujifilm X-T2 does not work with the Nissin i40 in TTL mode. I wish Fuji and Nissin would rapidly look for a solution in form of a firmware fix.
Fuji X-T2 Unboxing and Review with Vertical Grip + XF16-55mmF2.8 Lens at digitales youtube
DCFever just published their interview with Toshihisa Iida during the local launch. No new findings, but it’s a good summary of several Manager statements we have read in the past months. Click Read More to see the translated version here on FR:
RUMOR FLASH: It’s a long term rumor, but it comes from a Trusted Source (thanks for your ongoing support): Profoto will add Support for Fujifilm X series in 2017!
VERY OLD NEWS RELOADAD
XF50mmF2 WR + Fuji Photokina Page
Here on FujiRumors you are used to get the news as soon as it happens, in real-time… and quite often also before it actually happens.
But it can happen, that sometimes someone of you guys might miss a news. That’s why you should check out FujiRumors every day, and you’ll be sure to be first to know about Fuji’s present… and future ;)
So here are two news, that are currently “brand new” according to some, and I keep getting emails about. So I thought it might be time to share it again, so that I won’t get any emails anymore.
Photokina Page
The dedicated Fuji Photokina Page is an old News, shared by Fujifilm on August 25, and also shared on FujiRumors on the very same day. But it seems some might have missed it, since this new page has been launched along with the XF23mmF2 and X-A3. Of course I’ve shared this news in the Live Blogging. But here is the link again.
XF50mmF2 WR
In the X-A3 First Look on Youtube, Fuji Guy Billy mentioned a mysterious XF50mmF2 WR lens. Some people where really surprised by this, and thought Billy just announced a new lens. So time for a short recap: I’ve shared rumors about the 50mmF2 WR back in May here. The lens has the been officially shared in Fuji’s roadmap already back on July 7, Fuji even showed pics about it at an event, and the X-magazine already told us it will come in Spring 2017. So no… Fuji Guy Billy didn’t announce the XF50mmF2.
What’s more interesting, though, is that he mentions the expertise Fujfiilm has in making Medium Format lenses… who knows why ;)
First Look: Fujifilm XF23mm f2 R WR Fujinon lens at bjornmoerman
Fujifilm X-Pro2
X-Pro2 gone to meet it’s maker at kjguch / The X-Pro Series Content: All In One Place at adambonn / Fujifilm XPro2 Review…The Fuji Awakens at jamesbrokenshaphotography / Using the X-Pro2 for macro work at discreetphoton / Review at wflbc /
Sony Vs. Fuji
Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light /
Other X-series cameras
Fujifilm X-E2 — Taking it to the Street at domvarney / Fujifilm X-T1 + 35mm f1.4: first hands on review at alexcoghe / X-A3: $600 Selfie Cameras are Real at HardwareCanucks youtube / A Tree Paradise (X-T1 infrared) at johann.vdwalt / The X-Pro1: Understanding the Dynamic Range Feature and its Relationship to ISO at adambonn
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X100/S/T + X70
Hares Gap with the X100T at thex100diaries / Viet Nam Flashback, 1970 … Fuji X100T at streetshooter / Fujifilm X70 field review – “an X-100 for the rest of us” at eyesuncloudedphoto / Hip Replacement : The Fujifilm X70 for Street Photography at derekclarkphotography /
Lenses
X-mount lenses
XF100-400 Review at photozone. From the conclusions:
“The Fujinon XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR impressed me quite a bit – not only in the lab but also in the real life. Honestly I was almost about to purchase the lens from the rental company (but I kept my sanity). The center sharpness is very high throughout the zoom range. The borders/corners are also very sharp between 100 and 300mm. Expect slightly softer corners at 400mm though (but then who cares here). Lateral CAs are not a real issue. Most users will keep image auto-correction activated thus neither distortions nor vignetting are issue in this case. The native characteristic isn’t quite as good here though. The quality of the bokeh is very decent for such a lens – at least technically – but don’t expect wonders regarding the depth-of-field at conventional focus distances.”
Two years with the Fujifilm XF27mm lens at diegoe / What Wide? Fuji XF 14mm vs XF 16mm vs XF 10-24mm at littlebigtravelingcamera / My 3 favourite lenses for the Fuji X-series at howardyangphotography / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker / Top 10 Fujifilm Lenses Reviewed 2016 at ephotozine / 18mm, the The Fuji X Sleeper Lens at ipcloud / Fuji XF 35mm F2 IR & UV hotspot test at kiwiinkyushu / Macro Outings with the XF60mmF2.4 R Macro lens at nigelwhealphotography / X-T1: Concepcion Fish Port in Iloilo The Philippines at hendralauw / “Strong & Free” with the XF 50-140mm F2.8 OIS at olafphotoblog / The Fujinon XF100-400mm – Hands On at leecraker /
other lenses / Adapter / Extension Tubes
Zeiss Planar 45mm F2 (test with X-Pro 2) at capitalfaces /
X-Trans
The X-Pro1: Jpegs, Blast from the Past or Way to the Future? at adambonn / Lightroom Editing Tutorial – Fujifilm X-Pro2 RAW Conversion with Presets at Joe Dodd youtube / Fuji X-T1 RAW Processing Part 1 and Part 2 at thelightweightphotographer / Complete Shooting and Raw Processing Workflow with Adobe Lightroom Mobile at Elia Locardi Youtube /
Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / X Weddings
A 3-Day Sri Lankan Wedding at vopoku / Giving the boot to Sony? A7r vs Fuji X-T10 at addicted2light / Camping with the X-T1, 10-24mm and 50-200mm at mattrussellphoto / Isle of Skye, Scotland at marccooper /
Acessories / Flash / Bags
New Custom Plates with Grip for Fujifilm X-Pro2 from Sunwayfoto at scvphotoideas /
a bit of everything
Why I use Fujifilm cameras at alastairarthur / There is something about mountains… at olafphotoblog / Models captured with X-gear at blogbyfred / Surrealist Work with the X-T10 and a XF 23mm & 16mm lens at CJ Tajonera Bio facebook / Choice of Ultra Wide Angle Lenses on the Fujifilm X Series at macleancomms /
Maybe the Fujifilm X-T2 Autofocus is really blazing fast!
But let’s go step by step:
Do you know Nathan Wright (ohm-image.net)… yep, the one, who wrote the Novoflex Review series for Fujirumors. Well, if you followed him in the comments here on FujiRumors in the past, then you will know he had no fear to criticize Fujifilm, also very hard, whenever he thought that Fuji deserves it.
Well, Nathan had the chance to put his hands on a production X-T2, and here is what he just shared on Twitter:
If even Nathan says it, a photographer, who was never scared in the past to criticize Fujifilm under several aspects, then I start to believe that all this is not just a hype!
And that’s not all.
FXF member HendrikOsula tested both, the Fujifilm X-T2 and X-Pro2, at the Summer Biathlon World Championships 2016. And he says here that the “X-T2 is kicking X-Pro2s butt […] I completely missed only few shots out of hundreds!” For his full report (and images) click here. NOTE: don’t forget the X-Pro2 will get the new algorithm in October, too.
Moreover, the very popular French site lesnumeriques (translation) says that the AF of the X-T2 is “formidable” and “it is also excellent in low light“. Overall they consider the X-T2 a “rival for the most impressive DSLRs!”
It was an ultra-long wait, with several delays, Metz insolvency and what not… but it seems it could soon be over. In fact, the Fujifilm EF-X500 flash will be released on September 29 (via dc-watch).
But I tell you… I’ll believe it only when I see it!
Fujifilm also released a new firmware for the Instax Share SP-2 Printer (VER 01.19). This new firmware makes it possible to send images from Fujifilm digital cameras via Wi-Fi to an instax SHARE Smartphone Printer SP-2 for instax instant film prints. Applicable X-series Models : X-Pro2, X-T2, X-T1, X-T10, X-E2S, X-E2, X-M1, X-A3, X-A2, X-A1, X100T, XQ2, XQ1, X70, X30.
Wind in the Hair by Rick Birt with a Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan f2.8/100
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I recently had the honor of documenting the union of Anna and Hayden Taylor. They are a cute and fun couple, and I thoroughly enjoyed shooting them. I should also mention that Anna’s mother, Charla, was kind enough to provide me with a shot list, and kept everything running smoothly that day. It was arranged to be an intimate ceremony with close family in the living room of the Groom’s parents’ home. It all sounded like the perfect scenario for photographing my first wedding.
So was it all rainbows and unicorns? Not quite…
I had just switched from a Sony a7R II camera to a Fuji X-Pro2 the month before. I absolutely love the Fuji, but I still haven’t mastered it like the Sony. Moreover, I got a bad copy of the 16-55mm zoom-lens and was in the middle of an exchange – so I didn’t have it for the ceremony. Therefore, I went looking for a second body. I almost bought another X-Pro2, but I got a great deal on an Olympus Pen-F and two prime lenses the night before the big day. Suffice it to say, I had not mastered the Olympus either.
As for lighting, I purchased an on-camera speedlight, a Diva ring-light, and a small LED continuous light array. My wife also suggested I bring her light-gun, so I stopped by her studio on the way to meeting the bride, and her mother, at the salon. When I got to my wife’s studio she told me her light gun was “in the attic.” So I proceeded up the stairs to a little loft area where she keeps some of her equipment.
The salon was very nice, but was pretty crowded (which I’m sure is normal for a Saturday), so it was hard to find a good shooting position, but I managed to get a few nice portraits.
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Last January marked my 20th year as a self-employed photographer. A lot has changed in those years. But there was, however, one constant. From the start on I made most of my images with Fujifilm. Of course, back in 1996 the Astia, Provia and FP100C was ordered in bulk. Those films where loaded in the one camera I used from the very start, and I still use, on a daily basis, today.
Fuji GX680
My true workhorse. Even though it regularly feels like the workhorse is me… Nope. It’s the Fuji GX680. (Not the Fujifilm. The Fuji. Ironic; the cameras that used film did not have the “film” added in the name, the digital camera’s are FujiFILM cameras…) It was one of the biggest investments I made when I started.
A brand-new Fuji GX680, with 65mm, 100mm and 210 mm lenses. and some accessories: An extra long bellows for close-ups, rail extender for the same purpose an a wide-angle bellows. It was actually a little to expensive for a starting business, but I wanted it! The other big investment was lighting equipment. Since I am a fan of quality gear I chose Broncolor lights. I still use many of those lights today. So choosing quality gear paid off for me.
A camera system still in use after 2 decades is remarkable. Sure, some lenses where repaired or replaced, because of broken internal flash-contacts. But the reliability after so many years exceeds my expectations.
Now, in 2016 the camera and lenses can not be repaired anymore. But there is a reasonable amount of second-hand gear out there. I even bought brand-new lenses for it on Ebay. Bought a spare camera just to be sure. Had the battery-packs adapted and the cells renewed. But it is still there. In daily use. Not with the film-back, but with the Leaf Aptus 65. A 28 megapixel back, top of the line in 2006. Still the old Fujinon lenses are superb. The focusing is great. The tilt-shift the GX680 offers is awesome.
Fast forward: X-pro. To answer the question that pops up in Fujifilm users heads; Both. First the X-pro1, with the XF18mm and XF27mm. Later a XF56mm was added. The X-pro1 taught me to shoot in a different way. Very different from the DSLR’s I worked with earlier. More intuitive. Less menu’s. Superb feel.
Fujifilm just made the Complete Fuji X Series Guide available for download here. It includes the brand new XF23mmF2 WR and the X-A3 – LIVE BLOGGING HERE.
