[UPDATE: The X-T1 has been removed and replaced with the X-E2] FR-reader Eugene Sidorov (website) spottet the name X-T1 at Fuji’s FAQ site here. Thanks a lot Eugene!
Another FR-reader, Iannis, imagined how the X-T1 could look like, according to the rumors and the image leaked yesterday. Here are his two images, one with built in grip and one without.Which one do you like more? Thanks Iannis
Note the ISO-dial on the left site. I like that!
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definitely without the grip!
I sure hope there will be a good grip on it.
How about a firm, sturdy, attachable grip? That will work for everyone.
I’d prefer the second one, i’m more a “thumb” guy than a “grip” guy. But with that design, there wouldn’t be a thumbrest option…
That is my thought too. And I really love my thumb-up to carry on long street shoots
I’m sorry but I really hate this cod SLR aesthetic.
@Pepe: Fuji make plenty of other cameras for you!
I’m perfectly fine with my X-Pro1 which proves to be an amazing modern tool with greatly balanced retro charme. However recent fake SLR trends at Sony, Olympus and now obviously Fuji make me shaking my head.
Aesthetically, I prefer it without a grip, but in the absence of a wind-on lever to hook my thumb around, I think a discreet grip will feel more secure.
I like first one, with the grip, more.
Also dedicated ISO dial is very-very nice!
I will pass this one. Having an EVF in the middle is like disaster. Your nose will smear LCD at all times!!!
I’m with Kenny and Pepe in this
If I had a choice between a larger/better EVF and a nose smeared LCD, I know what I would prefer. LCD’s get smeared if not but one’s nose then by one’s left thumb or fingers – I say it’s a fact of life 🙂
+1
Having EVF in the middle is like the lack of creativity. You will have disgusting and dirty LCD all day long!!!!!!
Nah, no more disaster than the real DSLRs with optical viewfinders. Most people don’t find them a real chore. I certainly don’t. Nothing magical about middle versus left side.
+1
I’m left eyed anyway I smear my screen no matter what!
Viewfinders have been in the middle for years.
Nose smear is going to happen regardless since I’m left-eyed.
I don’t see anyone complaining about the LCD in a DSLR. There’s really no way around this.
This is going to be a great camera (weather sealing is just a tiny part compared to the whole new features). What it also needs is a new ttl flash…in the Speedlight 910 league but smaller and better suited for the Fuji retro design (and also with the X-Pro1 and X-E2). Wireless flash it’s a must for this kind of camera.
+1
hopefully not only an endless dream
From what i’ve read in the manual of the X-E2 (online because I haven’t yet bought the camera) it has a flash command mode so I guess that it will work with every new wireless flash that Fuji will bring in the future…
Can’t agree more! This is my dream – add a small, stylish hotshoe attachment, radio of course, with mechanical controls (groups, modes, power – similar or better to the pocketwizard AC3 controller). Release all future flashes with built in radio receiver (that could be turned off with a switch).
Not a Fuji user yet, this is what I’m waiting for. Oh, and release a good flash. I’m not familiar with the current Fuji flashes, I’d like something as good as the sb-700 (size, features, built quality).
Hello: I am not going to buy any X-Camera until I see the X-Pro2/S. I have an X-E1 and many lenses and really want to buy the up graded X-Pro-1 and use my X-E1 and a second body
I had the XE 1 and i sold it in two monthes.I have now the XE 2 and i am very happy i need a second body Xe2 or Xpro 2 or XT 1 not change lenses
What is the point of implementing EVF in the middle? Need to have 5-AXIS IBIS like olympus?
They don’t need to have that. Lens stabilizers work just fine.
I was under the impression that the primes were not stabilized.
They aren’t, although it isn’t necessarily a requirement for fast glass. Stabilization can certainly help in certain situations but if used incorrectly can also negatively impact image quality.
Would love it if they ditched the lcd
Yeah, there’s smart shooters here. Years of development went into making cameras like the XE1 and even XP1. They moved the hump to the trash. Now we have these great cameras with left justified eye entrance to the viewfinder spots! The idea of going back to center weighted and I don’t mean metering seems like searching for the retro that they worked so hard to get away from.
If they meaning all makers like Fuji, Nikon and Sony like the hump. Make it useful. Put a prism in there and maybe some kind of mirror setup and then maybe even real focusing and an interchangeable port for putting some of that acetate stuff called film that doesn’t have auto iso and now we are talking retro.
I hope I’m not being too sarcastic……
Don’t forget those who are left-eyed.
Deep down I agree with this statement. Fuji is becoming a victim of their own innovation. Everyone got the X100 concept but that does not mean that everything has to go retro.
On the grip I would love Fuji to take a look at what gun manufacturers do. On some of my handguns they come with three interchangeable grips to accommodate different size hands. Another technology Fuji could use is the idea of doing a “melt job” This is the process of rounding the sharp edges like on the Kimber Solo. It looks good, no snags and more comfortable to hold.
I’m becoming increasingly annoyed by the label ‘retro’, which suggests an old-fashioned design for purely aesthetic reasons, of interest only to people who are stuck in some bygone age of manual photography. In my opinion, none of the cameras to which the label has been applied are ‘retro’ in any way; they simply acknowledge the benefit of the traditional layout of the important controls for photography. I’m not interested in retro, but I do like Fuji’s compromise of fantastic image quality along with basic, simple controls. And for now, I’m very interested in something that pushes the ‘basic’ envelope even further. If they can produce a thoroughly modern camera that replicates the experience of using an FM2, I’ll be very, very happy.
Completely agree. Bring it on.
Hear, hear.
edit: Strike retro, replace with “innovative way to incorporate traditional features and layout in a more contemporary form factor” And yes I used an FM2 for about 15 years so that tactual experience is deep in my soul.
No 1/8000 shutter = No buy!
No lighting fast AF and accurate AF tracking = No buy!
No tilt-able LCD = No buy!
You won’t have a new camera anytime soon then.
Are there ANY cameras that meet all of those requirements? (esp. #2)
Sony A99.
By that other picture it seems to have a bigger grip, which I think it’s good. And the best part is that by that picture the hump on top seems to be smaller, it’s way better like that
Follow up announcement
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=653183264725624&set=a.258434347533853.60290.255861124457842&type=1&theater
Those two eyes again, like WALL-E. I don’t get it what is Fuji (Middle East) telling us?
Intergalactic!
Right back to the Eastern Bloc 80s!
http://lewiscollard.com/img/crap/praktica-mtl3.jpeg
Remarkably similar design.
Why did you pick the Practica?
What about all the Nikons, Contaxes, Leicaflex, Fujica, Olympus, Zeiss, Yashica…………?
Because even in the 80s, the Praktica’s stood out for their ‘stripped back’ design
My first SLR was an ME Super and it looked – and felt – a milliion miles from a Praktica
Where’s the X series grips from Fuji?
Regarding the lenses…my guess is that the new XF 18-135 3.5-5.6 R OIS will be the new standard kit lens…It is an XF R and not an XC so it will have premium build and optics (and weather sealing to match the new camera). The only sad thing if this is true is that in terms of light gathering and optics it can’t match the 18-55 f2.8-4 – 55-200 f3.5-4.8 duo and those who will want the best weather sealed lenses will have to wait for the 2.8 zooms which I guess will be expensive (imagine the 12-40f2.8 from Olympus is 1000$, the Fuji counterpart will be around 1300-1400$ for sure considering the bigger sensor to cover)
X-A1, X-M1, X-E1, XE2, X100, X100s, X-Pro1, and X-T1, all share 16MP sensor, Fuji should start giving option for photographer who wants higher or lower MP.
*Photographers
Judging from the recent Fuji reps, they will come out with 18-24 MP sensor. A single sensor would reduce the manufacturing cost and personally, I like what it does so far with all X-series except M1. I however hope Fuji will not compete with the megapixel’s war. 24MP is plenty of enough for 98% of photog’s needs.
well said Phil, anything above 24mp is useless as far as you’re not printing banners or you’re a pixel peeper. however, 8 bodies that share the same megapixel is a bit lazy IMO.
Patrick, 3rd option is to have optional grip(s)
I learnt to take photographs on a Practika MTL-3 just like that one. You can buy them for a fiver now. I still love the position of the shutter button and I’d love someone to implement it on a digital camera.
I like the look without the grip. Unfortunately, cameras aren’t for looking at, so need a good grip.
A large center EVF is perfect for me because I hardly ever use the LCD.
The deal breaker for me is the AF – they have to get it right, because it’s the only thing that’s stopping me from ditching my dSLR’s completely. Other features would be nice to have, but I can live without them. I can’t make do with an AF system that misses 10% of the shots, or takes so long to lock focus (especially in low light) that I’ve already missed the moment I was trying to capture.
I will take the one without grip untill the one with grip is ready….
For the grip I’d like the one you can get for the xpro1. This would work well as it is a grippy rubber material which is not obtrusive. The full height grip as shown would not be great, unless it is ‘rubbery’. Having said that, the optional battery grip could incorporate the grip….
would a silver version be released too?
I think Fujifilm will not give up the chance to make more money from an additional grip.
What are the two red “lights” in both ads?
Exactly, this seems to be the common clue they want to show… Two circles like eyes. Does the ‘T’ in X-T1 stand for ‘Twin’
A modern digital twin lens reflex would be very cool although more niche than ever.
Yes, good point about the “T” in X-T1. I was puzzled about the choice of letter, and even more puzzled now that I see their Facebook teasers. “Twin” would make everything come together though, and would be a cool, well-kept secret if true.
However, I also think it’s a bit much to take on even for Fujifilm although, sure, in today’s camera landscape, if anyone would do it, it’d be Fujifilm. There are very few today who seem to dare to take risks.
Maybe they’ve developed a second smaller lens with it’s own sensor and processor just for focus? They do seem to be making a point about the two eyes.
Not even sure how feasible, practical or useful that would be though – anyone tech savvy got any ideas?
Either that or it’s on the back so you can take a selfie of your ‘photo face’ ( sister gurn to ‘guitar face’).
T1 as in Terminator? 🙂
They look like robot eyes
Maybe it’s a 3D infrared camera. With rocket boosters for aerial shots. And 5 axis stabilisation.
I think it represents Wall-E in his home which protected him from dust storms. Thus weather sealed.
Maybe the red dots / lights are some sort of advanced focusing aid?
It does seem a bit odd if they’re not prominent for a reason – it’s an interesting message – hope it’s something relevant and exciting.
Not sure I want a Jonny 5 camera.
Twin lasers. Use them for focusing. When the two lights cross, that’s your focal point.
So a camera inspired not only by Terminator and Wall-E – but also Predator. Are batteries included?
i’d buy PredatorCam® if only for the name. Would be bonus if it fired laser-guided explosives and had dreadlocks/cloaking mechanism.
It will be camouflaged against detection in second hand camera stores.
I can draw pictures of cameras too, doesn’t make them rumors! 😉
This will hopefully be everything the Nikon Df wasn’t! 🙂
Maybe one day, we’ll see a bigger/longer lasting battery AND usb-charging facility, so I don’t need to carry around extra tools when travelling and don’t have to recharge too often (with my Nikon D90 I could spend basically photographing 1 month without the need to recharge :). I highly appreciate weather seeling which is the right direction. The ISO dial would be nice as well. I love the way Fuji is going since the X100.
“… Iannis, imagined how the X-T1 could look like…”
Hilarious. 😉
Could it be in any way related to the autofocusing function of the camera?
I hope you are right, TJM.
If we’re right you can take the accolades – I was too busy writing by the looks of the times.
Owl Cam!
This will be a fine machine. The pseudo reflex finder will be an attractive touch, and free up the body from some of the electronics, hopefully resulting in lower shoulders. This should broaden the appeal of Fuji, something the manufacturer deeply needs now.
The updates sound incremental, nothing groundbreaking, other than the cosmetic appeal.
I can’t image how photographers survived for decades and decades, seeing as how they all wiped boogers or drooled all over their boxes, to judge by some of the comments here.
It’s also possible that the lumpy prism is the mechanism that permits use of a larger EVF, without adding depth/bulk to the body.
What’s the X-S1 link we see on the fuji website?
My 1001th shout already but I don’t mind to repeat, I want the unibody grip like X100s, X-A1, etc, but not the piece of shit patch like one on X-E1 or X-Pro1.