Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm F1.1 + Meike 85mm F2.8 Macro Reviews… and Discount on Samyang 100mmF2.8 1:1 Macro for Fuji!

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Beyond Fujinon X

There currently about 100 native Fuji X mount lenses out there. And if you don’t mind manual focussing, then actually some of those can be very affordable alternatives to Fujinon X glass. Today I will list 2 of them, the fast Sainsonic Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 and the Meike 85mm Macro lens.

Kamlan 50mm F1.1

alikgriffin reviewed the Kamlan 50mm F1.1. He says amongst the others:

  • great contrast, beautiful bokeh and very nice color saturation
  • best image quality when shooting f1.1, stay at least 4-5 feet away from your subject to get past any of the spherical aberrations
  • really nice lens for black and white photography and street photography
  • Chromatic aberrations are pretty severe
  • fairly soft and smeary along the edges and corners
  • $150 bucks !

Another fast and good alternative for Fuji X lovers is the Mitakon 35mm Mk II 0.95.

Kamlan 50mm F1.1: AmazonUS

Meike 85mm F2.8 Macro

Back in September, Meike announced the 86mmF2.8 1:1.5 Macro lens, an affordable manual focus macro lens and alternative to Fujifilm’s XF60mm and XF80mm. But will it conquire Fuji X shooters heart? It all depends on its performance, and we have a review about it made by Damian Brown on Youtube

  • feels solid, metal
  • sharp images
  • good contrast
  • distortion is negligable
  • he highly recommends this lens

Another great macro option is the Samyang/Rokinon 100mm F2.8 1:1 macro lens (currently disocunted at BHphoto and $100 cheaper than at Adorama).

Meike 85mmF2.8: AmazonUS

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Fujifilm X Magazine Issue 23 – A New Star is Born, Everything You Need to Know about the Fujifilm X-E3

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Fujifilm just released the new edition (23) of their interactive Fujifilm X Magazine.

The edition is called “A New Star is Born, Everything you Need to Know about the Fujifilm X-E3”.

But there is more than “just” the X-E3 inside, such as a tips on how to use AF-C custom settings, technique tips and also this time the opportunity to win something, a Fujifilm X-E3 with XF23/2.

You can check it out online here or download the Free iPhone App here or Free Andoid App.

The App just got an update and added the USA version.

Fujifilm X-E3: USA: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, WexUK, PCHstore

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Cam-in X-Pro2 and X100F Italian Leather Case

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Cam-in just released Italian leather cases for Fujifilm X-Pro2 and X100F.

LCP-001 series for FUJIFILM X 100 F

Manufacturer’s preferred price ¥ 12,000 ($107) excluding tax

It is a leather camera case dedicated to Fujifilm X100F. Using luxury Italian leather, the craftsman handmade and carefully finished. A tripod hole is provided on the bottom of the case, and it can be attached to a tripod even with the case attached.

  • Applicable models FUJIFILM X 100 F
  • Material: Italian leather, aluminum (case bottom part)
  • Size: 13.1 cm × 8.5 cm × 3.8 cm
  • Battery exchangeable in attached condition, with speaker hole and tripod hole.

LCP-002 series for FUJIFILM X-Pro 2

Manufacturer’s preferred price ¥ 11,000 ($99) excluding tax

It is a leather camera case dedicated to Fujifilm X-Pro 2. Using luxury Italian leather, the craftsman handmade and carefully finished. A tripod hole is provided on the bottom of the case, and it can be attached to a tripod even with the case attached.

  • Supported models FUJIFILM X-Pro 2
  • Material: Italian leather, aluminum (case bottom part)
  • Size: 14.2 cm × 6.4 cm × 3.8 cm
  • Battery exchangeable in attached condition, with speaker hole and tripod hole

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Fujifilm X-T2, X-T20 and GFX 50S Firmware Update on Thursday, November 30

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Fujifilm will update the Fujifilm X-T2, X-T20 and GFX 50s on November 30 (Thursday).

List of improvements:

Fujifilm Netherlands recently said here that the Fujifilm X-T20 firmware update has been postponed. But I guess Fujifilm was able to fix all issues and is ready to release it on time. You see, even Fujifilm itself can share wrong rumors now and then ;) .

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  1. Update your camera in any case, even if you do not need the features/improvements that come with this specific firmware update. Fujifilm often implements “undocumented fixes“, which can be as small as a typo in the menu, but also more significant bug fixes and improvements.
  2. To be 100% safe, though, do not update your camera on the same day you need your camera for a paid assignment. In very rare cases, firmware updates can introduce new bugs. If you need your camera on a paid job, wait a few days, check back fujirumors.com to see if there are some bugs with the new firmware in the following days, and if there are no reports, update your camera. But with that said, in 99% of the cases a new firmware will only improve things, and not make them worst. So at the end, always update.
  3. Read these tips for updating your firmware
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Top Gear 2017 Rankings… and Fujifilm is Well Represented ;)

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Top Gear 2017

I warned you already 10 days ago, when National Geographic declared the Fujifilm X-T2 the best travel camera 2017… get ready for many more articles like this popping up on the web in the near future.

And indeed, there is a lot more already on the web already, and I will share them here on FujiRumors for you in a dedicated roundup.

Fujifilm is well represented in the “Top Gear Rankings“… here we go:

  • The BHphoto “Best mirrorless cameras of 2017” ranking includes 2 Fujfiilm cameras… discover which one here
  • Camera of the Year, Best Medium Format – Fujifilm GFX 50S at imaging-resource
  • Camera of the Year, Best Enthusiast Fixed Lens Camera – Fujifilm X100F at imaging-resource
  • Fujifilm X-T2 Top APS-C Mirrorless camera at digitaltrends
  • X-T2 Gear of the Year: Lonely Speck Gift Guide 2017 at lonelyspeck
  • Top 10 sample galleries of the year #3: the Fujifilm X100F at dpreview
  • Top 10 sample galleries of the year #5: the Fujifilm X-T20 at dpreview
  • Top 10 sample galleries of the year: #9 is the Fujifilm GFX 50S at dpreview

We recently asked you what you think is the Top Fujifilm gear of 2017. A couple of thousands of you already dropped their vote… keep it up :)

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