$10 L Bracket for Fujifilm GFX :: New Firmware v.2.3 for Fringer C645-GFX Smart Adapter :: Techart EF to GFX Smart Adapter Shipping (GFX Zone)
Ahmed Gencal
shared here – on flickr
Dolomites 110mm
Fringer Firmware Update
FRINGER Press Release: “V2.3 firmware is avaliable now. It disables in-camera lens correction which let to severe distortion when connecting Contax 645 lenses to GFX50s using Fringer smart adapter. Please download the firmware v2.3 and upgrade your adapter according to the steps in user manual (section 6). […]
As you know, Fujifilm lenses largely depend on software corrections. Whatever the file format you use, i.e. JPG or RAW, you cannot switch it off. Even in the view finder you can only see the after-correction results. Since currently all the smart adapters in the market are impersonating a G mount lens, the in camera lens correction severely disturbed the adapted lenses’ output.
Now, we totally solved the problem and integrated the solution in the firmware ver2.3. After upgrading your adapter, the Fujifilm’s lens correction would be disabled in the view finder and the JPG or RAW files the camera produces.
Fujifilm GFX 50S Roundup
- Lee Filters Adapter Ring for the Fujinon GF 23mm f4 WR Lens at imageswest
- $10 L Bracket for Fujifilm GFX 50s at Gavin Lyons Photography Youtube
- 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
- Summer 2017 – Family Photography with the Fujifilm GFX 50S by Kevin Mullins at f16.click
- Holiday Inn Kandooma Maldives (shot with GFX, X-Pro2 and XP90) at Ivan Joshua Loh X-photographer Youtube
- Mountain Photographer Karol Nienartowicz stared using the Fujifilm GFX. Check out his first images at Karol Nienartowicz facebook. You can read an article about Karol at x-man here, written by my friend from Poland xman. Karol’s blog at karolnienartowicz.blog.pl
- Fujifilm GFX50s Medium Format Camera Vs Oppo A57 Phone Review at steemit
- Drawn to Fashion – Thabisile Phungula at drawntolight
- Techart has started shipping the new Canon EF to Fujifilm GFX autofocus adapter. Feedback at the Fujifilm GFX facebook group here. Jonas Rasks’ review of the adapter on fujirumors.com.
- A brief overview of my experience using the GFX with adapted lenses at Joseph Vincent Photography Youtube
- Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f4 R LM WR Review at photographyblog
- Fujifilm GF 23mm f4 R LM WR Review at photographyblog
- Fujifilm GF 110mm F2 R LM WR Review at photographyblog
- FUJIFILM GFX 50S: A Professional’s View at fujifilm-blog
- Hands-on with new Fujifilm X and GF lenses at dpreview
- Join the 15,000+ strong GFX facebook group and for fast, reliable, and 100% GFX news and rumors follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page.
- First Dedicated Fujifilm GFX Owners Workshops in 2018: Dates and Pricing here… with special discount for GFX facebook group members
Images
Best Fujinon Lenses in Late 2017 :: Top Three Fuji X mount Primes :: Best Portrait Lenses for Fujifilm Cameras – XF Lens Roundup
Here is a roundup dedicated to Fujinon X-mount lenses.
Most of the lenses you will read about down below, are right now discounted all over the world. Check out all the Fujifilm X and GFX deals here.
Cover Stories – Best Fujinon Lenses & More
Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 Printer Announced – First Look and Top Features
Fujifilm just announced the Fujifilm Instax Share SP-3 square printer.
Pre-orders start soon and it will be available on November 17. As repored earlier today, Fujifilm also launched the Fujifilm Instax Wide Monochrome film, available at BestBuy (and soon also at BHphoto, Adorama and AmazonUS)
Instax Share SP-3: AmazonUS, BHphoto, Adorama
Instax Square Film: AmazonUS, BHphoto, Adorama
First Look Reviews
- First look and top features at Fuji Guys Youtube
- Review at thephoblographer
- Review at tomsguide
- Review at pcmag
Full Press Release
Ron Howard Shoots New Star Wars Movie… and Fujifilm X100F :)
from Ron Howard’s Instagram: “That’s a wrap on principle photography for #Solo Many thanks to an extraordinary cast and crew for a tremendous creative experience“
Fujifilm X100F
There is a long list of celebrities shooting Fujifilm, and now we can add another one: Ron Howard.
Ron Howard is currently working on the new Star Wars Movie “Solo: a Star Wars Story“, and he just posted am image on Instagram, where you can see how he rocks the Fujifilm X100F. Feel free to give him a warm welcome to the X side of life the Force over at his instagram here.
It’s nothing new, that Hollywood loves Fujifilm cameras. Ron Howard shoots the X100F. The official photos of the recent “Dunkirk” blockbuster had been taken with an X-Pro2 with XF18-135, the X100S was the travel camera of Hector, in the Movie ““Hector’s Search for Happiness” (which I saw in the airplane, when flying back from Cambodia) and the Fuji X-Pro1 was used in the Movie “The Neon Demon” by Nicolas Winding Refn. Another movie using Fujifilm X-T2 is Den of Thieves. X-series cameras are also used in TV series like Parenthood TV, The Last Ship and by lots of celebrities.
And here is an X100F roundup for you guys. Enjoy it.
Fujifilm X100F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera
- 5 Reasons to Buy – Fuji X100f vs Sony RX1r Mark ii at Mattias Burling Youtube
- The X100f – Have Fuji lost sight of the elegant original concept? at 35mmc
- The Streets of Barcelona with the X100F at olafphotoblog
- London Street Photography with the X100F at olafphoto youtube
- Street Photography in Barcelona at olafphoto youtube
- Fuji X100F vs X-Pro2- Why I Have Both at Evan 5ps Youtube
- London Street Photography with the X100F – Trailer at olafphoto Youtube
- Conversion Lenses -Fujifilm X100F and Every Possible Focal Length at Mason Drumm Youtube
- Fujifilm X100F camera | honest review at TimTalks Vlog Youtube
Giuseppe Pitino – Modica – X100F… just one of the many great images shared at the Fujifilm X100F facebook group
Switching from Nikon, Canon (and iPhone) to Fujifilm :: PhaseONE vs Fuji X-T2 vs iPhone7 & More (miXed zone)
Cover Stories
- Switching to Fuji From Nikon Full Frame at Andy Mumford Youtube
- So……….I switched to Fuji (from Canon) at Andy Hirst Photography Youtube
- Switching from iPhone to Fuji at daysareforgotten
- PhaseONE vs Fuji X-T2 vs iPhone7 in German at Ruediger Schestag Youtube (good luck with the automatic google translation tool)
Fujifilm X-T2 & More
- Los Angeles Youtube slideshow shot with Fujifilm X-E2 at Sergio Cruz Youtube
- Composition, light and an introduction to Fuji mirrorless photography at macfilos
- Loving The X-Pro Range: Eighty Five Thousand and Some of my Favs! at adambonn
- FujiFilm X-T20: first impressions – small but crazy! in Polish at snaphub (translation)
- Fujifilm X-A3 – Going Camping With The X-A3 at Fuji Guys youtube
- Why I switched from the Fuji X100 to the Fuji X-T20… and why it really doesn’t matter at Sean Tucker Youtube
- X-E2s review at sleeklens
- Juggalo March on Washington (X-T2) at tristanwilliamsphotography
- Replacing the Fujifilm X-T10 at alastairarthur
- How To Create Moody Pictures // Fujifilm X-T2 56mm f1.2 & 16mm f1.4 at Chris Perkles Youtube
- Fujifilm X-T2 Review – The Best Mirrorless Camera Money Can Buy! at Carlos Vega Youtube
- Fuji X-T2 Vlog | Four tips for landscape photography at Ming Cai Youtube
- Paris Revisited in Chrome at robertdoeleman
- Practicing Photography – Creative Composition With The Fuji X-T2 at Finding Middle Earth Youtube
- Fuji X100T Review — Actually, it’s a list of pros and cons at bershatsky
- Fuji X takes time for a day at the agricultural fair at macfilos
- Daily Inspiration #1039 by Steffen Hampe (X-Pro2) at stevehuffphoto
- Fuji X20: Blast from the past takes on Kyoto in the rain at macfilos
- Fujifilm X-A10 sample gallery at dpreview
- Landscape Photography with Fujifilm X-T2 | Autumn Colors in Colorado at Ming Cai Youtube
- How I shoot with my X-Pro 2 at thomasfitzgeraldphotography
- 1 year with the fuji xt2 at Lightroom Blog Youtube
- Fuji xt2 review at Lukas Gisbert Youtube
- Video: Shooting a photo walk with a Fuji X-Pro2 at thomasfitzgeraldphotography
Facebook Groups
World’s First Canon EF to Fuji X Smart Adapter with Autofocus and Aperture Control by Steelsring
Steelsring has now finished the first prototype of the first Canon/Sigma EF to Fuji X smart adapter with autofocus and aperture control. You can see a video demostration on his youtube channel here.
Steelsring is already offering the same adapter for Fujifilm GFX, as we reported first here.
*** New Firmware is Out ***
Fujifilm Releases New Firmware for Fujifilm X-T2, X-Pro2, XF 10-24 and XF18-55
About Kaizen, the (Disappointing) Fujifilm X-T20 Firmware… and the Sexiest Fujifilm Camera Ever Made, the X-E3
Fujifilm X-E3
So, Jordan gave FujiRumors a shout-out on the latest TheCameraStoreTV live stream, saying he thinks the X-E3 is the sexiest camera Fujifilm has ever designed and that I can publish this statement on Fujirumors. Well Jordan, just done :)
TCSTV starts talking about the X-E3 at minute 26:50 of this video.
Fujifilm X-E3: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujifilm Firmware Updates
TheCameraStoreTV dedicated their latest live stream mainly to the topic “firmware updates”, and they mention also the firmware updates for Fujifilm cameras. They praise Fujifilm’s Kaizen philosophy, but Jordan also adds a consideration/specualtion, which I would like to highlight today here on FujiRumors.
Jordan was talking about the X-Pro2 (min. 9:00), and about how, at launch, it had no 4K video, despite being capable of it*, simply because Fujifilm did not consider video shooters to be the target of the X-Pro2. They also mention the lack of tethering, which will also come to the X-Pro2 with firmware ver. 4.00 in December 2017.
The question now is: why didn’t Fujifilm give us tethering and 4K on the X-Pro2 right at its launch?
At min 09:57 Jordan speculates:
My chief concern is that I would hate see companies hold back features at launch, so that they can make a big splash when they announce a big firmware update later, and give that camera a second life of marketing
So is Fujifilm doing this on purpose? Jordan and Chris clearly say “we don’t know“. It’s just a speculation they make.
X-T20 Firmware… Why not on Par with X-E3?
And speaking of firmware updates…
As you know, in November, the X-T20 will get a nice little firmware update, which will allow you to use the touch screen also in EVF mode.
But I wonder, why won’t the X-T20 get also the improved AF-system, the RGB color histogram and the live view highlight alert already present in the Fujifilm X-E3?
- Maybe Fujifilm just wants to “help” X-E3 sales at its launch by giving it, for now, a little “firmware advantage” over the X-T20. And who knows, maybe, sometimes in 2018, when X-E3 sales slow down, they can give to the X-T20 a second marketing life with a Kaizen firmware update that brings it on the par with the X-E3.
- Maybe it’s not so easy for Fujifilm to pack the X-E3 firmware into the X-T20 and Fujifilm has to do some extra coding work… hence, they need more time.
- Maybe it’s not possible… for whatever reason
Anyway, I would like every Fujifilm camera to be always packed with everything possible as soon as possible. No camera should be “castrated” via software for market (or marketing) reasons. So if possible, whenever it’s ready (if that’s even possible), please Fujifilm, bring the X-T20 on par with the X-E3.
*Reminders:
- Fuji Guy Billy said here that “the X-Pro2 is over-engineered and a lot of potential is not harnessed yet”, and he teased new firmware updates
- Fuji Guy Billy said here that “4K in X-Pro2 is possible. I’m fighting with Japan for that”
What’s Next from Fujifilm? Big 2017 / 2018 Rumor Overview and Check
Ok guys… after the major announcement a few days ago, it’s time to see what is left, and what was correct (or not).
but first….
Huge Thanks!
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.
HIGH RATING*
* 75% to 99% correct
Kevin Mullins Fujifilm GFX Evaluation :: Photographing Race Cars with GFX :: Patagonia & Waterfalls with GFX (GFX Zone)
Michael Anthony
Shared here
Shot this self portrait in Iceland with my wife, GFX 63mm
Fujifilm GFX
Written Articles
- Kevin Mullins: Continuing my evaluation of the Fujifilm GFX 50S at f16.click
- Cars and Cameras. Photographing a Race Cars with the Fujifilm GFX 50s and X-Pro2 at jonasraskphotography
- Fujifilm GFX 50S Review: On location in Patagonia at outdoorphotographer
- Photographing waterfalls with the Fujifilm GFX and GF23mm in German at 0816fotograf (translation)
- FujiFilm GFX-50S With GF 63mm f/2.8 WR Review at guygevaart
- Fuji GFX 50S Review at neocamera
- Fuji GFX, the Compact Medium Format Review in German at qimago (translation)
- My GFX Adventure at jvincentphoto
Videos
Outdoor Fashion Shoot with the Fujifilm GFX 50S – follow up discussion at michaels Camera, Video & Digital Youtube
- Broncolor Singapore – Medium Format Event (GFX inlcuded – from min. 2:22) at Broncolor Singapore Facebook
- Fuji GFX by David Ken at David Ken Youtube
- Fujifilm GFX 50s ülevaade at M.H.photography Youtube
- Fuji GFX 50s Capture One 10 – Shooting Tethered & Raws at Stuart Harper Youtube
- Intrepid 8 X 10 Launch + Fujifilm GFX Adapter G at Lewis Von John Youtube
Markus Klinko (GFX shooter)
- Australia’s leading photography magazine features the story of Star Photographer Markus Klinko. A very nice article, that you should check out at spaces.hightail… also because he now works with Fujifilm GFX (and occasionally X-T2) :)
- Fujifilm and High Speed Sync at luminous-landscape
- Godox makes a nice “on camera” 1200ws flash, with the 2 AD600 on Markus’ belt. Together with the Bowens High Performance reflectors, that delivers a punch! Check out the short video here on youtube.
… Workshops to Be…
- First Dedicated Fujifilm GFX Owners Workshops in 2018: Dates and Pricing here… with special discount for GFX facebook group members
- German Workshop in February 2018 in Norway at flipbook.schaake, martin-huelle and Fujifilm EU. There will be also a Fujifilm GFX, that all people, who participate, can try out for an entire day
… Groups to Share…
Join the 15,000+ strong GFX facebook group and for fast, reliable, and 100% GFX news and rumors follow the Fujifilm GFX facebook page.
… G-Gear to Buy…
Fujifilm GFX 50S: USA BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 45mmF2.8: USA: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF63mmF2.8: USA: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF32-64mmF4: USA: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF120mmF4 Macro: USA: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 110mm F2: USA: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F4: USA BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
… and Images to Love!
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