Laowa 9mm F2.8 for Fuji X

SonyAlphaRumors leaked the images of the Laowa 9mm F2.8 lens, which will come soon for Fujifilm X, Sony E and Canon EOS M APS-C cameras. Below you can see some sample images, also leaked by SAR. One sample shows the distortion, which seems to be minimal.

Laowa lenses are made by the Chinese manufacturer Venus Optics, but as already highlighted by TheCameraStoreTV in their Best/Worst 2017 epsiode, we see more and more quality products coming from China, and they specifically mention Laowa lenses amongst those Chinese quality products.

Speaking of Chinese quality products, I own the small Chinese Sirui T-025x carbon Travel Tripod, which so far never let me down and I consider excellent value for the money. It might not last forever like a $1,000 Gitzo Tripod, but it’s really well made and you can buy 5 Sirui tripods for that money ;) . Recommended!

And then, think at Chinese drones or Godox speedlights and so forth. Sure, there is still a lot of cheap stuff coming from China, but we start to see some good products too… and Laowa lenses are definitely one of the best expressions of the Chinese photography industry.

So it’s great to see them offering soon native X-mount lenses.

There Will Be Kaizen… for X-T20

*** NEW FIRMWARE TODAY ***
for X-T1, X100F and X-T20.
All details here

Fujifilm just ended 2017 with a bunch of firmware updates, some definitely worth to be called Kaizen, like the one for the X-T2 last month and the upcoming X-Pro2 firmware.

However, X-T20 owners were not so lucky, and basically could enjoy just the new EVF/Touch screen feature. Hence, all X-T20 were disappointed not to get the faster AF-tracking, the highlight blinkies, the RGB histogram and more.

But there is hope :)

Fujifilm Germany said in the comments (back on December 1) to one of their facebook posts (google translated):

“The x-T20 will get this feature [X RAW Studio support] with an extensive firmware update. The update is expected to be available early / spring 2018. Unfortunately, implementation is not possible for all models at the same time.”

If Fujifilm Germany has correct information, then it is just a matter of time, and also Fujifilm X-T20 owners will get their Kaizen Love. And considering how successful the X-T20 line is, the “extensive X-T20 firmware update” in early 2018 will make many photographers happy.

Thanks to the FR-reader, who just dropped me this link. As you can see, it seems a news only exists once it is on FujiRumors. So even though the comment is old, there were no reports about it on the web.

However, what I don’t see, you see it. Thanks a TON for your support. It means everything to me. Feel free to keep up sharing :)

X-H1 Mock-ups based on accurate sketches of our Japanese Source

Fujifilm X-H1

Recently I reported about a new feature on the Fujifilm X-H1, but I had so vague information about it, that I specifically told you to hold on for more details. All I knew is that it might combine movie and stills… somehow.

I speculated here that it could maybe be something like Panasonic’s “4K Photo” feature, where you can extract a photo out of a 4K video.

Now another source contacted me with a further hint, and told me that it is basically a timelapse feature.

I will try to dig up more details for you guys, and thanks to the source for showing me the way ;)

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Full Rumored Specs

• X-H1 will have IBIS and it will be 5 Axis In Body Stabilization
• IBIS will work with all Fujinon X-mount lenses
• IBIS Full sensor readout
• IBIS and OIS currently do not work together
• No sensor shift multishot
• There will be design changes over the X-T2, such as a better hand grip
• First Sketches of X-H1 – Front + Back + Top side Sketches
• The X-H1 will have the 24MP megapixel X-Trans III sensor
• Release first half of 2018 – Shipping in February
• Will cost around $2,000
• New Film simulation Eterna coming with X-H1
• No Exp.Comp dial but top LCD screen like GFX
• X-Processor Pro of Fujifilm X-T2 & Co
• Fujifilm X-H1 same battery of X-T2, the NP-W126S
• Fujifilm X-H1 same 3-Way Tilt Screen of X-T2 + Touch Function
• Video Specs: 4K, 1.17x crop, 30p, 4:2:0 8 bit 200 Mbps
• Internal F-Log
• Headphone Jack in Body
• “4K Photo” feature / Timelapse Feature
• EVF with 30%+ Higher Resolution than X-T2

New Eterna Film Simulation

I have good news for you today :)

As we already leaked here on FujiRumors, the Fujifilm X-H1 will have a new film simulation, called Eterna.

And since the Fujifilm X-H1 uses the same processor of the X-T2 & Co (the X Processor Pro), I already told you that maybe Fujifilm could implement Eterna also to older cameras with X Processor Pro via Kaizen firmware update.

Well, I hear this will indeed happen. Maybe not immediatly at X-H1 launch day, but a Kaizen firmware update is on Fuji’s schedule.

Remains to see if Fujifilm will bring Eterna to all cameras having the X Processor Pro, or just to some.

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Headphone Jack

The Fujifilm X-H1 will have the headphone jack build into the camera body. I remind you that the X-T2 has the headphone jack only in the vertical grip

“4K Photo”

Now, I call it “4K photo”, but that’s probably not how Fujifilm is going to market this feature.

I actually still have to understand how exactly it works, but it could be something like Panasonic’s “4K Photo” feature, which you can see in this youtube video. Basically it allows you to extract a picture from a 4K video. But as said, I have still no very clear idea how it works.

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Fujifilm X-H1 Rumored Specs

Comaprison made by Craig at our Fujifilm X-H facebook group