In the last few days I have received a few messages from two anonymous sources with nickname, who shared correct rumors in the past.
I have no way to reach out to sources, so I do it via FujiRumors.
I wanted to let sources know:
thanks a lot!
some will go online shortly
some I have to double check
one info is not correct to my knowledge, but I will make my checks
I am sorry I can’t be more specific here on FujiRumors.
For me it is OK to get info via rumor box and make these kind of messages on FujiRumors. For me it is important you know I read your rumors and I work on them. Thanks a lot!
I just remind sources that if they want to have a direct chat with me in which I can be more specific in sharing and comparing rumors before they eventually go online, we have the option to use Signal. If that sounds good to you, then:
Signal can be downloaded on your Phone, but you can use it also on your desktop (it’s required that you have the App installed on your phone already). You can download Signal for Desktop here.
While you need your phone number to register, Signal doesn’t share it with me or anyone else. You can create a nickname to contact me. All 100% anonymous.
GFX100RF
For a couple of days, Italian store otticazanichelli had its pre-order page for the Fujifilm GFX100RF on its website (the image shows the Fujifilm GFX50R though)..
The site has now been taken since a few days already. But here is what I could read on the page for as long as it was online:
To be clear: everything is a rumor until is not officially announced. And as such, no matter how strongly FujiRumors claims it does not have IBIS, nothing is 100% confirmed until it is announced.
But according to information we have received, it has no IBIS. And if we look at the leaked image, it has no OIS either.
So you’ll have to crank up ISO and shoot at faster shutter speeds if you want to freeze camera motion (because IBIS can only counteract movements of the camera itself but not subject movements like people or leaves). And luckily the ISO performance on GFX is unparalleled.
With that said, there are times when keeping the ISO low is important, especially to maximize the camera’s dynamic range (hence use it at base ISO) or counteracting camera motion when photographing completely still subjects. In these cases, IBIS (or a tripod) can be helpful tools.
And in my little journey through this world, that’s exactly what I do: I take pictures of my family, my travels and my daily life to preserve those memories and make sure they don’t fade out too quickly like tears in rain.
Well, it looks like with their latest project, Fujifilm is on the same mission: preserving memory… just on a much larger scale!
In fact, Fujifilm has teamed up with Magnum Photos and MPP (Heritage and Photography Library of Paris) for the project A World in Color, a historic project to digitize the agency’s Paris color library archive, which has remained dormant for decades.
Marine Merindol, Chief Operating Officer at Magnum Photos, writes:
Our commitment to preserving this unique photographic heritage ensures it remains an invaluable resource, honoring the past while inspiring future generations to learn from and build upon this vibrant visual history,
The Fujifilm GFX100 II will be used to digitize a selection of 650,000 color slides, dating from the 1950s to the early 2000s.
Fujifilm is an ideal partner for this project, not only because they have probably the best camera for the job, the medium format Fujifilm GFX100 II, but also because Fujifilm has a vast photographic history and understands the importance of preserving memory and art through photography.
And there is more.
Part of this project is also a series of FUJIKINA events that will take place in Czechia, Italy, Belgium, the UK, France, and Germany, showcasing live exhibitions and talks with Magnum photographers.
The first Fujikina events dedicated to this projects will be:
In 2026, the breadth of the project will expand, moving the focus to the United States.
Just a final word: I already told you that most Fujikina events are not connected to product launches. Well, that will be even more so in 2025, as there will be more Fujikina events than ever, but most of them will be dedicated to this project rather than to new product launches.
You can read more about this project at Magnumphotos here and here.
We know it…and you have seen it: the Fujifilm GFX100RF has an electronic viewfinder only.
And we also know (and you have seen it here and here) it comes with a bunch of all new dials and levers already.
Considering all this, you might think the viewfinder switch we can find on the Fujifilm X100 line and X-Pro line are gone, as on those cameras it switches between the various viewfinder modes.
So here is how it works on the GFX100RF: moving the lever to one side switches between display modes (LCD, LCD+EVF etc) and moving it to the other side changes how crops are displayed in-camera. There will be three options: black out the area outside the crop, darken the area outside the crop or display a white border to indicate where the crop is.
Of course, to change the crop itself you’ll have a dedicated toggle lever placed below the shutter button and command dial – see here.
A dedicated aspect ratio dial, a dedicated crop toggle, a dedicated shutter dial, a dedicated ISO dial, a dedicated aperture ring on the lens, a dedicated crop mode switch…
Guys, the Fujifilm GFX100RF is manual control heaven. ;)
Message to Readers 1: I know you don’t like these posts. But I have no other way to hope to get this message out to the anonymous source (with nickname), other than making a public post.
Message to source
Thanks for giving yourself a nickname. This helps me a lot.
Just as an additional option: if you want the same benefit of being 100% anonymous, but at the same time also be able to interact with me, we have the option of chatting via Signal. I just wanted to let you know about this possibility, but of course it is also totally fine if you keep using the rumor box with your nickname.
Also, thanks for the feedback on the GFX100RF. I don’t know what I am allowed to share of it (and what not). If you want, you can include that info in future messages. If no indication is given, then I’ll just assume that everything can go online. And if you decide to go for Signal, we can directly chat and decide together on how to handle certain information.
With that said, thanks a lot for helping me out with the rumors (now and in the past).
How to Signal…
If anyone wants to get in touch with me using Signal
Signal can be downloaded on your Phone, but you can use it also on your desktop (it’s required that you have the App installed on your phone already). You can download Signal for Desktop here.
While you need your phone number to register, Signal doesn’t share it with me or anyone else. You can create a random nickname to contact me.
Andrea has made a video about the leaked images of the Fujifilm GFX100RF and has made an approximate size comparison between the Fujifilm GFX100RF, Fujifilm X-Pro3 and Leica Q3.
Of course these are very approximate size comparisons, so don’t take them as 100% accurate. But if the size comparison is accurate, then the GFX100RF would look about as wide as the X-Pro3 and Leica Q3, just a little bit higher.
But the more interesting thing is the lens. The one on the Fujifilm GFX100RF looks quite compact as opposed to the lens on the Leica Q3, which protrudes quite a bit from the camera body. This could ultimately make the GFX100RF a more pocketable solution than the Leica Q3, even though it has a sensor about 70% larger than the Leica Q3.
Dimensions
Also, FR-reader Matt compared the size of the Fujifilm GFX100RF to other cameras by aligning the width of the hotshot as seen in this image.
According to this, the size of the GFX100RF should be around 135mm (W) x 94mm (H).
Here you have it guys, the first image of the Fujifilm GFX100RF front view with lens (top and backside image here).
Size seems quite reasonably for me, and the lens looks very compact compared to the rather long lens of the Leica Q3.
Interestingly there is still the viewfinder switch we have on the X-Pro and X100 line, even though the Fujifilm GFX100RF has only an electronic viewfinder. So I guess it will have some other function.
