After Fringer, now also Steelsring has it’s Canon EF to Fuji X Smart Adapter available, for the same price of $299. You can get it here at steelsring.
The Fringer smart adapter sold out after just one hour… so in case you missed it, you can get the Steelsring verison now… before it sells out, too ;) .
The built-in lens database includes around 400 EF mount lenses information from Canon, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Cosina, and others, make sure accurate EXIF recording in your shootings.
Support EF and EF-s mount AF lenses and MF lenses, both USM and STM lenses, but factory tests are limited to Canon and Sigma lenses only.
Support PDAF and CBAF, AF performance is under consistent tuning and improvement, it is firmware updatable.
Lens aperture is controllable through FUJI camera body’s command dial
Support Image Stabilization of EF and EF-s lenses.
MF lenses with no electronic pins contact is mountable, but no EXIF info will be recorded.
Detachable Arca-Swiss quick load plate for Tripod mounting
Built-in USB port for firmware update by customer itself.
Pete Souza, one of the most famous and talented photographers of our times, not least because for 8 years he was the official White House photographer of former president Obama, has now been spotted with a Fujifilm X-Pro2 and XF23mmF1.4 at camerabits Instagram page.
“The Camera Bits Team had a lovely time today talking workflow with the talented photojournalist @petesouza! Here you can see Camera Bits founder and President Dennis Walker with Pete going through his Photo Mechanic workflow.”
And check out @petesouza Instagram to see more of his images (including X-Pro2 pics).
Now he seems to have added the X-Pro2 and 23mmF1.4 to his camera bag…. and there is also a Sony A9 I believe on the same table.
UPDATE: Also White House assistant director Chuck Kennedy used Fujifilm X-Pro2 to photograph Obama. Story here at samuel-zeller.
A Sign of Things to Come?
A superfamous photographer, a Sony and a Fujifilm, all on the same table. Maybe a symbol of what’s to come in the next 3/4 years: a massive exodus of professional photographers from DSLRs to mirrorless, with Fujifilm and Sony leading the market… or maybe not, time will tell :) .
Carlos Saura
But there is more :)
Carlos Saura (wikipedia), a highly awarded film director, writer and photographer, now uses also Fujifilm (X-T1 and X100). In this 4:41 minute video, he will show you his impressive collection of camera and give you a glance behind the scenes of the creation of his latest photography book.
Magnum
We already told you about this project back in October 2017 in this GFX roundup here, but since it fits with this article, I thought to give you guys a reminder.
15 Magnum Photographers will explore the theme of “HOME” for the project. All shot with Fujifilm GFX. Photo exhibitions to take in 7 cities worldwide starting from March. More at home-magnum.
The content is continously updated, so check back the link now and then. They also have a dedicated youtube channel for the project, so feel free to check that one out too.
Welcome to the Fuji X Club… to All of You :)
I doubt Peter Souza and Carlos Saura know of the existence of this little space on the web called FujiRumors, but either way, I would like to welcome these two impressive photographers to the Fuji X Club.
It’s an honour to have you guys on board of the Fujifilm journey :).
Famous or not, for me it’s an honour to serve every single one of you guys, who one day decided to try out the Fujifilm system and now chooses to stop here at FujiRumors and to be part of this amazing community. My heart and soul (and tons of time) goes into this blog, and I will always give my best to honour your partecipation as good as I can.
And if you are curious to know which other celebrities own Fujifilm gear, then check out this forum thread… you might be surprised :) .
2017 was another exciting Fuji X year, and in order to cover it properly, I have shared almost 1,000 blog posts.
A lot of things happened, and maybe some of you might have missed something. So I have checked back all articles and selected some highlights for you. No FujiRumors rumors are included in this list.
It was not easy to pick out a few highlights… but below you can find the list month by month. Let us know what you consider the highlight of 2017.
“It’s my honor to announce the immediate available of EF/GFX 1.2b and CONTAX645/GFX 1.1b firmware update, both of them have a common feature: Original Lens Correction Profile inherited from FUJI lens emulation was finally removed successfully and completely. For more information, please click here.”
I remind you that also Fringer updated it’s C645-GFX smart adapter yesterday, as reported in the Fujifilm GFX roundup here. Also in this case, Fujifilm lens correction is disabled.
Back in August, we reported about a the new Techart Pro Canon EF to Fujifilm GFX smart adapter.
Well, the Techart Pro EF to GFX smart adapter is now finally available for pre-order here.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
Support Autofocus for most Canon EF & Sigma EF lenses
Support Automatic Aperture control from Fujifilm GFX body
Support Lens Image Stabilisation (IS)
Transfer EXIF data to camera
Firmware upgradable via Micro USB plug
Aluminium finishing, brass bayonets and streamline design.
Powered by camera body
Will start delivery from mid October onwards.
Jonas Rask has published his review about the Techart Pro EF to GFX smart adapter at jonasraskphotography. Make sure to read it all and enjoy the samples.
It doesn’t focus as fast as native GF lenses (obviously) – It doesn’t focus as fast as with the lenses used on a native Canon camera (obviously). But it’s not really that much slower than the native GF lenses. It performs better in good lighting conditions, and it tends to hunt a little in low light. But most importantly, it does achieve focus. And it’s accurate!
Other companies also offer a CanonEF to GFX adapter, such as Steelsring here and Kipon here. Also Fringer offers smart adapters.
Fujirumors is not only a great source for Fujifilm to get feedback about their products and early feedback thanks to rumors, but also a place that keeps the whole community excited and informed. And none of this would be possible without everybody, who helped me with the rumors and the news. Huge thanks to all of you for guiding me safly through the stormy Fuji waters.
The Facts
670 blog post published so far in 2017
84 rumors shared in 2017
14 rumors still to be verified (and 1 out of ranking)
65 correct rumors out of 69 verifiable rumors
4 wrong rumors out of 69 verifiable rumors
94% correct rumors
What To Expect From Fujifilm…
… and 2 Notes
The Ultimate Fuji X: I know that this camera was in Fuji’s plans, and I know they scrapped it in favor or the Fujifilm X-T2S (which is basically an “ultimate X light”). However, I decided to already move the ultimate X rumors in the wrong rumor section, because I need a public statement of Fujifilm that such plans existed to share it as a correct rumor (as it happened with the X-Pro1s)… and also because otherwise the wrong rumor section would have been empty :)
Fujinon 33mmF1: In January, I reported that the 33/1 has been scrapped. As a consequence, I launched a huge lens request poll, where the 33/1 became the most voted prime lens by the FR-community. The results might have convinced Fujifilm to think about it again, as a rumor recently suggested. Hence you will find 2 rumors down below… the one that says the 33/1 has been canceled, and the one that says there is a little bit hope again.
So it happens, that almost 7 months after its launch, the Fujifilm GFX 50s is ranked as the #69 best selling mirrorless camera. To me, that does not sound bad at all.
The Fujifilm GFX 50s is just the beginning of something new and awesome in the medium format world, just like the Fujifilm X100 and X-Pro1 were the beginning of something new and awesome in the APS-C world.
But while it took Fujifilm a couple of years to finally launch a mature product and have huge success in the APS-C world (X-Trans2 cameras and especially X-T1), I think that the next iteration of Fujifilm’s medium format cameras, the Fujifilm GFX 100S (or however they will call it) will already be a 100% mature product, especially if it will feature Sony’s 100MP BSI sensor that Sony officially announced at the CEBit here.
But until then, the Fujifilm GFX 50s is already a great tool, and a whole lot of fun to use today.
Ichigo Sugawara, photographer from Japan, visits northern part of Sakhalin to capture portraits of people in the area with the GFX at Fuji Guys Youtube
Fujifilm GFX 50s test at the Italian web magazine tomshw
And now… one of the most appreciated sections of the GFX roundups: the images.
I know it means a lot to you guys if I share your work on FujiRumors. As photographers, you can need any visibility (and improved SEO google search results) you can get on the web, and I know I can help with it.
More visibility can also mean more clients for you guys.
This is why I keep it up, of course giving you all the credit you deserve for your great work, even if these image roundups are a really very time consuming activity for me. But I really want to support your as much as I can.
How to activate Fringer Contax645-GFX AF adapters at fringer youtube
The Fringer Contax N/645 – GFX is now shipping in a limited number for a beta user group. If nothing goes wrong, the release version would be ready for sale in a week at fringeradapter. Fringer is also a member of our immense Fujifilm GFX facebook group, and he launched a dedicated thread, where he shares sample images and answers all questions you guys have about the adapter.
The Fujifilm GFX 50s High ISO is So Good that it’s Not Funny at fujirumors.com
The Palouse – A Visual Journey with the GFX (Intro) at olafphotoblog
Fuji GFX Field Test Part II: Outdoor portraits and video with Fuji’s medium format mirrorless camera at imaging-resource
Two or three times a year, I feel like I need to put a bit of order in the whirlwind of rumors, and give you guys a well-ordered overview of the rumors shared so far this year by FujiRumors.
It’s also the opportunity for me to check back the accuracy of all the rumors I’ve shared this year.
So high time for some facts:
229 blog post published so far in 82 days (2017)
36 rumors shared in 82 days (2017)
12 rumors still to be verified
24 correct rumors out of 24 verifiable rumors
0 wrong rumors out of 24 verifiable rumors
100% correct rumors
Sure, there are still 12 rumors that have to be verified, not all will be correct (because they are wrong or Fujifilm will change plans), but I’d say of the 12 remaining, I wouldn’t be surprised if most are correct.
A big hug goes to all sources, from the most anonmyous to the most trusted one, who decided to help me to find the right path in the fake rumor jungle and to put excitement in the Fuji world by sharing accurate rumors. You make being an Fuji shooter even more fun :-)
Also, thanks to everybody, who spotted some interesting Fuji related news/rumor/deal/review on the web, and took his/her time to drop me an email with the link to it. Much appreciated… and feel free to keep it up.
Fujifilm X80 Coming Second Half of 2017 (shared February 20)
Trusted Source Confirms: “Fujifilm Developing Ultimate APS-C X-camera. Based on X-T Design. Price Not Yet Set, but Most Expensive X” (shared 14 March)
Instax Goes Hybrid: Fujifilm INSTAX Square SQ10 Will have a Micro SD Card Slot (shared 16 March)
First LEAKED Image of the Fujifilm Instax SQ (not SQ10). Film Only (shared March 17)
Instax Square SQ10 with USB-Charging (shared March 18)
MEDIUM HIGH RATING*
*50% to 74% correct
Fujifilm X100F Allows You to Change ISO Value with Command Dial (Probably Coming to X-Pro2 via Firmware) (shared January 16) – NOTE 1: X100F part is correct. To see if it comes also to X-PRO2. NOTE 2: The firmware announcement of March 23 says that this feature will come via Firmware, but only to X-T2. This sounds very strange to me. Could be an error of Fujifilm. I’ll wait for the firmware to come out, and if indeed the X-Pro2 does not get this feature, move this rumor in the wrong rumors section
Fujinon XF 33mm F1.0 No Longer on Fujifilm’s Internal Roadmap … GAME OVER for Fuji’s Super Fast Lens? (shared January 30)
Fujifilm Plans Fujinon XF 18mm F2 Mark II Lens (shared February 9)
Profoto and Miltiblitz support for GFX (shared February 26)
Fujifilm (Currently) Planing a Fujinon XF200mm F2 (shared March 2)
MEDIUM LOW RATING* *25% to 49% correct
Fujinon XF 8-16mm F2.8 WR will Be The Next X-mount Lens Launched after the XF80mm Macro (shared January 25)
Fujifilm Working on the Ultimate $5,000+ APS-C X-Trans X-series Camera (also for Video) (shared March 3)
LOW RATING* *1% to 24% correct
This could actually be by far the longest section…. I’d just need to publish all the fakes ;) .
