[UDPATE: the lens is out of stock again]
It’s the underdog (but with great customer service) Pictureline that has the first 50mm Zeiss Touit 1:1 Macro lens in stock. Grab it here at pictureline!
X-shooters can also snatch the 2.8/12 and 1.8/32 Zeiss Touit lenses with at $800 discount at BHphoto here and at Adorama here.
the XF35mm is still out of stock in USA, after the latest lens deal, which ended Apirl 8th
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A new source contacted me via rumor box. It gave itself a nickname, so that I can recognise it in future.
This source told me two things. First: it confirms that Fuji plans to update the 35mm lens previously rumored by a source who was right in the past here. It says that:
1) “the 35mm is going to be rereleased however don’t expect huge changes this is going to be more of an update of the same lens (AF motor as far as I know) to bring it up to standard of the [shoplink 21554]56mm[/shoplink] and [shoplink 16128]23mm[/shoplink]. “
No word about weather sealing.
The second rumor? I can not share it at the moment, because the new source said:
2) “Please confirm it with your other sources first as marketing department might change the plans“.
And that is what I did last night. I’ve contacted my sources and asked them to check it.
As the new source wrote me via rumor box, I can not contact it. I just wanted to let the source know: thanks for sharing, and I’m doing my homework right now ;-).
Dear readers, please understand that I can not share it now. I’m 100% loyal to my sources and, if they want me to check it before sharing, I will do it. It’s fundamental to build up a relationship of 100% trust with them.
And I also understand why this new source asked me to be careful with the information. In fact, one of the big problems when you’re writing about Fujifilm rumors, is that the company changes plans pretty often, as they constantly look at the market and feedback from photographers.
Therefore, if I check back in the past, I see rumors that were correct at the time of sharing, but afterwards Fuji did some changes and I had to update the rumor in order to keep you up to date with Fuji’s latest plans.
That said, the Japanese source already promised me a feedback about the second rumor ASAP ;-).
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THE INSANE ZEISS DEAL
Buy both Zeiss Touit lenses and save $800 here at BHphoto or at Adorama. The lenses are already out of stock. Order now and be high on the waiting list as soon as the next batch of lenses arrives.
The Australian store digidirect has set the price for the XF 18-135 WS lens to $1,149. So it will have, according to digidirect, the same price of the [shoplink 21554]XF 56mm[/shoplink].
At the moment I don’t have information if this will be really the final price.
At the store artencraft, the EU price for the X-T1+18-135 will be of €1799 (€200 more than the the X-T1+18-55)
On June 19th Fujifilm France organizes a show, obviously marketing because it says ….
Des animations photographiques originales
Des performances artistiques
Des rencontres avec les experts de FUJIFILM.
Annonce du lancement d’une grande opération inédite dans le monde
de la photographie…
This translates to :
Original presentations
Artistic shows/exhibitions
Meet the Fujifilm experts
Announcement of the launch of a vast operation never heard-of in the photography world
A pure Fujifilm marketing slogan or is really something big coming soon? June 19th is near, we will soon see what “vast operation never heard-of in photography world” means. I just hope it’s something better than the X-Robot of Fujifilm Middle East (you already forgot it?) ;-)
In the meantime, let your X-dreams and phantasy soar free in the comments.
thx a lot to the FR-reader who shared it via email with Fujirumors.
image courtesy: riflessifotografici
It’s refreshing to see a review, where the focus is also on the images more than just on pages over pages of mere technical data and specs. How does the [shoplink 20414]XF 10-24[/shoplink] perform in several lighting conditions, with different subjects and situations? Donato Chirulli of riflessifotografici had some weeks of time to test it. He will tell and show you the qualities of this lens and its shortcomings.
“Even if it’s a zoom lens, performances are exceptional. It was somehow expected, especially knowing how good the 14mm is, but it’s always better not to take it for granted. This kind of focal range is not so easy to manage during the design phase but also in the field, but Fuji manged to produce a sharp lens with only a slight resolution drop towards the corners, especially at the widest end.”
Now read and see how the XF 10-24 performs on the field at riflessifotografici here (English Version).
Fuji XF 10-24mm: [shopcountry 20414]
