After the leak by a source, who was right in the past, that the Fujifilm X-Pro2 would have a Pentax Spotmatic alike combined ISO/Shutter dial, I immediately contacted some trusted sources to get it confirmed (or not).

aaand…. the first feedback just landed in my Inbox :-)

A Trusted source confirms the elegant Pentax Spotmatic ISO/Shutter dial solution but also said that there will be more nice changes to what belongs the Fujifilm X-Pro2 ergonomics.

According to this source, the Fujfilm X-Pro2 will also have a Joystick for quick AF point selection, like you can find it on many DSLR’s as the Canon 5D MK III.

And more: there will be an nice change also on the Exposure Compensation Dial. While the dial will still go from -3 up to +3, Fuji added the letter “C” on it, which will allow you to adjust the exposure from -5 to +5.

I start to fall in love… and you?

stay tuned,
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Pentax Spotmatic alike combined ISO/Shutter dial

Fujifilm X-Pro2 Rumored Specs

TRUSTED
– APS-C sensor (TS + AS + AS)
– 1/8000 of a second mechanical shutter speed (TS + AS)
– Joystick for quick AF-point slection (TS)
– Exposure Compensation Dial with “C” function for exp.comp from +5 to -5) – (TS)
– Combined ISO/Shutter dial, with little window on shutter dial to show ISO value (TS + SRP)
– coming late 2015 (TS + AS)
– delayed to 2016 (TS)
– Coming after CES (TS)
– Announcement on 15th Janaury 2016 (TS)
– weather sealed (TS)
– 4K video (TS + NeS)
– Faster Processor EXR III (TS)
– No Tilt Screen (TS + AS)

SOURCE RIGHT IN THE PAST
– Sync Speed faster than 1/180^th (SRP)
– coming in January 2016 (SRP)

NEW / ANONYMOUS SOURCE
– ISO200-12800 (AS)
– 1/250 flash sync speed (AS)
– more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF) – (AS)
– Hybrid EVF as X100T (AS)
– 24MP sensor (AS + AS) – More than 16MP (AS)
– about the same size of current X-PRO1 (NeS)
– dual SD card slot (NeS + AS + AS)
– tilt screen (AS)
– WiFi (AS)
– Price about 20% to 30% more expensive than the X-T1 (AS)
– Two X-PRO2 version, one 24MP APS-C and one 25-27 MP APS-X, compatible with XF/XC lenses (NeS + OS)

OTHER SITES
– coming September / October (OS + OS)
– Non organic APS-C X-Trans sensor (OS)
– smaller than X-PRO1 (OS)

I’ve been contacted by an anonymous source with nick name, who shared correct information in the past. And since I don’t know how to contact it, I have to do it via FujiRumors blog. I hope you don’t mind.

To the source:

Yes, I always have questions about it… and at the moment especially one (1) question. But as you might understand, I can’t make this question in public via FujiRumors. I’d really appreciate if you could contact me via email instead of rumor box, so we can discuss it.

If you want to talk more with me, then I think that writing blog posts on FujiRumors in order to talk to each other is not really the best way. And moreover, when it comes to delicate stuff like rumors I’m working on, these things have to happen behind the scenes.

You could use your private email (which, of course, I would keep 100% confidential). Or some sources created a fake email account for this purpose. But also Direct Messages on Twitter and Facebook could be a way to talk to me… or even Skype if you prefer.

If you decide to use the rumor box, that’s perfectly fine and I’m very greatful, but I won’t be able to ask questions or talk to you. Just drop me the information you have, with a note what I can share or not.

Up to you.

In any case, thanks for sharing, and I hope you understand that it could be more efficient for us, if we find a way to talk directly… I feel the FujiRumors blog is not the proper way to talk to each other.

According to an anonymous source with nick-name (thanks), the XF100-400 will be announced on January 15 (along with the Fujifilm X-Pro2, with its combined ISO/Shutter dial a la Pentax Spotmatic).

Always according to this source, it should cost about $/€1,800… 100 more, 100 less ;)

Up to you to the the grain of salt or not ;)

The internal Fuji roadmap that you can see below, says that the XF100-400 will be available in March.

stay tuned,
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Will this be the ISO dial solution of the X-Pro2?

One of the big questions regarding the X-Pro2 is: will it have an ISO dial? Looking at the FR-Poll, it’s clear that most FR-readers would like one.

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Well, it seems that Fuji listened one more time to our preferences (did you know they read us?), and will put an ISO dial on the X-Pro2… at least according to a source, who was right in the past.

But where will Fuji place it?

I asked the source, if Fuji chose the design solution of the Leica M6, with an angled dial. But it doesn’t seem so. The source said, the solution should look more like the one used for the Pentax Spotmatic camera.

If this is correct, this means there could be a little window on the Shutter dial, where you can see (and adjust) the ISO value. You can see it here… and I have to say that, if true, I actually much prefer it over the angled Leica M6 dial.

I tell you, it’s really hard to get on X-Pro2 rumors. But I’ll do my best, fire off some emails to trusted sources and see if they can confirm the shutter/ISO dial. In the meantime, take the grain of salt.

See the Pentax Spotmatic camera

stay tuned
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TRUSTED
– APS-C sensor (TS + AS + AS)
– 1/8000 of a second mechanical shutter speed (TS + AS)
– coming late 2015 (TS + AS)
– delayed to 2016 (TS)
– Coming after CES (TS)
– Announcement on 15th Janaury 2016 (TS)
– weather sealed (TS)
– 4K video (TS + NeS)
– Faster Processor EXR III (TS)
– No Tilt Screen (TS + AS)

SOURCE RIGHT IN THE PAST
– Combined ISO/Shutter dial, with little window on shutter dial to show ISO value
– Sync Speed faster than 1/180^th (SRP)
– coming in January 2016 (SRP)

NEW / ANONYMOUS SOURCE
– ISO200-12800 (AS)
– 1/250 flash sync speed (AS)
– more than 200 AF points (2/3 are PDAF) – (AS)
– Hybrid EVF as X100T (AS)
– 24MP sensor (AS + AS) – More than 16MP (AS)
– about the same size of current X-PRO1 (NeS)
– dual SD card slot (NeS + AS + AS)
– tilt screen (AS)
– WiFi (AS)
– Price about 20% to 30% more expensive than the X-T1 (AS)
– Two X-PRO2 version, one 24MP APS-C and one 25-27 MP APS-X, compatible with XF/XC lenses (NeS + OS)

OTHER SITES
– coming September / October (OS + OS)
– Non organic APS-C X-Trans sensor (OS)
– smaller than X-PRO1 (OS)

Back in June 2013, Panasonic & Fujfilm announced, that they were developing an organic CMOS sensor, which, amongst the others should be capable of:

– industry’s highest dynamic range of 88dB
– 1.2 times higher sensitivity than conventional sensors to capture clear images even in low light
– range of incident angle expanded to 60 degrees for faithful color reproduction

But since then, we didn’t hear anything about this almost mythical organic sensor. The last thing I’ve heard from sources, was that Fujifilm and Panasonic were having problems due to too much heat being generated and high battery drain. And 43rumors said the sensor is stil 2 or 3 years to go.

Will it ever become true? I don’t know. Many of us also started thinking, that Fuji and Panasonic completely dropped its development… but maybe that’s not the case.

In fact, on February 1st, at the 2016 IEEE International solid-state circuits conference, Panasonic is giving a talk about an “over 120dB Dynamic Range Ultra Low Noise Organic CMOS sensor”.

So, if this is the development of the same organic sensor that Fuji & Panasonic announced back in 2013, then it means that not only they didn’t drop plans on it, but they were even able to improve its performance, boosting its dynamic range from amazing 88dB to astonishing 120dB+.

I know many of us just started salivating, but we better be careful with this information. It could still be a pretty long way off, before we’ll see it implemented in a Fuji/Panasonic camera (if ever). But in any case, on the 1st of February, we should all listen carefully at what Panasonic has to tell us.

thx to the FR-reader for the link :)

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