Top 10 February Posts: Firmware Updates, Sony A7III vs Fujifilm X-T4, Nostalgic Negative Explained, Sigma X Mount and More

So guys, February was the first month that I had to run FujiRumors as a daddy (he was born January 26).

You might therefore have noticed that sometimes I reply to tweets at 3AM, or a dramatic rise of typos in my articles. Sorry for that. ;) But I think my wife and me slowly get the hang of it.

The good thing is, FujiRumors just kept running as usual, and here are the top 10 articles for February.

  1. New Firmware for Fujifilm X100V, X-Pro3, X-T30 and XC 16-50mm II Released
  2. Sigma: “We May See Some Sigma Lenses for Fujifilm X Mount in 2021”
  3. Fujicast Interview with Fujifilm Manager: Talking Breakthrough Fujifilm X-H2, X-E4 the Last 26 MP (?), Open Lens Protocols, X80 and More!
  4. DPReviewTV: Sony a7 III vs. Fujifilm X-T4 – Which is Best?
  5. Fujinon XF 70-300mm F4-5.6 Hands On Reviews
  6. Fujifilm X-E4: Minimalist Tool and X100V or X-E4 for Street Photography?
  7. Fujifilm GFX100S “More Than Full Frame” Promo Series… and How Suddenly Sensor Size Does Not Matter Anymore for Some Youtubers ;)
  8. Fujifilm X-E4 X Lab – In Search of Lost Simplicity
  9. New Fujifilm Patent Shows Fujinon XF35mmF1.4 MK II
    Please read the follow up article: Fujifilm Currently NOT Working on Fujinon XF35mmF1.4 MK II
  10. Fujifilm GFX100S Nostalgic Negative Development Story, Recommended Settings, Samples, Exceeding Full Frame – Fujifilm X Lab

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New Fujifilm Camera FF200002 Registered on January 31, 2021, and Why It’s a Curious Case (X-E4)

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:

  • FF200001 registered Sept. 2, 2020 = X-S10
  • FF200003 registered Dec. 14, 2020 = GFX100S

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:

  • registered 1 month before announcement = 4 cameras (X-T2, X-E3, X-T100, X-T30)
  • registered 2 months before announcement = 3 cameras (X-T20, X100F, XF10)
  • registered 3 months before announcement = 3 cameras (X-T3, GFX50R, GFX100)
  • registered 6 months before announcement = 2 cameras (X-H1, X100V)
  • registered 4 days after after announcement = 1 camera (X-E4)

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Fujicast Interview with Fujifilm Manager: Talking Breakthrough Fujifilm X-H2, X-E4 the Last 26 MP (?), Open Lens Protocols, X80 and More!

The latest Fujicast episode is now online, covering all the current Fujifilm announcements with Fujifilm’s UK Marketing Manager, Andreas Georghiades (GFX100S, GF80mmF1.7, X-E4, XF70-300mm and XF27mmMKII.

But as there is a podcast listener question corner, you can figure out that many questions gravitate towards future Fujifilm products and more. So they touch on Fujifilm X-H2, the open lens protocols, the X80 and more.

Kevin Mullins also speculates that the X-E4 might be the last X series camera featuring the 26MP X-Trans sensor and the manager says that there is indeed not much left to update with the 26MP sensor.

However, nobody knows what the first camera with a new sensor will be. There is still an X-T40 waiting to see the light of the day for example, which is such a loved line, that Fujifilm should definitely continue it in my opinion.

Down below you can find the full podcast as well as a summary:

Summary + Podcast

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GFX Series First Look Reviews

Fujifilm GFX100S

  • BH Explora – Pushing the Medium Format Envelope: the FUJIFILM GFX 100S and GF 80mm f/1.7 Lens
  • Jonas Rask – FUJIFILM GFX100S & GF80mm f1.7 first look – More Than Full Frame
  • CaptureOneIntegration – First Look
  • pocket-lint – GFX100 and GFX100S differences
  • mediumformat – The GFX100S – a smaller, yet still powerful sibling of the flagship GFX100
  • ivanjoshualoh – GFX100S. My dream camera.
  • williamchua – the new Fujifilm GFX100s (MORE THAN FULL FRAME)
  • dpreview – hands on with the GFX100S

Fujinon GF80mmF1.7

  • BH Explora – Pushing the Medium Format Envelope: the FUJIFILM GFX 100S and GF 80mm f/1.7 Lens
  • Jonas Rask – FUJIFILM GFX100S & GF80mm f1.7 first look – More Than Full Frame
  • CaptureOneIntegration – First Look

X Series First Look Reviews

Fujifilm X-E4

  • dpreview – initial review
  • Jonas Rask – Fujifilm X-E4 & XF27mm f2.8R WR first look – Sleek & Sensible
  • BH Explora – X-E4, XF70-300 and XF27MKII Introduced
  • keithwee – Review of the Fujifilm X-E4 and XF27mm f2.8 R WR – the hidden Fujinon gems
  • ivanjoshualoh – X-E4. Fujifilm’s Best Street Camera?
  • dpreview – X-E4 hands on

Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6

Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR

  • dpreview – 27mm samples
  • BH Explora – X-E4, XF70-300 and XF27MKII Introduced
  • Jonas Rask – Fujifilm X-E4 & XF27mm f2.8R WR first look – Sleek & Sensible
  • ivanjoshualoh – Hello Mark II ( XF27mm F2.8 WR )

Mixed News

  • press release  -new firmware annnouced for X100V, X-Pro3 and X-T30

↓ Launch Videos – Fuji Guys, DPReview and More ↓

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What We Expect to See from Fujifilm in 2021… and What Not!

What we Expect from Fujifilm

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.

X/GFX Cameras 2021

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Mirrorless Camera Market Share 2019: Fujifilm Third after Sony and Canon and a Quick Look into the 2020 Market Share

You might remember how back in November 2019, we shared the worldwide mirrorless camera market share data for 2018 here (for the DSLR+mirrorless data check out this article).

Now a year has passed, and Techno System Research, a major marketing research company located in Japan, has published the data for 2019.

So what changed between 2018 and 2019? Let’s compare:

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Fujifilm 2021: Is This Really All? Or How Much New Gear We Could Get in 2021 Looking at Fujifilm’s Past Camera & Lens Releases

Fujifilm 2021 – Is This Really All?

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.

How Many Cameras Could we Get?

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2020 Rumor Check: What’s Right, What’s Wrong and What’s Still to Come (with Reliability Ranking)

One or two times a year, I like to look back on the rumors we shared here on FujiRumors, and see if I delivered accurate content or not.

Plus, I will share the remaining rumors that should materialize in 2021 with reliability ranking.

Let’s check it out:

  • 90 rumors shared in 2020 so far
  • 1 rumor still to be verified and 2 rumors not in ranking (details below)
  • 82 correct rumors out of 90 verifiable rumors
  • 5 wrong rumor out of 90 verifiable rumors (most of the the wrong rumors were acutally right at the time of sharing. You’ll understand if you check out the details below.)
  • 91% correct rumors

Rumor Overview with Rating

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Internet Declares the Top Gear 2020: Fujifilm X-T4 Top or Flop? Love for X100V, X-S10 and XF50mm1.0

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2020 Gear of the Year

It’s that time of the year, when blogs and youtube channels declare their best gear of the year.

We have already shared what DPReviewTV thinks is best here and what DPReview blog thinks is best.

Now it’s time for a roundup what all others consider their top and flop gear 2020.

The Fujifilm X-T4 is the best camera 2020 winner for CineD, Techradar, ePhotozine and also according to the German Stiftung Warentest, which is the go-to source for independent and competent reviews in Germany.

One prominent exception: Tony Northrup says the X-T4 the biggest disappointment of 2020. Why? You’ll find his video below. He might not like the X-T4, but he appreciates the X-S10, which Tony delcars the best camera below $1,000.

The Fujinon XF 50mm f/1.0 R WR is second best for Techradar and BH Explora.

BHphoto Explora

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