SG-image AF 25mm F1.8 for Fujfilm X Coming Soon

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Late last year SG-image launched their first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X mount, the SG-image AF 55mm f/1.8.

Now they will soon expand their offering by launching the SG-image AF 25mm F1.8.

Some specs as shared by the Chinese weibo account 独立摄影师联合会 here.

  • 32mm long
  • close focus 0.3 meters
  • 145 gram weight

Just another lens from China without aperture ring… exactly what we needed ;). But hey, at least it comes with some fancy colors.

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DxO PureRAW 5 Available Now

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DxO PureRAW 5 is now available at the DxO website here.

DxO PureRAW 5 comes with (among the others) local adjustments, a new redesigned interface and there is also a new DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta. But keep in mind that DeepPRIME XD3 X-Trans Beta will initially not work with X-Trans 5 files.

You can read all the details at the DxO page here.

Get DxO here:

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Fujifilm X-M5 Black Available for Pre-Order at BHphoto – Order Suspension Coming Soon also for GFX100RF and X100VI

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X-M5

Soon Fujifilm will suspend orders for the black Fujifilm X-M5.

But as of now, you can still pre-order it.

In fact, for the first time ever since its announcement last year, BHphoto is taking preorders on the black Fujifilm X-M5.

As of now, you can order the black X-M5 with XC15-45 kit lens, whereas the black X-M5 body only is not yet available for order.

Adorama is taking pre-orders on the black X-M5 body here and black X-M5 with kit lens here.

At Amazon, the silver X-M5 kit is currently the best selling mirrorless camera new release (and 3rd in the overall mirrorless camera ranking) and the silver X-M5 body only is ranked 5th in the same ranking. But the black X-M5 is not available for order.

GFX100RF and X100VI

Also the Fujifilm GFX100RF and X100VI are subject to order suspension.

But at BHphoto you can still pre-order the Fujifilm GFX100RF, whereas you can no longer place orders on the X100VI.

Also Adorama still takes orders on the GFX100RF here and X100VI here, whereas Amazon is not taking anymore orders since shortly after launch and Moment has closed pre-orders for GFX100RF already.

Order Suspension Coming and Price Increase

We told you that Fujifilm is about to suspend all orders for Fujifilm X-M5 black, GFX100RF and X100VI. You can read the article here.

Given the enormous tariffs, also a price increase is likely, but I have no details on that.

I don’t know if GFX100RF and black X-M5 units have already reached US soil before the tariffs. If they did, then it is very likely the only batch of cameras US residents will be able to get at regular launch price.

It might not be a bad idea to order now at regular price and hope to get it shipped by April 24, which is when the GFX100RF and X-M5 black should start shipping.

Second Hand Prices

The only good thing of all this mess, is that very likely second hand prices will go up quite a bit. So if you were planing to sell some gear, soon you should be able to sell it at a higher price.

But that’s a very meager consolation, considering that for many camera stores, especially the smaller ones, these tariffs might represent an existential threat.

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Fringer EF-GFX Pro (v2.0) and NF-GFX (v1.40) Firmware Updates Released

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Fringer has released firmware updates for the Fringer EF-GFX Pro and the Fringer NF-GFX.

Firmware Update Details

Fringer EF-GFX Pro – 2025/4/13 – Version 2.0

  1. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
    1) Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX
    2) Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM
    3) Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM + 1.4X
    4) Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM + 2X
    5) Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
    6) Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
    7) SIGMA ZOOM 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 II MACRO ASPHERICAL
  2. Issue fixed: Sometimes EF85/1.2L II may be misrecognized as SAMYANG 85/1.2.
  3. Added in-body vignetting and distortion correction profile for the following lenses:

Lens model

Configuration item

default

Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM

ForceNativeEF3514L

1

Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM

ForceNativeEF6004LIS3

1

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

ForceNativeEF70300IS

1

Please download and install the new firmware here.

Main improvements of NF-GFX v1.40 – 2025/4/13 – Version 1.40

  1. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
    1) Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX
    2) Tokina opera 50mm f/1.4 FF
    3) Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX
    4) SIGMA 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S018
    5) SIGMA 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S018 + 1.4X
  2. Added in-body vignetting and distortion correction profile for the following lenses.
    Lens model: Tokina opera 50mm f/1.4 FF
    Configuration item: ForceNativeTokina50140pera

Note: We have fixed the IBIS performance issues when activating in-body correction functions. Now there is no need to turn off the auto corrections for IBIS. But if you prefer to manually set the correction in camera menu, you may still disable the auto corrections. To disable it for individual lens: change the corresponding configuration item’s value to 0.

Please download and install the new firmware here.

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