First Official Fujifilm X-Half Teaser Launched

Fujifilm has just published a video (see below) with the first teaser of a new camera and the catchphrase “Half the Size, Twice the Story“.

It is the long rumored Fujifilm X-Half, although in the comments to the various posts Fujifilm made I read about Fujifilm X-Pro4 (or X-Pro5) and Fujifilm X-E5 speculations.

But “Half Size, Twice the Story” perfectly matches with the way the camera operates and we explained it here.

How long until the announcement?

I don’t know. But as a reference, with the Fujifilm GFX100RF the announcement (March 20) happened about 2 weeks after the first teaser on March 6.

If we apply this to the Fujifilm X-Half, then it means the announcement could happen in very early May. But that’s not a rumor, just a speculation based on how Fujifilm managed teasers in the recent past.

Rumored Specs

Meet the Fujifilm X-Half – Fujifilm’s Upcoming Digital Half Frame Camera

When I first shared rumors about a 1″ inch sensor Fujifilm half frame camera coming, plenty of readers attacked me saying I mislead people by calling it a half frame camera.

The logic: it’s just a regular 1″ sensor, so it is not a proper half frame camera.

But…

… if the fact that it has a vertical LCD

… and the fact that it is intended to mainly create diptych images

… is not enough

… then here is another hint…

… the name of the camera will be Fujifilm X-Half.

I guess Fujifilm won’t call it “X-Half” because it is half as big as a Fujifilm GFX100RF.

My humble guess is that it will carry the name “X-Half” because Fujifilm will market it as a half frame camera. And if we look at how it works, then this might even make sense.

Fujifilm Half Frame Camera Registration Shows Sketches with Vertical LCD and Dimensions (FF240003)

For months this new camera registration has remained undetected by everybody.

Undiscovered, until fellow FR-reader Mistral stumbled on it and passed us this info (THANKS).

So what it is about?

On the 26th of February 2025, the camera registration FF240003 was published.

And looking at the details and sketches of the camera, it has to be the long rumored Fujifilm half frame camera, which we first rumored in October 2024.

Here is what we can see:

Overall we can now say it will look closer to the digital version of the Pentax 17 half frame rather than the Yashica Samurai X3.0.

So now we have two unreleased camera registrations:

  • FF250001 – Fujifilm X-E5 or Fujifilm GFX Eterna
  • FF240003 – Fujifilm Half Frame Camera

All of these cameras will still come in 2025.

But will there be even more? We investigated this question here.

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Fujifilm Gear Coming 2025 – Updated List and What’s Missing!

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Future Fujinon X Mount Lenses Proposed by Fujifilm (with Suggested Specs) – Vote What Should Be Next

Last year Fujifilm shared a list of 10 X mount lenses that are under consideration.

You guys voted and guess what? Fujifilm delivered (or will deliver soon) your top two most requested lenses.

The first one they gave us was the Fujinon XF500mmF5.6 and the next one will come this year, and it’s the Fujinon XF23mm pancake.

Now there are eight more on the list, and I thought it is high time to launch a new survey with the 8 remaining lenses to see if your wishes have changed also considering that in the meantime we got lenses from third parties like the Tokina atm-x 11-18mm f/2.8, which might change your priorities on what we need from Fujifilm next. Also, maybe the release of super compact cameras like the lovely Fujifilm X-M5 might now increase demand for certain lenses such as compact XC lenses.

So, feel free to vote what you want below.

Also, thanks a lot to Hiergeist for making a chart with approximate size of these potential future lenses based on preliminary details shared by Fujifilm itself, like size, weight and diameter.

You can read the potential specs shared by Fujifilm for all those lenses here.

My personal favorite?

Well, you might know how much I LOVE this lens here, so probably my top pick would be the one lens, that could replace it, such as the XF16-200mm. But let us know yours by voting below.

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Approximate Specs of Potential future lenses

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Fujinon XF23mm Pancake Specs Shared by Fujifilm and New Renderings

Back in early 2024 Fujifilm shared a list of 10 potential future Fujifilm X mount lenses.

And not only that, they also gave us approximately the main specs for such lenses.

One of those lenses already hit the market and it’s the Fujinon XF500mmF5.6. Now let’s compare the early Fujifilm specs to the final specs.

  • Super-Telephoto Prime lens XF 400mm or longer
    – 100-110mm diameter
    – 240-280 length
    – weight 1,300-1,400g
  • Fujinon XF500mmF5.6
    – 104 diameter
    –  255 length
    – weight 1,330g

We can see that the data provided back then by Fujifilm is very close to the specs of the final version.

So let’s see what the specs were that Fujifilm shared for the rumored to come in 2025 Fujinon XF23mm pancake lens.

Fujinon XF23mm pancake specs

  • size 20-40mm
  • 60-65mm diameter
  • Weight 80-100g

Let’s compare these specs to ones of the XF27mmF2.8 R WR and the XF23mmF2 “Fujicron”.

Looking at the specs it could be either a XF23mm replica of the XF27mmF2.8 R WR or be a bit larger, going more in the “muffin” direction as we can see in these XF23mm renderings.

FR-reader Hiergeist made a sketch based on the data provided by Fujifilm and you can see the result above.

You can see there is still quite some margin in terms of size (20 to 40mm length).

Feel free to let us know which size you prefer.

Also above you can see the silhouette of a potential XF23mm pancake as shared by Fujifilm early last year.

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Fujifilm Gear Coming 2025 – Updated List and What’s Missing!

Last year we investigated how much gear Fujifilm launches every year (see list below). The result: between 2 to 4 cameras a year and 4 lenses a year.

So let’s see at which point we are in 2025 so far.

Gear (to be) released in 2025

So we have 4 cameras coming for sure in 2025, which matches Fujifilm’s best years in terms of number of cameras released. And while we can always hope for a 5th camera, it is also possible that in terms of cameras, this is all we get. What is sure: the Fujifilm X-Pro4 will not come in 2025.

If you look at lenses, Fujifilm has pretty much consistently released 4 lenses a year. So far we know of one coming for sure, the Fujinon GF32-90mmF3.5, and one being rumored, the Fujinon XF23mm pancake. If Fujifilm were to match the previous years, then there could be still 2 more lenses coming in 2025.

At this point in time, I have no idea which additional lenses could come, but I hope that maybe sources will reach out to us and give us a hint of what’s to come. And if that happens (and if sources agree), I will share it will all of you here on FujiRumors.

In the meantime, these are the lenses the FR community wants based on Fujifilm’s suggestions, and these are the most wanted lenses based on our own mega survey.

Gear released in 2024 – 4 cameras and 4 lenses

Gear released in 2023 – 2 cameras and 4 lenses

Gear released in 2022 – 3 cameras and 4 lenses

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Fujinon XF23mm Pancake Lens Coming in 2025 – Renderings and Wishes!

We recently reported that Fujifilm will launch the Fujinon XF23mm pancake lens.

This reminded me of a guest post we shared in the past by Pablo, who made rendering about how such a lens could look like.

I thought that given the rumor, we could re-share his renderings and trigger a discussion about how you guys would like the Fujinon XF23mm to be.

Should it be ultra-mega compact and have an f/2.8 aperture? Or make it a big bigger but give it an f/2 aperture as in the renderings above, making it more of a “muffin-lens” rather than a “pancake-lens”?

As reference, you can see how such a XF23mm muffin-lens version would compare in size to the current Fujinon XF23mmF2 R WR. Too close in size? Better make it even smaller and f/2.8, making it closer in size to the Fujnon XF27mmF2.8 R WR?

Let us now in the comments below.

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26 Fujifilm Products win “iF Design Award 2025” – Including “Film Simulations”

A total of 26 Fujifilm products have won the iF Design Award 2025.

This is a testament on how healthy of a company Fujifilm is. Not because they won the awards, but because they have so much money to waste on these meaningless stuff.

That’s all as far as photographic equipment goes. Then there are MRI machines, Bronchoscopes and more things. If you want to see the full list go here.

Fujifilm X Summit LIVE STREAM Starts NOW – WATCH LIVE on FujiRumors!

The Fujifilm X Summit Live Stream starts now. You can follow it here on FujiRumors (live event summary below).

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE BELOW

Down below the whole event summed up (refresh the page frequently):

  • X Summit starts
  • most compact GFX ever made
  • pursuit of functionality and design
  • capturing everyday moments
  • GFX100RF
  • RF stands for rangefinder style fixed lens
  • X100VI has been extremely popular
  • multiple production increases
  • because it is fixed lens, it is easy to use for everybody as secondary camera
  • so also the GFX100RF
  • brings new value to users and expands usability of GFX series
  • 735g
  • that’s lighter than X-T5 with kit lens
  • 35mmF4 lens
  • Fujifilm has contributed to photographic cultrure since 1934
  • EVF 0.84x magnicifaction and 5.76m dots
  • 3.15 inch 2.1 m Dot monitor
  • new GUI
  • Jonas Rask really likes the digital teleconverter lever
  • Jonas loves the aspect ratio dial
  • since its founding Fujifilm offered various film formats
  • turning aspect ratio into a creative experience
  • now 9 instead of previously 7 aspect ratios
  • Jonas shows a TX-1 and says he likes to shoot panoramic format. You see the scene differently
  • user experience is so important with GFX100RF. Aspect ratio dial is perfect example of this. A tactile experience you can’t get anywhere else
  • top plate from one aluminum block and shapest edges
  • GFX100RF designed to deliver satisfaction
  • leaf shutter
  • no compromise in image quality when it comes to lens design
  • new NanoGi coating
  • 20cm minimum focus distance
  • World Press Photo award winner thinks this camera will make large format the standard for documentary photography
  • first GFX with leaf shutter, making flash photography during day at any shutter speed possible
  • Autofocus algorithm was fine tuned specifically for this camera
  • available in black and silver
  • 4,899 USD
  • shipping April
  • GFX Eterna was used to film parts of the X Summit

BREAKING: Your Most Wanted Fujinon Lens is Coming in 2025 !!!

→ In Short: you can think of it as the merger of these two lenses

Last year Fujifilm asked us which one is our most wanted lens.

And there was one lens, who won the survey hands down by a very large margin.

The very same lens also won our own mega lens survey back in 2022.

Well, according to our trusted sources (THANKS) Fujifilm will launch exactly that lens in 2025.

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