$10 L Bracket for Fujifilm GFX :: New Firmware v.2.3 for Fringer C645-GFX Smart Adapter :: Techart EF to GFX Smart Adapter Shipping (GFX Zone)

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Fringer Firmware Update

FRINGER Press Release: “V2.3 firmware is avaliable now. It disables in-camera lens correction which let to severe distortion when connecting Contax 645 lenses to GFX50s using Fringer smart adapter. Please download the firmware v2.3 and upgrade your adapter according to the steps in user manual (section 6). […] 

As you know, Fujifilm lenses largely depend on software corrections. Whatever the file format you use, i.e. JPG or RAW, you cannot switch it off. Even in the view finder you can only see the after-correction results. Since currently all the smart adapters in the market are impersonating a G mount lens, the in camera lens correction severely disturbed the adapted lenses’ output.

Now, we totally solved the problem and integrated the solution in the firmware ver2.3. After upgrading your adapter, the Fujifilm’s lens correction would be disabled in the view finder and the JPG or RAW files the camera produces.

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Fujifilm X-E3 In Stock in USA, XF80mm Shipping November 30, GF 45mm Shipping November 16

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The Fujifilm X-E3 (all combos) is now in stock at BHphoto, AmazonUS (limited number) and FocusCamera. It’s still out of stock at Adorama.

AmazonUS says the GF45mm will ship November 16 and the XF80mm on November 30. The Dutch store calumetphoto expects to ship the 80mm on November 9. But I hear November 30 should be correct.

Fujifilm X-E3: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujinon XF 80mmF2.8 Macro: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujinon GF 45mmF2.8: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

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Fujifilm GFX Vs. Sony A7RIII Dyanmic Range (Preliminary Comparison) + Sony A7rIII Really Sharper Than Fujifilm GFX 50S?

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Dynamic Range

Photons to Photos has just shared their “preliminary” Sony A7RIII chart. “Preliminary” means that these are actual measurements from RAW files but not those taken under the usual controlled conditions. Historically preliminary data has been quite accurate at Photons to Photos.

So what does the chart tell us? It shows that the Fujifilm GFX 50S has a better dyamanic range.

More surprisingly, though, it seems that the brand new Sony A7rIII does not perform better than the Sony A7rII… and maybe even a little bit worst.

Preliminary tests might be relatively accurate, but before making any conclusions, we have to wait the final results.

Sharpness

Here on FujiRumors we were the first to report about the imaging-resource comparison between the Sony A7RIII and the Fujifilm GFX 50S.

We gave it a detailed look, digged deep into the camera settings, and reported comprehensively about it. Seems like I did an accurate job, since the entire article then was copied & pasted elsewhere, just as every article I write actually… which I take as the highest form of flattery ;)

But as much as I digged into the settings, thanks to our huge community and the lively comments, there is always something new to discover. And by analizing the images with the FujiRumors community, some highlighted that the Fujifilm GFX might be misfocused (as I already guessed in the original article).

Hera are again the original images and settings

  • Fujifilm GFX 50S: 1/20th, F5, ISO250, SOOC Jpeg – see here
  • Sony A7RIII: 1/40th, F5, ISO250, SOOC Jpeg – see here

Now, it’s your turn to pixel peep, and you are free to judge if the Fujifilm GFX has the focus really on the eye or on the temple. And keep in mind that, at f/5, the Fujifilm GFX will give you shallower DOF than the Sony A7rIII.

Also, the GFX was shot at 1/20, and the Sony at 1/40. And looking at the earrings it’s clear to see how the Fujifilm GFX captures more motion due to the slower shutter speed.

Any yet, it’s worth to highlight that the eye AF on the Sony seems to work really great :)

Sony A7rIII: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujifilm GFX 50S: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

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First Sony A7rIII Vs. Fujifilm GFX 50S Vs. Nikon D850 Vs. Canon 5D MK IV Comparison

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Fujifilm GFX 50S Vs. Sony A7RIII

So it happened, Sony just dropped another Full Frame camera, the brand new Sony A7RIII (price and specs at BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera).

As to expect, now all possible comparisons will appear on the web, and we have already a first one at imaging-resource, comparing the Sony A7rIII with the Fujifilm GFX 50S, the Nikon D850 and the Canon 5DMKIV.

The results of the 42MP on the Sony A7RIII are, as to expect, impressive and promising. The Fujifilm GFX 50s, Nikon D850 and Sony A7rIII seem to be clearly superior to the Canon 5D MK IV.

“The A7R III has a crispness to the blues in the eye that the other two seem to lack, resulting in a sort of grey overtone from both the Nikon and the Fuji. What may be the most impressive is how well the new Sony FE 24-105 f/4 hangs with Nikon’s new 24-70mm and Fuji’s 63mm. [Note: the Canon had the EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM]

Due to the RAW profile for the Sony A7R III not yet being available, we are comparing JPEG images. The Nikon D850 image was converted from RAW with ACR default settings“

And here is the EXIF data for the images (shot on a tripod, all shot at 50mm):

  • Fujifilm GFX 50S: 1/20th, F5, ISO250, SOOC Jpeg – see here
  • Sony A7RIII: 1/40th, F5, ISO250, SOOC Jpeg – see here
  • Canon 5DMKIV: 1/40th, F5, ISO250, SOOC Jpeg – see here
  • Nikon D850: 1/40th, F5, ISO250, converted from RAW with ACR default settings – see here

As FR-readers noted, the strange pattern in the eyes is very likely caused by the model’s color contact lenses.

Please notice that

  • the Fujifilm GFX was shot at 1/20th of a second, whereas the other three cameras at 1/40th.
  • the Fujifilm GFX was shot at F5 in Medium Format, which is faster than F5 in FF, so it had shallower DOF
  • the Fujifilm GFX could be slightly out of focus, just as the Canon 5D MK IV
  • the Nikon D850 is a RAW file convertet in Adobe, all others are JPEG
  • eye AF on the Sony A7RIII works great for sure

I’m looking forward to more comparisons, maybe in a more controlled enviroment with all cameras at the same settings (a classical lab test), once Adobe supports Sony A7RIII RAW files.

With that said, go to imaging-resource here and check out their comparison.

GFX Deals

Fujifilm GFX 50S Secret Deal: How to Save $,1550 (instead of “just” $1,000) on Fujifilm GFX at BHphoto – full instructions here

Fujifilm GFX 50S + Any GF lens (save $1,000): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Fujinon GF 45mmF2.8 (save $300): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF63mmF2.8 (save $300): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF32-64mmF4 (save $450): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF120mmF4 Macro (save $550): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Fujinon GF 110mm F2 (save $550): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
Fujinon GF 23mm F4 (save $550): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama

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