Surprise! Fuji decided to anticipate the shipment of the X-T1 from March 7 to…Februaty 24 already at Amazon US (Click here to read the note).
And good news in Europe too: The Fuji X-T1 is in Stock in Holland (Click here)!
Fuji released a massive firmware update for many cameras and lenses. You can download them here: http://www.fujifilm.eu/eu/news/article/news/new-firmware-updates-for-several-x-series-cameras-and-fujinon-zoom-lenses/
This is the official press text:
We are pleased to announce that new firmware updates are now available for the following products:
(1) X-Pro1 : 3.20 (current 3.10)
(2) X-E1 : 2.20 (current 2.10)
(3) X-E2 : 1.20 (current 1.10)
(4) X-M1 : 1.10 (current 1.01)
(5) X-A1 : 1.10 (current 1.01)
(6) XC16-50mm : 1.12 (current 1.10)
(7) XF18-55mm : 3.11 (current 3.10)
(8) XF55-200mm : 1.11 (current 1.10)
The updates for the camera models incorporate the following changes:
1) Addition of compatibility with XF56mmF1.2R.
2) Improvement of AE accuracy with XF56mmF1.2R
3) Improvement of AF accuracy with XF56mmF1.2R (only for X-E2)
For the lenses, the following changes are applied:
1) Improvement of OIS function for movie shooting when panning and tilting a camera.
2) Improvement of OIS function for still image shooting.
3) Fixed a bug where the maximum aperture always displays F5.6. (only for XC16-50mm. )
4) Improvement of AF response during continuous shooting with X-E2 and X-T1. (for XF18-55mm and XF55-200mm)
Please click on any of the product names above for more information and to download the new firmware update.
Amateur Photographer reports that mirrorless system camera sales dropped by 32% while DSLR sales dropped by 11% in 2013.
Lens sales for mirrorless system cameras fell by 16% and for DSLR -22,8%.
Compact camera sales fell 34%.
Overall mirrorless and DSLR camera sales peaked worldwide in 2012 and the market is now shrinking. Mirrorless is doing a bit worse than DSLR but we have to see in 2014 if more “mature” mirrorless products like the Olympus OMD, Fuji X-T1, Panasonic GH4 and Sony A7 series will make a positive difference.
What does Kai think of the Fuji X-T1? Well he is in line with all other reviewers claiming this is an exceptional if not fantastic camera!
P.S.: The X-T1 will ship on March 7 according to Amazon (preorder here).
Well, that nifty Sony A6000 may not be as glamorous as the Fuji X-T1 but it can do a lot for the money. The guys from TheCameraStoreTV posted the first full video review and there is really little to complain about the camera. The AF speed is terrific and even the on paper weakest point, the low resolution EVF is said to be a positive surprise because of the faster refresh rate and absolute no lag.
Preorders:
Sony A6000 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
Sony A6000 with lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Sony 70-200mm FE at Amazon (CLick here), BHphoto (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
Well, we don’t know yet what the exact upcoming FE lens specs will be. The roadmap only says the next three will be a wide angle zoom from Zeiss, a fast prime from Zeiss and a Sony G macro lens. People over at Kakaku claim to have got “unofficial” words from Sony managers that these are the exact specs of the three lenses:
16-35mm f/4.0 Zeiss
35mm f/1.4 Zeiss
90mm Sony G macro
The lenses could be announced in Spring. All we know for sure is that Sony scheduled a new press release in late March. 4K cameras coming for sure but they could also announce some new FE lens too!
Samyang released the 85mm f/1.4 in native Fuji X, Sony E and MFT mount. And all these lenses are now in Stock for $299 at BHphoto (Click here).
