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Photokina Curiosity: Fujifilm shows SWING CAM concept camera

September 21, 2014
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Fujirumors’ window to Photokina: DAY 6

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Not only X-series at Photokina. Fujifilm unveiled a prototype of a little camera: the SWING CAM. A mechanism moves this camera vertically & horizontally and allows it to track people.

There are no plans to produce it for the mass market for now. But, in a promotional video, Fuji shows its potential as a sort of “action cam”. Quesabesde compares is with the curious “party-shot” device of Sony.

via quesabesde

Window to Photokina (day 5): Fujifilm X100T :: electronic shutter demo (video) :: more hands-on reviews!

September 20, 2014
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Fujirumors’ window to Photokina: DAY 5

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Here is a short video showing what you can do thanks to the electronic shutter (which allows you shutter speeds of 1/32,000). A Fuji Rep takes a Fujifilm X100T and shoots wide open right into the lamp. Watch the video from 0:35 to 1:05.

X100T: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / PCHstore / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

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Fuji’s latest product presentation with a German Fuji Manager

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Matt Granger’s X100T hands-on video at photokina on youtube (website)

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More X100T photokina hands-on posts at: dslrmagazine (translation) / Japanese site dc-watch (translation) / fujivsfuji / reviewed.com /
Graphite Silver X-T1 hands-on at reviewed.com /

Thoughts on the Photokina 2014 announcements at mingthein

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Nothing Fujfilm specific… but if you want to see what Kai of digitalrev thinks about this year’s photokina, see the video below

X100T: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / PCHstore / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
Graphite Silver X-T1: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / PCHstore / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
XF 56mm f/1.2 APD: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / PCHstore / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro
XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / EUROPE: WexUK / WexDE / PCHstore / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

[UPDATE: with samples] Hands-on Photos of the Mitakon 42.5mm f/1.2 + 24mm f/1.7 + 50mm f/0.95

September 19, 2014
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Fujirumors’ window to Photokina: DAY 4

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Mitakon recently announced two more X-mount lenses: after the Mitakon 35mm f/0.95 (the fastest lens for Fuji X-cameras after the Ibelux 0.85 (read my humble Ibelux review here), they now offer also the 42.5mm f/1.2 (price $359), the 24mm f/1.7 (price $289) and 50mm f/0.95 (price $899)… and updated the 35mm as well!

Now photozine published the first hands-on photos.

[UPDATE] Sample photos (on a Sony A7) taken with the 24mmF1.7 at zyoptics here. Sample photos (on a GH4) taken with the 42.5mmF1.2 at zyoptics here.

24mmF1.7 / image courtesy photozine

42.5mmF1.2 / image courtesy photozine

50mm f/0.95 / image courtesy photozine

Updated 35mmF0.95 / image courtesy photozine

Fujifilm Manager says (again): No Full Frame, focus on APS-C… for now!

September 19, 2014
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Do you remember the interview with Fuji Manager Mr. Kawahara of December 2013 (see video above)? At the question if Fujifilm will go Full Frame, he answered: “We have no plan to provide full frame body… just now.”

It’s the same answer over and over again. So, also at this years’ photokina, when amateurphotographer asked for a Full Frame Fuji, the answer was that the company is focussing on the APS-C line. A Full Frame Fuji would not be compatible with the existing lenses.

Fujifilm manager Oishi said that “Fuji plans to launch further X-series cameras, and there is no current plan for a full-frame model. But […] Fuji is a camera developer, so it may be a possibility at some future date.”

Ok, I can live with that Fuji… it’s better to go directly the Medium Format way ;-).

via mirrorlessrumors via digicame-info

Fujifilm X-PRO2, 16-55 without OIS, specialized lenses and more! Interview with Fujifilm’s Torben Hondong (admiringlight)

September 18, 2014
News, Rumors
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Jordan is making an excellent work in these days at photokina. This time he had an interview with Torben Hondong of Fujifilm, You can check it out here at admiringlight.

In short:

– 16-55 without OIS: Fuji wants to contain size & weight
– 90mm and 16mm mock-up: the final lenses could be the same size, or they could be smaller as the mock-ups
– future lenses: If the 56mm APD sells well, then they will expand the specialized lens line-up
– 35mm MKII: no plans for now, possible in future

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– Fujifilm X-PRO2: The discussion was about the Viewfinder. Basically Fuji is considering to put the best of the two worlds (EVF like the X-T1 & OVF of the X100T) into the X-PRO2 body. But Fuji “would see how the response to the X100T [viewfinder] was to consider the options for any potential X-Pro replacement.” The challange for Fuji is also to put an X-T1 alike EVF into an X-PRO2 that fits into a body that people expect.

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