Fujifilm’s Secret Lens Roadmap EXPOSED — Are These Really the Next 7 X-Mount Lenses?

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The Hidden Roadmap?

I honestly can’t even remember the last time Fujifilm officially updated its Fujinon X-mount roadmap. If I’m not mistaken, the most recent one dates all the way back to 2021.

Since then, years have passed and Fujifilm has consistently refused to provide any updates.

That’s frustrating.

But even without roadmap, Fujifilm did hint on possible future lenses several times in the past, for example:

So is the 2024 lists real and rocksolid roadmaps as some call it?

Well, let’s fact check it.

The 2019 “Roadmap”

Some of the lenses shared in 2019 came to life, but many others not.

And we got other lenses instead never listed on the 2019 list.

So no, the 2019 list was not a roadmap.

The 2024 “Roadmap”

The list of 2024 is in part more vague (no precise indication of focal length and aperture), but on the other hand gives us other possible specs, like size and weight.

From that list, as of today two of those lenses have already been released, with a third one just around the corner.

So while it might seem that Fujifilm is working through that 2024 list by one, there are a few important disclaimer to make.

  • The 2024 list does not mention any MKII lenses

This is unrealistic.

I’m sure Fujifilm is quietly developing long-awaited MKII versions—perhaps even of some iconic lenses—but they’re wise enough not to list them publicly as “under study.” After all, even hinting at a successor too early could hurt sales of the current models.

  • Time Passes, Plans Change

The longer time passes, the greater the chance this list will change.

Remember, Fujifilm typically releases about two to three X-mount lenses every two years.

The 2024 list came out at the start of the year, and it took Fujifilm two full years to deliver just three of the lenses from it.

With seven still remaining, and at the current pace, Fujifilm wouldn’t complete the list until around mid-2028.

However, since it generally takes about two years to develop a lens from scratch, a lens green-lit today could realistically hit the market by 2027—still ahead of that 2028 timeline to work through the remaining releases.

And the further away a lens is, the more it is likely that Fujifilm will reshuffle priorities, meaning the “under study” list could change before those distant releases ever materialize.

  • Even Officially Announced Lenses Might Never Come

And let’s not forget: there have been several occasions where Fujifilm officially placed a lens on the roadmap, only to never deliver it.

Think of the XF120mm Macro, the XF33mmF1.0, or the XF56mmF1.4—lenses that were publicly promised but ultimately abandoned as Fujifilm shifted priorities and adjusted its plans.

So if even roadmap lenses can disappear, it’s even more likely that those merely listed as “under study” may never see the light of day.

The Truth

As usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Given that three out of the ten lenses on the 2024 list have already been released (or are about to be), it’s fair to assume that at least a few more will eventually make it to market over the coming months and years.

But I’d be surprised if Fujifilm would stick with that list until 2028 without making any changes.

I think it is likely that by 2028 we will see also MKII lenses – maybe of this lens here (hope, not rumor) – and some never listed on any “under study” list, maybe even one that made it on the top of our own mega-survey.

So if you ever hear someone claim that the 2024 list is Fujifilm’s definitive X-mount roadmap, you now know the context—and why that simply isn’t the case.

Some of the lenses on that list will never come, other never on that list will suddenly appear and MKII lenses are always a high possibility.

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