First Fujifilm X30 deal (already!): buy it in UK and get a free X30 leather case (worth £70)!

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Adorama is ALREADY taking pre-orders on the XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR for $1,599.
ALL THE SPECS & pre-order here

On the same day, when the Fujifilm X30 was launched, I wrote a post about how low the pre-orders on the X30 were. My consideration was based on the AmazonUS P&S ranking, the biggest online retailer on the world, which showed the X30 at the 71th position of the ranking… but just for short time, as it was quickly kicked out of the first 100 top position.

Now, I consider the first day ranking on AmazonUS like the first polls on election days… for sure not the final result, but a pretty reliable indication about how people react to a new product.

Of course I could be wrong. Maybe people are just waiting to see what will come at photokina before pre-ordering anything. Maybe AmazonUS isn’t a good indicator for good or bad sales. Everything is possible, but based on my experience, what sells good on world’s largest online retailer AmazonUS, will very likely sell good also elsewhere. But I’m ready to post apologize if I’m wrong… but I’m afraid I’m not! And one of the reasons for the slow start is for sure the price. Customers perceive the $599 price tag as too high.

Now , in UK there is already the first deal on the Fujifilm X30, and it’s the following: buy the Fujifilm X30 and get a free leather case worth £70! You can find the free leather case deal in UK at wexphotographic here and also at cameraworldUK and AmazonUK. [NOTE: some readers told me that also the deal at wex and AmazonUK startet with the launch of the Fuji X30]

In Canada, X30 pre-orders have always included an extra bonus battery and charger at Vistek and Broadway Cameras.

But hey, they told me that it’s not important how the story starts, but how it ends. So good luck, Fujifilm X30!

PRE-ORDERS: USABHphoto / Adorama / AmazonUS / BestBuy / EUROPE: wexUK / wexDE / PCHstore

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X100T: USB-charging system, 7 FN buttons, bigger LCD than the X100S and more!

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REMINDER: Adorama is ALREADY taking pre-orders on the XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR for $1,599.
ALL THE SPECS & pre-order here

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Much has been already rumored, but not all. And thanks (!!!) to the anonymous source with nick-name, I can now post a X100T specs update:

The big news seems to be the HVF, which is confirmed to have a real time parallax correction in the OVF. The screen will be a non tilting 1.04 dot 3-inch LCD screen, which will make it bigger than on the X100S. The lens will remain the same. The focus speed is of 0.08 seconds. As previously rumored, there will be an electronic shutter speed of 1/32,000. The X100T will also feature 7 function buttons. Also expected, the Classic Chrome film simulation.

So here is the updated specs list:

Rumored X100T specs

(TS= trusted source / NeS =New Source / AS = Anonymous Source / SRP = source who was right in the past, but not yet trusted / ORS = other rumor sites / ASwN = anonymous source with nick-name)

– Announcement September 10 (TS)
– 16MP X-Trans sensor (TS)
– Name: Fujifilm X100T (TS + NeS + leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
– APS-C (ORS)
– NO Tilt Screen (SRP)
– 1.04 dot 3-inch LCD screen (ASwN)
– 23mm lens, 8 glass elements in 6 groups HTC-EBC coating (SRP)
– Improved HVF with Real-Time Parallax in OVF (NeS + AS)
– new EVF, better than X100S, but not as much as X-T1 (NeS + ORS)
– EVF specs: x0.67 magnification and horizontal apparent field of view of approx. 27°. (TS)
– AF speed of 0.08 sec.
– electronic shutter (up to 1/32,000 shutter speed), classic chrome film simulation, 7 function buttons (AswN)

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What a surprise! Adorama is already accepting pre-order on the unreleased XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR lens!!!! Check it out here! It will cost %1,599! (thx to FR-reader April ;-) )

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IT STARTED!!! XF 50-140 f/2.8 pre-order now at ADORAMA for $ 1,599!!! + ALL THE SPECS

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What a surprise! Adorama is already accepting pre-order on the unreleased XF 50-140 f/2.8 WR lens!!!! Check it out here! It will cost %1,599! (thx to FR-reader April ;-) )

THE SPECS

Type     Fujinon lens
Lens Configuration     23 elements in 16 groups
(includes 5 extra low dispersion elements and 1 super extra low dispersion element)
Focal Length     f=50 – 140mm
35mm Format Equivalent     76-213mm
Angle of View     31.7°-11.6°
Max. Aperture     F2.8
Min. Aperture     F22
Number of Blades     7 (rounded diaphragm opening)
Step Size     1/3 EV (19 steps)
Focus Range     Normal: 1.0m to infinity (whole zoom position)
Macro: 1.0m to 3m (whole zoom position)
Max. Magnification     0.12x (telephoto)
Filter Size     72mm
Diameter x Length     3.3 x 6.9″ (82.9 x 175.9mm)
Weight     2.2 lbs (995g)

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Fujifilm X100T first X-camera with electronic shutter (up to 1/32,000)?

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According to an anonymous source with nick-name, who also previously shared the 56mm APD rumor with us (and the price of the 56 APD and 50-140), the X100T will feature an electronic shutter, which allows shutter speeds of 1/32,000!

The electronic shutter is also part of the X-T1 firmware update rumors shared here.

Everything this anonymous source with nick-name has told has still to be proven by facts, but if it’s true, then it will quickly be raised to the status of “trusted source”! So thanks A LOT for sharing… but for now, pardon me, we still have to take what you share with us cum grano salis.

Rumored X100T specs

(TS= trusted source / NeS =New Source / AS = Anonymous Source / SRP = source who was right in the past, but not yet trusted / ORS = other rumor sites)

– Announcement September 10 (TS)
– 16MP X-Trans sensor (TS)
– Name: Fujifilm X100T (TS + NeS + leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
– APS-C (ORS)
– NO Tilt Screen (SRP)
– 23mm lens, 8 glass elements in 6 groups HTC-EBC coating (SRP)
– Improved HVF with Real-Time Parallax in OVF (NeS + AS)
– new EVF, better than X100S, but not as much as X-T1 (NeS + ORS)
– EVF specs: x0.67 magnification and horizontal apparent field of view of approx. 27°. (TS)
– faster AF than Fujifilm X100S (NeS + ORS)
– electronic shutter (up to 1/32,000 shutter speed) (AS with nick-name)

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Photokina, what else could come? New Flashes, silver X-T1… and X-T1 “limited edition” rumors are back!

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Some rumors are entirely true. Others contain grains of truth; still others contain none at all. Plausible or implausible, truthful or false, rumors circulate because people are trying to get to the bottom of a matter.” KSENIJA BILBIJA (thx Eowyn ;-))

And now, let’s try satisfy our need to understand!

If rumors posted earlier today here are correct, next week we could have multiple announcements: the X100T, the 56mm f/1.2 APD and the 50-140 f/2.8 WR. But will Fujifilm have more to present at photokina? Now, here are 4 more rumors I’ve received from anonymous and new sources.

1) New flashes for Fuji X are on the way, coming “later this year“, probably presented at photokina (anonymous source)
2) Silver X-T1 (new source)
3) different body colours/textures for X-E2 (new source)

And for the fourth rumor, I need a quick introduction… and you SHOULD take it with the HOLY GRAIN OF SALT. You might remember that, back in June, I’ve spread rumors about a X-T1 upgrade (or limited edition). This rumor was wrong. Thanks to one of my sources, I was able to understand the dynamics of the leak, but I can’t share it here, of course.

But maybe (and I repeat, MAYBE), also that rumor contained a grain of truth. In fact, a new source shared the following information:

4) “There will be firmware improvements to the X-T1, but there will be a hardware improvement as well. A limited edition X-T1 will be available with it pre-installed but existing models could be upgraded with the money worth of new parts.” (new source)

That’s it, and remember, did you take the grain of salt?

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cheers

Rumored X100T specs

(TS= trusted source / NeS =New Source / AS = Anonymous Source / SRP = source who was right in the past, but not yet trusted / ORS = other rumor sites)

– Announcement September 10 (TS)
– 16MP X-Trans sensor (TS)
– Name: Fujifilm X100T (TS + NeS + leaked by X-photographer David Hobby)
– APS-C (ORS)
– NO Tilt Screen (SRP)
– 23mm lens, 8 glass elements in 6 groups HTC-EBC coating (SRP)
– Improved HVF with Real-Time Parallax in OVF (NeS + AS)
– new EVF, better than X100S, but not as much as X-T1 (NeS + ORS)
– EVF specs: x0.67 magnification and horizontal apparent field of view of approx. 27°. (TS)
– faster AF than Fujifilm X100S (NeS + ORS)

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