Fujifilm X Lab 12: Fujifilm X-E4 Development Part 2

Fujifilm released part two of the interesting XLab that is largely about the X-E4 and how it relates to the X100. You can see part 1 here. Below you can find a summary based on the Japanese google translation tools.

  • The X100 was Fujifilm’s first flat front camera and the X-E4 now matches it
  • Concerns about a flat front being hard to hold didn’t disappear until the end
  • Some people hold the camera with their left hand and attach the right
  • You hold the X-E4 differently than other cameras
  • Accessories were made to change how you can hold the camera like the thumb grip or metal grip, which make larger lenses easier to hold
  • The metal hang grip gives a very sold feel
  • The thumb rest feels like other third party products
  • The thumb rest had to be extra thin so you can use the three buttons lined up on the top
  • You get a Leica like experience without the high costs
  • X-E4 is the first XE with a tilt screen
  • The front and back are flat
  • The screen doesn’t just tilt but flips to take selfies without ruining the design
  • The accessories had to be designed to not get in the way of the screens articulation
  • XF27mm f/2.8 was rereleased for the X-E4 with an aperture ring to give an X100 like experience
  • The X-E4 – XF27mm combo looks good and takes good photos
  • The size gives you some freedom in how you hold and use the camera
  • This is a camera you will want to carry around because it is fun

Fujifilm X-E4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
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Fujinon XF27mm f/2.8 II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Fujifilm GFX100S Manual Now on Fujifilm’s Website


Fujifilm finally posted the GFX100S manual to its website after B&H Photo released the manual a few weeks ago here.

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Fujifilm X-E4 Manual Now Available


Fujifilm released the manual for the Fujifilm X-E4 today. You can access it below:

Fujifilm X-E4: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF70-300mm f/4-5.6: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Fujinon XF27mm f/2.8 II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama

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Fujifilm X-T200 Firmware 1.12 Released


Fujifilm released a firmware update for the Fujifilm X-T200. – Download Here

Ver.1.12
The firmware update Ver.1.12 from Ver.1.11 incorporates the following issues:
Image quality displayed after one frame delete is improved.
Fix of a minor bugs

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Fujifilm X-T200: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Fujinon XF35mm f/1.4 II Patent Spotted

Example 1Example 2
Focal length35.01934.989
F value1.451.45
Angle of view44.044.2
BF12.76612.915

The first patents for the much-anticipated update to the Fujinon XF35mm f/1.4 R surfaced and a lot of Fujifilm fans should be excited. The XF35mm f/1.4 was the reason to buy into X Mount early and it looks like the updated lens will be a little larger and higher quality than the original. This update should be weather resistant and dustproof with faster internal AF moving 5 elements in 3 groups, but it likely won’t be super fast.

  • [Publication Number] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-28708 (P2021-28708A)
  • [Publication date] February 25, 2021
  • Description: Imaging Lens and Imaging Device
  • [Application date] August 12, 2019
  • [Applicant]
    [Identification number] 306037311
    [Name or name] FUJIFILM Corporation
  • PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup lens having a short total length of a lens system, satisfactorily correcting various aberrations, and having high optical performance, and an image pickup apparatus provided with the image pickup lens.

Fujinon XF35mm f/1.4 R:
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Profoto Pro-11 2400Ws AirTTL Power Pack


Profoto Pro-11: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Key Features
  • 2400Ws from 2 Outlets, 11 Stop Range
  • Smartphone Connectivity, HSS
  • Smartphone Wireless Control and Updates
  • Optional Nikon, Canon, Sony Fuji Remotes
  • Flash Durations as Short as 1/80,000 sec
  • Recycling: 0.02-0.7 sec
  • Uses Modeling Lamps up to 500W
  • AirTTL Integrated with B1, B2, and D2

Profoto Pro-11 – The ultimate flash
Profoto adds AirX connectivity to their flagship flash. The latest evolution of Profoto’s top of the line flash generator is the addition of AirX connectivity. “This really is a breakthrough,” enthuses Göran Maren, Product Manager at Profoto. “With AirX inside, we’ve ensured the Pro-11 will offer the latest and best user experience for years to come. We are making it future proof”.

Profoto adds AirX connectivity to their flagship flash.
The latest evolution of Profoto’s top of the line flash generator is the addition of AirX connectivity. “This really is a breakthrough,” enthuses Göran Maren, Product Manager at Profoto. “With AirX inside, we’ve ensured the Pro-11 will oer the latest and best user experience for years to come. We are making it future proof”.

Profoto had previously introduced AirX for their A10 and B10 lights, at the time focusing on the ability to connect and use the flash with smartphone cameras.

“With AirX you can do this with Pro-11 too,” says Göran. “But for the most part, we are not adding AirX as a feature for today – we are adding it as a cornerstone for connectivity that will grow over time.” Göran continues, “The connectivity between cameras, lights and apps will define how professional images will be created going forward. With AirX inside, we’re ensuring that we can maintain seamless compatibility and connectivity with both current and future devices. Whatever comes down the line, the Pro-11 will compliment it perfectly – ever-broadening your access to the Profoto ecosystem today and tomorrow, so the potential is enormous.”

When shooting with the Pro-11, one instant benefit of having AirX inside becomes clear. The smartphone app control simplifies workflow for photographers and assistants by mirroring all the flash settings in the app. “It is so easy, it’s like the Pro-11 comes to you, instead of you having to go to it”, remarked a photographer’s assistant who experienced the Pro-11 in action at a recent shoot.

Should you prefer to adjust directly on the flash, you’ll notice a new brighter high-resolution display with an emphasis on simplicity. The Pro-11 might be top of the range, but it’s just as intuitive and easy to use as any other flash in the Profoto family.

“Beyond the added AirX connectivity,” adds Göran Maren, “Pro-11 remains the powerful workhorse that’s lightning fast and utterly reliable – everything you´d expect from Profoto’s flagship”.

Record-breaking flash durations of up to 1/80,000 of a second lets you freeze any action and recycling is so fast that you can even set the fastest cameras on motor drive and let the flash follow. You’ll never miss a shot.

All of this comes in our most durable and rugged package yet; tested to extremes. It looks tough, and it is tough – more than ready to meet the most arduous challenges of any high-end studio shooting.

“Could the Profoto Pro-11 be the ultimate studio flash?” Asks Göran. “We’d like to think so.”

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