Fujifilm Manager Toshihisa Iida: “We Open X Mount to Third Parties. X-H Line Continues. No GFX Fixed Lens Camera & More”
Fujifilm manager Toshihisa Iida gave an interview to DPReview.
Here is what he says:
Top Fujifilm Manager Toshi Iida Talks Fujifilm X-T4, Strong X-T4 Pre-orders, How COVD-19 Affects Fujifilm, GFX vs FF, Anamorphic Lenses and More
Cinema5D interviewed top Fujifilm manager Toshi Iida.
It’s a 20 minutes interview I urge you to watch, but if you are in a hurry, here is what the manager says in a quick and practical summary. You can find the full video below.
How COVID-19 Affects Fujifilm
Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Shift Full Frame Lens on Fujifilm GFX – First Sample Images
Venus Optics will soon launch the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 W-Dreamer shift lens for full frame cameras.
Now we have some sample images and we can give a few more details about how this full frame lens works on the Fujifilm GFX medium format system.
According to a beta tester, the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 W-Dreamer shift lens can be used on Fujifilm GFX, but the ability to shift is limited to ± 7.
Here is his the feedback the Chinese beta tester gave so far:
Although the image field of the shift lens is much larger than the ordinary 135 format lens, if the offset is too large (± 7 or more) on the 44×33 format, it will still have a dark angle
@ 老 frog lens 15-axis image field perfectly covers the 4433 sensor, visually there is 5mm up and down, and 3mm left and right shift amount
@ 老 frog lens 15-axis transfer to Fuji GFX 50R, the picture quality looks pretty good, even if it is an ordinary ultra-wide-angle lens, the perspective is very strong. Blessed 4433 users
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EXCLUSIVE: No New Fujifilm GFX Camera Coming in 2020. We have to Wait until 2021 – Trusted Source
Fujifilm GFX
Hey folks!
I have a very important update for you.
I recently got dozen of emails of worried people, who were about to order a Fujifilm GFX 50S/R camera.
The reason?
Everybody thought, that the last mysterious registered camera, the FF190003, would be a GFX camera, and hence they would buy gear that would be about to be replaced.
But after FujiRumors unveiled them all (X-T4, X-T200 and X100V), they proceeded with their order.
With the name of all imminent cameras leaked, everybody came to the logical conclusion, that there are no GFX cameras that are close to releasing.
But I am here today to tell you it is actually worse than that!
Thanks to our trusted sources, I am now able to tell you, that there will NOT be ANY new Fujifilm GFX camera in 2020!
I believe that the Fujifilm GFX has a enormous potential and if developed at a proper pace, could be a fantastic alternative to all other camera systems out there.
By waiting so long with new GFX cameras, the risk is that Fujifilm could miss the boat and lose the momentum that is bringing so many full frame shooters into the GFX system.
But let’s try to see things positive:
- if you purchase a GFX now, you can be sure you won’t be surprised by any successor in 2020
- the long wait could mean that Fujifilm does not want to offer a minor MKII upgrade, but something more substantial
- Fujifilm could free up resources to put into the development of Fujinon GFX lenses
Anyway, in 2020, the Fujifilm GFX camera lineup will still consist in:
- Fujifilm GFX100 – announced May 2019
- Fujifilm GFX50R – announced September 2018
- Fujifilm GFX50S – announced February 2017
So this will be the first year, where we do not get a new Fujifilm GFX camera.
2019: The Year of Medium Format – Powerful Versatility, Leaving Canon FF for Fujifilm GFX and More
2019 – Medium Format Year
The crowd of photographer shooting digital medium format is growing, also thanks to the Fujifilm GFX system.
The lens system is growing, the camera line expanding and all what happened in the medium format world in 2019 can be checked out at BHphoto here.
As a recognition to that, DPReview declared the Fujifilm GFX100 “innovation of the year“.
Today we dedicate a roundup to the Fujifilm GFX system.
You’ll find people, who left Canon full frame for Fujifilm GFX100, reviews, images and more. Check it all out down below
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GFX Reviews
- imaging-resource – Fujifilm GFX 100 Review Conclusion: The most versatile medium-format camera ever made?
- blog.kasson – GFX 100 w/ Fuji 45/2.8 vs a7RIV w/ Sigma 35/1.2
- blog.kasson – Fuji 45 mm f/2.8 on GFX 100
- patricemichellon – the Fujifilm GFX 50R
- williamchua – Photo showcase of Xiapu taken with the GFX 100
- josejeuland – Fujifilm GFX 50R in New Delhi
- 5050travelog – Fujifilm GFX 50R – Camera Review
- peterziegler – GFX 50R + X-H1
- fstoppers – Review of the Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR
Fujifilm GFX Survives Fifteen Foot Fall, Fujinon GF 50mm f/3.5 Reviews, Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4 Meets GFX and More
Fujifilm GFX
So, while we wait for Fujifilm to finally be able to ship all Fujifilm GFX100 pre-orders, we dedicate a roundup to the super discounted Fujifilm GFX50S and Fujifilm GFX 50R.
And despite the frankly superior specs of the Fujifilm GFX100, still today, if I should pick one, I’d go all in with the Fujifilm GFX50R. That one, combined with the Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5, and I have a powerhouse version of my much beloved Fujifilm X-E3 with XF27mm (+beer ;) ) combo.
Believe me, there isn’t a day, that I am not tempted to get it. But for me, making this step, would mean go all in with the GFX system (and leaving the X system), and given the great results I get with my X gear, I am not yet ready for such a big jump (and investment).
- Fujifilm GFX 100: B&H Photo, AmazonUS, Adorama
- Fujifilm GFX 50R (save $500): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
- Fujifilm GFX 50S (save $500): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
- Fujinon GF 50mm F3.5: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
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The GFX Roundup
Fuji Guy Billy & Jonas Rask FujiLove Podcast: About Global Shutter GFX Revolution, Dropping Full Frame, XF 16-80mm and More
The fifth episode of the Fujilove podcast with Fuji Guy Billy and Jonas Rask just went online. For your convenience, here are the previous 4 episodes:
- episode 1 – XF33mm development challenges and X-H1 market misunderstanding
- episode 2 – autofocus motors of lenses compared and no more Kaizen love for Fujifilm X-T20
- episode 3 – digital image stabilization via firmware update and GFX100 talk
- episode 4 – APS-C crop factor cheating and fast GF lenses potentially coming
It’s a 1 hour podcast, and in case you are in a hurry and don’t have time yet, I cover the whole podcast below. You can listed to it all at sticher and Fujilove.
↓ FUJILOVE PODCAST ↓
Fujifilm Manager and Kevin Raber talk GFX100: “No Dials Improve Weather Sealing”
Kevin Raber, former publisher of Luminous-Landscape, is now back with his old team and they have started photoPXL.
In this episode, you can see Fujifilm manager Mike Bolbenko giving an overview on the Fujifilm GFX100.
I’ll skip things (specs) that I believe you all know already, and sum up below a few other points:
- the term “medium format” is a film concept
- in digital terms the current GFX sensor is better called “large format”
- Fujifilm removed all the dials on the Fujifilm GFX100 because:
– main reason for dial removal is that it improves weather sealing
– about 50% of the users are going to shoot tethered - 16 bit makes files allows for more push/pull or color shifts
- with flash, use mechanical shutter
- electronic shutter for shooting fast and shallow DOF on brights sunny day
- electronic shutter is silent. The company that made sound blimps, went bankrupt last year
- electronic front curtain minimizes the shutter shake
- max IBIS is 5.5 stops. With third party lenses you get up to 5
- Kevin Raber recommends to keep IBIS on even when working on a tripod
- Kevin Raber says Fuji stands behind customers, when it comes to repair (shutter lock on GFX100) and also firmware updates
- Fujifilm can’t give film simulations color science to third parties. So, for people who want perfect match, they can use the free Fujifilm X RAW Studio software
Over at the blog, you can also read articles like the “Using The Fuji 50R To Shoot Steam Engines In The Cold Of Winter“. Check it out at photopxl.
Fujifilm GFX 100: B&H Photo, AmazonUS, Adorama
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Photons to Photos: Fujiflm GFX100 vs Sony a7rIV Dynamic Range and Other FULL FRAME Compared
Photons to Photos added the Sony a7rIV to their database, and you can now compare it to all other cameras, including the Fujifilm GFX100.
The new Sony a7rIV performs slightly worse at high ISO, but that’s not surprising, giving the higher resolution.
I decided to compare the Fujifilm GFX100 with the following full frame cameras: Sony a7rIV, Nikon Z7, Panasonic S1R, Sony A7rIII and Canon EOS R.
You can manipulate the chart here.
Fujifilm GFX 100: B&H Photo, AmazonUS, Adorama
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Fujifilm GFX100 vs Phase One and Technical Analysis with Eye AF, IBIS Performance, AF Accuracy and More
Here is another major Fujifilm GFX100 roundup, focussed on Matt Granger’s GFX100 comparison with the Phase One and Jim Kasson’s excellent ongoing technical analysis of the Fujifilm GFX100 virtues and shortcomings.
Check it out all down below.
Fujifilm GFX 100: B&H Photo, AmazonUS, Adorama
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