Meike is about to release the new Meike 33mm f/1.4 autfocus lens for Fujifilm X mount.
It will have a minimum focus distance of 0.4m and a 55mm filter size.
We can expect it be very affordable just as the Meike AF 55mm f/1.4 XF and the Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 X AF.
via 独立摄影师联合会
The Fujifilm X-T5 has had a very troubled shipping record especially in Asian countries, but also in other countries the situation seems to have gotten worse instead of better.
Same goes for Asian countries, which now start to mark the X-T5 as out of stock again and it is even no longer available for order at some stores, as reported by the Japanese website asobinet.
Now, I don’t know if this is only because Fujifilm struggles to manufacture enough units.
In fact, on May 16 Fujifilm will launch a new Fujifilm X-T5 plus Fujinon XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 bundle, so maybe a good number of Fujifilm X-T5 units is now being withhold from the market so that it will be ready to ship on May 16 bundled with the new kit lens.
And btw… the image above is not a real BHphoto page, but just a rendering I made. :)
Anyway, the list of gear that Fujifilm has announced but struggles to ship is very long. And the mother of all the struggles definitely goes to the Fujifilm X100VI. But Fujifilm is actively working on increasing its production and I believe that by the summer the situation will be much improved, which would be very bad news for all those who are still trying to sell overpriced second hand X100VI cameras.
Anyway, the Fujifilm X-T5 struggles, lots of other Fujifilm does not ship smoothly either, and yet Fujifilm keeps announcing new gear non stop.
I hope they know what they do and don’t just worsen the delivery struggles by adding more gear to build and ship into an already precarious situation.
Here are the articles shared in April that you should not have missed.
Top Rumors
Top 10 Articles
Top Videos
Little curious accessory for those, who want to give their Fujifilm camera an extra “X” touch ;).
Also, you can get the red one combined with the silver/red X hot shoe cover here.
I can say I was there.
I was there, when Fujifilm launched what would become their all time bestseller, the Fujinon XF18-55mm f/2.8-4.
I was there to blog about it, to talk about… and to buy it for myself.
And actually, I bought two of them.
The first one I destroyed it when I had to jump into the Mekong river (story here – only the legendary Fujinon XF35mm f/1.4 survived that adventure, the rest of my gear broke).
I loved the XF18-55 so much that I bought a new one after destroying the first one.
The second sample did stick with me until I decided to sell it along with my XF55-200mm, in order to replace both of those lenses with the king of versatility, the Fujinon XF18-135mm.
I have had wonderful years with my Fujinon XF18-55mmF2.8-4. It has taken some of my favorite images. And I am sure it has given great joy to many other fellow X shooters out there.
But now it is time also for this glorious lens to retire.
Because the Fujinon XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 is coming on May 16
As a consequence, the first stores in Japan are starting to mark the Fujinon XF18-55mmF2.8-4 as discontinued as reported by asobinet.
The Fujinon XF16-50mm will certainly be a fantastic lens. We leaked the images, we reported about the internal zoom, it will be sharper than the XF18-55mm, weather sealed and what not. But the XF18-55mm will always have a special place in the hearts of many as one of the best kit lenses ever made by any company.
