Flash Photography with the Fuji X system?
It can be done, but more flash-options are needed!

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I’ve just received an email from a new source, with a bad news. And I’m afraid it’s true!

The source said that, during a Fuji event in Canada, a Fuji Guy told him that the long expected (and urgently needed) flash will be delayed, hence not come this spring as told us last year by a trusted source.

So was the trusted source wrong? No, it wasn’t. It’s just another case of a rumor shared too early. Fuji’s plan really was to launch this flash (rumored to be made by Metz) in spring, but the insolvency of Metz has changed everything…. the release of the flash has been pushed back.

I have no information about the fact if Fuji will continue to cooperate with Metz or if they are looking for a new partner, altough there are hints that they are looking at companies like Sunpak (see Sunpack Flash on Amazon).

stay tuned,
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XF 100-400 Recap:

– July 2014: Fujifilm releases a new roadmap, showing a super tele-photo zoom lens coming in late 2015.
– Photokina, September 2014: Fujifilm shows XF 140-400 mock-up with an aperture range that goes from F4 to F5.6.
– February 2015: Fujifilm updates the roadmap and now shows an XF 100-400 coming in early 2016… no aperture range indication on the roadmap
– CP+, February 2015: a journalist of ValueTechTV says that the XF 100-400 release was delayed, because Fuji decided to change the aperture range at the wide end and make it slower and smaller.
– The latest roadmap shared by FR-reader Stalkdog here, shows that Fuji will release the XF 100-400 in March 2016.

Now, FR-reader aki noted, that the roadmap shows an XF 100-400 that is 4.5 at the wide and 5.6 at the long end, confirming what the journalist at ValueTech said.

Well, since we now have the unequivocal evidence that FujiFilm reads FujiRumors, we can let them know what we think about the XF 100-400 aperture. Is it better not to care about the size (since it will be big anyway) and make a F4 constant zoom out of it? Or should Fuji try to contain its size (and price) by making it slower (F4.5-5.6)? Or maybe just keep the aperture range they displayed at Photokina (F4 to F5.6 – at that time the lens was planed as 140-400)?

Your thoughts are appreciated and keep in mind: Fujifilm is watching you ;)

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Fujifilm shows one of the FujiRumors Polls to the Press

When the Zeiss Touit lenses for Fuji X were launched back in spring 2013, the Fujinon lens choice was still very limited. X-shooters needed more lens options, and the new X-mount Zeiss glass could have been a great addition… however…

… there was one major deal-breaker: the Zeiss Touit were offered in focal lengths very close to the already existing Fujinon 35 and 14mm. Also, the Fujinon’s were cheaper (at the launch, the Touit 12mm cost $1,250 and the Touit 32 came for $900) and probably even superior… all you have to know is written in Rico’s excellent Fujinon Vs Zeiss Touit Comparison.

The X-mount Touits sold extremely bad. The inevitable price drops followed. At the moment, the X-Zeiss Glass is in offer at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.

But it seems that also the E-mount was not a best seller. In fact, according to SonyAlphaRumors, Zeiss decided not to make any new Zeiss Touit lenses in 2015 and maybe not even in 2016… and I wonder if they will ever make new ones!

Do you own a Touit lens? Would you recommend them to fellow X-shooters?

Here are the 3 Zeiss Touit lenses.

– Zeiss Touit 50mmF2.8 1:1 Macro (price $999): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama
– Zeiss Touit 32mmF1.8 (price $499): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama
– Zeiss Touit 12mmF2.8 (price $699): AmazonUS / BHphoto / Adorama

It’s pretty sure now: 2 years after it’s release, the Fujfiilm X-E2 will get a new firmware update. It should be released in about 6 months from now (October-November).

Also, the X-T1 firmware 4.0, which was rumored to come on June 18, will very likely be delayed to June 22.

Feel free to discuss the X-E2 firmware topic (and much more) at our new Fuji X Forum