The inevitable will happen: the Fujifilm X-T4 will ship within March, and this means that the time of dedicated Fujifilm X-T3 roundups will soon be over, and the X-T3 content will be moved to the general camera roundups.
This LUT file is to edit the movie data below when the data is edited by a movie editor on your PC or Mac.
4K movie data of X-T2 recorded in external HDMI devices with the mode of the “HDMI F-Log” under the “4K MOVIE OUTPUT” in the “MOVIE SETTING”
4K and Full HD movie data of GFX100, X-T30, X-T3 , X-Pro3 and X-H1 recorded on SD cards or in external HDMI devices with the mode of the “F-Log RECORDING” in the “MOVIE SETTING”
Download F-Log 3D-LUT file
F-Log_LUT_E_Ver.1.14.zip (4.89MB)
*Decompress the “F-Log_LUT_E_Ver.1.14.zip” file and launch “.cubu” file from a movie editor.
Fujifilm built a reputation for bringing continuous improvements to its products, a process frequently referred to as ‘Kaizen’.
In 2019, however, we saw major firmware updates from almost every camera company except Fujifilm.
So now Chris and Jordan ask, “What happened to Kaizen?”
Especially now, that the Fujifilm X-Pro3 is out with many major improvements (and the same sensor/processor of X-T3), many hoped for a big firmware update that will bring the X-Pro3 goodness also to other cameras.
But Chris remembers, that delaying the firmware love for the Fujifilm X-T3 and X-T30, is also a way to protect Fujifilm X-Pro3 sales for a little bit longer.
And guys, honestly, Fujifilm is a company that at the end of the day has limited resources and has to make profits.
So I understand if they delay their firmware, and I am fine to wait a little bit longer to get my firmware love. It’s a compromise: Fuji makes more money, and I still get what I want, just a bit later.
And as a long time Fujifilm lover (and blogger), I remember this discussion popping up so many times already.
In fact, back in 2015 I wrote this article, where we discuss the future of Kaizen already, as already back then, people were worried that Fujifilm abonded their Kaizen philosophy. Of course all discussions ended, once Fujifilm released again several huge updates.
The point is, there can’t be updates all the time and non stop. Sometimes, it just takes a bit longer.
Sure, it was not a great 2019 Fujifilm Kaizen year, but I am confident that in 2020, we will be able to “download a new camera” again ;).
According to our trusted sources, the Fujifilm X-T3 successor will start shipping in March/early spring.
This comes surprising, as if we take a look at the complete Fujifilm X cameras release timeline, if Fujifilm would have kept their usual X-T refresh-pace, it should have come around September 2020.
But this time Fujifilm decided to anticipate the release by half a year, replacing the glorious Fujifilm X-T3 just 1.5 years later.
Now, I do not know if it will be called Fujifilm X-T4, or Fujifilm X-T5 or Fujifilm X-T3s or whatever. What I know, is that it will ship very soon.
Oh, it’s from trusted sources, so you are not allowed to doubt this rumor, but you are allowed to share the good news… and of course quote and link FujiRumors as the source, don’t “forget” that ;).
In theory, this is the last day of Fujifilm X and GFX deals. I say in theory, as lately Fujifilm (and all other manufacturers), just keep up chronically discounting all their gear. See for example:
The drastically shrinking camera market triggered a battle for survivor, which is surely stressful for companies, but it’s mostly good for us customers, as this competition gives us innovation and the latest and greatest at a cheaper price than ever.
There is a downside, though, also for customers, as this inevitably means that our lovely gear loses value faster.
But if you were looking at your gear as an “investment“, then here is a tip: electronic goods are never good for that. You don’t even have time to unbox your brand new gear at home, that it already lost value.
Is there a thing in life that has only Pros? Well, let me know if there is, because I still haven’t found it. And so it is in the case of the deals. We can decide to be annoyed by the Cons, or just try to enjoy the Pros of it.
With that said, down below is the full list of deals, that will end on January 5th, but in some shape or form will come back surely later this year.
You should be proud of you, as here is what you guys did in 2019 on FujiRumors:
53,000 comments on FR-articles (average 145 comments a day)
180,000 votes in our 46 polls
Look, they might like it or not, but with such overwhelming and crushing participation numbers, you guys force Fujifilm to reads us with greatest care, as proven multiple times such as here, here and here.
As you know, I run FujiRumors alone in my spare time from my teaching job.
So it was not always easy, but I have tried to honor your fantastic participation by delivering you in 2019:
FLOP: You might know that my Twitter account was closed earlier this year and I lost contact with my 19,000 people strong Twitter community. It was really hard to see a community, that came together over 9 years of blogging, disappear overnight.
TOP: Well, turns out, that my biggest down lead to my biggest high, since, when all my hope had faded and some twitter bot confirmed my lifelong ban, luckily a fellow FR-reader jumped in and helped me to restore my Twitter account, giving me the biggest blogging-joy of the year. It’s just amazing, how much support I get from this community in moments of needs! You are awesome!
Most Used Gear
As a teacher, I have 2 full months of holiday in Summer. Usually I travel a lot during that period.
However, this year I had to financially recover from the expenses related to my wedding in May.
I hiked around, climbed some mountains, and as a natural consequence focused mostly on landscape photography.
At the end, the Fujinon XF10-24 and XF18-135 turned out to be my most used lenses of the year, with the 27/2.8 and 35/1.4 being the top primes. Of course mounted on my X-E3, although I did use also the X-T1.
read here – Top 3 Loves and Hates of Shooting Fujifilm X-T1 in 2019 compared to Fujifilm X-E3
Happy New Year 2020
So, 2020 is finally here…
Now you guys promise me to keep up having fun with your photography, and I promise you to put my best into FR also in 2020.
A long and exciting year is ending, and let’s see which one was the favorite gear of the FujiRumors community in 2019.
Keep in mind this are the last days, where you can save big on most of the gear listed below. So make sure to check out the massive official Fujifilm X and GFX deals (exp. Jan.5)
I bought the SanDisk 128GB dual USB-drive myself, as I own a MacBook Pro with USB-C only, but my school still uses computers with USB 3 and also on travels, when I need to print a flight ticket and ask the reception to do so, they usually do not have USB-C connection. This SanDisk 128GB dual USB-drive solved this problem, as it works with both, and is also extremely small.
It was the 4th best selling item this year, and I decided to add it in the list, to let you know that you currently save 62% on San Disk dual drive.
Luminar 4 is on a worthy and respectable 2nd place, and it will be the next software, I will deeply look into. Will it be able to dethrone Capture One for my editing? Stay on FujiRumors, and I will let you know ;).
As you know, I am a teacher, and usually it’s me, who has to judge and give votes to others.
But not today, as it’s time for our yearly 2019 rumors check, and to see if I did my homework well or not.
Also, there will be an accuracy rating of those rumors, that still could not be verified.
Keep in mind, there could be further rumors before the end of the year, in which case I will update this list!
Ready? Cool, so let’s start,
But be warned: I will be incredible severe to myself, as I will include in the wrong rumor section, rumors that were actually correct at the time of sharing, but just turned out wrong because Fujifilm changed plans.
It’s the case for example of the new lens roadmaps. In fact, just a few days after our rumor, top Fujifilm manager confirmed here, that indeed there would have been new roadmaps in 2019, but 2019 is now ending, and nothing came. So I was wrong, but so was the top Fujifilm manager.
