Fuji FX55-200mm is available in Australia

According to this post on the DPReview forum, Michaels Camera in Melbourne already got Fuji XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens, so it is become available earlier than anticipated. It seems that the lens is excellent optically (read the post), and the optical image stabilisation is also very good. My favourite zoom range, my favourite size, my favourite lens mount... Time to save pennies, cents, pfennigs, centimes, dimes :(

Another person posted some photos taken with XF55-200mm. The first image is taken at 1/40 sec at 200mm, and it does look sharp. Very tempting lens...

Early review of Fuji X100S

Fujifilm X forum on the DPReview site is now very boring. The same can be said about FinePix forum. ORBs gone, SAB gone, not much left to complain about. People compare images taken at iso 6400 by X100S and Sony RX1 and want more primes. It is a golden moment for Fujifilm. Fuji X100S is among 100 top selling digital cameras on Amazon, Fuji X-E1 is still very popular choice among mirrorless cameras (Amazon), the XF14mm wide angle  lens got very good reviews - you name it.

Anyway, I went on X forum to find opinions on Fuji X100S. The camera is not available in Australia yet, and the same is true for the US but some people already got the thing. I found link to BrianKraft Photography blog with interesting opinion on the camera, including wonderful photos.

Fuji X20 vs X10 and X100S vs X100

Link to comparison shots between Fujifilm X10 and X20. I am curious to see L to L comparison at 12MP, not 6MP for Fuji X10. For Fuji X20 sample images follow this link. Have a look and make your own conclusion.

For people interested in Fuji X100S vs X100 comparison ricopress got a dedicated set with several test images and interesting observation on auto white balance, difference in film simulation modes and iso rating. Obviously, the account has other images from both cameras but not many. I guess more sample photo will follow soon.

I followed this blog before buying into the X system. You've been warned, it can be very tempting and addictive :)

photos from Fuji X20

Images from Fuji X20 on flickr: link
Another link

Sample photos from Fuji X100S

Fujifilm UK posted on flickr 15 images / sample photos taken with Fuji X100S.

hi-res photos from Fuji X-E1 and XF 18-55mm F2.8-4.0

I am really surprised with absence of photos taken with Fujifilm zoom lens, XF 18-55mm F2.8-4. There are some downsized images available on Flickr but only few official samples from the company are at full resolution. Good topic for another conspiracy theory story :)

However, today I found several "leaked" images at full resolution taken with Fuji X-E1 and Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 lens. This photo was taken at f/4 at 55mm (wide open). It is just amazing. I would be _very_ happy with such photos. Obviously, it is not just camera, it is the photographer plus RAW processing. But it is really impressive.

Another photo at full resolution that give idea how sharp is the zoom lens and what DoF is expected from the XF18-55mm F2.8-4 lens even at f/6.4.

This photo illustrate sharpness at the edge of the frame.

Aperture 3.2.4 was used to process the images.

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One more link: Polish photos taken with X-E1 and XF18-55mm F2.8-4 lens. Some images were mentioned on the dpreview Fujifilm forum but I got the link through 1001 Noisy Cameras.