Guys, do yourself a favour. Get the newer Fujifilm X App instead of the old app.
But if for some reason you are still using the old App (and if you do so, tell us why in the comments), Fujifilm is aware of the issues with iOS 18 and they are going to fix it. You can read the full statement below.
There are updates also for Fujifilm X RAW Studio and also a brand new software has been launched, the Fujifilm Tether App.
So let’s look at what happened.
Fujifilm X RAW Studio
Fujifilm has released an update for the Fujifilm X RAW Studio software.
Fujifilm X RAW Studio Ver.1.24.0 – download here The software update Ver.1.24.0 incorporates the following issues:
“REALA ACE” RAW development is now supported.
A software bug is fixed that the “COLOR TEMPERATURE” of “WHITE BALANCE” set in “Profile” is not reflected to the preview and recorded image correctly with macOS 14.
Fujifilm Tether App
We told you something new would happen also on the software front, and here it is: the brand new “Fujifilm Tether App”.
”FUJIFILM TETHER APP” provides functions to utilize digital cameras (GFX/X series) by connecting them to a computer. Even if your camera does not support the tethered shooting function, you can use the function to save/load camera settings.
You can read all the details below and download it here.
But now a Zagato edition of the Fujifilm X100VI has appeared online on the Chinese Weibo social media (see above).
I could not verify (until now) if this is a legit version or just a photoshopped Zagato X100VI or some special X100VI skin (like the ones offerd for X100VI by Alphagvrd).
If I should place a bet, I’d say this is a body skin in Alphagvrd style.
But if this really exists, then Fujifilm would become the 2nd brand who has ever offered a Zagato version of its cameras (if I am not wrong).
In fact, there is a limited Zagato edition offered with the Leica M10, limited to 250-piece and you can check it out here.
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.
But don’t worry, Fujifilm is working full power right now.
In fact, we have been told that in the “first monthsof 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.