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Not one but two new cages for the Fujifilm X-T2 camera have been released by SmallRig and these are as unexpected in their design and assembly methods as LockCircle’s cage for the X-T2 minus vertical power booster grip that I wrote about earlier this year. These are interesting times, not only for X-T2 cages but for the X-T2 itself, with a rumoured firmware update soon to appear and a possible “ultimate X-camera based on the X-T design”.

Have Allen key, will assemble: SmallRig’s X-T2 cage for Fujifilm X-T2/X-T1 camera 1888, some self-assembly required.

A standout feature in the larger of SmallRig’s two cages for the X-T2 is that they arrive in four pieces that then require the proud new owner to do a little assembly work with a classic Allen key.

The Vertical Power Booster Grip-inclusive SmallRig design seems to have one flaw that photographer/moviemaker Mike Kobal discovered when assembling his, in the way the included HDMI cable clamp prevents easy access to the VPB-XT2’s battery tray.

Mr Kobal’s solution was to extend the clamp away from the cage body via two rods included with another camera cage in his collection. A SmallRig-branded alternative may lie in SmallRig’s own 15mm 1/4″-threaded micro-rods.

SmallRig X-T2 Cage for Fujifilm X-T2 Camera 1888

SmallRig Fuji X-T2 Cage for Fujifilm X-T2 Camera 1881

SmallRig HDMI Cable Clamp for Fujifilm X-T2 Cage 1949

I have been informed of other X-T2 custom cages on the horizon and am keeping a keen eye out for them. An X-T2 is high up on my wishlist as companion for my X-Pro2 for zoom lenses and prime lenses wider and longer than comfortably work with the X-Pro2’s hybrid optical viewfinder, but I am in two minds about the X-T2 as a video camera right now.

As Paul Leeming has written, the 4K Super 35 X-T2 needs some firmware updates for it to become a serious contender against Panasonic’s 4K Super 16 Lumix GH5 and a better bet may be to wait until that “ultimate X-camera based on the X-T design” arrives on the scene sometime in the coming year.

Meanwhile some intriguing developments are occurring on the Fujinon broadcast and cinema lens front, with the legendary high-end Cabrio PL-mount lenses dropping US$10,000 each, as reported by News Shooter below, and the two zoom lenses from Fujifilm’s new MK line appearing later this year with X-Mounts.

Might X-Mount XK zooms be a distant possibility, perhaps when that “ultimate X-camera based on the X-T design” arrives. In which case, heftier X-T design camera cages will be required for high-end Super 35 moviemaking.

Links:

Mike Kobal Photography – SmallRig cage Fuji XT2: perfect fit

Mike Kobal Photography – Smallrig XT2 cage clamp fix

News Shooter – Fujinon drop $10,000US off their Cabrio 4K PL Compact Lenses

News Shooter – Fujinon to release the XK6x20 20-120mm T3.5 Cabrio Premier PL Lens in a version without the servo motor for under $10K

SmallRig – 15mm Rods – 1/4″

SmallRig – SMALLRIG HDMI Cable Clamp for Fujifilm X-T2 Cage 1949

SmallRig – SMALLRIG Fuji X-T2 Cage for Fujifilm X-T2 Camera 1881

SmallRig – SMALLRIG X-T2 Cage for Fujifilm X-T2/X-T1 Camera 1888

Untitled: Stories of Creativity, Innovation, Success – How to Make the X-T2 a Credible Filmmaking Camera, A Letter to Fujifilm from Paul Leeming

Untitled: Stories of Creativity, Innovation, Success – LockCircle Announces Innovative First Cage for Fujifilm X-T2, Excludes Vertical Power Booster Grip

Untitled: Stories of Creativity, Innovation, Success – Now Surfacing: The Long-Awaited Fujinon MK 18-55mm and 50-135mm T2.9 Cinema Lenses – E-Mount Now, X-Mount Later

SmallRig Releases Two Custom Cages for Fujifilm X-T2, With & Without Vertical Power Booster Grip Not one but two new cages for the Fujifilm X-T2 camera have been released by SmallRig…

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