The recently announced Rokinon/Samyang 21mmF1.4 & 50mmF1.2 are right now in stock at AmazonUS via third party reseller.
HOT: First Short review with SAMPLES (!!!) of the XF35mm f2 and 1.4x teleconverter!
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There is already the first short review (with Samples!!) of the XF35mmF2 and the 1.4x Teleconverter online. You can find it at whitecubestudios! This might be one of those reviews that will quickly disappear from the web… so act fast and read it here :)
NOTE: The post has been modified and the parts about the upcoming Fuji Gear deleted. For the original post read the cached version.
About the 35mmF2 the reviewer just says:
“To be honest, I wasn’t too excited about this lens when it was handed to me…. But after the first few clicks I was hooked. It’s just the right focus length to get really nice compositions with the artist, the lighting, and other random elements on stage.”
About the 1.4x teleconverter he says:
“Obviously the pro is that…. You get a tighter shot. Butting wasn’t thaaaaatt much of a difference. It was nice to have but not really necessary. The not so obvious con is that it reduces the aperture to f4…. So it lets significantly less light in and reduces the depth of field. To compensate for the exposure you would need to bump up the ISO by a full stop… And I’m not sure if I like making that sacrifice.
So to our fuji peeps… If you’re reading this, either do something about the aperture reduction to it or give us a more significant zoom…. something like 2.5x would be nice…”
[NOTE: Over at the Fuji X Forum discussion to this review, FXF member quincy says: “But the guy who wrote the review seems not to know much about lenses, since he’s asking fujifilm to defy the laws of physics“]
Samples taken with the 50-140 + 1.4x teleconverter and 35mmF2 are included in the review!
Thanks a lot to the FR-reader, who passed me the link… and if you spotted this review via FujiRumors and want to report about it on your websites, please be kind enough to tell people that you’ve got this news via FujiRumors ;)
it’s coming soon… stay tuned,
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Curiosity spotted by a FR-reader
in the latest AUS Fuji X rebates that go until January, the only lens that shows the aperture is the 35mm. Fuji AUS might be expecting a new 35mm by January!
Shared on May, 20, 2015: The updated Fuji XF lens catalogue showing all the upcoming lenses: 35mmF2, 1.4x teleconverter, 100-400 and 120mm
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We talked about the comeback of Meyer-Optik Görlitz back in February. Then, back in May, an official press release said here, that the TRIOPLAN 100mmF2.8 will be available in December for €1400.
Well, there was apparantly a delay, since Meyer-Optik Görlitz now says here, that shipping will start in February and it will cost €1400, but just at the beginning. Then the price will then go up to €1500.
So here it is, Fuji’s really most important camera ever and the real winner for its imaging division: the brand new Fuji film Instax Mini 70!
You might say… who cares? We are X-shooters and the only instant film we eventually need is the Instax SHARE Smartphone Printer SP-1! These Instax cameras are not important for us!
WRONG!
Instax Cameras are a terrific success for Fujfilm and they push its imaging division into profits more than any X-series cameras. And this is a good thing for us X-shooters, since the earnings Fujfilm makes with Instax Cameras are fueling the development costs of the X cameras… including the one of our long-awaited Fuji X-PRO2!
SURPRISED?
That’s why Fuji keeps up releasing new models, from the Instax Wide 300 to the Fujifilm Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic, from the Instax Mini “Hello Kitty” to the just announced Instax Mini 70.
The latest one, the Instax Mini 70, comes also with some handy features like the automatic exposure control, which captures both the subject and the background in “beautiful clarity” and even a Selfie mode with built-in selfie mirror!
So, APS-C? Full Frame? M43? Medium Format?… no, it’s Instax that spanks them all… and that’s a good thing, even for X-shooters!
so, pay tribute to Fuji’s Instax World :)
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Offical Press Release
Instax is really very important for Fujifilm… and therefore a matter for the boss, Fuji Guy Billy!
FULL PRESS RELEASE
FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) is proud to announce that it will release the instax mini 70, a new model to join the ‘instax mini’ series of instant cameras which produce credit-card-size photos instantly, on October 23. The instax mini 70, which comes in three new colors including “Canary Yellow,” “Island Blue,” and “Moon White,” features the Auto Exposure Control Function to capture both the main subject and background in natural brightness as well as the newly added ‘Selfie’ mode. With its modern design the instax mini 70 broadens its appeal to not only young women, but also men in their 20s and 30s, making it a perfect fashion statement at any scene for any occasion at any time.
The instax mini 70 has a variety of shooting modes which allow the user to enjoy photography in a variety of situations. While taking ‘selfie’ shots, users can choose the ‘Selfie’ mode to provide the appropriate brightness and shooting distance for their ‘selfie shots’ and use the Selfie mirror beside the lens to check their framing. Features such as the tripod mount and the self-timer function are perfect for group shots. In addition, the ‘Macro’ mode can be used for shots at a minimum of 30cm from the subject and the ‘Landscape’ mode is suitable for far away landscape pictures.
