Fujifilm GFX 50S Upcoming Firmware Update Features Disclosed plus Fuji GFX 50R and GF Lens Details

Fujifilm GFX

Fujifilm is launching the Fujifilm GFX 50R and Fujifilm GFX 100 all over the world and today’s media slides come from China (via camerabeta). The launch event is covered in this article (translation).

The link has been sent to me by FR-reader Sam (instagram hermeneuticlens here).

For the most part they don’t unveil anything new, but there are some little new tidbits, translated for us by FR-reader Sam (thanks).

Fujifilm GFX 50R weight compared to GFX 50S:

  • by using a 2-way tilt screen instead of 3-way, Fujifilm reduces the weight by 35g
  • other 60g over the GFX 50S are saved with the EVF
  • 30g are saved by using lightweight material and optimizing thickness

GF Lenses

  • GF 100-200mm will work with 1.4x teleconverter (effectively 140-280mm)
  • GF 45-100mm not sure if it will work with 1.4x TC (slide does not mention that it will support TC, so it is likely that it won’t.)
  • GF 100-200mm will have internal zoom design (so lens’ length won’t change when zooming. Again, probably not the case for GF45-100mm)
  • GF 50mm F3.5 R will have linear motor

Fujifilm GFX 50S future firmware update:

Not everything is clear what’s written in the slides, but that’s what’s written

  • faster eye sensor reaction time
  • delete RAW and JPG together (that’s what’s written in the slide) – (by FR-readers: when choose to take jpeg+raw mode, so deleting photo will be in-sync)
  • 35mm format crop mode will support GF lenses and FUJINON HC lenses
  • The slide also says “EVF/LCD adds white indicator point(s) – color customization”. FR-readers say “Usually refer to exposure clipping of the white point, i.e. the white Blinky when everything look white, so the color customization mostly refer to the white Blinky color, like what u can set in Adobe Raw or LR”

Camera Remote App / Camera Update

As we reported here already, version 3.2.0 of the camera remote app allows you to update your camera firmware via remote app, provided your camera has bluetooth. The Fujifilm GFX 50R has bluetooth, so it supports this feature.

Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm F1.4 for Fujifilm GFX coming First Half 2019 – More Image Samples

Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm F1.4

I had a talk with Mitakon, who told me that the Mitakon Speedmaster 65mm F1.4 will be available in the first half of 2019.

In order to manage your impatience, you can already now enjoy more sample images by beta testers at our Fujifilm GFX group. There are also some samples shared back in April in our first Mitakon 65mm F1.4 article here.

SAMPLE IMAGES

Fujifilm GFX 50R Bundle, New GFX 50S Price, GF lens and Fuji X Deals in Europe

Fujifilm EU deals

Finally also Europe has the Fujifilm GFX 50R bundle deal and GF lens only deals. There might be slight price differenced from country to country, but in general see below the savings you get.

Also the Fujifilm GFX 50S now costs you only 5499€.

Check out the price in your country at PCHstore, CalumetDE, WexUK and your local store.

GFX 50S – new price 5499€ – GFX 50R + 63 – save 1099€ / GFX 50R + 45 – save 1099€/ GFX 50R + 32-64 – save 999€ / GF 63mm F2.8 – save 350€ / GF 120mm F4 – save 640€ / GF 32-64mm F4 – save 550€ / GF 23mm F4 – save 620€ / GF 110mm F2 – save 660€ / GF 45mm F2.8 – save 300€ / GF 250mm F4 – save 780€

Some countries are also offering X deals. Check out the full overview at the dedicated Fujifilm EU promo page here.

PhotoPills Adds Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm GFX 50R

PhotoPills

The popular app PhotoPills just added the Fujifilm X-T3 and Fujifilm GFX 50R to their database. You can download the app for iOS here and Android here.

For planing and organizing your landscape/astro photography, this app is arguably one of the very best you can get.

PhotoPills has a youtube channel with lots of tutorials on how to use it. Down below you can see a video on how to plan your milkyway photography using PhotoPills.

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FujiRumors at Photokina: About Japanese Fujifilm Managers, Touch and Try the X-T3 and GFX 50R, Tapping 33 Articles in 3 days

Jonas Rask Live Talk at Photokina 2018

FujiRumors @ Photokina 2018

I am not that kind of guy, who breaks into a place bypassing security checks…

I broke into photokina bypassing security checks 1 day ahead of the official opening, because I could not wait to deliver you the first images side by side of the XF33mmF1.0, XF16-80mmF4 and XF16mmF2.9 and first hands on video of the Fujifilm GFX 50R.

But let’s talk about it later and start with the Fujifilm managers.

FujiRumors Meets Japanese Managers

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Fujifilm GFX 50R with GF50mm Hands on Photos, Lab Test Shots, First Looks and FUJI GUYS Photokina 2018 Wrap Up

Fujifilm GFX 50R

ePhotozine published a couple of hands-on photos of the Fujifilm GFX 50R with GF 50mmF3.5.

I am pretty sure ePhotozine just did it just to trigger my GAS even further, because I kind of fell in love with the Fujifilm GFX 50R while trying it out at the Fujifilm booth.

They also shared hands on images of the GF45-100mm and GF 100-200mm here.

Down below Lok’s Fujifilm GFX 50R first look and here are the dpreview sample images.

And despite all the reviewers make a brilliang job covering the Fujifilm GFX 50R, they have a hard job this time, since it has the exact same performance of the Fujifilm GFX 50S. The only difference is the design, and I strongly invite you to test it out by yourself, because what I loved to handle on the booth, you might hate it.

And in no case I would recommend this camera to left eye shooters, since you are going to cover the screen with your face, and you can forget to swipe the touch screen to access your custom functions while you have your eye on the viewfinder. The swipe function will be used a lot, since there is not D-Pad, where to assign custom functions.

With that said, if you are a rangefinder lover, then you probably already are right eye dominant and the corner viewfinder placement.

Fujifilm GFX 50R: BHphoto (save up to $2,800), Adorama, AmazonUS

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RUMOR, NEWS and COMMUNITY
Fujifilm GFX facebook group
Fujifilm GFX facebook page

Hands On Thoughts and Fuji Guys

Last Day to Save up to $650 on Fujifilm GFX and X Gear

Here on FujiRumors we are not lazy, this is why earlier today we meticlously translated the Japanese GF lens roadmap and GFX 100 media slides, which added some little but important details to the lens release date, unkown until earlier today.

Yep, it cost me about 2 hours work this morning, but this is why FujiRumors is FujiRumors: we give you the best and always up to date Fujifilm coverage, and are not scared to work hard for that.

So make sure to check out our latest GFX post here and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, RSS-feed and Twitter, because otherwise you will miss so many tidbits and rumors about the X series ;).

With that said, remember that today is the last day, where you can save big on plently of GFX and X cameras.

ENDING TODAY

Fujifilm X Cameras
Fujifilm X-H1 (save $250): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-H1 + v. grip (save $250): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T2 (save $500): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T2 graphite (save $500): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T2 + 18-55 (save $400): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T100 + 50-230 (save $200): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T100 + 50-230 (save $200): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-A5 double XC kit (save $200): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-A3 + 16-50 (save $150): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera

Fujifilm GFX Camera + Lenses
Fujifilm GFX 50s body (save $650): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
GF 63mm (save $350): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
GF 32-64mm (save $450): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
GF 120mm (save $550): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
GF 110mm (save $550): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
GF 23mm (save $550): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
GF 45mm (save $350): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS

Ending December 29

Fujifilm X-T3
Fujifilm X-T3 + v. grip (save $130): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera
Fujifilm X-T3 + 18-55 + v. grip (save $130): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, Focuscamera

Ending November 3

Fujifilm X Cameras
Fujifilm X-T20 (save $150): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujifilm X-T20 + 18-55 (save $150): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujifilm X-T20 + 16-45 (save $150): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, FocusCamera
Fujifilm X100F (save $100): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS, Focuscamera

Fujinon Prime Lenses
XF 14mmF2.8 (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 16mmF1.4 WR (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama
XF 18mmF2 (save $50): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 23mmF1.4 (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 23mmF2 WR (save $50): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
XF 27mmF2.8 (save $50): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 35mmF1.4 (save $50): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 35mmF2 WR (save $50): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 50mmF2 WR (save $50): BHphoto, Adorama, AmazonUS
XF 56mmF1.2 APD (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 56mmF1.2 (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 60mmF2.4 (save $50): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 80mmF2.8 OIS WR (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 90mmF2 WR (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera

Fujinon Zoom Lenses
XF 10-24mmF4 OIS (save $150): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 16-55mmF2.8 WR (save $200): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 18-55mmF2.8-4 OIS (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 18-135mmF3.5-5.6 OIS WR (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 50-140mmF2.8 OIS WR with Teleconverters option (save $200): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 55-200mmF3.5-4.8 OIS (save $100): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama, FocusCamera
XF 100-400mmF4.5-5.6 OIS WR with Teleconverters option (save $300): BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama

Fujinon GF Lens Roadmap Timeline 2019/2020 and More Fujifilm GFX 100 Details with Image Sample Super Crop

Fujifilm GFX System

Fujifilm has recently announced a new GF lens mount roadmap. The official roadmap, though, didn’t gave any timeline about when the future GF50mmF3.5 pancake, GF100-200mmF5.6 and GF45-100mmF4 will hit the market.

Now the Japanese site dc.watch has shared a couple of media slides, including one that shows the roadmap for the various lenses. We can see:

  • 2019
    – GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR
    – GF50mmF3.5 R LM WR
  • 2020
     – GF45-100mmF4 R LM OIS WR

As we told you back in December 2017, Fujifilm plans to release 2/3 lenses for each of their systems (X and GFX) a year. This means that we might see one more lens coming n 2019 for the GFX 50S as well as 1 or 2 more lenses in 2020. Check out our big rumor timeline to see what could come.

The slides also give us some basic details about these lenses, which I have all listed at the bottom of this article.

Other media slides (also below) show some more details the Fujifilm GFX 100. So we discover that (unsurprisingly) it will feature the X Processor 4 and we can see a first crop made out an image taken with the GFX 100.

You find everything down below:

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Fujifilm GFX 100 media slides

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Fujifilm GFX 50R: The Everyday Medium Format gets First Looks, Autofocus Tests and Size Comparisons

Fujifilm GFX 50R

I just came home from another busy day at Photokina, and I played again around with the Fujifilm GFX 50R. It’s a really fine camera, and my GAS goes strong, but $4,500 still make it out of my reach. So my money is safe (I think :) ).

For rangefinder guys like me, the Fujifilm GFX 50R is surely more fun to use than the GFX 50S, also on the streets and for daily documentation of life.

Kevin Mullins and Jonas Rask also said on their live talks at Photokina, that the Fujifilm GFX 50R is a medium format they enjoy to pick up and carry around for daily shooting, much more than a bulkier Fujifilm GFX 50S, which is definitely a wonderful tool for professional work, but not as “casual” as the Fujifilm GFX 50R.

So keep in mind that performance is just the same of Fujifilm GFX 50S. What the real difference is, is the shooting experience. So I will share a few reviews down below, but none will tell you how the Fujifilm GFX 50R feels in your hands.

Fujifilm GFX 50R: BHphoto (save up to $2,800), Adorama, AmazonUS

Blog Posts

  • optyczne.pl (translation) – first look with size comparison to GFX 50S and X-E2s. Down below a live view AF demo they shared on youtube
  • camerajabber – Fujifilm GFX 50R review: In pictures

Videos

optyczne youtube – GFX 50R Live View

engadget youtube – Fujifilm GFX 50R and GFX 100 First Look

Venus Optics Laowa 17mmF4 for Fujifilm GFX Images and Hands On Video and Available in December

Laowa 17mm F4

My photokina 2018 coverage continues, and after having delivered you…

… it is now time to take a closer look at the Venus Optics Laowa 17mm F4 Zero-D for Fujifilm GFX.

I have talked to Venus Optics, and they said the lens will be available in December. They didn’t tell me the price, though.

I have made also a Laowa 17mm F4 hands on video on my youtube channel.

Down below the specs shared so far and one more image.

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