The new Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 is now available for pre-order at BHphoto here.
The next batch of cameras should ship not earlier than sometimes in February.
Fujifilm managers and engineers sat down together to give us insights on the Fujifilm X-T5 development.
Nothing revolutionary is said, but I grab the occasion to make a recommendation to Fujifilm: please give us an English translated version of your X lab episodes, as using the automatic live google translation is a real pain.
It should not break your bank to do that, dear Fujifilm.
Some Japanese stores started to mark the Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 as discontinued, as reported by the Japanese website asobinet.
This really does not come surprising, as last year Fujifilm has update the lens with a new, sharper and weather sealed version, the Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R WR.
It’s a lens that many own and I know many love. I have own myself and the fact that I am very happy with it does not really trigger my GAS for the new one.
I posted an X-H2s autofocus test made by a German guy specialised in Wildlife photography, and translated it for you here.
The particular thing about his test: he set up a dedicated “bird tracking test track“, which basically allows him to compare the various cameras for bird tracking under comparable conditions.
On his test track, he got the following results for the Fujifilm X-H2s.
Some people were disappointed by those numbers, especially when compared to the 85-90% hit rate of stacked Sony cameras.
But percentage alone is not the whole story. You have to factor in the frames per second into the equation.
So let’s do just that (taking the worst results he got with X-H2s – 61%)
Conclusion:
In his test, when every camera is shot at its maximum burst, the X-H2s will give you more sharp images than any other camera, except for the Sony A1.
If you want to get 3 additional sharp images per second (27 instead of 24), then you have to spend $4,000 more and get the very expensive Sony A1.
My take:
I want Fujifilm to beat any other brand in terms of sharp images per second. So I am not happy with the result of the X-H2s. I want a hit rate of 80%+ at 40fps.
And I also want an even smarter autofocus and the camera to match in terms of AF smartness in this case is the new Sony A7rV.
That’s why I am not completely satisfied and I want firmware, Fujifilm… more firmware in 2023!
This is the last day for the Fujifilm X and GFX deals in USA.
The GFX system has been as cheap as never before, with a first time ever deal on the GFX100S and a massive rebate on the GFX50SII. And some 100 megapixel resolving power GF lenses are now available for as little as $500 and $700 only.
There is a big rebate on the Fujifilm X-T4.
The best selling deals so far are:
In Europe the deals run mostly until January 22.
