Fujifilm decided to make us a Christmas present and deliver the Fujifilm GFX100S to stores.
Right now you can find it in stock at AmazonUS here and at Adorama here.
Usually it takes just hours for the GFX100S to run out of stock, and weeks (if not months) to be available again.
Earlier today we reported about the first review of the upcoming Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 for Fujifilm X mount.
At the time we shared the article, the reviewer, Damian, said Viltrox told him the lens would cost $429. However, after the video went online, Viltrox contacted Damian and said that the final price changed and that it will now be of $469.
Thanks Damian for letting us know in the comments to our original article.
So, make sure to check out our coverage of Damian’s review here. A nice lens is coming for the Fujifilm X system.
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The Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 is on the official Viltrox roadmap since April 2020 and yes, I know that based on hints I got I said that it should be announced in November. Well, that evidently did not happen and I apologize to all of my readers.
I guess also Viltrox struggles with the worldwide parts shortage and in fact in today’s video, Damian, who is testing the lens right now, confirms that Viltrox had to postpone the release for this lens once again. Viltrox now told him they pushed it back to 2022.
The good news: the review samples are now out, so I guess it can’t be that long of a wait anymore.
Speaking of review samples, Damian is the first to publish his first look on the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 AF XF.
It’s a nice video which includes lots of samples and autofocus demos (for stills and video). So definitely check it out.
Personally I am happy to hear that Damian considers the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF the sharpest (and best) Viltrox XF lens so far with excellent autofocus (also face detection) and very usable in the center even at f/1.4 (a bit less usable in the corners wide open). The clicked aperture ring is a bonus for me although I’d have hoped for a bit of lighter lens (it weights 420g).
It’s not free imperfections, like a noticeable vignetting wide open and some distortion and chromatic aberration, but considering that many will mostly use it for landscape photography (and hence stop down anyway) and especially considering the price of $469, to me it looks like a good value for money lens.
Now let me say this.
I generally prefer Fujinon X (or GFX) mount lenses, and not because they are better in terms image quality (if a lens is more affordable, then I can accept to give up a bit of IQ), but if there is one thing that I love about the X/GFX system, then it’s the colors I get from it (with Astia being my favorite all-rounder film simulation).
And in my experience, whenever I use third party lenses on my Fujifilm cameras, the colors simply don’t come out the way I am used to (and love it) from the Fujinon lenses. In fact, this is one of the main reason why my Fujinon XF10-24mm has basically replaced my Samyang 12mm f/2 in my camera bag. Not because the Samyang is bad, not at all (look, I have taken some of my most loved images with it). But sometimes I can be terribly lazy with post processing my images, and I know the XF10-24mm will nail the colors the way I love it more than my Samyang 12mmF2 would, and hence spare me some time in post.
In short: if you love film simulations, like I do, native Fujinon lenses will deliver better results, or let’s say results that more faithfully reproduce the vibe and tone Fujifilm intended to give us with the various film simulations.
Ah, speaking of colors, Damian says that the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 XF colors are on the cooler side.
With all that said, I think Viltrox made a very smart move with this lens, as Fujifilm itself is not offering anything that can closely match the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 in terms of focal length and aperture. The closest competitor at this point is the Samyang 12mm f/2, which is smaller than the Viltrox 13mm f/1.4 and also weather sealed (the Viltrox is well built, but not weather resistant). However, the Samyang is also slower and more expensive.
So overall a great addition for the X mount system and a lens that I am hugely interested in if it performs decently also for astrophotography.
We Got You Covered!
Back in February 2021, Sigma teased Fujifilm X mount lenses coming for 2021.
Since then, Sigma confirmed the speculations by sharing several additional hints about such lenses.
And speculations basically became facts when the Sigma CEO himself said here that they are now looking on how to satisfy Fujifilm customers.
So while at this point we can be sure that something is coming, we are not so sure on when it will come.
Sigma’s own hinted timeline of “within 2021” seems to be no longer an option as I doubt any company plans major announcements during the holiday season.
In fact, in the latest hints Sigma offered on their social media, they say:
It’s only a matter of indeterminate time. Fuji X Owners patience will eventually be rewarded
and…
We are hoping for some X mount glass in the near future
I don’t blame Sigma, as in times of parts shortage it must be complicated for companies to plan rocksolid release dates, hence I accept them being vague. I just wish at this point they’d stop teasing and just knock at our computers when they have something more solid to announce.
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Lensrentals has listed their top rented gear for 2021.
There is only one Fujifilm gear in the list, and it’s the Fujifilm GFX100S, which Lensrentals calls their “personal favorite“.
Worth to note is that there are only 4 still (or hybrid) oriented cameras in the list, and the Fujifilm GFX100S is among them. The rest are mostly video cameras and lenses.
A pity only that those, who rented the GFX100S and then maybe wanted to buy it, very likely could not find any sample available, as that beast is mostly unavailable even 11 months after its announcement.
Down below you can find the full lists of top rented gear shared by lensrentals.
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