It’s Over: No More Preorders on Fujifilm GFX100RF and X-M5 in USA (for Now)

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So it happened, exactly as we told you here: the pre-order options for the Fujifilm GFX100RF and for the black X-M5 are being removed from stores all over the US, as you can see for example also at the GFX100RF BHphoto page here and the X-M5 black BHphoto page here.

Some stores still accept pre-orders though, such as Adorama here and every now and then Amazon shortly opens GFX100RF pre-orders, too.

But also they will soon stop to take pre-orders.

I guess (not rumor) this is what will happen to all Fujifilm gear once current stock sells out. So if you are interested in any gear, it might not be a bad idea to buy it now before it’s all gone.

Cameras like the Fujifilm X-T5 are made in China, so currently subject to 145% tariffs. Other gear is made in Japan and the Philippines, which have a current tariff rate of 10%, at least until the 90 days deadline is over and after that they might go back to higher tariffs, if Japan and the Philippines are not able to make a deal with the current US administration that avoids this worst case scenario.

Anyway, the little good news: some Fujifilm GFX100RF units have reached US soil before the tariffs kicked in – as we reported here. However, it remains to see if there will be enough units to ship out all pre-orders.

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Fujifilm GFX100RF and X-M5 Win Prestigious TIPA Award

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What an absolutely breathtaking achievement by Fujifilm!

The notoriously ruthless and unforgiving TIPA jury has brutally selected only the very best gear ever for their awards.

Among the elite few deemed worthy of this prestigious honor: the Fujifilm GFX100RF and the Fujifilm X-M5.

Truly awe-inspiring. Especially when you consider the sheer ferocity of TIPA’s evaluation process.

Take last year for instance. TIPA introduced the fiercely competitive and totally not arbitrary category of “Best Polaroid Camera.” The winner? Drumroll please… the Polaroid I-2.

Polaroid heroically triumphed over zero competition to win a TIPA award in a category made just for Polaroid.

Do you want to know the truth? Then read this story.

Ger Yours – Before Tariffs Kick In

via Tipa

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Fujinon XF23mmF2 Silver and XF50mmF2 Silver to Be Discontinued

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We just reported about how the Fujinon XF16mm f/2.8 R WR silver and the Fujinon XC50-230mm f/4.5-6.7 OIS II silver are starting to get marked as discontinued in Japan.

Well, back in late March, an anonymous source whom I tried to contact via FujiRumors with this article, already anticipated to me that the XC50-230mm silver would get discontinued.

And it told me more.

Also the following two lenses will be discontinued:

It is the same source, who asked me if I ever heard of a certain camera – never rumored before – and I answered this question here (with an offer to eventually contact me 100% anonymously via Signal to talk about it). So I grab this opportunity to renew this offering to the anonymous source, who luckily decided to use a nickname. Thanks.

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