Loric Gonzalez of the French Fuji X Group got the following information from a French Reseller: the Fujifilm X-T2 will be announced, in France, on June 14!

I’d love this to be true (it would mean that I wouldn’t have to cancel my Iceland trip in early July), but for now the information I have is that it will be announced in July.

But, since I’m a rumor site, it’s my job to inform you about the “French-rumor”.

At this point, some of you might remember, how even I said back in January 11, that the X-T2 will come in June (rumor here).

So what changed?

Well, as Fujifilm itself said here, the Fujifilm X-Pro2 sold better than expected and they had problems to fulfill pre-orders. That’s probably the main reason why they decided to push back the X-T2 launch a bit (July).

stay tuned,
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HIGH ISO Sony A7II Vs. Fuji X-Pro2: “Even at ISO 25,600 difference less than half stop. X-Pro2 better color fidelity. Well done, Fuji!”

Instax Share SP-1 Printer
USA: BHphoto, AmazonUS, Adorama EU: AmazonDE, AmazonUK, AmazonIT, AmazonFR, AmazonES AUS: CameraPro

Time to retire, for the nstax Share SP-1 Printer. I already told you a few weeks ago, that the Instax SP-2 will come (rumor here). And I also told you about the higher resolution prints, the rechargeable battery and faster prints.

Well, a source (who contacts me anonymously via rumor box using a nick-name – thanks), confirms:

• [shoplink 46113 ebay]rechargeable NP45 battery [/shoplink]
• higher resolution prints (300dpi – or 320dpi)
• faster prints (1o seconds)
• slightly thinner than current Instax SP-1 Printer
• available in different colors, like silver and gold

According to a trusted & also an anonymous source, Fujifilm will launch a New Version of the current NP-W126 batteries.

I don’t know if this is the reason, why currently the NP-W126 is marked as Back-Ordered at BHphoto, while AmazonUS just says “usually ships within 1-4 months“. You can still find it on Adorama, but for ridiculous $100!

Message to the anonymous source: feel free to contact me again via rumor box, using a nick-name and sharing again some details from your previous message, so that I know it’s really you, or you can also contact me via email so that we can interact (you can create a fake email account, if you feel more comfortable).

cheers
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TESTED: Third Party Fuji Batteries? “Inflated capacity values. Some batteries almost Fraud!”… and the Winner is…?

Mysterious FF 160001 Digital Camera

Fujifilm just registered a digital camera with the Model Number “FF160001”. Is that the code used for the Fujifilm X-T2? Or is it something else? You can find the registration at wi-fi.org at fccid here and at the Chinese Radio Agency here.

Instax Share SP-2 Printer???

As you know from this rumor, Fujifilm will launch the second generation of Instax Share SP-1 Printer… very likely to be called Instax Share SP-2. Well, Fujifilm registered a device called “SP-2” at the Chinese Radio Agency here. Is that the Instax Share SP-2 printer?

good stuff is coming… so stay tuned
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It’s a few days now that this patent is circulating on the web. I don’t think that’s necessarily about a future XF lens, and in any case, these patents can hardly be considered a reliable rumor. But since I’m getting tons of emails about it, I’m going to share it now.

Egami spotted a Fujifilm patent of a Fujinon 20mmF1.8 (eqiv) lens. Any Japanese FR-reader, who can provide a more accurate tranlsation???

Google translated

Fujifilm full size mirror-less

Fujifilm patent application of 1mm F1.8 is an optical system.

The focal length of the entire system seems to scale down the optical design values to be 1mm. By doing this, it will benefit not then understand the product under development in the same industry manufacturers.

So all the angle of view is 95.2 °, Will is considering the 20mm of 14mm (13mm) or for full-size for the APS-C. Back focus is so about 2mm, about 28mm of BF and to scale up to the APS-C, it will be BF of about 40mm and to scale up to full-size. Product will become a short BF, but for now does not mean must shorten the BF because mirrorless Fujifilm will result that the pursuit of optimization that can be considered.

Fujifilm ‘s’ll try, but is to go unusual considering the future because it does not use a non-spherical surface is overlaid, Fujifilm you do not miss the new products.

Description, self-interpretation of the patent literature

• Patent Publication No. 2016-95461
  • Published 2016.5.26
  • Filing date 2014.11.17
• Example 1
  • Focal length 1mm
  • Bf 2.08 – 2.05 – 1.94
  • FNo 1.90 -. 1.92 – 2.00
  • Full angle of view 2ω 95.2 – 94.4 – 91.2