Understanding the Fujifilm X-Pro4 Release Timeline

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We told you that the Fujifilm X-Pro4 will be coming only sometimes after the Fujifilm X-T6, which will be announced in September 2026.

I don’t have a precise time-frame, but as soon as I know something I will update you here.

But what could be the reason for such a long delay?

Well, Fujifilm certainly is under huge pressure with the X-Pro4.

They said they are aware of the high expectations and they want to make it more than just an upgrade.

It’s also going to be the Fujifilm luxury line, and as such it definitely needs something that sets it apart from every other Fujifilm camera.

Another problem: for many the Fujifilm X-E5 is almost exactly the X-Pro many always wanted: no optical viewfinder, IBIS, premium fee, rangefinder stylel. Basically an X-E/Pro.

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Thanks to the X-E5, now the Fujifilm X-Pro4 has to the freedom to experiment and come up with something truly special. But in this freedom there are also lots of choices to be done. And I think it’s these choices that slowed down the release of the Fujifilm X-Pro4.

One choice Fujifilm obviously already did was to wait for the new sensor and processor, which is why we never got a 5th gen X-Pro4.

Then there are open questions on certain design choices.

Should the hidden screen remain (some really love it), or should it go away (as Fujifilm Switzerland seemed to tease)?

And should they maybe also implement some X half features like the multifunctional film-lever?

How can Fujifilm improve the hybrid viewfinder, if it’s still there?

What about implementing the GFX100RF aspect ratio dial or even the super-sleek hidden X-E5 dial, maybe with other functions than on GFX100RF and X-E5?

You know, designing and X-T6, X-H3 or X100VI is pretty straightforward. in terms of camera body, there are not really many relevant choices to make.

But things are different with the X-Pro4. The Fujifilm design team can go much more creative, and I’d argue at this point, with this X-E5 on the market, they also have to. And all these choices, these decisions, need time.

And to be clear: if the X-Pro4 comes shortly after the X-T6, then all these decisions have already been made. But if it takes a bit longer, then Fujifilm might have still some freedom to make certain choices. And in any case, all of this explains why it is taking so long.

So yes, we have to be patient.

But the time Fujifilm is taking shows us that they are thinking it through like never before.

And I believe that the day the X-Pro4 drops, it will truly be something special and it will an iconic camera for many years to come.

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