There is now a new Fuji interview at DC.watch. And again instead of telling us what’s coming they tell us what’s not 🙂
Medium and Full Frame cameras are not on their roadmap. And also organic sensor development is slower than expected and not coming in any near future.
Focus will as expected on new Fuji X Trans APS-C sensor development with increased Megapixel numbers.
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Well, bad news, Mr. Toshihisa, I wouldn’t like to be in your place. Fuji is focussing so much on that ‘more serious’ market, because after the collapse of the compact camera sales it’s the only niche where growth might be possible. Where are we now… a range of beautiful cameras but built on a soon 5 years old sensor? In the best case we’ve to welcome in the X-series the also ‘already long time known’ Sony 24MP sensor in so many brands/models with this same problematic X-trans CFA concept. Fuji is getting more and more like a small sports-car manufacturer unable to make a real powerful engine available for their models… because the real knowledge to do isn’t just there. A complete technological standstill at Fuji and I wouldn’t even be surprised that even the next X-Pro2 will get another version of the 16MP concept with some X100T features. The reality is, Mr. Toshihisa, 3 different Sony A7s, very valid cameras, the MKII with a much more advanced AF & IS, soon a ‘real’ professional A9 50MP and Canon & Nikon also entering the MLIC arena, they are likely not going to start with an ‘old’ 16MP camera-range. Oh yes, also Samsung is around the corner. Just developing good glass alone won’t be enough to secure a bright future for the X-series and the most recent price-drops in many shops frighten me.
If Fuji keeps using such stagnated sensor tech then they’ll become the new Canon. or worse, they’ll hit the same bottleneck as Panasonic and Olympus
I got enough pixels, How about a decent strap.
The critical flaw at Fujifilm was not designing a mount that could be used for both crop and full frame in the first place….they are stuck…when they go to 24mpix their ISO capabilities will take a hit … And image quality at the crop sensor has reached its limit without a change in technology….physics is physics….
Fuji has to build their lens Lineup and is working on that. Fuji has many Fans but they dont sell much cameras compared to Canon/Nikon. Its better to have one system with a proper lens selection than having two system competing against each other. There are people that like Fuji and buy fuji, but you wont get double the costumer base by expanding to FF. Look at Sony, having 15 diffrent bodys and only a few lenses for each system.
Looking at the “old” seonsor” just go to dxo mark and compare a 7 year old nikon d90 against a d7100. the diffrence is about 20% better ratings low light iso only. dynamic range and colour depth is almost the same. so what do you expect gettin a new sensor? things that have a much bigger impact are features like autofocus, tiltable screen etc. fuji is working on that an the autofocus of the x-t1 is good. a really nice feature would be ibis. imho ibis >>> new sensor.