Fujifilm GFX100RF: First Shipment Avoided Tarrifs


Fujifilm GFX100RF:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Fujifilm was able to beat the tariffs with their first shipment of Fujifilm GFX100RF cameras, so some lucky readers should receive their cameras on time. After the initial deliveries, we anticipate a pause of Fujifilm GFX100RF, Fujifilm X100VI, and Fujifilm X-M5 orders, which we reported first here. How much prices will rise after that is anyone’s guess, but luxury goods tend to have more profit margin to play with than entry-level goods like the X-M5, which you can read about more here.

If you can’t buy now, do not stretch yourself because you might need the money later, but time is running out if you want to lock in a price point.
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama.

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Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV, NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II, and NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical II Updates Coming!


The Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV, NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II, and NOKTON 50mm F1.2 are generally M-mount lenses, but I love this line of lenses natively and adapted. I have always found the Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical to be magic, and I have owned every edition of it for M mount. You can find the press release below:

Thank you for your continued patronage of Cosina products.

Today, Cosina is releasing new Voigtlander brand VM mount products, the NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV, NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II, and NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical II, as well as lens hoods LH14 and LH15.

Scheduled for release in May 2025: NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical IV / NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical II / LH-14 / LH-15

Scheduled for release in June 2025: NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical II

We will inform you again once the official release date has been decided.

Voigtlander NOKTON 35mm F1.2 Aspherical:
Amazon / B&H Photo
Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical:
Amazon / B&H Photo
Voigtlander NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical:
Amazon / B&H Photo

Voigtlander VM-X Close Focus Adapter II for FUJIFILM X:
Amazon / B&H Photo

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Fringer EF-GFX Pro (v2.0) and NF-GFX (v1.40) Firmware Updates


New firmware released for Fringer EF-GFX Pro (v2.0) and NF-GFX (v1.40)

Main improvements of EF-GFX Pro v2.0:

2025/4/13
Version 2.0

  1. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
    1. Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX
    2. Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS 1II USM
    3. Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM + 1.4X
    4. Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS IT USM + 2X
    5. Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
    6. Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
    7. SIGMA ZOOM 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 II MACRO ASPHERICAL
  2. Issue fixed: Sometimes EF85/1.2L II may be misrecognized as SAMYANG 85/1.2.
  3. Added in-body vignetting and distortion correction profile for the following lenses.


Note: We have fixed the IBIS performance issues when activating in-body correction functions. Now there is no need to turn off the auto corrections for IBIS. But if you prefer to manually set the correction in camera menu, you may still disable the auto corrections. To disable it for individual lens: change the corresponding configuration item’s value to 0.

Please download and install the new firmware here.

Fringer EF-GFX: B&H Photo / Amazon

Main improvements of NF-GFX v1.40

2025/4/13
Version 1.40

  1. Added following lenses to the tested and optimized lens list:
    1. Tokina AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8 PRO FX
    2. Tokina opera 50mm f/1.4 FF
    3. Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX
    4. SIGMA 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S018
    5. SIGMA 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S018 + 1.4X
  2. Added in-body vignetting and distortion correction profile for the following lenses.


Note: We have fixed the IBIS performance issues when activating in-body correction functions. Now there is no need to turn off the auto corrections for IBIS. But if you prefer to manually set the correction in camera menu, you may still disable the auto corrections. To disable it for individual lens: change the corresponding configuration item’s value to 0.

Please download and install the new firmware here.

Fringer NF-FX: B&H Photo / Amazon

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Fujifilm Price Increases Are Coming Soon


We received news yesterday through photorumors that Fujifilm is suspending orders of the Fujifilm GFX100RF, Fujifilm X100VI, and Fujifilm X-M5 in the US due to Trump’s tariffs. Retailers must be running out of stock, so Fujifilm has imposed a strategic pause to evaluate its next moves. If the tariffs hold, we can expect price increases to come next, but Fujifilm is likely making efforts to move some production of Chinese cameras to lower tariff countries so they can lessen the impact of tariffs.

We also received news of imminent price increases coming to Canon and Blackmagic, but once again, how much is hard to say. The only retailer we haven’t heard about price increases from yet is Sony, but they haven’t launched a camera in a while, and they aren’t experiencing shortages, so they might be the last retailer to announce price adjustments. B&H Photo and Adorama are currently closed for the next 10 days, so Amazon or Moment might be your best bet to grab a camera before prices go up.

If you can’t buy now, do not stretch yourself because you might need the money later, but if you want to lock in a price point, this is your opportunity.
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama.

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Voigtländer NOKTON 70mm f/1.2, NOKTON 50mm f/1.2, and COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm f/2.8 Patents Found


Voigtländer NOKTON 50mm f/1.2:
B&H Photo / Amazon
Voigtländer COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm f/2.8:
B&H Photo / Amazon

The Voigtländer NOKTON 50mm f/1.2 and COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm f/2.8 have been announced previously, but the Voigtländer NOKTON 70mm f/1.2 is something new. You can find the patents below:

Voigtländer NOKTON 70mm f/1.2 and Voigtländer NOKTON 50mm f/1.2

overview

  • [Publication number] P2025058577
  • [Release date] 2025-04-09
  • [Name of invention] Imaging lens
  • [Application date] 2023-09-28
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 391044915
    [Name or company name] Cosina Co., Ltd.
  • 2. Description of the Related Art
    Conventionally, an inner focus lens as described in Patent Document 1 has been known as a medium telephoto imaging lens.
  • However
    , the above-mentioned conventional imaging lens (inner focus lens) has the following problems.
  • [0006]
    That is, although the objective is to provide a small, lightweight, large-diameter lens, the basic configuration employs an inner focus system, and since focusing is performed from an infinity-focused state to a closest-distance-focused state, there is a drawback in that the overall length of the product becomes long when the shortest shooting distance is ensured. In this case, by using a negative lens with strong power in the focus lens group, it is possible to reduce the amount of lens movement and shorten the shortest shooting distance while suppressing the overall length of the product, but on the other hand, the distance variation of aberration becomes large.
  • [0007]
    In addition, since the maximum lens diameter cannot be made small relative to the aperture ratio and the back focus becomes long, it is difficult to secure space for arranging the lenses, which results in the disadvantage that the entire lens product tends to become large.
  • [0008]
    An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging lens that solves the problems existing in the background art.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 48.5
  • F-number: 1.23
  • Half angle of view: 16.28


Example 3

  • Focal length: 72.8
  • F-number: 1.23
  • Half angle of view: 10.89

Voigtländer COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm f/2.8

overview

  • [Publication number] P2025044411
  • [Release date] 2025-04-02
  • [Name of invention] Optical lens system
  • [Application date] 2023-09-20
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 391044915
    [Name or company name] Cosina Co., Ltd.
  • An optical lens system is provided that is compact and lightweight, improves various aberrations, and provides improved optical performance.
  • [Background Technology]
    [0002]
    Generally, when it comes to lenses for interchangeable lens cameras used in photographic and videography equipment, etc., problems arise in that as the miniaturization of the lenses progresses, component processing errors become larger, optical performance deteriorates, and manufacturing becomes more difficult.


Example 1

  • Focal length: 18.54
  • F-number: 2.82
  • Half angle of view: 37.95
  • Image height:
  • Overall length: 41.03
  • Back Focus: 19.41

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LT: Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 Review – Highly Recommend Its Purchase


Viltrox AF 27mm f/1.2 PRO XF: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.2 PRO XF:
 B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Lens tips posted its full review of the Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 for X-mount. You can view the full review here or the excerpt below:

….excellent lens and I recommend its purchase wholeheartedly.

Pros:

  • solid and stylish barrel,
  • outstanding resolution in the frame centre,
  • very good resolution on the edge of the frame,
  • imperceptible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • negligible lateral chromatic aberration,
  • slight distortion,
  • silent and efficient autofocus,
  • very nice out-of-focus areas,
  • excellent price/performance ratio.

Cons:

  • noticeable vignetting,
  • distinct focus breathing.

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