Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 XF First Images

The ultra-thin Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5 is definitely nothing new, since it already exists for Sony E mount.

But now it’s coming also for Fujifilm X mount and you can see the first images of it mounted on the Fujifilm X-M5 in this article, as shared by the Chinese Weibo account 独立摄影师联合会 here.

If you have the budget, then I still recommend the Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR, which has an aperture ring, is weather sealed, faster aperture, better ergonomics, still extremely compact, optically fantastic and capable of resolving 40MP… and the list of loves for this lens could actually go on forever.

Sure, it costs about $300 more than the Viltrox AF 28mm f/4.5, but it’s worth every penny if you ask me.

The only real downside: even several years after its announcement, the Fujinon XF27mmF2.8 R WR is still quite compilcated to find in stock: BHphoto says they should get some units soon, on Amazon you can find some second hand units (often overpriced), Adorama has also none available, it’s on backorder at Moment and good luck finding it anywhere else.

But hey, we are at just a humble 4 years after its announcement… we can’t expect Fujifilm to give us stable stock on gear so quickly ;).

Fujifilm 2025 New Year Greetings: A Wider Range of Products Coming in 2025 and GFX Challenge Grant Progarm Updates

Fujifilm has just released a video with their traditional New Year greetings.

  • in 2024 Fujifilm announced 4 cameras and 4 lenses
  • development announcement of GFX100 Eterna and GF Power Zoom lens
  • in 2025 they hope to deliver a wider range of products
  • GFX Challenge grant program update

If you want to know what’s coming, just bookmark this link and keep following ;).

For now what we know about are:

Fujifilm Instax Wide EVO Hybrid Instax Camera Registration Spotted – FI028

We told you that Fujifilm will soon launch the Fujifilm Instax Wide EVO hybrid camera.

Well, now the registration has been spotted. It comes with the code number FI028 as reported by the Japanese website dc.life.

One standout feature: it will have a film rewind crank to print the Instax film as you can read here.

That’s different over the already existing Instax Mini EVO, which has a print lever.

Fujifilm GFX100RF Will NOT Have a Hybrid Viewfinder

We often refer to the upcoming Fujifilm GFX100RF as the bigger brother of the Fujifilm X100VI.

But there will be one crucial difference: according to our trusted sources (THANKS!), the Fujifilm GFX100RF will not have a hybrid optical and electronic viewfinder, but “only” an electronic viewfinder.

I guess this choice was necessary not only to contain the price (the hybrid viewfinder is an expensive part of the camera), but also to contain its size, because FujiRumors readers know that the Fujifilm GFX100RF will be “about as big” as the Fujifilm X-Pro3.

But for stuff that goes, other (and quite intriguing one) makes his debut on this camera, as we reported here.

Fujifilm GFX100RF Rumors

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