Regular FujiRumors won’t be surprised, since we leaked the X-E3 specs already. But it’s great to have confirmation from Japan, as usual nokishita.

On Twitter, nokishita also mentions:

“With a new product is released new firmware on X and G mounting new roadmap and X-series cameras also.”

Regarding the firmware, we already told you that the X-Pro2 for example will get 4K video and tethering.

• X-E 3
• 24.3 million pixels “X-Trans CMOS III”
• X-Processor Pro
• 3 type 104 million dots touch panel liquid crystal
• 4K movie shooting
• X series first Bluetooth connection compatible
• “Touch Function” (Japanese name unknown) loaded. You can recall the preset function by flick operation up and down, left and right
• Size: 121.3 x 73.9 x 42.7 mm
• Weight: 337 g
• Color: Black / Silver
• Kit: Body · XF 18-55 mm lens kit
• Expected release date: September 28, 2017
• Mass store sales price (tax included): Body 123,660 yen, lens kit 166,860 yen
• Metal hand grip MHG-XE 3 and bottom leather case BLC-XE 3 will also be released on September 28

And more high resolution images via digicame-info, including some info:

– X Mount Lens New Road Map
– G Mount Lens New Road Map
– New firmware of X series camera
– X RAW Studio software development

When X – E 3 is a black body, the impression is quite different from silver body. XF 80 mm F 2.8 is expensive as a lens of this class, and the size seems to be large, but it seems that it can be expected for that much.

Also, as rumored, a new roadmap for X mounts is likely to be made public as well. I am also looking forward to the new lens roadmap of G mount.

In addition, since the above price is the price of a mass merchandise shop with points, it seems that at the lowest price store it will be cheaper by 10% than this.

Thanks to a trusted source, we now also have an accurate indication about the size of the Fujifilm X-E3.

The Fujifilm X-E3 will have the following dimensions (compared to X-E2)

Fujifilm X-E3: 121.3mm x 73.9mm x 42.7mm
Fujifilm X-E2: 129mm x 74.9mm x 37.2mm
Fujifilm X-T20: 118.4mm x 82.8mm x 41.4mm

To make it easier to comprehend, I made a quick and dirty comparison image, that you can see above. X-E2 is the yellow box, and X-E3 the green box.

Consider also that the X-E3 will be a bit thicker than the X-E2.

The weight:

Fujifilm X-E3: 337g
Fujifilm X-E2: 350g
Fujifilm X-T20: 383g

Touch Screen: It will have new functions (not available on X-T20), and the touch capability will work (if you want) even while you look through the viewfinder! I guess that’s also in part to overcome the rumored lack of a D-pad (and loss of FN-buttons). Through different gestures (swipe in different directions), you might be able to get access to your most used functions, even while looking through the EVF.

I’m defnitely curious to see how the new touch works :)

Flash: No more pop-up flash, but just like with the X-T2, the EF-X8 flash will come in the box.

We already leaked several specs in the last few weeks and months (such as faster Autofocus, Bluetooth etc). Just check out the list below. For the rest, continous shooting etc, 4K video etc., I hear it’s pretty much like the Fujifilm X-T20 (specs here). So it will…

• shoot 4K at 30 fps
• have 325 AF points like the Fujifilm X-T2 (I think the X-Pro2 has currently 273 autofocus points)
• … and all the other X-T20 specs (screen size etc)

So sum up the new X-E3 specs we rumored here on FR + those of the X-T20, and you basically have the full specs of the X-E3 :)

Rumored Fujifilm X-E3 specs

• 24MP X-Trans III sensor
• X-Processor Pro
• Acros film simulation
• Fujifilm X-E3 Vs. X-E2 Size & Weight Comparison, EF-X8 Flash in the Box & more specs – rumor here
• EVF 0.62x magnification – rumor here
• Fujifilm X-E3 Will Have a New Touch Screen (Better than X-T20) – rumor here
• no D-pad – rumor here
• no Combined Shutter/ISO dial – rumor here
• Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 – rumor here
• full AUTO switch – rumor here
• no IBIS – rumor here
• more expensive than X-T20 – rumor here
• 4K video – rumor here
• first leaked images – rumor here
• Combined Shutter/ISO dial? – leaked low resolution image here
• No tilt screen – rumor here
• Bluetooth – rumor here
• Maybe, besides Bluetooth, there could be also some more new technologies on the X-E3 that all other X-series cameras don’t have – rumor here
• Focus Jostick – rumor here
• smaller than X-E2 – rumor here
• announcement this year – rumor here, probably fall this year – rumor here
• no pop up flash – leaked low resolution image here + rumor here
• even faster AF-tracking X-T2 – rumor here

Ok folks, time for a specs update on the Fujifilm X-E3

We already leaked the images of the Fujifilm X-E3 a few weeks ago. However, the images were very low resolution, so not everything was clear to see… and we started to make our speculations.

Now it’s time to confirm (or not) what we saw (or thought to see) in the low resolution images.

• No pop-up flash (Confirms what all of us thought to see in the low-res leaked images)
• Full auto switch (Confirms what we some of us thought to see in the low-res leaked images)
• No shutter/ISO combo dial (Does not confirm what many of us – but not all – thought to see in the low-res leaked images)

So it seems that those of you, who said the leaked X-E3 image is too low resolution to judge if that’s really a shutter/ISO combo dial, were right. I guess I was just hoping for it too much, and my desire brought me to see what was not really there.

Oh yes, that’s an outing! In fact I belong to the Schultzology-sect, a small group of people, who follow the word of Palle Schultz (see his video here) and actually like the combined Shutter/ISO dial. :)

Now let’s move on and give you more updates :)

• The D-pad is gone
• max shutter speed 1/4000
• No IBIS

*** UPDATE: Will Have a NEW Touch Screen ***

With that said, below is the full updated list of rumored X-E3 specs:

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Obvious Fujifilm X-E3 specs

• 24MP X-Trans III sensor
• X-Processor Pro
• Acros film simulation

Rumored Fujifilm X-E3 specs

• Fujifilm X-E3 Will Have a New Touch Screen (Better than X-T20) – rumor here
• no D-pad – rumor here
• no Combined Shutter/ISO dial – rumor here
• Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 – rumor here
• full AUTO switch – rumor here
• no IBIS – rumor here
• more expensive than X-T20 – rumor here
• 4K video – rumor here
• first leaked images – rumor here
• Combined Shutter/ISO dial? – leaked low resolution image here
• No tilt screen – rumor here
• Bluetooth – rumor here
• Maybe, besides Bluetooth, there could be also some more new technologies on the X-E3 that all other X-series cameras don’t have – rumor here
• Focus Jostick – rumor here
• smaller than X-E2 – rumor here
• announcement this year – rumor here, probably fall this year – rumor here
• no pop up flash – leaked low resolution image here + rumor here
• even faster AF-tracking X-T2 – rumor here

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Good Bye Ultimate X

Back in spring 2017, we started hearing the first rumors about the ultimate Fujifilm X, an APS-C X-Trans camera based on X-T design, the best Fuji X for videos, and that could cost around $,3,000 (rumors of March 3, March 14 and April 14)

But suddenly, a few months later, in summer 2017, we also started hearing of the Fujifilm X-T2S, the successor if the X-T2, which will have IBIS (rumors of July 12, July 17 and July 24)

The big question I got from the community was: is the Fujifilm X-T2S the ultimate X-series camera we rumored back in spring, or is Fujifilm working on both, the X-T2S and the ultimate X?

The answer: the X-T2S is not the rumored ultimate X.

So what about the ultimate X-series camera?

The answer: it has been scrapped!

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Is the X-T2s a “light” version of the Ultimate X?

Now, to avoid FR-haters’ shitstorms, I could simply tell you guys a lie and say “Yes, the X-T2S with IBIS is exactly the ultimate X-series camera I told you back in spring“.

But I’m not that kind of person.

Hence I will now tell you, that the ultimate X-series camera was a different project of Fujifilm.

Fujifilm worked on the ultimate X, discussed about the features and at a certain stage they were confident to make it (so I shared the rumors)… but at the end the scratched it, and they are now focussing on a different project, the Fujifilm X-T2S.

Some of you might consider the X-T2S a “light” version of the ultimate X, and you might not be too far off with that. But at the end I think that the differences are too big, to consider the X-T2S an “ultimate X light”.

X-T2S or Ultimate X?

When I’ve shared the very first ultimate X rumors, I noticed that the FR-community reacted sceptical to it, especially due to the high rumored price of $3,000.

And since we know that Fujifilm not only reads us, but that sometimes we can influence their decisions*, I can’t exclude, that the initial very sceptic reaction many of you guys manifested here on FujiRumors, might have discouraged Fujifilm to continue with this project.

On the other hand, it seems to me that your initial feedback to the Fujifilm X-T2S with IBIS, was much more positive. But that’s just my impression… feel free to discuss about it in the comments.

Welcome to the Fuji World

I know that after years of following the fantastic world of Fujifilm, 99,9% you guys know better than me that Fujifilm changes plans very often.

For example, Fujifilm was developing the X-Pro1s, and I shared rumors about it. But they dropped plans, even though they already had working prototypes of it (and Fujifilm even displayed the X-Pro1s at the X-Pro2 announcement)

And since with Fujifilm nothing is impossible, even products they scratched can find their way back later on. For example, I remind you how I shared the first X70 rumors in September 2013, but Fujifilm dropped plans on it shortly after. They waited a couple of years and decided to revive plans and launch the X70 on January 2016 (with exactly the same specs we rumored 3 years earlier).

So I personally wouldn’t be surprised if one day, the ultimate X will be again in development. But to be clear, right now, Fujifilm plans no longer to make it.

that’s it from my side for now… have a GREAT day, :)
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* It was your feedback and negative poll results, that killed the monochrome X-Pro1 and your positive pressure that revived the X-E3 plans and made Fujifilm say here “we are aware of the many X-E3 request”.  The feedback you give in polls makes it to internal Fujifilm meetings with the Press and even Fujifilm top manager Toshihisa Iida “Loves” FujiRumors. Fujifilm simply can’t ignore a community that is able to drop 11,000 votes in a single poll within 2 days…. and more