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Fujifilm X-T5/X-S20 Camera Sales Suspension Notice

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 27, 2023

Notice and apology regarding the supply of mirrorless digital cameras

Dear customers

Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Fujifilm products.

We are currently receiving orders for some mirrorless digital cameras that are far exceeding our initial plans due to continued strong sales and a sharp increase in inbound demand, and we are unable to keep up with product supply. We will temporarily suspend accepting orders starting today. Additionally, it will take some time for products that have already been ordered to be delivered. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers.

We will inform you again on our website regarding when orders will be resumed.

We will do our best to deliver the product as soon as possible, so we appreciate your understanding.

Products subject to order suspension

Digital camera “FUJIFILM X-T5” black/silver
Digital camera lens kit “FUJIFILM X-T5/XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS” Black/Silver
Digital camera “FUJIFILM X-S20”
Digital camera lens kit “FUJIFILM X-S20/XC15-45mmF3.5-5.6 OIS PZ”

Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-S20:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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SmallRig Fujifilm X-T5 Time Machine Series Expansion Kit

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 26, 2023

SmallRig Retro-Style Camera Cage Kit for FUJIFILM X-T5:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Small Rig announced what they call the time machine kit in Asia, but it is available in the US as the SmallRig Retro Handheld Cage Kit. The details are below:

FUJIFILM X-T5 “time machine” series expansion kit officially released!

“Time Machine” series is our exclusive kit for the new machine X-T5, but also for the Fuji brand original to expand the ecology, both retro aesthetics, antique craft and pragmatism, carefully carved every detail, pay tribute to the classic, inspiration to carry!

✔️ Hand polished, each kit is unique
✔️ Leather sewing, skin-friendly texture within reach
✔Fingertip shutter, shift press, easy to control
✔Press and flip clamp to facilitate plugging and unplugging of data cable
✔Ergonomic portable, comfortable mirror, free to expand
✔️ Steampunk hot boot cover, auxiliary level calibration

Small Rig Retro Handheld:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Firmware 1.20 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 26, 2023

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sigma released firmware 1.20 for the Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary to address “Improved operational stability.” You can download the firmware update here.

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DA: Fujinon GF55mm f/1.7 R WR – Fujifilm’s Best Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 25, 2023

Dustin Abbot published his Fujinon GF55mm f/1.7 lens review. You can watch the full review above or you can check out the key points below:

Great Focal length with amazing optics and good autofocus
44mm equivalent focal length
Great walk around lens that most people will leave on the camera
Clicked aperture that is in 1/3^rd stops
Weather-sealed like all other GF lenses it also has a fluorine coating on the front
Almost identical to the 80mm f/1.7
About 15g lighter than the 80mm at 780g
77mm front filter threads
Should have declicked the aperture for the GFX100II video features
Big manual focus ring that moves nicely
Included lens hood is pretty nice with a locking mechanism
11-bladed aperture that provides better bokeh as you stop down compared to Fujifilm’s usual 9 blades
Improved over the 80mm you can focus down to 50cm or 1.6 feet with a 1.7x magnification
DC focus motors instead of linear ones which is disappointing
It seems Fujifilm has problems using linear motors with their large aperture lenses
This makes autofocus loud and scratchy sounding which limits the lenses used for video
AF is really good
Fujifilm’s AF system is still having trouble focusing on the eye over the eyelashes
AF isn’t fast enough for animals, but it is decent for things like shooting layups which gave about an 80% hit rate
AF was good in low light even at 12,800
Video AF is a bit rough with some pulsing
Autofocus has room for improvement but it is better than the 80mm
Many of the strengths of the 80mm f/1.7 with fewer weaknesses
Mild barrel distortion with vignetting that requires 3 stops of correction to completely remove, but there is no LoCA and no color fringing
Extremely sharp and high contrast even wide open in the center with strong detail into the corners especially compared to the 80mm f/1.7
If you stop down to f/2 there is very little improvement same with f/2.8 and f/4
Image quality peaks at f/5.6 and diffraction ruins the image by f/22
Beautiful colors that are not over-saturated but still manage to be rich
Great transition between in-focus and out-of-focus at all distances
Some chroma smearing toward the corners if you shoot something like Astro
This is the best lens Fujifilm makes
Expensive but no more expensive than good full frame glass

Fujinon GF55mm f/1.7
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon GF80mm f/1.7:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Fujifilm GFX100II:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX100S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX50SII:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX100:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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OL: TTartisan 27mm f/2.8 Review – Great If You Get A Good Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 24, 2023

TTartisan 27mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon

Optical Limits posted its full review of the TTartisan 27mm f/2.8 and you can read the full review here or check out the excerpt below:

The TTArtisan AF 27mm f/2.8 is a case of the proof-is-in-the-pudding rather than in the lab tests. Formally, the lens produced decent results. Namely, images are pretty good at f/2.8 already, and they can be sharp at optimal settings around f/5.6. Image distortions are reasonably low in RAW images and are gone with auto-correction. Lateral CAs are well-controlled. The vignetting is rather extreme and only bearable with auto-correction from f/5.6 onward. It’s a rather slow lens in its focal length class, so shallow depth-of-field photography isn’t its strength to start with. However, even when pushed, the bokeh quality is mediocre at best. There’s also some bokeh fringing (LoCAs) at large aperture settings. The lens is also prone to focus shifts (RSA), which isn’t helpful in some scenarios. Sun stars are quite nicely rendered.
Our sample showed a centering issue. While you may argue that this isn’t representative, it should be obvious that quality control costs money, and this is a low-budget lens – thus, expect some significant sample variations.
The mechanical quality of the TTArtisan lens is actually very good. It’s a tightly assembled, all-metal body with smooth controls. It doesn’t come as a surprise, but there’s no weather sealing. The AF speed is quite good, and the stepping motor is pretty quiet. The AF could be more precise, though.
It’s difficult to come to a final conclusion about the TTArtisan AF 27mm f/2.8. If you can get a good sample, it’s a bargain for sure. However, we’d still recommend to consider other options.

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Fujifilm X-E4 Prices Are Rising

By Louis Ferreira | Published: October 23, 2023

Fujifilm X-E4:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

The Fujifilm X-E4 has been marked as discontinued by retainers for a while and Fujifilm seems to think that entry-level cameras like the X-E4/X-T200 do not have a lot of demand, but now prices are starting to rise. Asobinet reported that prices in China and Japan are about 1.5x the price of a new X-E4 already while US retailers are largely out of stock except for one combo kit on Amazon that is marked up.

If you have a Fujifilm X-E4 there has never been a better time to sell or trade. I personally have never considered the X-E line entry level, but it seems Fujifilm does. In my opinion, the Fujifilm X-E4 is basically a compact X100 without OVF and with the ability to switch lenses. I have always liked the camera and I owned the X-E1, X-E2, and a full spectrum X-E3 over the years alongside my X-T/X-Pro/GFX cameras.

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