The facebook page Fujifilm X World pubslished the first image of the XF 35mmF2 R lens… and it seems to be a very compact and WEATHER RESISTANT lens .
Spotted by FR-reader Markus (website mworsdorfer)
[IMPORTANT UPDATE: the XF35mmF2 seems to be WEATHER RESISTANT… read more here]
MESSAGE TO THE SOURCE: Thanks again for sharing once more a correct rumor and congratulations… you just joined the elite team of trusted sources. Also, feel free to use your nick-name to create a fake email account so that we can directly talk to each other… just if you want.
THE NEW ROADMAP
So here it is, the new lens roadmap. You can check it out at Fuji’s site here. NOTE: “The 1.4x teleconverter will be compatible with the following lenses: XF50-140mmF2.8 R LM OIS WR, XF120mmF2.8 R Macro, XF100-400mm”
Just a personal consideration: to me, the new 35mmF2 could indicate that Fuji considers the lens roadmap more or less complete now, and they therefore started developing newer version (or variations) of older lenses. I know many of you desire a compact 23mmF2. I also would like to see some weather resistant versions of existing XF lenses. Who knows if they will come in a future roadmap (oh well, that’s actually my job to find it out ;) ).
I just updated the previous lens roadmap poll with these “new entries”.
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X-T1 + 18-135 WR (save $200 – price $1699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 + 18-55 (save $100 – price $1599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 Black Body (save $100 – price $1199): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 Graphite Body (save $100 – price $1399): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-E2 Body (save $100 – price $699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-E2 + 18-55 (save $100 – price $999): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X30 (save $100 – price $499): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XQ1 (save $100 – price $299): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama
XF LENSES
XF 18-135mm (save $200 – price $699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 18mm (save $200 – price $399): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 60mm (save $200 – price $449): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 23mm (save $150 – price $749): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 56mm (save $150 – price $849): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 14mm (save $150 – price $749): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 10-24mm (save $150 – price $849): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 27mm (save $150 – price $299): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 35mm (save $100 – price $499): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 18-55mm (save $100 – price $599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 55-200mm (save $100 – price $599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
THE INTERVIEW
Back at Photokina 2014, imaging-resource had a talk with Matt Schmitt and five Fujifilm engineers (but published it just recently). Of course the hot topics at that time were the 56mmAPD, the 5-stop IS in the 50-140, OLED EVFs with 5-millisecond lag and more. So it is mostly an interesting talk about the tech behind the new products. I’ll pick out just one aspect:
THE X-TRANS SENSOR & VIDEO QUALITY
As you all know, the unique CFA of the X-Trans sensor has the huge advantage to mitigate moiree in stills… an advantage that doesn’t apply to video, though.
Q: No moiré, yeah. But it also puts a lot of demands on processing, and our impression has been that the X-Trans works very well for still shots, but not so good for video. I’m assuming that’s because there’s so much processing to figure out the pixel pattern. Is that something that can improve as processors get faster? You know, if you have more processing power, is it then possible to get a better video image?
A: Video quality improvement: “In the future, our LSI will become faster and capable of more calculations, and maybe our movie image quality will also be able to improve. But it depends on not only this, but also on CMOS sensor reading speed.
FULL FRAME or MEDIUM FORMAT
Towards the end of the interview, imaging-resource could not resist to make the Full Frame question, and Fujifilm’s answer is:
We don’t need to go to full-frame size […] Huge prints are no problem for resolution and dynamic range or sensitivity, and at this moment we have no plans to go to full-frame. But of course we investigate the ability of full-frame or medium-format. Of course, we know. But at this moment, Fujifilm is concentrating on enhancing our X-mount APS-C lineup.
It sounds a bit like a standardized answer. But it’s interesting that, although IR just asked about Full Frame, the Fuji engineers mentioned also that they investigate the ability of a Medium Format system. A Freudian Slip?
I’d love to hear what you guys think about. So the question is, what should Fuji offer in future? Should they invest in a bigger sensor camera system or stick with APS-C (and invest in new APS-C sensor technology)?
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Brian Eden: Greenwich Village Snowstorm” Fujifilm X100s, 23mm, f/2, 1/125 seconds, ISO 2500
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Here are the most liked images of the Fujirumors facebook photostream… As I’m just like the referee of this contest, I do not vote. So sometimes I’m a bit sorry that my personal favorite shots don’t gather enough likes… but as you know, de gustibus non est disputandum. That being said, we have another great selection this week.
And keep it up, share and vote your absolute favorite X-shot… and here is how to do it:
1) SHARE & DESCRIBE: go to the Fujirumors facebook timeline and submit your favorite X-shot (and a short description) in the timeline by selecting “Photo/Video” .
2) VOTE & COMMENT: All the images will be displayed at the Fujirumors facebook photostream. You can vote & comment the images there.
NOTE: The next selection will start from those images shared starting from Februray 1st!
Enjoy the X-shots 
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Brian Eden: “Wall Street” Fujifilm X100s, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/150, ISO 800
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Cemal Sagnak: Fuji XT1 Fujinon XF 35
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Colbert Nodoor: Sunset in Cappadocia, Turkey. (Fuji X-E1)
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Ata Mohammad Adnan: Fuji X-e2 + 18 f/2. London, 2014
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Claudiu Mot: sunrise – fuji x100s
Hi all,
I have 2 good news for you today. The first one is that it’s finally Friday ;) , and the second one comes from an anonymous source with nick-name, who was right in the past – SRP (thanks!). According to this source Fujifilm will update its roadmap next week.
I don’t want you to wait for the official announcement, so here are the lenses that will join the new roadmap according to this source:
120mmF2.8 1:1 Macro
35mmF2
New 1.4x Teleconverter.
100-400mm
If you decide to spread this rumor on other websites, just go ahead… but, if possible, don’t “forget” to quote the original source (with this working link) ;-) .
stay tuned,
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X-SERIES CAMERAS
X-T1 + 18-135 WR (save $200 – price $1699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 + 18-55 (save $100 – price $1599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 Black Body (save $100 – price $1199): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-T1 Graphite Body (save $100 – price $1399): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-E2 Body (save $100 – price $699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X-E2 + 18-55 (save $100 – price $999): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
X30 (save $100 – price $499): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XQ1 (save $100 – price $299): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama
XF LENSES
XF 18-135mm (save $200 – price $699): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 18mm (save $200 – price $399): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 60mm (save $200 – price $449): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 23mm (save $150 – price $749): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 56mm (save $150 – price $849): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 14mm (save $150 – price $749): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 10-24mm (save $150 – price $849): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 27mm (save $150 – price $299): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 35mm (save $100 – price $499): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 18-55mm (save $100 – price $599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
XF 55-200mm (save $100 – price $599): BHphoto / AmazonUS / Adorama /
