Fujifilm X-S10: Fuji’s First APS-C Mid-Range MILC camera With IBIS

When we first published that Fujifilm would launch a new mid-range camera called Fujifilm X-S10, many of you thought this could be the successor to the forgotten Fujifilm X-S1.

But it’s not!

The Fujifilm X-S10 will be an APS-C mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.

It will be a “mid-range” camera, hence be placed into the X-T30 and X-E3 segment. This means it won’t be crazy-cheap like a X-T200, but also not as expensive as the Fujifilm X-T4.

And most interesting, the Fujifilm X-S10 will be Fujifilm’s first camera in that mid-range segment to feature IBIS, a privilege until now reserved only to the high-end Fujifilm X-T4 and Fujifilm X-H1.

I hope this dissipates some of the confusion I was perceiving about it. :)

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UPDATE: Fujifilm X-H1 / X-T3 Firmware Fixes Video Exposure Stepping

UPDATE: Fixed also on Fujifilm X-T3, according to more reports

Oh, I remember it all to well.

I was on a 2 weeks holiday with my wife in the South of Italy, when Fujifilm released a new firmware update for my Fujifilm X-T4.

Unhappy of the usual “fix of minor bugs” formula, I sacrificed a few hours of my relaxing holiday, and dedicated myself to find out, what had been fixed. Well, I noticed that Fujifilm secretly and quietly fixed the exposure stepping bug in video, and I immediacy told you about it in this article.

Now also 11 other X series cameras received a firmware update, but since I own “only” the X-T1, X-E3 and X-T4 I can’t really check what has been fixed on all cameras.

But luckily I am just a small part of the big FR community, and fellow FR-reader Unnamed for a reason contacted me, telling me that the exposure stepping seems to be fixed now also on his Fujifilm X-H1.

No more exposure stepping in either Auto ISO or Aperture priority. When setting the aperture to Auto, stepping still occurs in 1/3rd stops (which is also still the case with the X-T4).

On my personal X-E3, exposure stepping seems to be still present after the firmware update.

In addition to that, Unnamed for a reason says:

  • The wireless communication is much stronger and the camera can be paired at longer distances – Worked flawlessly standing 1-1.5 meters (3.2-4.9 feet) away from the camera.
  • There are new items in the flash menu. “MASTER SETTING” “CH SETTING”. I am certain these are meant to work in conjunction with the new Nissin rebranded Fujifilm EF-W1 commander unit and Fujifilm EF-60 flash. I attached a Godox XPRO-F and a TT685F unit to the camera, to see if they are compatible with the new functions, but as of now, these slots remain greyed out.

Thanks a lot for your feedback :)

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CLARIFICATION: Two New Fujifilm Mid-Range Cameras Coming Between Now and March 2021, One of the to be Called Fujifilm X-S10

 

You might know that I am a teacher (you can hear one of my students giving me feedback on my lessons in this Whatssapp audio here).

And you might also know I somehow manage to speak four languages.

However, English is not what I teach, and actually it’s one of the weaker ones (if not the weakest) in my language-portfolio.

Now, combine my not complete familiarity with the English language with the fact that I run FujiRumors often under heavy time pressure, trying to use every little space of so called “free-time” I have to publish articles, reply to emails, etc, and you might maybe understand and apologize me if sometimes the quality of my English is not that good and if errors sneak into the articles.

But while I hope most of you understand it, there are some errors that are not only formal, but also change the substance of what I want to say.

And that’s why I feel the need to make this article.

I told you guys that Fujifilm will launch two new mid-range cameras “within March 2021“.

What I actually mean by this, is not that both cameras will be launched in March, but that they will come between now (September 2020) and March 2021.

One of them will be the brand new Fujifilm X-S10. I am confident that I will be able to unveil the other one shortly here on FujiRumors.

I hope this dissipates now all the confusion I read in the comments and I received via email.

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Fujinon XF50mmF1.0 Hits the Stores and More Reviews: Beautiful Sunstars, Autofocus Comparison with XF56mmF1.2 and Samples

The Fujinon XF50mmF1.0 has reached stores all over the world, so probably Fujifilm will be able to start shipping within September 25, despite the unexpected high demand. Remains to see how large the first batch will be. I have the feeling not enough to meet initial demand.

Fujifilm is also preparing your camera, and has just released XF50mmF1.0 support firmware updates for a total of 11 X series cameras.

Hence, for us it’s time to publish a little Fujinon XF50mmf/1.0 roundup.

XF50mmF1.0 Review Roundup

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The Sony A7C Proves My Point: Full Frame Compromises vs APS-C Balance

DISCLAIMER: The Sony A7C is a great camera and will push other companies to work harder and to give us customers more features for less price, which is why I love Sony launched it. I think we X shooters will also profit from it.

So, the Sony A7C is real.

It’s small and it’s full frame.

It’s also rather affordable for being full frame, although still more expensive than a high-end APS-C camera like the Fujifilm X-T4.

Now, I could do what other do and focus merely on comparing size and price of the Sony A7C with the Fujifilm X-T4 or other high end APS-C cameras.

Or I could go beyond size and price and compare its features, because only comparing the whole package makes sense.

And as much as Sony has done right with the Sony A7C, it also one more time proves the point I made in an earlier article, where I wrote about the APS-C art of balance vs FF need for compromises.

I used the automatic specs comparison feature at BH to compare both cameras, and here is what I noticed (given for granted the specs comparison tool is accurate, which it usally is):

  • Sony A7C has a mediocre viewfinder resolution
  • Sony A7C has a small viewfinder
  • Sony A7C has significantly inferior video specs compared to X-T4 (such as no 10 bit or 4K60p or way less video codecs)
  • From the reports I could see, Sony A7C suffers much more of rolling shutter than X-T4
  • Sony A7C shoots at max 1/4000 mechanical shutter (X-T4 at 1/8000)
  • Sony A7C shoots at 10 fps (X-T4 at 15fps or even 30 fps with crop and completely blackout free)
  • Sony A7C has a lower resolution LCD
  • Sony A7C has single card slot

These are just some of the things I noticed, and that show that APS-C cameras can pack so much more into a small body than full frame, whereas full frame has to consistently make compromises, to try to go below $2,000, and the Sony A7C is no exception to that.

For example:

The Nikon Z5 goes down at $1,400, but has to sacrifice BSI technology, and we know non-BSI sensors have a much slower sensor readout. Hence, max 4fps, huge 1.7x crop in 4K30 and other downsides for the Nikon.

The Canon EOS R6 tries to do better than the Sony A7C and Nikon Z5, by not compromising on video and hardware features (dual UHS-II, nice video specs, nice viewfinder), but that makes it immediately climb up at a $2,500 price tag, hence significantly higher than the Fujifilm X-T4.

So, we can just focus on how small the camera is. Or we can look at the full package.

And the Fujifilm X-T4 is and remains a best allrounder in my opinion (and not only mine, also DPReview thinks this way).

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Is it MADNESS? Selling Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 for XF50mmF1.0 – POLL

In these days I get several emails from FR-readers, asking me if it’s worth to sell their (currently discounted) XF56mmF1.2 to get the brand new XF50mmF1.0.

As usual such a question is not easy to answer.

The best I can do, is to share you my own struggles and thoughts, and hope that there is something among it, that you might find useful for your own decision.

So, here is the thing.

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Sony A7c Full Frame vs Fujifilm X-E3 APS-C, or 7 Reasons why the New Sony A7c is Not an APS-C Killer

accurate size comparison: Fujifilm X-E3 vs Sony A7c vs Fujifilm X-T30
accurate size comparison: Fujifilm X-E3 vs Sony A7c vs Fujifilm X-T30

I blog on FujiRumors since almost a decade now, and over all these years, I have heard many times announcements of the death of the Fujifilm X series since the launch of the original Sony A7. And the same “Fujifilm APS-C is dead” voices continue to come back, may it be the announcement fo the Nikon Z5 or the imminent announcement of the Sony A7c.

Now, I already showed which compromises “cheap” full frame cameras have to do, in order to compete with high end APS-C cameras. You can check it out in this article.

But today we talk about the Sony A7c, a camera that will be priced above $2k according to SonyAlphaRumors (hence more than twice the price of the Fujifilm X-E3).

Above you can see a size comparison between Sony A7c and Fujifilm X-E3 and X-T30.

And yet, it’s not only about price. Let’s check out 7 key differences between APS-C and Full Frame.

Disclaimer (read to avoid anger :) )

No matter if full frame, APS-C or medium format. There is not the perfect sensor size, and each system has its Pros and Cons.

However, this article is just an attempt to try to understand, why DPReview and Petapixel think that APS-C is the sweet spot. So I listed a few reasons, where APS-C could be considered better than full frame.

By no means I want to say that full frame or medium format is worse. All I want to say is that also APS-C has it’s strong cards to play in the current mirrorless war.

APS-C vs FF

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Fujifilm Patent Shows New Camera Interface (Dual LCD Screen) but it’s the One of the Fujifilm X-T200

A Fujifilm patent now surfaced on the web, showing an LCD screen that has a split view for film simulations.

As dclife writes (google translated):

FUJIFILM has registered a design that enables image division on the rear monitor screen of the camera. The border of the divided screen can be changed by swiping. Basically, it seems that the colors of the film simulation can be compared.

[…] I think that you can use it in various ways, but there is a figure in which the film simulation PROVIA and Velvia are split and displayed, and the area is changed by swiping.

[…] I don’t know if this design will be put to practical use in the future, but the size of the rear monitor of the current “X-T4” is 3.0 type, and I am wondering how easy it is to use with this monitor size.

Well, looks like the future already happened, as this is the LCD screen of the Fujifilm X-T200 (see Fuji Guys video below starting from 2:41).

I wonder how this could even become news, but hey, FujiRumors is here to give you guys clarity ;).

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Fujifilm XF50mmF1.0 vs XF56mmF1.2 Face/Eye Autofocus Comparison

In the youtube videos below, Reggie and Ken quickly compare the autofocus performance of the Fujinon XF50mmF1.0 vs. Fujinon XF56mmF1.2.

Reggie says:

The 50mm f1.0 seems to have less autofocus pulsing when continuously tracking a subject.

Keep in mind that this is still pre-production firmware.