Canon Shooter Thomas Heaton Got a Fujifilm X-T3 for his Trip to Nepal and Here is What he says

Popular youtube photographer Thomas Heaton is a Canon 5D MK IV shooter and hardcore Lightroom user.

And yet, it happens that he was attracted by the Fujifilm system, because:

I have purchased a new Fujifilm XT3 and I am changing the way I make videos and take photographs when hiking. My camera gear was always too heavy and in this video I test out a lightweight photography set up which should help me when putting in those long miles.

So he got himself a Fujifilm X-T3 and brought it with him on his trip to Nepal. How did it perform?

  • prior to the start, he had concerns with battery life, weather sealing, reliability…. turns out the X-T3 worked absolutely flawless!
  • batteries not even an issue. He filmed and photographed for a whole day with 1 battery
  • he hiked on very dusty mountains roads, also with non weather sealed lenses, but he never found dust on his sensor, even if he changed lenses on the field
  • however, the non weather sealed lenses got dust inside the lens elements, but that’s “kind of to be expected, but it never affected the images“
  • very cold temperatures, but no problem, flawless. He is impressed
  • it’s the hardest trip he has ever done. Everything is a challenge. Also photography was very challenging

And now to the post processing part.

Thomas is an Adobe aficionado, and the last thing he wants, is to spend money and time on another software. However, upon recommendation, he downloaded a free Capture One trial.

And just as many of us, he experience his little wtf moment ;).

In fact, his landscape images look so much better in Capture One (he says about 30% better compared to Lightroom), and his Fujifilm APS-C files ended up looking like his Canon full frame files!

  • He downloaded Capture One to get better results
  • a photo he took of a monkey, he likes the results in LR more
  • then he compares a landscape image in LR and C1, and while he was slightly disappointed with the LR images, he starts laughing when he sees the C1 image and says “the image in Capture One is fantastic“
  • images in Capture One are cleaner, sharper, and they look like better files… it looks like a Canon 5D MK IV file!
  • he is not paid by Capture One, he actually does not want to use Capture One, but it just looks so much better. He does not want to purchase Capture One, but he might to have to.

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Fujifilm’s Unreleased FF190003 Camera Menu Leaked with More Details on January 17

As you might know, Fujifilm has currently two registered and unreleased cameras

One of them is the Fujifilm X100V, which we shared price and release month here.

The other one is… well… as soon as I can, I will let you know ;).

In the meantime, Nokishita spotted further details about the menu interface of Fujifilm’s unreleased FF190003 camera.

The menu looks identical to the one of the Fujifilm GFX50R, with one more additional menu item, that you can see below and at the google drive file here. Nokishita writes:

Fujifilm’s unpublished digital camera “FF190003” passed FCC certification. Appearance images are not open until January 17, 2020. [Correction] The menu screen is that of “GFX 50R”, and only the last one appears to be a new model screen

Just stay tuned on FujiRumors ;)

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Fujifilm X-T3 New Features Guide for Firmware 3.10 Released

Fujifilm X-T3

Fujifilm has just released several firmware updates, including firmware 3.10 for Fujifilm X-T3.

With the new firmware, Fujifilm also released the new features guide for Fujifilm X-T3. At the beginning it was available only in Japanese, but now you can get in English here as well as other languages.

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Fujifilm Releases Firmware Updates for X-T3, X-Pro3, X-T100, X-A7, X-A5, XF10, XP140

Firmware Updates

Fujifilm has just released firmware updates for several cameras, including the Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm X-Pro3. Full list below.

NOTE: At the moment the new firmware is only available at the Japanese Fujifilm site (you can install that one), but it should be available soon also at the English one. I will remove the “coming soon” note for the English links once it’s available for download. Available now!

Fujifilm X-T3 firmware 3.10 – download here

New Features Guide

  1. Gimbal / Drone support (*)
    This firmware adds the following function to complement the current support for still image shooting via USB communications:
    ・Starting and ending video recording
    ・Adjusting exposure settings (exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation) for video recording
    ・Making manual focus adjustments for video recording
    *This is the function via USB communication. About supported gimbals and drones, refer to support information not only on our website but also manufacturers’ websites.
    2.Fix of minor bugs.

Fujifilm X-Pro3 firmware 1.01 – download here

  1. The phenomenon is fixed that a line noise can appear on the right end of a recorded image in continuous shooting with ES (Electronic Shutter).

Fujifilm X-T100 firmware 2.01 – download here

  1. When using an external flash, an image can be recorded with a selected color temperature.
  2. The phenomenon is fixed that a display of the focused AF area is shifted when enlarging a recorded image by the touch zoom function.
  3. The phenomenon is fixed that images are not recorded in the selected step of AE bracketing under a specific shooting condition.
  4. Fix of slight defects.

Fujifilm X-A7 firmware 1.02 – download here

  1. Battery level” is displayed as a default setting.
  2. Fix of minor bugs.

Fujifilm X-A5 firmware 2.01 – download here

  1. When using an external flash, an image can be recorded with a selected color temperature.
  2. The phenomenon is fixed that a display of the focused AF area is shifted when enlarging a recorded image by the touch zoom function.
  3. The phenomenon is fixed that images are not recorded in the selected step of AE bracketing under a specific shooting condition.
  4. Fix of minor bugs.

Fujifilm XF10 firmware 1.11 – download here

  1. The phenomenon is fixed that a display of the focused AF area is shifted when enlarging a recorded image by the touch zoom function.
  2. The phenomenon is fixed that images are not recorded in the selected step of AE bracketing under a specific shooting condition.
  3. Fix of minor bugs.

Finepix Xp140 firmware 1.02 – download here

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Fujifilm Confirms they Will Not be at Photokina 2020 as it “Does not Fit with Timing of Our Exciting New Products Launch”

Last week FujiRumors told you that Fujifilm will not be at Photokina in May 2020.

Pressed by questions, Fujifilm now had to come out publicly about it, and confirmed to Petapixel that:

After considering exhibiting from an overall perspective, including the launch timing of several exciting new products next year, our sales promotion plans, and cost effectiveness, we have decided not to take part in photokina 2020. We will continue to engage with our customers through other avenues including hands-on, interactive events, increasing opportunities to demonstrate the outstanding value and capability of our products and services directly to users, and strengthening the digital presence of our products. The number one priority for Fujifilm is and always will be our customers, and we will continue to make decisions based on the best ways to engage with our community.

Of course there is the sentence, that Photokina in May 2020 does not fit wit the “launch timing of several exciting new products next year“. If that’s correct, don’t expect any exciting announcements in May.

But the main reason for this is one, and only one: save money.

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Dear Fujifilm, it Would be About Time for that New Lens Roadmap!

New Lens Roadmaps?

I feel this is a necessary article, as I get tons of emails lately asking me where the new X and GFX lens roadmaps are.

So I want to adress this today.

Back in September we rumored here, that a new roadmap was about to come.

Just a few days later, top manager Toshihisa Iida confirmed it, by literally saying after being asked when a new roadmap will come:

The roadmap is updated once a year

And given that both, the latest Fujifilm X Mount Roadmap and Fujifilm G Mount Roadmap have been updated in 2018, this means we should see one in 2019.

Actually, after letting us vote on the official Fujifilm lens options poll he even said during the first Fujifilm X summit in February:

after seeing the results, maybe next week, you will see a new lens roadmap

But 2019 is ending, and personally I have a hard time to believe Fujifilm will update the roadmap at the end of December, right during the biggest holiday season in many parts of the world.

Sure, I hope they will, but chances are that this time Fujifilm will wait longer than usual.

What we can surely say, is that back in September 2019, Fujifilm did plan to release a new roadmap this year (as the manager confirmed it), but for some reason they might have postponed it.

Sadly I can’t give you more answers and details than what is published here in this article. One lens that will surely come next, is this one rumored here.

That’s currently the most exhaustive answer I can give on this topic, to all of those, writing me emails.

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DPReview TV Best and Worst of 2019: Sony and Fujifilm Battle for Best Camera of 2019 and Kaizen Crown Goes to Canon

DPReview just published their best and worst of 2019.

Here is their ranking:

BEST CAMERA 2019

There was a disagreement here, as just when Chris declared the Sony A7rIV best of 2019, you hear Jordan out of the frame saying “GFX !!!”

  • Sony A7rIV – it can not reach the GFX100 image quality
  • Fujifilm GFX100 – the best image quality they have ever tested, great AF, IBIS, excellent video features
  • Leica Q2

In my opinion, the Fujifilm GFX100 pushed the boundaries in its class (MF) much more than the Sony A7rIV did in its class (FF), and therefore the Fujifilm GFX100 deserves to be called camera of the year.

BEST HYBRID CAMERA

BEST LENSES

  1. Tamron 35mm f/1.4
  2. Panasonic 10-25mm f/1.7
  3. Fujifilm XF200mm f/2 [announced in 2018, but they only tested in 2019]

MOST IMPROVED CAMERA via FIRMWARE

  1. Canon EOS R
  2. Panasonic G9
  3. Olympus EM-1 MK II

WORST LENS

  1. Lensbaby Omni
  2. Nikkor Noct – mega expensive

WORST CAMERA 2019

  • Canon SL3
  • Sigma FP – does not have a shutter. For stills you get rolling shutter, banding etc. It’s a great video camera, but not good for stills
  • Panasonic G95

BEST BLOG 2019 ;)

Geekster 50mm f/0.95 for Fujifilm X Available

The Geekster TTArtisans 50mm f/0.95 lens for Fujifilm X.

50 mm F 0.95 | the best of melting
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You can order it at the Geekster facebook shop. For product images click here.

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What Camera do you Hope to Get in 2020? – WARNING: Includes Weird Poll Options ;)

Christmas time is wishlist time.

So write your letter to Santa Claus, and tell him what you would like for next 2020 :)

I’ll skip the lenses, as we had a mega-survey and discussion earlier this year here.

WARNING: the survey below contains a list of cameras, that are born purely out of my fantasy, and will probably never see the light of the day. But I just add them to see if something like that would be of interest for you.

Which Camera Would you Like in 2020 (max. 2 selctions)

  • Fujifilm X-H2 (new sensor / new processor) (17%, 2,091 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-T4 (new sensor / new processor) (17%, 2,051 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X100V (15%, 1,902 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-T3S (IBIS + current sensor / current processor) (11%, 1,344 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-E4 (7%, 817 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-H20 (ergnomics of X-H1 and IBIS and new sensor/processor in smaller package) (5%, 619 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X80 (a true X70 successor) (4%, 523 Votes)
  • Fujifilm FF (Full Frame mirrorless camera) (3%, 431 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-T30S (IBIS + current sensor / current processor) (3%, 357 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX50R MK II (GFX50R with new processor for faster AF) (2%, 302 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX-FL (Fixed lens medium format camera (2%, 248 Votes)
  • fixed lens APS-C camera with zoom lens (2%, 246 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX50S MK II (GFX50S with new processor for faster AF) (2%, 245 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX100R (2%, 222 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-T40 (new sensor / new processor) (2%, 190 Votes)
  • Fujifilm Omega - Modular GFX camera (1%, 158 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X40 (X30 successor) (1%, 157 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX-T - GFX camera that looks and function 1:1 like X-T camera, just bigger sized (1%, 139 Votes)
  • Fujifilm X-T200 (1%, 125 Votes)
  • Fujifilm GFX100S (1%, 106 Votes)
  • Fujifilm XF20 (an XF10 successor (1%, 70 Votes)

Total Voters: 8,154

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