Tokina announced on their website that the worldwide sale start for the Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 will be August 6. You can read the full announcement down below.
Also, you can now find the first first look blog posts and videos, which you can also find down below.
Most of the roundup will cover Godox, as it is arguably the one brand that grew strongest over the past few years. And in fact, new Godox gear has been announced recently too. There will be also reviews about the Godox AD100 Pro pocket flash.
Jinbei released two pieces of TTL lighting gear with full Fuji support. A couple of months ago Jinbei released a round-headed flash with a touch screen called HD-2 Pro. There is another monolight called HD-200 Pro. A video in Chinese showing an X-H1 user with his HD-2 Pro and HD-200 Pro in a studio setup here. The HD-200 Pro unboxing video from the official Jinbei channel in Chinese here.
BHphoto Explora – The Latest and Greatest Lighting Tools from Godox
savethejourney – A sorta Yongnuo 560IV and Yongnuo 560-TX review
After getting the Gold Award by DPR, it is now also highly recommended by ePHOTOzine with a long list of virtues and just minor negatives (none of them has to do with image quality).
You can see the video above and read the summary below.
In short: There is no competition. It makes no sense to even try to compare anything APS-C related to Fujifilm right now. It is hands down the best APS-C choice and dominates in basically every area, except one: autofocus.
To be clear, it focuses great, all cameras in this shootout do. But where it is not on par with Sony and Canon so far, it’s autofocus tracking.
Handling
Fujifilm X-T4: good grip and nice dial execution. You can still use it like a DSLR via front and back dial. Lots of versatility
Nikon Z50
Canon M6 II
Sony A6600
Displays
Fujifilm X-T4: best display. Touch screen with full articulation. Nice EVF
Nikon Z50
Canon M6 II
Sony A6600
Autofocus
All cameras have very good autofocus.
Sony A6600
Canon M6 II
Fujifilm X-T4: very much improved AF, especially face and eye AF. Performs very well. The tracking is not as sticky, though
Nikon Z50
Image Quality
Fujifilm X-T4: love 26MP sensor. Good low light performance and dynamic range. Fast readout with minimal rolling shutter which makes electronic shutter more useful. Great JPEG’s and film simulations. X-Trans does not play very nice with Adobe software. But DPRTV uses Capture One, and that works great
Canon M6 II
Sony A6600
Nikon Z50
Battery Life
Sony A6600
Fujifilm X-T4: NP-W235 battery. USB-C charging
Nikon Z50
Canon M6 II
Video
Fujifilm X-T4: killer video camera. Internal 10bit recording. 4K60p. IBIS. Fully articulating screen. ETERNA profile. USB-C dongle for headphones. by far the best camera
Sony A6600
Nikon Z50
Canon M6 II
Final Rankings
Fujifilm X-T4: most expensive of the bunch. Higher specs than the other cameras. Fujifilm has invested strongly in APS-C. Complete lineup. Lots of lenses. Professional body. Nice styling. Nice to use and to own.