Fujinon GF Lens Firmware 1.10 Released for Fujifilm GFX100 Phase Detection AF Support
Fujifilm has released a firmware update for all Fujinon GF lenses, to support phase detection autofocus on Fujifilm GFX100.
Compatibility with Phase detection AF function is added.
Currently, this upgrade is for GFX100 with the Phase detection AF function.
Download Firmware 1.10 for:
- GF 23mmF4 R LM WR – download here
- GF 45mmF2.8 R WR – download here
- GF 63mmF2.8 R WR- download here
- GF 110mmF2 R LM WR – download here
- GF 120mmF4 R LM OIS WR Macro – download here
- GF 250mmF4 R LM OIS WR – download here
- GF 32-64mmF4 R LM WR – download here
- GF 100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR – download here
Also, Fujifilm has released Fujifilm X-T30 firmware 1.10.
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Let’s Get Serious: Hasselblad X1D II 50C not a Fujifilm GFX 50 Killer, and GFX100 vs X1DII with 3 Lenses Cost the Same
So, Hasselblad did it, and they announced the brand new Hasselblad X1D II 50C.
It comes with a good price tag of $5,750.
That’s still more expensive than the Fujifilm GFX50R and Fujifilm GFX50S, but not that much. And it is certainly much cheaper than the Fujifilm GFX100, but the latter features a 100 MP BSI sensor and IBIS.
I am very happy that Hasselblad is going aggressive when it comes to pricing on the Hasselblad X1D II 50C.
But from here to say that the Hasselblad X1D II 50C is a Fujifilm GFX killer (as some said over at facebook and elsewhere) is a bit an exaggeration.
Usually, when you buy a camera, you also buy some lenses to go with it. And you always have to factor lenses into your investment, too.
So let’s do it now:
Let’s buy the Hasselblad X1D II 50C as well as the GFX 50R with 3 comparable GF and X1D lenses (not counting the current GFX discount).
- Hasselblad X1D II 50C = $ 5,750
- Fujifilm GFX 50R = $ 4,499
with
- XCD 35-75mm f/3,5-4,5 = $ 5,175
- GF 32-64mm f/4 = $ 2,299
with
- XCD 65mm f/2.8 = $ 2,750
- GF 63mm f/2.8 = $ 1,499
with
- XCD 21mm f/4 = $ 3,750
- GF 23mm f/4 = $ 2,599
The Fujifilm GFX kit will cost you $10,896, whereas the Hasselblad X1D kit $ 17,425.
You basically save about 40% by investing into the GFX system, and if you would buy today, with the current GFX deals, you actually save almost 50% over the X1D system.
And what about the Fujifilm GFX100?
Let’s try the same combo:
- GFX 100 + 3 lenses above = $ 16,396
- X1D II 50C + 3 lenses above = $ 17,425
So even by buying the Fujifilm GFX100 and 3 lenses at full price, you still save $1,000 with the Fuji GFX system and you also get:
- IBIS
- much faster autofocus
- 100 megapixel
- 4K/30p video
- twice as fast continuous shooting frame rate
- BSI sensor with full phase detection pixel coverage
- & more
There is one fundamental design choice Hasselblad made, that makes the X1D system always substantially more expensive over the GFX system: the lack of focal plane shutter.
This has 2 downsides:
- you can’t use cheap old legacy glass on the Hasselblad X1D
- you have to pay for the leaf shutter every single time with every lens purchase
Guys, I am the first one to be happy about another player in the medium format market, that competes with Fujifilm. That’s what we customers need: competition!
The Hasselblad X1D II 50C is a much needed and welcome upgrade to the orginial X1D. The faster processor will sort out quite some issues the first generation cameras had.
But the GFX system remains the by far most affordable option to go into medium format, and the new Hasselblad X1D II 50C hasn’t changed that.
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DPReview Admits Flawed Fujifilm GFX100 Studio Test Shots and Says They Will Re-Shoot it
Earlier this month, we shared the news about the GFX100 studio test scene at DPReview.
While the images turned out sharper than the competition, some were hoping for an even better performance.
Well, turns out DPReview studio test shots were flawed. In fact they just said:
While we make every effort to provide the most consistent, representative performance in our studio-based testing, it is sometimes very difficult. After further analysis we’ve discovered our GFX100 shots are fractionally misfocused, an issue exacerbated by the exacting resolutions of the 100 MP system. While these images show that the GFX 100 can capture significantly more detail than its 50MP predecessors, they do not show the full extent of this difference. We are planning to re-shoot the scene as soon as a production camera arrives and would like to apologize for any misconception these images may have furthered.
I guess this happens, when you hurry too much. Take your time, DPR, we can wait a bit longer for our pixel peeping. The important is we have a fair test.
The good news: even misfocused, the GFX100 is the sharpness king :)
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Fuji Guy Billy Talks GFX100, Digital Image Stabilization via Firmware Update, GF Lenses and More
The third episode of the Fujilove podcast with Fuji Guy Billy just went online (episode 1, episode 2). You can listed to it all at sticher and Fujilove.
As to expect it is centered on the Fujifilm GFX100.
Here some excerpts, skipping most of the stuff you have already heard all too often :).
Fujifilm Manager Says Fujifilm GFX 100 Enjoys Strong Pre-Orders and Video RAW Recording May Come via Firmware Update
Indie Shooter interviewed Fujifilm manager Michael Bulbenko at CineGear 2019. Above the video and down below the main takes:
- true 16 bit sensor
- ISO 6400 is really really good
- 14 stops dynamic range
- you get 5 stops IBIS also with third party lenses
- IBIS does not crop in the sensor
- 4:2:2 via external monitor, but engineers have not yet decided if they are going to implement RAW or not. They are working on it and it would be simple matter of firmware udpate. It is something Fujifilm is looking into
- PL to G mount adapter available by Alpa, Kipon and Fotodiox is working on it
- pre-orders are piling up fast
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Fujifilm GFX100 Phase Detection Pixel Banding and Pixel Shift Multishot Solution
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For years, mirrorless cameras lagged behing DSLRs in terms of autofocus speed.
In order to catch up, companies started to incorporate phase detection pixels on their sensors, and modern cameras have phase detection pixels spread all over the sensors, very much to the delight of photographers, who enjoy fast autofoucs, eye autofocus all over the frame and reliable subject tracking.
But no technology is perfect, and so also phase detection has its downside.
When pushed to the extreme (meaning extreme shadow recovery for example), sensors with phase detection pixels can show some banding.
This has been documented with Nikon, Sony and so forth, and of course Fujifilm is no exception. They all use the same Sony sensor at the end of the day :).
It looks like also the Fujifilm GFX100 is (unsurprisingly) showing the same banding issue, when its RAW files are pushed to the extreme.
In fact, the Fujifilm GFX100 sensor has
- a total of 3.78 million phase detection pixels
- 7,776 PDAF pixels every 18 lines
The more phase detection pixels a sensor has, the more you can use phase detection also in lower light.
Bill Claff from Photons to Photos has published a Fujifilm GFX100 sensor heatmap (via dpreview), showing a short black line every 18 rows (see image above).
Should we panic?
I guess not. Or we could just throw any modern mirrorless camera into the garbage that uses phase detection pixels (unless it’s X-Trans ;) ).
It’s, as always, a tradeoff.
Do you want faster autofocus? Or do you want RAW files that even when pushed to its limits and beyond don’t show banding?
The Solution
First off: Fujifilm is fine tuning the firmware for the Fujifilm GFX100, and of course they are aware of banding. They are working to optimize sensor readout and the final firmware will show, how much banding the camera will really have.
But in any case, there is partially a solution to that, even without optimized and final firmware.
As I told you already months ago, Fujifilm is working to bring pixel shift multishot into the Fujifilm GFX100.
The original goal was to have it ready for GFX100 launch, but it needs a bit more time of development.
But pixel shift mulitshot will come, and as we have seen from other phase detection mirrorless cameras offering this feature, pixel shift reduces or even eliminates banding completely.
So, as long as you are shooting static subjects on a tripod and use pixel shift multishot, you won’t have any issues with banding.
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Fujifilm GFX 100 Pixel Shift Multishot Just a Matter of Time, says Trusted Source
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Back in October 2018, I told you the Fujifilm GFX100 will have pixel shift multishot. However, in March 2019 here, I got an update from a source, that pixel shift multishot won’t be ready for launch.
I have asked sources about this feature again, and they told me it is high on Fuji’s To Do list, but it will be only released once working perfectly.
I asked for a time frame, but the source could not give it to me. All it said is that it’s “just a matter of time“.
Pixel shift multishot is easier to achieve with Bayer CFA than with X-Trans CFA, which is why the Fujifilm X-H1 still does not have it, and I would not be surprised to see it coming first to the Fujifilm GFX100.
FYI: Another advantage of Bayer, is that also the electronic image stabilization (available in Fujifilm X-T100) is easier to achieve than with Bayer.
On the other hand, the recently awarded X-Trans sensor, has other advantages. We have written about the Pros and Cons of Bayer vs X-Trans here.
A bit out of topic, but Google just shared a white paper and video explaining their multi-frame super resolution feature that is what powers the Pixels’s night mode for example.
A good reminder that technology is not waiting and will always continue, and that Fujifilm should take note of it!
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Cambo Actus Fit for Fujifilm GFX100
In case you were wondering about Fujifilm GFX100 and Actus GFX, Cambo said on their facebook page:
“During the last couple of weeks we received a lot of emails regarding the Fuji GFX-100. Will it fit on the Actus-GFX? The answer is yes.
The new GFX is substantially higher than the current 50mp models. We’ve just machined the parts required to fit the 100mp body to the Actus. And as demo cameras are still sparse in Europe, we took the opportunity to try the combination during the grand opening of Calumet’s new store in Frankfurt.
Q: Does camera rotation clear for portrait orientation?
A: In portrait orientation you could actually use the Actus-GFX as it is. Only when used in landscape orientation the new GFX-100 requires more space.”
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Hasselblad Teases New Camera Launch on June 19: 100 Megapixel Hasselblad X2D Coming to Compete with Fujifilm GFX100?
The timing could not have been better!
Fujifilm has just announced the Fujifilm GFX100 and is about to ship it on June 27, and now Hasselblad has published a teaser of what looks like the successor of the Hasselblad X1D.
Hasselblad says the launch will take place on June 19.
There are no further details. All we can see is an image showing a shutter button that looks just like the one of the Hasselblad X1D.
This indicates that the Hasselblad X2D (or Hasselblad X1D Mark II) could be on its way, maybe with the same 100 megapixel sensor of the Fujifilm GFX100.
And it would be high time, since the Hasselblad X1D is discontinued since a while now.
This is a fantastic news especially for Fujifilm GFX lovers, since the more competition there is in the medium format segment, the more companies will fight for customers and offer more features for less price.
So, dear Hasselblad, we all look forward to June 19!
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