The Fuji X PRO 1 has been announced 15 months ago and is still a unique camera. But the cheaper X-E1 and the brand new X100s gave us the feeling that an updated X PRO cameras has to come soon. And indeed a first rumor has been published by Fujirumors where they say that the next X camera to come is the X PRO 2 with dual processor to remove the EVF lag and speed up the image processor engine. The camera is likely to be announced the second half of the year.
Now that’s just my wishlist but I hope a new generation X Trans sensor is going to be used by the X PRO 2!
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That is good news! Would it come with a decent RAW file that can be processed by one and all and not just the Fuji cam alone?
Hopefully there are more changes… like indeed a new sensor
It’s not Fuji’s fault if raw devellopers did not worked well with their raw file. Nonetheless they did work a lot to get them to work appropriately with the file, showing everyone they cared about their customer, even the whinny ones that don’t understand how things work. They are one kick ass camera company. Now, pretty much every raw develloper works well with x-trans files, Capture One being the preffered followed closely by Adobe’s solutions.
What the X-Pro needs isn’t more processors; what it needs is a frickin’ diopter adjustment for the finder eyepiece!
This camera’s ONLY distinctive feature is the option of using an optical viewfinder, and that option just plain doesn’t work very well.
That’s simply not true. Since your most likely a newbe, you may not realize a few things. One, you can buy a diopter to screw on. And two, it wasn’t too long ago that no pro level camera came with adjustable diopters. Yes it is more expensive to buy it separately but it is a better “professional” option. The X-E1 diopter is VERY easily bumped and hence moved needing readjusted. I know most people do not fully appreciate what a “pro” camera is, but it is a LOT of little things that make a working Pro photographer’s life easier when he/she is using his/her camera all day, every day. Like a screw-in diopter. Just put it on and forget it. Or like the slant on top where the shutter speed dial lies. Or the better build quality or the position of the play button. Also the slightly larger size that fits your hands better for pro work. And, not least, the AMAZING hybrid finder. My suggestion for you: sell the X-Pro 1 while it’s still worth something and get the X-E1 which is designed much better for non-working photographers and enthusiasts.
“The X-E1 diopter is VERY easily bumped and hence moved needing readjusted”
Really? Well that’s a s%!t diopter then. My Nikons, Canons and Contaxes all had built-in diopters and even the NEX 7 and 6 have them (I own a 7 and a 5n with the EVF which also happens to have a built in diopter) and none of them change positions easily.
That Fuji solution is just s%!t
Faster processor is what I want in all the cameras!
One that will do selective NR in dark areas and shadow, highlight push pull in real time, and all the other advanced features.
Like HDR video, etc…
AFAIK Current X cameras already do highlight/shadow recovery in realtime.
Hopefully these two CPUs will fix issues with interface, horrible AF system, rather sluggish operations of X-PRO1, and firmware freezing. These are the only reasons why I don’t have this camera yet. Hope they’ll fix it and I might actually be a happy owner of X-PRO 🙂
It also needs something like a Thumbs Up that comes stock. I’m *constantly* inadvertently pushing the Q-button and having to clear the menu practically every time I go to take a picture. Small cameras with no hand grip means no place for your thumb.