Fringer is getting closer to the release of its EF-FX Pro Smart Adapter, and keeps up publishing videos to demonstrate the capabilities of his adapter.

Today he uploaded a video here showing how quickly the Sigma 85/1.4 Art lens focusses on the Fujifilm X-T2 using the Fringer EF-FX Pro Smart Adapter.

The adapter should be available within 2 months for less than $300.

To see how the Canon EF 70-300L performs on the same adapter in AF-C, check out this article.

Regarding smart adapters, here is a little overview of available or soon to come adapters:

Fujifilm X-E3 Firmware

Back in October, I told you that Fujifilm will release a new firmware update for real-time geotagging within 2017. Well I was wrong… it came 15 days later ;) . And just as we rumored here, the X-E3 firmware is twice as big as the X-T20 firmware.

• Fujifilm X-E3 Firmware ver 1.10 – download here
• Fujifilm X-E3 New Features Guide – download here

1. Auto Geotagging and Date/Time synchronization by Bluetooth pairing
When connecting to Bluetooth, Geotagging and Date/Time information of a camera can be synchronized with the information of a smartphone. “SMARTPHONE SYNC. SETTING” is added in Bluetooth SETTING. *To use this function, the application software “FUJIFILM Camera Remote” needs to be upgrade to the latest version Ver.3.1.0.

2. The phenomenon is fixed that live view blinks on LCD and EVF with face detection and dynamic range 400% setting.

In order to make the X-E3 auto geotagging work properly, you also have to update your remote camera app. The latest version 3.1.0 has been released yesterday here. I have made a super quick intial test and it works. Here is my (ACROS+R) cat geotagged. :)

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X-Pro2 Bug Fix

Fujifilm has released the bug fix firmware for the issue we reported about here on FujiRumors.

You can download X-Pro2 firmware ver. 4.01 here.

1. A phenomenon of freeze is fixed. It will occur in case you try to shoot pictures when all the three settings below are set at the same time after the firmware has been upgraded to version 4.00.
1. IMAGE QUALITY : FINE+RAW or NORMAL + RAW
2. RAW RECORDING : LOSSLESS COMPRESSED
3. DRIVE : any of ADVANCED FILTER

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Godox XPro-F

The Godox XPro-F wireless trigger is now in stock at AmazonUS here (via third party Pergear – 98% positive feedback in the last 12 months).

NOTE: FR-reader said in the comments that the items are signed as in stock indeed, but Pergear will be able to deliver only February 5th earliest.
NOTE 2: Another FR-reader ordered the trigger and said: “Pergear shipped mine from China, arrives Tuesday. DHL Tracking”

Anyway, the XPro-F is expected to be in stock mid-January, so I guess it will be soon available at BHphoto and Adorama too.

Finally there are a lot of flash options for Fujifilm cameras… but if I should recommend one and only one, I’d say Godox, because it’s just terrific value for the money.

However, lately also Broncolor, Profoto & more added Fujifilm support too, and no doubt that they offer really high quality products. So if you are in those flash-ecosystems already, you can stay there with joy, since you got the support you needed. Unless you invested in Elinchrom… that one is lagging behind, but should come this year, too.

BIG THANKS to the FR-reader, who informed me about it :)

Godox XPro-F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Godox X1T-F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Godox AD600Pro: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama

Godox TT350F: Adorama, AmazonUS
Godox TT685F: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Godox V860IIF: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
Godox AD200: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS