Well, now the patent (details below) for a new and weather sealed Fujinon XF18mmF2 has now appeared online and spotted by the Japanese website asobinet.
inner focus
high speed autofocus
weather sealed
in 99% of cases, patents say nothing about real future products. But let’s hope this will be the second time in 14 years of blogging and hundreds of patents covered, that a patent will actually turn into a real product.
And apparently also the Fujifilm Shop by X Camera in Vietnam is getting ready for it, since they have already a dedicated page up here.
The shop writes: “The product has not been officially launched, the information is for reference only“.
So what is there “reference” they give us?
Well, a 40MP X-Trans VI sensor (which can make sense), an X Processor 6 (which makes sense) and they say it will feature a fully articulating LCD screen, since that’s a “superior design” over the 3-way tilt screen of the Fujifilm X-T5.
But rest assured: the 3 way screen is all I want. Yes, there might be rare occasions in which the selfie screen turned out to be handy. But for 1 shot I found a good use for it, there were other 999 shots I just did not like it.
If the Fujifilm Shop Vietnam is right with their “reference“, and the X-T6 will come with a fully articulating screen, then this would either mean that:
Fujifilm has bend to the will of influencers who make a living out of filming themselves
the Fujifilm X-H line has been canceled and the X-T* line has to go back being the flagship
Now, we explained how the Fujifilm X-H line actually saved the Fujifilm X-T5. In short: after the shock of the horrible X-H sales, Fujifilm paused the X-H line and the X-T line had to become the new flagship, with all the problems that come with it: a bigger body, heavier and a fully articulating screen. All features that are not part of the original X-T DNA. Luckily the X-H2 came along, took over the flagship role again and the X-T5 could go back being what it was always meant to be: a wonderful camera mainly for stills photographers.
So guys, I will make it now a top priority to try to find out which type of screen the Fujifilm X-T6 will use. If I have any update, I’ll share it here on FujiRumors. So definitely stay tuned.
