FR-reader Luke stumbled on this interesting dpreview thread. The screenshot can found at reddit.com.
Apparently, David Hobby uploaded a set of sample images from the X100T to his Flickr account by mistake. The images have since been removed, as he broke his NDA (non-disclosure agreement) by publishing them.
The name is nothing new for FR-readers. I told you over a month ago that X100T could be the name of the X100S successor. The focal lenght remains 23 (APS-C, according to mirrorlessrumors).
(TS= trusted source / NeS =New Source / AS = Anonymous Source / SRP = source who was right in the past, but not yet trusted)
- X100T (TS + NeS + leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
- 24MP X-Trans sensor (NeS)
- APS-C (ORS)
- faster AF than X100S (NeS)
- tilt screen (NeS)
- new fixed lens (NeS)
- 23mm (leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
- new EVF, better than X100S, but not as much as X-T1 (NeS)
- wider phase detection area (NeS)
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Nice catch, but wish the person saved the picture. We could then confirm 24mp or something else. As it is, it is just the name.
And the sensor size. A 23 mm lens implies that it is going to be APS-C like the previous models, which makes sense since anything else would break compatibility with the TCL/WCL and just make it larger.
And (this is borderline speculation) being dubbed X100T might imply that the body is the same as the X100/X00s. Hopefully I’m wrong and it gets an ISO dial.
Look at this: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4010/4201831696_199624140a_z.jpg
I suggested this 1 month after the original x100 came out, I cant believe Fuji slept so hard on this, its the single most useful type of dial. I loved it on all my old slrs its the most intelligent and minimalist design. Pull up for secondary function and you cant knock it out of position. It doesnt take extra space. No negatives just pure greatness of design.
Wonderful – a wheel like this would be fantastic!
The funky new-era (Cosina) VoiglƤnder Bessa rangefinders cameras (R2A/R3A/R4A) take this cleverness to even greater heights. Namely an ingenious three-in-one dial for shutterspeed and iso selection but also exposure compensation.
This way the exp comp is only really usable in “A” mode though..
see (bottom camera): http://www.cameraquest.com/jpg5/voit%20R4M%20R4A%20a.jpg
Yo anybody wants to do a kickstarter with me where we design a perfect camera? Why wait on other people, we make it open source and everything, internetz > companies.
It wouldn’t be perfect for EVERYBODY so it wouldn’t be the perfect camera.
But the Minolta CLE did it even better with a 4-in-1 dial that included ISO, Shutter, Exposure Comp and the shutter button! The most simplistic and brilliant design.
I dont want an external on/off switch. It works great coupled with the shutter button. I would improve the shutter button on the x100s though by adding a little tactile yet silent click as right now i dont feel enough feedback at the moment the photo is taken, its not satisfying.
Minolta CLE is awesome, especially that dial, using one right now.
i think the iso dial made sense in the film era, when one wouldn’t change it until the end of the film.
nowadays, it would feel too cumbersome to pull up and rotate, quite like that ergonomic mess which the nikon Df is.. imho
i agree though that a move toward the dial config of the x-t1 would be greatly appreciated š
I disagree. Its very quick and you dont change the iso that often. Mine is on auto most of the time and i only switch it in rare occasions.
Interesting. I never use it on Auto (hate auto ISO), and I change it quite a lot. That bloody menu combined with the fact that it shows in the EVF when in EVF mode as opposed to the back screen and the flimsy rotary dial on the navigation pad just drives me crazy whenever I need to react fast and change it by several stops (such as going from outdoor to indoor).
hoppefully and finally, fuji solves the issue and the iso base starts with 100 and shutter speed ends with 1/8000….
No. And no. And that’s a good thing.
Could you explain why not having base 100 ISO and 1/8000 sec. is a good thing?
ISO 100 takes away DR. There would be a possibility to calibrate the sensor to 160, though. And 1/8000s is just 1 stop more. I prefer 3 stops.
DR should be best at 100 ISO with a base ISO 100 sensor. You’re reply concerning the schutter speed I regard as silly.
Fuji’s current sensor is calibrated to ISO 200 (and has a lower hardware ISO, anyway). They won’t throw it away and but another one.
DR is pretty much arbitrary with isoless sensors, you can manufacture almost any amount of DR and keep it constant throughout the full ISO spectrum. That’s why JPEGs with ISO 25600 show the same DR as JPEGs with ISO 200. Old news, this was already demonstrated almost two year ago in my first book on the X-Pro1.
If you think 1/32000s is silly, you don’t have to use it. I am looking forward to it, especially in concert with the XF56mm. Hopefully, there won’t be any practical rolling shutter issues. Electronic shutter is the future (just look at Olympus and Panasonic).
As for next year’s sensors, I guess everybody expects a sensor based on the one in the a6000. We’ll see.
Hmm, so you are now saying that the X100t still uses the same 16mb X-Trans sensor?
I hope it doesn’t get an ISO dial, That is the single biggest flaw of the X-T1. You cant incorporate ISO settings in your C1-C7 menu presets with ISO on a dial
All you need is a Setting on the ISO dial that allows using Menus or “Soft” dials similar to the “T” setting on the X-T1 shutterspeed dial to set the value. Best of both worlds for whatever workflow suits the photographer best. Personally changing ISO is the one thing that causes me the most missed shots on my X100 (well, that and AF of course).
Or maybe it is will be a X-T1 body with a fixed 23mm lens, implying this with the ‘T’ in the name. We will see.
And that 23mm remains the focal length. I would’ve been surprised if they changed it though.
I guess that’s why my Flickr default upload setting is “Private”. š
but can you still share a bit of rumor with us?
I’d love to, but sadly, I’m in the fact business. š
Fixed 23mm, fixed f/5.6 aperture, maximum ISO 640, ISO 800 & 1600 extended!
haha very good š
23mm. That pretty much confirms that it’ll be APS-C.
True… What a heartbreaker it is…
Nah, I’m sure he used the new 23mm wide-angle adapter. š
I’m sure a FF camera wouldn’t be part of the X100 line.
I’m sorry, this really doesn’t confirm anything.
Do you really think they’re going to make a fixed lens full frame camera with a 23mm lens? That would make no sense at all.
For full frame it would have to be a 35 or a 50.
Yes!
I wonder how long it will take for a new XT1. Now that they have a 24 mp sensor I’m really not sure I want to buy the XT1 anymore.
X-t1 will be a good backup, i expect Xt2 is a long way off yet.
I was thinking/planning more the other way around š
No need for a X-T2, a X-T1R will do fine. š
OK, so David probably did this:
1. Edited the XMP/EXIF metadata of an X100S file to show “X100T”.
2. Interpolated the image up to 24MP.
3. Sat back and had a laugh.
Maybe, or he actually posted 4 pictures with the X100T and 1 with an X-E2 by mistake and deleted them right away not to get into legal troubles.
I won’t be posting the pictures, but you can be certain they were on Flickr for a very short period of time.
David Hobby is a great photographer, educator and taste maker. I’m looking forward to his take on the camera and hoping it is as comprehensive and helpful as his previous YouTube guide to the 100s.
Fuji probably has a marketing budget that’s a tiny fraction of that of Canon and Nikon, but by working with influential and credible pros like Hobby and Arias and field testing, they get incredible R.O.I.
Fuji has one smart marketing and product team. Everybody benefits. Especially end users.
The smart marketing and product teams that released cameras with sub-par focusing performance, poor support for more popular raw processing converters, a weatherproof camera with no weatherproof lenses, at very high prices such that it barely appears in the listings of best selling interchangeable lens cameras, promised each model would stay around for a long time only to proliferate as much as anybody, now will engage a skillful taste maker, much as every other camera company does.
It’s raw converters that support cameras, not the other way round.
There are many other choices in camera for you … Be gone and enjoy the competition.
Some valid points. However, from my perspective, Fuji seems to go above and beyond in supporting older cameras with substantial firmware updates. Should things like focus speed have been better at launch? Sure. But I would not want camera models to “stay around for a long time” when improvements are available. Kaizen is continual iterative improvement. I’m comfortable buying an iPhone, a tablet or a laptop knowing that the next model is inevitable in a year and will be a step up. Other mirrorless makers are the same.
Buy a Canon if you want your model to hang around for 4-5 years. That’s a valid choice. Personally, I prefer to see constant improvement but know that the camera I own can still serve me well even when it is eclipsed by something shinier.
Cameras are no longer mechanical machines that can last for decades. Lenses are more long term.
But I agree that it would be great if the recent Fuji primes were weather sealed, and wish that the entire line would go in that direction, both in lenses and bodies. These are enthusiast and pro quality street and travel companions.
When I look at Fuji I see a manufacturer that seems to have a very specific target audience and is sticking to a lens lineup and series of bodies to serve it. I look at Sony and see wild, falling innovation that is fun to watch, but doesn’t foster confidence in a longterm relationship. Nikon and Canon are trying to maintain the status quo that has served them so well, and will only innovate when forced to do so. Sony is targeting them, but has a long way to go, with a giant payout if successful. Fuji is targeting Leica and making a lot more progress, I believe.
Super serving an enthusiast niche with premium products at higher margins worked well for Apple for many years. That seems to be what Fuji is doing with the retro inspired models, while testing the waters, looking for a mass product. That’s what the XM, XT, and XS cameras are, I believe. XT isn’t an iPhone level hit, obviously, but broadens the range to a new customer — it looks like a DSLR for a reason. I just hope they never stray too far from the rangefinder roots of the X100s and XPro.
Agreed 100%.
I can’t wait for this iteration of the X100S…the X100S is my most loved camera. If the EVF and the AF are on par with the X-T1 and nothing else has changed, it will be my desert island camera for the rest of my life.
Cool Iād missed the solar panel in the EXIF
data!
What I want to know is what that app was that that showed the EXIF data in that format. Looks nice
flickr?
Duh.. That would make sense, thanks.
It’s the flickr app for iPhone.
I still think that the update will be minimal and it’s not really a successor of x100s but rather a small upgrade in waterproofing and possibly better viewfinder but no new 24mp sensor…
Call me a cynic, but what better marketing stunt is there than “accidentally” leak some stuff and then “quickly” remove it – after it has been seen by a bunch of people. Now I am NOT saying that this happened, just what if?
The unscrupulous might even load up some edited exif images to a sight, for a laugh. I wouldn’t dream of doing this, but there are people…
The continuous “leaks” from Apple, for example, are rather suggestive, at least to me.
‘nuf said š