Digicame-info was able to get more informations about the new roadmap. Here are the lenses:
– XF 16-55mm F2.8
– XF 50-140mm F2.8
– XF 18-135mm F3.5-5.6
– Large-diameter wide-angle lens
– Super-telephoto lens (200mm or more?)
The X30 will come in February/March.
He also confirms what I already told you here: the black X100S will come in January.
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the weather sealed X could have a [shoplink 20357 ebay]FujicaST[/shoplink]-like design
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I’ve been told by new (and still unconfirmed) sources that the weather sealed X will have faster AF than the X-E2 (which features a hybrid AF system, phase detection + contrast AF).
At the same time an anonymous source simply wrote in the rumor box: “don’t dismiss the digital ST as rumor, it’s coming soon & brings a few new facets with it!”
If true, the question now is: what makes the AF on the weather sealed X even better than the hybrid AF system on the X-E2? It’s your time to make your guess.
But for now, please take it with a grain of salt.
When will it be announced?
After the leak of digicame info, I think that Fuji’s main course of the meal at the CES in Las Vegas will be the XF 56 f/1.2 lens (and maybe the black X100S?)… and the weather sealed X could be announced a bit later, maybe at the CP+ (February) or at a special event later in January.
Here are the specs of the weather sealed X until now (from trusted, new and also anonymous sources):
Stay tuned, and if there is anyone out there who knows something that could make my job here easier, feel free to share with me. Use the rumor box to contact me so your identity will remain secret… just give yourself a fake name so that I can recognize you in future.
cheers
Matt Brandon is another one who recently sold his [shoplink 13457]Canon 5D Mark III[/shoplink] and got the X-E2! Did he regret it? No. “In fact, the contrary, I have been amazed“! You can read Matt’s full X-E2 review at his website thedigitaltrekker here.
“The image quality is great. In fact, I would say it is comparable to anything out there today, better than most. The high ISO grain is almost nonexistent. Certainly up until around 1600 […] I can say with certainty that even after only two weeks of (daily) use I have no regrets trading my Canon 5D MKIII for the Fujifilm X-E2. None whatsoever. This camera is everything I had hoped for when I first bought the X-Pro1.”
Fuji X-E2: [shopcountry 17992]
Henri Buffetaut
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Reminder: the offer on the X-E1, X-M1 or X-A1 at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama ends today! Price drops also on the X-PRO1 at AmazonUS, BHphoto and Adorama.
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Henri Buffetaut
Hello Patrick. Thanks very much for your Fuji-rumors. I send you some stormy pics taken this summer with my Fuji XE-1 in France…
his is my website… http://www.henri-buffetaut.org/ Most of the pics were taken with my fuji and the 14-18 and 35mm fujinon.
Best regards.
Henri Buffetaut
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Emiliano Cribari
My name is Emiliano Cribari and I am an Italian professional photographer specializing in wedding photography, although often I operate outside of these beloved borders: in fact, I also deal with corporate photography, spectacles (theatre, musicals etc.), portraits (for cinema, fashion etc.) and other ceremonies.
I started taking photos using Nikon equipment and then almost immediately switched to the Canon brand, which, truth be told, I have not yet abandoned. During 2012, I began searching for a camera that would allow me to travel light, to go as unnoticed as possible and at the same time guarantee – within an acceptable price range – outstanding image quality, as close as possible to that produced by a professional grade SLR (I work with 2 Canon EOS 5D Mark III).
My choice was fortunately that of Fujifilm, specifically the Finepix X100S model. Today, several months after its purchase, I can declare that I am in love! A passion, “intellectual” but also physical, coming from the captivating appearance of this pure technological jewel. Every time I zoom to 100%, on seeing an image produced by this camera, I am still lost for words… How is it that a camera so small and so cheap can produce images with such detail and color?
I am a very picky photographer, unafraid to exclude a great picture with only a small defect of a technical nature from my portfolio; therefore: I am not lying when I say that often, in terms of color, I love the pictures produced by this camera more than those produced by the Canon EOS 5D Mark III (which I think is a terrific camera!).
To conclude: I think that this camera is revolutionary, certainly ingenious and potentially capable of shaking up the market. A camera that allows me to address not only personal artistic projects, but also work projects with great serenity: a strong, precise, spellbinding perspective, an unprecedented manageability and an overall reliability of the highest level. I am pleased to attach some photos (that, if you want, I authorize to publish in your site) taken with the Fujifilm Finepix X100S to this review.
Thank you for reading and congratulations for your work!
I have not a flickr or 500px account but I have a Facebook Page where I often publish a lot of photos taken with X100S: facebook.com/emilianocribari.
website: www.emilianocribari.com
Emiliano Cribari (facebook)
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Carlos Lopez
Hey, I just recently discovered the Fujifilm X system and started learning from different websites and blogs, I got to like your’s the most and check it out everyday in search for new stories and news.
A little about me, I’m a wedding photographer in Southern California and I’ve been a Canon user since the beginning of the digital era, before digital I used to be a Nikon analog (film) user…
Well after spending a great time researching about mirrorless cameras I finally decided to go with Fuji and after debating between the X-E1 or pre ordering the X-E2 I end up getting the black X-E1 with the kit lens and added the [shoplink 12889]35mm 1.4[/shoplink] I got a great deal from 17th street photo!
I just got it last wednesday and started to play around with it with the original firmware it came with. (I did notice the lack of focusing speed and accuracy) I updated the body and lens immediately and really noticed a great difference in focusing speed.
Yesterday was my first outing with the camera, I live in Murrieta CA and went on a mid day trail with my girlfriend to Santa Rosa Plateau, not the best time of the day for photos but I was excited to try it out outdoors for the first time. After going to the mountain we went to have lunch at a restaurant in the area (Karl Strauss) and played around with the camera while I was sitting at the bar… Oh god, when I came back home and transfer the files to lightroom in my mac, I was shocked! seriously, the quality of the 35mm 1.4 is just amazing (I didn’t play with the kit lens yet) the sharpness and color accuracy, the low noise at high ISOs (like film grain) is just fantastic, I think in regards IQ it is even better than my EOS 5D MKII
Here’s a link to the sample gallery on my website, I enhanced the photos just a little bit (saturation and contrast)
I hope you can post it on your blog :)
http://www.bluespotphotography.com/fuji-x-e1-with-35mm-f1-4-samples/
I’ll try using the X-E1 in my next wedding this upcoming Saturday, I’ll still use the 5D MKII as main of course, not so confident about using it for moving objects yet but I want to get it in to the action and see how it performs, specially for getting ready shots, posed portraits and candids…
Thanks and I hope you like the photos!
Carlos Lopez
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Stefan Schulze
– Hi Patrick,
I just wanted to share with you what I experienced with my beloved X100S in the meantime. I’ve been travelling through Vietnam recently and took a lot of pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96979028@N03/
There were times where the light was really hard to handle, but the X100S still performered quite nicely. For example, this is a shot taken with F/2.8 and ISO6400: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96979028@N03/11156710995/in/set-72157638252580756
What’s been not so nice: most of the panoramas I took are unsusable as you can see the stitching in them. Google shows me that I am not the only one with that problem. I talked to Fuji and the asked me to send the camera in as it looks like it’s a camera problem. Also, I sometimes have the feeling that the focus peaking does not work very good when using small apertures and far distances. Looking at my pictures at home I realized the focused area is a few meters in front of what’s been highlighted. Do other readers experience the same? So I think I have to send my camera in… unfortunately.
Hope you’re doing good!
Keep up your excellent work,
Stefan Schulze
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Igor Motl
Hi. I’m a photographer from Bosnia and I wrote my (sort of) review od Fuji Xpro1. I would like to share it with your readers if you find it suitable for your great web site. Here is the link: http://igormotl.com/2013/10/
Thank you.
All the best,
“During my DSLR period, I was taking a lot more pictures during an assignment and I was using wide angle a lot. I still do love wide angle shots so my next purchase will definitely be a 14mm lens. But now, I shoot lot less images during an assignment. I’m planing more carefully. I think more intensively and I’m stealthier then before.”
Igor Motl
Digicameinfo reports that Fuji will unveil many new products next week right before the start of the las Vegas CES show (I told you on the 7th of November here there the lens could be announced on January 6th). These are the new products:
– XF56mm F1.2 R
– FinePix XP70
– FinePix S1
– FinePix S9200
– FinePix S9400W
Save your money for the new XF lens ;)
Oh, and don’t worry, the weather sealed X will come in January too… but appartentely just a bit later.
Any help is appreaciated. Feel free to contact me.
cheers
