Camera Foundry has just launched the CineBack for Fujifilm X-H2 and X-H2s.

CineBack™ X-H2s/X-H2 Features

• V-Mount or Gold Mount battery plate for longer run time
• Rotating D-Tap splitter with 4 outputs to power your camera and other accessories.
• Power switch behind the screen to completely cut power so there is no battery drain.
• Screen side mount allowing you to use your camera screen in cine mode, open or closed.
• Top and bottom cheese plates for mounting accessories and other rigging gear
• Cable management compartment and routing built in.
• Modular with future accessories possible (see all CineBack™ accessories here).

It works with 4 popular cages from SmallRig, Wooden Camera, Tilta and 8Sinn.

You can check out all details at CameraFoundry here.

The Sirui Aurora 85mm f/1.4 has just been announced.

You can find it at Amazon here and it should be listed anytime soon also at BHphoto here.

For additional details check out the dedicated page at Amazon here and at the Sirui page here.

• Unparalleled Image Quality – SIRUI AURORA 85mm F1.4 offers outstanding sharpness throughout the frame right up to F1.4, maintaining a superior high resolution when scaled 2x or larger.Aspherical lens, ED glass, and HRI glass are added for suppressed chromatic aberration and authentic color rendering.
• Ultra Fast Aperture – This f/1.4 fast aperture lens is equipped with fifteen-blade diaphragms, ensuring sufficient light to enter into cameras even in low-light conditions. The blurred background decorated with magnificent bokeh also provides a dreamy look to your creative shots.
• Fast, Smooth & Precise AF – This auto-focus lens features a step motor, supporting eye AF and object tracking for enhanced accuracy and smoothness autofocus performance, suitable for snapshots or capturing fast-moving subjects.
• King of Portrait – As a classic focal length for portrait shots, 85mm is perfect for natural facial shots. The moderate distance between photographer and subject makes it ideal for portrait, close-up, long-distance shooting, long focal length compression, creamy bokeh creation.
• Super Lightweight – Aurora Series 85mm AF lens with optimized lens structure decreases its weight to only 550g/1.2lbs, around 17% lower than similar lenses in the market. The lightweight and compact design allows for a long-time hand-held or gimbal work.
• Professional Lens Control – An AF/MF focus mode switch, AFL button, and aperture ring with switchable click stops provide flexible controls of the lens to meet individual needs.

Fujifilm has updated the X App software to version 2.2.0 for iOS. Down below are all the details.

What’s New?

• X-M5 is supported.
• “Image Transfer” via USB cable connection and “Live View Shooting” by 4K movie recording are available.

First feedback I got from readers: “I tried with my XT4 and [USB image transfer] does not work.” I have not yet tested it on my own gear, but I invite you guy to let us know in the comments if it works on your model.

Koji Matsumoto, the president of Fujifilm Imaging, age an interview in Japanese to phileweb here.

In summary:

• X100VI, X-T50 and GFX100S II sales are strong
• The balance between supply and demand has collapsed, but it has recovered this year
• X100VI and others are still in a difficult situation “but we are gradually loosening back orders”
• Fujifilm’s CEO notes that smartphone ease-of-use has increased global demand for instant and mirrorless cameras [admin note: I guess he means that more people take pictures now than ever and now many smartphone users aspire to take even better pictures using a proper camera]
• the fact that demand has increased dramatically globally is the root of the problem of product supply. The supply is not keeping up. Fujifilm apologizes for the inconvenience

There are GFX Trade-In offers spreading in Europe with the purchase of a Fujifilm GFX100S II or GFX100 II. Down below I will share the Trade-In conditions for UK. But make sure to check the conditions in your country.

Maybe even more interestingly, now Fujifilm is offering also a Fujifilm GFX100S II with GF35-70mm kit in Europe. Maybe I’ve missed it so far, but if I am correct, previously you could purchase the GFX100SII only as body only and not bundled with a lens.

There are no kit versions still in USA for the GFX100SII and GFX100II. I hope such an offering will come to the US too at some point.

• GFX100S II
  UK: WexPhotoVideoUK / AmazonUK / ParkCameraUK
  GER: AmazonDE / CalumetDE / FotoErhardt / Fotokoch
  EU: 50.8 Shop / PCHstore / Amazon IT / Amazon FR / Amazon ES / Amazon NL
  USA: BHphoto / Amazon / Adorama / Nuzira / Moment
  CA: Amazon CA