Finally “someone” leaked the real name and specs of the camera. Wellsfargoadvisors (Click here) is sharing to us the official info: “The highlight of the offerings is the Fujifilm X-Pro1, which is a highly featured compact system camera. Fuji-filim said it will build on the success of the [shoplink 100018 ebay]X100 model[/shoplink], by adding a camera that features a custom-developed 16-megapixel APS-CMOS sensor incorporating a new filter array and the company’s proprietary EXR processor technology.
The camera also includes a second-generation hybrid view-finder and takes three prime interchangeable Fuji-non lenses, all with fast apertures.
The lenses include: the 18mm (27mm equivalent) f/2.0, 35mm (53mm equivalent) f/1.4 and 60mm (90mm equivalent) f/2.4.”
The name of the camera we found through a french magazine was right after all! But what I am wondering is what that new “filter array” is…..could it be a sort of foveon sensor? Would explain why a 16 megapixel sensor would have a higher resolution than all current FF sensors!
P.S.: And I absolutely like the selection of lenses. A fast wide angle, a must have normal lens and a portrait lens. Sounds good for the beginning!
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Fujifilm EXR, as explained with the X10: http://www.dpreview.com/previews/fujifilmx10/page3.asp
So this is essentially a x100 with interchangeable lenses. Quite interesting but a bit boring at the same time. The price, if right, indicates that there is no revolutionary sensor after all. X100 sensor with tweaks I guess.
I totally agree, boring.
If this is what they are bringing out, then it is anti-climatic.
“custom-developed 16-megapixel APS-CMOS sensor incorporating a new filter array and the company’s proprietary EXR processor technology”
Sounds like a 16 MPx Sony sensor with Fuji developed/tweaked filter and EXR processor to me. Excellent sensor nevertheless.
And “second-generation hybrid view-finder” may only adapt to the focal lengths of three primes, that’s not that hard to make.
Whatever, these first specs are promising, but there are still a lot of unknowns ( IBIS, zoom lenses, AF system, lens/body roadmap, adapters for legacy lenses, video specs, LCD, price, … ).
Can’t be the current 16 MP Sony tweaked with EXR.
Sony’s 16 MP is a Bayern sensor, with color pattern made of square tiles while EXR sensors have a color pattern made of hexagonal tiles. The photosite centers aren’t at the same distance between Bayern and EXR, so the sensors cannot be converted by simply swapping the color pattern in front of the silicon.
I agree, but from the text it seems that in this case EXR is only the name of the processor.
While it certainly looks an interesting camera, if the leak is true, I’m always somewhat skeptical of some of Fuji’s claim. They continually used to promote their 6MP DSLR’s as being 12MP, when in fact, in terms of results, they weren’t.
This claim about “higher resolution than a FF sensor” will have to be substantiated. Just like Sigma and their claims for the Foveon sensor, these statements should be treated as being what they are, which is a way to exaggerate what their cameras / sensors are capable of.
If Fuji come out with an interchangeable lens camera based around fast prime lenses with a 16MP sensor that is as good as the 12MP one in the X100, then that would be an excellent addition and I’m sure it will find many takers.
If its more than that then its a bonus. But this notion of some kind of “wonder camera” with a “wonder sensor” is going to be very difficult to justify.
Excellent set of prime lenses. If only Canon decided to enter the market with the same set of fast primes… they could eat all that market including all stupid Sonys and Nikons…
Canon will enter the market with something completely different than Fuji, follow MR and you’ll soon find out :).
Sorry admin, but there is NO STANDARD length here. Too bad because it’s, as you point out, a must-have!
For info, the standard normal length for APS-C sensors is 28 mm (= standard because it’s the standard diagonal of the sensor = normal because it gives the normal perspective of a human eye = equivalent to 43 mm in 24×36). The announced 35 mm is a too long, too bad…
That’s not entirely correct, Zörg. You can read more about it on page 91 of the pdf version of Erwin Puts book: http://www.furnfeather.net/books/pdf/llcforweb.pdf
“A new filter array” doesn’t smell too good. The last iteration of EXR gave in on resolution for the ability to bin neighboring pixels – but binning is perhaps the worst way to reduce noise. What will they do this time? RGBT – T for transparent?
The camera system I liked the most so far was Contax G1 with Zeiss 28, 45 and 90mm. This Fuji seems very similar, only the “normal” is bit long. If lenses are similar in quality to the Contax/Zeiss and the sensor delivers -then it has to very expensive or I buy.
(probably keep most of m4/3 system)
I must say I prefer the m4/3 FL of 24 and 40 (equiv) to Fuji’s 27 and 53 mm.
If they deliver according to these specs, they will have done what Panasonic and Olympus should have done, good camera with a set of very good lenses.
Once the Thailand floods hit and the NEX-7 got delayed I have been waiting for this camera. The lens lineup seems like it will please most, and while my only experiences with Fujinon is with large-format I am sure I’ll be blown away.
What I worry about is the UI. I got a Ricoh GXR for both its high-res screen and excellent UI compared to the X100 and NEX-5 to which I was comparing it to. If they can lift their game here and unless something even more super from Sony comes or from Olympus (given up on Panasonic), this will be my first foray into conventional mirrorless (unlike the honey-badger crazy GXR).
That’s a killer camera with killer non-lame lenses! What suggest killer price unfortunately..
APS-C sensor is much loved compromise in terms of size, quality and DOF control. I think that is a good decision from Fuji. The lens line up sounds very promising too, but I would like to see a standard compact zoom in the range too. I don’t think it will, but if it did have IBIS and weather sealed it could pave the future of mirrorless ownership. The only question will be the price which we can almost guarantee will be premium prices.
60mm/2.4? come on that’s a portrait lens, we need it to be 1.8-2.0 or even 1.4 to get better bokeh!
Sounds like the spiritual successor to the Contax G system – great news! I wonder if that’s it for lenses, or whether they’ll introduce more lenses later (particularly short telephotos), perhaps only using the EVF, as I doubt the OVF will stretch to say 135mm equiv.
This is really starting to sound like the camera I have been waiting for! If it has fast focus and low shutter lag, this may make me drop m43.
too bad fuji trying to market a 35mm lens as “normal” -52.5mm on a APS C sized sensor and quite frankly – too long, I would much prefer a 28mm or 30mm lens- which would equal a 42mm and 45mm on full frame, fuji always gets it only 67% right, take the X100 for example, fantastic camera – horrible af speed….oh well
ADMIN:
I strongly suspect the source page is a hoax. There is NOTHING official about it!!!
“Released 10 January 2012”
That sounds not bad – but for me: No Zoom no buy.
they should create a 2-layer foveon like sensor. the top semi transparent layer is green, and the bottom is evenly spread with blue and red!!! a 2-layer design is much better than a 3 layer design because it has much much less light loss to the bottommost layer, and the top layer doesnt have to be tooo transparent to retain light data range, all the while giving a perfect full green layer for highlights control that current digital sensors suck at. bayers are so “old”!
These specs and the concept look exciting on paper.
I’m looking forward to ascertain that the 35/1.4 is a stellar design in terms of size and weight rendering this system truly compact.
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What’s the give away? The addition of “mworld” in the URL.