Just yesterday FR-reader Sinjun asked in the comments when the December X-T1 firmware update will become available? Beginning of December, middle, end of December? Well, today a trusted source told me it will be mid-December.
So, if there are no last-minute changes, we can be pretty confident that X-T1 shooters will get the new firmware right in time for X-mas… and a silent electronic shutter could be very useful on that days (along with all the other improvements that you already know will come).
The source also confirmed that there will be a firmware for the X-E2 as well (but I don’t know if on the same date as the X-T1 firmware… I will contact the source and ask more information about it).
There is still a lot to check: will the X-E2 get Classic Chrome & the electronic shutter? Will the X-E1 and X-PRO1 be updated too? The Fujifilm X100S will also be updated, but with which features? Lot’s of questions that I will hopefully soon be able to answer.
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Any information about new X-E1 firmware?
no, but I just dropped a email to the source and asked about the X-E1/X-PRO1 firmware… as soon as I get an answer, I’ll post an update
Hi Patrick,
could you ask your sources also about new FW for the X100/X100s?
Thanks!
done
Thanks Patrick!
While XT-1 users are waiting…. Why not install X-T1 Graphite Silver Edition firmware that has most but not all December firmware updates into your X-T1? Would GS Edition firmware be compatible and, if so, where can it be accessed to download?
It’s not available for download.
Got confirmation from Fuji related photographer – X-E2 firmware (with wifi remote shoot) coming december.
yes, the remote control is the only thing I’m (almost) sure about.
Early or late December ?
Sorry, dont know
Surely classic chrome as well. Otherwise I’ll throw my xe2 out if the window and go screaming naked and throw baked beans at the fuji hq
I don’t know why Fuji would neglect the XE2’s FW update. It is one of the newest models.
I hope, they don’t forget X-M1 Firmware update.
As an owner of the X-T1 SG I can say the silent shutter is great, but it also wants you to turn on the shuttersound 😉
Can someone remind me… There was talked about exposure compensation in manual mode but I don’t recall if that was just rumored or if the feature actually made it into the new firmware update.
Exposure compensation in manual mode? Sounds like oxymoron.
haha, I was just thinking the same! exposure compensation for manual?……too funny
I’m surprised to see you, in particular, make this comment, Trenton. EC in manual is highly useful when you’ve locked aperture and shutter but let ISO float. With a low noise sensor, this is a very convenient way to establish the aesthetics of a shot while letting the metering system guide the exposure via ISO. The problem is that without EC in manual mode there is no way to bias the meter when your scene isn’t 18% gray.
Arnold, you have no idea how surprised I am!… seeing comments from a dead man – you know, Arnold Newman, the guy who took a photo for your avatar, has been dead for over 6 years now…
But Internet identities aside, I understand exactly what you mean. Let’s not call it a “manual mode”, since one of your exposure parameters (ISO) are automatically adjusted. Let’s call it… ugh… We need a new naming convention. Back in a film era, we used to have an “aperture priority” and “shutter priority”, and many people still using these names – while employing an auto ISO.
We need a way to differentiate between how many (and which) corners of our exposure triangle are locked, and “whatever priority” convention just doesn’t cut it anymore. “Locked aperture, locked ISO, auto shutter speed” and “Locked aperture, auto ISO, auto shutter speed” should have two different names, not just “aperture priority”.
But no matter what these names gonna be, pretty please (with sugar on top), leave manual alone. Manual is manual, and it means that our exposure does not change unless we change it. Manually.
🙂 Just because you haven’t seen me around you assume that I am dead? I’ve just been hanging with Elvis.
I agree that for many folks “EC in manual mode” is completely non-intuitive—but it is not wrong in a literal sense. To achieve this functionality on almost any capable camera with a mode dial you switch the dial to “manual mode” and employ auto-ISO. Like you, I have struggled to come up with a better shorthand to describe this functionality.
> We need a way to differentiate between how many (and which) corners of our exposure triangle are locked
“Metered P/A/S/M” perhaps? In which at least one of aperture, shutter speed or read out gain (Ie ISO) is automatic set by some useful heuristic based on the metering. The effect of exposure compensation is to bias the metering, after all.
“Unmetered manual” would then be the operational mode where the metering is ignored completely. In this case, letting the exp compensation wheel be used to fine tune the ISO value might be useful anyways..
I don’t like the idea of “metered whatever”. There’s no way (or reason) to completely disable metering on modern digital cameras, it’s always on. In full manual it works more like a “jfyi” display, but it’s enabled nevertheless. And a P mode is kinda obsolete too, as we can go P with or without auto ISO.
More precise and professional way, in my opinion, is to describe what’s locked or not in our exposure triangle (marking ISO as I). For example:
– Manual SI = old fashion shutter priority.
– Auto AI = shutter priority with auto ISO.
– Manual AI = old fashion aperture priority.
– Manual A = aperture priority with auto ISO, perhaps the most popular mode among X shooters.
Etc, etc… Hope you get the idea.
I hope Fuji adds this. I use it a lot on my Nikon setup,
Any word on XT1 direct printing to Instax Share SP1?
and so the firmware for the XT-1 will def include the high speed shutter? Anything else for certain that is worthwhile getting excited over?
any hope for the electronic shutter + classic chrome in the good “old” x100s?
Classic chrome at the very least for the X100S would be great. Electronic shutter would be amazing.
Disappointed,
Still no “Time Travel Mode” with Fuji X-T1??? I was hoping at least for a “Fix a Flat” tool fw upgraded X100S…
I don’t expect anymore improvements via firmware upgrades for the X-Pro 1, nor should I, as the camera is nearly 3 years old.
However, I strongly believe that Fuji should stop neglecting the need for their own bare-bones raw converter or the ability to convert the files to 16-bit TIFF in-camera. They keep focusing on and marketing their film simulations, but compel us to convert our files to jpeg, or shoot in Jpeg, to use them, which is not optimal.
If they had their own bare-bones raw converter, they could add, for instance, classic crome via an update, providing access to all Fuji users. However, if they want to use it as a marketing tool, they can just add it to some cameras via a firmware update, as they are planning to do. But, since that is limited to jpeg shooters and those who use the in-camera converter (which is very good, but not optimal because you have to save it as a lossy jpeg), this feature will likely not be used by most, which is a shame and a very weak marketing tool – which, to me, is a sign that they are not very smart.
Since they introduced the X-Pro 1, they have marketed these cameras as having exceptional image quality. However, they keep ignoring the need for an optimal raw converter for their unique sensor, which has prevented us from getting the most out of these files.
Perhaps Fuji doesn’t really care about this issue, and thinks jpegs are sufficient – who knows. But, since their jpegs have gotten worse since the X100s/X-E2, the first generation cameras (X-Pro 1s/X-E1), in this sense, have the best output (using the jpegs or in-camera converter), which makes no sense – i am not going to upgrade my camera for features, if it results in a step backwards in output. My friend bought the X-e2 and the X-T1, but has reverted back to the X-Pro 1 because he prefers its output, which is a sign that Fuji needs to take this seriously.
With all of the effort they have put into improving X-Series cameras in terms of features and functionality (which they have done a great job of: the X-T1 and X-T1T are undoubtedly great cameras), they need to focus on output.
I would upgrade to an X-T1T or preferably to the X-Pro 2 even if they just provided us with the ability to convert the files to 16-bit TIFF in-camera, which should be very easy. Without that option or a bare bones raw converter, I don’t think I will buy either, as I am not willing to accept the compromise.
I sold Fuji gear because they are ignoring most users needs they asked for – better Raw converter, conversion to TIFF instead losy jpegs, fixing smearing, high iso plastic images, magneta caste, watercolor effect, bringing NR Off, 1″ sensor to X30, 24MP sensor to X-100T. I do not see a future with company that put most effords on marketing – they bitten all companies in hype. Kaizen actually means – “we will give you only what we want to give you, not what you need and we will imput you that it was what you needed”. They brought some improvements via firmware to older cameras that cameras of other companies have already had from their release. I wanted to stay with Fuji but overall they bring just minor improvements in new cameras compared to other makers, and do not fix real cameras issues.
I agree – as much as I love shooting with my X-Pro 1, I can’t ignore the fact that they have neglected the most important thing, which is optimal output, by means of a bare-bones raw converter or the ability to convert the files to 16-bit TIFF in-camera.
I believe that they thought about it and the people whom they consult for advice have told them to leave it to Adobe and other external raw support, which is nonsense, especially with a unique sensor.
Sigma was smart enough to do so, and that is one of the reasons why the output is exceptional at lower ISO settings – the other reason, which is the main reason, is no interpolation.
I think the X30 and X100 sensor issues will reveal themselves in another year or two.
As it stands, the X30 is just fine with the sensor it has — and would not have been worth the investment to completely redesign the camera body and lens for 1″. Having had X10, X20, and (now) X30 I’m satisfied with the X30. Maybe I’m just not afflicted with sensor envy.
I’ll probably hold off on the X100T because it isn’t a large feature increment over my X100S. I’m not convinced that increasing the MPs would have been without offset in other areas.
Plasticity and water colorness haven’t been an issue for me with the X-Pro1, X-T1, or X100S. But then I only use OOC JPEGs for utility work.
OFF control for noise reduction? I agree. I have 3 1/2 noise reduction plugin options through PhotoShop. I’d rather use one of those to take a whack at noise.
Fuji could even approach one of the smaller software developers (PictureCode comes to mind) to build a converter for them. The free version could be pretty basic, with the option to upgrade to the full product. (Must be BOTH Win and Mac.)
Maybe x100s will get new x100t’s af algoriths?
I hope so, very much!
I don’t understand the delay for the XT1, the newer model is the same hardware underneath the colour changes so why is there a delay getting the firmware out for the black edition?
Only reason I can think of is sales.
God, how much I want a firmware update for my X-Pro1!!! The “flagship” (it was) has been forgotten for too long time!
Fuji will have to put all their skills and ideas into the firmwares improvements and X-Pro2. With the annoucement of the Sony A7 mk2 yesterday, the competition is getting extremely fierce on mirrorless high-end cameras! And that last Sony release is all of a sudden making many cameras look a bit underwhelming… Big threat to the X-T1!