Fujifilm Saving Sunday Deals

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 11, 2022


Holiday Savings: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Fujifilm GFX100S (Save $500):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm GFX50SII (Save $800):
B&H Photo / Amazon  / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR (Save $500):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 R LM WR (Save $500):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR (Save $500):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 45-100mm f/4 R LM OIS WR (Save $500):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment /Adorama
Fujinon GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF 63mm F2.8 R WR (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon GF50mm f/3.5 (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama


XF 200mm f/2 OIS WR w XF 1.4x TC F2 WR (Save $1,000):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 8-16mm f/2.8 R LM WR (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
XF 50-140mm F2.8 R LM WR (Save $250):
B&H Photo /Amazon / Adorama
XF 16-55mm F2.8 R LM WR (Save $200):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon XF16mm f/1.4 WR (Save $150):
B&Hphoto  / Amazon / Adorama
Fujinon XF 90mm f/2 R LM WR (Save $150):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama


Fujifilm X-T4 (Save $150):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Fujinon XF56mm f/1.2 R (Save $300):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary (Save $75):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary (Save $75):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary (Save $75):
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

New Stuff
Fujifilm X-T5: B&H Photo / Amazon

Fujifilm X-H2:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF56mm f1.2 MKII:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon GF20-35mm f/4:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Fujifilm X-H2S:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF18-120mm F4.0 LM PZ WR:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF150-600mm f/5.6-8 R WR:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Other Deals
Memory Card Savings
Power Banks

Battery Banks
PowerCore+26800 PD
other more affordable options

New Apple Mac Pro: B&H Photo
New Apple iPad Pro and More: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple iMac Pro: B&H Photo / Adorama
New Apple MBP: B&H Photo / Adorama
MacBook Pro (Savings still available): B&H Photo

Limited time iPad Pro Savings
iPad Pro Bundles: B&H Photo

Software Deals
Luminar Neo & Luminar AI & Luminar 4 & Aurora HDR 2019 (Savings code FUJIADDICT)
ON1 Photo RAW 2023
Photolemur
Picktorial
TopazLabs
Capture One

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AstrHori 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye For Fujifilm GFX Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 10, 2022


The AstrHori 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye for Fujifilm GFX has been announced and can be found on Amazon.

About this item

  • Ultra-wide Angle of View: Featuring a 185¡ã Ultra-wide Angle of View, this Lens is specially designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras, producing unique perspectives and creative distortions. Its large viewing angle is well-suited for travel, landscapes, panoramas, nighttime scenes, and more.
  • Aperture F2.8: The bright f/2.8 aperture is designed to suit work in a variety of lighting conditions and also for controlling depth of field and isolating subject matter.
  • Optical Design: Its optical system consists of 11 elements in 8 groups. A 9-blade diaphragm contributes to a smooth and pleasing bokeh quality.
  • 0.2m Minimum Focusing Distance: It features an on-body aperture ring that has a close focusing distance of 20cm and weighs around 757.5g. With its super close minimum focus distance, it could help both photo and video enthusiasts create interesting results.
  • Manual Focus: The aperture ring is stepped with the right amount of resistance, marking full stops from F/2.8 to F/16. The all-metal lens barrel features an engraved depth of field and focuses scales, Additionally, a metal lens mount also offers increased durability between the lens and camera.
  • Multi-layer Coating: The front lens has a multi-layer coating, to suppress flare and ghosting for greater contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions.

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New TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 9, 2022


TTartisan released a new tilt lens for X-mount the TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt and it can be found at B&H Photo and Amazon

〔The Magical Lilliput〕
In the tilt lens, the real world is transformed into a lovely miniature landscape, making it feel like you’ve entered the Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels.

〔The Plane of Focus is in Your Control〕
As shown in the left figure below, there is no difference between the lens and the regular 50mm f1.4 lens when the tilt function is not used. With a large aperture, only part of the ducks are in focus and the rest of the image is bokeh. As shown in the right figure below, after using the tilt function and without changing the aperture, the focal plane is parallel to the sides of the three ducks, so all three ducks can be shot clearly.

〔Partial Focus Function〕
When taking pictures, we often encounter the need to only make some areas clear and other areas blurred. For example, for the lucky cat, if you want its face to be clear, and the torso to be blurred. If a regular lens is used, since the face and the torso are in the same focal plane, the face and the torso will stay clear at the same time. But using a tilt-shift lens can meet this need without changing the aperture, and making photos more artistic.

〔Video-Specific Optimization〕
The video clips from the perspective of “Lilliput” are novel and fun. For more convenient and professional video shooting, the lens has been specially optimized – the focus ring and aperture ring are designed to fit most focus followers in accordance with cine lens.

〔Two Results for the Price of One〕
A tilt lens can be simply understood as: a conventional lens with a large imaging circle combined with a tilt mechanism becomes a tilt lens. Therefore, when the tilt angle is 0 degrees, it is a conventional 50mm f1.4 large aperture lens that can be used for normal portraits, humanities, sketches and other subjects. In addition, the optical performance is also more guaranteed. Because in the normal state, only the central part of the large image circle is utilized.

Lens Specification

 

Focal length

 

  50mm  Maximum aperture  F1.4
 

Closest focusing distance

 

  0.5m  Minimum aperture  F16
 

Frame

 

  Full Frame  Diaphragm Blades  12pcs
 

Filter size

 

  62mm  Optical Design  7 Elements in 6 Groups
 

Angle of view

 

  45°  Focus method  Manual
 

Weight

 

 around 452g  Lens Type  For mirrorless camera
 

Tilt Angle

 

  8°  Rotation Angle  0 ~ 90°

TTArtisan Tilt 50mm F1.4 Lens can be used on the following cameras：
SONY E-mount
Full Frame：A7、A7ll(A7M2)、A7lll(A7M3)、A7R、A7Rll(A7RM2)  、A7Rlll(A7RM3)  、A7RlV(A7RM4)、A7S、A7SII(A7SM2) 、A7SIII(A7SM3)、A7C、A9
APS-C Frame：A5000、A5100、A6000、A6100、A6300、A6400、A6500、A6600、NEX-3、NEX-3N、NEX-3R、NEX-5T、NEX-5R、NEX-5、NEX-5N、NEX-7、NEX5C L-mountLeica：T、TL、TL2、CL  Panasonic：S1/S1M/S1R/S1RM/S1H/S1K/S5/S5K/S5C  Sigma：FP、FPL

Fuji X-mount：X-A1、X-A10、X-A2、X-A2、X-A3、X-A5、X-A7、X-M1、X-M2、X-H1、X-T1、X-T10、X-T2、X-T20、X-T3、X-T4、X-T5、X-T100、X-T200、X-T30、X-PR01、X-PR02、X-PR03、X-E1、X-E2、X-E2S、X-E3、X-E4、XS10

Canon RF-mount Full Frame：EOS R、RP、R5、R5C、R6、R6ii       APS-C Frame ： R7、R10

Nikon Z-mount Full Frame： Z6、Z7、Z50、Z5、Z6II、Z7II、Z9      APS-C Frame ： ZFC、Z50、Z30

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PB: Fujifilm X-T5 Review – 5th Generation X-trans FINALLY Gets The Fujifilm Ergonomics it Deserves

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 8, 2022


Photography blog published its full lengthy Fujifilm X-T5 review, which you can read here. The Fujifilm X-T5 should make most photographers very happy, but it falls behind the Fujifilm X-H2 in some ways that could be deal breakers for some. I personally hate the X-H2/X-H2S design and wish that Fujifilm didn’t hold back features like 8k from the X-T5. I also really liked the LCD on the X-T4 because I could turn it around and never use the screen or expose it to damage, but I seem to be in the minority with that opinion. Below are some excerpts from the review:

2022 has been a massive year for Fujifilm, with the launch of not one, not two, but three flagship APS-C cameras in the identical shapes of the X-H2 and X-H2S and now the brand new X-T5

…the XT5 marks a return to the familiar control-heavy approach that the XT-series has long been known for, including the now classic Fujifilm ISO, Shutter Speed and Exposure Compensation dials found on top of the camera.

…the same 5th generation sensor and processor as used by the X-H2, thereby providing exactly the same stills image quality as its more expensive sibling.

Those would-be-buyers who were hoping for an XH2 in XT-series clothing will be mostly, but not entirely, satisfied with what the X-T5. What it notably doesn’t offer when compared to the XH2 is 8K video recording, which seems to purely be a marketing rather than technical decision on the part of Fujifilm.

…the XT5 has a much smaller buffer, uses slower memory cards, has a lower-spec EVF, doesn’t have full size HDMI or 3.5mm headphone sockets, and doesn’t support an external cooling fan or a vertical grip, some or all of which may persuade you to forgo the XT5’s traditional controls in exchange for the undoubtedly better specification offered by the X-H2.

..the new XT5 represents a big step forward in many ways for the XT-series, from the 40 megapixel resolution with 160mp pixel-shift mode to unlimited 4K/60p recording with no crop, and from the faster, AI-driven AF system that can recognise a lot more subjects to the improved EVF, even more capable IBIS and longer battery life.

The X-T4 was something of a speed demon when it was released in 2020, so much so that it actually still out-performs the new X-T5. …the lack of a vertical grip option for the newer model is definitely a brave marketing choice on the part of Fuji.

Overall, the Fujifilm X-T5 certainly succeeds in combining the much-loved design of its predecessors with the cutting-edge specification of the X-H2 at a more competitive price-point, and is therefore worthy of our coveted Essential award.

Fujifilm X-T5 Black:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Black XF18-55mm:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver XF18-55mm:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Black XF16-80mm:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujifilm X-T5 Silver XF16-80mm:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

Fujinon XF30mm f/2.8 R LM WR Macro:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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LensTips: Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 7, 2022


Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2: B&H Photo / Adorama

Lenstips posted its full Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.2 review, which you can read here, or you can check out the pro/cons below:

Pros:

  • shapely, very solid barrel made of metal,
  • excellent image quality in the frame centre from f/2.0 upwards,
  • Imperceptible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • slight lateral chromatic aberration,
  • lack of any serious distortion problems,
  • blurry areas pleasing to the eye.

Cons:

  • weak image quality in the frame centre near the maximum relative aperture,
  • not especially sharp edges of the frame,
  • problems with spherical aberration,
  • very high coma,
  • distinct vignetting,
  • weak performance against bright light.

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LensTips: Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4 Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: December 7, 2022


Lenstips posted its full Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4 review, which you can read here, or you can check out the pro/cons below:

Pros:

  • solid, mostly metal casing,
  • very good image quality in the frame centre up from f/2.0,
  • very low lateral chromatic aberration,
  • good distortion correction,
  • slight astigmatism,
  • out-of-focus areas very pleasing to the eye.

Cons:

  • weak image quality near the maximum relative aperture,
  • noticeable longitudinal chromatic aberration,
  • distinct coma,
  • problems with the performance against bright light,
  • autofocus performance leaves a lot to be desired.

Also, Tokina lenses are on sale for the holidays.

Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Tokina atx-m 23mm f/1.4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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