Here are the facts:
– 339 blog posts written (alone) so far in 2015
– 61 of them were rumors
– out of 45 verifiable Rumors, 39 were correct (87% hit rate – which actually would have been even higher, if… well, check out the list below)
– emails? I can’t count them… thousands?
Of course, I dream of a 100% hit rate, but I’m afraid that’s not possible. Over the years, hundreds of fake rumors have been send anonymously via rumor box. And no matter how much I work on it, an extremely small fraction of all the fake rumors will probably always make it on FR.
Moreover, here on FujiRumors I also share rumors about products that are still a long way off and Fuji can drop plans on those products (or change the release date) in any moment. So, a rumor that was actually right at the time of sharing, could become wrong, just because Fuji changed plans.
That’s a bit frustrating, and I sometimes think I should simply stop to post very early rumors. But overall I’m very satisfied with 87% correct rumors shared. Sure, the high hit rate won’t stop the permanent shitstorm on FR, but for sure not even a 100% hit rate would. Anyway, I got used to it after all these years ;).
Now, a part from the annoying bug fixes and occasional crashes of the site, the work on FR was mostly exciting (as the launch of the New Fuji X Forum and of the Fair Trade Fuji X Shirts – with over $2600 raised for charity) and I really had fun to dig up rumors about the X-series. I’ll try to keep it up and put my best into the rumors.
So let’s sum up all the rumors shared on FR so far this year (and also those shared in 2014 that still have to be verified), and categorize them according to their reliability.
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HIGH RATING
– Fuji X-PRO2 will come only in to 2016 (shared on June 26 by the same source, who on Jan 13 said it will come late 2015)
– Fuji X-PRO2 will be 4K capable
– X-PRO2 will have new processor EXR III (shared on March 10)
– Fujifilm X-PRO2 will have 1/8000 mechanical shutter speed
– X-PRO2 with APS-C sensor
– No more X-PRO1S, all R&D placed into the X-PRO2
– The Fuji X-PRO2 will be weather sealed
– Fujifilm will launch the Fujifilm X70, little sister of the X100 series… with a NEW LENS!
MEDIUM RATING
– Fujifilm is forging a MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA
– Fujifilm plans a Super Fast F/1.0 lens around 30mm
– Fujifilm plans a super fast XF 33mmF1.0 lens
– X-PRO2 Sync Speed faster than 1/180th
– X-PRO2 with 24MP
– Fuji Flash made with METZ, ABC grouping, off shoe TTL (I’ve got feedback that the Metz insolvency force Fuji to change plans and to look for other partners).
– Fujifilm X-T2 coming pretty soon after the Fujfilm X-PRO2
– Fujifilm X-E2 Firmware Update coming in about 6 months (shared in June 2015)
– Sony A7000 APS-C sensor with BSI and 24 or about 30 MP, 4K, Phase detection pixels covering the whole sensor area
LOW RATING
– Fujifilm X-PRO2 coming “late 2015“ (rumor shared on January 13 2014. Probably right at the time of sharing, but Fuji delayed the release to 2016)
– X-PRO2 version with bigger sensor ( ≈ 1.3x crop), compatible with existing lenses
– Fuji working on bigger sensor camera. Some XF lenses already able to cover bigger sensor
– X-PRO2: available around “this time next year” with more than 16MP (the rumor was shared in late August 2014 by an anonymous source with nick name)
– X-PRO2 priced about 20% to 30% more expensive than the X-T1
– X-PRO2 will feature a dual SD card slot.
– X-PRO2 with tilt screen
– Sigma is looking at the X-system, but they still have to decide which lenses produce and when to launch them (shared 1 DEZ 2014. I nothing comes within fall, I’ll move it into the wrong rumor section).
THE 2015 CHECK
CORRECT RUMORS IN 2015
1. XF 16-55mm f/2.8 WR to be announced on January 6th
2. XF 16-55 will cost about £900/1000 (price £949)
3. X-A2 with 180° tilt screen for selfies
4. Fujifilm X-A2 to be announced January 15th
5. Fujifilm XQ2 coming January 15th
6. Lensbaby lenses for X-Mount coming this Spring – rumor confirmed by lensbaby at the their forum
7. NEW ROADMAP to be released NEXT WEEK :: will include XF 120mmF2.8 1:1 Macro, 35mmF2, 1.4x teleconverter and 100-400
8. eXtended X-deals :: Save up to $200 on X-cameras and XF-lenses until March 28!
9. SUPER-DEAL on the XF 18-135 starting on April 12 (save $300)
10. XF 16mm to be announced this week: It will weigh 375g, have a filter size of 67mm, a Focus range from 0.15m to ∞ , 13 elements 11 groups, 9 (rounded diaphragm opening) 1/3EV (22 steps).
11. eXtended version: Fuji X-deals will run until May 30… save up to $400
12 New Firmware with Improved AutoFocus for X-T1 coming in May (probably 11th of May – rumor shared in April)
13 Fuji X-T1 Firmware ver. 4.0 to be announced in May but released in June!
14. A New X-camera will be Announced in May
15.Fujifilm X-T10 to be announced Mid-May
16.Fujifilm X-T10 coming late spring/early summer
17. X-T10 announcement May 18
18. Fujifilm X-T10: Body Price between 700 and 800. Kit with 16-50 or 18-55! No dedicated PASM dial.
19. ** FIRST FUJI X-T10 IMAGE LEAKED ** SEE NOW the Worldwide FIRST IMAGE of the Fujifilm X-T10!
20. X-T10: two small dials under the Drive and Shutter dial: One to enable flash, and one to switch to Full Auto Mode (with scene recognition)
21. Top Trusted Source Says: “Get ready for a NEW LENS on May 18th!!!”
22. XF 90mm: Weight 540g, 13 elements 8 groups with 3 extra low dispersion elements. Minimum focus distance of 0.6m. Size: 75mm x105mm.
23. Fujifilm X-T10 and XF90mm to be announced at 01:00 AM New York Time / 06:00 AM London Time
24. The mysterious new entry-level? A cheaper version of the Fujfilm X-T1 coming this year (shared 12 January 2015)
25. Downspec’d Fujifilm X-T1 to be called… Fujifilm X-T10
26. FUJIFILM X-T10 – No weather sealing & smaller EVF
27. Fujifilm X-T10: Some Design Changes over X-T1, SLR shape, Black and Silver version for the same price!
28. Fujifilm X-T10 will have great AF-performance [admin: the great AF performance should be implemented to the X-T1 via firmware udpate]
29. X-T10 no ISO dial, EVF size about the same of X-E2, build in flash, kit lens will be an XC lens
30. Fujifilm X-T10 will feature a Function Dial (CH, CL, BKT…) instead of ISO-Dial
31. XF 90mm will come in July [Correct, expected availablilty in July]
32. Fujifilm X-T1 Better AutoFocus coming in May with Firmware Ver. 4.0
33. X-T10 kit will cost CHF 849. Other EU-countries (not all) will sell body for €699 and kit for €799. [Note: The day before I said the Fuji X-T10 kit will cost €849, but it was an error of mine, because it said CHF and not €. So I corrected it the day after]
34. UK X-T10 & 90mm price: X-T10 body £499 / 16-50 kit £599 / 18-55 kit £799 / 90mm £699
36. Fuji X Flash delayed because of Metz insolvency (confirmed by insiders here)
37. The X-T1 Firmware 4.0 coming on June 25 (read the comments here and you will have it confirmed. The firmware has been delayed later on)
38. X-T1 Firmware 4.0 delayed from June 25 to June 29 [Fujifilm confirmed here release for June 29]
39. New X-deals Coming May 24: $150 price drop on X-T1 and 35mmF1.4 and more.
WRONG RUMORS IN 2015
1. Fujifilm should present a flash system for X series at the CES
2. Lightroom with X-T1 tethered support coming in February (shared 8 January 2015) – NOTE: a plug-in for Adobe tethered shooting was announced in February, but since I said a dedicated Adobe solution will be “released” in February, I consider this a wrong rumor.
3. Next Version of Lightroom will support X-T1 tethered shooting (shared 7 January 2015) – NOTE: a plug-in of Fujifilm was offcially announced on February 26th.
4. X-T1 Firmware 4.0 postponed form June 18 to June 22 (shared June 3) – [NOTE: this rumor has been confirmed on June 7th by a Fujifilm Manager here. But, at the end, what the Manager confirmed is also wrong, since the a trusted sources corrected the manager and said the date is the 25, then 29]
5. Fuji X-T1 Super-Firmware Ver. 4.0 to download on June 18th
6. Fujifilm Flash will come in spring 2015, guide no. 50 and wireless control (I’ve got feedback that the Metz insolvency forced Fuji to change plans, dealy the flash and to look for other partners).
31 Responses
come on fuji.. bring us some LIGHT! (flash)
33mm sounds interesting
87% is a great rate. Thanks for your dedication!
XF 33 mm f 1.0 WR – It will be amazing lens.
+1
Kinda agree. Despite my hatred of carrying bricks strapped to the front of my X-E2. I feel like I would probably carry such a brick everywhere given the FOV and light gathering capability.
The Lomapro 180 is a nicely made flash, all manual but it would be a nice to see it upgraded with TTL. Thoughts . Maybe to big for some?
Not all photographers consider TTL to be an upgrade, just like not all car owners dream of CVT.
How true I have 2 180’s and 2 vivitar 285’s and my car has a clutch but some times working faster with TTL works.
There is a logic behing this. If fuji doesn’t provide it, then users don’t need it, otherwise it’s GAS.
True. But enough also do that it would be nice to have the option. Options are good.
They are indeed. But we already have a TTL system, although half baked and with lots of room for improvement. Problem is, manual flash users are left in the cold: there’s no rear curtain sync, lots of features disable X-sync, etc…
Wireless TTL sounds like a terrific gimmick that consumers love, but let’s fix the basic functionality first.
The most important flash improvement that Fuji could make would be to allow for 2nd curtain sync with off camera strobes. The lack of this feature forces me to lug my Nikons around with my X-T1 and has me considering dumping my Fuji system (and Nikons) for the Sony A7rii. I can’t understand why any camera with any pro aspirations wouldn’t have that function.
X-Pro2 with Sony 28MP BIS sensor but no colour array filter from X-Trans2 + more Fn buttons + Custom modes + AF -2EV sensitivity + higher DR in high iso + sillent shutter + weather sealing – and I will say it was worth waiting for X-Pro2 so long 😉
If the medium format rumor comes true and it will be reasonably priced, that would be very interesting. They should make it with interchangeable lenses though…
The X-Pro 2…I will believe it when I see it. Fuji, however, does need some cameras with a new sensor, as they will not be able to milk the existing sensor any further. Until then, my X-Pro 1 is doing fine, though it is showing a lot of wear.
Any chance they could price their medium format camera at $2500?
Hahahahahaha no.
Well in theory it’s not impossible I think. The X-T1 costs 1300$. Add 200$ for a larger body and another 1000$ for the large sensor. I don’t have any idea what the sensor costs but I can’t imagine it being (a lot) more that 1000 bucks. So it might be possible.
Will they? Of course not! It would have a much lower profit margin than the X-T1 and they’ll likely be aiming for a much higher margin like the other manufacturers. Fuji won’t compete on price, they’ll compete on lens quality and image awesomeness.
IF they do this at all…
That pricing is highly unlikely so I know I’m dreaming yet I would say it is possible just as you said. If Canon was able to sell 6D for $1400, very stripped down medium format camera for under $3k is possible. Althogh $3500 is probably much closer to reality if somehow they can squeeze in under $3K I will definitely buy it.
What is “medium format” anyway? It has more size definitions than a “crop sensor”.
The most popular medium format film was 120/220, which was 60mm tall, and had a variety of widths: 60mm (L) x 45 mm (W) (i.e. 645 format), 60mm x 60mm, 60mm x 90mm.
Most of the digital “medium format” sensors today are around 33mm x 44mm. Even the “Pentax 645” has these dimensions which are nowhere near the “645” medium format.
Heck, “medium format” digital is not that much larger than “full frame” digital at 24mm x 36mm. I don’t see what all the fuss is about.
Keep dreaming. Fuji is NOT going to offer a medium format camera. If I’m wrong, and they do, it’s almost certainly not going to be LESS expensive than an Pentax 645Z. They’re not wizards. They can’t bring costs down further than Pentax already has, and the lenses would still be pricey as well. I hope they would make a MFD camera because the landscape needs more competition, but don’t think it’s going to be some kind of advanced amateur camera like and X100.
No medium format.
You’ve picked the smallest one of the lot, not counting Leica’s S series.
Leica S sensor is 30mm by 40mm. A tad larger yes, but nowhere near as close to 120 medium format film.
is there a rumored price on the 35mm f2?
not for now 🙁
I would love to see Fuji to make a digital version of their GW690 – I love that camera, but I’m sure that even if they made one it would be far out of my price range at least.
I hope they keep the size of the XPro2 – if they make it smaller, the lenses get also bigger in comparison to the body. And I will probably not buy FUJI anymore. All other FUJI camera bodies are too small for my taste.
Lightweight mirrorless digital medium format would be really exciting!
Also read elsewhere saying Fuji is going to use the A7000 sensor for XPro2. I suppose they’ll implant the X-trans into it, but that news suggested Fuji is going to use the sensor directly without X-trans, which definitely offers different colour tone and resolution. Anyone has any ideas on this?
any rumors about next Fuji X Pro1 firmware update?
no 🙁