Fujifilm announces GFX 100 II at X Summit event
September 12, 2023
Fujifilm has announced the GFX 100 II, the latest camera in its GF range of medium format cameras. The company says the new camera adds speed to the GFX series.
Increased speed
The camera is built around a revised 102MP sensor, which Fujifilm is calling ‘102 MP CMOS II…
Fujifilm announces GF 55mm F1.7R WR perfect normal prime lens
September 12, 2023
The GF55mm F1.7R WR is a perfect normal prime (whose focal length matches the diagonal of the sensor), equivalent to a 43mm F1.3 in full-frame terms. This makes it, alongside the GF 80mm F1.7, one of the brightest autofocus lenses ever for a medium format camera.
Its design…
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September 12, 2023
Fujifilm GF 30mm F5.6 tilt/shift lens.
Fujifilm has announced the GF30mm F5.6 T/S and GF110mm F5.6 T/S Macro: the first tilt/shift lenses developed exclusively for mirrorless cameras.
The GF 30mm F5.6 T/S is a 23.6mm equivalent tilt-shift lens ideal for architecture work, while the 110mm F5.6 T/S Macro is an 85mm equiv lens that lends itself more to product photography. As is normal with…
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September 12, 2023
Product photos: Richard Butler
The Fujifilm GFX100 II is the company’s latest high resolution medium format camera, that brings the latest AF and video capabilities to a redesigned camera body.
Key specifications
102MP BSI CMOS 44x33mm medium format…
Weird Cameras: Fresh from a starring role in the Barbie movie, meet the Video Girl doll
September 4, 2023
Going into summer 2023, it wasn’t clear if the hallowed tradition of seeking refuge from heat and boredom in a movie theater was ever going to go back to pre-pandemic levels. If anyone could do it, surely it would be Tom Cruise, Christopher Nolan or Wes Anderson, or maybe…
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September 4, 2023
One of the nice things about digital cameras is the ability for manufacturers to issue firmware updates, enabling them to fix bugs, improve the performance of existing features or even add all-new features that weren’t available when you first bought the camera. However, it’s easy to miss when a new firmware update comes out for your camera, especially if the updates are relatively minor.
So…
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September 2, 2023
The Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary adds a super-tele zoom option for X-mount users, giving a 150-600mm equiv. field-of-view range.
Sigma has announced two additional lenses for Fujifilm’s X-mount: the 23mm F1.4 from its DC DN range of APS-C primes, and a…
Finer Points: Web rot is erasing our images and videos
September 2, 2023
The Internet is burning away our photos, videos and older websites daily. At nearly 40 years old, the Internet had lost much of its early history to changing technology and corporate and user desires.
Image credit: Tim Macpherson/Getty Images
The Internet is in the midst…
The new Røde Wireless PRO wireless microphone kit offers a vast array of pro-level audio features, including 32-bit float audio recording.
Røde, the Australian audio equipment company, recently announced its Wireless PRO wireless microphone system. Røde is calling it the ‘most powerful compact microphone system ever.’ Despite its diminutive size, it offers a versatile range of…
