Fuji lenses on EoY sale

Here in Brisbane CameraPro shop has some Fuji lenses on EoF sale, both primes and zooms. The shop also listed the latest Fuji lens, XF18-135mm, for slightly above $1100. I am not sure if the lens available or not. Digital Camera Warehouse lists Fuji X-T1 & XF18-135mm kit for $2588 AUD proving that I don't need a new mirrorless camera in foreseeing future :) 

Fujinon XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6

Fujifilm announced the first weather-resistant lens, Fujinon XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR, with a very useful 27-200mm (eqv) zoom range. The lens has a slightly better magnification than the current XF zooms, XF18-55mm or XF55-200mm. The filter size is 67mm, the weight is 490 g, about 100 g less than XF55-200mm.

The sample photos are available from the Fujifilm site.

Full lunar eclipse

Fuji X-E1 & XF55-200mm, f4.8, iso 6400, exposure compensation -1.67 EV, hand-held at 1/15 sec, 200mm. Heavy crop. 

Before switching to Fuji I rarely used anything above iso200...

Sony RX100 III in Australia

The camera will be available later this month at initial price close to $1000 (AUD) compared to $750 for RX100 II model (here in Brisbane). Sony RX10 is offered at $1300+.

RX100 III is a very tempting compact camera...

Upgrade for Fuji X-T1

Some rumors about an early upgrade(?) of Fuji X-T1 circulate on the web (see this post on Mirrorless Rumors). The only discussed change is for the viewfinder. It is a bit strange: the viewfinder on Fuji X-T1 is one of the best currently available. If the rumor is correct, how the release of the new model would affect price of X-T1? Here in Brisbane the body only is listed for $1600AUD. For comparison, Fuji X-E1 (body only) is just $450, X-E1 with XF18-55mm - $800.

Announcement of weather-sealed Fujinon XF18-135mm lens is expected next Monday. The lens road map site indicate the lens aperture as F3.5-F5.6. The lens will make a natural part of weather-sealed X-T1 or X-T1P.  

Superzoom camera with 1" sensor from Panasonic

Panasonic announced Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 1" / 20MP sensor and 25-400mm (eqv) F2.8-4 Leica-branded lens. People at DPReview were very impressed with snappy autofocus. Even with such superzoom the camera's weight is just over 800 grams, e few grams more than Sony RX10 with 24-200mm (eqv) F2.8 lens. On top of it, the camera is priced under $1000, significantly less than the Sony. I expect the camera will be very popular with hikers, bushwalker and various people whol like to travel without heavy things. Still the most popular 1" models are Sony RX100 / I / III, very compact cameras.   

A compact camera from Nikon with 1" sensor

Very interesting rumor: some people expect to see a premium Nikon compact camera (with fixed lens), 1" sensor and bright zoom lens.

Intriguing announcement from Fuji

June 19, this year. Two weeks to wait. Hopefully, Fuji will announce the rumored X30 with 1" sensor. The new weather-sealed zoom lens is an another candidate.

such is life

No spare time. None. Last time I walked with a camera more than one month ago.