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One of the most urgent questions regarding the Fujifilm X100VI is:
will it use the NP-W126S battery or the bigger NP-W235 battery?
Well, today we have the answer.
On February 20th, apparently the question will be not only: Fujifilm X100VI silver or Fujifilm X100VI black?
Because according to our sources (thanks!), Fujifilm will launch also a limited edition Fujifilm X100VI.
This is not the first time we got limited edition X100 cameras:
Now, all those limited editions X100 cameras were always launched a while after the release of the standard versions.
However, the fact that our sources have informed us about the limited edition X100VI coming too, might indicate that, for the first time ever, the limited edition X100 could come along with the standard version.
In my opinion, the best limited X100 edition that Fujifilm has launched, was the one of the original X100, which was produced in a limited number of 10,000 samples and shipped with a couple of all-black accessories (you can read what was included here).
Now, I don’t know what Fujifilm is preparing for us this time.
I just hope it’s not a Taylor Swift limited edition Fujifilm camera ;).
So we told you that the successor of the Fujifilm X100V will be called Fujifilm X100VI.
Now, according to our survey, 80% of you thought that other names would have been more appropriate.
And you know what?
I agree that Fujifilm could have been more creative with the name. And certainly they had lots of creative options on the table.
My new favourite (as suggest by a FR-reader): X100-00S, where “00S” stands for “out-of-stock” :).
But why did they go with “Fujifilm X100VI” then?
Well, because at the end of the day, from a business (and not creative) point of view, it’s by far the best choice.
Let me tell you why.
So, we told you that there won’t be any new Fujifilm gear announcement in 2023.
But don’t worry, Fujifilm is working full power right now.
In fact, we have been told that in the “first months of 2024″ Fujifilm will announce more cameras than in the entire year 2023.
Considering that we got a total of 2 cameras in 2023, this means we can expect three or more cameras coming in the first months of 2024.
I have checked back, and as far as I can see, in 13 years of X/GFX series there has been only one year in which Fujifilm launched more than two cameras in the first months of the year (without counting the entry level cameras that were made by Xacti Corporation and not by Fujifilm).
It was back in 2017 when Fujifilm released the Fujifilm GFX 50S, Fujifilm X100F and Fujifilm X-T20.
But even if we would count the Xacti cameras (X-T100, X-T200, X-A5, X-A20 etc), we would get a total of 3 years out of 13 in which Fujifilm kicked off the year with more than two cameras, and also in that case we reach 3 cameras max (as in 2017).
So, by launching three or more Fujifilm cameras (made by Fujfiilm) in the first months of 2024, Fujifilm is out for a record release rate, matching or exceeding the announcements we had only once in 13 years of Fujifilm X/GFX history.
Not bad ;).
Now, thanks to our sources we know already what one of these cameras will be: the replacement of this camera here.
What will the other cameras be?
Well, you know what you have to do: just stay tuned on FujiRumors, and you will know it.
And what about lenses?
Well, we know that the next XF lens to come will be the replacement of this lens here.
But even though I have no further solid lens rumors right now, I do hope to be able to share more soon.
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We already told you that the Fujifilm X100V successor will be launched in early 2024 (and ship in late 2028 probably :) ).
Well, today trusted sources have informed us that the Fujifilm X100V replacement will come with a “new lens”.
No further details for now but I am working on it and update you as soon as I can.
But I want to be clear:
“New lens” for now is a vague hint and could mean just anything: from a minor redesign that would make the lens weather sealed without the need to apply a filter (which is currently needed to seal the X100V lens) or also a redesign with different focal length/aperture [for example the patented 20mmF2 lens for X100 cameras]. Just everything is possible at this point.
So, for now “new” just means that there will be differences over the X100V lens, but how strong this difference will be I can’t tell right now.
A minor change? A substantial redesigned? I’ll make sure you’ll get the answer here on FujiRumors.
Certainly this comes surprising, as in 5 generation of the X100 line (X100, X100S, X100T, X100F, X100V), Fujifilm has refreshed the lens only once, on the last generation, the X100V. So personally I would not have expected another refresh to come that soon again. But it’s happening. Word of trusted sources.
Trusted Sources (thanks!!) have just informed us that Fujifilm is about two launch 2 new Instax Products:
This means one thing: Fujifilm keeps digging into what the Fuji CEO called their new goldmine, the photography business and especially their Instax business.
The brown camera you see in the image above shows the Fujifilm X100F brown edition. The image just serves as a reference on how I’d expect the new color to look like.
Instax Mini EVO
Instax Square Cameras
Instax Square Film
Instax Square Printer
Instax Square Accessories
I recently wrote an article, where I list 10 attacks on Fujifilm that do not make any sense.
In that article, I promised that I would also write an article about the exact opposite, meaning sharing a list of critiques on Fujifilm that I totally understand and I agree with.
You can find it down below.
And of course, feel free to add your own critiques on Fujifilm in the comments down below.
DxO has just announced Beta support for Fujifilm cameras sporting an X-Trans sensor with the new DxO PhotoLab 5 and DxO FilmPack 6 (launch discount available).
Down below you’ll find the official press releases.
The supported Fujifilm X-Trans cameras so far are:
All DxO Software
So, my Fujifilm GFX100S just arrived as well as my Fujinon GF32-64mmF4.
The original plan was to hit the mountains and go full into landscape photography mode as soon as I have my GFX gear. But my wife decided she needed to take a 3 week long intensive course in Italian language starting exactly this week, which means I basically have to stay at home to take care of my son while she studies. Unluckily not the best timing ;).
But the summer is long and I’ll get my hiking opportunities. And it never hurts to have quality time with my son, too :).
FR-reader Moritz made me notice on Twitter here, that a couple of weeks ago MacOS Big Sur added uncompressed RAW support for additional Fujifilm cameras.
This means you can now edit RAW files from Fujifilm X-T4, X-S10 and more in all major image editing apps on iPad as well as apps on macOS that use the RAW engine provided by iOS (Apple Core Image RAW), such as Affinity Photo or one of my favorites, RAW Power.
Sadly not yet supported are the Fujifilm GFX100S and the original GFX100. Also the Fujifilm X-E4 is not yet included.
Down below you can find the fill list of currently supported X and GFX cameras.
