World Press Photo 2022: Two Awarded Images Captured with Fujifilm X and GFX Gear

The Spanish site Photolari has looked into which cameras were used to snap an awarded image at the World Press Photo 2022 contest.

Our Spanish friends at Fujistas summed it up nicely:

  • 24 winners were selected
  • only 8 of the 24 images were taken with mirrorless cameras
  • 13 images were taken with DSLRs
  • Fujifilm takes represents 10% of the winning images share
  • it was not possible to look into the EXIF of all images

The gap between mirrorless and DSLR is getting smaller and smaller. Here is the comparison to the previous years:

  • 2022: 54,1% DSLR – 33,3% MILC
  • 2021: no data
  • 2020: 64.3% DSLR – 23.7% MILC
  • 2019: 71.1% DSLR – 4.4% MILC
  • 2018: 83.5% DSLR – 11.3% Mirrorless
  • 2017: 88.8% DSLR – 5.55% Mirrorles

And yet, there are still plenty of DSLR users out there. At some point they might switch to mirrorless, too. And hopefully the Fujifilm X and GFX systems will be able to attract many of them.

With that out of the way, let me say the most important thing: congratz to ALL the winners. I will share the awarded images taken with Fujifilm gear down below. But make sure to check them out all at the dedicated World Press Photo 2022  page.

"Palestinian Children in Gaza". Photograph by Fatima Shbair winner of World Press Photo in the unique image category and Asian region. Fujifilm X-T2.
“Palestinian Children in Gaza”. Photograph by Fatima Shbair winner of World Press Photo in the unique image category and Asian region. Fujifilm X-T2.
"The People Who Feed the United States". Photograph by Ismail Ferdous winner of World Press Photo in the photo series category and North/Central American region. Fujifilm GFX 50S.
“The People Who Feed the United States”. Photograph by Ismail Ferdous winner of World Press Photo in the photo series category and North/Central American region. Fujifilm GFX 50S.

 

Fujifilm X Shooter Magdalena Wasiczek Wins International Garden Photographer of the Year Award (XF80mmF2.8 Macro)

Fujifilm X shooters have won plenty of the most prestigious awards over the years using their X and GFX gear.

Not enough? Well, then know that photographers using Fujifilm cameras also…

  • won the world wildlife photography award (story here)
  • made the cover of the TIME magazine (story here)
  • won the World Photography Arts&Culture Award 2015 (story here)
  • won the First Prize of the World Press Photo Category “Stories (stroy here)
  • made the front page of the Wall Street Journal (story here)
  • were good enough for God’s work (story here)
  • captured America’s most hated man (story here)
  • distracted a French presidential candidate during his interview (story here)

One of the most recent entires in the awards list is the one of Fujifilm X shooter Magdalena Wasiczek, who won the International Garden Photographer of the Year Award (IGPOTY).

She used a Fujifilm X-T3 with the insanely sharp XF80mmF2.8 macro (a lens that I also own).

The judges write:

Magdalena has created this stunning, shimmering play on light, as she elevates this humble butterfly to the heavens. The magic of this capture is literally in the very air, with raindrops and macro lens used to great effect.

With this calibre of capture, it is easy to see why this will be her third overall IGPOTY win, and I offer her my congratulations for achieving this most amazing distinction.”

Congratz to Magdalena! You can check out all the details and see the image in full size at igpoty here.

But wait, there is more!

Also John Pettigrew made it among the finalists in the wildlife in the garden category with an image taken with X-T30 and XF55-200 (image below).

Hey Mr. Polin… are you really sure about that Fuji, LOL? ;)

Fujifilm Talks Future of X/GFX, Why First 10 Years were Very Difficult, Lens Design vs Production, Fujinon vs Third Party and More

A couple of days ago, Fujifilm managers and engineers have published an almost 20 minutes interview in Japanese.

The whole talk is in Japanese and a real pain to watch using the automatic youtube translator tool.

A pain FujiRumors readers should not go through, so I did what nobody else did: I rolled up my sleeves and put 1.5 hours of my time into making sense of the talk and summing it up for you guys with the greatest care and highest accuracy.

You’re welcome guys ;).

Fujifilm Mangers & Engineers Talk

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New Firmware Features Guide for Fujifilm X-T4 and X-S10 (and New Firmware for X100V, X-Pro3, GFX100S, GFX100)

Earlier today Fujifilm has released these firmware updates for the following cameras: X-T4, X-S10, X-Pro3, X100V, GFX100S and GFX100.

And since the firmware for the Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm X-S10 add support for the Tascam CA-XLR2d-F XLR, Fujifilm did release also a New Features Guide for these two cameras.

A future update should bring support for Tascam CA-XLR2d-F XLR also to the Fujifilm GFX100S.

For the full list of firmware details and download links, check out this article here.

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Fujifilm Firmware Updates for X-T4, X100V, X-Pro3, X-S10, GFX100S and GFX100

Fujifilm has released firmware updates for the Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm X-S10 to add support for the Tascam CA-XLR2d-F XLR as well as new firmware for the X-Pro3, X100V, GFX100S and GFX100.

Down below all the details and download links.

So, it’s 3 AM here in Italy, I am going back to bed now… if my son (who btw shows signs superior intelligence ;)) allows it.

Firmware Details & Download

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New Firmware for Fringer EF-GFX, EF-FX and NF-FX Smart AF Adapters Released

Fringer has released firmware updates for several of their Fringer AF adapters.

Down below you can find the full details and download links.

Fringer adapters can be ordered at B&H Photo, AmazonUS and Adorama.

Fringer Adapter Firmware

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Fujifilm Firmware Updates for X100V, X-E4, X-Pro3, X-T30II, GFX50R, GFX50SII

As we reported earlier this month, Fujifilm discovered a bug happening with twelve of their cameras when used with Mac computers.

The first batch of firmware had been released a few days ago here and was for the following cameras: X-T4, X-T3, X-S10, GFX100S, GFX100 and GFX50S.

Now six more Fujifilm cameras received an update. All the links and firmware details can be found down below.

Firmware Updates Download Links and Details

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The Shortage is Over (Maybe): Fujifilm GFX100S in Stock at AmazonUS, Adorama, Medium, FocusCamera and More

Maybe, just maybe, all this shortage of Fujifilm GFX100S is coming to and end.

In fact, at the time of this article, a very limited number of Fujifilm GFX100S cameras is available at AmazonUS (via official Fujifilm retailer UniquePhoto), Adorama, Focuscamera and Moment. Sadly it’s not available at BHphoto, which had a few samples available a few weeks ago, but as to expect they sold out like hot cakes.

I do hope that this is the end of a shipping disaster caused by two factors: Fujifilm massively underestimating how many GFX100S they’d sell and the parts shortage caused by the Covid pandemic.

At least on the GFX front, the shortage seems to be over, with all their latest GFX gear in stock (although in limited number).

Fujifilm X/GFX Firmware Fixes macOS SD-Card Bug and Do You Prefer to Update Your Gear via SD-Card or Camera Remote App?

As we reported earlier today, Fujifilm has issued a firmware update for six X/GFX cameras. It fixed the issue we reported about in early February here.

You can read all the details and get the download links in this article.

And here comes my curiosity: I recently started using the Camera Remote App to update my cameras, and I find it so comfortable, that I was wondering if anyone else is using it. Hence, down below is a little survey where you can tell us if you use the App or go old-style via SD-card.

To Update my Fujifilm Cameras I prefer to use:

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