I’ve read with interest all your comments about the leaked X-A1 image here. Some say it’s a fake, other believe it’s true. Now, here is the whole story:
In the mid of August Keitaro (General Manager for Middle East of Fujifilm Electronic Image Decision) visited South Africa. On the 14 of August he had a meeting with Marc Sweeney. In this occasion the Fuji manager showed him the X-A1. Marc took an image of the X-A1 and shared it on his google+ profile here… and this is the image I shared with you here.
That’s all. I got the image, I got the story and I shared it with you. As the image was taken back on August 14 it’s possible that the X-A1 shown here is a dummy and not the final version.
cheers
Patrick
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According to DigitalRev, the X-M1 kinda feels like a dummy as well. 😉 😛
Exactly. I’m disappointed. For $800 you’d think that they could make a camera of a certain kind of alloy. The whole thing is in plastic. Quality build is something important. For that kind of money you are better off with one of the NEX cameras or even an m43 like the EPL5 or GF6. $800 for plastic? No thanks Fuji.
Hi, Patrick. I wonder if it is wise to reveal your source as you rely on these so heavily.
It might scare others to come forward in the future…
By the way, I really like FR. It is onde of my regulars when surfing the web. So keep it up!
Giedo
The information was publicly available on the web since August 14th. So it is not really a “secret” source. ^^
Marc isn’t a FR-source.he maybe even doesn’t read fujirumors. The image was spottet by a FR-reader who linked it to me. So there is no problem to tell you where the image comes from. The image is already public and shared on google+
FR-sources know that they can absolutely trust me.
So the “General Manager of Fujifilm Electronic Image Decision” will be visiting South Africa monthly… to establish a stronger awareness and build the Fujifilm brand.
Uhuh…
General Manager for Middle East…
I couldn’t give a rats about the source. It’s all hearsay. Unless you have solid news on the X-Pro 2 or XE-2. Now that’s a different kettle of fish!
‘hearsay’ is (but I’m no native speaker) synonymous to ‘rumor’. As such you would expect to see a lot of that here…
XPro2 will have the following: 24 Mega-Pixel, XTrans (still), APS-C (still), improved sensor sensitivity (+1EV), PDAF focus support (see x100s for what that means), higher res EVF/OVF, electronic trigger support, same basic form with a few revised buttons (see x100s for complete lack of inspiration to be expected), battery life will be marginally shorter, write speeds will be marginally faster.
It will be announced January 2014 and available around mid March.
Basically the same camera, some will upgrade, some will not.
Nice guess! 🙂
I don’t think so…
I do.
Many speculators out there.
Neither do I.
Fuji is fairly predictable, they make a “corner stone” platform and adapt that to various price points and styles. To have any chance of getting upgrade purchasers they need the spec’s I listed … otherwise there is just no point in making a new model of either camera.
That’s not a guess, its basic reality.
So when it comes to E1 and XP1 replacement the only real questions are do they:
1/ Merge them to a single model?
2/ Make the Pro more Pro so that it can compete against Sony/Oly/Pana?
3/ Introduce a new “Corner Stone” FF system.
And there ya have it folks. Tim said it so it must be true. No need to wonder anymore. There’s your answer. Now if he’d just post some pics of the XP2 in a white body we’d be all set.
Change the website to fujifacts.com anytime.
“Fuji is fairly predictable, they make a “corner stone” platform and adapt that to various price points and styles.”
Well, that’s not just about Fuji. Almost every Canon, Nikon DSLR and Sony Nex of the last 5-8 years was pretty much predictable. Your “prediction” just applies what companies have done in the last 10 years to the Fuji X. No big deal.
So far, the Fuji X evolution had the X100, X-Pro1 and X-E1 which were pretty unique in their own way. Thee X100s and the X-M1 were predictable, even the X-A1 is the next (last) step down for those who want a camera with interchangeable XF lenses.
It may however also be a test balloon for Fuji to check how well the market accepts or wants X cameras without the X-Trans sensor. Not everybody likes this technology and it’s downsides.
So here is my prediction anyway: The X-Trans tech will dissappear from Fuji cameras in the next 3-4 years. The X-Pro2/E2 will still have it, the one after probably not. In the same time they will not release a FF X camera. And the next X-Pro2/ X-E2 will not have 24, but only 20MP.
Let’s see who wins…
The X-A1 is not a rumour anymore, it’s real. The camera was shown to a number of people around SA. The only rumour is the exact specs. As some, who saw the camera, said the sensor would be identical to X-M1 and on FR it is said to be different. I guess we will see.
I’m only waiting for the 23 1.4 and 56 1.2 . Now that is exiting news 🙂
Check back for an X-Pert corner article with all the facts and plenty of samples the minute the new camera is officially announced.
Cool, will do. But when is that exactly ? 🙂
Wait and see. 😉
I will be interested again once there are rumours about an X-Pro 2 (if there are significant improvements in the OVF, the sensor (larger or better image quality), shutter lag, and perhaps AF) or when the X-Pro whatever comes out with the organic sensor. until then, I will continue shooting with my X-Pro 1, which is an exceptional camera already.
What if the X-A1 had the same sensor as the Sony A3000? It would be Fujifilm’s bestseller.