Fujifilm announces X-H2 mirrorless camera

Thursday 8 September 2022, 21:12 by Elja Trum | 3,261 views | 0 comments

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Fujifilm has just announced a new camera and two new lenses. The new mirrorless camera is the Fujifilm X-H2. It looks very similar to the Fujifilm X-H2s announced earlier this year, but with one important difference.

The X-H2 has a 40-megapixel sensor (the Fujifilm X-H2s has 26 megapixels). So this is an interesting camera for photographers who would really like a Fujifilm GFX medium-format camera, but whose budget does not stretch that far.

The Fujifilm X-H2 seems particularly suitable for photographers working in product, commercial, portrait or landscape photography.

Fujifilm X-H2 specifications

- 40.2-megapixel X-Trans CMOS 5 HR
- Maximum shutter speed of 1/180,000 sec (electronic)
- Sensitivity from ISO 125
- HEIF format support (30% smaller than Jpeg with more image information)
- 5-axis image stabilisation (7 stops)
- Electronic viewfinder: 5.76 million dots
- CFexpress Type B and SD(XC) card slots
- Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function (160 megapixels)
- 8K 30p video with 4:2:2 10-bit colour depth

On the outside, the camera is indistinguishable from the X-H2s. You can only tell which model it is from the model plate.

Inside, of course, there is a different sensor. The camera can also record video in 8K (at 30p), while the X-H2s can do this in 6K at 60p. The sensor's minimum sensitivity has also been reduced from ISO 160 to ISO 125.

Another striking difference is the incredibly fast electronic shutter. It can now take photos at 1/180,000 sec.

The previously announced X-H2s is aimed more at action and sports photography and has faster autofocus than this new camera.

Yesterday, I was able to try out a pre-production model of the camera (and the new lenses) in practice at the beautiful Open Air Museum in Arnhem. It performed very well. Comparable to our experience with the X-H2s, but without the extreme speed.

In return, you get high resolution, which I appreciate more as a portrait photographer than high speed.

Price and availability

The Fujifilm X-H2 will be available in shops at the end of September and will cost 2,249 euros. It will also be available as a kit with the XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR lens, costing 2,749 euros.

FUJINON XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR

The FUJINON XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR is an updated version of the popular existing 56mm lens (without the WR designation). Significant improvements have been made to the lens.

Fujifilm xf56mmf12

I have already been able to use the 56mm in practice and it performed very well as a portrait lens. With a creamy, soft bokeh.

The FUJINON XF 56mm f/1.2 R WR should be available in shops at the end of September for 1,199 euros.

FUJINON GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR

The FUJINON GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR is an ultra-wide-angle lens for the GFX system. So it does not fit this new X-H2. Distortion has been kept to a minimum through the lens design. A very suitable lens for, for example, architecture or property photography.

Fujifilm gf 20 35mm f4

The GF 20-35mm will be launched at the end of September and will cost 2,799 euros.

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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