Fujifilm Value Angle Explored and Misinformation Being Spread Again

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 14, 2019

Profifoto and Docma have taken Fujifilm’s value angle to heart from the Fujifilm X Summit by trying to uncover Fujifilm’s originally calculation with the following formula:

Value Angle = 2 × arctan ((2 × Pad Ratio) / (Port Diameter – Sensor Diagonal))

The problem is their calculations do not match with Fujifilm’s results any way beyond the flange back number.

If we look carefully at Fujifilm’s slide X-Mount has a flange back of 17.70 on both sides, but Fujifilm claims a value angle of 41.15 while Profifoto claims 48.08 and Docma rounds with a similar claim of 48.1, which is way off from Fujifilm’s slide. We can go on to look at the rest which are:

Fujifilm Calc VA 41.15 flange back 17.70
Other Calc VA 48.08 flange back 17.70

Mount A VA 24.62 flange back 20.00
Leica TL VA 54.47 flange back of 20.00

Mount B VA 33.83 flange back of 16.00
Nikon VA 40.26 flange back of 16.00

Mount C1 VA 5.50 flange back of 18.00
Sony FE VA 8.99 flange back of 18.00

Mount C2 VA 50.01 flange back of 18.00
Sony NEX VA 52.89 flange back of 18.00

It looks like Profifoto and Docma calculated their number incorrectly, but at least we now have a list of the mounts that Fujifilm was comparing themselves too, but there might be some kind of correlation between the two results. The take away is that Fujifilm always calculated themselves higher than the competition while Profifoto and Docma slanted their calculations towards the competition.

To summarize I do not believe any of these numbers should matter to photographers, but it might make engineers lives easier when trying to design extreme lenses with maximum image quality. It could also make optics more affordable if their designs are simpler. Digital camera have been more than good enough for years now and they still continue getting better by adding features today that we couldn’t have dreamed of in the past. At least we now know the exact cameras Fujifilm used in their Value Angle comparison.

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DPRTV: Fujinon XF200mm The Great White Sharp Shot on GFX100

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 13, 2019

DPRTV created a short film about the Fujinon XF 200mm F2 R LM OIS WR while attending Fujikina in Japan using a pre-production Fujifilm GFX100. This is our first look at a video created with the GFX100 for those considering creating similar work. Below are excerpts from the quick look:

  • This is a heavy lens at almost 5lbs which is similar to a 300mm f/2.8
  • Custom focusing buttons and nice controls
  • Good IBIS they can do about 1/15th
  • Arca Swiss plate cut out of the foot
  • High price point at just under $6,000
  • Awesome optical performance
  • Hard to say anything negative about optical performance
  • Even with the supplied 1.4x teleconverter, it is very sharp
  • Nice bokeh fall off
  • Can be a beautiful portrait lens
  • Very well corrected lens
  • Great for action and wildlife
  • At home on Fujifilm X-T3
  • Very fast focusing
  • Min focus distance just under 2m
  • Manual focusing for stills isn’t great because it is a very long turn
  • Great lens for video and stability, but the focus ring is unusable for video
  • Reminds them of the quality of the XF8-16mm
  • Very comparable to Canon and Nikon 300mm f/2.8, which are great lenses

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Fujinon XF 200mm f/2 OIS WR w XF 1.4x TC F2 WR:
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DPR: Fujifilm X100F vs Ricoh GR III

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 12, 2019


I am a long time fan of the Fujifilm X100 and Ricoh GR, with the X100 being one of the few cameras I have ever purchased multiple times. Both cameras are great and they are good for very different situations in my opinion, but DPR decided to compare them. Below is how DPR thinks they stack up:

  • 28mm Ricoh vs 35mm Fuji Tie
  • Fuji can use adapters for 28mm and 50mm, while Ricoh has just 21mm so Fuji Wins
  • Lens speed Ricoh is 2.8 Fuji 2.0 and there are many other variables so Tied again
  • Only Ricoh has stabilization Ricoh Wins
  • Ricoh bayer sensor vs Fujifilm X-Trans Ricoh Wins
  • Ricoh is actually pocketable so Ricoh Wins Size
  • GR has no VF so Fujifilm Wins Viewfinder
  • GR has no flash so Fujifilm Wins Flash
  • Fujifilm is more dial driven and Ricoh more touch screen Ricoh Has Best Touch Screen
  • Fuji X100’s are often mistaken as Leica cameras but the GR has effective controls DPR picks Ricoh Controls
  • The battery is easy Fujifilm has twice the performance as the Ricoh so Fujifilm wins battery
  • Neither are great for video, but Fujifilm wins video

As I said before I love both cameras and we should get an updated Fujifilm X100 soon, but I’m not sure I could pick just one. The GR really is a true pocket camera and it uses DNG which is more important than it being bayer.

In my experience, DNG RAW files are pretty much an automatic win for me over the whole bayer vs X-Trans debate that many dive into. I greatly prefer the image quality X-Trans can produce over Bayer, but DNG RAW files make life easier and I wish Fujifilm would implement DNG so that X-Trans becomes a non-issue. You can read the full article here.

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Instax Mini LiPlay Announced Early?

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 11, 2019


It looks like the Instax Mini LiPlay either launched early or the original rumors were wrong or mistranslated. Either way, preorders start at 12 am ET, Fri Jun 14.

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Product Highlights

  • Hybrid Digital/Instant Film Camera
  • Accepts INSTAX Mini Instant Film
  • Produces Credit Card-Sized Prints
  • 1/5″ CMOS Sensor, 2560×1920 Resolution
  • Fixed 28mm f/2 Lens (35mm Equivalent)
  • 2.7″ 230k-Dot LCD Monitor
  • Bluetooth for Smartphone Operation
  • App for Printing & Adding Filters/Frames
  • Integrated Flash & Selfie Mirror
  • Audio Recording with QR Code Playback

Instax Mini LiPlay: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

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Instax Mini LiPlay: Coming June 21st

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 11, 2019

Nokishita leaked some additional information about the instax mini LiPlay and it looks like it will be around $175 USD and come in stone white, elegant black, and brush gold on June 21st:

Price of the mass retailer of Fujifilm’s hybrid instant camera “instax mini LiPlay” seems to be 18,900 yen including tax. The color is “stone white, elegant black, brush gold”, and the release date is June 21st.

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Incredible Value: Fujifilm X-T2 Now Lowest Price Ever $799

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 10, 2019


The Fujifilm X-T2 has finally had its price dropped to $799 across the board at B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama so there has never been a better time to buy. If you haven’t sold your X-T2 yet to upgrade to the Fujifilm X-T3 than there no longer is much of a point. Fujifilm even undercut the Fujifilm X-T30 by $100 with this price drop so maybe they will discontinue the X-T2 soon. That being said the Fujifilm X-T2 is still a great camera and it even surpasses the Fujifilm X-T3 at high ISO performance ever so slightly so don’t miss out.

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