The Godox V1 for Fujifilm is now available for pre-order at AmazonUS via third party seller Letwing (98% positive rating).
You can find Godox V1 accessories here.
The Godox V1 should be available at BHphoto soon.
Adorama sells it rebranded s Flashpoint X R2.
The Godox V1 basically a Profoto A1 for a fraction of the price.
Profoto A1: Adorama, BHphoto, AmazonUS
Shichiku Shoko just launched the second verision of the original 7Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8, the 7Artisans 7.5mmF2.8 MK II. The lens will soon be available at AmazonUS here, BHphoto here and Adorama here.
Also, check out the dedicated 7Artisans storefornt at AmazonUS.
A new type of fisheye lens from Shichiku Shoko, “7 Artisans 7.5mm F2.8 Fish-eye II”. Specially designed for APS-C size mirrorless cameras. With a minimum shooting distance of 12 cm and a 180-degree perspective, you can enjoy the extraordinary world of distortion with the wide spread of the fisheye that can only be created by the angle of the subject. The high-quality appearance using aluminum alloy and the squeeze ring are stepless without click feeling and you can also enjoy movie shooting.
Easy to use. Improve the appearance design
The symptoms of vignetting due to the conventional lens hood are improved by integrating the hood and the lens barrel. The lens mount parts are made of durable aluminum alloy, which is the material of aircraft, and can be mounted with high accuracy. In addition, the new metal lens cap has been improved to a covered type, making it easy to remove and install.
via stkb
Pixel Village, who recently gave us some insights from the Fujifilm factory in Japan, now published their interview with Fujifilm manager Toshihisa Iida, Jun Watanabe and Keitaro So.
It’s a 33 minutes long video that I have summed up below for those of you, who are in a hurry right now.
Style vs Specs
Phase One just released Capture One Pro 12 ver 12.0.3, which amongst the others adds support for the following Fujinon XF and XC lenses.
Capture One Pro 12 standalone and subscriptions are 50% off in April.
I remind you that the update back in February added support for the following lenses:
50% savings on Capture One Pro 12 in the following versions:
Just a few weeks ago we reported how the Sigma CEO said that, he would really like to make Fujifilm X mount lenses, but resources are limited and other projects have priority.
And today, in an interview with DPReview, when asked if Sigma is planing to make Fujifilm X mount lenses, Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki answered:
“I have [had] many questions about it. I know that some [Fujifilm] customers are wishing for us to make lenses for them. It’s always a matter of priority. We know there are many good customers of the Fuji system and they’re perfectly matched with our ideal customer but [Fujifilm doesn’t] really disclose the protocol between the lens and camera, so we need to do the reverse engineering by ourselves.
It’s a really time-consuming process so we need to prioritize support for Sony E mount, our L-mount system, existing DSLR mounts and Micro Four Thirds.”
DPReview then adds:
“According to Mr Yamaki, the cost of the R&D required is easy to justify for major mounts, where sales are guaranteed. The flip-side, of course, is that for systems with a relatively small market share, and / or a large range of attractive native options already in existence – like Fujifilm X – it’s a trickier proposition.”
Just recently, Fujifilm top manager Toshihisa Iida said here that Fujifilm does not believe they need to share their X mount protocols with third-party manufactures, since Fujifilm offers already lots of glass.
On the other hand, when asked about third parties reverse engineering their lenses, Toshihisa Iida said “I guess that’s good for customers“, which to me sounds like they won’t sue Viltrox for making the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8.
Yes, dear Fujifilm, customers like indeed more lenses!
So please, share those protocols and help even more people to join the X family, by widen your lens offer and open for third parties. Because, as they say, we buy cameras, but we marry lenses. And the more sexy lenses a system has, the more people will buy into and stick with it.
Not sure if it mitigates the pain, but you can for example use the Fringer Smart AF adapter, which supports the Sigma 50/1.4 ART, Sigma 85/1.4 ART, Sigma 17-50/2.8 OS, Sigma 50-100/1.8 ART, Sigma 24/1.4 ART, Sigma 135/1.8 ART, Sigma 100-400 and many more.
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