According to our trusted sources, Fujifilm will release two more mid-range X series cameras between now and March 2021 (which is when the Japanese fiscal year ends).
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The Fujifilm XF27mm f/2.8 silver lens is now listed as “discontinued” and “no longer available” at BHphoto here.
To be clear: the black version is available everywhere, and also the silver version is still available at stores like Adorama.
Now, FujiRumors told you, that the 4 lenses Fujifilm will launch next are:
According to a survey launched here on FujiRumors, the Fujinon XF27mm f/2.8 is low in your wishlist, in the 5th position, beaten by 4 other XF lenses, as you can see here.
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Opticallimits (former photozone) published its Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 Fujifilm X mount lens review.
From their conclusions:
[…] the verdict has to be about context. And the context is that this is about a $280 lens costing less than half of the Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R and this Fujinon is far from being flawless.The Viltrox lens actually shares many characteristics with this lens. In terms of resolution, it is quite sharp in the image center at f/1.4 and f/2 whereas the outer image field is soft. Stopping down results in a gradual increase in quality reaching its peak at f/5.6. Images are sharp across the board at this setting although there’s still some room for improvement here.
Lateral CAs are low and nothing to worry about.
If you are into architecture photography, you may spot a tad of pincushion distortion.
There is also some vignetting when shooting at f/1.4 but it’s not out of the ordinary really.
[…] A positive aspect is the quality of the bokeh. It deteriorates somewhat in the far corners but generally, it is pleasing. This is especially true for the out-of-focus highlights. […] mechanical quality is surprisingly high. […] The AF is both speedy and noiseless – something that can’t be said about the Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R actually. […] Overall, it may not the last word in terms of sharpness at large apertures but the Viltrox AF 33mm f/1.4 XF is a killer offering in terms of value and a serious alternative to the aging Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R.
You can check out the full review at opticallimits here.
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Almost 2 years ago, I wrote a comprehensive article comparing the virtues of Bayer vs X-Trans sensor, giving you reasons why Fujifilm should stick with X-Trans, and on the other hand telling you also why for other reasons Fujifilm should leave X-Trans for its APS-C sensors.
Attention: it’s a long article. So do not click this link, if you don’t like it when my articles are too long.
I stand by everything I said back then.
Of course the debate is not ending. Hence, Andrew did what probably is the best thing to do, to evaluate which sensor is better: a blind test.
200+ people commented on his video, and since people do not like long articles, I will leave it to you to read them all, take paper and pen, and note all the results.
Nah… you know what?
I’ll do it for you. I love it when I simplify your life and save you some time.
So, I’ve checked out all the comments, and marked the results on a paper.
There were some (not many) cases, where people didn’t have a clear preference and said that both are very good.
In most cases, people had a rather clear preference.
Sometimes people got more or less equal results between 2 cameras, in which case I gave a point to each camera.
The cameras tested are:
And here are the results people shared in the comments:
Viltrox has published firmware update 2.28 for their Viltrox EF-FX1 and Viltrox EF-FX2 adapters.
We remind you that Viltrox also offers the Viltrox EF-GFX adapter.
All details and download links below.
As you might know, photographers using Fujifilm cameras creamed off all the top awards at the World Press Photo Awards 2020.
Fujifilm continues to interview those photographers, who snapped all those wonderful images with Fujifilm X and GFX cameras.
The third interview is with Ricardo García Vilanova, who won the 3rd Prize for General News Singles in 2020 Word Press Photo (in the same category, Fujifilm won also the 1st prize, with Yasuyoshi Chiba grabbing the top winning image with his Fujifilm X-H1).
You can see the video below as well as a summary of the talk.
Fujifilm Camera Remote 4.5.1 update has been released.
You can download the iOS version at the AppStore and the Android version here.
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Did you listen to the 1 hour and 36 minutes long Fujifilm India live event with bad audio quality and half of it spoken in Hindi?
Probably not… but I did (you’re welcome) :).
I reported about it here already, when we talked about the Fujinon XF50mm f/1.0.
And trust me, everything else they said, you know already (smaller IBIS, longer shutter life etc).
I don’t want to waste your precious time, so let’s get to the point of the only thing, that was new.
In fact, there was one thing said, 1+ hours into the talk, that I thought deserves a separate article. And it’s the only really new thing of all the event.
When the Fujifilm India product team was asked about the use of Fujifilm cameras as a webcam, one Fuji guy answered (I quote):
Live streaming is getting very popular and of course important during the COVID-19 situation. We all need a camera which you can just plug-and-play.
I can not say about it definitely, but I have heard from the developing team that we are developing something and they are soon going to release a firmware. There will be plug-and-play, and the X series camera will become like a webcam.
Yes, I have heard they are working on it, but I have no confirmation at this moment. But definitely they are doing something. Something is cooking.
Much more vague the answer if there will be Pro Res RAW for video via ATOMOS. Basically a “we know about this demand but we don’t know if it will come“.
Let’s hope that’s correct and more accurate than what another Fuji guy said during the same event, claiming that the X-T4 processor is improved over X-T3, so X-T4 is faster than X-T3.
How to run a Fujifilm camera as a webcam at this point in time?
Well there are two options:
Let’s cross fingers this firmware comes soon!
Oh… and namaste!
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Samyang officially announced the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 MK II and the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 MK II.
Here are some of the new features:
Samyang has the product page up for both these lenses. You can check out the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 MK II page here and the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 MK II page here.
Both lenses will be available soon at:
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Opticallimits (former photozone) published its Viltrox 23mm f/1.4 Fujifilm X mount lens review.
The Fujinon XF23mm f/1.4 (btw., my most used lens during my home-teaching vlogging career) won’t be dethroned in terms of image quality, but given that the Viltrox costs a fraction of the price of the Fujinon, it is better value for money, according to opticallimits.
From their conclusions:
