– Lens arrangement 10 sheets six groups. 2 aspherical lens – It weighs 180g – Stylish design – The size is almost the same as XF35mm F2 – Heavy-duty premium quality metal exterior – Vignetting does not occur in the optical viewfinder of the X-Pro2 and the X-Pro1 – Inner focus – AF motor stepper motor – Quiet and fast AF – Dust and water specification – Resistance to low temperature -10 degrees
FUJIFILM X-A3
– Tilting the liquid crystal monitor open 180 degrees suitable for self take – Eye AF – Portrait Enhancer mode – 24.3MP APS-C sensor – 3.0 inches tilting LCD monitor – W-Fi built-in – Instax SHARE printer can be connected – Remote control possible by smartphone – Intuitive operation with touch panel – Optimal super intelligent flash mode to night view – Optimal macro mode in close-up – Enhanced AF mode (including a zone & wide tracking) – Battery life is 410 sheets. USB can be charged – 10 kinds of creative advanced filter – 11 kinds of film simulation mode (also applicable to video) – Self-timer with a smile detection function – High sensitivity up to ISO25600 – High-speed electronic shutter mounted – Built-in flash – Panorama mode
I know, Fujifilm said it in the official Press Release and all the stores also say the same: the Fujifilm X-T2 shipping will start on the 8th of September (that’s the “shipping embargo” date).
However, a trusted source would like me to share with all of you, that Fujifilm decided to start shipping the Fujifilm X-T2 already in late August.
Of course, I never doubt what my trusted sources tell me. In fact, it already happened in the past, that they shared information with us, that contraddicted everything that Fujifilm has said, announced and even shown to the world… and yet our sources where right ;) .
Now, since this trusted source contacts me anonymously via rumor box (using a nick name) I’d like to ask it, if this is valid for all the world, or just for some countries.
KEEP IN MIND: shipping might start late August, but it will take longer until the X-T2 is marked by stores as “in stock“.
Why is the X-T2 shipping earlier?
But why is the X-T2 shipping earlier than originally announced by Fujifilm?
I don’t know it, but maybe the Firmware is now finalized. Hence, Fujifilm can now upload it on all the X-T2’s, put that beauty in a fancy box and send it straight to X-shooters all over the globe!
Or maybe the Fujifilm X-T2 pre-orders were lower than Fujifilm expected, so that the company can start shipping the X-T2 earlier than expected.
But that’s just all speculation. What matters is that, those, who pre-ordered very early, might get their X-T2 already within the end of August…. if no last minute bug is found ;)
Capturing Puffins in Flight with the Fujifilm X-T2 at macleancomms + Testing the X-T2 Autofocus System on Bass Rock at macleancomms / Fujifilm X-T2 in South Africa at hmeye / Fuji X-T2 : Hands On First Look at photoinduced / X-T2 tested in Le Mans at the French site photogeek (translation) + X-T2 presentation at photogeek (translation) / Fuji X-T2 Video Features Review with Du Wayne Denton at OrmsTV youtube /
Full Test in Italian at tomshw (translation) / Fujifilm X-Pro2 Design Story: Decisive Usability at senzo / The story how I got married with Fujifilm X-Pro2 at timosoasepp / Photographing in colorful Times Square with the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / Problem solving: How to deal with the Fujifilm X-Pro2 “grid” artefacts at mirrorlessons /
Other X-series cameras
Swimwear & fashion photoshoot with the Fujifilm X-T1 & X100T at ksgphotography /
X100/S/T + X70
Still loving the Fujifilm X100T at medium + Fujifilm X70 vs. X100T at medium / Vlogging With The Fujifilm X70 at KeenanRIVALS youtube / Using the Fujifilm x100s in the Dominican Republic at ibarionex /
Lenses
X-mount lenses
The Fuji Trinity: My 3 Favorite Fuji Lenses by Ted Vieira Youtube
Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 on Fuji X-T1 mirror-less at simonhawketts /
X-TRANS
X-Pro2 (X-Trans) Vs. Pentax K3 II, Sony A6300, Sony A7 II, Canon EOS 80D, Nikon D7200, Nikon D750 at the Dutch site gregtheulings (translation) / Adobe´s got the best RAW converter for Fuji X-Trans now, or what ? Part1 at hendriximages / SOOC Acros: A New Way? at adambonn /
Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X
– Why I sold all my Fujifilm kit –
Cactus V6II Remote Trigger High Speed Sync with Fujifilm X-Pro 2 at joengphotography / Fujifilm Instax Share Smartphone Printer SP-2 Finally Here at xavierlum / Fujifilm X Series Battery Life at matthewhartphotography / RoboShoot MX-20 – RX-20 TTL Flash Triggers for Fuji X at admiringlight /
a bit of everything
Kevin Mullins Street Photography Day at saywellhq / The Fujifilm Triad—Or Is It The Quadrad? at thewanderinglensman / Photo of the Month Competition at fiftythreemm / Better Shoot Primes at littlebigtravelingcamera / FREE DOWNLOAD: The Enthusiast’s Guide Series Snapshot: 15 Photographic Principles You Need to Know at enthusiastsguides /
Before I get to the point of this posting, I will give a little bit of background to add some perspective to my thoughts. I started my photographic journey way back in the film days. I shot for many years for a Stock Library in Sydney Australia. You know the deal – the generic girl with glossy white teeth eating a red shiney apple, or the squeaky clean couple with their 2.2 kids having a picnic under the perfect umbrella-shaped tree. All fairly boring stuff, bit it kept my artistic flair alive and helped to pay the bills. I still worked as a teacher (my main source of income), but I was able to make a healthy supplement to my earnings by selling ‘stock’. Back in those days the Nikon F3, then the F4 were the weapons of choice. Due to family reasons, I had a break from photography for about 10 years, and of course when I returned everything had gone digital.
For the last 6 years now I have travelled Asia extensively (usually for 3 months of the year), shooting Fine Art images for my website. My recent weapons of choice were the Nikon D700 and D3X. After thinking long and hard how I could lighten my burden from dragging these huge DSLR’s around in the tropical heat of Asia, I eventually threw caution to the wind and in 2012/13 I sold all of my Nikons and lenses and bought a Fuji X100, X-Pro1 and some lenses. On a good day, the X100 was just OK, but the X-Pro1 experiment was an unmitigated disaster. That trip to Asia in 2012 was highlighted with mutterings and expletives all aimed at the Version 1 Firmware of my X-Pro1 and its lack of focusing ability. I returned back home with not many useable photos and immediately (at great expense), sold all of the Fuji gear and bought another D3X with a selection of lenses.
Architecture and Street Photography in Berlin with the X-T2 in German at flipbook (translation) + Nature with the X-T2 at flipbook (translation) / First Impressions at reviewed / First Impressions of the Fujifilm X-T2 at Petapixel / Paco Navarro on the X-T2 at the Spanish site fujistas (translation) / Podcast Interview about X-T2 at soundcloud / Margaux, boudoir, X-T2 ~ NSFW at prophotonut / Pic(k) of the week 31: DUBAI CREEK SUNSET – (Lightroom for X-Pro2 / X-T2 RAW files) at bjornmoerman / X-T2 + 35mmF1.4 quick AF speed test at Michael Lin youtube / Nature & Wildlife with the X-T2 at Fujifilm youtube here + here
NEW Fujifilm X-T2 and EF-X500: Hands-on Overview with Jerry from The Fuji Guys on youtube
Andreas Waldeck: Bruarfoss in South Iceland. X-Pro2, 50-140mm, 3.0 ND, 0.8sec @f5.6
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NOTE :: FACEBOOK CHANGE
To see, add and vote images click on “Photos” and then “See All“
Here are the most liked images of the Fujirumors facebook page… and keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:
1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photo page (click “See All”). You can vote, share & comment the images there.
NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from July 20!
Enjoy the X-shots
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Camera Bag manufacturer Lowepro strongly believes in the long term Fujinon 8mm rumor… they even listed it on their website, coupled with the X-Pro2. See their “bagfinder feature” (X-series cameras are listed under “DSRLs”.
thanks to the FR-reader for the link
Comparing Full Frame (Canon 1DsIII) to APS-C (X-Pro2) Landscapes at aevansphoto
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Canon 1DsIII vs Fuji X-Pro 2 Colour (for skin) at aevansphoto +
Comparing Full Frame to APS-C (tripod test) at aevansphoto
Fuji X-T1 Infrared Fujifilm youtube series: Video One / Two / Three / Four / Five
A X-Pro1 Lust/Hate/Love Affair at adambonn + The X-Pro1: The Mirrorless Camera of my Dreams? at adambonn + X-Pro1 – Comparing the Fuji Look to the Fuji Look at adambonn / Macro with X-T1 at sidewaysglance / X-T1: Haute Route Rockies 2016, showreel at thesoftsaddle / Walking the streets of Rio with the XF35 F2 & X-T1 at caveiraphotography / X70 In Cornwall at saywellhq /
X100/S/T + X70
X100S Inside The Camera Bag Of White House Photographer Pete Souza at popsci / Ready to go guide for Street Photography with Fujifilm X100-S-T at alexcoghe / Fuji X100T: What’s the future now for the X100 series? at macfilos / Fuji X100T at colinnichollsphotography / X100s, the best camera for street photography at streetberlin /
Lightroom and X-Pro2 RAW (why I’m no longer shooting RAW+Jpeg) at aevansphoto / The ISO-less Power of the X-Series: A Monochrome Film-Look straight out of Camera at markusrack / Adobe Improves X-Trans Support? Fuji X-Trans RAW Conversions With Lightroom at thewanderinglensman / Preliminary Settings for Using X-Pro 2 Raw Files in Capture One at thomasfitzgeraldphotography / Dynamic Range of X-Trans III at mirrorlessons / Fuji’s X-Trans sensor at ipcloud (NSFW) /
Bolt VS-570F Wireless TTL Flash for Fujifilm Cameras shipping at BHphoto / Instax SP-1 Vs. SP2 in French at lemondedelaphoto (translation) /
12 Essential Techniques for Night Photography
& a Bit of Everything
Night Photography – 12 Essential Techniques at sebastianboatca / Fuji OIS Oddity? at ipcloud / Why Fujifilm Mirrorless? at gdanmitchell / Interview with X-photographer Palle Schultz at fiftythreemm / This Weekend… at xshooters / Shooting motorsports with the Fuji X series at mirrorlessons /
DigitalRev (without Kai) shared its Fujifilm X-T2 First Impressions on youtube.
I recommend you to go directly to minute 6:00 to see how the X-T2 compares to the X-Pro2 when tracking a flying drone. The X-T2 has been set to Electronic Shutter and 14fps shooting (no blackout).
From their conclusions by tracking the drone:
“It’s amazing. Only 1 shot was out of focus, and it’s purely my fault! With this Autofocus System, Fujifilm has a winner in their hands! I had a lot more keepers with the X-T2 compared to the X-Pro2.
For Sport fans: Get excited! The X-T2 is exactly what it promises… and a little bit more“
They also say the larger Viewfinder and refresh rate helps so much to better track the subject.
I remind you that Fujifilm said that the X-Pro2 will get the new improved AF-algorythm of the X-T2 in a Firmware udpate on October. So I guess there won’t be such a significant AF-discrepancy between the two flagships after the udpate. However, keep in mind that the new Fuji X-T2 AF-Tracking Custom Settings will not be implemented on the X-Pro2 via Firmware update. So for sports, you better go for the X-T2.
Fujifilm just released the Bug Fix Firmware for the XF90mm (donwload here) and XF16-55mm (donwload here).
The phenomenon is fixed that the LCD on the camera blinks on & off after the camera is turned on and then a “Lens Error” message is indicated if the upgrade is conducted with a camera whose firmware is the previous version.
Here are the Specs :) via digicame-info (23mm) and digicame-info (X-A3)
