Trusted Japanese Source says: “No Fujifilm X40 on the horizon”. Is the Fuji X30 the last of the line?

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I get this questions quite often via email: when will Fujifilm launch the Fuji X40?

Well, according to what the Top Trusted Japanese Source told me in our chat yesterday, Fujifilm has currently no plans at all to make it.

So what… is the Fujifilm X30 really the last of its line? At the moment it looks like this. But in the meantime you guys know Fujifilm. right? Plans can change so quickly at the Fuji Headquarter, that you should take every single long term rumor with a grain of salt, even if it comes from trusted sources.  An example is the Fuji X70, planed by Fujifilm in 2013 (rumor here), then canceled and finally announced in 2016.

So nobody, not even the trusted Japanese source can 100% exclude that there will ever be, one day, eventually, an X40. But at the moment Fujifilm is focusing on other stuff (Medium Format Fuji anyone?).

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Fuji X-shooter cleans XF 50-140mm Rear Area… by disassembling it :: See the “Half-Naked” XF 50-140!

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X-shooter yukosteel was brave enough to clean some dust spots inside his XF50-140… by dissembling the rear element. He says it was an “interesting activity” and shared his experience and some pictures of the naked XF50-140mm rear area at the FXF.

And it turns out he’s not the only one. X-shooter Fiddlergene disassembled his XF16-55mmF2.8. However, after he cleaned it up, he used one less screw to re-assemble it.

Check out more in this thread.

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The Fujifilm X100T Teardown :: Look Inside the X100T

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A Closer Look at the New Fujifilm X-T2 Controls (based on Real Life Leaked Images) !

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A few days ago, here on FujiRumors we have leaked the first real life images of the Fujifilm X-T2 (no fake, don’t worry).

Now it’s high time to take a closer look at them, and see all the changes Fujifilm made over the X-T1.

NOTE: these are not rumors, just my observations/speculations based on the (real) leaked Fujifilm X-T2 images.

  1. the dials on the X-T2 seem to be thicker compared to the X-T1
  2. addition of center-weighted metering
  3. the focus assist button of the X-T1 is gone. I guess Fuji made the rear dial clickable and it will work as focus assist, just like it is on the X-Pro2
  4. no flimsy accessory door (already improved on the X-Pro2)
  5. New tilt screen (probably flex tilt-screen like the Pentax K1)
  6. joystick
  7. The new dual SD-card door has a new opening mechanism.
  8. The last thing I’ve noticed is that the lock button on the ISO dial looks different compared to the one on the X-T1. It actually looks like if there were two buttons. Maybe this mechanism could allow us to block also the “drive dial” under the ISO dial. However, the “double button” could also be just an optical illusion created by a water drop.

Reminders:

  1. Photokina is the most important photography show in the world. At Photokina every camera manufacturer will display its very best products. Any yet, the X-T2 will NOT be announced at Photokina (late September), but in late June / early July.
  2. Fujifilm itself said the X-T2 will have 4K.

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miXed zone :: Fujifilm X-Pro2 Reviews :: Why use one RAW Converter Over Another? :: & more

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Fujifilm X-Pro2

Making an eyecup for the X-Pro2 – Fuji X Forum

USA: BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama / CANADA: AmazonCA / EUROPE: AmazonDE / AmazonUK / WexUK / PCHstore / AmazonITA / AmazonFR / AmazonESP / AUSTRALIA: CameraPro

Studio session at Hotz in Belgium ~ Fuji X-Pro2 at prophotonut / When To Take That Photograph: And When to Fuggedaboutit (images taken with X-Pro2) at karenhutton / Five NB Questions about the X-Pro2 for professional photographer Leon Oosthuizen at myfujifilm / My first experiences with the X-Pro2 (part 2) at robvisualfuji / ACROS film simulation with urban and architectural elements (and the ongoing X-Pro2 report) at eyesuncloudedphoto / 15 Pictures that will revive your memories of the pyramids! at hakemphotography / Manipulated Landscape – Part 1 at olafphotoblog / NSFW – The X-Pro2 focus joystick at fabyandcarlo / Lady Liberty – using some extreme focal lengths with the Fuji X-Pro2 at aboutphotography-tomgrill / X-Pro2 Video for First WEC Press Conference of 2016 at macleancomms / Wedding with the X-Pro2 at davidmcclelland-photography / Postcards From Rome: Gear Chat By The River at karenhutton / Jackson Heights – an X-Pro2 test at josephpadiernos /

Other X-series cameras

X70 and X100T: Hipster Camera System at ivanjoshualoh

Photograph with an “S” (Fujifilm X-E2S): The essssence of photography at photodanielm / X70 review at stuff / Fuji X-E2 the camera system for Live Theater at stanleyleary / Fast Action Fight Sports Photography with the Fujinon XF16-55 and XT-1 at caveiraphotography /

Lenses

Real world testing of the Fuji 100-400mm and 50-140mm on safari in the Kruger National Park South Africa at philogene / Japanese XF100-400 review at dc.watch (translation) / 100-400: Fujifilm XF100-400 Lens Around Town at brandonremler / Thoughts On the Fujifilm 50-140mm + 100-400mm Lenses As Well As the Fujifilm Matched 1.4X Tele-Converter at thewanderinglensman / Sharpness of Fujifilm XF50-140mm lens with XF1,4× teleconverter at michalkrause / XF35mmF2 at jamesbrokenshaphotography / Going back in time to 16 mm Fuji summer – Landscape Photography at miksmedia / The Fujifilm 35mm F/2 R WR is a Must-Have at resourcemagonline /

Jpeg / RAW / Converters

Why use one RAW Converter Over Another? (An excerpt from my upcoming Fuji X-Trans Guide for Iridient Developer) at thomasfitzgeraldphotography /

Travel X / Switch (or not) to the X / Fuji X for Weddings

Into the desert with the X-Pro2 and infrared X-T1 in German at qimago (translation) / Three-part story from beautiful Venice at jonasjacobsson Part1 – Part2 – Part3 / Vacation to the Chattanooga, Tennessee at mattrussellphoto / A Weekend Away with the FujiFilm X-series at caveiraphotography / Six Days in Tokyo | Sky-hi & Down-lo – The Last Hours at laroquephoto /

Acessories / Flash / Bags

Shapeways Eyecup Adapter and Hand Grip for X-T10

Cotton Carrier chest harness for Fujifilm X-series at ksgphotography / Lee Filters – 100mm or Seven5 on the Fuji X at billallsopp / Are UHS-II SD cards really faster? Test at the French site tirages-pro (translation) /

a bit of everything

The Black and White Renaissance at japancamerahunter / Bokeh – meaning and use of bokeh in photography at sebastianboatca / Is That Lens Sharp In The Corners? No? Are You Sure? at thewanderinglensman / A Look at Electromagnetic Focusing at lensrentals /

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DELAYED: No Fuji EF-X500 Flash in May… it will come in Summer!

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On January 15, Fujifilm officially announced the EF-X500 Flash, and said it will come in May (press release & specs here)

Well, I have to inform you, that our sources said the flash has been delayed to Summer 2016 (and hopefully there won’t be further delays).

Another example about how rumors or even official Fuji statements (or roadmaps) can be right at the time of sharing, but wrong afterwards, just because Fuji changed plans. That’s the main reason why my rumor hit rate is of “only” 84% ;) .

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