There will be another price increase coming September 1st on Fujifilm gear.
As of now, our sources have informed us only about increases on Instax Cameras and Instax Printers.
Our source has not specified if also Fujifilm Instax Film is affected by the price increase.
The folllowing two patents have been spotted by the Japanese website asobinet:
These are patents for 1″inch sensor and APS-C sensor.
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go to minute 5:53 of the video to hear my thoughts about the Fujifilm X-T40/X-T30III
One of the critiques Fujifilm gets is that they have a confusing camera lineup with too many lines.
The Fujifilm X-T30III or X-T40 just fueled again this criticism, but I think this time they don’t deserve it.
First things first: Fujifilm has indeed likely canceled 6 X series lines already (or even 7, if we consider X70 and XF10 not part of the same line):
So we have a total of possibly six canceled lines.
And how many lines has Fujifilm introduced?
Well, 2 new lines have been introduced recently: Fujifilm X half and the Fujifilm X-T50,
Yes, also the Fujifilm X-T50 is a “new line”, because as we told you in this rumor, it does not belong to the X-T10, X-T20, X-T30 line since Fujifilm will launch a dedicated successor for that line (X-T40/X-T30III) in 2025.
And actually there will also be a third totally new line soon, and that camera is already listed at BHphoto here.
In short: Fujifilm has axed more lines than it has created new ones.
With all that said, I think launching the Fujifilm X-T40/X-T30III makes totally sense.
Why?
Well, because Fujifilm’s entry level line has basically been axed (except X-M line) and their other lower-end to mid-range models got an overall specs upgrade with a consequantial significant price increase (X-E5 and X-T50).
At this point in time, Fujifilm has no true entry level camera with viewfinder and that’s a problem if you ask me.
But how could a Fujifilm X-T30III/X-T40 look like?
Speculations (NOT RUMOR)
Since I think that price matters when it comes to the Fujifilm X-T40 or X-T30 III, I believe they’ll go for the first scenario I mentioned above.
But feel free to let us know in the comments what you think about all of this.
The Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC ART lens is now in stock at BHphoto.
Adorama expects stock on August 28.
