Zeiss Touit Confusions: Updated

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It appear’s there is some confusion about the manufacture rebate form posted by Adorama that was pulled and I am doing my best to straiten it out for readers. I read all of the related materials multiple time and there are no clear restrictions preventing its use, further I contacted the rebate center at 1-800-953-3098 to see if there are any restrictions I missed and they informed me there are none so readers looking to take advantage of this deal should be fine. This rebate falls on Zeiss to honor, so unless they end the program or change the terms, people with the original rebate forum should be ok.

The rebate also covers the independent purchase of the Zeiss Touit 12mm and 32mm, among many M/Nikon/Canon lenses that can be adapted to X-mount, so you might want to take a look at the rebate before finalizing your order.

Update:
It looks like the Zeiss direct manufacture rebate has an exclusion that was not an issue in the original post

Restrictions: Limit of one rebate claim per eligible product per household. Rebate card issued in U.S. currency. Valid while supplies last for purchases made in the 50 United States. Promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Submissions must be postmarked within 30 days of purchase date to qualify. Submissions postmarked after 30 days of purchase date will be denied. Not valid with any other rebate offer. No rain checks.

In all likelihood Adorma and B&H negotiated the ability to provide customers with an instant savings due to their size, but the rebate department was not included so there is confusion, but even after clarifying all of this the Zeiss phone representatives still say the offer is valid with Adorama and B&H. Hopefully Zeiss honors all of the original rebate forms and purchases made before the update and provides us with an explanation of what went wrong.

Three Lens Combo
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Zeiss Touit 12mm
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Zeiss Touit 32mm
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Zeiss Touit 50mm
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Impact of the Earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture on the operations of FUJIFILM Corporation

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FUJIFILM Corporation expresses its sincere sympathies and condolences to the people affected by the earthquake centered in the Kumamoto region in Japan. We also appreciate all the concern for our facilities and employees in this area.

FUJIFILM Kyusyu Co., Ltd., Kikuyo-cho, Kumamoto, Japan established an emergency task force right after the earthquake and has been working on collecting and assessing information, while also considering necessary actions and recovery measures. We would like to inform the current situation of FUJIFILM Kyusyu.

  • They stopped the operations immediately after the earthquake. They have been checking and assessing the facilities for the resumption of operations
  • No serious damage found in the facilities
  • It is not decided when they resume all the operations, they however will start the first trial running this weekend
  • They have confirmed the safety of all employees in the factory
  • They also have been investigating the stock of the warehouse. The shipment of investigated products has resumed since yesterday

The infrastructures such as electricity have been recovered this week. However, the aftershocks are still continuing. They will do their best to resume the operations, and all FUJIFILM group will support them. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Via Fujifilm

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Zeiss Touit Lenses and More on Sale

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Adorama has a compelling package at the moment that deeply discounts the Zeiss Touit’s series of lenses along with a manufacture rebate form. The form is not site specific so it will work fine if you buy from any authorized manufacture, but at this time Adorama is providing the biggest package. B&H Photo also has a 3 lens package together, but they are not including any accessories and haven’t linked to the manufacture rebate form yet so grab it from the link above. The rebate also covers the independent purchase of the Zeiss Touit 12mm and 32mm, among many M/Nikon/Canon lenses that can be adapted to X-mount, so you might want to take a look at the rebate before finalizing your order. See update.

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DPReview Finished Reviewing The Fujifilm X70

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DPReview finished reviewing the Fujifilm X70 and they seem underwhelmed by its performance. The X-Pro 2 has set the bar high with it’s new sensor and processor, while the X70 is stuck in the past. It looks like it’s time for Fuji to start upgrading their sensor across the board. Fun to shoot, probably isn’t enough to sell well in a competitive market.

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Triple honors at the 2016 TIPA Awards for Fujifilm

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FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) is delighted to announce three of its products received the 2016 TIPA awards. Widely recognized as the most coveted photo and imaging awards worldwide, the FUJIFILM X-Pro2 mirrorless digital camera and X-T10 mirrorless digital camera, and FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR lens were winners in the categories of best mirrorless CSC expert, best mirrorless CSC entry level and best CSC telephoto zoom lens respectively at the 2016 Technical Image Press Association awards (TIPA)*.

Fujifilm X series cameras have consistently triumphed at the TIPA awards 6 years in a row , starting with the “FUJIFILM X100”’ in 2011, both the “FUJIFILM X-Pro1” and “FUJIFILM X-S1” winning awards in 2012, triple honors in 2013 for the “FUJIFILM X-E1”, “FUJIFILM X20” and “FUJINON XF14mmF2.8 R”, double honors in 2014 for the “FUJIFILM X-T1” and “FUJINON XF10-24mmF4 R OIS”, and triple honors in 2015 for the “FUJIFILM X100T”, “FUJIFILM X30” and “FUJINON XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR”.

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Lexar Professional 2000x SDXC UHS-II/U3 Cards – Discounted

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The Lexar Professional 2000X SDXC cards are discounted on all your favorite online retailers, but in my experience the X-Pro 2 does not fully utilize the 2000x Lexar cards, so you can save some money by getting the Lexar Professional 1000X that were on sale earlier this week on Amazon. The X-T2 might take advantage of these faster cards in the future, but as of now, this card is only going to be faster to load images on your computer.

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