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.
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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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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:
Anyway, in 2020, the Fujifilm GFX camera lineup will still consist in:
So this will be the first year, where we do not get a new Fujifilm GFX camera.
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
The GFX Community
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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).
The GFX Community
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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:
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.
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:
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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The GFX Community
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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The GFX Community
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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The GFX Community
Fujifilm has recently registered three cameras:
The inevitable question that pops up in the comments when this happens, is how long the time span is between registration of a camera and its announcement.
To answer that, I looked back to the past time span between registrations and announcements, and here is what we see:
It’s clear that we usually get a camera between 1 and 3 months after registration (with exception of X-H1, which needed 6 months).
Clearly this would indicate of 3 cameras coming within November, although the X-H1 shows that a longer wait is not impossible, hence an announcement within February 2020 (6 months).
What could these cameras be?
The contact form on FujiRumors is open for any hint (thanks), and the comments for the wildest speculations :).
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