Mitakon Speedmaster 80mm f/1.6 Preorders Available and Reviews

The Mitakon Speedmaster 80mm f/1.6 is now available for preorder at BHphoto here.

Make sure to check out the reviews below in case you are interested in this lens. They’ll help you to take the best buying decision.

And yes, it is a manual focus lens. And it’s f/1.6 on medium format GFX. Shot wide open you’ll have your challenges to nail the focus. So be aware of that. But it certainly sounds like a fun lens to use and for a decent price.


Laowa CF 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift Announced

Venus Optics has just announced the Laowa CF 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift, an ultra-wide-angle zoom that supports ±7mm shift on APS-C.

At the time of this article it is only available in China.

Main specifications – via asobinet

  • Pre-sale price: 4,499 yuan
  • Regular price: 4,980 yuan
  • Format:
    ・Full size: Shift not supported
    ・APS-C: ±7mm shift compatible
  • Mount: E/L/RF/Z/X
  • Focal length: 12-24mm (equivalent to 18-36mm at APS-C)
  • Aperture value: F5.6-F22
  • Aperture feathers: 9 sheets
  • Lens configuration: 15 pieces in 11 groups
    ・2 aspheric lenses
    ・3 ED lenses
  • Minimum shooting distance: 0.15m
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 0.4 times
  • Filter diameter: 77mm
  • Size: φ80 x 98.91mm
  • Weight: 575g
  • Dustproof and splashproof: –
  • AF: MF limited
  • Image stabilization: –
  • Other functions:
    ・±7mm shift

Fujifilm Firmware Updates for Every GFX Camera, X-T4, X-T50 and a few GF Lenses (FINALLY)

As you know, I am a happy owner of the Fujinon GF50mmF3.5.

Well, happy until a certain point.

Because as I wrote in a complaint post here, the firmware for the GF50mmF3.5 had been suspended and remained so for many months (now years).

I did moan about it here on FujiRumors, but nothing happened.

Nothing until today! :)

Because FINALLY Fujifilm has released a new firmware for the previously suspended GF50mmF3.5 as well as the GF35-70mm.

And not only that.

Also the GF500mmF5.6 as well as every single Fujifilm GFX camera got firmware updates.

In the X series world, we get firmware updates for the Fujifilm X-T4 and the Fujifilm X-T50.

ATTENTION: Please update first the GFX camera firmware (no lens attached) and only after that you should update the GF50mm or GF35-70mm firmware.

＜Important Notice>

In the unlikely event that firmware update process for any of the above interchangeable lenses is interrupted and the message below appears, please claim “Repair Service Center” in your country to upgrade the firmware. You can read the full firmware instruction here.

Note-1：The followings are messages when the firmware update is interrupted (Messages vary depending on the model).

  • Customers with GFX100 II/GFX100S II/GFX 50R/GFX 50S
    “FIRMWARE UPDATE ERROR!!　PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FUJIFILM OFFICE”
  • Customers with GFX100S/GFX100/GFX 50S II
    “FIRMWARE UPGRADE ERROR!!　CONTACT A SERVICE CENTER

Note-2：Repair Service Center

Firmware Details

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Mitakon Speedmaster 80mm f/1.6 for Fujifilm GFX Announced

Zhang Yi Optics has just announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 80mm f/1.6 for Fujifilm GFX mount (and also for Hasselblad).

The Mitakon Speedmaster 80mm f/1.6 costs $599 and is currently listed at the ZY Optics website here.

From the samples listed on their dedicated page, the image quality looks really nice.

Key features:

  • Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD mounts
  • Aperture Range: f/1.6 to f/22
  • Manual Focus Design
  • Shallow Depth of Field
  • Outstanding Bokeh Imagery
  • Nine-Bladed Diaphragm
  • Excellent Low-Light Performance

Laowa to Launch World’s First Zoom Shift Lens

Venus Optics is teasing the world’s first Zoom Shift lens.

The official announcement will happen on July 8.

There are no additional details about it, but as some FujiRumors readers noticed, looking at its size it looks like an APS-C lens, so let’s hope it will come also for Fujifilm X mount.

Look, I usually applaud when new lenses for Fujifilm show up. The more the merrier, right?

But it has also to be said that often third party lenses are either rebranded lenses of already existing glass or they are just too similar to what Fujifilm, Viltrox & Co already offer.

So I am particulary happy to welcome the new Laowa lens, as this one is really something unique.

via Venus Optics Weibo