Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 Now Shipping in Germany

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As reported at the German website Photoscala, the Viltrox AF 13mm f/1.4 is now shipping via the German Rollei store here. The stores says it will ship it in 2/3 days. It costs €339 only!

It’s strange that it will ship so early in Germany. In fact, the lens is so far not yet listed at the Viltrox store itself, while BHphoto, who has the lens for pre-order here, expects to ship it by late April.

You can find the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 for pre-order at BHphoto here and Pergear here.

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UPDATE: TTArtisan AF 32mm f/2.8 not Coming Today (March 28)

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Just a few hours ago reported how the rumor was spreading that the TTArtisan AF 32mm f/2.8 would be launched today, March 28.

Well, I have checked it and can say that it will come only for Nikon Z mount and only be released in China mainland.

The wait for the Fujifilm X Mount version (and all other mounts) is therefore a bit longer.

Damn, I forgot my golden rule: only trust rumors shared by FujiRumors ;).

Anyway, I guess the price and specs of the X mount version won’t be any different than those for the Z mount version, hence you can check out our previous article to get some information on its specs.

It’s closest X Mount competitors are:

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TTArtisan 32mm f/2.8 Autofocus Fujifilm X Mount Coming Tomorrow

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UPDATE: only the Z mount version will come on March 28 and be released only in China mainlaind. All info here.

The long teased TTArtisan 32mm f/2.8 will be announced tomorrow, March 28, according to the Japanese website asobinet.

The price, always according to Asobinet, will be of 800 Yuan (converted in $125)

It’s closest X Mount competitors are:

Some main specs

  • Format: full size
  • Mount: Sony E, Nikon Z, Fuji X, Canon RF
  • Focal length: 32mm
  • Aperture value: F2.8-F16
  • Aperture blade: 7 pieces
  • Lens configuration: 9 elements in 6 groups
  • Shortest shooting distance: 0.5m
  • Maximum shooting magnification: Unknown
  • Filter diameter:
  • Size: φ63 × 50mm
  • Weight: 196g
  • Dustproof and splashproof:-
  • AF: Correspondence
  • Image stabilization:-
  • Other functions:

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The Revival of Film Breathes New Life into Kodak, CineStill, FuguFilm & Co (but not into FujiFilm)

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We recently reported about the price increase on Fujifilm film.

While I can understand the price increase (due to the circumstances of these days), I do not fully understand why Fujifilm is discontinuing film after film, when other companies (Kodak) seem at the same time to have a huge comeback and actually revive old film stock.

In fact, in a very interesting video published by NBC Left Field a while back (video linked below), a Kodak manager said that over the last few years the demand for film increased by 15% to 30% and the growth seems to continue to accelerate.

So much so, that Kodak is thinking not at which films they should discontinue, but which ones they should bring back.

Recently Kodak announced Kodak the return of Kodak Gold 200 in 120 format (and it will cost 25% less than the Kodak Portra and Kodak Ektar film)

And not only Kodak. CineStill joins the positive trend by releasing CineStill 400Dynamic and also new actors join like Japanese Camera Hunter with the new Fugufilm 400 reversal film (follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for latest news).

So, lots of nice news coming from the film side of life.

And what about Fujifilm?

Well, Fujifilm goes the opposite way and keeps up dropping its legendary film stock (with this honorable exception).

I hope Fujifilm will revise the trend and bring back some of the films we so much loved.

Film is Not Dead – A Revival Story

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