That would be really a huge surprise: 5 months after the X-T1 announcement Fuji will deliver a “hardware upgraded” X-T1b!
This is quite a unique thing and hopefully this will not upset the brand new X-T1 owners! I would really like to know why Fuji did hurry to deliver such an update camera. Fujirumors reports that little is known about the new features but one of them could be a higher resolution EVF:
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Wow, if true, fuji really wants to destroy the competitors 🙂 they already have – by far – the best evf on the market and one of the fastest af. They could use a new 24mp sensor, and that would be a gorgeous thing.
P.s. perhaps they are “scared” by the rumored samsung nx1? 😉
Haha, amusing, another poster said exactly the same thing as I said, but I have one negative, while he does not 🙂
My personal hater seems to have nothing better to do than chasing my messages and voting me negative. Childish and ridicolous as always.
I think Fuji have heard about or maybe seen the new Samsung NX1 and they are in fear of the superior camera.
I think it is much more likely that this is a special model like the A7s or A7r, with higher resolution or better low light performance. I image it could be a version with a bayer sensor, hence X-T1b.
I’d bet on better buttons and fixed light leak. Anything more would be pretty unprecedented, but I love Fuji’s relentless Kaizen approach, and would not be surprised if they’ve done even more to improve this camera.
Lets hope it is the Sony 24mp Sensor and the “b” stands for Bayer. Maybe then I can use lightroom for Raw files without getting mushy foliage landscapes.
Fuji will paint it as a special model or upgrade and include some new things to make it not look like a quality control issue. Fuji seems to jump the gun with releases like the X100 with it’s terribly slow focus speed similar like the automakers multiple models in the same body Sony have the A7 and 7r and 7s Which is not a bad idea so maybe Fuji is doing the same. I think Sony suffers from not engaging the users enough case in point the terrible menu system in Nex for many years and no mode dial and lack of manual dials and still no Touch LCD. Fuji suffers from user testing Panasonic and Olympus do a bit better but Olympus for example should have used users with larger hands when testing the OMD em5 with the display button for example. The goal of not leaking info on new models is a factor. Not using a good pool of folks to be apart of user testing
Fuji uses good materials but QA is not as good as it should be
Cool!
The X-T1 is pretty cool camera, but have to admit it seemed a bit rushed and not quite 100% throughout.
There are the like leak issues and the direction buttons on the back, both of which Fuji has graciously invited anybody who has these issues to send back for free repair.. a bitch and time lost to take care of those issues, but I guess it’s better than not having Fuji try to improve an otherwise great camera.
There are a number of things which I anticipate will and should be fixed, and a few things that I’d really like them to also fix, but probably not likely.
Other things Fuji should fix in this hardware upgrade (besides the 2 most common issues noted above, light leak and poor direction pads:
1) Overall, improve other buttons on the back.. i think they could use just a bit more protrusion (not so flushed with body) and/or positive feedback when you press them.. they are at present just “alright”, but could be better.
2) Some people may have complained about the drive dial (under the ISO dial) and metering dial (under the shutter dial) being too easy to bump and/or tricky/fiddly to move without overshooting the intended stopping point/mode you’d like to move it towards
3) This should actually be #1, but I think they should get rid of the stupid lock on all the settings for the ISO dial.. just make it like the shutter dial and only lock on A position and all other ISO settings let it rotate freely to the other ISO settings.. don’t see a real need to lock on every position ISO position besides just A.
4) They should make that SD card door on the right better quality.. feels rather flimsy and lame. Does not invoke confidence for true weather seal.
Things I wish would make it to the hardware upgrade for the X-T1, but I doubt it:
1) On one of my last points above about the ISO dial, maybe make room to include all the ISO settings.. names H1, H2 & H3! It’s highly unlikely most people will ever use any of the highest ISO settings anyways much, but I think it’s stupid to make you decide which 2 of the highest 3 ISO settings you want to assign to H1 & H2.. They should have H1, H2 & H3 and just set them where they should be and be done with it.. Lame option and wasted time and thought to bother setting those.. it was like they didn’t realize the X-T1 had 3 extended high ISO settings in the design process and forgot to leave room for them and decided to make the user choose how to set them instead of correcting this… there’s way more ISO settings on the Nikon DF and they have all ISO ranges available through the dial without needing user to set any of them.
2) Not sure if this is necessarily a hardware upgrade, but also talking about ISO, why not make the extended ISO available for RAW shooting, also?
3) It would be nice to have the tilt LCD screen on the back be a touch screen as well.. maybe?.. or perhaps on the X-T2 or maybe soon to be announced X-Pro2.
4) Can we get an option to reassign the movie rec button to something more useful? Not likely the X-T1 is going to be used much nor taken seriously for film making, so why not give us another custom function button?
5) This is probably hardware related, any way we can make the shutter speed go up to 1/8000?.. HS or FP Flash Sync?! Ok, too much to ask for Fuji to do a much needed upgrade to bring there top cameras to the modern age with more modern and pro shutter speed performance.
Great list. Dual cards would be useful too and further underscore the “pro” capabilities of this camera. I’d love to see a touch screen as well!
I would re-consider the X-T1 if they would open up the raw files to a larger range (say, all) of ISO sensitivities and improve speed but my many gripe was the tiny grip and tiny battery.
Maybe the “b” will stand for silver (b)ody, better buttons, and blacked out, light sealed box.