The first images taken with the TCL-X100 for X100/S are online at Fuji’s site here.
The TCL-X100 is listed at BHphoto (Click here)
Also announced today, new accessories: the MHG-XT Metal Hand Grip for X-T1 which is also on preorder at BHphoto (Click here). The GB-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.
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I do not understand this merchandising technique of announcing a product, but without a price or availability date. Nikon does it all the time and it is very frustrating and makes no sense. Can someone clue me in. I’m only 75 so I know I’ve missed something.
The price is the result of lots of negotiations internally and externally, which can hold up bringing new products to market. If your product is ready, it makes good business sense to the buzz out sooner rather than later… even if the price isn’t yet settled.
Also, doing this allows you to monitor the reactions and factor that into the price. Fuji are known to have their ear to the ground with stuff like this, and they are pretty nimble as a company, so it wouldn’t surprise me if this were the case.
When Fuji Global put out a press release announcing a product it is difficult to indicate prices as the price will vary from country to country. Each country has to follow up the announcement with their own pricing details.
Will this help create better shallow depth of field?
Longer focal length -> shallower DoF
However, I believe this does not really increase the focal length, rather acts as a loupe or something, thus crops the image without loosing the effective resolution
Press release “…converting it from 23mm (35mm in 35mm equivalent) to a 33mm fixed focal length (50mm in 35mm equivalent)…”
and just one point – loupe is a lens too 🙂
Yep. There is no other way to change the fov without changing the focal length. Other than cropping of course.
XF 35/1.4 can be had for $400+, making this less appealing if priced over $350. Well, unless you own a X system camera you don’t get to choose=)
you also have to think that this can be used with the leaf shutter, unlike the xf 35mm 1.4
my, that’s smeary in the corners.
Is smeary good?
Do you see so? for me it’s just that the corners are a bit out of focus (not in the dof zone)…
Results looks as good as the normal 23mm to my eyes, so I am half a happy man. I’ll be a fully happy man when I get the price and availability (hopping it goes 25 KJPY and available end of the month)
The top right and bottom left of the handbag image look smeary/ghosty to me…the technical term is escaping me but it’s not great. I’m considering this for professional use (as a travel photographer I do a lot of impromptu still-life!) but IQ is not looking so good for my needs.
Too bad–with the TC it looks a heck of a lot like my old friend the Mamiya 7…
Don’t you think this is due to the thin DOF open at 4?
Looks to me more like a combination of diffraction (see the “ghosting” of the fibers) and pincushion distortion.
Oh so this isn’t an absolutely perfect lens? I won’t purchase any lens unless it is absolutely perfect! Maybe that’s why I don’t have any lenses?
Yeah yeah yeah. Shut up and take my money already!
we need to see the bokeh of this thing
DPreview says the price is $350
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/04/16/fujifilm-announces-teleconverter-for-x100-x100s
I’d like to see a photo taken using the in-camera flash… this thing looks so huge that it surely will obstruct the flash.