Fujifilm TCL-X100 Tele-Conversion Lenses in silver and black
FUJIFILM Canada today announced the new TCL-X100, a tele-conversion lens designed specifically for the award-winning FUJIFILM X100 and FUJIFILM X100S cameras.
- The lens attaches directly onto the camera, and increases picture taking versatility by multiplying the fixed focal length by approx. 1.4x, converting it from 23mm (35mm in 35mm equivalent) to a 33mm fixed focal length (50mm in 35mm equivalent).
The TCL-X100 will be available in May 2014 in silver and black for $349.99.
PRESS RELEASE
Fujifilm Launches New Tele-Conversion Lens for the X100\X100S
TCL-X100 multiplies fixed focal length by 1.4x magnification for
33mm fixed focal length experience
Mississauga, ON, April 16, 2014 – FUJIFILM Canada, a leader in advanced digital camera technology and outstanding image resolution, today announced the new TCL-X100, a tele-conversion lens designed specifically for the award-winning FUJIFILM X100 and FUJIFILM X100S cameras. The lens attaches directly onto the camera and increases picture taking versatility by multiplying the fixed focal length by approximately 1.4x, converting it from 23mm (35mm in 35mm equivalent) to a 33mm fixed focal length (50mm in 35mm equivalent).
The new conversion lens offers Fujifilm’s extraordinary optical quality and delivers high image resolution, even at the F2.0 wide open aperture setting, while using a special HT-EBC multi-layer coating to minimize ghosting and flare, and retaining all the original optical characteristics of the X100 and X100S.
To use the TCL-X100, users should update the camera’s firmware (X100: ver2.10 or later /X100S: ver1.20 or later) which allows the option to be selected via the function (Fn) button, then selected through the ‘Tele- Conversion Lens’ option in the Fujifilm X100/X100S’s shooting menu.
The TCL-X100 is compatible with the X100/X100S’s hybrid viewfinder and enhances functionality by retaining the auto focusing speed and offering the same 14cm macro shooting distance. 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.
Fujifilm TCL-X100 lenses on Fujifilm X100/ X100S cameras.
The TCL-X100 has been designed to seamlessly blend with the look and feel of the X100/X100S and is manufactured using the same materials, textures, colours and finishes. The TCL-X100 will be available in May 2014 in silver and black for $349.99.
About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, a marketing subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation consists of four operating divisions and one subsidiary company. The Imaging Division provides consumer and commercial photographic products and services, including: photographic paper; digital printing equipment, along with service and support; personalized photo products; film; and one-time-use cameras; and also markets motion picture archival film and on-set color management solutions to the motion picture, broadcast and production industries. The Electronic Imaging Division markets consumer digital cameras, and the Graphic Systems Division supplies products and services to the graphic printing industry. The Optical Devices Division provides optical lenses for the broadcast, cinematography, closed circuit television, videography and industrial markets, and also markets binoculars. FUJIFILM Canada Inc. sells and markets a range of Fujifilm products and services in Canada. For more information, please visit www.fujifilmusa.com/northamerica, go to www.twitter.com/fujifilmus to follow Fujifilm on Twitter, or go to www.facebook.com/FujifilmNorthAmerica to Like Fujifilm on Facebook. To receive news and information direct from Fujifilm via RSS, subscribe at www.fujifilmusa.com/rss.
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Fujifilm lance un nouvel objectif de télé-conversion pour les appareils X100 et X100S
L’objectif TCL-X100 multiplie la longueur focale fixe par un facteur de grossissement de
1,4x pour offrir une focale fixe de 33 mm
Mississauga, ON, le 16 avril 2014 – FUJIFILM Canada, grand innovateur mondial en matière de technologies numériques de pointe et de résolution d’image, a annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement du nouveau TCL-X100, un objectif de télé-conversion conçu spécifiquement pour les appareils primés FUJIFILM X100 et FUJIFILM X100S. Cet objectif, qui se fixe directement aux appareils, accroît la polyvalence photographique en multipliant la longueur focale fixe de 23 mm (équivalence de 35 mm en format 35 mm) par environ 1,4x pour la convertir à une longueur focale fixe de 33 mm (équivalence de 50 mm en format 35 mm).
Ce nouvel objectif de conversion présente la qualité optique extraordinaire de Fujifilm, en plus d’assurer une résolution d’image accrue, même à ouverture élargie maximale de F2.0. Il intègre de plus l’enduit à couches multiples EBC à fort coefficient de transmission (HT-EBC) qui minimise les images fantômes et les lumières parasites tout en maintenant les caractéristiques optiques originales des numériques X100 et X100S.
Pour utiliser l’objectif de conversion TCL-X100, les usagers devront mettre le micrologiciel de leur appareil à niveau (X100 : version 2.10 ou version ultérieure / X100S : version 1.20 ou version ultérieure) pour permettre la sélection de cette option via le bouton de fonction (Fn) et l’option « Objectif de télé-conversion » du menu de pose des appareils Fujifilm X100 / X100S.
L’objectif de conversion TCL-X100 est compatible avec le viseur hybride des X100 / X100S. Il accroît la fonctionnalité en maintenant la vitesse de mise au point automatique originale, et offre la même distance (14 cm) pour la macrophotographie. Les icônes sont affichées sur les bords de l’image cadrée lorsque le viseur optique (OVF) est sélectionné, tandis que la sélection du viseur électronique (EVF) procure à l’usager un champ de vision complet à 100 %.
L’objectif de conversion TCL-X100 a été conçu pour s’intégrer parfaitement au boîtier et aux composantes des appareils X100 / X100S. Il a d’ailleurs été construit à partir des mêmes matériaux et présente les mêmes couleurs, textures et finis. Le TCL-X100 sera offert dès mai 2014 en argent et noir, au prix au détail suggéré de 349,99 $.