No Fuji X-E1/2 in CameraPro

It seems CameraPro does not have Fuji X-E1 or X-E2 cameras anymore. Ted's also does not have these models. In the same time people expect announcement of Fuji X-Pro2 with 24 MP sensor.

Seasonal price drop for Fuji products

Currently Fujifilm offers a generous cashbacks on lenses and mirorless cameras in Australia., $200 for many lenses and $100 for some cameras. In addition, CameraPro shop is moving into a new location in Brisbane, and many ex-demo lenses are available at discount price.  Ex-demo XF18-135mm for $650 is a very tempting offer. A brand new XF27mm pancake is priced at $199.  

Abbey Medieval festival - 2015

Abbey Medieval festival

Kids loved it. The weather was good, a bit cold and windy in the morning but sunny for the rest of the day.

Autofocus on Fuji X-T10 and X-T1

'First impression' reviews of Fuji X-T10 describe improvements / changes in continuous  autofocus. I've also read that Fuji X-T1 autofocus will be upgraded through the firmware update at time of X-T10 release (next month).

Price of Fuji X-10 in Australia

Here in Brisbane some camera shops, such as Camera-Pro or Digital Camera Warehouse, already listed Fuji X-T10 for pre-order. The announcement of X-T10 can increase sales of other Fuji mirrorless cameras such as X-T1 and X-E2.  Current prices for kits with XF 18-55mm F2.8-4.0 R LM OIS lens:
X-E2: $1,049
X-T10: $1,399
X-T1: $1,629
Fujifilm X-T1 with weather sealed XF 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS lens: $1,799. This is a very attractive price considering falling Australian dollars. Prices for X-T1 kits were reduced for couple hundreds dollars with announcement of X-T10. Good for you, Fuji.

Body only:
X-E2: $649
X-T10: $949
X-T1: $1,439

Fujifilm X-T10 + XC 16-50mm II OIS lens can be pre-ordered for $1,188.

For extra $200 people can get X-T1 with XF18-55mm right now. Fuji X-E2 with the same lens will save you $350, and the camera is available in shops. The difference between introductory price for Fuji X-T10 kit and current best X-T1 price is small, and X-T1 is weather-sealed. It has a better viewfinder and more “knobs and dials” (a bit more attractive layout but this is subjective).

Springbrook national park

View from the Canyon lookout

Twin falls section of the Springbrook national park is one of the best options to see Australian rainforest in Brisbane / Gold Coast area. The track is just about 5 km, and it has a small cave, several impressive overhangs, big waterfalls, a small pool near Twin falls, and several lookouts with spectacular views over Springbrook plateau. There are two entry points for this track, Tallanbana picnic area and parking area near cafe at Canyon lookout. Circular track starts in dry vegetation / bush at the top of the Springbrook plateau and descends into rainforest. Big shiny black lizards, land mullets, are common around Canyon lookout. Blue crayfish can be seen in creeks during a wet season.

Twin falls circuit

New lens from Fuji

Some specs and images of Fujinon XF 90mm F2 have appeared on the web. It is expected that the lens will be announced at the start of the next week alongside with a new mirrorless camera, Fuji X-T10. Early rumors suggested that X-T10 has a build-in flash but I cannot see it on the camera images published on several web sites.

New addition to Fuji mirrorless cameras

According to Mirrorless Rumors, new Fuji X-T10 will be announced in the middle of May. Specs are interesting. Gen-II 16 MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor, probably the same as in X-T1. EVF is 2.36 million dots. magnification 0.62 times compared  with X-T1 magnification 0.77x. Electronic shutter with 1/32000 seconds exposure.
3.0 inches 920K-dot tilting LCD monitor versus  1,040K-dot on X-T1.
P / S / A / M exposure modes - that's interesting.
Built-in flash.
Interval timer and time-lapse option (very handy).
Five dial (!)
Exposure compensation +/- 3EV

It will be sold as a kit with XC16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OIS II lens.





With this kit lens it should not cost much.

Bushwalking in Lamington: Caves track

View from Kweebani Cave. Fuji X-E1 & XF10-24mm

Fairly easy Caves circuit at Binna Burra, Lamington national park. The track starts at Binna Burra information centre and goes to Binna Burra lodge. Two caves, essentially just big overhangs, are located somewhere in the middle of this walk.

From Binna Burra lodge I took Possum track, turned left to the bitumen road that goes down to the information center. After walking about 100 meters on the road I spotted a sign for a track towards the information centre. 

Bushwalking in Springbrook NP

Fuji X-E1 & XF10-24mm

Twin Falls track,  Spingbrook national park. South-East Queensland got some rains recently. Creeks were full and the track was dirty.

Side view of the Twin Falls

Fuji XF10-24mm review from Photozone

Photozone posted a review of Fujinon XF10-24mm lens, with Highly Recommended rating.

Fuji X-E1 for $349 AUD

Kogan has Fuji X-E1 for $349 only. This onlilne shop sells mainly grey goods / parallel import. I know people who bought goods from Kogan photographic gear and other stuff such as mobile phones. The prices at Kogan are generally significantly lower than in the mainstream Australian shops and comparable to the best offers from smaller shops such as CameraPro (at least for cameras I am interested in).  It  used to sell eReaders with support of FB2 format but not anymore.