Viltrox is looking for photographers to test their upcoming Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 lens, a part of their lightweight Air series. This lens will be compatible with X, E, and Z mounts as reported by asobinet.
Also part of Viltrox Air series and recently announced: the Viltrox AF 35mm F1.7 Air and Viltrox AF 56mm f/1.7.
No aperture ring… just saying.
Unless the rumor of the century drops today and leads to an unprecedented spike in traffic, then we are basically done with 2024 and we can look back at which were the most read articles in 2024.
Did FujiRumors get it right?
I am surprised to see such a high interest for the Fujifilm X-M5.
A bit less surprising is to see film simulation content on the top of the ranking, especially with Classic Cuban Neg, which has quickly become a Fujifilm users favorite.
This article of 2022 still gets great views, too.
I hope you enjoyed checking out FujiRumors in 2024. And if you want, stick around also in 2025, because I have the feeling it could be a very interesting year.
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Brightin Star is teasing a new autofocus lens to come on January 6, 2025 on their Chinese Weibo account here.
Will it be yet another redundant 23/35/50mm lens without aperture ring? Just another DJ Optical re-branded lens (like TTArtisan, 7Artisans & Co).
So, will it be just more of the same?
Of will they come up with something new, original and at least something with an aperture ring?
My guess is that it will be just more of the same. But I want to start 2025 with a glimmer of hope, so I cross fingers that it has at least an aperture ring.
They told you Fujifilm lost its soul.
They told you Fujifilm bend to the will of mass market and focused on making cameras with PSAM dials.
They told you they were neglecting or even giving up on manual controls.
And then comes the Fujifilm GFX100RF, which ends all this.
Why?
Because not only it will very likely not have a PSAM dial (speculation, not rumor), but it will come with more manual controls than ever:
So you see: not only Fujifilm did not give up on retro and manual controls, but they are actively looking into solution to implement even more manual controls than ever before on their cameras.
And remember, there is also the Fujfilm X-E5 coming in summer 2025, which is definitely not a PSAM mainstream mass-market camera a la Sony, Canon or Nikon.
Dear Retro and Manual Control Lovers: there is a lot to look forward for us in 2025 ;).
And there is also the X-Pro line, which will continue for sure, and even more niche products like the Fujifilm TX-3 digital panorama camera.
Tell me another brand that goes so radical with retro, manual controls and niche products like Fujifilm.
The Fujifilm GFX100RF is coming with more ergonomic novelties than we could have expected.
Not only it will feature a dedicated aspect ratio dial on the back of the camera, but our sources have told us that it will also have a “crop zoom lever” placed under the shutter button.
I don’t know you, but with these kind of rumors really get me excited. The more tactile controls it gets, the better it is.
Stay tuned for more rumors.
Fujifilm GFX100RF Rumors
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