WRONG: Fujifilm will NOT Launch a New 26MP X-Trans V Sensor

A “rumor” surfaced, that Fujifilm will launch a new non-stacked X-Trans CMOS 5 sensor with 26 megapixel. That’s at least according to information that appeared first at the Chinese Weibo social media account of E8M.

In short:

  • there is a new X-Trans V 26MP sensor coming
  • it is an evolution of the current 26MP X-Trans IV sensor
  • it’s meant for mid-range camera like the X-S30
  • it is not the X-Trans V 26MP stacked sensor of X-H2S, but kind of a non-stacked version of it.

While I respect E8M because he is a great source when it comes to spotting camera registrations that are publicly available and visible for everybody online, I can tell to all fellow Fujifilm shooters that this rumor is 100% wrong.

I know you might question FujiRumors at this point.  But I remind you just about when E8M leaked a very long list of Fujifilm rumors back in 2023.

I told you that the list of rumors he shared was wrong, even the ones he claimed were coming from super-reliable sources: for example he said the GFX100SII has retro controls, the X-Pro4 would come, the X100VI would have IBIS and OIS, the GFX25 megapixel camera is coming, the X-E5 coming is scheduled for summer 2024 and more.

I have no doubt E8M is not making up random rumors just to grab attention. I believe he shares them, because he trust somebody. But now I find myself in the uncomfortable situation to have to correct a person who I actually like to follow because it finds publicly available registrations in China often faster than others.

I will share the full rumor below, but I can tell you that it is wrong and it won’t happen.

Fuji may announce the X-Trans CMOS 5 image sensor for the next generation of mid-end video cameras (such as X-S), which is basically an evolved version of the speed and focus of X-Trans CMOS 4.

The PDAF density reaches the X-Trans CMOS 5th generation standard, and the video reading speed reaches 12bit full-pixel 60fps and 4K point-to-point 120fps, which can be regarded as a stackless version of 26M BSI stacked X-Trans 5 CMOS HS.

Compared with X-Trans CMOS 5 HR, it is more suitable for video shooting and continuous shooting.

Again, all of it is 100% wrong.

But I know this will spread around as if it was true (just as the wrong 2023 rumors did), because people don’t know the truth so they tend to believe whatever is published. But FujiRumors knows. So we stand alone, once again, trying to stop wrong information from spreading around without control.

If you want to know the truth, then better stay tuned. We have lots to talk about in 2025 ;).

A Beautiful Film Simulation Recipe, Fujifilm X-T6 Talk, X-Pro4 Truth, the X-M5 Surprise and More – Best of 2024

Unless the rumor of the century drops today and leads to an unprecedented spike in traffic, then we are basically done with 2024 and we can look back at which were the most read articles in 2024.

  1. Fujifilm to Launch Three Cameras within First Half 2024 – But the Biggest Release is Another One ;)
  2. Surprise: Fujifilm X-M5 to be Launched in Second Half of 2024
  3. Fujifilm’s New Camera Coming with New Sensor Size (Never Used Before by Fujifilm)
  4. Fujifilm X-T6 in 2024? Let’s Talk about it!
  5. Fujifilm X-Pro4: Here is the Truth!
  6. This Recipe is Taking the Fujifilm Community by Storm – Classic Cuban Neg
  7. Fujifilm X-E5: The Truth!
  8. List of Fujinon XF Lenses that Get Maximum Benefit from Fujifilm X-H2 (and X-T5) with 40 Megapixel Resolution
  9. Watch Out Fujifilm: Ricoh GRIV Coming First Quarter 2025 and Monochrome Version to Follow Later On
  10. Forget About Fujifilm X-Pro4, X-E5, GFX100SII, X-T40, X80 & Co: the Only Camera Coming February 20 is the Fujifilm X100VI
  11. Fujifilm X-Pro4 not Coming in 2024: The End of Line or the Beginning of Something Very Special?
  12. Fujifilm’s Half Frame Camera has a 1″ Sensor
  13. Fujifilm X-Pro4 (X-Pro5?) Coming with Improved Hybrid Viewfinder (and What I Hope it Will be)
  14. Fujifilm Launches Dedicated Fujifilm Film Simulation Website
  15. CONFIRMED: Fujifilm X100VI Announcement on February 20 (and More?)

Did FujiRumors get it right?

I am surprised to see such a high interest for the Fujifilm X-M5.

A bit less surprising is to see film simulation content on the top of the ranking, especially with Classic Cuban Neg, which has quickly become a Fujifilm users favorite.

This article of 2022 still gets great views, too.

I hope you enjoyed checking out FujiRumors in 2024. And if you want, stick around also in 2025, because I have the feeling it could be a very interesting year.

Love you guys!

More New Fujifilm Firmware Autofocus Tests: From “My Nikon Z8 Can’t Manage This” to “Usable but Not Yet Perfect”

Thierry Gibralta

Thierry Gibralta shared a follow up autofocus test video which you can see above. I will provide a quick summary, but seeing with your own eyes is always the best option.

  • VIDEO AUTOFOCUS
  • previously constantly pulsing and hunting. Now much less pulsing. Overall for static talking had the X-H2S video AF can be used now
  • walking away and towards the camera, the AF overall sticks to the person. When walking away, it can lose focus for a second or two, but that’s not relevant for his work, because he does not need to film people who walk away from the camera. Focus is not really smooth, there are some steps in the focus, but it is still for sure usable footage. A client would not really notice those AF steps.
  • when running towards the camera, the AF steps are more visible
  • when moving around with frequent turns, with eye AF, as long as the distance does not change too much it is good. If distance changes a lot and if you move out of the frame and then back, the focus can have a hard time. But with face detection he did not have this issue, so if you shoot people dancing, better use face detection
  • in the past, when people passed by in the background, the AF would jump to the person passing by. With new firmware, eye/face detection did not get distracted by people passing by. He tested it with people passing behind and in front of the camera, and it would occasionally lose him, especially if he placed himself on the very side of the frame. If he stays in the center, the camera usually picked him up. But if you are on the side of the frame, it can jump to a person more in the center of the frame
  • camera on the table with objects on the table and camera moved to focus on one object or the other. Multi Mode without subject detection. This gives the biggest problems. The camera did not detect the objects close to it on the table. Multi without subject detection is the worst performing
  • STILLS AUTOFOCUS
  • tracking is working very well and most pictures are in focus (people walking around and on bycicles)
  • success rate is pretty good
  • not perfect. he had instances like tracking a person on a bicycle but then the AF jumped to 2 kids walking by nearby
  • CONCLUSION
  • Autofocus is drastically improved over previous firmware
  • It is not perfect
  • for his work (wedding etc) and what he does, now he can use it for his work
  • he’d like smoother focus transitions and eliminate the times it jumps to another person. Also Multi mode with no subject detection should be improved

Orsonneke1

Orsonneke1 says on dpreview:

I have been testing the latest firmware on the XH 2 wide open on my bordie.

My dog is a good and difficult subject to test focus performance.In the past quite some miss focus on the nostrils , black-white high contrast transition zones.

Even when eyes almost closed and the eyes being surrounded by black fur, the AF performance is now very good! Using the XF 50/1 wide open here with good results, is quite an achievement!

My Nikon Z8 cannot manage this!!

Andrea Cimini

Andrea Cimini was very critical about the mess with Fujifilm’s AF. Now he tested the new version, especially for stills photography tracking mountain-bikers jumping and racing around, side by side with an X-H2S with older firmware.

Conditions: 20fps, strong backlight, electronic shutter, biker racing.

  • with face detection
  • old firmware 93% hit rate (perfectly super sharp images)
  • new firwmare 98% hit rate (perfectly super sharp images)
  • with subject detection
  • old firmware 95% hit rate (the ones not in focus are totally out of focus, NOTHING was in focus at all)
  • new firwmare 99% to 100% hit rate (the totally out of focus does not happen anymore. It can focus on something else)
  • with car/bike detection
  • old firmware: 87% in focus
  • new firmware: 93% in focus
    NOTE: the new firwmare started tracking the subject from more far away compared to the new firmware
  • using wide tracking (not subject detection, but you put the focus box on anything and it will keep tracking it)
  • condition: biker suddenly appearing in the frame
  • old firmware: 85% in focus
  • new firmware:  96% in focus
  • Conclusions so far
  • it’s not at level of competition, but the autofocus is usable again
  • now he feels a bit safer and he can go shooting an assignement without fear
  • electronic shutter gives better results. With mechanical shutter the percentage drops by 10% (at 20fps)

To make it clear: while there was an improvement, for his type of (very challenging) sports shooting conditions (bikers racing inside forests), he thinks Fujifilm must improve even further. But it is workable again.

Fujifilm X-M5 Reviews: “Autofocus is Way Better than What YouTube Has Been Talking About”

Petapixel reviewed the Fujifilm X-M5. Regarding Autofocus they say:

  • comparing to Canon EOS R10, because that’s one of their favorite cameras as far as autofocus on APS-C goes at the same price
  • not quite the same hit rate of the Canon, but actually surprisingly close
  • in this price range there is nothing out there that gives you 10 bit, Log recording with 6.2K open gate
  • pre-production X-M5 had issue with focusing on the background. Production sample is much better but it can still be an issue
  • overheating: impressing performance for such a small camera body. And you can even use the Fan accessory for even better performance. Extremely impressive
  • probably the most capable video camera at that price

More reviews below.

AF Better than What YouTube is Talking About?

The first of Pav SZ looks actually very good in terms of Autofocus.

You can see the X-M5 keeps tracking the subject even when other people enter the frame. It had a few occasions in which the person turned around and it focused on the shoulder instead of the back of the head.

But as we reported and you can see here, also the Sony A1II (which costs $6,500) exhibits the same uncertainty every now and then. So if a $6,500 Sony camera can mistake a shoulder for an eye, then also the $800 X-M5 should be allowed to do that rarely.

Godwin Isaac (video below), was a bit worried about the X-M5 autofocus, given all the autofocus sh*tstorm YouTube is throwing on Fujifilm autofocus. But he says “autofocus is way better than what YouTube is talking about“.

So why is that? Why are so many people happy with the autofocus?

Pav SZ says that if you use it in real life shooting conditions, it will work just fine. But if you set it up for failure in rather tricky and unrealistic test conditions, it might struggle more than in real life use. So that’s his theory.

I Remain Utterly Disappointed ;)

My position remains unchanged: even in the most ridiculous never to happen absurd and unrealistic test conditions, I want Fujifilm cameras to never fail once. I will always be utterly disappointed if in a nonsense test Fujifilm cameras hunt for a fraction of a second. ;)

Of course I am exaggerating. But the truth is I believe there is still room for improvement, and Fujifilm has to work on it. And I am not kidding here: it’s paramount that they keep working on it. Clean up your code, get the algorithm right. And we have actually shared an article which shows in which areas Fujifilm needs to improve (and can improve, since they got it right with other cameras already):

Even more reviews below.

Video Reviews

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Ricoh Beats Fujifilm, Firmware Love, GFX100RF Specs and More – Top 10 November Articles

Here are the top 10 articles for November. Interestingly, the rumor about the Ricoh GR IV and GR IV M is by far the most read article, which proves my point even further: we need a monochrome Fujifilm as soon as possible and we need a Fujifilm X70 successor. There is a huge interest for such cameras, and Fujifilm should grab a piece of that market share before it is too late.

  1. Watch Out Fujifilm: Ricoh GRIV Coming First Quarter 2025 and Monochrome Version to Follow Later On
  2. FINALLY: New Autofocus Firmware and New Features Released for Fujifilm X-H2, X-H2S, and GFX100 II
  3. Fujifilm GFX100RF is the Name of the Upcoming Rangefinder Fixed Lens Camera
  4. Firmware Updates for Fujifilm X-T2, X100F, X-T20, X-E3, X-Pro2 and GFX50S
  5. Fujifilm GFX Fixed Lens Camera “About the Size” of Fujifilm X-Pro3
  6. Fujifilm GFX Fixed Lens Camera Lens Patents Spotted – GF35mm F3.5, GF40mm F3.5 and GF50mm F3.5
  7. Fujifilm Autofocus Feedback: Mostly Positive and The Curious Case of the X-T3 (or the Root of All Autofocus Issues?)
  8. Fujifilm’s Upcoming Half Frame Camera: Welcome to Diptych Heaven!
  9. Fujifilm GFX100RF First Specs: No IBIS, GF35mmF4 Lens and Coming March 2025
  10. Fujifilm GFX Eterna Filmmaking Camera Development Announcement with Expected 2025 Release

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Fujifilm’s Black Friday Deals in Europe: X-T50 joins the Deals and X-T5/X-S20 Get Increased Savings

Fujifilm’s Black Friday

Yesterday Fujifilm did launch its Black Friday deals in USA:

Buy a Fujifilm X-H2 body or with XF16-80 kit or Fujifilm X-H2S body and get a free FT-XH vertical grip and Delkin Devices Black CFexpress Type B 325G card.

Make sure the deal runs at your official Fujifilm retailer. If for example the CFexpress card is out of stock they might bundle it with another item and the savings could be different.

For example, Adorama has the deal, but Amazon has the deal only with the Card whereas BHphoto at the moment only with grip.

European Black Friday Deals

Now also Europe has joined with its own campaign.

In addition the the current deals which will run in most countries until January, new Black Friday deals have been added, which will mostly end in the first week of December.

We see:

  • X-T50 joined the deals all over Europe
  • in UK the X-T5 now got an even better rebate (now £300 off instead of £250)
  • in UK the X-S20 now got an even better rebate (now £200 or £250 with kit off instead of £120)

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[UPDATED] Fujifilm Autofocus Feedback: Mostly Positive and The Curious Case of the X-T3 (or the Root of All Autofocus Issues?)

Time for another autofocus test roundup (see part 1 here).

I will include several videos, including the one of Edvard, who shares interesting findings about the X-T3 which potentially shows where the AF issues with Fujifilm started.

Summing Up All Videos – tl;dr version

  • everybody agrees that now autofocus is workable again, even Edvard
  • some got better results than others, I guess based on use case, testing scenario and settings
  • Adan in “video 7” for example is very impressed and applauds Fujifilm for the improvement and says he is confident to use it now for his professional video work
  • others aknowledge the improvement, say it is something you can rely on for work, but highlight it is not yet at the level of top tier AF of other brands
  • Edvard is the most critical and I will share his findings below (with some interesting findings)
  • UPDATE: Edvard published a second video, which I share below with his main findings
  • there is still room for improvement (and looking at Edvard’s video some of the improvements could be achieved by using parts of the algorithm used on X-T3 firmware 3.00/3.30)
  • and finally… Thierry in Video 1 has simply one of the most beautiful settings and light to record a video (I know it’s unreleated, but I appreciate it when photographers try to give us also a great scenery ;))

My take:

Having a usable and workable autofocus is nice. This takes away stress for those, who rely on autofocus for work.

And that it is workable has been now confirmed by the very same people, who made very harsh videos against Fujfilm in the last few months. So there is no bias there.

My fear:

Most reviewers seem to be overall pleased and happy. But the error the Fujifilm engineers could do now, is to consider the autofocus chapter closed. There is still work to do, and maybe some feedback they get today from these videos can help them to improve further.

Read for it?

Below I will share a couple of videos. I could ignore the postiive feedback, but I think it has just as much reason to exist as negative feedback.

What FujiRumors can do is just to share it all to give you the most comprehensive overview possible.

My personal experience?

Well, none. Because I am still waiting for my X-T5 to get the update, but my X-T5 has so far shot 0 seconds of video in its entire life so I would not be able to compare it to how it was before.

What the April firmware broke, though, was the stills side of it. It did fail on me when shooting still standing people. But the June firmware fixed that, so now I have no issue in taking family pictures.

But don’t ask me for video… my X-T5 does not even know it has this option.

Video 1

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F-Log2 C vs F-Log2 Tested and LUT File for F-LOG2 C Available

Fujifilm just launched the new F-LOG2 C, which gives you wider color gamut over F-Log2.

It has been made available to Fujifilm X-H2, X-H2S and GFX100 II via the latest firmware update.

F-Log2 C 3D-LUT file / F-Log2 C IDT file / F-Log2 C Data sheet

Last updated: 11.21.2024
F-Log2 C LUT_E_Ver.1.00.zip [2.33MB]
*Decompress the “F-Log_LUT２_E_Ver.1.07.zip” file and launch “.cube” file from a movie editor.

Last updated: 11.21.2024
F-Log2 C_IDT_Ver.1.00.zip[4.0KB]

Last updated: 11.21.2024
F-Log2 C_DataSheet_E_Ver.1.0.pdf [88KB]

Below I’ll share a two videos comparing F-Log 2 C with F-Log 2.

First video: we can see that F-Log2 C gives a slightly less saturated look and especially in the orange/red tones are more true to life, which results also in more accurate and pleasing skin tones. He calls F-Log2C a “Gamechanger” in his video headline.

Second video: it’s also testing the new firmware (with Fringer adapter)  in addition to comparing F-Log. In the comments somebody said:

Maan finally the annoying focus pulsing is almost gone… I can’t believe that our cameras were broken for so long!
Thank you for this video!
The skin tones look amazing in FLogC imo.

F-Log2 C looks to be a welcome addition for videographers.

F-Log2C Videos (+ Autofocus)

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