And here it is again, in all his beauty: the Fujifilm X100T.
Don’t forget, the Fujifilm X100T should be announced the 10th of September (probably along with the other rumored X-gear). Normally Fujifilm announces its gear early in the morning London time (around midnight in New York). There will be an intese live blogging session, where I will collect everything worth to be shared and that you should know about the new Fuji gear. Follow FR also via facebook, google+, RSS-feed and twitter.
And here is the back of the X100T
via digicame-info
X100T rumored specs list
(TS= trusted source / NeS =New Source / AS = Anonymous Source / SRP = source who was right in the past, but not yet trusted / ORS = other rumor sites / ASwN = anonymous source with nick-name)
– Announcement September 10 (TS)
– 16MP X-Trans sensor (TS)
– Name: Fujifilm X100T (TS + NeS + leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
– APS-C (ORS)
– NO Tilt Screen (SRP)
– 1.04 dot 3-inch LCD screen (ASwN)
– 23mm lens, 8 glass elements in 6 groups HTC-EBC coating (SRP)
– Improved HVF with Real-Time Parallax in OVF (NeS + AS)
– new EVF, better than X100S, but not as much as X-T1 (NeS + ORS)
– EVF specs: x0.67 magnification and horizontal apparent field of view of approx. 27°. (TS)
– AF speed of 0.08 sec. (ASwN)
– WiFi with remote control(ASwN)
– electronic shutter (up to 1/32,000 shutter speed), classic chrome film simulation, 7 function buttons (AswN)
– USB charging system & battery charger included (AswN)
– shipping in November (AswN)
digicame-info additional specs
– A manual setting possible Full HD video. Maximum bit rate is 36Mbps
– Highest sensitivity is ISO51200
– EXR Processor II
– Lens aperture ring of F2.1 / 3 step 23mm
– 4-way controller
– The number of possible shots increased to 700 shots by OVF power save function
– Interval timer mode and multiple exposure
– Digital split image focus and peaking
– ND filter built 3EV
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I know whats gonna happen after I buy this to replace my beloved X100….my other half will look at me with a puzzled stare, shake her head (its the same camera no?) and continue to think that I spend too much on photography lol
I put £1 per day away in an old shoe the day I bought my X100 2 years ago, and made it very clear to here indoors it was for my next camera in a couple of years. Add that to £350 on Ebay for the old girl – the X100 that is, not the Mrs – and I can’t wait! Just hope the shop will take all those coins!
Good job you didn’t put the Mrs up on Ebay, you might have some people in uniform knocking on your door, just saying 🙂
The buttons look like the one’s on the xt1 .. Could this mean wr?
That’s what I thought. Didn’t the T in X-T1 mean “tough” for WR?
other than the coating, is the lens the same as X100s? The design looks similar to X100s as well.
not sure if there is an improved coating
Almost certainly the same, otherwise it would break compatibility with the WCL/TCL.
The thing that does puzzle me is how they’ve managed to get an extra stop of sensitivity out of what is the same processor and most likely a similar sensor? I just hope all my existing accessories (thumbgrip, shutterbug, UV filter) still fits ok.
If by “shutterbug” you mean a soft release, it will fit just fine. However, from the look of that back panel it seems that you’ll need a new thumb grip.
They’re likely just pushing the same sensor further, with better algorithms to control the noise. I expect this will be JPG-only, with RAW still fixed to ISO 6400 max.
Sensors don’t usually have ‘sensitivity’ beyond ISO1600, including the X100S. However much they decide to ‘let you’ push it beyond that depends on what they feel is still acceptable and/or pure marketing.
Don’t you read the xpert corner? 😉
I wonder if the new higher ISO will mean they’ll finally allow something more than ISO 6400 for raw files? Let’s hope 😉 I never understood that limitation.
Let’s also hope there are some nice X-T1 firmware goodies coming. I’d be more interested in some nice video improvements, but overall I’m very happy as is anyway.
where are the 7 fn buttons?
Note the lack of markings on the 4-way pad. That accounts for 4 of them right there :).
i see 6 confirmed – 4-way pad, top fn button next to shutter release, bottom left of back display WiFi/Fn. I guess the 7th button is the depressible controller scroller next to the drive button
Maybe viewmode is also a function button.
body seems much more refined than X100/S. Clearer lines. I like!
Oh and… any word of a black version?
this may sound too picky but why isn’t “made in japan” centered? it should be in the middle of that right side for a pleasant view. details do count. it’s a beautiful camera anyway, you’re right patrick.
I fewer it where it is.
I was about to complain that I don’t like it being there at all, but I just noticed that it’s in that location on my X-E1 and it’s apparently never bothered me on that camera before since I’d forgotten it was even there 😀
Oh I LOVE the button layout…nice job!
The strap lugs look wrong, like they were photoshopped in. One is higher than the other.
That’s how the previous x100 and x100s are…………….
Really? I owned two and never realized lol…
yep, it’s true (I never noticed either): http://camerasize.com/compare/#133,395
Pardon me for throwing up in my mouth, but here they go and change the button layout, again, for every fricking iteration.
Hmm the location of the drive button will be problematic for people wanting to use a thumb grip in the hot shoe 🙁
what is that DRIVE button for? If I can’t use my thumb grip then it’ll be a matter waiting afew months for someone to design a new one 🙁
Probably selects single or multiple shots, panorama, multiple exposures.
I’m sure it will be compatible with Fujifilm’s own thumbs up grip they recently released with a limited edition x100s. 😉
The version with a hinge that is designed for the Sony RX-1 may work.
I have the old thumbs up cs ep-2 which has a narrower profile so I’m crossing my finger that the drive button sits below the arm….any specific maker of that sony RX1 grip? Sony or? thx
Indeed. Thankfully I don’t use one 🙂
The upper body plate seem abit simplify compare to the X100/S 🙁
The picture showing the back of the camera is clearly fake. Just take a closer look. The pattern on the top part is not consistent at all. Nice try, but this is photoshop
It’s just a low res JPG that’s been scaled up.
I don’t think so. The leatherette pattern is not “looping” as it should on the right side. Nor the metal on the top plate right next to the drive button.. This is just on that part of the camera and not the entire file
I don’t remember digicame-info ever leaking a fake image. That would surprise me if this was a fake.
That might be true, but I just compared the back photo against a 300x200px photo of a x100s scaled way up and the difference is obvious. The patterns of the top plate and leatherette stay consistent without change in material structure or hard edges. Do the same and you’ll see 😉
Indeed, and down, and compressed, and up again and compressed. They do this to prevent any watermarks from showing up that could identify the leak internally and get him/her fired.
ps. Hell yea it’s photoshop ..
that’s how product photos images are made.
yeah there’s a ‘DAVE’ button bellow shutter speed control wheel 🙂
nice job Dave!
I’m not buying the back photo
It’s free ..
I’ve just bought an X100s a few weeks ago, but for me the new EVF and focus button worth the upgrade.
X100s going on gumtee 🙂
Finally they got rid of the back wheel, and good news the lens is the same, so I can still use the wcl x100.
I really hope I still can use the Thumbs-Up also with the Drive button in that position… if not it could be really bad for the ergonomics of this camera, the TU is such a necessary tool for me.
What about the battery? Is the same as the x100s? I remember a rumor about 700 shoots but I don’t remember if the battery is the same.
shopping time…. or…. wait…. just after I will have sold my x100s and not yet bought the x100t there will be a big kaizen firmware update for the x100s with faster everything & face detection & all what was mentioned on FR previously… my wife will kill me for selling the camera…d’oh…
Could really use more custom settings on x100s. 3 is just not enough. At least as many as we have film settings, so I can assign one to each film.
looks like same d-pad buttons as X-T1. Very bad in my opinion. I think they are ergonomically useless on my X-T1, so if fuji keep turning out the same design, I’ll be selling up.
Wow, is really that bad? I didn’t tried the X-T1 d-pad, but for sure the x100s is super loose and not precise. I’m curious, can you explain what is wrong with this d-pad? Thanks!
recessed so difficult to locate & fiddly to press. Very little tactile feedback – ie you don’t feel a click when they operate. Mine X-T1 is an early one and I understand the later ones are a little better.
Bad news, I need to try this. Anyway, I hope is still better than the x100s wheel pad.
Do you seriously find the d-pad on the X-T1 “ergonomically useless”? I certainly do not find the d-pad on my X-T1 ergonomically useless. A little cumbersome yes but definitely not “ergonomically useless”.
*edit* I forgot to mention that my X-T1 was one in that first wave of shipments with the light leak / squishy button issue. I have yet to get it “fixed” from Fuji
OK maybe not quite useless. But it does slow me down and brings frustration rather than a smile when using what is otherwiue a bloody good camera.
noooo;. that d-pad no…. :/ i own an XT1 and an XPRO1 and the second is nicer to use, and the main and almost only reason are d-pad and buttons in general..
The design looks more sophisticated than previous iterations. I am however confused by the drive button being separated up above. Do people really change the drive menu that often to warrant it being a special location?
Glad they got rid of the awful, cheap feeling, rear wheel which would constantly change your settings.
I am curious if they improved, or did away with, the rocker on the upper right. I always hated that thing. It felt cheap and could’ve been much improved.
The questions then become; can I finally use auto-iso in manual with exposure compensation? Will the EVF have less half-press shutter stuttering than the X-T1 (doubt it)? How much will the AF be improved (I am think it is going to use the same algorithms as the X-T1, but I hope for more)?
Regardings the hw improvement, I’m glad they leaving the gadgetry aspects with this new iteration for a better (even if not yet perfect) version. I don’t know for the drive button, it was there before, just in another position, but I find the new placement a problem with the Thumbs-Up.
For the rest, I’m thinking they can fix many problems via fw update. Probably the AF need a new processor (not only a new algorithm), and I hope this X100T has it. As I hope also they had improved the buffer, which makes the reactivity of the camera right after the shots really slow.
I would bet it has the same processor/algorithms as the X-T1, whether this is good or bad I do not know.
If you look at the listed specs they are the exact same as the X-T1. Everything from the screen, AF speed, Iso sensitivity, even the back buttons, and I would venture a guess the sensor will be the same also.
If I had to guess, they will release this camera then update the firmware for the X-T1. The will be pretty similar, if not exactly the same except for form-factor and EVF vs HVF. I hope I am wrong and we see some significant improvements, but I don’t think so.
Frankly there wasn’t much wrong with X100s, or even the original x100 as a concept. It was just let down by a unrefined and clunky user experience.
Also I have a hunch we will see a tech demo at photokina of the X-Pro2, but nothing more than that.
Well, you are probably right, this let me also think a real funcioning AF-C (about time!). Let’s see…
I hope so and it makes a lot of sense from a manufacturing point of view – the more parts Fuji can reuse between the cameras the lower their costs will be and they can (hopefully) pass some of those savings along to us consumers.
Special location? Have you seen where ‘drive’ is on the X-T1, that is
what i would call a special location! And yea i’d say it’s pretty
important. Not because it has to be used that much, but because it’s a essential part of operation, and should be somewhere obvious. I don’t use the shutter dial as much as i do aperture for example either, but it’s the knowing exactly where and how to get what you need in an instant that makes the whole thing work the way it does.
I am not denying ‘drive’ is an important setting that you want to be accessible. But I don’t know why you would place that specific setting up there. From a design stand-point, if you make a button unique, both in location and design, then it stands out in hierarchy of importance. I just don’t find myself having to access drive fast enough to warrant the placement of a special button. Q menu is more than sufficient for that, and/or a function button.
Drive is also where video and pana live, so it gives those functions a bit of separation from what are now dedicated buttons on the left. I like it
It’s up there because we ‘lost’ the rotating dial that had 4 buttons among which the trashcan, those are now ‘blind’ FN buttons, but since the trashcan needs a clearly identifiable icon it was moved to where the Drive button was, and happens to be below the playback button which is a logical place for the trashcan. Then of course Drive needs a clearly identifiable place as well, and where better than ‘up there’ with the main controls .. because like i said, that’s is what it is, a essential part of operation, and thus warrants a fixed location rather than blind Fn button or the so-called but not really ‘Quick-‘ Menu.
I don’t know why its location is so offending to you, are you such a proud single-shot shooter or what. But if you truly agreed that it’s an important setting then no, anything but a fixed and directly accessible location is NOT sufficient.
Looks like the side flap was made wider. Maybe they moved the sd-card there.
I had been waiting to buy this – but hoped for a tilt screen, so will not be buying it now. With regard to an electronic shutter – my Panasonic GX7 has one, and I love the fact that it is totally silent, but what use is that with a leaf shutter that is so quiet anyway? Or is to do with fast shutter speeds or something?
Me too. I hope it is photoshops that we have now and that the tilt screen will be there. 2 days and we’ll know for sure !
In case you didn’t see this look at an image of the new 16-55 here:
http://ohm-image.net/opinion/photophile/fujifilm-fans-startled-by-new-picture-of-xf-16-55-f/28-r
So, looking at the back of the camera we have the same recessed d-pad and small buttons as on the X-T1, which could mean the X100T is a weather resistant version of the X100s and explain the lack of other improvements… :/ 1 more day to wait
I need a clear answer: Does it have a new designed 23mm F2 lens compared to the X100/X100s or not?
nobody knows for sure but most likely not…
I hope so! I had the x100, sold it for an x100s, which i returned because of a focusing issue.. Really hoping the new x100t has an improved and sharper lens so I can jump back in to the x100 lineup, but probably won’t if its the same old lens which is a bit too soft at f2.
I agree with SEQLAR. I have been monitoring FR diligently for some time now and to date did not get a definite answer to that question. However, Patric from FR did specify that this lens has the same number of elements as x100/x100s lens. Combine that with the fact that its f2.0 at 23mm, and this would suggest it is most likely the exact same lens. But this has not been confirmed by FR as of today.
No it’s the same lens as before. They’re not going to make the just released tele-converter lens obsolete within less than 6 months. It also looks physically identical to the old lens and has the same properties (f2, same number of elements) ergo it’s the same lens.
The top-right part of the back image looks really suspicious and I don’t see why they would waste the space where the RAW button used to be with emptiness. They could easily have placed an additional function button there, same to the left of the drive mode button. I also couldn’t imagine them not improving the AF-S/AF-C/M switch on the side.
Personally, I’m still hoping for a physical ISO dial, a built-in GPS receiver that will not only geotag the photos taken, but also optionally record GPX trail files. Combine that with weather sealing, and a built-in slide-in CTO filter for the built-in flash. If not in this generation, then maybe in the next to make it the perfect travel camera.
Where would a physical ISO dial go? The HVF on the left edge doesn’t leave room for another dial like the center mounted EVF on the X-T1 does.
Good point, but I’m sure there would be options, like a double (two-story, for the lack of a better term) dial like the X-T1 has it, or at least control dials like the aperture and shutterspeed dials on Nikon DSLRs, or another ring around the lens like on some older film cameras. These just come to mind on the top of my head, I’m sure the designers at Fujifilm would be able with something even better.
since you can currently get an X-T1 and the 27mm for $1477, this doesn’t seem like much of a good deal.
Any news about the price in €uros?
Highly doubt it would cost more than the X100S original MSRP, even if it has brand new OVF optics and features. It’s still just an update of the same thing, however useful it may be, no need for extra costs that i can tell.
So no worries, unless you were hoping for it to be cheaper, but that isn’t gonna happen, we’ll have the ‘old’ X100S for that.
No back dial around direction buttons? That’s a pity. I really like it. Wish my X-T1 had one too.
Good riddance, in it’s current form I find it terrible flimsy and weak. Not exactly clicky Canon goodness.
I agree. But I’d rather have this one than no at all. It seriously speeds up my menu navigation.
My guess is the feedback from customers was that they hated the dial, so they got rid of it thinking people hated the concept of a rotary dial rather than the implementation on the X100(s) (even mu Canon Powershot S95 has a nicer rotary dial than my X100, and the S95 doesn’t even remotely compare to the wonderful one on the 5D). Another reason might be weather sealing considerations. But I still don’t believe that rear picture is 100% authentic anyway.
I’m also kind of worried that, since the directional pad is now apparently finally directly used for moving the focus point, where the options that used to be on the directional pad were moved. Some things, like white balance, self-timer, and flash settings, are fine in the Q menu, but macro mode might take too long to access that way.
Though maybe they finally got rid of macro mode completely, giving us the full focus range by default, which would be a very welcome improvement.
the other thing one can imply from the image of the back is that the X-100T would come with the rear D-Pad being used directly to move the focus area, without having to press an AF button first, as all the functions that were originally assigned to the D-Pad (e.g. delete) have been moved to the side. Same thing as for the X30. hoping to see this co,ing as a firmware update for the other X-camera soon, as I find using the AF button first very cumbersome.
I can only hope that they replaced the orange Kinder egg quality pin that holds the battery in place. I know it’s silly, but it has really annoyed me. It’s one of those details that interferes with the overall impression.
Has anything about its look changed except for on the backside of the camera (button layout etc)? On the front I see nothing changed at a first glance.
On the front:
– Larger grip
– Smooth/flat area surrounding the HVF vs the raised border on the original & S models
– Return of the original X100 viewfinder switch
Its minimal, but the microphones used to have a dimple around them; the top plate is similar to the XE2, it lost the little curve around the front of the vertical step up; there was a flattish part on the silver metal above the grip which is now gone; and it looks like the top Fn button is now silver.
They went back to the X100 HVF toggle, based on this render its missing the little printed arrow that sat above the toggle on the previous cameras, hopefully they didn’t also take its focus mode toggle.
The changes are subtle and just like the X30, the X100T looks smoother and more machined; whether that is better is subjective. Part of me wishes they had gone more stylish on the front like the old Pen-F and Nikon SP rangefinders.
The fact it’s still called the X100 makes me think this isn’t the fully fledged sequel we’re hoping for, but rather a slight incremental upgrade. The X-T1 was touted as having amazing AF, but at the end of the day in many comparison tests, it couldn’t compete with the likes of Olympus and the GH4, and there dont seem to be any mind blowing upgrades that make me feel like this is going to improve image quality or anything. I’d like to see image stabilisation, a tilt screen, faster non-electronic shutter, and AF which can truly compete with Olympus, Panasonic or even DSLRs.
I’m afraid you need to wait for several years for the last one.
I think Mike 45450 is right. Valid points and in the worst case the X-series may disappear due to decreasing sales at some point in time. Clients don’t wait ‘several years’ they just switch to another system in 2014 and sell the old stuff on e-bay – it has never been that easy! I personally find Fuji’s progress quite a bit below expectation. This retro-touch story may be fine for a while but it is not a religion of its own and causes already a serious ‘déjà vu’. ‘Again an X100? What’s the difference? Boy, they changed the button layout once again!’ A camera is a tool not a toy and looking at the real technology there are more interesting players around the corner – maybe not offering this sleek 60’s design – but at the end of the day, in an era that almost all computer designed glass offers the a highly comparable IQ, the best sensor wins – it’s the final picture & market support that counts.
I don’t think there will be a mirrorless camera that can compete with DLSR in terms of AF speed soon. Every new mirrorless is a tad faster than the previous one. But they stand nowhere near DSLR: no af area tracking, no usable auto af area detect. So it’s stupid to switch one mirrorless system for the other to get a grasshopper jump progress when it’s still 100 miles to get to DSLR AF performance. I expect it will take several years to release mirrorless with DSLR fast AF.
BTW I expect Panasonic to be the first to release FF mirrorless that will be that fast. Why? Because they see that compact size is not the main advantage of mirrorless. They release almost DSLR size cameras that are great! The second reason is the sensor. Micro 4/3 is too far from FF in IQ. They have more pressure on their IQ than APS-C cameras.
AF is not the only reason why mirrorless is slow. User waits hundreds of miliseconds to see shutter or aperture value change on the screen. Want to travel several stops by 1/3 step? It’s seconds. DSLR does every setting change instantly. That’s where Fuji’s retro design comes into play. Most inportant changes are instant because you don’t watch the screen for them. Everything is engraved. That is why Fuji is faster then other mirrorless in some situations.
Boring Announcement Fuji. X200? FF? maybe in 2015?