Fujifilm GFX is Tough (Tougher Than Sony ;) )

We already reported here, how the Fujifilm GFX 50S faced an extreme blizzard, and came out with absolutely no problems ;).

And knowing that the Fujifilm GFX it’s so tough, also our fellow GFX owners at the facebook group are not scared to use it under extreme conditions.

John Rourke for example is not afraid to let his Fujifilm GFX in the snow, as you can see here. Here is what he says about his GFX.

“still shooting strong on everyday temperatures of -8 to -17 in Switzerland“.

Another GFX shooter, Graham Welland, took it out in the rain forest. He shares his experience here.

“Weatherproof testing in the rain forest, literally pouring rain and dripping camera.

Only problem area was the EVF. A drop of water blocked the eye sensor enough that the LCD flipped to the EVF. Took a minute to work out what had happened (ie camera hadn’t failed) and once I soaked that up we were back in action.”

Looks like the Fujifilm GFX is tougher than the Sony A7RIII, which failed in a recent weather sealing test made by imaging-resource here on youtube.

Hcam Double Shifter

Our Fujifilm GFX group is also a great resource to find any GFX related news, and inspiration of content not only for FujiRumors ;) .

Today we say thanks to Hcam manager Stefan Steib, who informed us in this GFX facebook post of January 22 about the new Hcam Shifter. Full details in this Hcam facebook post.

“For all the Fuji GFX Users –

here is our proposal for a double shift version with tilt –
using Mamiya 645, Pentax 645/ 67 or Hasselblad V/F lenses.

It´s a combination of our DRS Shifter for GFX
plus the perfectly matching Mirex M645, P645/ 67
or Hasselblad V/F adapters.

The Kitprice for both adapters is 1695,-€ for all versions.

For more infos please PM me at s.steib@hcam.de“

Of course Stefan is actively replying and answering all the questions regarding this adapter, so feel free to join the discussion here.

And before I leave you with some stunning images shared at our group, make sure to join not only our 16,000+ strong GFX facebook group, but also follow our dedicated Fujifilm GFX facebook page for 100% GFX news and rumors

Fujifilm GFX: BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
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Pixinfo leaked the press release already a few days ago… and now Fujiiflm just announced their new rugged Finepix XP130.

Fujifilm Finepix XP130 Pre-order: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama

And yes, it has IBIS and BSI sensor. In fact, the officiall Fujifilm specs say here Optical (Sensor-Shift) image Stabilization and 16 million pixels BSI-CMOS sensor.

Press Release

Fujifilm has announced on-site Service & Support at the Olympic Winter Games 2018 in South Korea for the CINE LENSES.

On site service at big events is something that Canon and Nikon offer since a long time now for their systems and Fujifilm should offer such kind of support for their X and G system, too.

The real deadline for Fujifilm to make the final breakthrough in the world of professional sports photographer, are the Summer Olympis in Tokyo 2020. Fujifilm is working hard to have a nice offer of bodies and lenses ready to replace entirely DSLRs.

The EVF black-out less Fujifilm X-H1 is just the start. The XF 200mmF2 is will follow and more will come… and within 2020, the Fujifilm system should be mature enough also for professional sports photographers.

Press Release

Who follows our Fujiiflm GFX facebook group, will have already seen lots of samples and followed discussions about the Mitakon Speedmaster 85mmF1.2 for Fujifilm GFX, since Jonas Rask is one of the Beta Testers and is actively sharing his images and findings in the group.

But now the Mitakon 85/1.2 is finally available for everybody, and you can find get your copy at zyoptics here.

Here are the official specs and down below some images taken by Jonas Rask with this lens and shared at the Mitakon facebook page..

And make sure to follow our Fujiiflm GFX facebook group and our dedicated Fujifilm GFX facebook page.

Tech Specs