In short: that ain’t’ really that retro-feel we all fell in love with, right?
Indeed, if you are one of those, who grabbed a Fujifilm because of its vintage manual control layout, with dedicated ISO, shutter and exposure compensation dial, then the X-S10 ain’t for you.
But I really believe Fujifilm needed this camera, and it’s a brilliant move that they made it exactly like this.
Some guys out there think that the Fujifilm X-S10 will have the same IBIS of the Fujifilm X-T4.
I contacted my sources about it, and this is the answer I’ve just received:
The IBIS unit on the X-S10 is NOT the same we find on the X-T4. It is actually significantly smaller than the one we find on the X-T4. As a matter of fact, it’s Fuji’s smallest IBIS unit ever made (ok, if we don’t count this one ;) )
Remember, shrinking IBIS is one of the top priorities identified by top Fujifilm manager Toshihisa Iida (who now left the imaging division) in a recent interview. And they seem to proceed very well with this.
Fujifilm has announced a new Fujifilm X Summit Live Event on October 15 at:
9AM New York Time
6AM San Francisco Time
3PM Berlin Time
10PM Tokyo Time
If you are not familiar with Fujifilm X Summits, these are events where Fujifilm managers, industry insiders and artists talk about the present and future of Fujifilm, giving us lots of information, launching new products and much more.
In short: they are a whole lot of fun to follow :)
Of course we will LIVE STREAM the event here on FujiRumors, so definitely stay tuned.
If you’ve followed FujiRumors in the last few weeks, you’ll probably already know most (not all) of what’s coming. And if you didn’t, make sure to check back our rich rumor section to get an idea of what the event will be about.
To get a better idea what to expect, feel free to check out the previous X summits.
When you shoot full AUTO, the camera records only JPEG files.
Some say this makes sense, as the AUTO mode is supposed to make it all for you and simplify your life.
And although I never shoot AUTO on my X-E3, it happens sometimes that I handle the camera to a friend or relative (or even to one of my little students). And since they are not familiar with photography, the AUTO switch comes in very handy.
The problem: it will write only JPEG files on the SD card. But even if it’s not me taking the pictures, it’s still my camera and my SD-Card, and I want always both, RAW and JPEG on my SD-card, as you never know, maybe there is some nice image there that could need a little tweak.
Also, here is another example a FR-reader made, and that shows how useful RAW capability in Full AUTO would be.
The FR-reader did set up the camera for long exposures, all full manual, and suddenly a beautiful bird came and rested shortly on a stone nearby. Without messing around with the settings, the FR-reader quickly switched the camera to AUTO and grabbed a picture of the bird before it flew away. And while in this case the Auto mode allowed him to capture the decisive moment, he would have loved to have the RAW file of that image too.
I strongly hope other Fujifilm cameras having the AUTO capabilities will get the AUTO-RAW capability via firmware update in near future. It would make the AUTO mode more useful for me.
Fujifilm X-S10 mockup by FujiRumors (not the real camera)
According to our sources, the Fujifilm X-S10 will have a nice deep grip, which I know many of you will love to hear.
It will be Fuji’s first mid-range camera with a deep grip, as the X-E3 and the X-T30, but also the X-T200 and X-A7, have none to very small grips only.
The only other Fujifilm X series camera with a deep grip is the Fujifilm X-H1.
