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Fujifilm XE-1 and X Pro 1 Get New Firmware; Boost New Zoom Performance

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Last updated on 05/24/2013
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Last Updated on 05/24/2013 by Abram Goglanian

Chris Gampat The Phoblographer Fujifilm X Pro 1 35mm f1.4 X Series lens review (6 of 7)ISO 1600

If you’re an X Pro 1 or XE-1 user, get ready to go through the process of downloading firmware onto your SD card and inserting it into the camera. The latest piece of firmware from Fujifilm is offering extra performance enhancements with the new XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS. This new lens is the new telephoto zoom for the system, though to be honest we’re not too sure how many people will be purchasing it as it seems like an extremely consumer-ish focal length range. Most X camera users seem to reach for higher fruit–or at least that is the experience that we often see.

The firmware downloads are available at the according links in the previous paragraph.

Editor’s Note: It seems that in addition to improving the AF speed with the new 55-200mm zoom, speed with other lenses has also improved. Between 2.03 and 2.04 with the latest firmware for the XF 35mm F1.4 I noticed an improvement with overall speed in focusing, as well as accuracy within low light. Fuji’s Press Release regarding the firmware hinted there would be an improvement in other lenses, though it is possible we will see further improvement with yet another firmware upgrade later this summer (Source: DPReview)

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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