Regular FR will know it since a few weeks now, when the Japanese source told me that the black X100S would come at the CES. A couple of days ago Digicame-info confirmed it, and now I’ve got feedback from an anonymous source who says it too: the black X100S will be announced at the CES.
According to another source, drphotorumor, there are no other X-series cameras coming at the CES. As already leaked, there will be some FinePix cameras like the S1, XP70, S9200 and S9400W.
A good reason to look forward to the CES is the XF 56mm f/1.2 lens. Sources told me that the announcement will be on January 6th. The exact time? I don’t know, but Fuji often announced its products at 5AM London Time.
Fuji could also update the roadmap on that day.
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Good news. Do you know Patrick, if this is a limited edition like on the black x100?
Cheers.
No, I don’t know until now, sorry.
Sorry I may miss some information. Do we know the indicative price of 56/1.2?
As soon as I know the price, I’ll immediatly share it with you.
Hey Patrick,
Any news about the new weather sealed Fuji-X? Or will it be announced at the CP+ in February?
Thanks a lot
I think at the CP+ or at a special event later in January. Don’t know exactly… this is another thing I’m working on. For now, I have no announcement date.
Hey Patrick,
Happy New Year!
Any idea if the new weather sealed camera will have a more serious take on video implementation? The constant zooms and dual card slots may be a hint. I don’t need real pro video gear but I need a cam that works well for stills and video and something that can be genuinely used as a video tool – currently they don’t look like they are. The Fuji optical stabilisation with GH3 type specs would be very desirable – I’m probably asking too much.
Cheers!
I need to know the price too. At $999 I will pre-order the moment I see a pre-order link. At $1299 I’ll have to think really hard, it is a lot of money for a lens that covers a crop circle only. If it is above $1299, I wont bother.
pointless for announcement date. everyone knows it is coming. i am still waiting for ultra wide zoom in my hand before i think about this.
Wow, great…charge an extra few hundred dollars just to give us a black version. And meanwhile, it’s tech features are better than the ‘flagship’ XPro1. Thanks, Fuji.
x100s IS the flagship! 😉
Don’t think it’s certain that it would be a Limited Edition. And let’s hope the ‘late’ X-Pro1 successor means they worked really hard to make it even more awesome. 😉
If it’s here before the end of the month, it only took exactly 2 years anyway, which is actually quite a short time for pro-level equipment.
After almost 30 years using Nikon i sold everything a week ago and bought me a new X Pro-1.
Also invested in new glass, the 14mm f2.8, 23mm f1.4 and 35mm f1.4, with the 56mm f1.2 my set is complete.
Can’t wait.
You won’t be sorry, many have done the same!
I feel sorry for you…it must have been a mediocre Nikon stuff you used to own, obviously not something you should have shot with in the first place.
When it gets announced at CES, does that necessarily mean that it will instantly be for sale, e.g., the x100s black version. I do hope that they do not jack up the price…I dont think that they did this with the xe 1 or was it 2, did they?
Great news on the 56mm f/1.2.
If the performance of the 23mm & 35mm primes is any indication, i am expecting the 56mm to be tops. Looking forward to the announcement and its availability.
Thanks, Fuji-sans.
Best regards,
kap
Very interesting. Pana is going to introduce Leica Nocticron 42.5/1.2. With Leica standard, I don’t think 56/1.2 can compete against Leica Nocticron. Anyway let’s see.
While both lenses will cover a comparble FOV on their respective sensors the Leica f1.2 will be for m4/3 so it’s effective wide open DOF will be f2.4. The Fuji 56 will be equivalent to an f1.8. No denying that no matter what Leica does.
Uh, let’s remember that m4/3 Leica lenses are not the same quality as their FF M lenses.
No weather sealed X at CES ?
apparently not… it will come later in January or at the CP+ at the beginning of February
Boring…
Troll.
Wide angle lens is in general much harder to make due to flares, distortion, etc. Given the well-received 14mm & 23mm primes as well as the standard 35mm, I am confident that the 56mm 1.2 will be better and it should. It’s just a matter of how much they will charge it. I hope it’s < $1200.
It must be weather sealed for me to consider.
Will there be any difference between the current x100s and upcoming black x100s performance wise? I am so eager to know if there is any!
Nope. Just color and possibly price. Same for the X100 black
Can somebody explain, why the Fuji lenses are so expensive in Germany? If this French web shop would deliver the XF23 for 700 € to Germany it had been a long time ago I had ordered it… I am afraid the situation will be the same with the newer lenses?
Perhaps you need to consider why it was so cheap in France … the price in Germany is “normal”.
around 950 € is “normal” for this lens? What is the definition of normal? Think at 950 € in Deutsche Mark? My ZEISS CONTAX lenses had not been that expensive and they had not been the cheapest one in former times.
1900,– DM … for an APS-C lens that only works on Fuji mount and likely to have poor resale value a few years down the road … for that kind of money better of with Leica IMO, or your Zeiss.
But 900€ is “normal” for Germany.
and I should say, 700 is not much better …
in a globalized market (or even European market), I am little bit surprised about the difference and I got the impression that there is an attempt to keep the prices in Germany high – but this not specific to Fuji only.
Yes 700 € is much money but these are regions where I as a “normal” user can more easily afford such a lens.
Even with this high aperture I would expect that if a company want to sell higher quantities that the price should be around 500 to 600 € to be really attractive for those who take pictures for fun not for a living.
Problem with the “old” lenses is the weight, the combination of 90mm Sumicron with adapter is a heavy one, so you think twice to put that in the bag.
You need to look beyond amazon. 😉
http://www.top-foto.de/item.php?id=FUJAF2314XF
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Perhaps some “insight” what you get in fact for that money…
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/12/assumptions-expectations-and-plastic-mounts
You need to think outside Germany. And pickup outside Germany. I live in both CH and USA. When I shot Nikon, prices were generally the same, sometimes lower in CH.
Its a global market until you get to Germany where the reluctance of consumers to cross shop or use the web have allowed retailers to charge whatever they like. France and CH have changed. Italy appears to get the picture. Not so for myopic German consumers who still pay the highest price for German cars, have the longest waiting periods and the worst service.
I rather have a 90mm 1.4 IS but I’m only dreaming. 😀
“I rather have a 90mm 1.4 IS”
How big is your bag?
Yes, you’re dreaming, my friend.
For me the 56 mm is too short. What I think most people would gladly buy would be an 85 – 90 mm f 1.4 or f 2. This would equate to a 135 mm telephoto in 35 mm film format. Years ago when you bought your first Nikon or Canon that came with a 50 mm “normal” lens and then the first other lens you saved up for was a mild telephoto “portrait” lens and most people I knew always got a 135 mm. The 85 mm or 105 mm was bought later on. I’ve been doing voo-doo chants for Fuji to come out with an 85 – 90 mm. I’m sure that I’m not the only one that wants this focal length. Keep your fingers crossed.
Regards,
F William Baker
Dallas, Texas
yes I would second that… I bought an adapter for my 90mm f2 Leica R Sumicron I inherited some time ago to fill that gap. Kind regards
I would love a 90mm f/2R too, but I am also excited about the 56mm f/1.2R. Although I pefer fast primes, perhaps the 50 – 140mm f/2.8 will be great as well. Fuji has been doing a great job with their lenses so far.
+1
56mm is what it is; I like it on APS-C for loose heads n’ shoulders portraits, and a f/1.4 has been my go-to for party photos of people. That said, I also enjoy tight portraits or more breathing room from my subject, for which I now use an adapted Pentax 77mm f/1.8 (it’s so small and wonderful), so I also want a Fuji 90mm f/2, as I appreciate AF and auto aperture close down. I could make do with an 85mm f/2 if I had to 🙂
I Just got back from a trip to San Francisco, shooting with the X-Pro 1, the 23mm f/1.4R, 35mm f/1.4R, and the 60mm f/2.4R, and I am convinced that I don’t need full frame – the image quality is outstanding, and the size is perfect, in my opinion. I would be more excited about an X-Pro 2 with an organic sensor than a full frame version. If they design the 50-140mm f/2.8 very well and it is sharp, add a very sharp long telephoto (300mm or 400mm), and the 56mm turns out to be very sharp and well designed like the 23mm, the X-series will be nearly perfect for me.
That’s exactly my feeling. Whan I see the quality out of the X-Pro1, I don’t see any reason to go Full Frame for thoses mirorless camera. Especially considering the fact that FF image circle will require much bigger lenses (unless full manual like leica).
Again, the sole request I would have is mecanical focusing gearing with AF override. I don’t like the focus by wire when using MF.
If is sharp like 23mm f/1.4R of the 56mm 1.2 and the price 900 €
I will by this lens
XF 56 mm f1.2 = 1600 $
LOL, not even close.
No info, just common sense, but if the price of the 56mm 1.2 is over 1200 USD I can’t really see too many people buying it, and since an 85mm equivalent is a must have for any lens system, I’d say that they’ll keep it around 1000-1100 USD.
sounds good Adrian, however, typically, these magic 1.2 numbers are the ticket for a company to charge a lot.
Define “a lot”!
That sound more realistic.
I am praying by some miracle that they decide to slightly upgrade the black X100S by adding wifi and the same phase+contrast AF from the X-E2. It would certainly make the extra premium they will most likely add to the price easier to digest.
I don’t see why people are talking about a $1200 price tag like it’s ok. That is very expensive for what it is. Yes it’s 1.2, but still…
You get more light that’s for certain, but if shallow Dof is what you’re after the $500 nikon 1.8 is the same as a 1.2 on crop sensor cameras. Not to mention it’s actually rather light.
I’m all about high quality lenses(my nikon kit is quite expensive) but they need to be worth it and if this lens is over 1k I don’t much see the value in it.
this will make 60mm f/2.4 even cheaper 😉 although I do understand that some need that shallow DoF f/1.2 offers, for portraiture I’d say f/2.4 is more than enough and 60mm one is very sharp wide open from the samples I’ve seen