Viltrox has released a new firmware update for the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 X mount autofocus lens.
You can check out details and download link below.
Fujifilm has released firmware updates for Fujifilm X-T4, X-T3, X-S10, X-T30II and GFX50SII.
And because I know some of you might ask where the promised Kaizen firmware is (or when it will come):
All details and download links below.
Dear customers
Application bug is fixed that caused time synchronization discrepancies with the camera in some regions.
However, the AREA SETTING for some regions are not automatically updated to that area even with Ver.2.0.3 so be sure to change the camera’s AREA SETTING manually.
Automatic updating of AREA SETTING will be corrected sequentially with the camera firmware.
This application bug occurs in the following areas.
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You know what’s funny?
When scalpers grabbed a large numbers of limited edition Fujifilm X100VI cameras using bots, they started bragging about how many they were able to snatch.
And when somebody called them out and said that Fujifilm USA is looking manually into every order, they just gave a cheeky reply that Fujifilm is bluffing and they won’t care, as you can see from this screenshot.
And look, I get their mindset. I mean, Fujifilm couldn’t care less who bought the cameras. Bots or not, Fujifilm cashed in its money and could move on happily.
But sadly for scalpers, Fujifilm actually cares about its customers and on their social media they announced they have looked into every order, canceled a large number of them and will offer a raffle in future to give a fair chance to loyal fans.
Now it will be funny to follow all those scalpers on their discord servers and see their reaction when hundreds of their orders get canceled.
Sorry guys, this is what happens when a company actually cares about its customers!
It’s when things go wrong, that you really see how good a customer service is. And things definitely went wrong in many countries with the limited edition X100VI sale.
And I call it great customer service that Fujifilm USA admitted that things went wrong, then manually checked every single X100VI LE order, canceled all suspicious orders and found new ways to distribute the X100VI LE.
Here in Europe (except for UK) we might have had the same scalper issue judging by the sheer speed all the X100VI LE sold out all across Europe. And I can find lots of X100VI LE now sold in Europe at a higher price on eBay. But I have no information on which steps Fujifilm Europe took (if any) to minimise the scalpers issue.
A FR-reader found some clues as far as the bot goes that people used to purchase multiple Fujifilm X100VI limited edition.
The scalpers seem to indicate in their Discord server that their checkout software (bot) secured 92% of orders on day 1.
This assertion appears credible, especially considering the notifications of successful purchases visible in the Discord server. In fact, as shown by the video below, hundreds of X100VI LE units seem to have been ordered through this bot.
One guy claims that he was able to grab four X100VI LE and he was planing to snatch a 5th model (screenshot above).
Also, below I will share a video that shows which software was used and how it works.
The video shows the time stamp of when those hundreds of orders were placed (for March 21/22). As far as the order for March 23 goes, I share them as screenshot here and here.
My hope is that the time stamp will help Fujifilm to track down every single scalper, cancel their order and find a better way to distribute the X100VI LE to make sure it falls into the hands of enthusiasts and not scalpers.
