Tamron Manager: “X Mount Lens Sales Higher than Expected and We Plan New APS-C Lenses”

The French website Phototrend has interviewed Tamron managers at the CP+ in Japan.

Here is what the Tamron manager said about their Fujifilm X mount lineup:

All Tamron lenses for the X mount sell very well, more than we expected. Currently, we offer the 11-20 mm, the 17-70 mm; the 18-300 mm and the 150-500 mm. These are all E-mount lenses developed on the X-mount.

The next step will be to plan new APS-C lenses.

When asked if they may be releasing new lenses for both Sony E and Fujifilm X mount, the Tamron manager answered “Yes, maybe“.

All available Tamron X mount lenses are currently rebated. Full list below.

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Fujifilm GFX100 Discontinued at Some Stores in Japan

Fujifilm GFX100 Discontinued

In Japan, the first stores are marking the Fujifilm GFX100 as discontinued, as reported by the Japanese website asobinet.

The Fujifilm GFX100 was launched back in 2019 and it was definitely revolutionary for its time, with a backside illuminated 102 megapixel sensor and IBIS, giving medium format speed and flexibility unseen until then in the digital medium format world.

But then…

… on January 27, 2021…

… just one day after the birth of my son…

… Fujifilm launched the glorious Fujifilm GFX100S: much smaller, much cheaper, much better ergonomics (in my opinion) than the GFX100.

The GFX100S was pretty much superior under every aspect to the GFX100, so much so that Fujifilm USA launched arguably their all time best advertising about the GFX100S with the subtle admission that there is almost not point in buying the GFX100 anymore (in addition to give FujiRumors a shout-out ;))

Sales for the Fujifilm GFX100 plummeted after the GFX100S announcement and since 2+ years it hardly sells anymore.

Miraculously, though, Fujifilm still kept producing it (albeit in very limited numbers) and in fact you can find it still in stock pretty much everywhere in USA and Europe. But it seems that this is going to change soon, as Japanese stores are starting to inform their customers that there won’t be any new shipments for this camera.

Fujifilm Managers Interview: Talking Fujifilm X-Pro4, Autofocus, Fujifilm X-T5 Sales, 5th Generation GFX, X100V Demand and More

The French website Phototrend interviewed a couple of Japanese Fujifilm managers at CP+.

You can find the full interview in French linked down below as well as a summary.

Interview

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Samyang 75mm f/1.8 Additional Images, Specs and Estimated Price

The French website Phototrend has shared additional images and specs about the upcoming Samyang 75mm f/1.8 AF lens for Fujifilm X mount.

  • 62 mm filter
  • weight of 257
  • Custom M1 and M2 switch
  • almost as heavy and about as big as the Sony FE full-frame version
  • should offer even better optical performance, since only the center of the optics would be used on Fujifilm’s APS-C cases if this is the case
  • Phototrend has been informed by Samyang that it could cost about €485

The Samyang 75mm f/1.8 AF for Fujifilm X will be announced on February 28.

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Samyang 75mm f/1.8 AF Hands-On Images

While the Samyang 75mm f/1.8 AF will only be officially announced on February 28, Samyang is already displaying a sample of the lens at the CP+.

Luckily a FR-reader present at CP+ grabbed some images of the lens and sent them to us. You can see all images below.

It will be Samyang’s second autofocus X mount lens after the Samyang 12mm f/2 AF.