You can download the update file and release notes of EF-FX (Pro) II here. Follow the instructions in the release notes or the user’s manual to upgrade the adapter.
The CP+ in Japan has just been canceled due to the coronavirus. You can read more here.
Also, a FR-reader informed me (thanks), that after many years, Fujifilm will not be at the WPPI wedding & portrait show in Las Vegas. I checked, and indeed they do not show up in the exhibitors list. There will, though, a Fujifilm rep at the B&C Camera booth.
I still remember, when back in August 2017, I shared a rumor, that many of you thought is wrong, but it turned out correct: Fujifilm will remove the D-Pad from the Fujifilm X-E3.
Since then, many Fujifilm cameras saw the loss of the D-Pad:
The podcast is one hour long and you can listen to it here. In this article, we will focus on the Q&A with the Fujifilm manager.
And guess what?
Of course it starts with the Fujifilm full frame evergreen ;).
So the first question is, what is this obsession with APS-C? Full frame would be Fuji’s opportunity to capture the market.
There is not really an obsession
When Fujifilm first looked at mirrorless, APS-C was the best balanced system in terms of size, weight and image quality
Obviously there are advantages to bigger sensors, which is why Fujifilm developed the GFX system
bigger sensors also have disadvantages in terms of speed and performance and other things [FujiRumors listed them in this article]
that’s why Fujifilm decided to fight on two fronts
there is a lot of noise around 35mm. The manager does not call it full frame, as in photography history what was considered full frame always changed. Today it’s just a great marketing terminology
if you want high resolution, you can get GFX
if you want something smaller and lighter than DSLR, there is the APS-C X series
if you go bigger sensor, you also go bigger and more expensive lenses, and you end up with bigger kits
Canon, Nikon and Panasonic full frame offering does not give you any benefit in terms of size and weight over DSLR
you have to ask yourself the question, why do you go mirrorless. If you want to save size and weight, APS-C is better
One of the burning questions in the Fujifilm community, is if Sigma (and other third party lens manufacturers), will at some point in time offer Fujifilm X mount lenses.
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki touched this topic a couple of times, and here is what he said among the others:
read here – Fujifilm Customers Would be Our Ideal Customer, but Fujifilm Does Not Disclose Their Protocols
So it seems Sigma passed the ball to Fujifilm. It’s up to Fujifilm to offer cooperation. But Fuji’s official response is:
read here – Fujifilm does not need to share X mount protocols with third-parties, since we offer already lots of glass
So, Fujifilm isn’t making things easier for Sigma, to offer X mount glass.
Now, in an interview published a couple of days ago, the Sigma CEO was asked the Fujifilm X mount lens question again. And his answer is as follows:
I am aware of this kind of demand from customers. One of our missions is to support as many systems as possible, so I’d like to support also Fujifilm X mount, but our engineering resources are limited, so we need to prioritize projects, depending on the demand from the customers. I’d like to make Fujifilm X mount lenses, but right now I have many other projects I need to prioritize.
It would be nice if Fujifilm would make life to Sigma easier, by sharing their protocols. But as the situation is now, I think we can put any dreams for Sigma X mount glass aside.
At the launch of the Fujifilm X100V, Fujifilm released lots of X100V promo videos, some of them made by their talented X photographers. One of those videos, though, raised a huge controversy, so much, that Fujifilm removed the video just a few hours after it went online.
The video raised a massive debate, with currently over 730 comments in our original post. Is this a legit way to make street photography or is Tatsuo Suzuki’s style to intrusive and aggressive?
Over 4,000 people voted a survey on this subject, and you can see the results here. Spoiler: it’s an extremely divisive topic.
But after the recent Fujifilm X Summit, where 100% of all our exclusive rumors have been confirmed, including the Fujifilm X-T4 announcement date, I really want to stop just a second the usual rumors and news flow, to express a MASSIVE thanks to everybody, who is helping me out with the rumors.
And it doesn’t matter if trusted, new or anonymous. This thank you goes to everybody, who ever shared correct information with FR.
In January also new sources (who use the rumor box), helped me out quite a bit. I can’t contact you back, but also to you, a big thanks.
You all sailed me with accuracy through the stormy rumor waters, helping me to find the right path in the thick rumor jungle.
Feel free to keep it up, so together we can keep up injecting fun and excitement into the worldwide Fujifilm community.
And of course…
… if anyone out there would like to help me out with the rumors, feel free to contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com, via rumor box, or via social media personal message.