The folllowing two patents have been spotted by the Japanese website asobinet:
These are patents for 1″inch sensor and APS-C sensor.
go to minute 5:53 of the video to hear the thoughts of Patrick about it
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.
Venus Optics will launch the Laowa AF 200mm f/2.0 soon. It will initially come for EF/E/Z mount, but the Fujifilm X and GFX version should follow, according to reports shared at the Chinese social media account 独立摄影师联合会 here, via mirrorlessrumors.
If accurate, this would be the first third party autofocus lens for the Fujifilm GFX system.
Laowa 200mm f/2.0 specs:
The Viltrox f/1.4 APS-C line of lenses has been very popular among Fujifilm shooters:
Now a Thomas Fransson said on his youtube channel (video below) that Viltrox is discontinuing its entire f/1.4 APS-C lens lineup (with a doubt if also the Viltrox 13mmF1.4 is included). This information has been passed to Thomas directly from his contacts at Viltrox.
Thomas isn’t sure whether the lenses will be updated with new f/1.4 versions or replaced by models from the Viltrox Air series and the Viltrox f/1.2 series.
A while ago Tokina axed the Viltrox f/1.4 clones.
According to reports of SonyAlphaRumors, the Sigma 12mm f/1.4 for APS-C will be launched on August 19.
We have already leaked the images of the Sigma 12mmF1.4 here.