Back in November 2020, we reported how Sigma was vaguely hinting that something might possibly come for Fujifilm in 2021.
But since it was very vague, I did contact trusted sources and investigated further. They confirmed in December 2020 here, that Sigma lenses for Fujifilm X mount might indeed be scheduled for 2021.
Yesterday Sigma fueled speculations again, by saying on their official media channels:
In a Fujifilm GFX100S hand-on video titled “Why You Want this Camera” (shared below), a professional landscape photographer says: “the beauty is in the details“.
He obviously referred to the massive amount of megapixel he can work with and the consequent terrific textures and details he gets out of his shots, also thanks to the sharpest lenses you can buy for any mirrorless system: the GF lenses.
But since we talk about the beauty of details, I’d like to highlight one with you that so far passed widely unnoticed.
German youtuber Thomas noticed a little welcome detail on the 3-way tilt screen of his Fujifilm GFX100S review sample. As opposed to Fuji’s previous 3-way tilt screen solution, on the GFX100S you can slide out the screen a bit when it’s tilted upwards, extending it far enough that the LCD won’t be blocked by the protruding viewfinder (see image above).
Nice detail also here :).
With that said, I will share all new GFX100S videos and blog posts below, and the German one of Thomas comes with English summary I made for you (I teach German, so I hopefully do a better job than the automatic google translation tool. And btw., if you want to hear one of my students giving feedback about my lessons, check out this article).
Also the GFX100S video shared by Pictureline called “Why You Want this Camera” is a very nice one, less focused on gear talk, and more on field use of the GFX100S. II found it quite inspirational, I think you’ll like it too.
Fujifilm has published another X Lab episode all gravitating around the Fujifilm X-E4 with the team that developed the X-E4.
It’s again in Japanese, and we rely on the automatic google translation tool. So it’s the usual mess I want to spare you, hence I went through for you and summed it up down below.
The Owners Manual for the Fujifilm GFX100S is now available for download at BHphoto here.
Fujifilm will provide the versions in other languages soon. I will report immediatly on FujiRumors once this happens.
The camera will start shipping on March 11 in USA, and on February 25 in Japan and Europe.
Happy reading :)
Fujifilm GFX100S
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Fujinon GF80mmF1.7
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A patent has been spotted of a 48mm f/1.2 lens for mirrorless cameras with 1 inch-type sensor at j-platpat.inpit.go.jp here via hi-lows-note.
FUJIFILM filed a patent describing lenses for short wave infrared cameras with 1″-type sensor.
Fujifilm was once very active in the compact camera segment, with cameras like the Fujifilm XF1 but especially the Fujifilm X10, X20 and X30 series as well as the Fujifilm XQ1 and XQ2.
All these cameras featured a 2/3 sensor (in some cases an excellent 2/3 X-Trans sensor).
However, Fuji’s 2/3″ sensor camera line didn’t get the success it deserved and its last model, the X30, got discontinued in 2016. The market prefered 1″ sensor compact cameras like the Sony RX100 series.
But both, the 2/3″ as well as 1″ sensor compact camera market is basically dead now, due to smartphone cameras getting better.
A curious fact?
Fujifilm used to make its own sensors in the past, but then sold their sensor business to Toshiba. But guess who came in 2015 and bought the sensor business from Toshiba? You got, it was Sony back in 2015!
I wonder if somebody at Fujifilm regrets that decision today.
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