Long rumored and finally announced: the Tele-conversion lens for the Fujifilm X100/100S. Read the official announcement of the TCL-X100 at Fuji’s website here. It’s listed at BHphoto (Click here). They also announced the MHG-XT Metal Hand Grip for X-T1 which is also on preorder at BHphoto (Click here). TheGB-001 Grip strap, the X-T1 Extended eyecup EC-XT and the X-T1 Cover kit CVR-XT (all not on preorder yet). Read more about the new accessories here.
Fujifilm is pleased to announce the launch of a series of new accessories for its premium mirrorless X-T1 camera; two handgrips, a grip strap, an extended eyecup, and a coverkit for its sync terminal, hot shoe and vertical battery grip terminal.
1) X-T1 Handgrips: MHG-XT Large and MHG-XT Small
Key product features:
- Integral design and reliable components
The handgrip consists of a base-plate milled from aluminum block and a grip which is designed to integrate perfectly with the camera body. Its precision design shows in its stylish silhouette which provides a firm hold, and additional robustness.- * The MHG-XT Large sports a larger grip than the existing MHG-XT, while the MHG-XT Small is a base-only model, to be coupled with one of four grips available, including the vertical battery grip VG-XT1, according to usage and preference.
- Optimum balance with sufficient clearance from the base of the camera body when using a large-diameter lens
The handgrip offers an additional 8mm clearance from the base of the camera body so as to prevent large-diameter lenses such as XF23mm or XF55-200mm from interfering with a tripod head.
- Access to the battery / memory card slot when the handgrip is attatched.
There is no need to remove the MHG-XT Large or MHG-XT Small handgrip to open the camera’s battery cover, providing speedy access to the battery or memory card even while the handgrip is mounted on a tripod.
![[Image] Access to the battery / memory card slot when the handgrip is attatched.](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_01.jpg)
- Enhanced operability while using a tripod
The handgrip has a tripod socket, carefully positioned so that the rotation axis of the tripod is aligned with the optical axis of the lens to ensure panning and framing free of rotation displacement. The base also features a 38mm-wide protrusion that acts as a quick-release dovetail plate for use with a dovetail tripod mount.
![[Image] Enhanced operability while using a tripod](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_02.jpg)
![[Image] FUJIFILM MHG-XT Large, MHG-XT Large with X-T1](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_03.jpg)
![[Image] FUJIFILM MHG-XT Small, MHG-XT Small with X-T1](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_04.jpg)
2) X series Grip strap: GB-001
The grip strap enhances the camera’s hold, allowing users to carry the camera firmly with just one hand. The camera can be also fitted with a shoulder strap at the same time.
- Compatible products:
- X-T1
X-T1 with MHG-XT / MHG-XT Large / MHG-XT Small / VG-XT1
X-E2
X-E2 with MHG-XE / HG-XE1
X-Pro1
X-Pro1 with HG-XPro1 / MHG-XPro1
X-E1
X-E1 with MHG-XE / HG-XE1
X-M1
X-M1 with HG-XM1
X-A1
X-A1 with HG-XM1
X-S1
HS50
X100
X100S
![[Image] FUJIFILM GB-001, GB-001 with X-T1](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_05.jpg)
3) X-T1 Extended eyecup: EC-XT L
The dome-shaped eyecup effectively shields light, making it easier to see the viewfinder.
The soft material also improves the fit for users shooting with the naked eye or with glasses.
![[Image] FUJIFILM EC-XT L, EC-XT L with X-T1](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_06.jpg)
4) X-T1 Cover kit: CVR-XT
The replacement cover kit contains three covers – one for the sync terminal, another for the hot shoe and another for the vertical battery grip terminal ensuring users can easily replace any of these covers if lost.
![[Image] FUJIFILM CVR-XT](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416/pic_07.jpg)
TCL-X100 Press Release
Fujifilm is proud to announce the launch of the TCL-X100, a tele-conversion lens designed specifically for the FUJIFILM X100 and X100S cameras. The lens attaches directly onto the camera and increases picture taking versatility by multiplying the fixed focal length by approx. 1.4×, converting it from 23mm (35mm in 35mm equivalent) to a 33mm fixed focal length (50mm in 35mm equivalent).
![[Image]](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416_02/pic_01.jpg)
Superb optical quality and maximum versatility
This is Fujifilm’s second conversion lens for the X100 and X100S cameras and follows on from the WCL-X100 wide-conversion lens. Both conversion lenses offer Fujifilm’s supreme optical quality and are created by the same experts who designed the X100/X100S’s lens. The TCL-X100 delivers high image quality even at the F2.0 wide aperture setting, retaining the original optical characteristics.
This optical excellence is underlined by the fact that the TCL-X100 is manufactured in Japan, allowing Fujifilm engineers to guarantee precision and quality in every component. The optical construction uses four premium glass elements in four groups to keep aberrations to a minimum and also employs Fujinon’s unique Super EBC coating for outstanding results.
Image processing optimizes picture quality
Achieving the very best results from the TCL-X100 is simple; just select the ‘Tele- Conversion Lens’ option in the FUJIFILM X100/X100S’s shooting menu. To enable this extra functionality, the camera must update the firmware(X100:ver2.10 or later /X100S:ver1.20 or later) which also allows the option to be selected via the function (Fn) button.
If you select ‘Tele’ in the “Conversion Lens” option, the FUJIFILM X100 and X100S cameras automatically apply image processing to shots taken using the TCL-X100, reducing image distortion, ensuring balanced illumination across the frame and reducing chromatic aberration commonly found in tele-conversion lenses. In practice, the TCL-X100 enhances the functionality of the FUJIFILM X100/X100S. Its 14cm of minimum focusing distance enables you powerful macro photography and it is also compatible with the FUJIFILM X100/X100S’s hybrid viewfinder. With the optical viewfinder (OVF) selected, icons showing the edge of the frame are displayed, while selecting the electronic viewfinder (EVF) gives users a 100% field of view.
The perfect match for the FUJIFILM X100/X100S
The design of the TCL-X100 has been carefully considered to ensure it blends seamlessly with the look and feel of the cameras. It is manufactured using the same materials, textures, colors and finishes as the X100 and X100S.
Available in two colors: silver and black
![[Image]](http://www.fujifilm.com/news/img/news/n140416_02/pic_02.jpg)
Fujifilm wide conversion lens TCL-X100: key features
- Approx. 1.4× magnification factor to convert X100/X100S lens to 50mm normal angle (35mm equivalent)
- All glass optical construction using four elements in 4 groups
- Fujinon Super EBC coating
- “Made in Japan” for optimum quality
- Available in silver and black
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Any ETA on when the MHG-XT SMALL is going to be available?
Bring it on Fuji. Just visited an Oz retailer website and they priced this tcl at aud300.44.
http://www.discountcameras.com.au/view_product_mobile/56841
May for both handgrips, according to dpreview.
I’m really excited about this large handgrip, feeling the current handgrip being just a tad too thin.
I hope this one is not a tad too thick now…
At last a bigger eyecup! :-))
Bigger eyecup means more leverage and more opportunities to brush against stuff. If Fuji haven’t added a decent locking mechanism to this new eyecup, you gonna lose it in no time.
Yes Yes Yes for the TCL!! I’ll go a grill the showroom guys for the availability and price…
They write in the PR that the new X100/s firmware will be available next Tuesday (tentative), but I wonder if the TCL compatibility will be the only improvement or if they will bring anything else?? Maybe different colors for focus peaking?
Where do they say in the press release when the new firmware will be released? I can’t find it anywhere in the press release…
The FUJIFILM X100 camera firmware must be updated to version 2.10 or later for optimal aberration control.
*The FUJIFILM X100S camera firmware must be updated to version 1.20 or later for optimal aberration control.
*Remove the front ring from the camera and attach the conversion lens to the camera.
*The TCL-X100 may cast shadows in pictures taken with the built-in flash. Use an optional external flash approved for the FUJIFILM X100 / X100S.
It’s written April 22nd in the Japanese version of the PR 🙂
But not in the English one, strangely…
Sample shots and availability/price please….
For the TCL-X100, that is. First observations: sounds great, but will be a real bulky monster with a lens hood.
http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/accessories/lens/conversionlens/x100teleconversionlens/sample_images/
Availability: May
Why do they make cameras too small? I had the same issue with the OMD-EM5. Everybody raves about size, but buys a handgrip afterwards. The eyecup is a good idea.
To give people choice in how large they want it? The small grip is basically just an A/S plate, so that’s no big deal. I have the MHG on my X-E2 and it’s great. The X-T1, IMO feels perfect the way it is, but other people have larger hands or like a chunkier grip.
Acceptable
Because you can make camera bigger but cant make it smaller?;) What bothers me is why fuji can’t make their cameras tad ticker (on the bottom) so we can enjoy tripod thread “aligned with the optical axis” without any extra accessory
Dear Fujifilm,
since when is 50mm tele?
This converts to roughly a 33 mm lens. A 50 mm would indeed be a telephoto lens on APS-C, just like it would be a wide angle on 6×7. The field of view of a 33 is roughly *equivalent* to a 50 mm on full frame 35, but optically, it is still a 33 mm lens with 33 mm characteristics. 33 mm on APS-C would be considered a normal lens. If that’s what you are referring to, however, I can’t find any instance of Fujifilm stating otherwise in the press release.
Neither “tele converter” nor “tele conversion lens” implies that the resulting focal length is a telephoto lens. Instead, it basically means that it “makes the lens more telephoto than it would be without it”. If you think about it, you could theoretically mount the TCL on, say, a 100 mm APS-C lens (provided it has the same barrel diameter and filter thread) and it would convert that 100 mm lens to a 140 mm lens for you. Same if you can fit it on an 8 mm lens. Or you could use that converter with an MFT lens. “Tele Conversion Lens” neither implies that you are getting a telephoto lens, nor that you don’t.
Looks like it will block the flash.
Probably not…
https://www.fujifilmshop.com/files/aksesuarlar/ec-xtl.jpg
Oh, I was talking about the 50mm converter.
that eye cup is a must. already have a wrist strap looped into the XG-XT1 which works great as I can rest while holding the camera with only my thumb and index fingers.
It’s Christmas. And Easter. And my birthday. All in one. But seriously. I just cancelled my pre-order of the RRS plate. I rather take the Fuji plate, especially if I can add different grips to that. And the eye cup is going to be fabulous for landscape photography in the bright sunshine. This will go in my bag for when I need it.
So, where can I pre-order those things? Huh??
i still kept my pre-order for the both the L set for body and L-plate for vertical grip. i NEED the L piece. i can’t stand cocking my ball head to the side. never did.
Now, if Fuji could just deliver a working X-T1 + 18-55 kit instead of adding more accessories. I just returned my second kit, again because it looks like the O.I.S. on the 18-55 does not work. It creates blurry images, this time on the right side of the image, in every third picture or so. The X-T1 + 18-55 concept is brilliant and the buttons do indeed give a much better feeling of physical response on later built X-T1s (it was a 41M12xxx, the previous was a 41M074xx), but the quality of the 18-55 is sadly a disaster at the moment. If the quality continues to be on the level I have experienced, Fuji may even go out of business with its imaging division, at least the enthusiast part (X-mount), where people tend to look more closely at their images.
what body is that with the red circle? i don’t recognize that door.
i’ll definitely be getting that eyecup.