Fujifilm X RAW STUDIO and Tether Plugin Pro for Adobe Software Updates Released
A few days ago, Fujifilm has also updated some of its software, more precisely:
Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5 Announced – Reviews, Samples, Pre-Orders and More – LIVE BLOG
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Fujifilm X-T4 Third Party Dual Battery Charger Available and More Batteries
Just yesterday we reported, how the first third party NP-W235 battery can be found in Europe.
Now a FR-reader (thanks) passed me the link to a Chinese third party battery as well as a third party dual batter charger for Fujifilm X-T4.
In USA, you find them available branded as DIGIeye NP-W235 at AmazonUS here. For the same price of a Fujifilm original battery, you’ll also get the dual charger on top of it.
We will soon be flooded with third party options, but not all of them are really good.
Independent testings showed, that some Fujifilm third party batteries can be considered almost a fraud, whereas others are close in performance and reliability to the original Fujifilm batteries (such as Wasabi Fujifilm batteries).
For your convenience, down below is a selection of battery related articles we shared in the past here on FujiRumors.
- fujirumors.com – The Ultimate Fujifilm NP-W126S vs Third Party Batteries Battle
- fujirumors.com – Powering the Fujifilm X-T3
- fujirumors.com – Fujifilm NP-W126S Battery Counterfeits – A Visual Guide to Spotting the Fakes
- fujirumors.com – TESTED: Third Party Fuji Batteries? “Inflated capacity values. Some batteries almost Fraud!”… and the Winner is…?
- fujirumors.com – 13 Different Batteries for Fujifilm Compared
- fujirumors.com – Fujifilm NP-W126 Vs. Third Party Batteries compared
- fujirumors.com – Practical Nitecore dual travel battery charger for Fujifilm. One of top 5 sellings products on Fujirumors in 2018. Check out our 2018 top sellers here.
- fujirumors.com – JJC is offering a practical (and cheap) dual USB battery charger for Fujifilm NP-W126/S batteries
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- BC-W235 Dual Battery Charger: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / Focuscamera
- NP-W235 Battery: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / FocusCamera
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Fujifilm Manager: X100V/X-T3 Firmware, Fujifilm X-H2 will Come, Zero Monochrome Chances, 32 Megapixel Limit for Current XF Lenses & More
Fujinon GF 80mmF1.7 and Fujinon GF 30mmF3.5 Size Comparisons
Fujinon G Mount Lenses – Size Comparison
The Fujifilm GFX community is salivating, looking at the latest G mount roadmap.
In fact, the new roadmap lists a stunning Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7 lens, which in other sensor sizes is:
- 63mm f/1.3 in full frame
- 42mm f/0.9 in ASP-C, hence very close to Fuji’s new Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0
And to be clear: we apply the conversion to the f-stop, only to indicate the equivalent shallow depth of field, and not the light gathering capabilities of the lens itself, which remains the one mentioned on the lens (with the consequences we told you here).
We also find a lovely Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5 lens, which Fujifilm says is meant for street and landscape photography, be very sharp and also focus fast.
At the recent Fujifilm X Summit, Fujifilm showed some mockups and also disclosed more details.
I thought we catch up on that, sum up all we know, and add a few size comparisons based on the technical sketches Fujfiilm delivered during the event.
Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7
Let’s start with the Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7.
Above you can see a size comparison provided by Fujifilm. The Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7 is 20% smaller and will weight under 800g, as opposed to the GF110mm f/2, which weights 1010g.
The picture above also shows the GF80mm f/1.7 mounted on the Fujifilm GFX100.
Fujifilm gave us some indications on what the differences between both lenses are.
The Fujinon GF 80mm f/1.7 will have a very creamy and softer bokeh compared to the one on the Fujinon GF 110mm f/2. Different bokeh quality for different tastes.
Also, due to its more compact nature, the Fujinon GF80mm f/1.7 is good for outside and active shooting, whereas the GF110mm f/2 instead is better suited for studio.
I decided to compare the Fujinon GF80mm f/1.7 to its closes in terms of focal length, the Fujinon GF110mm f/2 and the GF63mm f/2.8.
Fujinon GF30mm f/3.5
Next in our list is the Fujinon GF 30mm f/3.5.
In this case, we are going to compare it with the Fujinon GF23mm f/4 vs Fujinon GF 45mm f/2.8.
Sadly camerasize does not have the GF45/2.8 in their database, so I added it manually to the Fujifilm GFX50R.
Down below you see that it is just a tiny bit shorter than the GF23mm f/4
Both lenses are fantastic additions to the Fujinon G mount lineup.
What we want know thought, are the other ones we saw in the internal secret roadmap… but not so secret anymore, thanks to this leak ;).
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Fujifilm X-T4: D-Pad or No D-Pad? The Answer in This Article!
I still remember, when back in August 2017, I shared a rumor, that many of you thought is wrong, but it turned out correct: Fujifilm will remove the D-Pad from the Fujifilm X-E3.
Since then, many Fujifilm cameras saw the loss of the D-Pad:
- Fujifilm GFX100
- Fujifilm GFX50R
- Fujifilm X-T30
- Fujifilm X-Pro3
- Fujifilm X100V
- Fujifilm X-A7
- Fujifilm X-T200
Even the huge Fujifilm GFX100, that definitely has enough real estate to host a D-Pad, didn’t get one.
Well, I am happy to report, that the Fujifilm X-T4 will remain a welcome exception to this trend and keep the D-Pad, just as the X-T3 did.
The Fujifilm X-T4 will be announced February 25/26. You can find the precise X-T4 announcement time in your country here.
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Top 20 Cameras of This Decade: Three Fujifilm Cameras Make the Ranking and DSLR is (almost) Dead
Top 20 Cameras of this Decade
DPReview just named 3 Fujifilm cameras among the top 20 cameras of this decade (2010 – 2019).
Fujifilm will NOT be at Photokina 2020 – A good Decision? (VOTE)
As you know, I have been to photokina twice (2016 report here – 2018 report here).
Both times it was fantastic, just for the sheer magnitude of the event.
But then, in my opinion, Photokina did an error: they dropped their 2 years cycle and decided to take place every year in May.
I did predict: Photokina will become a smaller regional show!
Oh boy, I wish I wouldn’t have said that, as I got heavily attacked for it. Apparently some thought the brand “photokina” was too big, that no company would ever skip it, and they will continue to time their biggest releases according to Photokina.
Well, turns out that even FujiRumors can be right now and then. ;)
Olympus, Nikon and even the German “home company” Leica dropped Photokina already, as we reported here.
There was no mention about Fujifilm, not even in the most recent Photokina press release here, where the heads of Photokina traveled to Japan to meet several camera companies.
So I asked around for clarification, and I have been told that Fujifilm will NOT be at Photokina 2020.
A pity!
Well, at least I won’t make errors like these anymore (or desperate things like this) once I go back teaching after 2 days of Photokina :).
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Photokina 2020: Nikon, Leica and Olympus Drop Out! And Where is Fujifilm?
As you know, I have been to photokina two times (2016 report here – 2018 report here).
Both times it was fantastic, just for the sheer magnitude of the event.
But then, in my opinion, Photokina did an error: they dropped their 2 years cycle and decided to take place every year in May.
I immediately disagreed with decision, and when I said on FujiRumors, that Photokina will now become a smaller, regional show, many in the comments critiqued my idea, saying that Photokina is Photokina, and will always remain the go to place for all manufacturers (and camera vloggers/bloggers).
But at some point I remember even Fujifilm US manager Steve saying that Fujifilm organized big product launches in conjunction with Photokina, but that will be no longer be the case.
Well, turns out I was right… and actually seems to be even worse than I thought.
In fact, Photokina writes:
“We look forward to strong demand and applications from both the new and the classic segments of companies like Canon, CEWE, GoPro, Sony, Panasonic, Kodak Alaris, Sigma, Tamron, Carl Zeiss, Hasselblad, Hahnemühle, Arri, Rode Mikrophones, DJI and Insta360”, says Christoph Werner, Vice President of Koelnmesse. These are contrasted by cancellations, including from Leica, Nikon and Olympus.“
Leica, Nikon and Olympus dropped out of the show. That’s a huge loss for Photokina. Especially Leica and Nikon always had massive booths.
Still on board are Sony, Sigma, Panasonic, Canon and others.
And Fujifilm?
Well, the official Photokina press release does not yet mention Fujifilm, neither in the list of companies, who will be present, nor in the list of those, who dropped out. Whatever that means.
FujiRumors at Photokina 2020?
While going to photokina was always a huge fun, I very likely won’t go there in 2020.
In fact, a visit to photokina always comes during my teaching work job, and it has always been cumbersome to change the lesson schedule to be replaced for several days (and once back from photokina, I had to work A LOT to give back the extra hours my colleagues had to work to replace me).
Photokina is no longer Photokina, and I think it’s not worth anymore all the hassle it brings to me and my colleagues at work.
But you know what?
At least I can say, I was still there, when Photokina was still the epicenter of the photography world.
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Specs Compared: Fujinon GF 50mmF3.5 vs GF 63mmF2.8 and GF 45mmF2.8
Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5
The newly announced Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 is a potential GAS trigger lens for many GFX shooters, given its compact size, especially combined with Fujifilm GFX50R. In fact, Fujifilm says you can’t get a lighter and smaller medium format combo than this one.