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The Fuji X10/X50 has been leaked via Somethingawful forum (Click here)!!! This is the very first picture of the upcoming fixed lens Fuji with 2/3 size sensor. The camera will have a different name depending on the country where it will go on sale. Fuji X10 in some of them and Fuji X50 in the rest of the world. It has 12 Megapixels, 28-112mm f/2.0 lens, records FullHD, 2.9 inch LCD screen.
But unlike the [shoplink 100018]Fuji X100[/shoplink] it seems to have an optical viewfinder only!
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a typo – 28-12, should be 28-112
ugly
Straight optical viewfinder? So, this is just another compact camera. Nice styling, a slightly larger (though, still in the compact spectrum) sensor, and a bright zoom, but that’s about it. It’ll compete with the LX5, S95, etc., well enough, but the X100’s viewfinder is a real differentiator that it won’t have. Fuji probably figured it would cannibalize sales from the X100, but most real photographers would still pay for the APS-C in the X100.
I can’t believe it would have an optical view finder. The general public seems tohate that. The price seems to be quite a bit low for a f2 non variable 4.5 zoom. I suspect it might not be true.
Should be a really nice travel camera. With the larger 2/3’s sensor and constant f/2 zoom it should outclass every other compact currently on the market. I’d also be a bit nervous over the Q’s future if I were Pentax. You have to really really want the option to use a fish eye lens to choose the Q over this.
thats still bigger than S95 / Lx5 sensor.
with retro styling, i will most likely sell better than the S95
Don’t know what to believe about the X50/X10.
PhotoRumors had a post last night saying the Promaster rumor was a prank posted to a then-unnamed forum.
http://photorumors.com/2011/08/24/fujifilm-x10/
Never mind, he’s backtracked on that claim.
http://photorumors.com/2011/08/25/fujifilm-finepix-x50-camera-is-indeed-listed-in-the-promaster-catalog/
Constant f/2.0?
I second this query.
I third this query. A constant f2 would make it much more appealing. And what is your cupcake avatar saying?
I second the query about the cupcake.
If real, this camera is likely to be somewhat larger than other high-end compacts. A larger sensor plus a 4x fixed aperture zoom? That probably will be nearly the same size as the X100.
The last time there was any major showing of 2/3 cameras was in the mid 2000s, and all of the cameras were quite large, but they also had large zoom ranges. The Panasonic LC1 was probably the nicest of the bunch.
Oly E-PM1 (which has a bigger sensor than X50) just announce its price is USD500. Whereas Fuji which has a so much smaller sensor but costs more. I always cannot comprehend why Fuji cameras’ price is always so much higher???
They’re trying to cash in on the success of the X100. This will be marketed as the camera for those who can’t afford the X100 but want a similar styling. I agree with you though. I think the days of charging a premium for compacts is quickly coming to an end. Why buy this when you can get an EPM-1 for less?
Because the lens on the EPM1 is quite large?
‘They’re trying to cash in on the success of the X100.’
+1
It looks nice enough. But not $600 nice. If it’s a constant f2 that would be impressive.
Fast lens is most welcome. Would compensate for low iso performance.
But judging from DOF calculations Chris provided I guess we will lose nice and easy shalow DOF pictures…:-(
we would certainly lose the shalow dof of our fast pastcakes and primes.. but it still would be equal if you use the kit lens.
would be interesting to see how the average camera shopper who doesnt even know that their are other lenses than the kit lens will decide..
this might be a good seller for fujifilm.. maybe it is not for us but at least they make some money and can put that into more cameras..
Wish they could announce their interchangeable lens apsc camera by this year…..why Fuji are always so slow…….^^”
FAIL, Q-class crap sensor. I see no point in this.
While it’s still a small sensor, it has a little more than twice the sensor area of the Q sensor.