FujiRumors has informed you that there will be announcements on September 2.
Surprisingly many FR readers wondered what will come.
Well, first off, it is important that you regularly check our rumor section, so you won’t be that surprised anymore.
Second, down below you find a recap and summary of what will come on September 2, what could come and what will sure not come on September 2.
In honor to the Fujifilm GFX100S, which I own and made me break my “likes” record on Instagram, with the very first GFX100S image I’ve shared, today FujiRumors is going to dedicate to this wonderful camera, whose only issue is that it lacks of X-T alike dials, a roundup.
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I am a man on a mission: making being a Fujifilm X and GFX shooter even more fun than it already is!
How?
Well, by keeping you guys informed, entertained and possibly even excited about all things Fujifilm X/GFX using this humble blog called FujiRumors.
I hope I was able to do that in July, but I will work even harder in August in trying to make a hot summer even hotter with lots of breaking news and rumors.
And now let’s take a look at what happened in July with the top 10 posts of the past month.
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So how the heck am I going to share this one?
I mean, worldwide chip shortage, Fujifilm announcing delays for lots of gear and unable to deliver products they announced many months ago and what not.
So telling you when the Fujifilm GFX50SII will ship is a rumor rocksolid at the moment, but at the same time don’t be mad at me when at the date I’ll give you know there will be like 3 Fujifilm GFX50SII shipping, and then yet another biblical waiting will begin for the rest of the cameras to ship.
With that disclaimer out of the way, here is the rumor:
We haven been informed, that the Fujifilm GFX50SMKII will start shipping in September.
We also confirm once again, the the announcement itself will not take place on August 27.
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Fujifilm GFX50SMKII Rumor Recap:
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The Fujifilm X and GFX summer deals are running. Some of them end today, some of them on July 23, and others on August 22. You can see the full details below.
In any case, if there is something you are interested in, it might be better to order today and not wait for the last second, for the reasons I’ve explained here.
With that said, I took a look at which Fujifilm X and GFX gear was selling best among the FujiRumors community, and here is what you guys picked most.
X Gear – Best Sellers
The Fujinon XF70-300mmF4-5.6 is not in offer, so it is sort of an intruder in this list, but it is selling good. I think Fujifilm hit many X shooters heart with this one. And while it might seem disappointing that the XF200 and XF8-16 are on the bottom of the ranking, the deals definitely helped to boost sales also for those lenses.
GFX gear – Best Sellers
The Nr.1 is taken by a lens that I myself am tempted to get, the compact GF50mmF3.5. I was hoping for a deal on it also here in Italy, but they went for other lenses, and I got myself the GF 32-64mmF4.
No surprise that the Fujifilm GFX50R does not sell strong, despite the $1,000 rebate, as this is a rebate we have already seen in the past and most people grabbed their sample back then.
GFX Gear
X Gear
Here is an important update regarding the rumors we have shared about the upcoming affordable Fujinon GF zoom.
Now we can share the aperture range of it, and hence tell you that it will be a Fujinon GF35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 lens.
We confirm the kit price of $500 and that it will come in 2021.
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These are crazy firmware days, great joys thanks to massive new firmware and some worries due to faulty firmware.
So let’s talk firmware today.
One of the autofocus features where Sony and Canon are running away to the competition is “animal autofocus“.
And while it is probably not a feature that most of us would massively use, it would be definitely still nice to have.
Now, the FujiRumors community often asked me if Fujifilm plans to ever such a feature in future.
Well, let me say this first.
Among all camera manufacturers, Fujifilm was actually the very first company to offer something like that, with the Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR.
As you can read in the product description here:
For those who enjoy the company of four-legged friends, the F80EXR has Pet Detection, allowing users the ability to detect up to 10 faces of dogs or cats and automatically optimize the focus. The F80EXR is programmed to recognize 57% of the Fédération Cyno Logique Internationale (FCI) Registered Dogs, 80% of the Top 20 Dogs in the American Kennel Club (AKC) Ranking and 60% of The Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA) breeds. Pet Detection works by matching various dog or cat data of facial parts with patterns to detect the dog or cat being photographed.
So, considering that Fujifilm already had a similar feature, I am confident that they will offer that in future also on X and GFX series cameras, maybe extended to birds and other animals. Sure, it’s not a rumor, but looking at Fuji’s history makes me confident this is going to happen in future.
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BHphoto 4th of July deals are ending today, with more than 1,000 items on offer that you can check out here.
They include all current official X/GFX deals, but also some third party Fujifilm X lenses, Instax cameras and of course tons of accessories, bags and much more.
Down below a few selected deals for you.
Camera Bags
Third Party X lenses
GFX Accessories
SD Cards & Memory Storage Deals
Apple Products
Instax World
GFX Gear
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June was another month rich of breaking rumors and news
Let’s hope our sources will help us to make June just as exciting as the whole 2021 was so far in terms of breaking rumors.
Now let’s look at what you should not have missed in May.
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Half a year has passed.
Lots of rumors have been shared already (and many more will come ;) ).
However, there is something I never do: rank the rumors in a reliability ranking.
I hate to do that, as an anonymous rumor is not necessarily less reliable than a trusted rumor. There is much more that needs to be checked in order to determine if a rumor is reliable or not. And also, something that is rocksolid at some point, may become less sure later on as Fujifilm changes plans.
That’s why I hate to rank rumors.
However, it is something you request me to do, hence, 1 or 2 times a year I bend to your will and do just that.
So, you can find the rumor-ranking down below.
Also, we will check back and see which rumors FujiRumors got right and which wrong, so that you guys can judge my work and decide if your time on FR was well spent or not. I will be extremely brutal to myself and move in the wrong section every ever so minimal error I made, even though it was accurate at the time of sharing.
Two more things:
One last note: Back in November 2020 we shared an article, where Sigma itself teased Fujifilm X mount lenses coming 2021. And as if that was not enough, they teased them again in February 2021. In between those Sigma teasers, on December 14, 2020, FujiRumors shared a rumor that Sigma has indeed plans to release Fujifilm X mount lenses. This rumor is not included in the list below, as it from 2020. If you want to check back the 2020 rumors, make sure to read this article.
So let’s start: