After leaking some X-Pro2 specs 2 days ago, I immediatly contacted our Top Trusted Japanese source and asked about the 273 AF points, the Noise Reduction improvement, the new “Grain Effect” and a lot more.
Well, the Japanese source thought that the best way to answer all these question would be to share plenty of images of the Fujifilm X-Pro2 Menu.
So here I’m now, downloading them at wetransfer. I’ll share them all as soon as I can.
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Your ‘top’ secret source sounds more like being a product marketing manager 😉
right… and it’s the same source, who told us all back in October, that the X-Pro2 will come on Janauary 15, causing a major loss for Fujifilm on the biggest X-T1 sale ever, because after the rumor everybody waited for the X-Pro2.
Bad for Fujifilm, good for you, the customers, because thanks to the rumors of this (and other) sources, you could make a better decision if to grab the discounted Fuji gear or wait for the X-Pro2.
There were some very good X-Pro 1 deals though.
Basically buy 2 lenses and get the camera for free.
I am not sure to buy X-Pro 2.
It looks very sweet, but at 1700 to 1800 euros the price seems pretty steep for an APS-C sized camera and everything else you can get within that price range. Personally I think the sweetspot for this camera (body only) is about 1500 euros.
It better be good!
Do you have some information about its hybrid EVF?
for the HVF just look at the one of the X100T
I hope that’s a joke cause I see this “Pro” word written in the name of the camera and the EVF part of the HVF on the X100T can be all right for the X100T but would be a major failure on the X-Pro2. Just saying…
I guess Patrick is saying that the X-Pro2 will inherit the basic feature of OVF/EVF + live preview in OVF mode from the X100T.
I agree with you that the specs of the EVF itself need to be better than the specs of the X-T1 in order to stay competitive, and I’m sure they’ve made sure it will.
Thanks for getting the point, sidtw. A top notch performance in the EVF part is what is expected on the flagship camera of the system! So at least same resolution and magnification that the one in the X-T1 if not better. Probably this new camera will be on the market for 3-4 years from now…
I don’t think you realise how hard it is to get all of this into a viewfinder with different magnifications at this size and how much this thing costs to manufacture? (tipp: it’s more than some Fuji cameras sell for!)
Hey, who has started all the OVF/EVF switch-me game ! 🙂 They’ve teased us, our expectation’s gone crazy, now they need to deliver! What do I know how difficult it is to manufacture this thing. The only thing I need to figure out is how to get the money to buy it!!
take the Pro1 HVF, put in the electronic part of the X100T, put on top improvements to the electronic range finder and probably a new UI and there you go.
I know many people would love the OVF to work from 10mm to 140mm, but that is just not possible in such a tiny body (yes, for a OVF that body is really small).
If I had to guess we will see the same 18-60mm OVF, but with improvements as soon as you leave this area.
I have to disagree. From a marketing viewpoint, the info on the X-Pro2 was leaked at the right time, as it kept FUJIFILM in the “news”, so to say. I mean, the X-T1 is already, what, three years old; the X-T10 is a nifty camera, but no ground-breaker; the X-E2 is ancient; and the X-Pro1 just simply triassic. They had to keep themselves in the news and leaked rumours is the best way. Plus they had to have a reason for dumping the stock of X-Pro1’s at cost just before Christmas. Perfectly planned, in my opinion.
X-T1 three years old or are you being sarcastic? 🙂 It was announced less than 24 months ago on January 28th 2014? I agree with what you’re saying though, it kept the brand conversation going even without official announcements etc.
I’m curious, how does your date look like on your pc right now? 🙂
Haha yep just corrected! 😀
Not sarcastic; just that my X-T1 looks worse for wear than my EOS 30D did after five years of use, so I figured it must be at least 3 years old. Bit of an eye-opener, I must say.
we’re going to know it all about the camera, everything but…the sensor! 🙂
Patrick have you any news on a pure monochrom version.??
no news, sorry
Any news on a release date for that 120mm macro lens?
no 🙁
I know everyone is just waiting for the new sensor (to bash it), but the/one of the most interesting things about this camera is it’s processor 😉
The sensor in the just announced D500 looks new. Perhaps that is the same Sony sensor that is going into the new X-Pro 2. To quote the movie Jango Unchained “You had my interest……now you have my attention”
20MP vs 24MP?
close enough 😛
The technology can be the same even if the number of pixels is different. Especially with such small differences, sensors are probably defined less by the number of pixels as by the materials, the circuitry, the manufacturing process, etc. (And the size, of course. But when it comes to what makes for a “newer sensor technology,” area and pixel pitch are largely irrelevant: that’s old tech.)