Fujifilm Removes X-T4 and X-E4 from their Japanese Catalog Page

We already told you that major Japanese stores marked the X-T4, X-E4 and X-T30II as discontinued.

Now we have another puzzle piece to add to this: as you can see from the screenshot above, Fujifilm has removed the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-E4 from their Japanese product catalog.

The last available Google cached version of September 2021 still shows both items on the website.

What does this mean for Fujifilm X-T5, X-E4 and X-T30II? Well, I have tried to explain it as good as possible here.

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Fujifilm X-T4, X-E4, X-T30II Discontinued at Major Japanese Stores: So Let’s Talk Fujifilm X-T5, X-E5 and X-T40

Several major Japanese stores like MapCamera, BicCamera, and Yodobashi have now marked the Fujifilm X-T4, X-E4 and X-T30II as discontinued.

Map camera still has it in stock, but they won’t be receiving anymore units for sale after their stock is depleted. There’s a note on the pages that says “在庫限り(生産完了品)” which translates to “Limited stock (discontinued item)“.

So let’s talk about it.

Fujifilm X-T5:

In the past, especially when it comes to the X-T line, once a successor was released, the older model was still manufactured for a while, simply because they remained very popular. So discontinue the X-T4 even before the Fujifilm X-T5 arrives would be very unique.

But hey, we also live unique times with the massive parts shortage.

Since the Fujifilm X-T5 will be announced shortly, Fujifilm could have decided to stop Fujifilm X-T4 production in order to use some of the X-T4 components for the Fujifilm X-T5 production. A unique, drastic but maybe necessary move. But that’s just a mere speculation of mine, trying to make sense on why it is marked as discontinued at some Japanese stores.

Fujifilm X-E5:

It usually takes Fujifilm almost 4 years to update the X-E line. So a Fujifilm X-E5 coming so soon (X-E4 was announced in January 2021), would be extremely surprising.

If Fujifilm really discontinued the X-E4 as some Japanese stores write, then I believe the most likely reason is not because a Fujifilm X-E5 is about to drop, but because Fujifilm needs some of the parts to manufacture newer and more important cameras (in terms of revenue for Fujifilm) as the Fujifilm X-H2S, Fujifilm X-H2 and the imminent Fujifilm X-T5.

Fujifilm X-T40

Fujifilm needs about 2 years to update the X-T** line.

The Fujifilm X-T30 was released in February 2019. It’s successor, the Fujifilm X-T30II came in September 2021. So one might think we might have to wait late 2023 or early 2024 for an X-T40, but consider that the Fujifilm X-T30II is a last second emergency product of Fujifilm: they run out of parts and in order to keep the manufacturing process of the X-T30 alive, they needed to use new and slightly improved hardware parts (such as a better LCD screen).

Not even Fujifilm sees the X-T30II as a true successor to the X-T30. So I guess a Fujifilm X-T40 in not too distant future could be a possibility.

But the problem here is: I have zero rumors or ever so slight hint and whisper about it, which makes me believe that the Fujifilm X-T40 won’t come that soon.

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Fujifilm Announces Release Date of Fujinon XF18-120mmF4 LM PZ WR and File Transmitter Grip “FT-XH”

Fujifilm Corporation
September 9, 2022

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued patronage of Fujifilm products. The release date of the Fujinon Lens XF18-120mm F4 LM PZ WR, which was announced recently announced to be released in September 2022, has been decided. For the file transmitter “FT-XH“, the release date will be changed from September 2022 to late October 2022 due to various circumstances.

Product name Release date
“Fujinon Lens XF18-120mmF4 LM PZ WR”
Click here for product details		 Thursday, September 29, 2022
File transmitter “FT-XH”
Click here for product details		 Late October 2022

Fujifilm GF30mmF5.6 Tilt Shift and GF110mmF5.6 Tilt Shift (Quietly) Announced – First Images

I don’t know if you did, but I did it… I followed the Fujifilm X summit until the very end.

And right in the very last seconds, Fujifilm showed two mockups of future GF tilt shift lenses, the GF30mmF5.6 Tilt Shift and the GF110mmF5.6 Tilt Shift.

Above the image of both lenses and below some hands on images.

Looks like we were right, when we said Fujifilm was hiding one tilt shift lens from us in the G mount roadmap ;).

New Fujifilm Camera Remote App to Be Called “X-App”… but Will it Really Come in September?

When we shared the rumor about Fujifilm working on an all new camera remote App, we got hundreds of comments of pure joy.

And if you were wondering (like me), if the new App would also get an all new name so that we can get over the “Camera Remote” trauma faster, I am pleased to report that it will.

In fact, I have been told that right now Fujifilm is likely going to call the new app “X-App”.

  • I CAN HEAR YOU SHOUT: “Who Cares!”.

I get it… but to me, the fact that the App will get a totally new name is at the same time a strong indication that it is an all new and totally re-written App, which is great news!

As the App is not yet out, I would not be totally surprised if the final name would be another one. But for now it’s “X-App”. And in any case, it will surely be a totally new App with a new name.

  • I CAN HEAR YOU SHOUT: “When Will it Come!”

I have heard some claiming it will come in September, based on what a German manager supposedly said here. But since I speak German, I can tell you that at no point of the interview the manager mentioned any new App coming at all. It goes without saying that therefore he also didn’t say it will come in September.

So what I can say is that I don’t know when it will be released. I can’t exclude September, but I also can’t exclude October, November, December or just anything at this point.

But I just want to make clear that neither any manager nor FujiRumors have announced a new App coming in September.

So please, don’t be disappointed if it won’t come in September… but know that it will come for sure and Fujifilm is working on it.

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Fujifilm Unveils FUJINON XF56mmF1.2 R WR Mid-Telephoto Lens

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Fujifilm X Summit 2022 NYC – Behind The Scenes with The Fuji Guys – Sneak Peak to Main Event Tomorrow!

Fuji Guy Billy is giving us a sneak peak of the upcoming Fujifilm X Summit 2022 in New York City.

I don’t know what he can anticipate about the event tomorrow, but here on FujiRumors we have a pretty clear idea on what is about to drop.

You can follow the Behind The Scenes with the Fuji Guys in the video here on FujiRumors.

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Trusted Source Confirms: Fujifilm X-T5 Announcement in 2022

A highly trusted source contacted me in the hours following the rumor we shared coming from a new source, who told us that the Fujifilm X-T5 will come in 2022.

The trusted source confirmed it to me: yes, the Fujifilm X-T5 announcement will happen still in 2022!

So now there is no doubt anymore: it’s coming, not long after the Fujifilm X-H2S and shortly after the Fujifilm X-H2.

We know with 100% certainty that the Fujifilm X Summit on September 8 at 2PM New York time will be reserved to the Fujifilm X-H2 and other gear (like the GF20-35), but there won’t be an X-T5 announcement there. At least not a full announcement. No idea if they’ll give us hints regarding its development, as Fujifilm did with the X-Pro3 for example.

In any case, September 8 will tell us a lot about the Fujifilm X-T5, since whatever the image quality of the X-H2 is, the X-T5 will have the same IQ.

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BREAKING: Fujifilm X-T5 to be Announced in… and it Will Surprise 84% of You! – New Source

Fujifilm X-T5

Here are a few things we know already for sure from trusted sources about the Fujifilm X-T5:

Today we have another information, coming from a new source (thanks).

In my chat with the source I evaluated the information good enough to be shared today (I am rumor site at the end of the day), but I will work on getting it confirmed by trusted sources.

According to the new source, the Fujifilm X-T5 will be announced in 2022.

This comes unexpected for 84% of us (as this survey shows), and, if confirmed, congratulations to the 16% of you who got it right!

Now I will work on:

  • get the rumor confirmed by trusted sources
  • if confirmed, find out the announcement date (or at least the month)
  • work on the X-T5 specs (in addition to the ones we already leaked here and also here)

When time has come, you’ll learn a lot more about the Fujifilm X-T5!

And if anyone out there has something to share about the Fujifilm X-T5 and wants to put the Fujifilm community on fire like never before, feel free to contact me at fujirumor@gmail.com or via PM on any of our social media.

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