Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Fuji has announced its new X-E4 mirrorless camera and a pair of new lenses – the XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR pancake lens and the XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens.
The X-E4 continues the popular APS-C format product line and retails for $849 (body only) and $1049 in kit form with the new XF 27mm lens. [Read more…]
Fuji has announced its new XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR lens for the Fuji X-Series line of mirrorless cameras. The lens offers a 24-120mm-equivalent zoom range on Fuji’s APS-C format cameras in a smaller and lighter package.
The lens consists of 16 elements in 12 groups and weighs just 15.5 oz (440 g) and is only 3.5in (88.9mm) long. This makes it approximately 40% lighter than similar, 35mm system lenses. It has a 72mm filter ring, a minimum focus distance of 14 inches and offers six stops of optical image stabilization for maximum handhold-ability. It also features weather-sealing and operation down to 14°F.
The Fujifilm XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR retails for $799.95 and will be available on September 26, 2019. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Fuji announced that it is bringing black and white film back to market with the introduction of its new NEOPAN 100 ACROS II film.
“This 100 ISO film will deliver unsurpassed resolution, fine grain and sharpness, with exceptional detail satisfying a broad range of shooting scenarios and exposures. The 35mm and 120 format film will be introduced in Japan this fall, with other markets to follow, based upon demand.”
This is certainly a step in the right direction for the film enthusiasts out there; however, we still have to see enough demand before it shows up outside of Japan (although you can still find some existing stock of the original ACROS 100 in the US).
If that happens though, maybe we will someday get our beloved peel-apart Fuji FP-100C film back…?
Fuji has announced its new GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR lens for the medium format GFX system, which presently includes the Fuji GFX 50S and GFX 50R camera bodies. The lens offers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 79-158mm in a relatively compact design. It is weather-proof with the ability to operate in temperatures down to 14 °F and is sealed to resist dust and moisture.
The lens is made up of 20 elements in 13 groups including two super Extra Low Dispersion Glass lenses and one aspherical lens to reduce chromatic and field curvature aberrations. The new lens is compatible with the GF1.4X TC WR, which extends the telephoto shooting range to 140-280mm (equivalent to 111-221mm in 35mm format).
The Fuji GF 100-200mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR lens will be available in late February 2019 in $1,999.95. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Lomography has unveiled its latest creation on Kickstarter – the Diana Instant Square Camera. It uses Fujifilm Instax Square film, which happens to be my favorite kind of instant film currently available. [Read more…]
The new Fujifilm X-H1, announced today, is a 24.3MP APS-C format camera that captures DCI 4K video and uses Fuji’s F-Log gamma. The X-H1 is the first-ever X Series camera with 5-axis in-body image stabilization, which has a maximum of 5.5 stops, but also a flicker reduction mode which enhances the quality of indoor sports photography. [Read more…]
The Fujifilm X-A5 is a new entry-level mirrorless camera that has a 24MP APS-C sensor and an improved processor that’s 1.5x faster than its predecessor. It also sports a new Fujinon XC 15-45mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS PZ kit lens in the $599 kit and is the first Fuji lens to sport a power zoom design. The X-A5 is available with black, pink or brown grips. [Read more…]
Alongside the new Fuji X-E3, Fujifilm also introduced a pair of lenses – one for the APS-C X Series and one for the medium format GFX Series. [Read more…]
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 is the follow-up to the incredibly popular Instax Mini 8. The overall size, shape and look of the Mini 9 closely resemble the Mini 8; however, there are a couple additional features that make the Mini 9 a more user-friendly camera than the Mini 8 out of the box. [Read more…]
Fuji’s Instax series has been incredibly popular since it was brought back to life in the US back in 2010. Just recently, Fujifilm updated the Mini 8 by launching the Mini 9 – both of which feature the popular credit card-sized prints. Fuji previously teased us with the tidbit that it was going to give us a square format in the Instax line and now it’s here – the Instax Square SQ10. [Read more…]