TIPA AWARDS :: Triple Win for Fujifilm (X-Pro2, X-T10 and XF100-400)

Triple win for Fujifilm at the TIPA Award 2016

1. TIPA BEST MIRRORLESS CSC EXPERT Award – The “FUJIFILM X-Pro2” Mirrorless Digital Camera – READ MORE
2. TIPA BEST MIRRORLESS CSC ENTRY LEVEL Award – The “FUJIFILM X-T10” Mirrorless Digital Camera – READ MORE
3. TIPA BEST CSC TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS Award – The “FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR” X Mount Interchangeable lens – READ MORE

The awards for Fujifilm are for sure deserved! But, as often with such awards, there are so many categories that it’s quite easy for every manufacturer to win an award.

For example, the X-Pro2 wins as best CSC Expert camera, but the SonyA7rII is the best professional CSC camera, while the Olympus E-M10 Mark II is the the best Advanced camera. I don’t really understand what’s the difference between Expert, Advanced and Professional. But more categories make more manufacturers happy.

NOTE: Next Year Fujifilm will win the Best Medium Format Camera (this year the award goes to the Phase One XF 100MP).

via TIPA via Fujifilm

X-Pro2: USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / FocusCamera / Adorama / Pictureline / BestBuy CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP /   AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

X-T10: USA: AmazonUS / BHphoto / FocusCamera / Adorama EU:  AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonFR / WexUK  / PCHstore / AUS: Camerapro

XF 100-400: USA: BHphoto / FocusCamera / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / PCHstore / WexUK

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Extreme Test in Antartica (VIDEO) :: X-Pro2, A Love-Hate Relationship & more (miXed zone)

X-Pro2 Extreme Test in Antartica by Gianluca Colla on youtube

Fujifilm X-Pro2 USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Fuji X-Pro2, A Love-Hate Relationship at joelwolfson / Don’t shrug off the most important images you will ever take at olafphotoblog + Where Road and Street Meet at olafphotoblog / Cuba Street Photography with the Fuji X-Pro2 at yorkplacestudios / Urbex in Belgium with Sheena Williams ~ NSFW at prophotonut + Hollywood Glamour Photography at prophotonut / X-Pro2 + 100-400: The Colours of Dunbar Harbour at macleancomms + Rugby Game at macleancomms + Continous Autofocus on the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at macleancomms / Newborn Session with my X-Pro2 at fujixjournal / 22 with the X-Pro2 at stephangeyer / Double Pro? Thoughts on the Fujifilm X-Pro2 at sgoldswoblog / Think Inside The Box – OVF Love at littlebigtravelingcamera / X-Pro2 with Metz 44 AF-2 at joengphotography / XPRO2 First impressions : A beast of a camera or do I sense some disappointment ? at tomleuntjensphotography / My first thoughts about the X-Pro2 (part 1) at robvisualfuji / The Gear that I Use; The Fujifilm X Pro2 at henrysmithscottage / Capturing Cuba’s Streets with the Fuji X-Pro2 During Obama’s Visit at petapixel / X-Pro2 and 23mm lens – perfect for street photography ? at gwls / NSFW: Fuji X-Pro2 in the hands of a Boudoir Photographer at fabyandcarlo / X-Pro2 review at leighmiller / Back home to Fujfilm with the X-Pro2 at byjansen / Fuji XPro2 Wedding Photography at thefxworks /

Other X-series cameras

Wonderful shots taken with X-T1 of Russian ballet dacers at darianvolkova instagram / with the X-T1 at Fujifilm X70 Initial Impressions and Images at photo.stjeanm / X70 review in Spanish at quesabesde (translation) / Wellcome Collection staircase with X-T1 at androloria / X-E1 – Australia Reportage at dariocannone :: Japan Reportage at dariocannone / NSFW: The Fuji XT-1 One Year Later at ipcloud /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

Fujifilm XF 100-400mm First Hands-On Review at xavierlum / Fuji 100-400mm Goes To The Zoo at prometheus / 24hrs with the Fuji 100-400mm at fujifun / 100-4oo first impressions at joengphotography / XF23mm at the Dutch site pixelmania (translation) /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

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UPDATED Shooting Weddings with Fuji by Kevin Mullins at f16.click

Taiwan Special 2/3 – Fuji Xpro1 vs Nikon D700 for Travel Photography at buzzvinyl / My Havana Story at linkedin /

a bit of everything

10 changes on my wish list for the Fujifilm X-T2 at zonefocus / Fuji is refusing to listen to its customers at blupace / What Fujifilm’s X series did for me and my photography at jrpatterson / Why I Converted my X-Pro 1 Camera to Infrared at andrewsgibson /

Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense :: X-Pro2 Reviews :: & more (miXed zone)

Silverstone 24hr with the 100-400mm shared by chphoto

Fujifilm X-Pro2

USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Olya, high key portrait shoot with the new Fuji X-Pro2 at alessandromichelazzi / Starting my blog with my Fuji X-Pro2 impressions at dragan.photos / My Experiences with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 in Shooting Weddings at petapixel / X-Pro2 review at thephoblographer / Fuji’s holy trinity of XF zooms and X-Pro2 Acros-R simulation — a hot combo at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Heart Of Gold – Thoughts about the Fuji X-Pro2 at littlebigtravelingcamera / Samyang f/2.8 Fisheye II lens on a Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / X-Pro2 Mini Review at jaredcharney / Using the Fuji X-Pro2 OVF and XF 100-400mm for birds in flight at mirrorlessons / X-Pro2 Review in Dutch at pixelmania (translation) / When I tested the X-Pro2 at hmeye / Fuji X Pro2 at russellordphoto / The Fujifilm X-Pro2 is One Solid and Sexy Camera at petapixel / 3 weeks user review at billfortney / X-Pro2 review at findingrange / Fuji Xpro2 Auto Focus review at thefxworks / New Year, New Camera at doncraigphoto / WEC Press Conference in Black and White at macleancomms / DR vs ISO chart is now updated with X-Pro2 at photonstophotos /

Other X-series cameras

The X-T1 And Battery Life at thewanderinglensman / She said “YES!” (X-T1 + 56mm) at leiaphoto / X-T1 JPEG Sharpening Settings; Pros And Cons at thewanderinglensman / The Brewer staircase with X-T1 androloria / X-T1 in Japan at dariocannone & X-E1 in Australia at dariocannone / Model Shoot with the Fuji X-T1 at dcphotoartist / A nice day out with the X-T1 at elliotpaulstern / Why I Went Mirrorless With the Fuji X-T1 at davidjulian / Day Out With The X-E2 at daveyoungfotografia /

X100/S/T + X70

Fuji X70: Beyond the Specs at staysanesleepoutside / Fujifilm X100T Review at photographic-central / Fuji X70 review at techradar / Kevin Mullins Fuji X70 First Look at f16.click / X70 Review at cameralabs / X70 review at sftwins / Concerts with the x100t: King Diamond, Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar joshsisk / Brighton Rocks… and so does the Fuji X100T at daveyoungfotografia /

Lenses

X-mount lenses

XF100-400mm explores Skye at bencherryphotos / XF100-400 review at photographyblog / XF100-400 Review at glazerscamera / The Fujinon XF100-400mm…(Whew!) at studio46west / XF100-400 review at mirrorlessons / The Fuji 100-400mm Lens; My Initial Thoughts And Use  at thewanderinglensman / 55-200 review at ollithomson / Fujinon XC 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS II: The Urban Traveller at photodanielm / the versatile XF18-135 at billfortney / My 1st Month with the Fuji X Pro2 at imaginegnat / The Fujinon XF 60mm F2.4: the twin personality lens at photodanielm /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Darktable 2.0.3 Fuji X70 support. More at darktable / Mylio Adds X-Pro 2 Raw Support at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

Hiking in Budawang National Park at richardsimko / Incredible India ! at cedricleclercq / One More Comment On “The” Decision To Choose Fuji over Olympus at thewanderinglensman / New Beginnings: Why I Switched From the Fujifilm X Series to Sony’s Alpha System at keenanrivals / Quick Day Trip to Washington DC at xshooters / Bhutan at inabyss / 11 Days in Myanmar at thomasdlh /

a bit of everything
(Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense)

Enough of This Mirrorless Nonsense at olafphotoblog / A Road-Trip & Fuji Instax Mini 90 at alexsopchak / What I Would Like In An X-T2 at thewanderinglensman / New fujilove magazine / Incident at the 7-mile Bridge, or Know your Rights as a Citizen and a Photographer at xshooters /

Deal

From a FR-reader: You can get the xpro2 with 35mm 1.4 for $2600 with a few other deals. You don’t need to bring in an old camera but if you do it gets donated to charity. Deal running in Australia at teds /

Images

The Other Side of the Moon by Goran

Admiringlight Fujifilm X-Pro2 Review: “For the most part, Fuji has done a fantastic job with the camera”

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Fujifilm X-Pro2 + 35mmF2 WR (save $100): BHphoto / AmazonUS /Adorama /

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Admiringlight published its full X-Pro2 Review.

Pros

  • Very well-built body with weather sealing
  • Feels very nice in the hand, with good handling despite the small front grip
  • Excellent control scheme with all controls easily accessible
  • Focus stick is the killer feature on this camera
  • Unique hybrid viewfinder provides a very nice optical viewfinder with a good EVF
  • Fast and responsive with a deep continuous shooting buffer
  • Quick and accurate autofocus, even in low light
  • Good continuous autofocus
  • Excellent dynamic range
  • Outstanding color response
  • Good noise control at high ISO with excellent detail
  • Truly outstanding JPEG output
  • Excellent features with full-featured WiFi, Intervalometer and in-camera RAW conversion
  • Dual SD Card slots
  • Improved video quality
  • Improved menu system

Cons

  • Quite expensive for an APS-C mirrorless body
  • Front and rear command dials are thin and lack good tactile feedback
  • ISO dial lacks feedback, so is difficult to use by feel
  • Bracketing is improved to 2 stop intervals, but still limited to just 3 frames
  • Optical viewfinder is limited to moderate focal lengths and can be dim in lower light
  • No rear screen articulation

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Fujifilm Loves Our Polls? Then here are 2 more! :: X-Pro2 4K via Firmware update + ISO dial “T-camouflage solution”

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*Fujifilm Reads You!
Click HERE to see the original FujiRumors Poll, that Fujfiilm used in an official presentation to the Press

It’s no secret: Fujifilm loves our Polls and reads our comments.

This has been made possible thanks to you guys and your participation, which made this blog the by far biggest source of “online feedback” for Fujifilm.

X-series related Polls gather several thousands of votes within a few days (and hundreds of comments)… and if you keep it up, then we can be sure that they will continue to read us and maybe once again even display our Poll-Results at official press events.

Now, as you know, FujiRumors is a one man show that I run in my spare time. That’s why I rely on your help and support. So keep up sharing rumors and links to news, reviews, curiosities, deals and whatever you think should be featured on FR.

And sometimes FR-readers also suggest Polls in the comments and/or via email, which I’m happy to share whenever I can. And today, upon readers request, I’m going to share two more Polls:

Poll #1 – 4K via Firmware update: As you know, Fujifilm Managers said in several interviews, that the X-Pro2 is 4K capable (and the X-T2 will have 4K, as Fujifilm said here), but the problem with Fuji’s new flagship is that it overheats when filming in 4K.

The FujiRumors community asked me for a Poll regarding this, and I’m happy to share it:

Should Fujifilm bring 4K via Firmware to the X-Pro2?

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Poll #2 – ISO-Dial: In our last Poll here, the result was pretty clear: most X-shooters want an ISO-dial. Many actually seem to get used quickly to the X-Pro2 ISO/Shutter dial, as Marin said here on facebook:

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However, there is still a good number of X-shooters, who’d prefer to get rid of the dedicated ISO Dial. Couldn’t Fuji make everybody happy…. maybe with some sort of “T-camouflage solution“? Let me explain it.

On current X-series cameras, when you place the shutter dial to “T”, you can control the shutter speed with the front dial.

The ISO dial of the X-T1 and X-Pro2 have no “T-like” marking. But some FR-readers came up with alternative solutions. My favorite one? If you set the ISO-dial to “H2” (which I can’t remember ever having used, so it’s useless anyway, for me), you can adjust the ISO value with front or rear dial. And what if you’d like to shoot at ISO 25600 and jpeg only (because that’s what H2 means on the X-T1)? Set the ISO dial to H1 (ISO 12800) and select in the menu if you want to shoot at 12800 or 25600.

With this solution, H2 would basically work like the “T” on the shutter dial, and H1 gives you access to both extended ISO settings.

This is just one possible solution. Feel free to drop your ideas in the comment…. and here is the Poll

Should Fuji find a firmware solution to allow us to control ISO values with front/rear dial?

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Kai (DigitalRev) Fujifilm X-Pro2 Hands-on Review: “This is the X-camera to go for!”

Fujifilm X-Pro2
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Kai (digitalrev) shared his X-Pro2 hands on review here. “Vastly Improved over X-Pro1. Still so cool. Glorious Hybrid Viewfinder. Images do look gorgeous in color and black & white. Better AF than X-T1 [but the Pro photographer, whom Kai talks with says it’s still no DSLR killer]. ISO dial is rubbish. There is a lot to like about the X-Pro2. This is the X-camera to go for.”

First Impressions in Italian at juzaphoto (translation) / X-rated photography – and the X-Pro2 wrap-up at dearsusan / Fujifilm X-Pro2 Review – Real-World Video Samples & First Impressions at cinema5d + Fujifilm X-Pro2 – Photo Functions – Quick Look at cinema5d / X-Pro1 to X-Pro2 at fujifilm-x / Alicia Endemann in Paris ~ X-Pro2 prophotonut / Fujifilm X-Pro2 and XF 16mm f1.4 R WR – Great Combination at Ted Vieira youtube / Is the Fujifilm X-Pro2 suitable for stock photography? at metrophotographytraining /

The “Leica-Killer” Fuji X-Pro2: “Nearly the FIRST EVER ergonomically Perfect Camera, Except For…”? – With POLL

“Leica-Killer” X-Pro2… the Almost Perfect Camera

eoshd is very pleased by the stills & video performance of the X-Pro2. He really loves it and says that he has “never enjoyed a camera more on a combined video and stills shoot than I have the X Pro2.”

Great images, great shooting experience, logical control layout & great menu. He calls it even a “Leica-Killer”,  because it’s cheaper, lighter, faster “but just as nice to shoot with as the legendary rangefinder in terms of feel and optics. It’s even pretty close for build quality considering the gap, no, gulf in price.”

But we have already read so many good things about the X-Pro2, so let’s focus on the biggest complaints this time.

  1. “4K: The inglorious own goal however is that even though by their own admission the Fuji X Pro2 is fully equipped for 4K video, Fuji admit that due to ‘only’ 20% of their users wanting it, they have disabled it in firmware. UTTER stupidity. 20%!! Why potentially flush even 0.01% of your sales down the toilet for the sake of firmware? Are they seriously expecting ALL video users to get the X-T2 instead? Why not let us have the choice of body? […] If they don’t re-enable 4K in firmware on this camera and reserve it as an X-T2-only feature, they’re making an enormous mistake.”
  2. “The X Pro2 is nearly the FIRST EVER perfect digital camera ergonomically for photography, but for one disturbing blunder… The combined shutter and ISO dial is horrendous!”

The ISO Dial

Ok, so let’s talk about the ISO dial… loved by some, hated by others.

As you can read at fujifilm-x, Fujifilm decided to go for the ISO-dial because it looks so retro and it’s practical:

“the practical operation is about being able to manipulate the 4 elements [ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture, Exposure] with precision. […] when the X-T1, a camera that had a dedicated ISO dial, was announced, then people quickly realized the significance. We started getting request to “Add the ISO dial to the next X-Pro model!”

Fujifilm tested different dials. At the end they went for the ISO/Shutter combined dial, a technically rather complicated solution.

“Why do we spend so much time on this one dial? Unfortunately there is no economic and rational answer to that question. But it was something that the developing team of X-Pro camera had always dreamed of achieving. And it was also something that the passionate X-Pro users strongly wished for.”

But it’s exactly this dial, that eoshd calls “horrendous“. From what I could read so far, some love the dial, other find it cool but not practical, while other would prefer not to have it at all. So I thought it’s time for a Poll.

When developing the X-Pro2, Fujifilm considered at least 3 ISO-dial options: the “Shutter/ISO” combination, the “Sub LCD” ISO dial and the “Exposure & ISO” dial. I’ll share a pic of each solution down below (via fujifilm-x). Check them out and then Vote your favorite option:

My Favorite ISO-Dial Solution is...

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SUB-LCD ISO DIAL

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EXPOSURE / ISO DIAL

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SHUTTER/ISO DIAL