Today Fujifilm released firmware updates for Fujifilm X-A5, X-A3 and X-A20 cameras.
Full details of the updates below.
I remind you that Fujifilm will release Fujifilm X-Pro2 ver.5.00 and GFX 50S ver.3.10 in July 2018. Full report here.
Many of you guys often said Fujifilm should stop to buy their sensors from Sony and buy them from Samsung, who already had a 28MP BSI sensor back in 2014 with their fantastic Samsung NX1, a camera that sadly didn’t had the success it deserved and that marked the end of Samsung’s attempt to join the high-end camera market.
But we know that Japanese and Korean companies don’t really like to cooperate.
However, this tabu might have been broken now.
Samsung officially said they are developing a new CMOS sensor technology for mobile photography (smartphones) that allows better pixel isolation and hence improves light sensitivity and color fidelity. Samsung calles it the “ISOCELL Plus” technology.
And in order to make this new sensor possible, Samsung needs Fujifilm.
In fact, the new optimized pixel isolation architecture requires the replacement of the metal barrier with an innovative new material developed by Fujifilm, which minimizes optical loss and light reflection.
You can read all the details in the full press-release below. Here are the two statements of the companies:
FUJIFLM SAYS:
“We value our strategic relationship with Samsung and would like to congratulate on the completion of the ISOCELL Plus development,” said Naoto Yanagihara, corporate vice president of Fujifilm. “This development is a remarkable milestone for us as it marks the first commercialization of our new material. Through continuous cooperation with Samsung, we anticipate to bring more meaningful innovation to mobile cameras.”
SAMSUNG SAYS:
“Through close collaboration with Fujifilm, an industry leader in imaging and information technology, we have pushed the boundaries of CMOS image sensor technology even further,” said Ben K. Hur, vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung Electronics. “The ISOCELL Plus will not only enable the development of ultra-high-resolution sensors with incredibly small pixel dimensions, but also bring performance advancements for sensors with larger pixel designs.”
Let’s hope this is the start of a proficous collaboration between Samsung and Fujifilm, that opens up new possibilities of cooperation for future projects, maybe also some related to high-end photography APS-C and Medium Format sensors.
As of now, Sony is dominant in the sensor business, and we would definitely need more competition in this area. And Samsung is for sure a company that has the know-how, economic power and infrastructure to take away a piece of the large sensor business cake from Sony.
Also consider that Samsung is not a direct competitor of Fujifilm in the high-end camera business, hence Fujifilm could get always the latest and greatest sensor technology quickier and cheaper than they get it now from Sony.
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Brian has released Iridient Developer 3.2.3 with support for the Fujifilm X-T100 and bug fixes for the X-H1 (and other models) 16:9 aspect ratio mode, plus bug fixes and new support for HEIF image format export on macOS 10.13.2 or later.
Download page:
http://iridient.com/products/i
Full release notes:
http://iridient.com/products/r
Las week, here on FujiRumors we broke the news about the brown Fujifilm X-E3. We also shared the first brown X-E3 image.
Now the brown X-E3 is already available for sale in Korea at starcamera.co.kr.
Also the X100F is coming is available in brown. You can find it for example at the Canadian store adencamera here.
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SAR ADMIN updated the article with the following 2 notes:
UPDATE: A chinese source just sent me these specs sheets of a rumored new Sony CMOS sensor found on Weibo. I am not sure if they are real but it certainly looks like that.
UPDATED: I edited this post and removed the note about the possibility that this might be used by the future A6700. What we learned now is that this is an APS-C sensor with an aspect ratio of 4:3.
FR ADMIN NOTE: As pointed out by readers, it’s been developed for FA and ITS applications. This is (expensive) BtoB stuff. Not BtoC photographic equipment.
SonyAlphaRumors just received specs about what seems to be the future APS-C sensor made by Sony.
This is of interest for Fujifilm lovers, since Fujifilm buys its sensor from Sony.
However, as we reported here on FujiRumors, the Fujifilm X-T3 will have 26 Megapixel and still be X-Trans. So, if the rumor below is correct, I wouldn’t expect it to be featured on Fujifilm cameras before 2020/2021, maybe something for the Fujifilm X-H2 or Fujifilm X-T4.
Here is what SAR writes:
“A chinese source just sent me these specs sheets of a rumored new Sony CMOS sensor. I don’t know if this is a real deal or some fake specs. So please take it with a grain of salt. But if it’s true this is going to be an AMAZING sensor that might find it’s way into the new A6700!
Key info:
– APS-C size 4:3 aspect ratio
– 31.5 megapixel
– FSI (Front Side illuminated)
– global shutter
This would be the first Front Side illuminated Global Shutter APS-C sensor. Surely enough to make the A6700 super exciting! Here are the spec sheets:
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