UPDATE: To the source, who just contacted me anonmyously. You have shared the rumor about the camera remote app update 20 hours ago. It was completely anonymous and I wanted to look at it after I’m done with my day job this evening. Now the Fuji Guys were faster than me, and confirmed it. I’d like to thank you for sharing this information and, if you want to chat more, contact me at fujirumor [at] gmail [dot] com. I appreciate the nick-name, though :)
Well, the source just dropped me one more message via rumor box and said:
it will be an X-series camera
this camera has never ever been rumored (and talked about) before
This is the wonderful moment, where we all can start dreaming about the camera we desire (and let Fujifilm know about – you know that they not only read us, but even share our feedback at meetings – see here).
TheCameraStoreTV published a 21:29 minutes Video about their Photokina visit here. They talk about many things… and they start with the most exciting announcement at Photokina: the Fujifilm GFX.
They don’t say much about the GFX, just that they were very excited about it. They noticed that the focussing is pretty quick, even though it’s just pre-production and overall they really liked the handling.
The Video includes also an interview with Sigma CEO (7:20), who predicts that mirrorless has a bright feature. And at the end (17:00) they meet up with Tony and Chelsea Northrup.
A hidden gem: get a taste of Werner Herzog at minute 14:03 :-)
Amazon.de is selling the X-T2 body with a €171 price drop and the kit version with a €208 rebate here (shipped and sold by Amazon.de). PLEASE NOTE that, at the moment, if you click on the Amazon.de link, you will be redirected to a X-T2 sold by thirdy party that is €600 off. This is too good to be true, and I do not recomment you to buy it there. Go for the version sold by Amazon.de. See in the screenshot below, where you have to click to add it to your cart. Once added to your cart, you can click on it and see by yourself that it is shipped and sold by Amazon
UPDATE: Deal is Gone
UPDATE 2: A FR-reader and Amazon Customer, noticed that Amazon.de usually lowers the price on products when they have low stock. This could be a strategy to induce people to order (and pre-order) at AmazonDE when they have low stock and avoid people to order at other stores that have larger stock available
The amazing Fujifilm year 2016 might not be over ;)
In fact, I’ve just received a hint, from a source, right it in the past (it contacts me anonymously using a nick-name), that Fujifilm is planing one more product announcement in 2016.
The source didn’t gave any other hint.
Regarding the X-series, I don’t think anything new will hit the market already in 2016. I expect the Fujifilm X-T20, dark grey (graphite?) X-Pro2, silver X-T2, X100F, XF50mm & possible surprises to be available only in 2017. But keep in mind that the source talked of “announcements“. So it’s possible that Fujifilm decided to anticipate the announcement of a certain X-related product to late 2016.
Another possibility is the official announcement of the instax square camera, that Fujifilm just started teasing on their youtube channel (see video below). However, the official instax square site says it will hit the market in spring 2017…. a bit to early for an announcement this year I think.
If there is anyone out there, who can help me to get closer to the truth regarding this announcement (or anything else), feel free to contact me at fujirumor [at] gmail [dot] com. I guarantee you will remain 100% anonymous. But if you feel more comfortable, you can create a fake email account (which will allow me to chat with you). There is also the rumor box if you want. In this case, it would be helpful if you’d give yourself a nick-name so that I can recognize you in future.
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